Chapter 180: Conclusion

Looking at the two corpses on the ground, Jiang Cheng reloaded a fresh magazine and fired a few more shots at the head.

Then, he let out a long sigh.

Don't be fooled by his previously calm handling of thirty or forty members of the Enforcement Squad; in reality, his mind was taut at every moment, his breathing rapid.

Fortunately, the firearm shooting was flawless; regardless of the stance he used, the bullets he fired hit with precision.

Even Wan Yuliang, who had received the call and rushed over, felt uneasy inside during that time, fearing something might go wrong.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

His gaze fell on a black leather bag not far away; he walked over and saw that it contained brand‑new thousand‑yuan notes, five stacks, each about a hundred bills thick.

Five hundred thousand! Jiang Cheng calmly zipped it up.

First, he had already prepared himself mentally.

Second, it wasn't the first time he had seen such a large sum of money.

"Including the eighty thousand at home, that's one million three hundred thousand, still short of one million five hundred thousand by a bit, but that's no problem."

Jiang Cheng's eyes landed on Wan Yuliang's corpse.

Just as the other side had said earlier.

"You are unkind; don't blame me for being unjust."

Back then, after he took out Zhang Hong, he also wanted to get rid of Wan Yuliang, but he didn't intend to harm the other's family.

But the other side showed no sense of righteousness, pinning the debt on an innocent person, killing the entire family and torturing them in countless ways—utterly inhuman.

Then don't blame him for also lacking righteousness; he eradicated them completely.

However, unlike the other party, he isn't inhumane; he'll give the two families a swift end and, incidentally, take some money from them.

As for how to infiltrate the residential area and get the other side to open the door—

—that is indeed a tough problem.

But as long as one has a uniform, it becomes much easier.

…

The next day.

The sky was faintly bright.

In Po Luozi Alley, a scream rang out.

Soon after, a swarm of police cars arrived, and the entrance was cordoned off with one police line after another.

Passersby gathered at the doorway, speculating about what had happened.

In the alley, on a vacant patch of ground, dozens of bodies covered with white cloth lay.

The Enforcement Squad members who arrived for inquiry, upon seeing the scene, all wore expressions of shock.

Some even wondered if they hadn't woken up yet.

At that moment, a few more corpses were carried in.

"Ding Ju."

A man rushed to a middle‑aged man and said, "We've found Gao Team's corpse."

The middle‑aged man, hearing this, followed the man's gaze and indeed saw a stretcher bearing a corpse—Gao Songbai's.

"Gao Team's guy had it rough; he was shot at least a dozen times, especially his legs, riddled with bullet holes, and finally a shot to the head killed him. Even without that shot, I reckon he would have bled to death."

The man showed a look of reluctance, yet felt a certain schadenfreude.

He was of the same rank as Gao Songbai, and they usually had a poor relationship because of certain interests; now seeing him die here so miserably gave him a kind of exhilaration, like enjoying a cold drink on a scorching day.

Moreover, with that guy dead, he stood to gain the most.

Those around, hearing this, all showed anger on their faces.

"The murderer is downright lunatic!"

"Murder alone is bad enough, but to torture them as well—those people should pray they aren't caught; otherwise, they'll have to replicate on the victims what they did to Gao Team!"

The man known as Ding Ju, whose face was already grim, now seemed about to drip water.

"Among them, two were probably local thugs who died several days ago, and the other person, named Wan Yuliang, is the manager of Maiken Club; recently in Jinxiu Residential Area a murder occurred, the victim was his mother, and Gao Team learned of it and has been investigating the case."

"Two of them were probably local thugs who had died several days earlier; the other was Wan Yuliang, manager of the Maiken Club. Recently, a murder occurred in Jinxiu Residential Area—the victim was his mother. After Gao Team learned of it, they have been investigating the case."

"So what's going on here?"

"Investigating a case, he sent away most of the East City Law Enforcement Bureau personnel? How is he supposed to explain that to the director? If the other Law Enforcement Bureaus find out, what will they think? They're probably laughing behind his back until their teeth fall out."

"Investigating a case and sending away most of the East City Law Enforcement Bureau personnel—how will he report that to the director? If other bureaus find out, what will they think? He fears they'll be laughing behind his back."

"The man hurriedly said, 'It seems that last night a member under Gao Team discovered the murderer was living here, and then met an accident. Gao Team then mobilized its members, trying to capture the murderer, but—'"

The man hurriedly said, "It seems that last night, a member under Gao Team discovered the murderer lived here, then met an accident. Gao Team then mobilized members to capture the murderer, but..."

"Ding Liang let out a dissatisfied snort, 'What about the murderer? Ran away?'"

Ding Liang let out a dissatisfied snort, "What about the murderer? Did they flee?"

"Looks like it."

"Ding Liang swallowed back the word 'trash' he was about to utter."

Ding Liang swallowed the word "trash" he was about to utter.

After all, with so many subordinates around, saying that would be inappropriate.

"Do we know the murderer's identity? How many people? Physical characteristics?"

"From the recording at the time, it seems there was only one murderer."

"Including Ding Liang, everyone who heard that answer was startled."

"One person took down thirty to forty armed and loaded team members? 'Yes, even the shouts from Gao Team behind seem to confirm that there was only one murderer, but that person's Gunmanship was superb—almost every shot was a headshot, the speed was great, and he was familiar with the terrain. From these details I think Gao Team fell into a trap; the murderer deliberately lured them here.'"

"One person took down thirty or forty armed squad members?" "Yes, even the shouts from Gao Team later confirm there was only one murderer. That person's gunmanship was superb—every shot was a headshot, the speed was rapid, and they were familiar with the terrain. From these details, I think Gao Team fell into a trap; the murderer deliberately lured them here."

【61】 When the words fell silent, the surrounding area was hushed.

As for identifying features, that person's height and weight are about the same as an ordinary person; they just wear a mask, and that's all.

The man lowered his voice and said, "Ding Ju, I suspect the killer isn't an ordinary person. Even though Gao Team says he's a Second-level Force Warrior, he was captured alive by the opponent, tortured, then killed. The murderer could very well be Level Three, or even a Level 4 Original Force Warrior, with precise gunmanship."

Hmm.

Ding Liang nodded.

What the man said matched his own conjecture.

He even thought this still underestimated the opponent's strength.

Perhaps above Level Five.

Otherwise, why would he be confident enough to set a trap here, waiting for everyone to arrive?

"Take the corpse back, notify the family. As for this case, I'll report it back, and the Special Action Squad will handle the investigation."

"Yes, Ding Ju!"

The man breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, several Law Enforcement Bureaus in the Outer City District recruit only ordinary people, merely allowing them to possess firearms.

For ordinary people, it's naturally overwhelming.

But against a Force Warrior in a one‑on‑one duel, a steady victory is almost guaranteed; if you face a mid‑high‑level one, not to mention machine guns or sniper rifles, even with a man‑portable rocket launcher, you could still be completely wiped out.

In such a situation, only the Special Action Squad can handle it.

Obviously, the people inside aren't ordinary.

There are Force Warriors and Spiritual Thought Masters.

There are also machines, or gene‑modified humans.

They specialize in dealing with unstable factors.

However, the killer is also very clever, leaving almost no trace; even the bullet that killed their comrade was their own, making it hard to find him.

(End of chapter)