Chapter 507: Strange Passions

Chapter 507: A Strange Hobby (Update 5)

“Ah…”

A pitiful cry erupted from the man.

The dagger slipped from his shattered hand.

Crack!

He actually beat Xiao Yu to it – his mouth opened and clamped onto the dagger.

Not only that, the man’s wild eyes locked onto Xiao Yu as he charged headlong.

Between heaven and earth, a brutal silence reigned!

Xiao Yu sensed an unprecedented crisis along with a deadly murderous aura.

That aura was far beyond what an ordinary man could muster.

It was the murderous intent of a seasoned killer – and not just one!

Smack!

Xiao Yu gripped the man’s head.

Whew!

The man hoisted his leg and launched a kick straight at Xiao Yu’s groin.

A dark silhouette, resembling a massive sword, emerged from behind Xiao Yu.

With a sweeping motion of his arm, it stirred up a violent gust.

Crack!

A heavy sniper rifle slammed onto the man’s thigh.

It shattered his knee completely!

“Ah!”

The man screamed in agony as the dagger slipped from his mouth once more.

“Does it hurt?”

Xiao Yu swung his arm again – the heavy sniper in his hand striking the man’s other thigh like a massive sword.

Crack… and the man’s legs were broken!

Excruciating pain made him roll his eyes in agony.

He soon passed out from the pain!

“King Yue?”

After slinging the sniper rifle over his shoulder, Xiao Yu glared coldly at the man on the ground. “Despicable bastard!”

Two team members who had rushed over stared at Xiao Yu in astonishment.

They had witnessed every moment of the brutal scene.

They recalled that their team leader, Zhou Lie, once remarked about this young boss.

When villains fall into Xiao Yu’s hands, nearly no one escapes unscathed!

Even many in National Security couldn’t fathom it.

Here was someone who, when confronting bad guys, became as ruthless as a killing machine.

It was said – as per Team Two leader Wang Dong –

that this boss acted like a spoiled child when with his wife!

If only Xiao Yu could hear the unspoken thoughts of his team members,

knowing how both team leaders judged him.

He’d definitely be fuming.

He’d never been one for violence, you know?

Yet, for some reason, villains always relished the chance to resist.

They even tried to kill him, behaving like unruly thugs.

Gradually, Xiao Yu had grown accustomed to these rough, straightforward captures.

And as for acting childlike in front of his wife… what’s wrong with that?

After all, who doesn’t have their own strange quirks?

It’s perfectly normal!

……

Deep within the dense forest,

Tian Bang slowly opened his eyes.

A searing pain wracked his body – especially on his wrists and legs, pain so overwhelming it nearly rendered him unconscious again.

“Awake?”

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Xiao Yu set down his military tablet and stared at him. “Tian Bang, 41 years old. He left the mountain stronghold at 16 to work and then disappeared for 23 years. No records, no bank activity, and not a trace in any city – yet two years ago, he suddenly returned!”

……

Drenched in sweat, Tian Bang gritted his teeth, enduring the pain as he glared venomously at Xiao Yu.

“Twenty-three years… a living man can’t just vanish from this country, can he?”

Taking a drag, Xiao Yu fixed his gaze on Tian Bang. “Did you go abroad? Have you killed anyone? Judging by your skills, you must have trained in military combat. Those calloused hands that handle guns day in and day out – did you serve overseas? Mercenaries are still soldiers, right?”

Tian Bang’s expression suddenly darkened as he stared at Xiao Yu in shock.

Xiao Yu had seen that look all too often.

Whenever he deduced something from a criminal,

they’d look at him as if he were some kind of deity.

“Tell me, where are those two?”

Xiao Yu’s face remained impassive.

“Eww!”

A bizarre laugh escaped Tian Bang’s lips.

“Huh?”

Shocked, Xiao Yu stepped up to Tian Bang and pried his mouth open.

To his astonishment, the man’s mouth… was missing a tongue!

After a deep breath, Xiao Yu released his grip.

He regarded Tian Bang’s grinning face with a complex look.

Born disabled?

No – the tongue had been cut off later!

Does losing a tongue mean death?

In truth, whether bitten or otherwise severed, a missing tongue isn’t fatal.

However, because it’s laced with large blood vessels, a severed tongue can cause heavy bleeding.

If the bleeding is stopped in time, it isn’t deadly.

Truly fatal cases arise only from excessive blood loss or blood pouring into the throat, causing suffocation.

Xiao Yu looked to his two team members. “Take him back!”

Without a tongue, he was mute.

A mountain kid who never even attended elementary school, disappearing overseas at 16.

He very likely turned into a mercenary – probably can’t even write in Chinese.

So, how do you plan to coax the answers you need from him?

Drawing pictures?

Xiao Yu didn’t have time to play with a mute.

If they didn’t capture the other two soon, something major could happen.

As it stood, disaster was looming!

When Tian Bang was captured, a mini signal transmitter was found on him.

This communication device only sent one-way signals, its range uncertain.

You could even think of it as an ‘alarm’!

Surely, some have already realized that their tracks in the country were exposed.

Once precautions are taken, catching them later would be a nightmare!

Upon reaching a nearby mountain stronghold, Xiao Yu met with seven team members.

He saw the angry, gloomy faces of the 487 team members.

Xiao Yu sighed.

They had been there… only to vanish!

“Boss, two individuals – one white, one black.”

A team member reported, “They appeared at the stronghold at night and fled immediately. They took a mountain road to bypass the Armed Police blockade!”

Xiao Yu’s heart sank.

If two mercenaries ventured into a bustling city, the fallout would be unimaginable.

But… what was their true aim?

“Revenge?” No one would buy that story!

An armed helicopter landed, and Xiao Yu along with his team boarded it, setting off along the route to search.

Together with the Armed Police, they searched the area thoroughly for an entire day – with no results.

It was confirmed: the two intruders had vanished without a trace.

“Something’s off.”

Aboard the helicopter, Xiao Yu closed his eyes. “Two foreigners can’t possibly be so well-connected domestically. With one insider, there could be more informants.”

“A white guy and a black guy are just as hard to hide – the target is far too obvious.”

“And here’s the biggest question: why would they enter the country so brazenly?”

“If they truly wanted to get in, why not do it quietly – like smuggling?”

“It makes absolutely no sense!”

Abruptly, Xiao Yu opened his eyes, his gaze burning with intense killing intent. “What exactly are you planning to do?”