"Really? You think you're just dealing with me, a public security officer? Behind me is the law, and the broad masses of the people. Our crime-fighting team, along with the Guangming City police, and even the entire Chinese People's Public Security, are all here. No matter where criminals flee, they cannot escape! No matter how cunning they are, or how strong their counter-reconnaissance abilities are, the final outcome will be capture!"
"But everyone is gone, won't you be all alone in the future? Officer He Sheng, perhaps I should call you Mr. He, Forensic Investigator of Strange Cases, the epitome of Chinese public security? Some even call you the foremost great detective of China?"
"You flatter me, those are just empty titles. Alright, I'm taking you back now!"
In fact, I had long sensed He Bailing and He Jinghui lingering behind us, and that everyone had likely been rescued.
I thought for a moment. It seemed I had no more questions. I intended to take the suspect back. It was easy enough now that we were all here. We thought we had victory in hand. The moment Dang Fengyu was forced out by us, everyone else had already rendezvoused with me elsewhere.
"How did you escape just now?" I asked.
"Did you think we'd die so easily? We all had grappling hooks, plus your two bodyguards. Oh, and I saw people from He Family Village just now! Everyone came, just acting in the shadows."
"Haha, you two masters of the Shadow Gate, you really hid deep. Du Wantian, about you and Yu Ning's matter..."
"I apologize, Young Master, for not telling you all this time. It was my fault. But Mrs. Liu..."
"Haha, don't be nervous. She knows my true identity now, so you can tell me about your situation."
"Alright, Young Master. Actually, Liu Furen and I are both from the Shadow Gate. In the past, our Shadow Gate was called the Assassination Sect. But as times changed, our noble families declined. Unlike you, Young Master, your undertakers can still be forensic examiners in modern times and be highly regarded. But assassins, now known as killers, are apprehended by the police and military, with no prospects. Even experts like us, though I admit we are not as good as He Bailing and He Jinghui, can't even find work. But Mrs. Liu is remarkable; she joined the police force. This is like supporting several descendants of the Shadow Gate."
"You have descendants in the Shadow Gate?"
"Yes, a few children. I'll take you to Hope Orphanage when you have time. They are there, and Professor Huo knows about it too."
"Damn it..." I, rarely, acted childishly and let out a curse that wasn't exactly profanity.
"So, I still want to apologize to you," Du Wantian bowed to me respectfully, which made me a bit embarrassed. This person was like someone from ancient times; this was likely a lesson from her Du family.
"Young Master, I don't have a skill like Mrs. Liu, nor did I attend police academy. So I can only help you manage those trivial matters at your home. But now that I can appear, like Mrs. Liu, I was once evading the pursuit of Polaris. But now it's time for us to confront them directly. I cannot retreat any longer, Young Master, so I..."
Liu Yu Ning tightly grasped Du Wantian's hand: "The three of us, not including everyone else, with the help of all public security officers in China and even around the world, will surely eliminate the Polaris International Criminal Organization!"
"That's right, the time is ripe for a full counter-attack. Let us..." As Du Wantian spoke, members of the crime-fighting team slowly surrounded them, and everyone looked at us.
Dang Fengyu, however, cursed, "You... Hahahaha!! A remnant of the declining Shadow Gate, you insignificant figures, clinging to existence. Even with the He family and these public security officers, how can you possibly deal with our organization!"
"Heh, you are truly self-important. Look at the people we've apprehended from you. They were very arrogant at first, but in the end, they had to bow to the law! Have you forgotten your current state as a prisoner? This is our achievement!"
Suddenly, Dang Fengyu was rendered speechless by my words, unable to retort.
However, this was still within the cemetery grounds. We were escorting Dang Fengyu, and there was no apparent danger; the path was clear. Not to mention us, even Xiao Yuande alone would likely have been unable to resist. Yet, this fellow, while walking, decided to play dirty with us.
He tried to lead us astray, but someone was guiding us from the front. Then, this fellow forcefully stepped on a certain spot on the ground. I didn't know there was a switch there, as this was Dang Fengyu's territory, and he was most familiar with the surroundings. With that step, he and I were separated by a huge, sealed cage.
"He Sheng!"
"Team Leader!" everyone cried out in alarm. Dang Fengyu suddenly laughed maniacally, pulled out a syringe, and fiercely injected it into his arm: "I cannot die like this, I cannot! I cannot! I will kill you! From now on, the crime-fighting team will be leaderless! This is the final trap I set, I never expected to use it at this time!"
"Do you know? The Cao family is allied with us by generations. Now that you have wiped them out, I have no desire to live. And my wife cannot be resurrected. I want you to accompany me. This cage will plummet in one minute, and below will be the vast sea. Let us flow with the currents of this mortal world to the lost land!"
"Dang Fengyu, you could clearly still live!"
"I said I don't want to live, and there's no point..." In the next second, Dang Fengyu directly broke free of the ropes binding him. I thought my handcuffs had been lost somewhere during the earthquake earlier. Who knew that at this moment, Dang Fengyu actually took out my handcuffs and fiercely clamped them onto my wrists!
His movements were so fast that they were imperceptible to the naked eye. I moved my arm slightly and was immediately suppressed. In the next second, I indeed felt the cage falling!
This cage was made of steel all around, with excellent sealing. Its area was vast, making escape impossible. Moreover, my hands were bound. I didn't know our exact location, but I could sense the presence of seawater below. Dang Fengyu was right; we were falling into the ocean.
As the cage tumbled with the giant waves, Dang Fengyu, with one hand strangling my neck, said, "He Sheng, look at who I truly am?"
"You..."
Dang Fengyu slowly peeled off the skin from his face, revealing a familiar and sinister face with a clear, distinct contour!