Chapter 967: Chapter 685: Ding-a-ling-ling
Hearing this, Yang Xiao could no longer hold back, his voice trembling: "Big Brother Wu, I’ve let you down. This incident was orchestrated by the Yu Yuan Sect, and their target was me."
"Them again..." Wu Zhengwu did not blame Yang Xiao, pressing his cracked lips together. It took a long while before he responded, looking at Yang Xiao with courage in his eyes to beg: "I want... I want to make a final call to my wife. Is that possible?"
Seeing Yang Xiao’s pained shake of his head, Wu Zhengwu exhaled slowly, nodding in understanding, "I get it."
"Write down what you want to say, and we’ll take it back for you." Beibei passed over paper and pen, his voice hoarse—this was one of the few things they could do for them now.
Death is not scary; what’s truly dreadful is the process of waiting for death. That’s precisely what the three members, including Wu Zhengwu, were feeling. After leaving their last words, a young team member was already in uncontrollable tears, while another was silently crying.
This scene was heart-wrenching to witness—men in their twenties, in the prime of life, now forced to accept this fate.
"What are you crying for? If you’re afraid of death, you shouldn’t have joined the Patrol Defense Office. Don’t make it hard for your brothers at the end!" Seeing this scene, Wu Zhengwu’s eyes reddened too. "On my command, the Luming Patrol Defense Agency investigation team, assemble!!"
"Enter!"
Under Wu Zhengwu’s lead, the three in single file entered room 601, lifting the corpses of Vice Captain He Tong and the other three team members from the ground, tidying up their appearance before finally standing in line beside the bodies.
Apart from three team members who died in the factory, the remaining members of the Luming Bureau investigation team were all here now.
Yang Xiao and the others stood opposite Wu Zhengwu, separated by a door, just a short distance away, but it was the distance between life and death, and none of them could harden their hearts to close the door.
Wu Zhengwu bared his teeth in a silent smile; he knew it was too cruel for his colleagues. He walked forward ready to close the door, but the next second, Yang Xiao took a big step forward, entered the door, and embraced him tightly.
"I’m sorry..." Yang Xiao hugged Wu Zhengwu tightly, feeling the warmth of a living person from his body, tears overflowing his eyes.
Wu Zhengwu let tears run free in his eyes but insisted on not shedding them, slowly raising his hand to gently pat Yang Xiao’s back, reassuring in as cheerful a voice as he could muster: "Good brother, don’t feel guilty. It’s not your fault. Without you, Wu Zhe and I would have died a year ago. Each day since has been a bonus."
"How are things at the Luming Bureau... Is Director Liu and the others doing okay?" Knowing that the supernatural event might be transmitted through phones and after Yang Xiao stopped him from calling his family, Wu Zhengwu realized they had communicated with the Luming Bureau via phone.
"It’s fine, they’re all good. Director Liu discovered it in time, and there were no casualties." In his last moments, Yang Xiao didn’t want his good brother to leave with guilt.
"I have a favor to ask of you, find that woman. All eight of my brothers died by her hand. I can’t accept this."
"Don’t worry, even if I have to chase her to the ends of the earth, I will kill her." Yang Xiao promised through clenched teeth.
Next was Beibei. After an embrace and farewell, Wu Zhengwu raised his hand, gently wiped the tears from Beibei’s face, and smiled: "Don’t cry, Beibei, crying doesn’t suit you. Live well."
After Beibei left the room, only Qu Muzhi remained. Initially, Wu Zhengwu and Qu Muzhi weren’t particularly close; to be precise, Qu Muzhi was quirky and aloof, and none of the captains from Rongcheng were particularly close to him.
Moreover, there had been a near-conflict between Wu Zhengwu and Qu Muzhi last time over saving Yang Xiao.
Looking at Qu Muzhi, Wu Zhengwu didn’t know what to say for a moment. The next second, Qu Muzhi set his long spear aside, walked forward, and gave Wu Zhengwu a big hug:
"I’m sorry, we arrived too late..."
In an instant, the tears in Wu Zhengwu’s eyes couldn’t be held back any longer, overflowing. He choked up, opening his mouth but couldn’t utter a complete sentence. Struggling to hold back but in the end, he just raised his hand and forcefully patted Qu Muzhi’s back:
"Goodbye..."
After Qu Muzhi left the door, Wu Zhengwu no longer hesitated. Smiling at the three, he waved his hand and slammed the door shut.
As the door before him closed, it seemed as if time itself had frozen at that moment, with Yang Xiao feeling such pressure in his chest he had to gasp for air.
"Let’s go; don’t let his death be in vain." Qu Muzhi picked up his long spear and grabbed the portable device on the ground, heading downstairs. "Once we’ve settled things here, I’ll accompany you to find that woman."
The entire Luming Bureau investigation squad was wiped out, and the two Dark Army members sent to assist also perished. The price they paid this time was devastatingly heavy, and Yang Xiao placed all these blood debts on the Yu Yuan Sect’s account.
And that woman – whether or not Captain Fang can catch her, Yang Xiao would personally kill her.
According to the message from Nalan Shuo, Beibei operated the device and detected a suspicious signal within this Building 4. The exact location was still undetermined, but their reinforcements had already arrived outside Jingping Town.
This time, in addition to the elite personnel from the technical department, they also had the support of Elder Yang himself. The battle in Rongcheng had concluded with their victory, with the Vice Sect Leader of Wounded Door and that top-tier Venerable One both slain. Now, the Dark Army woman was leading her people in mopping up the remnants of the Yu Yuan Sect who had managed to escape, striving to eradicate these vermin completely.
"Director has ordered; in 10 minutes the entire power supply to Jingping Town will be cut off. The support troops are ready; as soon as you give the go-ahead, they can move in." Beibei picked up the communicator, reporting the situation to Yang Xiao.
