Chapter 228: Chapter 193: The Raid
Since it was a fishing operation, the risk was certainly great, so Fu Qingzhu tricked himself into being the scapegoat. This guy was as sinister as he was and had to be killed!
Knowing full well that he was from the Patrol Defense Bureau and still daring to play this game, he truly did not take the Patrol Defense Bureau seriously. Yang Xiao decided to have a serious talk with the director.
Unable to hold back any longer, Yang Xiao directly called Fu Qingzhu. To Yang Xiao’s surprise, the call was quickly connected. Fu Qingzhu seemed to be getting a massage, with the background sound of very soothing music.
Facing Yang Xiao’s questioning, Fu Qingzhu was also stunned. He first told Yang Xiao that he had absolutely no intention of harming him, nor did he have a reason to. After all, this business was originally his, and if it hadn’t been for Yang Xiao and his guys beating him up, he would be the one staying in the Huirong Building right now.
"Then what’s the situation here?" Yang Xiao wanted the truth.
"Yang, don’t rush. I’ll ask the intermediary and definitely give you a satisfactory answer! Just wait for me," Fu Qingzhu hung up the phone.
Less than half an hour later, Fu Qingzhu called back, this time with a hint of unease in his voice, "Yang, I can’t get in touch with the intermediary. You...you don’t rush, wait for me, I’m on my way now. We can go meet with the person in charge there and figure things out face to face."
Yang Xiao immediately contacted Zhuge Zhijie, who was still standing guard outside, "Now...leave now? But my shift isn’t over yet." Zhuge Zhijie was a person of great integrity.
"Leave now!"
"Okay, okay, I’ll change my clothes and return them."
"Don’t return them, I’ll speak for you on this end. Put on your own clothes and leave right now, immediately. Have I made myself clear?"
"Understood!"
After sending Zhuge Zhijie away, Yang Xiao’s concerns diminished a lot. He also wondered if he was being overly anxious. This wasn’t the Nightmare World, but it was always best to err on the side of caution.
Before long, Fu Qingzhu arrived in a flurry, and upon meeting, he immediately explained, "Yang, don’t be impatient. I’ve already contacted their security chief here. He’s busy now, but he will come and explain things to us face to face once he’s done."
Seeing Fu Qingzhu arrive with his arm in a sling bandaged up, Yang Xiao felt somewhat reassured and waited with him.
Fu Qingzhu sent a few urgent messages during the wait, but the other side did not show up, claiming that it was a critical negotiation period between Young Master Qi and the Hengzhong Real Estate Group and that the meeting room was under strict security lockdown, forbidding any exit.
It was a phone call that broke the deadlock. Fu Qingzhu picked it up, and before he could say much, his complexion turned dramatically. "Are you sure? Is the message...is the message reliable?"
After hanging up, Fu Qingzhu looked at Yang Xiao with a strange expression, his breathing becoming rapid, "Yang, something...something seems off. My informant tells me that several key executives of the Hengzhong Group have shown no signs of leaving."
"Those people are deceiving us?" Yang Xiao was also confused, as he and the so-called Young Master Qi and the others were complete strangers.
In his agitation, Fu Qingzhu still maintained his composure and did not immediately rush to confront and expose these people’s lies. Instead, he sent them a stern ultimatum stating that if no one came to explain, he would have no choice but to go upstairs to confront Young Master Qi directly. However, if things got noisy, it would not look good for anyone.
Yang Xiao could see clearly that the family behind this "Young Master Qi" must be extraordinarily powerful; otherwise, Fu Qingzhu wouldn’t be so wary.
Indeed, this time there was a response. Soon, their door was knocked on, and a woman in a black uniform appeared before the two men.
"Sorry, Young Master Qi was busy just now. Please follow me now," the woman said with a very light and subtle makeup, her tone cold and without any fluctuation.
Under the woman’s lead, the three headed towards the left side of the corridor. "Where are we going?" Yang Xiao felt something was off.
"To meet Young Master Qi."
"Isn’t Young Master Qi upstairs?"
"No, he’s in room 2222 downstairs. The upstairs is just a front." The woman replied calmly, continuing without turning her head.
As soon as she said this, Yang Xiao and Fu Qingzhu frowned at the same time. The room where Young Master Qi resided was not something this leading woman should be privy to. She could only be sure that they were on the 22nd floor, and then they would meet someone new who would guide them to Young Master Qi’s room.
"Tap."
"Tap."
"Thud."
...
The woman’s footsteps were muffled, echoing in the empty corridor.
"Beautiful lady?" Yang Xiao suddenly spoke up.
Without turning her head, the woman’s tone was colder than her face, "If you guys have any questions, don’t ask me. Wait until you see Young Master Qi, then ask."
"Hasn’t anyone told you that your shoes don’t fit well?" Fu Qingzhu stared at the woman’s shoes. Though covered by her pants, it was still apparent that she was wearing men’s leather shoes that were clearly too large for her feet.
"Hiss—"
The woman suddenly swung her arm backward, and a dagger with a chilling glint appeared in her hand. Fu Qingzhu swiftly dodged to the side, while Yang Xiao, exploiting his advantageous position, moved in close, applying a grappling technique to grab the woman’s knife-wielding right arm, then twisted forcefully along the direction of her power. With a "snap," the woman’s arm broke.
Fu Qingzhu caught the woman’s dagger and stabbed it into her heart without hesitation, blood spraying over the walls.
"What’s going on?" At the end of the corridor, a door opened and two men in grey security uniforms rushed out.
Upon seeing the woman on the ground and the blood splattered all over the walls, they paused, drew their batons, and approached warily, "Nobody move! Face the wall and stand still. Who are you guys?"
"We’re on the same side, don’t be nervous." Fu Qingzhu stepped forward, feigning compliance and shielding Yang Xiao.
The next second, the two security guards suddenly lashed out, swinging their batons toward the two men, but someone was faster than them.
"Bang!"
Hiding behind Fu Qingzhu, Yang Xiao quickly drew his gun and shot the closest security guard, causing him to stumble backward.
"Bang!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Blood splattered in all directions as Fu Qingzhu watched Yang Xiao shoot wildly, bringing both men down before quickly moving closer to deliver one shot to the chest and one to the head, his supplemental shots very skilled.
As Yang Xiao was reloading, Fu Qingzhu finally reacted, "We should have taken a captive!"
"No fucking way!" Having reloaded, Yang Xiao held his gun with both hands, staying on guard, "With all this noise and no one’s shown up, I’m afraid our guys nearby are all dead."
"Drag the bodies into the room and search them for clues!"
Armed, Yang Xiao suddenly felt more confident. He was cautious; this time, he brought four magazines, two standard and two swiped from the shooting range. Fortunately, the instructor turned a blind eye and didn’t hassle him.
Fu Qingzhu searched the bodies while Yang Xiao kept watch at the door. Both of them also sent distress signals to their department at the first opportunity, but as expected, their phone signals had already been jammed.
"Damn it!"
Searching the man for clues, Fu Qingzhu cursed aloud as he tore off the man’s beard to reveal it was a fake, just like the eyebrows glued on top.
Appearing to realize something, Fu Qingzhu immediately started to strip the man’s pants. When they had fully removed them, both Yang Xiao and Fu Qingzhu were stunned; this was actually a eunuch!
The other man was the same.
Fu Qingzhu then dragged back the woman’s body, and the discovery was even more horrifying. There was a long, sinuous, and ferocious scar on the woman’s lower abdomen, which had healed, but the mere sight of it was startling.
Fu Qingzhu reached under the woman’s nose, and although it had been cleanly shaved, he could still feel the hard stubble newly grown above her lips.
"It’s them!!" Fu Qingzhu couldn’t help but exclaim.
