Chapter 1706: Chapter 1707: Cold Shoulder
Seeing Heavenly Fox nod, Liao Yong laughed and patted his own head, "Darling, no wonder no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t beat you. Turns out you’re the legendary martial arts master."
"The term ’martial arts master’ refers to those famous yet unattached wanderers, whereas we who come out of the martial arts system remain attached, never able to escape. This is our destiny and mission!" As he finished speaking, a sharp glint flashed through Heavenly Fox’s eyes.
Liao Yong looked at Heavenly Fox and tentatively asked, "Deputy, should we report this matter to the higher-ups?"
"When those two Angel Envoys committed suicide by poison, I already reported the information. But the higher-ups haven’t responded yet. They’ve just advised us to be careful." At this point, Heavenly Fox’s face darkened slightly.
Seeing Heavenly Fox’s expression, you couldn’t help but frown and asked, "When you say higher-ups, you aren’t referring to Lao Du, are you?"
Heavenly Fox nodded, avoiding eye contact with you, fearing you might see through something.
"Since you mean people further north, don’t expect backup for this mission. Even if there is, they’re probably only coming to collect your corpses." Your expression matched Heavenly Fox’s gloomy demeanor as you looked at Liao Yong and asked, "Black Bull, who is your top guy?"
Upon mentioning this, Liao Yong remained silent.
Seeing Liao Yong’s expression, you laughed coldly and said to Heavenly Fox, "You’ve always kept something hidden in your actions over the years, usually hidden from me. But this time, I didn’t expect you’d be outmaneuvered too. Seems that guy has climbed faster than you these past three years."
Heavenly Fox finally looked up at you, his expression gradually calming down: "After you left, he was sent to the Peacekeeping Forces to execute missions worldwide. You know, his background is stronger than mine. So, when he came back, he overshadowed me on two fronts... Let’s not mention that jerk anymore, Captain, what should we do now?"
"Cool off?" You shrugged, "There are only two paths in front of you now. The first is to stop before it’s too late, reporting to your higher-ups immediately, explaining the situation and requesting to change groups. Usually, that guy would then intervene. Though he’s a jerk at times and plays tricks, he’s someone who despises evil. Actually, if I’m not wrong, he’s probably waiting for you to turn back so he can cut off your backup. That way, you can grovel to him."
As soon as you finished speaking, Heavenly Fox clenched his fist, making a cracking sound: "Don’t expect me to yield to him!"
"Then, Little White Fox, you only have one path left to tread."
"I know. When I received this mission, I already wrote my will. If I really die, Captain, I hope you’ll reclaim my body." Heavenly Fox looked at you with eyes full of light.
Seeing Heavenly Fox’s expression, your heart was relieved, Lin immediately chuckled, saying, "It’s not as exaggerated as you think. I’ve been dealing with Hell’s Disciples for quite some time, and I’m well acquainted with their style. Since it’s in China, customs checks are strict, so they won’t dare act recklessly like in other regions. At least, there shouldn’t be heavy weapons."
"But we have to face two forces. Jerris alone is enough to give us a headache, let alone Hell’s Disciples lurking behind them." Liao Yong said while driving, taking a glance at you.
Seeing this, you reached out, grabbed Liao Yong’s head, and turned it back, "Black Bull, you’re the driver now. A single mistake, and all three of us could end up dead!"
"Captain, you have to help us no matter what!"
"Nonsense!" You replied grumpily, "What did you think, that I came out with you all for public funds eating and drinking?"
Upon hearing this, Heavenly Fox’s face slightly lightened, looking straight at you, "Captain, the only support we can get right now is from Yuhang City Criminal Police Brigade. I hope Captain you can discuss matters with the Southeast Military District."
"No need to mention Lao Du’s side. The deputy captain of the Yuhang City Criminal Police Brigade is his granddaughter. Do you think he’d stand by and do nothing?"
"Really?" Heavenly Fox’s eyes immediately lit up; even with his intelligence network, he hadn’t discovered this fact.
You smiled and continued, "Also, you’re currently protecting Wei Yingyue, who is Old Grandpa Wei’s granddaughter, and the two are best friends. You can leverage this angle."
Heavenly Fox pondered for a moment before saying to Liao Yong, "Black Bull, let’s go meet General Wei!"
"Wait!" You suddenly interjected, causing both to turn and look at you.
"You guys go ahead. I’m nearly home, just let me off at the corner ahead."
After getting out of the car, you checked your phone and realized it was past five. Looking around, you spotted a fairly clean fast-food restaurant not far away and slowly walked over.
A few minutes later, you emerged from the fast-food restaurant, feeling satisfied. Just as you were contemplating heading to Furong District, a man’s voice shouted, "Go away! We don’t need that here!"
Turning towards the voice, you saw a familiar figure, Yao Shuilan!
At this moment, Yao Shuilan was at the back door of this fast-food restaurant, which is a small alley about ten meters inside from the right side of the front door.
She was wearing that faded suit with a paper box in hand. From a distance, it seemed to contain electrical goods or something similar.
Yao Shuilan had evidently grown accustomed to such scenes, smiling brightly at a bald man before her, "Sir, let me tell you, nowadays everyone is concerned about clean water sources..."
"That’s none of my business; I won’t buy your stuff. You better leave!" As he spoke, the bald man gave Yao Shuilan a shove, causing her to stumble, falling to the ground, and the box she held dropped to the side.
The bald man seemed to realize his actions were inappropriate. After all, Yao Shuilan was a delicate girl, beautiful like a flower. Watching her stand up on her own, he picked up the box and handed it back to her, sighing, "Sigh, miss, it’s not that I don’t want to help you. Times are tough economically. I just run a small restaurant, and my family’s livelihood depends on it. You should try somewhere else; we can’t afford a water purifier."
With that, the bald man sighed again and turned inside.