"Wife, you go to the company by yourself, I’ve got some things to handle!"
After arranging a specific location with Wu Jinlong, Qin Yu tucked away his phone and spoke to Yan Mingyu, who was driving.
Having had a drink with Elder Yan at noon, he naturally couldn’t drive, so he sat in the passenger seat and enjoyed the "leader" treatment.
"Okay, be safe!"
Yan Mingyu nodded her head.
She stepped on the brakes and waited for Qin Yu to get into the taxi before continuing on towards the company.
Twenty minutes later.
Qin Yu met Wu Jinlong in the alley behind the foot-bath city, hiding behind a pile of garbage, grimy and with torn clothes, looking quite miserable.
"What exactly happened?"
Qin Yu asked with a frown.
"I don’t know, I was at the internet café playing games all night, and the moment I stepped out this morning, a van crashed into me. Luckily, I have a strong life. I was knocked into the green belt, and when I saw the driver with a knife, I knew it wasn’t an accident, so I immediately ran into the alley. I’ve been too scared to go out and had no choice but to call you!"
Wu Jinlong said weakly.
"Here’s what we’ll do, you come out with me, and we’ll stroll along the main street. If they really want to kill you and you’re not dead yet, they will surely continue. When that time comes, we just need to catch them and ask to find out what’s going on!"
Qin Yu thought for a moment before speaking.
"Brother Yu... Are you sure you can catch them? I’m a bit scared!"
Wu Jinlong truly seemed terrified, his voice trembling as he spoke.
"As long as they don’t use sniper rifles, I can keep you safe. Come on, it’s fine!"
Qin Yu patted Wu Jinlong’s shoulder.
It seemed that whoever was after Wu Jinlong didn’t take him very seriously—just having someone drive into him. Otherwise, any Anjin Martial Artist could easily kill him with a sneak attack from behind.
"Oh...."
Wu Jinlong shrank his neck and followed Qin Yu out of the alley.
"Brother Yu, can you treat me to something to eat? I’m hungry."
Wu Jinlong eyed the boxed meals set up along the road, swallowing his saliva.
"Sure, go ahead and eat; I’ll pay later. I had lunch already, don’t worry about me!"
Qin Yu nodded.
After Wu Jinlong ordered a plate of food, Qin Yu also pulled up a stool to sit beside him and started playing with his phone.
A few minutes later, a youth wearing a duckbill hat appeared.
Dressed in a long down coat, hands tucked into his sleeves, he walked over with his head down.
As he passed by Wu Jinlong, a baton slipped out from his sleeve. With a harsh flick, he aimed a blow at Wu Jinlong’s neck.
This was a vital spot; a heavy hit could cause fainting at the least, or instant death at the worst.
"Damn...."
Wu Jinlong felt something was off and instinctively lunged forward, knocking over the small table and shouting loudly, "Brother Yu, save me!"
"Shit...."
Just as the youth in the duckbill hat missed his strike and prepared to bring the baton down for a second blow at Wu Jinlong’s head, something flew out of Qin Yu’s hand.
Thwack....
"Ouch...."
A wooden disposable chopstick was driven straight through the wrist of the duckbill-hat youth.
Qin Yu really hadn’t expected someone attempting to kill Wu Jinlong to appear so soon, otherwise, he could have subdued the attacker the moment he made his move.
"You meddling bastard, asking for death!"
The man in the duckbill hat was fierce as well, pulling out the chopstick and swinging the baton down towards Qin Yu’s head.
But everything before his eyes suddenly blurred, and then his neck felt tight, seized by Qin Yu’s large hand. With a slight squeeze, the youth in the duckbill hat’s eyes rolled back as he passed out.
"Let’s go, flag down a car!"
Qin Yu shot Wu Jinlong a look, remembering to scan and pay for the meal before taking the unconscious duckbill-hat youth under his arm and hailing a taxi.
"To the urban village!"
Qin Yu told the driver.
"Right away!"
The taxi driver floored the accelerator, and the cab weaved through the traffic.
After arriving at the city village, Qin Yu dragged the duckbill cap man into the courtyard of a rental house, threw him onto the ground, and delivered a kick to his shin.
There was only a thin layer of skin there, making the impact excruciatingly painful.
"Ouch...."
The man in the duckbill cap immediately opened his eyes and glared at Qin Yu, "Do you know who I am, daring to meddle in our business?"
"Heh, I was about to ask you the same thing, who exactly are you? Who sent you, and what’s your purpose!"
Qin Yu couldn’t help but laugh as he asked.
"Hmph, I’m telling you, it’s best you don’t wade into these muddy waters, or you won’t even know how you died!"
The man glared back at Qin Yu, clearly not taking him seriously.
"Mmm... let me guess, you are from Capital City, right? Is your boss called Qing Yi, who always wears a black mask and is a bit of a cold chick?"
Qin Yu stroked his chin and asked.
"Ah...."
The young man with the duckbill cap was visibly stunned, not expecting Qin Yu to guess so accurately.
"Oh, it seems I’ve guessed right."
The other’s expression had said it all.
"Since you know Miss Qing Yi, then you should realize that we are people you cannot afford to offend. Let me go quickly, or you’ll be in deep trouble!"
The man with the duckbill cap said haughtily.
"Letting you go is no problem, but first answer my question, he’s just an ordinary person, why did Qing Yi send you to kill him?"
Qin Yu stared at the man with the duckbill cap and demanded.
"No comment!"
The man with the duckbill cap stubbornly retorted.
"How about this?"
"Click..."
Qin Yu squatted down, grabbed the man’s wrist, and forcefully broke his middle finger.
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"Ah...."
The agonizing pain that came with injuring the fingers made the man in the duckbill cap scream out, sweat forming on his forehead even in the midst of winter.
Wu Jinlong’s mouth twitched at the sight, feeling inwardly relieved that he had not acted pretentious in front of Qin Yu; otherwise, these methods might have been used on him.
"If you’re not willing to talk, I’ll just break all ten of your fingers slowly!"
Qin Yu spoke with a chilling tone.
"I..."
The man with the duckbill cap had a flickering look in his eyes.
"Click...."
Without any hesitation, Qin Yu broke another one of his fingers.
Given that this guy had the guts to kill people, he certainly wasn’t any good. Now that I’m a leader in Dragon Gate, I naturally have the authority to deal with these types.
"Ah... stop, I’ll talk, I’ll talk...."
The man in the duckbill cap couldn’t take it anymore, trembling as he said, "It was Brother Heng’s orders, to stage an accident and get rid of Wu Jinlong. As for the reason, he didn’t tell me."
"Hmm...."
Qin Yu pondered for a moment and largely believed what the man said; someone with such weak abilities would definitely be at the bottom of Qing Yi’s team and unlikely to know too much of the core secrets.
Thinking this, Qin Yu nodded, "Okay, let’s move on to the next question. Do you know Zhou Nannan?"
"Know... know her, she’s the Qin Family’s young miss, even us lowlies know her!"
The man with the duckbill cap said somewhat nervously, covering his broken fingers.
"What? The Qin Family’s young miss?"
Qin Yu was stunned.
Indeed, there were things you just wouldn’t know unless you looked into them, and you’d be shocked once you did.
How did Zhou Nannan suddenly become the Qin Family’s young miss?
But even so, it made no sense for her to kill her own husband, right?