Chapter 428: The Number One Criminal (1/2)
When Sun Tiger got into the vehicle, he sat across me. Sizing me up, he seemed surprised. ”Kiddo, are you all right?” he asked.
”I’m fine.”
”How can you be fine? Look at yourself!”
Sun Tiger turned the rearview mirror towards me. As soon as I caught sight of my own reflection, I froze. I was actually crying. By this point, I could no longer control my emotions so I buried my face and began to sob.
Sun Tiger sighed, ”I must kill the bastard.”
He wrapped his arm around my shoulder despite his inability to comfort. Patting my back, he said, ”Don't go home tonight. Stay at my place!” Then, he handed me a paper towel.
As I wiped away the tears, Sun Tiger added, ”There’s good news...”
”What?” I asked.
Sun Tiger stopped talking and looked at Duan Yunjie uneasily. ”What is your badge number and who is your superior?”
Duan Yunjie answered his questions one by one. It turned out that she belonged to the SWAT team and joined this undercover mission as soon as she graduated. However, her original superior died in the line of duty.
Sun Tiger admitted, ”Officer Duan Yunjie, I don't trust you. You have been missing for three years. Anyone would doubt you.”
”I have a list of the Dog Trainers’ clients in my hand and important evidence to charge him. This can prove that I have not been brainwashed,” replied Duan Yunjie.
”Where’s the list?”
Duan Yunjie pointed to her head, ”I can't do anything under his supervision so I memorized the list.”
”What was the Dog Trainer's previous code name?” I questioned.
”His previous code name was Nightcrawler. In fact, he wasn’t part of the organization at first. He was a criminal who made a living by kidnapping and extortion. Later, his skills were appreciated and coveted by the organization so they made him one of them,” Duan Yunjie explained.
”So it looks like the Public Security Bureau has already started investigating this organization...”
”It started as early as my cooperation with your grandfather. But every time we failed, the people involved in the mission were either missing or mysteriously killed.”
It seemed Sun Tiger knew more than I thought.
”Duan Yunjie, I will arrange a psychologist to counsel you and confirm your state of mind,” added Sun Tiger. “Then if you’re given the clear, I’ll formally return you to the team with the honor you deserve!”
Duan Yunjie wanted to salute, only to remember that her hands were shackled. ”Thank you, Director Sun,” she smiled.
At the thought of revealing those incidents to a stranger and reopening my wounds, I felt resistance. ”I'm fine,” I shook my head.
“Listen to me!” urged Sun Tiger.
These two words stimulated me like a sharp needle through the marrow. ”I said I was fine. Don't confuse me with them!” I shouted.
My outburst frightened everyone in the vehicle. When I regained composure, I realized my gaffe and bowed my head in loss, ”I know, I’ll go for therapy.”
Back at the station, I saw Xiaotao, Bingxin, Dali and Wang Yuanchao waiting at the entrance as soon as I alighted the vehicle. When they saw me in handcuffs, Dali asked in surprise, ”What happened?”
”This is for his own protection,” clarified Sun Tiger. “Let's go inside and talk about it.”