Chapter 48: The Most Terrifying Danger

The next day.

February 8, morning.

Xiao Peidong sat in his office, casually browsing the day's news highlights, and as if by chance, turned to a seemingly inconspicuous online report.

Hidden within this seemingly ordinary news was a code only he could decipher.

"Within three days, at the ROMANCE bar?"

Xiao Peidong understood that this was a message left for him specifically by Zhou Yang, the woman behind the scenes of the Yihong Society who was in charge of the underground boxing ring.

—It meant she had already made arrangements; within three days, as long as Lin Qing went to search that bar, he would "coincidentally" discover that terrifying fugitive who had escaped from Qinghu Island Prison.

Chu Tianyao.

A powerhouse whose strength was no less than the Chief's; let alone a Captain-level officer, even if he unleashed his true strength, it would be certain death.

Of course, he also knew that it was a bit too coincidental for both of those siblings to happen to encounter Chu Tianyao.

But he had already prepared his explanation.

And... he had no other way out.

"I need to go prepare."

Xiao Peidong walked out of his office, then smiled as he approached the Deputy Captain's office on the same floor and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Lin Qing's voice came from inside the room.

When Xiao Peidong entered the office, he found Lin Qing standing in front of a mirror adjusting his patrol uniform, while the Executive Assistant, Zhao Jiayi, was standing on tiptoes helping him fasten the shoulder insignia onto the uniform.

On that shoulder insignia were two pairs of golden wing-shaped patterns and a star.

—The shoulder insignia of a Level 3 Patrol Officer.

"Captain Lin, has the new uniform arrived?"

Xiao Peidong asked cheerfully, "How is it? Does it fit well enough?"

"It's fine, just slightly a bit loose," Lin Qing said.

"There's nothing to be done about that; the Patrol Officer's uniform is quite special. Unless a similar size cannot be found, it is not custom-made," Xiao Peidong couldn't help but smile.

"Is it because the material of this uniform is special?" Lin Qing asked.

"Yes."

Xiao Peidong nodded and said, "The clothes, shoes, and even the inner layers are all made of special material, very sturdy. After all, the combat power of a Patrol Officer far exceeds that of ordinary people; once strength is unleashed, ordinary material clothes will easily tear, affecting performance."

He smiled and said, "I heard this special material was developed by the Dawn Group; a set like this would be worth several hundred thousand outside."

"I see."

At this moment, Lin Qing had finished adjusting his uniform, and Zhao Jiayi had also fastened his shoulder insignia.

Lin Qing stepped back and looked at himself in the mirror; set off by this exquisite black patrol uniform, he appeared even more upright and proper.

He nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhao Jiayi, "Alright, give the order to the entire patrol team to assemble at the branch bureau as quickly as possible, fully equipped and ready to deploy at any moment."

"Got it."

Zhao Jiayi walked to the work computer and began entering the order.

Xiao Peidong was slightly stunned and couldn't help but ask, "Why does Captain Lin suddenly want to mobilize the entire team? Where are we going?"

"A temporary mission, an emergency situation."

Lin Qing looked at Xiao Peidong and said, "If Captain Xiao is free, you can come along too."

"What exactly is the situation?" Xiao Peidong asked.

"This is a requirement from the Municipal Public Security Bureau."

Lin Qing said, "The Gongan Bureau received a report from a concerned citizen saying they discovered that fugitive 'Chu Tianyao' who escaped from Qinghu Island Prison. Someone saw him leaving Changshui Street, and it is suspected that he has accomplices hiding and sheltering him. The Municipal Public Security Bureau requires us to immediately go to Changshui Street to conduct a search."

Xiao Peidong was stunned: "Chu Tianyao has been discovered?"

Impossible! His first reaction was that it was fake news.

He knew Chu Tianyao was only staying in Lin'an City because of the Boss's orders and would only obey the three commands from the Yihong Society's Sister Yang, that is, Zhou Yang.

With Chu Tianyao's strength, if he wanted to hide, how could he possibly be discovered by some concerned citizen? However, Chu Tianyao had indeed moved to that bar called ROMANCE, waiting to strike when Lin Qing came to search.

That bar was on Dongmao Road, while Changshui Street was where the Yihong Society's underground boxing ring was located.

Perhaps when Chu Tianyao left Changshui Street, he was coincidentally spotted by someone? As for the accomplices, maybe they were the people the Yihong Society sent to escort Chu Tianyao away?

"Wait..."

Xiao Peidong suddenly had an idea and, feigning confusion on the surface, said, "Changshui Street? I remember that the last time we searched the Yihong Society's underground boxing ring, it was in Changshui Street, right?"

"Yes, perhaps Chu Tianyao is connected to the Yihong Society?"

Lin Qing said, "This time I will search thoroughly again; maybe we will discover the Yihong Society's underground boxing ring."

Xiao Peidong fell silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Captain Lin's guess makes sense, so let's search carefully again. However, Captain Lin must be careful; that fugitive Chu Tianyao is extremely vicious."

"It's fine; this time the targets are only those accomplices who are hiding and sheltering him," Lin Qing waved his hand.

"Alright, I'll go back and prepare immediately and take action," Xiao Peidong nodded, then turned and quickly left the office.

As he stepped out the door, a look of wild joy appeared in his eyes.

"Hahaha..."

"This Lin Qing is truly seeking his own death! He actually dares to actively go looking for Chu Tianyao?"

"Isn't this giving me a reason and an opportunity to ask Chu Tianyao to strike?"

"With Chu Tianyao's terrifying strength, as long as he wants to strike, a mere patrol team simply cannot stop him!"

Xiao Peidong walked quickly back to his office, took out another hidden spare phone again, and quickly sent a message to Zhou Yang's side.

A moment later.

"This is much better than the original plan."

Xiao Pei rubbed his phone into powder, unable to hold back a faint smile: "Seeking death on their own, no one can stop them."

In just ten minutes, patrol cars sped out of the courtyard of the Patrol Branch, rushing urgently toward Changshui Street.

At this moment, the Gongan Bureau had completely sealed off Changshui Street, even checking every passing vehicle one by one.

Black patrol cars rushed in one after another, stopping inside the cordon on Changshui Street, and then officers in identical crisp black uniforms quickly disembarked.

"Team One, Team Two, search the Qingtai Hotel; pay attention to that VIP elevator in the parking lot."

"Team Three, assist the Gongan Bureau in verifying the identity information of all personnel who have passed through."

"Team Four..."

Inside the leading patrol car, a light sedan model, Lin Qing held his work phone and, following the suggestions of the Patrol System's AI assistant, rapidly issued one command after another.

Zhao Jiayi, beside him, tilted her head, looking out the car window.

After putting down his work phone, Lin Qing picked up his personal phone and sent a message to Director Chu of the Municipal Gongan Bureau—

【Thank you, Director Chu, for indulging my antics】

Director Chu replied immediately with a single sentence—

【It's just a small matter】

Lin Qing said no more, immediately put away his phone, and got out of the car with Zhao Jiayi.

Yes.

There was no such good thing as a concerned citizen reporting this; it was merely an excuse for a surprise operation.

Besides him, only two people knew the plan for this operation.

"Captain Lin." Captain Xiao approached and asked, "How do we proceed with the search? Should we check the Red Oak Boxing Gym?"

"Captain Xiao, no rush for now."

Lin Qing suggested, "Since Changshui Street is now completely sealed off, we might as well confirm step by step, gradually narrowing the search circle, don't you think?"

"Makes sense." Xiao Peidong nodded slightly. "Then I'll go help first."

Having spoken, he turned and left.

He did not want to get splattered with blood when Chu Tianyao appeared and started fighting later.

Watching Xiao Peidong's back, Lin Qing said nothing more, merely scanning the surroundings and thinking silently in his heart: "Still not appearing?"

He was preparing to search the underground boxing arena beneath the Red Oak Boxing Gym, but he could not just go in and search like that.

When his cousin led people to raid the Yihong Society's venue, she was seriously injured by Chu Tianyao, making it impossible not to suspect a connection between Chu Tianyao and the Yihong Society.

If the fugitive from Qinghu Island, Chu Tianyao, was hiding in the underground arena, would it not be suicide for him to lead people in and search?

Even with his greatly increased strength now, he had little confidence in a direct confrontation.

Fortunately, he had found a countermeasure.

That was why this show-of-force search operation took place.

"Whether Xiao Peidong is an informant or not, a newly promoted patrol officer relentlessly pursuing the Yihong Society is a threat that cannot be ignored; if left unchecked, problems will inevitably arise sooner or later."

"If the Yihong Society truly has contact with Chu Tianyao, they should take this opportunity to have Chu Tianyao attack me..."

Lin Qing watched the search scene, pondering silently, and prepared his defenses.

Suddenly—

【Current Order Level has dropped by 1.0 levels】

At this moment, a line of scarlet, blood-like text suddenly appeared before Lin Qing's eyes!

Dropped by a full level directly??

Lin Qing's pupils involuntarily contracted sharply.

This was absolutely the most terrifying danger he had ever encountered in his past and present lives!! Glanced at the backend reading stats, ho, five or six thousand active readers, come on, give me some votes

(End of this chapter)