Chapter 175: Supporting Role Falls for Talking Too Much
by xennovelChapter 175: Supporting Role Falls for Talking Too Much
L City, Unknown District.
Under a deep night sky, countless stars were dotted across the dark expanse.
They winked mischievously, as if sneaking a peek at the secrets of the mortal world.
Xiao Yu strolled through a residential community toward an apartment building.
It had been exactly eleven days since he took on the case.
Using the ‘Red Hacker Expert’ trace left by the Assassin Group on dark web servers,
he tracked it down to this very place!
Even so, Xiao Yu didn’t believe the target was truly a killer.
It was far more likely that he was just the Assassin Group’s… ‘operator.’
Every job needs clear divisions of labor.
While a killer might excel at taking lives, they don’t necessarily drum up business.
Xia Xingchen, male, 41, a technician at a network company…
Following a trail on the dark web, bypassing proxies and compromised machines, Xiao Yu located him.
At first glance, Xia Xingchen appeared to be an ordinary man with a modest monthly income.
He had a wife and a son in junior high.
A picture-perfect family.
Who would have guessed he was a member of an Assassin Group?
Alas, he couldn’t live with honor.
Fated to always struggle to make ends meet…
Xiao Yu entered the apartment building.
The entire residential community had been cordoned off by a team led by Wang Dong.
They refrained from making any arrests outright,
because Xia Xingchen’s wife and child were innocent.
Wang Dong was well aware of Xiao Yu’s skills.
Without resorting to weapons,
it would be embarrassing for a security officer like him to falter in a fight against five or six adversaries.
Not to mention, Xiao Yu was already armed.
His firearm was of a ‘special security’ caliber,
authorized to be carried 24 hours a day!
…
A door slowly swung open.
A boy of about twelve or thirteen peered out at Xiao Yu and asked in surprise, “Who are you looking for?”
“Is your dad home?”
With a sunny smile, Xiao Yu queried.
“My dad is home.” The boy dashed away.
Before long, an unassuming middle-aged man approached the door. Startled upon seeing Xiao Yu, he stammered, “You are…”
“Come quietly with me. Don’t disturb your wife and child.”
Xiao Yu’s smile never wavered as his gaze turned ice-cold. “You know what I mean, right?”
“…”
After a long silence, Xia Xingchen nodded, “I understand. Please wait a moment!”
“Who is it?”
A middle-aged woman approached and glanced at Xiao Yu.
“Sister-in-law, hello. I’m a colleague of Xia’s; our company’s computer has broken down and needs fixing.”
Xiao Yu smoothly offered a kind lie, “It might get busy these days, so please bear with us, Sister-in-law.”
“Haha, it’s alright. Old Xia does that all the time.”
The woman nodded and smiled at her husband, “Get back to work quickly.”
“Okay.”
Xia Xingchen stared blankly at his wife, then glanced at his child.
For he knew very well:
that look meant a final farewell!
…
“I just can’t understand.”
As he stepped out of the building, Xiao Yu cast a glance at Xia Xingchen, “Wouldn’t it be nice to just live as a normal person, cherishing your wife and child in a peaceful life?”
“Greedy, huh.”
Xia Xingchen’s expression turned complex. “How many can truly keep their integrity in the face of temptation?”
“True enough.”
Xiao Yu nodded, “Aren’t you going to fight back at all?”
“Of course.”
Xia Xingchen’s kindly, slightly naive middle-aged face broke into a harmless smile, “Of course I’ll struggle…”
Thwack!
Xiao Yu’s leather-shod foot struck Xia Xingchen’s side.
“The reason a supporting character dies for talking too much—can’t you get it? Struggle…”
Xiao Yu glared coldly at the unconscious Xia Xingchen on the floor, “Do you even deserve it?”
Bending down, he reached out.
Activating his ‘Bear Force,’ Xiao Yu effortlessly hoisted Xia Xingchen as if he were a mere child.
And walked out of the residential area…
…
L City City Bureau, Interrogation Room.
Xia Xingchen slowly regained consciousness, noticing his arms cuffed to the interrogation chair and his feet shackled.
Despair etched deep on his face.
“Have you ever thought that those you kill might have been just as desperate before their end?”
Xiao Yu, seated in the chair, fixed his gaze on Xia Xingchen, “How many assassins does your group have? Who is the boss? Just how many are there?”
“Do you really think I’d just tell you?”
Xia Xingchen looked up, his expression blank as he met Xiao Yu’s gaze, “Say it, and all my family, relatives, and friends would die!”
“Exactly.”
Xiao Yu frowned, “Then does that even concern me? When you kill, have you ever thought of the sorrow and agony inflicted on your victims’ families, relatives, and friends?”
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“…” Xia Xingchen fell silent.
“Honestly, I really despise people like you.”
Xiao Yu mocked, “When others try reasoning with you, you act like a thug. And when thugs act up, you suddenly preach logic. Why must all the logic revolve around you? Does the world have to spin around you?”
Xia Xingchen lowered his head, “Every man for himself!”
“Clap, clap, clap!”
Xiao Yu applauded, “Exactly. With such a mindset, I have no guilt at all.”
After speaking, he stood up and left the interrogation room.
Wang Dong, who had been silently observing from the sidelines, gestured to two subordinates.
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Two security officers approached the despairing Xia Xingchen…
…
Outside the interrogation room, while seated on a long bench, Xiao Yu puffed on a cigarette.
“I miss my sister so much.”
But he couldn’t afford to get distracted now.
He had to focus entirely on the case.
Otherwise… Xiao Yu didn’t want to die.
Ever since taking on this case, his nerves had been constantly on edge.
So…
His eyes caught sight of a young policewoman approaching.
To be honest, the uniformed officer was truly beautiful.
A real police beauty—certainly a sight for some.
She was young, radiant, and stunning.
Xiao Yu’s gaze fixated on the shoulder badge on her uniform.
A first-class police inspector!
Xiao Yu’s expression gradually took on a peculiar twist.
In this life, he had earned four first-class merit medals and one honorary medal,
not to mention the second- and third-class merits.
Now he was reduced to just ‘two mao yi.’
It’s not that Xiao Yu looked down on anyone,
but a twenty-three or twenty-four-year-old female officer—how could she possibly be worth a mere ‘one mao san?’
Then his eyes drifted to the tray in the policewoman’s hand.
There were several cups of tea on it…
“Thanks for your hard work. You must be thirsty. The boss asked me to bring you some water.”
The policewoman stood before Xiao Yu with a sweet, radiant smile.
Facing that strikingly beautiful face,
no ordinary man could help but be drawn in.
“You too have worked hard.”
Xiao Yu grinned at her, “How about you take a sip first?”