Chapter 666: Wild Twists in the Shadows
by xennovelBook Chapter 666: Wildly Twisted (Update 4)
As the sun set, the two senior team leaders lounged at the dock with cigarettes between their lips. Lin
“Sometimes I wonder if you’re Conan in disguise,”
Wang Dong exhaled a cloud of smoke and began complaining, “You cause chaos wherever you go—every episode ends with someone dying!”
“Hmph!”
As a reliable, all-around good guy, Xiao Yu had no intention of dealing with the chattering man beside him.
“What’s on your mind?”
Wang Dong turned to the silent little brother, who was puffing his cigarette, and said, “The boss has paved the way for you—so why haven’t you headed to the capital yet?”
“My sister’s expecting again,” Xiao Yu grinned broadly.
“…”
Wang Dong was stunned for a moment before cursing, “Damn, you really know how to pull it off!”
His tone carried a mix of envy and schadenfreude.
Anyone who’s been a parent knows.
One kid nearly cost the old ‘620’ their lives, breaking their hearts.
Many couples don’t refuse another child—they just lack the courage for a second one!
“Hehe.”
Xiao Yu beamed with satisfaction as he savored his cigarette.
The thought of soon being a father of two stirred him in an inexplicable way.
“Your sister is really something,”
Wang Dong sighed, “Most women can’t handle our line of work. My wife used to complain nonstop a few years back—if she hadn’t loved me, they’d probably have divorced ages ago.”
“I feel like you’re showing off,” Xiao Yu scoffed.
“I’m just getting old—I can’t keep up with you young ones anymore.”
Wang Dong flicked his cigarette butt into the sea. “The other day, my son asked why girls aren’t allowed to wear yoga pants while hiking. I was completely stumped—I had no idea and even searched online, but still couldn’t figure it out.”
“Haha.”
Xiao Yu almost let out a pig-like snort of laughter. “They say girls can’t wear yoga pants on hikes because there was this woman in Magic City who went hiking with someone before her wedding, only to return with her pants on backwards and get jilted. Besides, those pants look tacky, make overly realistic make-out sessions, and are just inviting perverts to tail them. I nearly lost it over that!”
Wang Dong: ???
Do young people really do things this twisted?
By the way, who did you lose? You need to explain that.
Men are like that—one minute you’re chatting, and the next the conversation turns risqué.
It not only kills time but also deepens brotherly bonds.
Until finally, members of Team Two began approaching the two team leaders one by one.
“The surveillance has been checked—nothing suspicious.”
“We canvassed the area too, and found no suspicious vessels.”
“We’ve reviewed Bincheng’s missing persons and found no large-scale disappearances.”
“…”
Xiao Yu and Wang Dong sat up, exchanged glances, and were dumbfounded.
Their subordinates’ findings pointed to three things.
It was organized, premeditated, and executed by counter-surveillance experts.
Faced with criminals like these, any normal person would be completely baffled.
“First, let’s check with the Forensic Department.”
Xiao Yu got up and walked toward the nearby business convoy.
Wang Dong frowned and followed.
After all, he knew the dead never lie.
But the problem was that a body soaked in sea water—even when doused in cement—barely offered any clues.
Extracting any leads from these corpses was an exceptionally tough task.
“We all know that when people set out to do something, they always have a purpose.”
Noticing his friend’s doubt, Xiao Yu, as he climbed into the business car, explained, “In this case, the likelihood of a deranged killer is almost nil. It’s clearly a coordinated effort by accomplices or even a gang. If it were just a bunch of lunatics, they wouldn’t be killing for no reason.”
“The problem now is…”
Wang Dong said gravely, “They’ve killed nineteen people.”
“You should quit—investigation isn’t your calling,” Xiao Yu said seriously.
“Damn!”
Wang Dong rolled his eyes. “Give me a reason?”
“The benefits!”
Xiao Yu countered, “Unless someone’s mentally ill, who kills without a purpose or benefit?”
Wang Dong: …
He realized he was a massive obstacle—as insurmountable as the Himalayas.
“All…”
Xiao Yu frowned, “So, what exactly is the benefit?”
“Too many.”
After a moment’s thought, Wang Dong replied, “It’s all about profit—the core benefits are invariably tied to money.”
“Exactly.”
Xiao Yu nodded, “Then how do you profit from murder?”
“Cough!”
Struck by a thought, Wang Dong gasped, “Assassin?”
He recalled the case of that assassin organization they had cracked back in the day…
One of them—the so-called ‘Big King’—was insanely terrifying.
The mere thought of another monster like that made Wang Dong want to run.
Wait a minute…
He looked at Xiao Yu, his heart skipping before settling back into place.
That little guy is also a monster—a steady man.
I love a guy like that… though not as a coworker.
Having someone like him on your team is truly reassuring!
“Assassin?”
Xiao Yu shook his head, “No, the method is too crude.”
Throughout the journey, he hadn’t figured it out.
Arriving at the Forensic Department, Xiao Yu led Wang Dong into the autopsy room.
“Ssshh, ssshh…”
The pair saw a woman in a white lab coat, brandishing an electric saw as she gleefully cut into something.
Xiao Yu: …
Wang Dong: …
“What’s going on? Are you trying to put on a show as the electric saw maniac?”
Any normal man would get chills at the sight of her.
“He Jie, must you be this brutal?”
Xiao Yu’s lips twitched as he shouted.
He had to speak up—the electric saw was deafening.
“Coming over?”
He Li set down the electric saw, turned off the engine, wiped the sweat from her head, and waved to Xiao Yu, “Perfect timing—come help out.”
She was treating him like a tool… Xiao Yu sighed and walked over.
Glancing at the electric saw and then at the cylindrical concrete block on the autopsy table, he decided against it.
If I get my clothes dirty, I won’t have anywhere to change.
“Cut it out, He Jie.”
Xiao Yu took a deep breath, “So, what’s the situation?”
“Before you arrived, I had already cracked open a cement block.”
He Li stopped teasing the little guy and said seriously, “Guess what I found?”
Nearly spitting blood, Xiao Yu urged, “Don’t do that—we’re on the same side!”
“Haha.”
He Li burst into laughter, then her smile faltered as she added, “I discovered that the bodies are missing some organs.”
She pointed to the rotting flesh on an autopsy table not far away!
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