Chapter 553: A Slice of Trouble

Book Chapter 553: Want to Stab You Twice (Update 1)

You can never wake someone who pretends to be asleep. Lin

is not only a famous saying, it’s also a motto.

For instance… humility brings benefit, while conceit invites loss.

What would Xiao Yu do when faced with someone faking sleep?

He thinks that even tough meat is best enjoyed with a bit of chew.

Before eating, he likes to tenderize and mince it.

That’s when the meal really packs a punch!

Two special forces soldiers, each clutching a rifle like a baseball bat,

launched an assault on the suspect Kuang Mincai…

“Bang bang…”

“Ah…”

The sounds of blows mixed with cries of agony filled the air.

Xiao Yu, with a cigarette in his mouth, watched the scene calmly.

This is the difference between military precision and local methods.

Simple, straightforward, and direct!

However, Zhao Long, standing beside Xiao Yu, clearly wasn’t pleased.

Earlier, when Xiao Yu called him about a suspected leak of military-grade explosives,

to be honest, Zhao Long was terrified too.

What did Xiao Yu mean by summoning this special forces squad leader, Zhao Long?

If the explosive formula really was leaked from the Ordnance Factory,

there’d have to be military personnel present throughout.

Just like… Look on the bright side, these aren’t some National Security fools spouting nonsense.

Our investigation is backed by solid evidence.

Xiao Yu didn’t want to leave any loose ends.

Even if they later discovered a mistake, it wouldn’t be his problem.

Is he just trying to avoid trouble?

No, he simply didn’t want to cause issues for National Security.

After all, it was Xiao Yu’s own doing.

He needed to clean up the mess without dragging National Security into it.

It was all Zhao Long’s unlucky day.

He ended up as the eye-witness.

Why unlucky?

Even though Zhao Long was with the military,

he didn’t want to offend the Ordnance Factory either.

In the eyes of a soldier, the Ordnance Factory is like a patriarch.

Who wouldn’t want them to develop some new weaponry?

To equip their own troops first, right?

Sometimes, with the debut of a new weapon,

countless units end up eyeing the Ordnance Factory eagerly.

Fighting tooth and nail to snag the very first batch?

Especially for Zhao Long’s special forces unit, whose members literally ‘stock up’ at the Ordnance Factory.

Everybody knows that logistics guys are the true bosses!

Imagine offending these bosses,

Could their special forces ever survive again?

Irate, Zhao Long immediately ordered his team as soon as they arrived.

Beat them—keep beating them to the brink!

But don’t kill them outright—leave them breathing.

They had to extract answers about the source of the weapons and ammunition.

That’s how we ended up with the scene before us!

Xiao Yu and Wang Dong exchanged knowing smiles, casually smoking.

“This is the first time I’ve seen National Security folks not only conniving but downright cheeky,”

Zhao Long, fuming, snatched the cigarette pack from Xiao Yu, lit one up, took a drag and growled, “Damn it, why do you have to drag me into this?”

“We’re not dragging you in,”

Wang Dong chuckled mischievously, “This is what brothers do—share fortunes and misfortunes, ready to stab each other in the back when needed, right?”

“Damn!”

Zhao Long flashed a middle finger at Wang Dong, “I’m itching to stab you twice right now!”

“For fuck’s sake, I always suspected you were out for a fight!”

Wang Dong wrapped his arms around himself, pretending to be scared.

“Get lost!” Zhao Long barked with a laugh.

“Haha!”

Xiao Yu couldn’t help but laugh heartily from the sidelines, feeling a warm glow inside.

It’s truly a blessing to have such brothers.

You can safely leave your back covered by them.

Otherwise, you’d only be praying to outrun your doomed teammates.

After all, when facing a “bear”,

it’s not the bear you’re competing against, but your own comrades…

While the three joked around, suspect Kuang Mincai eventually crumbled.

Not many can withstand the might of a special forces rifle and combat boots.

In just two minutes,

Kuang Mincai couldn’t even muster a scream.

Continuing would likely have led to his death.

In a life-and-death moment, Kuang Mincai stopped feigning toughness.

He confessed everything…

“As for the murders… it was due to an old vendetta.

I knew he was hiding out in Bincheng, so I had my little brother take care of him.”

“The gun was nabbed from Brother Six!”

“Back when Brother Six wasn’t well known, everyone called him Old Six.”

“He had long since left his old ways—it was his chance to turn over a new leaf.”

“Seven years ago, I once saved his life. I knew he had the connections to procure a gun. Not long ago, I begged him to help me out.”

“At first he refused, but then I gave him one hundred thousand.”

“He got me a gun and ten rounds of ammunition!”

Bruised and battered, with countless broken ribs, Kuang Mincai weakly recounted the whole ordeal.

Lost in thought, Xiao Yu fiddled with a bullet in his hand.

Both Wang Dong and Zhao Long were eyeing that bullet closely.

What’s so special about a bullet?

They soon realized this bullet… was alive!

At that moment, Xiao Yu’s mind raced as he analyzed the case.

So focused was he on the bullet that his fingers began to twitch unconsciously.

Like a golden sprite, the bullet danced across his palm.

Up and down,

cascading in golden trails on his hand…

Wang Dong and Zhao Long exchanged glances, sharing a look of astonishment.

What kind of hands could pull off such a feat?

Imagine if these very hands were used to kill…

“Send him off to Bincheng for further investigation,”

snapping back to focus, Xiao Yu declared, “Let’s go find Old Six!”

We just need to catch him—what’s there to ponder?

Because something just doesn’t feel right.

First off, there’s one problem.

Whoever concocted the ammunition wouldn’t be unaware that this kind of gunpowder

could spark catastrophic consequences.

If they knew, would they even dare whip it out so casually?

Selling it on the black market vs. courting death—what’s the difference?

It’s like everyone knows not to poke a hornet’s nest.

Yet, you still do it—how can that be normal?

Unless… Xiao Yu envisioned a possibility,

though even he felt it was utterly absurd!

“So, what’s your theory?”

Wang Dong, who had partnered with Little Brother more than once, stared intently at Xiao Yu.

He felt that Little Brother might have uncovered something.

“Could it be that those manufacturing the ammunition

intentionally let us discover this kind of gunpowder?”

Wang Dong: …

Zhao Long: ???

Their first thought was clear:

Is this guy out of his mind?

The last person to try something like this probably got pounded by a machine gun, right?

Almost immediately, the two senior soldiers frowned.

What if Xiao Yu’s onto something?

Then what could be the real aim behind this?

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