Chapter 555: Chapter 555: The Brewing Storm

Book Chapter 555: Big Trouble is Coming (Update 3)

Using the last call time on the phone, they located a suspect—someone believed to be selling guns—within the range of a cell tower. Lin

Moreover, online banking and courier transaction records have pinpointed the suspect’s area.

After investigation and surveillance, they homed in on a black workshop where the suspect is allegedly manufacturing guns.

Our team infiltrated the workshop and found nothing but crude tools for making firearms—no bullets, no gunpowder, and no equipment to produce bullets…

Xiao Yu yawned as he listened to Team Two’s report, sitting up in bed.

After over thirty exhausting hours, his fatigue finally vanished with a good sleep.

Xiao Yu walked into the restroom to freshen up.

Wang Dong and Zhao Long had also gotten up.

People aren’t machines—they need proper rest.

Otherwise, before you can even hand over a criminal, fate will take you first.

Hotel Restaurant.

“Arrest them?”

While Wang Dong munched on his food, he slurred his question to the ravenous Xiao Yu.

“That might tip them off,” replied Xiao Yu as he continued to eat heartily.

What’s the use of just finding a gun-making workshop?

They’re after the source of the bullets and that gunpowder formula.

Clearly, the guns are being manufactured for sale.

But selling guns without bullets? Who would buy them?

Do people buy guns merely for display?

No sane person would be that irrational.

A suspect selling guns would surely secure bullets to sell along with them.

Who even buys guns?

Needless to say, ninety percent are criminals; ordinary folks wouldn’t buy them either.

Of course, the police will follow up on this matter later.

For now, our task is to locate the bullet source and the person manufacturing the gunpowder.

That’s why they chose not to apprehend the suspect immediately for questioning.

Xiao Yu sensed something amiss about this case.

And one crucial point.

The system had set a full thirty-day deadline for the task…

……

Inside a surveillance van.

Xiao Yu was holding a tablet, watching a middle-aged man on the monitor.

The suspect, Lu Weiting, 37, is the younger brother of Lu Weiqiang—the main suspect in this case…

A full five days had passed.

The suspect had been under covert surveillance.

Strangely, he showed no sign of any unusual activity.

Until… a call rang on the suspect’s phone.

Inside the van, National Security was monitoring the suspect’s phone using advanced technology.

“Old Lu, get five shotguns ready—Jie’s counting on them.”

“Okay.”

“Pack on more bullets.”

“Not many.”

“What do you mean?”

“At most ten bullets a day; any extras will have to wait.”

“Damn, that’s not enough; they’ll definitely need them by day seven.”

“Then we can only have seventy bullets.”

“Seventy bullets, huh… Tsk, that might not cut it. Can’t you come up with a solution?”

“There’s nothing we can do.”

“Alright, go ahead and make the shotguns. You’ll be paid 20,000 for each, with bullets priced separately.”

“Right.”

“We’ll be in touch.”

“Alright.”

Call ended.

Inside the van, Xiao Yu rubbed his brow. “I’m sensing big trouble!”

Wang Dong and Zhao Long wore grim expressions.

No doubt—this is going to be major trouble!

Some folks want five guns and seventy bullets…and that still isn’t enough?

What kind of event would warrant firing seventy bullets?

The everyday world isn’t a battlefield.

Firing seventy shots in a normal world…

Think about it—doesn’t that give you goosebumps?

This situation is even more serious than tracking down a gunpowder recipe!

“I always knew things would go south as soon as you got involved!”

Wang Dong, not only unnerved but also fed up, glared sharply at Xiao Yu.

Seriously, how can he blame me for this…? Xiao Yu grumbled inwardly but had no retort.

“Should I call the whole squad?” Zhao Long asked coolly.

This time, he had only brought two team members…

“No need.”

Xiao Yu shook his head. “It’s pointless.”

Zhao Long and Wang Dong exchanged a glance and nodded.

It really was pointless.

Little Brother is someone who could take on an entire group of mercenaries single-handedly.

Not even ten guns would faze him.

“We’ve tracked him down.”

A Team Two tech reported while monitoring the computer: “Through signal tracking, we’ve locked onto the buyer’s area… City Z!”

“Damn!” Wang Dong rolled his eyes.

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If it were in one city, we could check it out directly.

But if it’s in another province, the investigation gets trickier.

“Wang, you head to City Z.”

Xiao Yu said, “At least you’ve got Zhao and me along.”

“That’s the only way,” Wang Dong agreed with a nod.

Before leaving, he assigned five team members to Xiao Yu.

Along with Zhao Long and two special forces soldiers, that was enough manpower to handle emergencies.

They had sufficient personnel for any unforeseen events.

It was 5:30 in the afternoon.

The suspect, Lu Weiting, left home and headed for the black workshop.

Surveillance secretly installed by National Security revealed that…

The suspect was in a secret compartment behind a wall in the black workshop.

He pulled out five homemade pistols that had been assembled.

….. … …

Then, he disassembled all the guns into a heap of parts.

After finishing, the suspect took out his phone and dialed a call.

“Guozi, get to work.”

“Lu, how many bullets do you need this time?”

“Make at least seventy bullets within seven days.”

“What? That many?”

“Mm.”

“Alright, as usual—200 per bullet. Produce as many as possible in seven days, and we’ll settle any outstanding supply later, all clear?”

“No issues.”

Call ended.

“200 per bullet?”

Xiao Yu laughed coldly. “That’s downright shady.”

Keep in mind that some shooting ranges sell pistol bullets exclusively for tourists.

They’re only about 20 bucks a shot.

And you’re selling these bullets at ten times the price?

“Boss, the target has been locked to F City’s XX District. And their phone is registered under a real name!”

Team Two’s tech reported.

Xiao Yu chuckled.

How dare the bullet seller use a real-name registered SIM card?

Are they out of their mind?

Two hours later.

Xiao Yu and Zhao Long arrived at the location of the suspect who made the call.

A small factory in a secluded village.

Just as Xiao Yu was about to move in, he received a call from Wang Dong.

“I couldn’t find anyone in City Z. Their counter-surveillance skills are top-notch,” said Wang Dong.

Wang Dong’s voice carried frustration. “They must not be ordinary people!”

Xiao Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, big trouble was on the horizon!

The End

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