Chapter 39: Yunlou has found another good talent
Li Chenglu...dead?
There was no room for resistance, and he was easily crushed to death like an ant.
Li Chenglu was lying face down with an obvious dent on his back. His bones were crushed by the invisible force and mixed with his internal organs, ensuring that he could still feel tremendous pain in his last moment of life.
Boom, boom, boom
Rhythmic knocking sounds came from the darkness.
The man who struck with thunder slowly revealed his true face.
An elderly man with a thin body wrapped in a long gown with a double-breasted collar, white hair and beard, who looked harmless, walked into the air-raid shelter with a cane.
It’s Dutu.
This was not the first time he had seen Du Tu, but it was the first time he had looked at the captain of the Special Investigation Bureau's Fourth Detachment so seriously.
His weak appearance reduces others' vigilance against him, but hidden beneath this appearance is an extremely violent ability.
Gravity, Dutu's ability can change gravity.
Li Xiaogou was slightly startled, and when he realized what he had discovered, he hurriedly lowered his eyelashes.
Is it because of the upgrade of superpowers?
The last time they met, the melon-eating system couldn't eat any melons from the four captains, but just now he actually saw Du Tu's ability.
Not only that... he also discovered something extraordinary, which perhaps only people at the captain level would know.
Du Tu defected from the organization and came to the Special Investigation Bureau.
"Are you sad?"
He knew that his actions had caused Dutu to misunderstand him, but he wasn't prepared to explain. Pursing his lips, he asked, "Why kill him? Keeping him alive will give you more information."
Du Tu checked and confirmed that Li Chenglu was truly dead. He then replied, "I overestimated his physical condition and didn't intend to kill him."
Li Xiaogou didn't believe a word of it.
At this moment, the children who were knocked unconscious by the door slowly woke up. Their first reaction was to reach for the door and try to escape.
However, there was one exception among these children.
He ignored the door that was so close to him, but ran against the crowd towards Li Xiaogou and the others.
The child knelt beside Li Chenglu's body, his tall and thin shoulders trembling, and he hugged Li Chenglu and cried inconsolably.
This was the second time Li Xiaogou was shocked tonight, and the degree was even worse than the first time. He stared blankly at the young man in front of him and forgot what to do for several minutes.
The boy who was crying while hugging Li Chenglu was the same boy in Wu Liang’s photo, the “son” that Li Chenglu mentioned.
Li Chenglu has no son.
After regaining his senses, Li Xiaogou grabbed the boy's shoulders and forced his body to face him.
The red in the boy's eyes faded, and his amber pupils were stained with tears. When he looked at him, there was endless disgust and hatred.
Li Xiaogou seemed to be completely unaware of this and just stared at the young man quietly.
One second, two seconds, time seemed to stand still.
"Take him back."
Du Tu's voice suddenly rang out again, and two tall men walked out of the darkness behind him. They had expressionless faces, like robots that simply obeyed Du Tu's orders.
I saw the man on the left take out a long list of things from his waist pocket, and as he walked, the things made a metallic clanging sound.
Only when he walked into the light did Li Xiaogou see clearly that the man was holding a chain in his hand.
The man on the right walked faster and had already reached the boy. His palms were huge, and he easily grasped both of the boy's wrists with one hand, preventing him from breaking free. Then, like a magic trick, he put a round collar around the boy's neck.
Click.
The collar closed, the man loosened his hand, and the redness in the boy's eyes, who had just gone a little crazy, faded away again.
This is made by the talent of shielding superpowers.
At this time, the man holding the chain also walked up to the boy. He skillfully stuffed one end of the chain into the hole of the collar, wrapped it around the other end, gently tied a knot, and then handed the lock to Du Tu.
Du Tu pulled gently, and with a rustling sound, the boy stood up from the ground and was dragged towards the entrance of the air-raid shelter.
There are many ways to take a prisoner away, and leading him away like a dog is undoubtedly the most insulting.
Li Xiaogou grabbed the chain without thinking.
The sound of metal collision stopped, Du Tu looked back, a trace of confusion flashed across his turbid eyes.
He waved away the two subordinates who were about to attack Li Xiaogou, and said with a kind smile, "Young man from the Yunlou team, considering that you have only recently joined the Special Investigation Bureau, I will step in and teach you on Yunlou's behalf. The rules of the Special Investigation Bureau stipulate that the four teams' missions do not interfere with each other. For your current behavior, my men will beat you up, and it won't matter if others tell others."
Li Xiaogou finally understood what it would look like if the Smiling Tiger transformed into a human form.
At the same time, he couldn't help but feel frightened.
Ever since he and Yunlou met, every time they met, Yunlou would remind him in his own way how important it was to abide by the rules of the Special Investigation Bureau and the law.
He even thought at one point that Yunlou wanted to imprint some kind of ideological imprint on him, or that all the agents in the Special Investigation Bureau were normal people.
So this is how other teams...actually act?
Ignore the rules, ignore the law, and treat "beating you up" as a normal thing.
In comparison, Yunlou's stereotypes are a little cuter.
Li Xiaogou was a bit crazy at heart. He might not obey Yunlou's earnest advice, but he wouldn't resist directly. However, if the other party made an open threat, he would definitely not obey.
Li Xiaogou chuckled softly and tightened his grip on the chain. He said innocently, "You're right. So, I won't bother you with our first mission after Wang Bo and I become regular employees. We'll just take this guy back on our own."
The smile on Du Tu's face faded, and the accumulated wrinkles returned to their natural drooping state, making him look a little old in an instant.
He looked at Li Xiaogou in a silent contest, and was shocked that the other party did not retreat at all under his imposing aura.
Yunlou has found another good seedling, what an unpleasant discovery.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, took a step back, and loosened the chain: "It seems that the new kid from the Information Department made the mistake. Hiss, what's his name? Mo? Mo Shang? Do you know him?"
Li Xiaogou's face gradually darkened.
Du Tu saw it all, and the corners of his lips curled up. "Once he enters the Information Department, he'll be stuck there forever. If I report him for a mistake, he might be fired. I heard that people who know the secrets of the attitude and are fired from the bureau will be imprisoned in a small room for life. You two have such a good relationship, don't forget to visit him when the time comes."
This was a naked threat, and Li Xiaogou's eyes became even angrier.
He did not give in as Dutu had expected, and slowly moved one hand around, wrapping the chain around his slender fingertips, and finally pulled the boy to his side.
He actually climbed up a bit further along the pole that Du Tu handed over!
This pole has barbs embedded in it.
Li Xiaogou didn't care. If anyone made him uncomfortable, he would slap them in the face even if it hurt like hell.
"Captain Du's concern for us newcomers is truly touching. Mo Shang is a newcomer like me, and isn't familiar with the bureau's rules. Thank you for your kindness. It's indeed his fault, but ignorance is not a crime. I believe the bureau will show leniency and won't fire him."
"However, it's not surprising that Mo Shang doesn't know the rules. You do know the rules, so why would you interfere with our team's mission?"
"If the higher-ups knew about this, would they blame you? You've helped us so much, and if I implicate you, my heart would be broken."
He covered his chest with his hands, feeling deeply moved, as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
Du Tu's eyes twitched. Li Xiaogou could chatter in front of him, but he could only threaten him and imitate the usual chatter of a younger generation. He would be unable to control him in the future.
While his thumb slowly stroked the top of the crutch and he was thinking about how to deal with Li Xiaogou, Li Xiaogou was not prepared to sit and wait for death.
He put away his tea-like chatter and said seriously, "His background and the case he's involved in are related to Situ Ming. Situ Ming has a close relationship with Team Four. It's only logical that Team Four should avoid suspicion."
Du Tu was stunned. Was he being threatened?
Yet this threat worked for him.
The wrinkled skin twitched, and he forced out a smile that was not very willing.
Du Tu: "The people in Yunlou are really good at talking, which is completely different from his taciturn personality. It seems I need to go talk to him."
This means to retreat.
Seeing that Du Tu really turned around and left, Li Xiaogou's heart slowly fell back into his stomach.
In fact, he didn't know the relationship between Du Tu and Situ Ming, but he saw that most of Situ Ming's donations to the Special Investigation Bureau ended up in the hands of Team 4, so he boldly speculated that the relationship between the two was not simple.
In addition, he saw the relationship between the boy and Situ Ming, so he took the risk and used this to threaten Du Tu to let go.
Fortunately, he made the right bet.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Li Xiaogou looked at the young man with hatred in his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, Du Tu's men actually came back!
Every muscle in Li Xiaogou's body was tense.
If the other party wants to take someone away by force, he will never comply.
The other party opened his palm towards him and said, "Chain."
?
The other party frowned and said, "The chain is ours, do you want to steal it?"
...Li Xiaogou took off the chain and collar and threw them to the other party.
The man was still cursing when he left, and I could vaguely hear him say something like "Yunlou is stingy, and the team is crazy because of poverty."
Since it was only Yunlou who was being scolded, Li Xiaogou did not take it to heart.
After making sure the man was really gone, he looked at the boy and asked, "Where did you take the spider?"
A flash of astonishment flashed across the boy's eyes, and then they were filled with hatred.
He spat at Li Xiaogou and said viciously, "If you kill Li Chenglu, I will never tell you even if I die."
Li Xiaogou sighed, thinking that ideological work on rebellious teenagers has always been the most difficult task throughout history.
"What Li Chenglu did is enough to deserve death a hundred times. If the human-faced spider you let your companions take out now causes an incident, even ten thousand deaths would not be enough to atone for it."
The boy stiffened his neck and said nothing.
"Did you know that Li Chenglu still has a photo of you two at home? He told his colleagues that you were his son. He could have taken advantage of the chaos just now to escape, but he stayed to help you survive. As a brother, he has done enough for you."
The boy's eyes became moist again under the light, and he said in a hoarse and choked voice, "But... you killed him. He is my only relative."
"As his only relative, you should understand his character. Li Chenglu is introverted and dull, but kind. He has never hurt others for his own sake, right? He is also a teacher. You have seen him correcting homework under the lamp, worrying about his students. If it were him, would he hurt strangers? Among those strangers, there might be his students."
The boy covered his ears.
Li Xiaogou didn't give up and continued, "Also, you are not without relatives in this world. I know where they are. As long as you tell me where the human-faced spider is now, I will take you to see your relatives."
The young man was stunned for a moment, his lips slightly parted, and he slowly said, "It was taken to Yuelai Plaza."
Yuelai Plaza is the closest shopping plaza to here. Although it is not the busiest time of the day, there are still quite a few people here.
Li Xiaogou just found out from eating melons that the boy was the first person to show symptoms of blood-sucking, and it was a spider that caused him to suffer from this strange disease.
After he was bitten by the spider, a human face appeared on the spider's back, and that face was exactly the same as his.
Later...something happened. More and more people were bitten by the spider. The spider became bigger and bigger. There were more and more human faces on its back, and even the expressions became more lifelike, as if they would crawl out from under the spider's skin at any time.
The boy's companion actually brought such a creature to the mall.
Li Xiaogou didn't have time to hesitate. He forcibly woke Wang Bo, handcuffed the boy to him, explained his whereabouts, and then rushed to the square.
Wang Bo wanted to call Li Xiaogou to remind him, but before he could say anything, he was choked by the blood in his throat.
Looking at Li Xiaogou's back gradually walking away, he sighed in his heart.
Xiao Gou, our disguise time is almost up...
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