Chapter 351: Hallway Assassination

Chapter 351: Hallway Assassination

From the conversation between Xiao Yu and Wu Hanran until the call ended.

Neither mentioned anything about the bomb.

They knew each other’s methods all too well…

Putting his phone down, Xiao Yu looked at Zhou Lie and said, “Hand it over.”

Zhou Lie retrieved the Yu God Sword from the box and handed it to his little bro.

Shen Mei frowned, “You’re going alone?”

“Mm,” came the reply.

Xiao Yu nodded, “There’s no need to send anyone along.”

Both team leaders nodded, their faces etched with worry.

“You know my skills well enough,” one declared.

A slight smile played on Xiao Yu’s lips as he added, “If I can’t handle it myself, sending more people won’t help.”

His abilities are no secret in National Security.

Wang Dong and Zhou Lie, who had worked with him before, had shared this with the other team leaders.

The little bro can single-handedly take on an entire mercenary squad.

Or even a whole Special Forces unit.

Maybe… even all of Group Nine!

As for why he’s so formidable, so terrifying, almost monstrous…

The nine team leaders simply choose to forget.

Everyone harbors their own secrets.

Peering into someone else’s secrets is a death wish.

They only know this:

He is someone held in high regard by both the big bosses of the Police Department and National Security.

His values are impeccable, and he would never stand against the country.

And that’s enough!

Who does some think qualifies to be a National Security team leader?

As if they could be equals?

Command them?

Without the ability, the brains, eight acts of first-class merit, a first-level honor, or that legendary ‘Police King’ prowess… do they deserve it?

It’s just that Xiao Yu plays his role so well every day.

Always appearing as a bright, cheerful youth or a goofy young man.

That makes people inadvertently overlook just how terrifying he really is!

Clutching the Yu God Sword, Xiao Yu climbed into the police car and sped off.

Zhou Lie and Shen Mei exchanged glances, their worry fading.

Can he bring them back?

Yeah, he definitely can!

……

A fifteen-minute drive felt like just nine minutes.

Inside, Xiao Yu was fuming.

Thankfully, he had the Expert Driver skill.

Otherwise, he might not have pulled it off.

He slammed on the brakes, jumped out, and dashed toward the shopping mall ahead.

It was an eleven-story shopping mall building.

Inside, as he surveyed the mall hall, Xiao Yu paused.

Perfect—exactly ten minutes.

Under the watchful eye of Falcon’s Eye, he scanned the bustling crowd.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

“Hello?” he answered quickly.

“Walk forward—about ten meters ahead there’s a safety passage leading to the fifth floor,” instructed Wu Hanran before hanging up.

After uttering those words, Wu Hanran ended the call.

How did he know I was here? Xiao Yu’s eyes had clearly swept over the entire mall hall.

He found no suspicious individuals!

Then it could only be that Wu Hanran is in the mall’s monitoring room.

At the safety passage door, Xiao Yu pushed it open and stepped inside.

The staircase was dark, but motion-sensing lights lit up as he moved in.

Step by step, he ascended to the fifth floor.

He stood on the landing but didn’t venture out.

Wu Hanran had only told him to reach the fifth floor.

He recalled glancing at the mall building earlier—was it ten or eleven floors high?

Ten or eleven floors, he wondered.

Then the motion-sensing lights went out, plunging the staircase into darkness.

Suddenly.

The sound of a door opening echoed from below in the stairwell as someone stepped in.

The first floor?

After a brief look, Xiao Yu frowned and looked upward.

The ninth floor wasn’t the tenth either; as the hallway lights flickered on.

Hmm?

Xiao Yu felt that something was off.

Usually, hardly anyone uses the mall’s safety passage.

And there hadn’t been any door sounds from above.

So why did the motion-sensing lights suddenly activate?

It was as if someone had been standing there all along!

The lights turning on meant the person moved—even though no footsteps were heard.

Wax Moth’s Ear… activated.

In an instant.

Xiao Yu heard faint footsteps approaching from above.

Someone was descending the stairs!

Moving as quietly as possible to avoid detection, he narrowed his eyes.

Meanwhile, the person below had reached the second floor.

Xiao Yu reached out, grabbed the fifth-floor door handle, and pushed it.

He locked it.

Was it because of my arrival?

In the dim light, he glanced at the Yu God Sword in his hand.

Was it still all about that?

Doesn’t matter now… Xiao Yu instantly activated countless system skills.

Standing still, he waited quietly.

Then his phone rang again… and he quickly scanned the surroundings.

One person on the third floor?

Another on the seventh?

“Hello?” Xiao Yu said coldly.

“Are you on the safety passage on the fifth floor?”

Wu Hanran’s voice was laced with heavy breathing—as if he were exhausted.

“Yes.”

Xiao Yu’s gaze swept up and down the floors again.

One on the fourth, one on the sixth… but no sign of Wu Hanran.

If he were here, his call would be much clearer from so close.

Then who the hell are these two?

“Figure out a way to get out on your own. Leave the mall—someone’s trying to kill you. Grab the sword.”

Wu Hanran’s voice carried urgency. “Remember, you must not die, and don’t lose the sword… beep beep!”

Call ended… forcibly disconnected?

Xiao Yu frowned and slowly put down his phone.

What on earth happened with Wu Hanran?

Smack!

On the fifth floor, the motion-sensing lights suddenly lit up.

Downstairs, a chic, stylish woman with a great figure walked up.

She was decked out in a classic influencer outfit with heavy makeup.

Xiao Yu fixed his gaze on her.

Most guys are the same.

Whenever they see a beautiful woman, they can’t help but stare a little longer, unable to control their eyes.

Unless their wife is right beside them, forcing them to muster huge willpower.

While he watched her, Xiao Yu noticed a man descending from above.

At that moment.

The woman, stepping onto the fifth-floor landing, twisted her high-heeled foot slightly.

“Ah…”

Her body tilted toward Xiao Yu.

Would any normal guy, upon seeing that, reach out to help?

Xiao Yu did just that.

However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the man on the fifth floor draw a knife from his waist!

With his left hand gripping the Yu God Sword, Xiao Yu placed his right hand on the woman’s shoulder.

But…

The woman produced a butterfly knife and lunged it toward his stomach.

At the same time,

The man behind swung his arm; his sharp knife aimed for Xiao Yu’s lower back.

In a flash, the Yu God Sword 5.1 was unsheathed.

Amid a silver streak, both hands holding the sword were severed at the wrists.

“What a great sword!”

Staring at his Yu God Sword, miraculously unstained, Xiao Yu sighed in admiration.

“Ah!”

A cry of pain erupted from both the man and the woman.

Crack.

The Yu God Sword, its blade retracting into its sheath, was tossed high into the air, then extended both hands like lightning.

Smack!

Two pairs of hands each grasped a neck.

An arm swung sideways, and in one swift motion, the man and woman collided before Xiao Yu.

Thud!

The pair, now unconscious, were carelessly thrown to the ground.

Only then did Xiao Yu slowly raise his hand.

Catching the Yu God Sword falling from the air, his eyes turned cold as he glared at the two on the ground.

Mediocre abilities… is he just a sacrificial pawn again?