Chapter 74: 74, The deal is done
The sky gradually brightened, the dust settled.
Patrol Officer?
They’ve arrived so quickly?
The members of the Yuanhong Society were all shocked by the sight of this young patrol officer, some even unconsciously stepped back.
As the highest patrol rank in a region, the sheer presence of a Patrol Officer, merely by name, was enough to send many criminals quaking in fear.
Facing such a superhuman adversary, sheer numbers were no longer advantageous.
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Especially Zhang Zhiren, who was particularly surprised; his spy in the Inspection Bureau should have provided information immediately. Even if receiving the notification was a bit delayed compared to the patrol officer, Lin Qing shouldn’t have arrived this quickly, right?
Unless… when the notification from the Inspection Bureau was received, Lin Qing was already not far away, perhaps only a few kilometers?
Mr. Lu, the short and stout man, stared at Lin Qing, his eyes conveying a dangerous intent.
[Current Order Level decreases by 0.8 Level]
[Current Order Level decreases by 0.5 Level]
[Current Order Level decreases by 0.3 Level]
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A series of blood-red notifications indicating the drop in Order Level constantly appeared in front of Lin Qing.
But Lin Qing’s expression remained unchanged.
Besides the strongest among them, Mr. Lu, who posed a certain threat, the other enforcers from Yuanhong Society had no more than Captain Level power, posing little threat to him.
“Captain Lin.”
Zhang Zhiren took a deep breath, no longer concerned with anything else, stepped forward, and said gravely, “There’s no time left, you name your conditions.”
He knew that while the signal jammer was still in effect, as long as the Inspection Bureau had not confirmed the situation here, there was still a chance to salvage it!
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“Name conditions?” Lin Qing looked at him.
“Just leave now as if you never saw us…”
Zhang Zhiren maintained his composure, speaking quickly and fluently, “Just say an amount, even the legendary Super Sensing Liquid, I’ll try my best to get it for you.”
He stared intently at Lin Qing, “But if Captain Lin insists on not letting us go, then prepare to face our desperate fight. We wouldn’t even be talking terms if the consequences of killing a Patrol Officer weren’t so severe.”
“Really?”
Lin Qing glanced around, speaking unhurriedly, “So, you mean the deal that failed yesterday, you want to continue negotiating?”
He was naturally stalling for time.
Even though he could go into the fray alone, relying solely on himself, he was not sure he could capture so many people, especially Mr. Lu.
Thus, it was best to wait until the Patrol Team was nearly here before making a move.
And he had just notified the General Captain Yuan Anping, so once Yuan Anping arrived, it would all be completely secure.
“Right, please name your price, Captain Lin,” Zhang Zhiren said sternly.
Lin Qing smiled, “You’re a businessman, I remember you saying you have a rule: the first price is the limit, not a coin more would you pay, right?”
Zhang Zhiren’s face darkened, he frowned and said, “Captain Lin, are you stalling for time?”
Mr. Lu glanced at Lin Qing and immediately ordered the hesitant enforcers, “Continue working, load these goods into the truck as quickly as possible.”
One loyal enforcer who was holding a little girl quickly stepped forward, preparing to load this most important ‘cargo’ into a cage first.
“Bang!”
A gunshot sounded, and a burst of blood exploded from the enforcer’s forehead, and he fell dead on the spot.
Complete silence followed.
Only the echo of the gunshot remained.
The numb-faced little girl, as if awakened by the gunshot, looked up at the falling body of the enforcer, then blankly raised her head towards Lin Qing, a peculiar expression slowly emerging in her eyes.
“The deal isn’t settled yet, did I allow you to move?”
Lin Qing raised his revolver, “I’ll say it again, whoever moves, dies.”
Few dared to move now, while the little girl instinctively lifted her weak legs, moving a step towards Lin Qing.
Suddenly, a large hand reached from behind and grabbed her, lifting her up.
The little girl struggled as if awakening, but her feeble strength made the struggle futile, her mouth bound by a silencing mask, she couldn’t cry out, only whimper.
Zhang Zhiren frowned slightly, giving her back a casual slap, an ingenious force immediately left her body limp, and the coins she was clutching fell to the ground.
Then, the coins rolled across the floor, stopping near Lin Qing.
Holding the girl, who represented a high amount of points, Zhang Zhiren looked at Lin Qing and sighed, “Captain Lin, I’m just a businessman, I really don’t want to kill you, let’s settle this now.”
He really didn’t want to kill the patrol officer, for if things escalated too far, the Yinghai Group that he had painstakingly built over the years might collapse.
“Fine, I agree,” Lin Qing suddenly spoke up.
Zhang Zhiren slightly started, unable to hide a trace of delight as he smiled, “Captain Lin, name your price.”
A sigh of relief escaped from the members of the Yuanhong Society.
They were not desperados; if possible, no one wanted to bear the heavy crime of killing a patrol officer.
Mr. Lu’s eyes flashed with mockery.
Then, everyone saw Lin Qing reach down to pick up the coin on the ground.
“I’ll take the deal.”
Lin Qing’s tone was calm as he fiddled with the warm coin in his fingers, his gaze sweeping around, “Today, no member of the Yuanhong Society will escape.”
The whole place went silent.
Zhang Zhiren’s pupils suddenly constricted.
At that moment, he understood that he was no longer the subject of this deal.
“Kill him!”
A furious shout suddenly shattered the silence.
At that moment, the short and fat Mr. Lu’s body tightened like a wave, transforming into a relentless force, and the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked, propelling him toward Lin Qing like a cannonball!
“Ha ha… Kill me?”
Amidst mocking laughter, Lin Qing’s figure blurred into an afterimage, easily dodging Mr. Lu’s charge and swiftly launching a kick that combined hardness with softness.
The sharp and swift kick tore through the air, producing a terrifying sound of ripping wind.
“Bang!”
Mr. Lu’s short and fat figure spun like a top and was flung away at an even greater speed, crashing into a wall not far away, immediately causing it to collapse.
Meanwhile, Lin Qing’s figure swept past like a whirlwind, and he pulled the trigger.
“Bang!”
In the midst of the loud gunshot, Zhang Zhiren quickly released the little girl’s hand and twisted his body to dodge, but his shoulder still burst open with a spray of blood.
Even though he had mastered the Version 77 Practice Method, he had only learned a Combat Skill.
At the same moment, Lin Qing was already closing in on Zhang Zhiren, too lazy to fire another shot, and casually slapped the top of Zhang Zhrien’s head before charging toward the crowd of Yuanhong Society enforcers.
“Boom!”
The seemingly casual palm strike left Zhang Zhiren feeling as though an explosion had gone off in his head, with a continuous ringing as the world around him started spinning.
The invisible force nearly turned his brain into mush, and he immediately fell backward to the ground, gasping for air.
Although the enforcers from the Yuanhong Society were generally stronger than the armed personnel from the underground boxing arena, and two had practiced Combat Skills, making them comparable to an inspection team leader, they were utterly no match for Lin Qing.
In terms of speed, reaction, strength, and other aspects, Lin Qing completely overpowered everyone from the Yuanhong Society.
In just the blink of an eye, three members of the Yuanhong Society had fallen consecutively.
“This…”
Mr. Lu had just begun crawling out of the rubble when he witnessed this scene. Recalling Lin Qing’s kick, he couldn’t help but shudder.
What kind of power was this?
Could it be… at the patrol chief level?
What a joke; a patrol officer who had only been regularized for three months possessed such high-level abilities?
But from his experience, the strength displayed by this young patrol officer was indeed not far from that of a patrol chief level.
Even with his gene-modified abilities that converted flesh into explosive power, his burst state was barely comparable to this young patrol officer and had no chance of killing him.
Once his flesh was exhausted, he would be the one to die!
“Run!”
The thought flashed through Mr. Lu’s mind, and as his flesh rapidly shriveled, he dashed at an incredible speed toward another route.
“He’s running away indeed.”
Lin Qing glanced over, slightly frowning, “That fast?”
At that moment—
“Tsk, I’ll chase him, you stay here and deal with the people from Yuanhong Society.”
A slightly playful voice suddenly sounded, and a long-haired man dressed in casual clothes flashed Lin Qing a smile before turning into a blur to give chase.
It was indeed Yuan Anping!