Chapter 271: Ring Token
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The prison guard looked at Qiu Tong in fear, afraid that she would dig up more information. He gritted his teeth and kept quiet.
Jin Yang motioned for Shao An to continue his torture. Qiu Tong looked at the prison guard’s silent stance and felt that something was wrong.
She carefully observed the changes in the prison guard’s expression and realized that when Shao An attacked his stomach, his expression would be that of unbearable pain. The body did not lie. Qiu Tong was reminded of the hooligan who wanted to kidnap the children. He had once swallowed an important thing for safekeeping.
Qiu Tong stood up abruptly. “Wait. Open his mouth and see if you can find anything?”
Shao An followed her instructions and slowly approached, but the prison guard’s expression suddenly became nervous and frightened. He was so frantic that he wanted to bang his head against Shao An to stop his search.
Qiu Tong was increasingly certain of her judgment. She said coldly, “Even if you commit suicide, I can dissect your corpse and retrieve the item.”
“I advise you to save your strength and stop resisting. Perhaps you can preserve your life.”
The prison guard’s eyes were filled with the gloom of death. Shao An found a fishing line hooked between his teeth and pulled it… he washed the item with water and wrapped it with a tissue before handing it to Qiu Tong.
It was a ring. The acid in the guard’s stomach had corroded the material but Qiu Tong could still see the Vulture Organization’s symbol on it. Qiu Tong brought it out of the basement and found Ke Le. “Do you recognize this?”
Ke Le and the mercenaries surrounded her. “The ring might be a keepsake of the Vulture Organization. A killer we know in the Dark Web used to wear a pendant similar to this. It might be a symbol of the status of a soldier who has reached a certain level in the Vulture Organization.”
Qiu Tong and Jin Yang looked at each other. They seemed to have come near the edge of the foggy truth.
The children were already asleep. Jin Yang and Qiu Tong brought the mercenaries to the study and whispered solemnly, “What can you tell us regarding the Vulture Organization’s situation? Anything you can remember, tell us!”
Ke Le mulled over his memories. He scratched his head good-naturedly. “They’re all men driven to the brink. I’ve had very little contact with them.”
One of the mercenaries took two steps forward and said hesitantly, “I know a little!”
Ke Le looked back at him in shock. This mercenary’s code name was Skinny Monkey. He was one of the mercenaries who had followed Ke Le for the longest time. Ke Le dared to say that there were no secrets between them, so he didn’t expect Skinny Monkey to step out at this moment…
Skinny Monkey gritted his teeth guiltily. “Three years ago, I was addicted to gambling.”
“I hid it from Brother Ke Le and spent all my money on gambling. A group of gamblers played a trick on me and cheated me of all my money. They even tricked me into signing a huge loan contract. But I have already paid everything back now!”
Ke Le was so angry that he felt faint. He wanted to punch Skinny Monkey but restrained himself because of Qiu Tong and Jin Yang.
Skinny Monkey continued, “I once met a few people from the Vulture Organization at a gambling den called Sent Bar. They keep a low profile and usually hide among the gamblers. I had some dealings with them because I borrowed from some loan sharks.”
“They are extremely vigilant. Anyone who takes the initiative to contact and search for them will be secretly killed.”
“The soldiers of the Vulture Organization are divided into many levels. Most of them only have a one-way communication with the organization and they don’t know each other’s identities. The rings and tattoos are the only ways to confirm their identity. That’s all I know…”
Skinny Monkey looked at Ke Le and heaved a sigh of relief. All these years, he had always felt guilty for hiding something from him.
At this moment, the heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart for a long time was finally lifted. He felt more at ease.
Qiu Tong narrowed her eyes and played with the ring in her palm. “The Sent Bar?” she muttered.
Jin Yang understood her intentions and wanted to snatch the ring away. However, Qiu Tong quickly stuffed the item into her clothes.
“You can’t go!”
Qiu Tong looked at him with a faint smile. “You have a special status. You must not appear there or you will be in trouble if someone recognizes you.”
Jin Yang’s eyes were filled with gloom. He stared at her firm expression and said in a frustrated tone, “Let Shao An accompany you. I can feel more at ease then.”
“No, as your personal guard, Shao An will also be highly-recognizable in places like this bar. It’s very dangerous.”
Qiu Tong looked up and pointed at an alert-looking boy in the President’s team. She smiled and said confidently, “Those guys can accompany me to the bar. I’ll discuss the specific plan of action with you. There won’t be any accidents.”
Jin Yang stood up angrily and left the study. Over the past few days, he had heard too many words like “absolutely” and “definitely”. However, behind these guarantees were countless dangers…
He was Qiu Tong’s husband and the president of his country.. Yet, he felt utterly powerless and tormented at this moment.