Stuck in a Chinese novel

"What… you were just…. And now you're…. What…" Yan Rong was confused while Wei Jun quickly diverted his attention to Xia Lu who was still showing signs of worsening. The feeling at the back of Wei Jun's head was getting severe with each passing moment as well.

[Corruption of the party member Xia Lu at 89%]

Wei Jun was running out of time. He quickly pulled out his phone and contacted Li Wei, "I need full police chatter. What's going in there and where they're keeping the fat man named Tao Min."

"Got it, boss," Li Wei didn't waste a minute and quickly got to work. Even though she was alone now, her capabilities were still at their best. Getting rid of the intelligence team did nothing to Wei Jun's intelligence network. Li Wei was the only one capable enough among them.

With her at the job, the order was carried out in a matter of minutes and Wei Jun had inside knowledge of the CSF. Where they were right now and where they were keeping Tao Min.

"Zhao Hui will get in the way. If you want him alive, keep him busy." Wei Jun said to Yan Rong who looked at Xia Lu. Knowing that the matter wasn't something small, the upcoming incident would be bigger than Zhao Hui's pay scale.

But she was well aware of his nature as well. He'd rather risk his life than back out of something. No matter how much she loved Wei Jun, she also cared about her uncle so she left to get him out of the mess at least.

As for Wei Jun, he made his way to the bathroom after knocking Xia Lu out. Her corruption progress slowed down at a great rate as it was nearing the end but it was still progressing and Wei Jun could tell he didn't have much time.

[Hydra venom has been purchased]

[Cost: 100,000]

Wei Jun filled the bathtub with water and then poured just one drop of the venom into the water. The tub didn't erode instantly but it was showing the signs of crumbling so Wei Jun didn't have much time.

He stood in front of the mirror and looked into his own deep black eyes. He took a deep breath before he opened his mouth and reached into it with his finger and then…

"Kugh!!!"

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"What did he want with you?!" Sho Xiang asked, trying his best to be the bad cop while Zhang Fei, the good cop in this setting, was shaking his head in a corner of the interrogation room.

"I told you. I've never even met the guy." Tao Min said in his own defense. After he was cleaned, he was brought to the police station for investigation. It was clear that he was the biker's target so there must be some reason for that.

"You really expect us to believe that?" Zhang Fei said before he showed Tao Min some pictures on the projector, "This is the state of the downtown. No one would destroy almost half of the area to get to you simply because you did nothing."

"I'm telling you. I don't know. I was just enjoying my cake when he just rammed through the wall with his bike and began to hunt me down." Tao Min recounted exactly the truth.

He couldn't just tell them that he had a supernatural power that let him corrupt women. It was a pity none of his interrogators were women or he would have been out of there since long ago. He couldn't risk telling them the truth, afraid his ability might go public.

He was afraid of what the police might do to him if they were to find such an unethical ability in him.

So he had no choice but to remain quiet.

"If there's something you're withholding from us, we

will

paint you as an accomplice to the biker. You understand?" Sho Xiang lied through his teeth. But there was nothing else he could do but use the law against an oblivious person.

"I'm telling you! I don't know! He just came at me! I'm the victim here!" The truth could be felt in Tao Min's words. He really didn't know why the biker was targeting him since he didn't know who the biker was so in his books, he hadn't done anything to the biker. He really was the victim in that case so he really was telling the truth.

Sho Xiang couldn't help but look at Zhang Fei for guidance but he was also equally stumped. In the end, they had no choice but to leave and discuss this matter further.

"I'm thinking he came for him so he might come this time as well," Zhang Fei proposed an idea that wasn't ethical in the least but it wasn't like the law enforcement didn't know about the dark streets.

"Absolutely not!" Zhao Hui yelled, "We're talking about a civilian here."

At the end of the day, Tao Min was a mortal civilian. He couldn't be involved in the cultivation world nor would the law allow it.

"We may have no other choice, Sergeant," Jang Long said.

"You're really going to let this happen?" Zhao Hui turned to Rin who was also standing there with a complicated expression on her face.

She remained silent for a good while before she finally sighed and said, "I'll run this by the commander. When will he be here?"

"He's stuck in a briefing with the Emperor but he says he will be free by nightfall." Zhang Fei replied.

"Unbelievable." Zhao Hui said before he added, "If you want to go with this, then me and my department wouldn't be a part of it."

"You may not have a choice, Sergeant," Zhang Fei said.

"Then you can shove that choice up your commander's as*." With that, Zhao Hui left the police station.

"Let him go. Just make sure to let it out that we have Tao Min in custody because he seems to be related to the biker," Rin said, looking at the leaving Zhao Hui's back. She didn't like this as much as he didn't but she knew she didn't have any other choice.

Something had to be done and if that someone was her, so be it.

On the other hand, Zhao Hui was on his way out when he bumped into Yan Rong.

"Uncle! It's been so long since we've spent some time together. Let's go to the mall. There's a new pastry shop." Yan Rong naturally said, nothing in his voice or expression giving an indication about her intentions.

"Make it to a bar. I need a drink." Zhao Hui said.

"A drink? At this time of the day? Everything all right?" Yan Rong.

"Nope. Nothing's right. In fact, everything's wrong. Your entire organization's wrong." Zhao Hui said in one breath before he calmed himself and said, "You should have just gone for the police. Why did you have to involve yourself with such an organization that doesn't care for the people in the least?"

Yan Rong didn't know what had happened but whatever it was, it surely had to do something about Zhao Hui's days at the CSF. Still, she didn't care about that right now. She just wanted to get Zhao Hui away from there so she said, "Then uncle, first round's on me."

"You earn much more than me. All the rounds are on you." Zhao Hui said and left with his smiling niece.

Unaware of what was to come.

If only he did, then no matter how angry or disappointed, he would have never left.

Rin, on the other hand, was still conflicted about her decision. She knew what she was doing was wrong but she had no choice but to go ahead with her plan since that was her only present option.

"The news is out." Sho Xiang said as he entered her temporary office.

"That fast?" Rin asked.

"We work fast," Sho Xiang said with a smug smile.

"Good. Keep an eye on him then." Rin said. They had relocated Tao Min to a motel. They couldn't just wait for the biker to come to a police station. No matter what, the biker wasn't going to come there.

So the only other option they had was to make it so the biker would appear, thinking they weren't on the case.

"Is there anything else?" Rin asked, seeing that Sho Xiang didn't leave.

"Do you think he has an agenda, Captain?" Sho Xiang asked, referring to none other than the biker. Rin remained silent. That was something even she didn't have an answer about.

She had only met him once and the intense emotions she felt from him even gave her a fright. Those weren't the emotions of a terrorist. That was a man trying to save something precious to himself.

"Look into that fatty. Something doesn't feel right." Rin said, giving in to her hunch. Sho Xiang, who had come exactly for that, smiled and left in a hurry to work on that lead.

'What are you really after?' Rin was left alone, questioning the motives of the biker.