Chapter 266: Troubles in the Shadows
by xennovelChapter 266: There’s Definitely Something Wrong
Xiao Yu, having activated countless system skills, charged toward the bedroom.
Boom!
The bedroom door was blown open in an instant.
Even in the darkness, relying on Python’s Sense, he could clearly see a figure spring from the bed.
At the same moment, he noticed a flash of dark light on the figure’s hand.
Leaping powerfully, Xiao Yu burst forward like a ferocious tiger, landing right in front of the figure.
Before his opponent could even swing an arm,
Thud!
Xiao Yu’s knee slammed into his opponent’s chest.
Thud… crack!
The opponent was sent flying against the wall.
“Ah…”
A piercing scream, laced with a distinctly feminine tone, rang out.
Thud.
Xiao Yu kicked the second figure, who had scrambled upright in panic, right on the chin.
The scream abruptly cut off.
Smack! “077”
The bedroom lights flickered on as the Criminal Police entered.
Squinting to adjust to the brightness, Xiao Yu’s gaze landed on the bed.
There lay a naked woman.
His eyes then shifted to the bedside.
A man lay on the floor, equally naked, his chest caved in and already unconscious.
But that wasn’t the point.
The crucial detail was the weapon next to the man – a Three-Edged Stabber.
A Three-Edged Stabber with spiral grooves!
At the sight of this weapon, fierce killing intent flashed in Xiao Yu’s eyes.
Found it!
……
At the County Branch Bureau, in the interrogation room.
Shen Li slowly opened his eyes, looking around in confused bewilderment.
Suddenly, as he tried to move to sit up,
a searing pain shot through his chest.
“Ugh!”
The pain sapped his strength, leaving him nearly breathless.
This was still the result of Xiao Yu deliberately sparing a hand during the attack,
merely fracturing two of Shen Li’s ribs.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had a chance to breathe!
Only then did Shen Li realize where he was.
He looked up in terror and saw Xiao Yu sitting not far away.
“Awake?”
Xiao Yu fixed his cold gaze on Shen Li and asked icily, “Where is Hua Xiangyang?”
“……”
Shen Li lowered his head in silence.
“It’s useless,”
Xiao Yu scoffed. “Since I found you, you should know the police have learned everything about your actions. Stay silent, and you might just live.”
Still, Shen Li remained silent with his head bowed.
Xiao Yu shook his head with a wry smile, though the glint in his eyes was as cold as ice.
And so, the two sat in silence for a full three and a half hours.
The interrogation room door swung open as two National Security officers entered.
“Boss, the big boss said we should follow your lead for now,” one of them said.
A Group Two member grimaced, “Stop making us run back and forth like this.”
“Ha!”
Xiao Yu nodded with a smile, pointed at Shen Li, and left the interrogation room.
……
Half an hour later,
outside the interrogation room,
“The case involves him and a man named Hua Xiangyang,”
“The Fake Currency Circuit Board was taken by Hua Xiangyang and handed over to their boss…”
“This boss… is a foreign operative!”
Three simple sentences from the Group Two member sent a massive shock through Xiao Yu.
Sure enough, a foreign operative!
That’s right… Previously, the Provincial Department had arrested nearly all the masterminds behind the major counterfeit currency case.
Ordinary people would never have known about the Fake Currency Circuit Board.
Only those buying counterfeit currency abroad would be aware of it.
Catching counterfeiters cuts off the money flow for some.
What to do?
Find the Fake Currency Circuit Board and let them handle it themselves.
So then…
“Who exactly is this boss?”
Xiao Yu asked coldly.
“Not clear—Shen Li doesn’t know either,”
the Group Two member replied, shaking his head. “According to his confession, he had been friends with Hua Xiangyang for over a decade. Only Hua knew who the boss was; Shen Li was just an accomplice. But he did admit that Hua Xiangyang was exceptionally skilled—once professionally trained as a bodyguard at a security company, and rumored to be adept in reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance.”
Right… Xiao Yu nodded.
This matched what the Special Investigation Team had discovered.
“Shen Li didn’t mention where Hua Xiangyang went, did he?” Xiao Yu pressed.
“No,”
the Group Two member shook his head, “He only mentioned that before leaving, Hua Xiangyang left him some money so he could hide for a while.”
“Trouble indeed!”
Xiao Yu massaged his brow in exasperation; his head throbbed.
With no traceable route, finding someone is incredibly troublesome—in a short time, it’s nearly impossible…
But then…
the system task timer was running out.
Only eleven days remained; Xiao Yu couldn’t wait any longer!
“Boss, there’s one more piece of information,”
the Group Two member hesitated before adding, “Old Ghost was caught, but the big boss told me not to mention it!”
Xiao Yu: ……
Why the hell didn’t you say so earlier?
Taking out his phone, Xiao Yu shot a glare at the Group Two member and dialed Wang Dong’s number.
“What’s up?” Wang Dong answered cheerfully.
“Bro, are you out of your mind?”
Xiao Yu snapped, “Old Ghost got caught and you didn’t tell me?”
“I’m interrogating him right now,”
Wang Dong replied with an awkward laugh, “I didn’t get a chance to tell you.”
Xiao Yu fought the urge to curse, his temper simmering, “And then?”
“According to Old Ghost’s confession…”
Sensing his little bro’s rising anger, Wang Dong quickly continued, “He claimed he was just a middleman—a connector. When it came to terrorist cells, he was merely helping them get in touch.”
“Where is this ‘them’ you speak of?” Xiao Yu demanded.
“Within the country—and in a place you’d never expect,”
Wang Dong’s voice took on an unusual tone, “Bincheng!”
Xiao Yu’s heart skipped a beat.
“Due to his background, this so-called boss—a foreign operative—has a record internationally, specializing in counterfeit currency trade,”
Wang Dong explained, “A few years ago, the provincial police cracked a case involving his supplier in the counterfeit currency scandal. With his supply route cut off, he resorted to targeting the two Fake Currency Circuit Boards in the country. This time, he decided to enter the country via sea, sneaking in!”
“Understood,”
Xiao Yu said with relief. “Now that he has the Fake Currency Circuit Board in hand, is he planning to leave the country by sea?”
“That appears to be the case,” Wang Dong replied.
“Then what are we waiting for?”
Xiao Yu retorted irritably, “I’ll be waiting for you in Bincheng, so hurry up.”
“I advise you not to go,” Wang Dong’s tone turned serious.
Something was off.
Frowning slowly, Xiao Yu squinted his eyes.
He realized that Wang Dong seemed to be deliberately withholding something.
Just as the Group Two member had mentioned earlier, Wang Dong didn’t want him to know about Old Ghost’s capture.
And now, he wouldn’t let him take part?
Something’s definitely wrong!