"I understand completely, and I have no regrets. This is my duty. With so many incidents happening in the North District, shouldn't they be thoroughly investigated? Moreover, haven't you and Young Master Hua co here for that mysterious figure? I'm just hoping I can assist you, so you don't need to feel guilty. Just consider as having encountered an unforeseen event while performing my duties. Such things happen frequently at our police station, so it can't be said that you are using ." Wu Shuang waved her hand at Xiao Lin in a carefree manner. She didn't know Xiao Lin well, but she could guess his current emotions. "From your expression, you're nothing like the cold and arrogant person I first t."
"I won't let you die." Xiao Lin didn't know what else to say to comfort this innocent woman.
"Ah! You don't need to say anything, just promise one thing. If I die, I'll rest in peace, okay?"
"I said I won't let you die!"
"What are you doing? Are you planning to use your blood to save ? That won't make much difference; it would only delay things by a day. Wu Shuang stopped Xiao Lin's actions. "Young Master Hua is right, the responsibility you bear can't afford any more recklessness. These days have been enough. I have no other requests; if possible, I hope you and Mu Rongyun can turn hostility into friendship—you are brothers, right!"
"You know?"
"Not very clearly, but you have the sa eyes, which is an undeniable fact. Besides, there are many tacit understandings between you. Haven't you felt that?" Wu Shuang grabbed Xiao Lin's arm. Her increasingly thin figure over these days had caused her to lose her forr vibrant look. She was no longer the reckless policewoman, her dull eyes trying hard to lift the corners of her mouth into a smile, causing Xiao Lin much heartache. "Promise !"
"I promise you I will definitely not kill Mu Rongyun, so you must also promise not to give up, even at the critical mont—don't give up."
"Mm!"
Cooling liquid slowly flowed from the throat to the chest, then to the abdon, each spot it lingered brought a burning pain. Though cool, it felt like it was afla. Wu Shuang curled up on the bed, shrinking into herself, biting her lips, suppressing the urge to scream.
The coolness could replace the previous drying sensation, making her no longer feel like she's losing moisture, but after the coolness passed, the burning returned to the original place, thrusting her into Purgatory, repeating in such misery.
Xiao Lin gathered the True Qi in his palms and placed them on Wu Shuang's back, transferring his True Qi bit by bit into her body. Wu Shuang felt the heat coming from her back, gradually replacing the strange burning fire. Though still hot, it didn't hurt as much.
"Feeling better?" Xiao Lin asked from behind, slowly inputting True Qi to help Wu Shuang smoothly absorb the dicine's energy; otherwise, her constitution would surely not withstand it. "I'm going to press your Sleep Acupoint now, so you won't feel too much pain." Without waiting for Wu Shuang to react, two fingers pressed down, and Wu Shuang fell into a deep sleep.
Outside the door, two people were fiercely fighting. Xiao Lin just stood by the door, smoking a cigarette, knowing the person inside was sleeping uneasily. He intervened between Hua Qingyi and Mu Rongyun, separating them. "She has already taken dication, if possible, I hope you can stay to take care of her. I've pressed her Sleep Acupoint; she won't wake up for a while. Use cold water to comfort her; she'll feel better."
Mu Rongyun withdrew his hand and turned into the room.
"Let's go!"
"Where?" Hua Qingyi followed behind Xiao Lin. "Where are we going?"
"To find Brother Luo!"
"Really? You're showing up so soon?" Hua Qingyi smirked.
"We're not showing up!" Xiao Lin walked ahead, a shadow appearing beside him. "Young Master, go confirm Secretary Luo's location, we're heading over."
"Brother!" Hua Qingyi didn't know what had transpired inside with Wu Shuang, at this mont he seed like a different person. It wasn't abuse, but a kind of anger; he'd never seen Xiao Lin like this. Even when facing the most vicious and cruel opponents, he remained calm, never with such a heavy expression.
"Qing Yi, this ti it went too far!"
Upon hearing Xiao Lin say this, Hua Qingyi couldn't help but inhale sharply. Too far! Naturally referring to Fourth Master; his tactics were indeed ruthless enough, but from the perspective of cruelty, he wasn't the most formidable.
Hua Qingyi didn't know how to defend, unable to think of anything to stop Xiao Lin. He watched Xiao Lin, already walking far away, shrugging at Young Master beside him. He believed the three of them together could see Xiao Lin's difference.
When the door was knocked, Secretary Luo was bathing. After leaving Hengfei Mansion, he went straight to the hotel. The docunts and bag on the table had been tampered with. Though they remained in their original positions, the marks of browsing were left on the paper.
The white paper, outlined by pencil marks, had fingerprints. Such impatience! Erging from the bathroom, the knocking sounded again, three knocks stopped then a tight two knocks! Secretary Luo paused his action of drying his hair and leapt to the window, drawing the curtains shut before opening the door.
"Why are you here?" Allowing a bit of room, two people flashed inside from the corridor. Secretary Luo peered out a few tis before locking the door. "There's surveillance going on here, your appearance will be dangerous."
"It's fine, with Young Master guarding outside, no one can get up." Xiao Lin picked up the files on the table, his gaze falling on the fingerprints imprinted by pencil. "This..."
"Oh, it's not useful, just a small trick to lure the opponent into showing their tail." Secretary Luo tore off the corner with the fingerprint and put it into a plastic bag, then threw the remaining docunt into an iron barrel to burn it to ashes.
"Brother Luo, we shouldn't linger here; you should return to the municipal committee first," Xiao Lin's concern was not about whether the docunt was useful, but about those who had entered here.
"Young Master Xiao, I know what you're worried about, but this is my current job, and it's almost complete." Secretary Luo put on his coat and sat opposite the two of them. "Young Master Hua, you should call the old man, he is very concerned about you."
"It's not the right ti yet!" Hua Qingyi shook his head.
"I've already had Yao Zheng send soone to search for you, and after Young Master Xiao killed Han Fei, Yan Juanjuan is likely not going to make any moves. But the issues in the North District are erging due to Han Fei's incident, and I think Yao Zheng will take action soon." Secretary Luo explained the investigation findings to Xiao Lin in detail.
"North Palace?" Xiao Lin was familiar with the location of the center lake but had never seen any building resembling what Secretary Luo described as a 'Dragon Head.' He recalled, "Qing Yi, have you noticed any buildings by the center lake?"
"Hmm, there's nothing like what Brother Luo described as a 'Dragon Head,' but there is indeed a protruding area. Do you rember looking at the North District from Xuefu Road? There's a large green area." Hua Qingyi also recalled. "I wonder if that's the 'North Palace' that Brother Luo ntioned."
"Brother Luo, please go back and tell Uncle Hua that I've taken care of the North District." Secretary Luo noticed the change in Xiao Lin's deanor, feeling uneasy as he turned to Hua Qingyi. Previously, he investigated the North District due to Hua Qingyi's connections, but now, with Xiao Lin's involvent, it ant that regardless of Hua Muyun's reluctance, it's already a done deal. The involvent of the Xiao Family was different from the others.
"Young Master Xiao!"
"Brother Luo, is my father in Yanjing now?" Xiao Lin asked Secretary Luo. If he didn't know, then Hua Muyun surely did.
"Yes!" Without room for fabrication, Secretary Luo answered after weighing the options.
"Please arrange for to et with him as soon as possible." Without explanation, and without seeking one, Secretary Luo's gaze returned to Hua Qingyi.
"Brother Luo, just follow through; this ti it's gone too far." Hua Qingyi mimicked Xiao Lin's tone, dropping the atmosphere to freezing point.
"I will arrange it quickly!" Secretary Luo didn't understand what they faced these days, but it was the first ti he witnessed such murderous intent from Xiao Lin.
"Now, I'm summarizing the problems Brother Luo found here: the situation with Yao Zheng and Yan Juanjuan, the possible affair or partnership between them, the issue with the North Palace and Hengfei, and third, Director Zhao's disappearance."
"Also, the motel owner, the tri-case murder, the underground manufacturing plant, and the hospital doctor, as well as Zhang Qian's whereabouts and Fourth Elder." Hua Qingyi gathered the problems, letting out an 'Eh' sound.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Lin turned his head, noticing Hua Qingyi stopped mid-sentence, as if sothing peculiar occurred. "Did we overlook soone?"
"Who?" Secretary Luo was curious too, not feeling like he missed anything.
"Brother, our purpose in coming here."
"Hong Lian!" Xiao Lin also realized they forgot the most important person. "Damn!"
"What's wrong?" Xiao Lin suddenly shouted, startling Secretary Luo.
Xiao Lin walked aside and dialed Shou's number, the person on the other end seed to still be in slumber, but their hoarse voice beca much clearer upon hearing Xiao Lin's voice.
"Boss, where have you been these days? Why didn't you answer your phone?" Shou yelled into the phone.
"Never mind where I was. Have you found the person I asked for?"
"Not yet, the person is hiding deep, but there's already so clues, so I think there'll be news soon."
"Protect them imdiately once found, trespassers will be killed without rcy." Again feeling the killing intent from Xiao Lin, Secretary Luo's heart trembled; this phenonon was rare.
"Understood!" Shou hung up, completely wide awake now; his boss looked very angry, never before issuing such a lethal order! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian [qidian] to cast recomndation votes and monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation.)
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