Chapter 356: Extreme Agent?

Chapter 356: Extreme Agent?

“I’m fed up with this!”

Xiao Yu, biting the Yu God Sword, had his mouth twisted as he said, “Hey, Wang Dong?”

“Forget about me,” he replied.

Wu Hanran looked at his little brother with a complicated expression and said, “Let go already!”

Even though the chair was shattered, his body remained immobilized.

“Fang Mao, what a mess again—nothing’s working!”

With his chest aching and his eyes rolling, Xiao Yu bit down on the Yu God Sword and muttered, “Damn it, nothing’s changing.”

Even though his little brother was speaking gibberish, Wu Hanran understood him.

“Found it?”

A wild joy lit up Wu Hanran’s face, mist gathering in his eyes. “Then I can finally relax. If you don’t worry about me, at least I can leave in peace…”

“Shut your damn mouth!”

Xiao Yu took a deep breath and, with a powerful swing, hurled Wu Hanran into the building.

With another forceful push, he leaped into the building himself, landing amidst shattered glass and coughing up fragments of the Yu God Sword as he panted.

“What’s the point?”

Lying nearby, Wu Hanran gave a bitter smile, “I’ve betrayed the country…”

“Just shut up already!”

Xiao Yu cut him off, “Who said you betrayed the country? Have we ever admitted that?”

Wu Hanran: …

“Can’t you just talk some sense?”

“Even if I admit it, does it change anything?”

“Absolutely not!”

As long as Xiao Yu and the others objected and considered Wu Hanran’s deeds…

That alone doesn’t make you a traitor just because you say so.

There’s an idiom: ‘Out of one’s control.’

Life is like that – the road you want to take is tough, and being a good person is no easy feat.

They always say ‘out of one’s control’ – isn’t that just meaningless?

If even your heart isn’t truly your own, how can anything be?

Wu Hanran is the perfect example.

If it hadn’t been for his daughter’s birth, would he have done any of those things?

“My sister once told me something like this,” he recalled.

Xiao Yu turned to Wu Hanran and said, “Your feet may be tied to you, but the path you choose is your own. The type of person you become is up to you. Sometimes you can’t be too self-centered; a person isn’t living just for themselves. Parents, relatives, partners, children, friends… if you’re hell-bent on self-destruction, have you thought about their feelings? Aren’t you being selfish?”

Wu Hanran fell silent.

All he could think was that he had betrayed the country, betrayed National Security, betrayed loyalty, betrayed the people… What was the point of living?

But like his little brother said, a man shouldn’t be too selfish.

Sometimes, you don’t live solely for yourself.

“What should I do?” Wu Hanran asked, his face a picture of bewilderment.

“I’m here to give you options, not to choose for you,” Xiao Yu replied.

Xiao Yu chuckled, “If you want to die, jump off a building. If you want to live, then live properly. You’ve defended the country for over twenty years—don’t you owe your wife and kids something? Why not settle your debts instead of dying again?”

“Haha!”

Wu Hanran laughed, “That actually makes sense!”

Xiao Yu thought to himself, ‘Damn, you’re hopeless…’

His daughter was of marrying age—how do you make it up to her?

And what about your wife when you’re already in middle age?

You might want to compensate, but can your weary back handle it?

Of course, Xiao Yu would never actually say such things.

Sure enough, he carried with him an uncanny mix of youthful charm and wit for his age…

“You alright?”

Zhou Lie, leading a group, finally arrived in front of his little brother.

“Having trouble with your eyes?”

Xiao Yu grinned through clenched teeth, “Do I look like I’m fine now?”

“Haha!”

Seeing his little brother still bantering, Zhou Lie smiled, then his face darkened as he looked at Wu Hanran.

“Leader!”

Wu Hanran, his face flushed with shame, lowered his head.

As the ‘Old Man’ of National Security, it was unthinkable for him not to recognize Zhou Lie.

“The Boss sent me with a message,” Zhou Lie said coldly.

“Huang Jun sent me with a message…” Xiao Yu perked up, eager to hear what Big Boss had to say.

Wu Hanran’s expression shifted instantly.

“He said…”

Zhou Lie continued, “This time, you’ve really let the country down. But you did a decent job!”

Both Xiao Yu and Wu Hanran were stunned.

A decent job…?

Xiao Yu mulled it over and finally understood.

To the country, even if you ignore the well-being of your loved ones, that is considered loyalty.

But what about basic humanity?

Was it tossed away like scraps for the dogs?

Who would dare to associate with someone like that?

Clearly, Big Boss has a broader vision.

But can you guys watch over me for once?

I’m seriously injured here…

……

Capital City S, Hospital, Ward.

“Normally, we joke around and treat each other as equals, but now I find out you can take on ten of us?”

Looking at Xiao Yu in his hospital bed, Wang Dong asked curiously, “How dare you jump off a building?”

“I didn’t jump off, thank you…”

Xiao Yu lazily dismissed him, “Don’t bother me; I’m thinking about something important.”

And it was indeed a crucial matter.

Why… is there no system prompt indicating task completion?

After all, only eight days have passed since the mission began.

So what was the time limit for this system case?

“Thirty days!”

Something wasn’t right… Xiao Yu’s expression kept shifting.

All ten Hideouts had been located.

The Yu God Sword had been reclaimed.

Wu Hanran’s daughter had also been found.

Those external informants—whether dead or captured…

It made no sense; what task was left undone?

Where had things gone awry?

Baffled, Xiao Yu shook his head.

There was an unsettling feeling that something bad was about to occur.

Yet he couldn’t figure out what… BOOM.

The ward door burst open as Zhou Lie and Shen Mei stepped in.

“Hm?”

Xiao Yu’s heart raced as he noticed the stern looks on the two group leaders’ faces.

Wang Dong also sensed trouble and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Something’s happened,” came the reply.

Shen Mei gave a wry smile and said, “They weren’t just after the Yu God Sword – there’s another mission!”

Xiao Yu’s heart thundered, “Another mission?”

“A poison gas bomb.”

Zhou Lie said coldly, “Take the Yu God Sword and detonate it!”

2.9 Xiao Yu: (￣□￣)

A poison gas bomb?

For crying out loud, a poison gas bomb – can it get any more absurd?

“Also, everyone we captured turned out to be nothing more than expendable pawns.”

Shen Mei shook her head, “The operatives in charge are still in the country!”

“Expendable pawns, expendable pawns…” Xiao Yu’s mind raced.

No wonder taking those people in was as easy as chopping vegetables.

So they were all just expendable pawns?!

Suddenly,

he recalled the system task… the Extreme Agent Case?

He remembered mocking the name when he first heard it.

What the heck, is the system trying to make a movie now?

Now…

Xiao Yu’s expression grew oddly serious.

Extreme Agent?

……

PS: Update 7: Sorry, sorry for being late. My bad!