Chapter 624: Big Boss’s Threat

Book Chapter 624: Big Boss’s Threat (Update 2)

The next morning. Lin.

Xiao Yu’s home was buzzing with activity.

Dad, Mom, and Mother-in-law had gathered, along with a few outsiders.

Wang Dong, Zhou Lie, and Shen Mei—three team leaders who were good friends with Xiao Yu—had come for a visit.

Mu Qingwu chatted with Baby while the elders occasionally glanced at the villa’s small hall, where a silence lingered between Xiao Yu and the three strangers.

“Who are they?”

As Xiao Yu’s mother, Liu Yunqing was naturally curious about her son’s friends, especially since they weren’t exactly young.

Mother-in-law Zhou Xuelan assumed these people were colleagues of her son-in-law from the police station.

However, Xiao Shenguo saw things differently.

He immediately recognized that these three middle-aged individuals exuded an extraordinary aura—the kind possessed by those in high positions.

Years of accumulated presence made it impossible for such qualities to be hidden.

What surprised Xiao Shenguo was that, in front of people like these,

his son not only remained calm and nonchalant, but also…

the way these three looked at his son hinted at an odd reverence.

“They’re just colleagues,”

Mu Qingwu replied with a smile.

Her brother had never mentioned National Security matters to the elders.

One reason was to spare them worry.

And another… to avoid frightening them.

For two years, the elders had believed that Xiao Yu was merely a small-time cop.

They even assumed his injuries were from solving cases.

They weren’t even clear about Xiao Yu’s current rank or police title.

“Just colleagues?”

Xiao Shenguo was not one to be easily fooled—especially when it came to his daughter-in-law.

He couldn’t keep it hidden… Mu Qingwu sighed inwardly.

She recalled her brother once telling her the love story of their parents.

Apparently, her grandmother—who had once won a national sanda competition—in her youth,

couldn’t even be matched by her father-in-law’s single move.

That seemingly meek man… was a lion at heart!

“He just doesn’t want you all to worry,”

Mu Qingwu explained when confronted by her father-in-law, unable to lie and seeking help from her mother-in-law.

This time, even Liu Yunqing wouldn’t cover for her; looking at the daughter-in-law she considered like her own daughter, she asked in a serious tone, “What’s really going on?”

While Zhou Xuelan cradled her grandchild, she frowned and shot a questioning glance at her daughter.

With resignation, Mu Qingwu admitted, “They’re all from National Security.”

National Security?

The three elders were momentarily stunned.

Immediately, one by one, expressions of horror spread across their faces.

That National Security person?

Xiao Shenguo’s expression grew complicated as he murmured, “Little Yu…”

“He’s a National Security team leader,” Mu Qingwu stated bluntly.

The three elders were left speechless: ???

(chdj) What does a team leader even do?

“How should I put it…”

Mu Qingwu struggled to explain, “His rank is equivalent to our city’s mayor!”

“Hiss!” The three elders gasped in unison.

What kind of international joke is this?

Surely it must be fake!

Little did they know, Mu Qingwu was being modest.

Positions at the department level are not to be confused with those of higher divisions.

If Xiao Yu were ever ‘demoted’, the lowest rank he’d hold would still be at the Provincial Department level—not the city level.

It’s akin to comparing a provincial capital with an ordinary town.

The difference is staggering!

After a long pause, the three elders finally came to their senses, their expressions a mix of awe and confusion.

“But that doesn’t add up,”

questioned Xiao Shenguo, “Department-level… How is Xiao Yu still working with the Criminal Investigation Team?”

“He doesn’t want to leave us; for now, he isn’t planning to leave Bincheng,”

Mu Qingwu said with a slight curl of her lips, “Working for National Security is merely his… side job. He’s still a police officer!”

The three elders fell silent.

This situation seemed a bit too flashy.

Why would someone abandon a prestigious department-level post to serve as a regular cop?

Who’s crazy enough for that?

Three pair of female eyes fixed on the bewildered Xiao Shenguo.

They looked at him as if to say, what do you expect? Xiao Shenguo was clearly upset.

Although it was his son, he wasn’t ready to take the blame!

…

In the villa’s small hall.

Xiao Yu and the three team leaders exchanged glances for nearly five minutes before the silence was finally broken.

“The Boss is back,”

Wang Dong announced with a face that looked constipated.

“Oh,” Xiao Yu replied with a nod.

“The Boss is furious,” said Zhou Lie, his eyes carrying an unusual glint.

“And then?” Xiao Yu felt a hint of dread.

“He’s really angry,”

Shen Mei chimed in with a grin directed at Little Brother, “I heard he just dropped his National Security badge and left. The Boss even threw his beloved teapot.”

“……”

Xiao Yu shuddered.

Should I discuss this with my sister? Is it time to run?

Inside, a storm raged within him, though he maintained a stiff smile on the surface.

“The Boss wants to ask you… have you made up your mind?”

Wang Dong fixed Xiao Yu with a gaze that screamed idiot.

No— that look was far more complex than simple mockery.

Big Boss… is he some kind of demon? Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Yu’s forehead.

This was nothing short of a blatant threat.

He felt that, because of his kind heart,

he was totally out of place among these National Security devils.

“Actually… I haven’t really decided yet,”

Xiao Yu admitted with meek eyes, “I’m itching to get back to Beijing and grovel at Big Boss’s feet.”

“Tch!”

The three team leaders looked at Little Brother with pure disdain.

These were seasoned elders mocking a loser.

They thought Little Brother was good at bluffing, yet he ended up chickening out?

“Hehe,”

Xiao Yu sneered, eyeing the trio ahead, “Ever wonder that if I continue in National Security, someday… hmph, hmph, hmph.”

What could possibly happen someday?

The three team leaders exchanged looks and collectively rolled their eyes.

He’d undoubtedly become their direct superior.

Then he’d be in perfect control of them.

This was a clear hierarchy of disdain.

Who dares mock their future boss? Aren’t you afraid of repercussions?

Their smug smiles of schadenfreude slowly faded.

They were all clearly frustrated!

“See? Scared enough?”

Xiao Yu smirked, “That’s a problem for ten years from now—or at least nine.”

The three team leaders frowned again, scrutinizing Little Brother.

“My son is too young; we’ll deal with it when he grows older,”

Xiao Yu’s face lit up as he glanced at Baby, cradled by his mother in the hall. “Everyone—both the state and my family—holds equal importance in my heart.”

The state is for all, and family is for loved ones.

I can’t sacrifice family for the sake of the state.

“That’s your choice; no one can force you,”

Zhou Lie produced a set of credentials and handed them to Xiao Yu with a grin, “Those words came straight from Big Boss.”

Damn, Big Boss anticipated my prediction… Xiao Yu looked utterly confused as he accepted his very own National Security badge.

If Big Boss can even know what you’re thinking…

That’s just too terrifying!

“Speak up,”

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and coldly said, “How was the Anxiety Formula case handled?”

It wasn’t him who got dealt with.

The one who got dealt with was definitely someone else!.

Wen

Xue