Chapter 126: He Yuzhu Encounters Danger in the Shanghai Bund

Seeing Zhao Ying collapse to the ground, the last trace of hesitation in He Yuzhu's eyes dissipated along with it.

Six men in black surrounded him in a semicircle, no more than three paces away.

With a thought from He Yuzhu, those six men were instantly taken into his space.

He flipped his wrist, and a silver light broke through the air.

The short man directing from the perimeter let out a miserable shriek; a Flying Knife was stuck firmly in his wrist, and his M3 Submachine Gun fell onto the frozen earth with a thud.

He widened his eyes, looking on in disbelief as his six companions simply evaporated into thin air.

The other three men in black were also stunned; they had no guns in their hands, and before they could reach for the weapons on the ground, a Flying Knife was plunged into each of their throats.

Fresh blood gushed out, and they staggered to the ground, their hands clutching their throats tightly, their legs kicking feebly in the pile of withered leaves.

He Yuzhu walked slowly to the short man and asked coldly: "Speak, who ordered you to do this?"

The short man trembled all over, babbling incoherently: "You, are you human or a ghost?"

"Here, it's not your turn to question me." He Yuzhu stepped on his injured wrist and ground it down with force. "I'll ask you one last time, who ordered it?"

Seeing the short man still hesitating, He Yuzhu yanked the Flying Knife from his wrist, the tip stained with flesh and blood, and stabbed it fiercely into the inside of his thigh.

"I'll talk! I'll talk!" The short man rolled on the ground in pain. "I'm from the Shanghai Confidentiality Bureau! Even if you kill me, you won't get away!"

"Still daring to be stubborn?" He Yuzhu pulled out the knife and stabbed it into his other leg.

"It's Wang Xinheng! The new Bureau Chief of the Shanghai Confidentiality Bureau!" the short man finally broke down and screamed.

He Yuzhu suddenly understood. They had still underestimated the capabilities of the Beiping Mayor and the Police Chief. Those who could make something of themselves in these chaotic times were no simple characters.

He himself only had a bit more confidence than others because he possessed the space.

If he had nothing, he would never be able to outplay these old veterans.

Time traced back to two days ago, when Police Chief Wang of the Beiping Police Bureau was kept for a meal while paying a New Year's visit to Mayor Xiong.

After three rounds of drinks, Police Chief Wang still couldn't hold back and mentioned that his money at Citibank had been stolen.

Mayor Xiong immediately realized something and pressed: "What exactly happened? Explain clearly!"

Police Chief Wang had no choice but to stammer: "I actually received a threatening letter; someone doesn't want me to continue investigating the killing of the American Advisory Group."

Mayor Xiong asked: "Do you know who is behind this?"

Police Chief Wang shook his head and said: "The signature is Huang Daxian."

Mayor Xiong cursed: "Lao Wang, are you very afraid of this Huang Daxian? Last time we held a meeting, you brought up this Huang Daxian, hoping everyone would stop investigating this case. Now that we are at my house and there are no outsiders, tell me carefully, what exactly is going on with this Huang Daxian!"

"Mayor, I have a few subordinates who worked under the little devils; they have truly witnessed the power of this Huang Daxian. He killed over sixty people in a single day, and that night, he placed the heads of those he killed on Qianmen Street. Think about it carefully, isn't it terrifying?"

Mayor Xiong felt a bit of a chill after hearing this.

That night, both of them had drunk a bit too much, and they already had no desire to continue investigating the matter.

The next morning, Mayor Xiong went personally to check his own safe at Citibank and discovered it had also been robbed.

He argued with the bank, but the bank told him that without the key, no one could possibly open the safe. The bank instead suspected that someone close to him had taken the key and opened the safe.

In a fit of rage, Mayor Xiong called Police Chief Wang to his home.

After some analysis, they locked their target onto Zhao Meiting, who was about to leave for the United States—all their safes had been handled through him.

Mayor Xiong immediately used his connections to contact his former subordinate Wang Xinheng to set up this death trap. Even the fact that the car of Zhao Meiting's old friend broke down was part of the plan.

Seeing that he couldn't get any more information, He Yuzhu ended the short man's life with one strike.

He took all the corpses into his space, carefully cleaned the scene, and only then woke Zhao Ying.

"What kind of madness are you having! Why did you knock me out?" Zhao Ying punched him as soon as she woke up.

"The scene was too bloody, I was afraid you couldn't handle it."

"Don't try to downplay it with me, I've also been trained by the Military Statistics Bureau. Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Our taking money from the bank was discovered, and they suspect your family. I'm afraid your parents have already fallen into their hands."

Zhao Ying was instantly panicked; she paced back and forth, muttering to herself: "Don't panic, stay calm, must think of a way that serves both ends!"

He Yuzhu pressed her shoulders and said: "Since they are people from the Military Statistics Bureau, you should make an issue out of this."

Zhao Ying took a deep breath and said: "These people are from the Military Statistics Bureau, but the orders might not have come from the Bureau itself; the Shanghai Confidentiality Bureau can't manage affairs in Beiping. Besides, the Military Statistics Bureau wouldn't make such a big fuss over a case of lost money."

"I found out, the person behind them is Wang Xinheng."

"He is the person in charge of the Military Statistics Bureau's East China Division and has a friendship with Mayor Xiong. Let's go, we'll kidnap his family immediately," Zhao Ying said decisively.

"Where does he live? We don't know!" He Yuzhu said.

"We can only find Xiao Si."

Without delay, the two immediately found a remote telephone booth.

Zhao Ying dialed Liu Rusi's number and explained the situation concisely.

Liu Rusi on the other end of the line was furious and immediately used her network of connections to launch an investigation.

An hour later, Liu Rusi found out Wang Xinheng's address on Xiafei Road.

He Yuzhu acted immediately, taking Zhao Ying to the destination.

The small western-style house at 35 Xiafei Road appeared exceptionally quiet in the twilight. The surrounding area consisted of detached buildings, making it appear sparsely populated.

He Yuzhu jumped into the courtyard silently, took care of the two guards, and then led Zhao Ying into the house.

In the living room, a middle-aged woman dressed in a dark green brocade cheongsam was teaching two boys to play the piano.

He Yuzhu and Zhao Ying quickly subdued the three of them, gagged them with cloth strips, and loaded them into the small sedan outside.

Zhao Ying was responsible for contacting Wang Xinheng.

Meanwhile, in a dark interrogation room, Zhao Meiting and his wife were suffering under torture and forced confession.

Zhao Meiting's face was already swollen high, blood seeping from the corners of his mouth, but he still refused to admit anything.

"Don't think that by not admitting it, you can escape this disaster; hurry up and tell me who is behind you," Wang Xinheng sneered.

"I haven't done anything, what is there to say?"

Don't think that having a stiff mouth will let you escape this disaster; I'll tell you some unfortunate news: your daughter is already dead, and the money is already on its way.

You bastard, you son of a bitch! I've never provoked you, never offended you, so why are you doing this to me? If you want to extort money, just say so! Don't pull these low-class tricks to disgust me.

Wang Xinheng lashed out with a whip, and a bloody welt instantly appeared on Zhao Meiting's body. I didn't expect a scholar like you to have such a stiff mouth!

Just at this moment, his Secretary rushed in and whispered into Wang Xinheng's ear.

After listening, Wang Xinheng's expression changed instantly; he turned around abruptly and lashed Zhao Meiting with the whip fiercely.

Your daughter has quite the ability, actually daring to kidnap my family! He gritted his teeth at the Secretary and said: Agree to his terms to swap people. Arrange forty gunmen for me; surround them directly during the exchange and kill them all without exception!

The door to the interrogation room slammed shut, and Zhao Meiting and his wife were roughly dragged out of the room and shoved into a black sedan.

Bureau Chief Wang, you're talking big; my daughter isn't dead! Zhao Meiting laughed loudly: Your family has been kidnapped too! Retribution!