Chapter 359: Chapter 359: Ruthless Methods?

Chapter 359: Ruthless Methods? – Update 3

Xiao Yu stretched out his hands as if embracing something in mid-air, then twisted them swiftly.

His eyes snapped to the two corpses and the knocked-over chair, his expression cold and piercing.

Normally, a broken tibia wouldn’t kill you instantly – in fact, one might not even die.

Most people wouldn’t grasp the main principle behind snapping a neck.

The true cause of death is a fractured cervical vertebra, which damages or severs the spinal cord.

Spinal cord damage leads to instant respiratory and cardiac failure – immediate death!

Without extensive professional training, even soldiers would struggle to pull this off.

It requires power, technique, and the perfect angle – all indispensable.

And the killer’s method was clean and decisive.

That sensation… Xiao Yu mimicked it.

It was like breaking the neck of a chicken or duck!

Rising to his feet, Xiao Yu glared at the displeased Zhou Lie.

Zhou Lie, having just witnessed Xiao Yu’s technique, commented, “It’s like a military execution move!”

Nodding, Xiao Yu exhaled a long-held breath.

The culprit couldn’t possibly be a common murderer.

A true killer wouldn’t dare show up in a place like this.

Nor would a soldier risk it.

Any foreign soldier entering the country would be under heavy surveillance.

Murder and data theft—the answer was already evident.

Intelligence operative… a spy or an agent.

The killing method was of top-tier caliber!

Using Falcon’s Eye, Xiao Yu found no fingerprints or traces.

The only clue left behind was… the scent!

……

Twenty minutes later.

At the Morgue.

Xiao Yu examined the two corpses before him.

The dead were assistants to an academician.

“Cause of death: tibia fracture – twisting break.”

“They appeared to have been tortured before death, as needle puncture marks—ranging from one to ten centimeters deep—were found on their fingernails, thighs, and underarms.”

“These vulnerable, soft spots, when stabbed, cause unbearable pain that ordinary people can hardly withstand. They seemed to have been tortured.”

“……”

After hearing the forensic analysis, Xiao Yu turned and left.

At the victims’ homes… the scent matched.

Within their residences, Xiao Yu detected the traces of two suspects from the research institute’s monitoring room and laboratory.

It was confirmed: the killer was a duo—a man and a woman, with no additional participants.

Of course, there might have been an accomplice!

So then…

If you were the perpetrator, what would you do after a successful crime?

Escape.

If you were a foreign intelligence operative, what would be the fastest way out?

By plane.

Next, Xiao Yu headed to the Capital City’s Airport.

After the incident, the airport had suspended operations; no plane was allowed to take off.

Only National Security could decree that!

Not sure of the killer’s identity? How do we track them?

Xiao Yu activated Wangdie’s Nose.

After forty minutes, he arrived at a VIP lounge.

He stood before two seats, scrunching his nose.

He found it… the suspect had already fled!

That was conclusive.

By the time Xiao Yu and his team reached the airport, the suspect had been spotted.

“Retrieve the VIP lounge footage and the passenger flight records…”

Xiao Yu issued the command.

Soon enough, surveillance videos were laid out before him.

A young couple, looking very much like lovers, had been seated on two sofa chairs.

Their identities were pulled up.

One was a local and the other of Chinese descent.

They checked the airport exit surveillance.

Just a dozen minutes earlier, the pair had left the airport.

“Arrest them!” Xiao Yu commanded.

Security personnel sprang into action.

No one dared question Xiao Yu’s orders.

Why was he so sure it had to be these two?

There was no need to ask—Xiao Yu had taken command of all Special Forces units.

His orders were executed without question!

“How did you confirm it?”

In the business van, Wang Dong hesitantly asked his question.

Xiao Yu remained silent.

Wang Dong instantly understood—it was the little brother’s secret—and said no more.

The arrest resulted in… no one being found!

“Lock down the city, and block external networks.”

Xiao Yu issued a second command.

Locking down the city made sense.

But blocking external networks?

Cutting off wired, wireless, and satellite signals outside Capital City meant only domestic networks would remain.

Big Boss himself had called.

“They might transfer critical data out over the internet—we have no choice!”

In response to Big Boss’s inquiry, Xiao Yu explained.

Then, the order was carried out.

For eight hours!

That fell under Big Boss’s authority.

Regardless of whether the suspects were caught or the evidence recovered within those eight hours.

Capital City’s external internet would eventually be restored!

“The approximate location has been pinpointed!”

Team Leader Wang Haonian of Team Eight called in, “We’ve locked onto the taxi stop where they got off and have sent personnel to search.”

Such was the efficiency of Capital City’s security!

Sitting in the business van, Xiao Yu smirked.

Did he really think they’d just wait for him to catch them?

Eight hours… the pressure was tremendous!

Arriving at the taxi stop where the suspects had alighted.

Several security officers were waiting for Xiao Yu.

As expected, the two suspects had vanished without a trace.

Xiao Yu resumed his relentless search, tracking the scent lingering in the air.

Fortunately, he managed to pick it up.

First, he found discarded clothes in an underground drainage ditch.

The two suspects had changed outfits.

Then, they entered a certain subway station via an underground sewage pipe.

After that, they emerged from the station’s exit into an external area.

Finally, they crossed a street and entered a residential zone…

Without Wangdie’s Nose, could any mortal catch them?

Throughout the chase, all the security personnel looked at Xiao Yu as if witnessing a miracle.

A giant question mark loomed in their minds.

How did he do it?

Xiao Yu ignored their stares completely.

Who expected him to explain the secrets behind his seemingly superhuman abilities?

With Big Boss backing him, life was good… Xiao Yu mused.

Without the support of two Big Bosses, he was sure he’d eventually be captured and ‘studied’…

In front of an apartment building.

Boom!

The door to a unit was violently kicked open.

Leading his team inside, Xiao Yu advanced.

They scanned each floor via the elevator.

Finally, on the 12th floor—the rooftop.

Boom!

The apartment door was smashed open as Xiao Yu stepped in.

“Ah!”

Inside the lobby, a woman sitting on a sofa screamed.

Smack!

Xiao Yu slapped her across the face.

Her screams ceased as she was instantly knocked out.

After a thorough search,

one security officer reported, “Only the female suspect is in the room!”

“What?” Xiao Yu frowned.

Something was off; the room clearly held two presences.

They had both entered the apartment together.

On the 12th floor, how could someone escape?

Rising, Xiao Yu combed through the rooms until he reached a balcony and looked upward.

A rooftop?

Without hesitation, Xiao Yu climbed onto the rooftop.

Just then, he spotted a figure clutching a glider… leaping off the building!

Damn… Xiao Yu opened his mouth, his heart aching so badly he could barely breathe.

To escape, would someone really resort to such ruthless measures?

This was classic espionage!