Chapter 168 - Cold-blooded (2/2)

A chill shot through her spine as she looked at He Ruanliang, his face barely recognizable. He was soaked in blood, and his flesh virtually shredded. Whoever they were facing was a pro, an intelligent and steady, cold-blooded killer. He carried out his a.s.sault within such a short time, given that the JC was already on route to apprehend He Ruanliang. The fact that their opponent could react in such a short amount of time and held He Ruanliang hostage proved that this person was a real intelligent, cold-blooded, and calm killer. Even with her experience, Gu Qinglin felt gooseb.u.mps rise out of nowhere.

Xiao Luo kept hid behind He Ruanliang’s body as a s.h.i.+eld. Gu Qinglin’s arrival had messed up his plan, so he might have to leave the man behind.

Without another word, Xiao Luo lifted He Ruanliang and carried him off like a beast towards another exit. He kept to the darkness as he made his way there. The pursuing JC team could see the knife pressed against He Ruanliang’s neck as it glistened coldly under the dim light.

Gu Qinglin followed closely, waiting for a chance to take a shot at Xiao Luo.

The chance never came as Xiao Luo successfully reached the exit. The stalemate continued.

He Ruanliang now felt the knife pressing on his neck and knew that Xiao Luo was about to take his life. In fear and horror, he called out again, in a course guttural voice, “N-no. please don’t….”

“Stop it, I’m telling you to stop, do you hear me?”

Gu Qinglin yelled; she could sense what would soon be happening. She cringed at the thought of a human life brutally taken, right in front of her.

Then, the sound of a grunt. The knife mercilessly sliced through He Ruanliang’s throat, and blood oozed out in an instant.

“d.a.m.n it!”

Gu Qinglin lost control of her emotions and immediately opened fire.

Bang. Bang. Bang.

A volley of shots tore through the exit area. But Xiao Luo had already made his escape, and the bullets lodged harmlessly in the wall.

When they arrived at the spot, He Ruanliang was already lying dead in a pool of blood, his eyes open, staring blankly at the wall.

“He’s brutal. A cold-blooded murderer!” w.a.n.g Hanxuan said, staring chillingly at the corpse.

Gu Qinglin was furious, clenching her teeth, she ordered, “Send a request to the headquarters immediately, get a warrant of arrest out for criminal suspect Xiao Luo!!!”

Committing a crime right before her eyes was not only an affront to her but more so an insult to the law. He must be captured at all costs; he cannot escape the long arm of the law.

“Understood.” w.a.n.g Hanxuan nodded and acknowledged her order.

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Xiao Luo arrived at the pavilion on the mountains in the Guangming Park. Even though Gu Qinglin’s shot wasn’t life-threatening, the bullet had lodged deep in his shoulder, causing hemorrhage and ma.s.sive trauma to the affected area. The loss of blood dramatically affected his physical and mental state.

He slowly reached his hand back towards the injury and clenching his teeth, pushed his finger into the wound, attempting to dig the slug out.

A sharp pain flashed from the wound the moment his finger reached into the wound, his face to twisted in anguish. After what seemed like a long, agonizing time, he finally managed to extract the bullet from his injury.

He felt his legs giving and collapsed to the ground. The cold-blooded a.s.sa.s.sin rolled over and lay where he fell, his face a deathly pale.

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