bookpower Chapter 24 Cleanup
Chapter 24 Cleanup
Lin Xiaowei, Zhang Qing, and Ye Yuhe each looked like frostbitten eggplants, completely wilted and lifeless.
Xia Wuyuan had no choice but to shift his attention, "First, let's figure out how to rescue the people."
Ou Zhengyang, the chairman of Yulong International, realized the situation was getting out of control. No longer displaying his previous formidable demeanor, he tried to quietly slip out of the room.
"Did I say you could leave?"
Alkaid picked up a broken section of the baton from the ground and kicked it with precision.
"Whoosh!"
Explosive force unleashed!
Shrill whistling cut through the air!
Ou Zhengyang, who had just turned to leave the office, had his calf pierced by that half of the baton. He screamed and fell to the floor in agony.
"Where is the 'merchandise' mentioned by General Manager You?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Alkaid stepped forward and asked.
"I... I don't know, I'm just in charge of operations..."
Ou Zhengyang's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, his face deathly pale, "Young Master Su... our Ou family in Shanlong City and the Su Family have a lot of dealings in the logistics industry too, considering our families are business partners... please spare me..."
"I'll ask one more time, where is the 'merchandise'."
Alkaid wielded his sword, aiming at Ou Zhengyang's head.
"Su Alkaid, don't kill anymore."
Lin Xiaowei hurriedly shouted.
"I'm not killing a person, I'm killing a demon," Alkaid said.
A moment later, he looked at Ou Zhengyang with an expressionless face, "A demon living among us."
That look...
Instantly filled Ou Zhengyang with an unprecedented fear, terror sweeping over his entire body.
He realized that if he didn't speak, the man before him, who seemed as mad as a hatter, the third young master of the Su family...
Would really kill.
"I don't know, I truly don't know!"
He shouted loudly, "These matters are all handled by You Long... I never inquire... just that every year, I receive three portions of Divine Blood..."
"Divine Blood!?"
Xia Wuyuan suddenly looked up.
"What is Divine Blood?"
Lin Xiaowei couldn't help but ask.
"A special drug that can only be extracted from the human body, reportedly, it can prolong life, and if consumed in large quantities, can keep one eternally youthful."
A trace of solemnity flickered through Xia Wuyuan's eyes, "As early as ten years ago, this drug was explicitly banned by the World Health Organization."
"Then you're of no use..."
Alkaid, however, ignored the conversation between Xia Wuyuan and Lin Xiaowei, instead raising the sword in his hand.
"Basement Level Four!"
Ou Zhengyang immediately shouted, "Basement Level Four! All their unspeakable dealings are handled there! If there really is 'merchandise', it must be on Basement Level Four. You can go straight down by swiping a card on Elevator Six!"
After hearing this, Alkaid turned toward Lin Xiaowei, Xia Wuyuan, and the others, "What are you waiting for? Get the card, go down and rescue them."
Coming to their senses, Xia Wuyuan, Lin Xiaowei, and the others quickly went to You Long's corpse and soon retrieved a card from him.
The two of them hurried outwards.
"A few years in prison?"
Alkaid laid the Chengying Sword directly on Ou Zhengyang's neck.
Lin Xiaowei, who had just temporarily locked up Jiang Feng and others, seemed to realize something and rushed over: "Su Alkaid, stop!"
The cold blade caused an unprecedented surge of terror in Ou Zhengyang's eyes.
He struggled violently, screaming, "Inspector Lin, save me..."
"Shh!"
Before he could finish, the Chengying Sword sliced through his throat.
Blood spurted out.
Ou Zhengyang's eyes bulged as he grabbed at his own neck, as if this would lessen the blood spray and slow the ebbing of his life.
"Don't!"
Lin Xiaowei, who had hurried over, called out with a trembling voice.
But she could only watch in horror as Ou Zhengyang's struggles grew weaker.
She suddenly looked towards Alkaid.
He had killed a man, yet Su Alkaid looked as if nothing had happened.
This cold-bloodedness, this ruthlessness...
While she found it unbelievable, it also sent chills down her spine.
Alkaid wiped the Chengying Sword on Ou Zhengyang's expensive suit, then stood up.
"You will testify for me that he was killed after resisting with incontrovertible evidence against him, right?" he asked.
"You... You..."
Lin Xiaowei stared at him, her chest heaving violently.
"Or do you think, with his stature and background, the legal punishment would make him serve a few years in prison? Five years? Three years? One year? Or maybe he'd simply get a suspended sentence, as good as no punishment at all?" Alkaid stood up and said.
Lin Xiaowei opened her mouth, wanting to say something in rebuttal, but in the end...
She couldn't utter a single word.
"That's that then, take care of the rest," Alkaid said, and started walking towards the door.
"Wait."
Lin Xiaowei looked at Alkaid: "Recently, a number of martial masters have been killed. Were they... did you kill them?"
"I did not kill anyone," Alkaid replied calmly.
Lin Xiaowei looked silently at the corpses strewn across the office floor.
How could you say that with a straight face?
Alkaid seemed to realize that his previous statement was somewhat out of place for the current situation and decided to phrase it differently: "Those I killed, do not deserve to be considered human."
"Su Alkaid."
As he was about to reach the door, Lin Xiaowei called out to him again.
She took a deep breath: "For now, I will believe you wouldn't kill the innocent needlessly. With your status, there's no need to lie to me, but I hope... if something like this happens again, you could let us know..."
"You all?"
Alkaid responded indifferently: "Like just now, could you have gotten any useful information out of Ou Zhengyang's mouth? By the time you got anything, dozens of people would have already been killed, all traces wiped clean. What could you possibly find out then?"
At this, Lin Xiaowei was silenced once more.
"I spoke a bit harshly. Actually, it's just that your positions limit the way you can act," Alkaid shook his head. "Alright, the aftermath is yours to handle."
With that, he turned and left.