Chapter 496 - Senior Official (2/2)

The a.s.sault rifle was on automatic mode and spat out a continuous barrage of shots. Xiao Luo emptied the entire clip, and when the shooting stopped, what was left of Zhuo Yuze was only a pile of mashed-up meat. It was impossible to even differentiate between flesh and bone any more.

Looking at what remained of Zhuo Yuze’s body, now strewn in little pieces, Xiao Luo took a deep breath. Without any expression on his face, he said, “I’ve already killed you, but so what?”

Just like kicking a can, he went over and kicked the heap of flesh and bones off the cliff. It had become the burial place of the Zhuo brothers.

After finis.h.i.+ng the job, Xiao Luo took out his handphone and dialed Ji Siying’s number, explaining the entire situation that had taken place.

“Mr. Xiao Luo, I’ll report it to the superiors and send people there to clean things up. Investigating corrupt senior officials is one of the NSA’s core roles, ensuring the country’s safety. Zhuo Yuze has already been on our blacklist for quite a while. He has used his authority, embezzled military funds, and privately got a gun license for his younger brother, Zhuo Wei. The reason why we never took action before this was because of the people he had behind his back, but since Mr. Xiao Luo has already taken care of him, it’s about time we take care of his backers as well,” Ji Siying said.

“The people behind his back?”

Xiao Luo said suspiciously, “Is it a senior official?”

“Yes, it’s the Bai family from Jingcheng. He’s the son-in-law of the Bai family. There’s a national deputy officer from the Bai family standing on an equal footing as our director.”

“That strong an influence?”

“Yes, but you don’t have to worry about anything, Mr. Xiao Luo. Our director will negotiate with the Bai family. I believe with all the notorious things that Zhuo Yuze has done, the Bai family will prefer to stay on good terms with us.”

“All right, understood.”

Xiao Luo nodded his head. He finally understood why Zhuo Yuze was able to get promoted so quickly and why Zhuo Wei could freely go about exposing the private lives of so many celebrities without any repercussions. n.o.body would dare offend them on account of his backing from the Bai family.

“Right, please let the director know that his younger daughter is in Xiahai now, and she’s with me.”

“Got it,” Ji Siying replied.

Xiao Luo realized that the conversation he was having with her sounded rather cold. It was as if he was speaking to an online translator who had no emotions. “Is something wrong with you?”

“I’m doing my job as a liaison. Why does Mr. Xiao Luo ask me such a question?” Ji Siying said.

She sounded frigid; in fact, she was like a total stranger.

Xiao Luo was not a clueless person, and he knew the root of the problem. “I think we need to have a good talk. I’ll go and find you when I have the time,” he said.

Ji Siying kept quiet for a while, and after what felt like half a day, she replied with one word, “Okay.”

Then she put down the phone.

Xiao Luo furrowed his eyebrows and was feeling a little bit distressed. He was having mixed feelings about how he felt about Ji Siying.

…

“Xiao Luo, how should we deal with both of them?”

Gu Qianxue asked the moment he stepped into Su Li’s apartment in Crescent Bay. Zhuo Yuze had sent two of his soldiers, but Gu Qianxue had already knocked them out cold and dumped them into a corner.

Su Li and Shen Qingyan were pretty shocked. Neither could have imagined that the pet.i.te and cute-looking Gu Qianxue could deal with two muscular-looking men that quickly. On top of that, she was incredibly powerful, and with each hand, she threw the two burly men and sent them cras.h.i.+ng into the corner. If they had not witnessed it in person, they would have never believed that she could do that.

“I’ll just throw them outside later,” Xiao Luo said with a smile on his face. Gu Qianxue had never disappointed him. Back in Jiangcheng, she had been responsible for the safety of his younger sister and brother-in-law.

“Are you injured?” Su Li asked. She looked at Xiao Luo with caring eyes.

Xiao Luo shook his head and said, “No, I’m fine.”

Su Li asked again, “Was it Zhuo Wei?”

“Yup, but I’ve settled the problem, so you don’t have to worry about a thing anymore,” Xiao Luo said with a smile.

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