Crazy Detective

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When Xiao Hang saw Li Jing searching the dead bodies, he shook his head and walked towards them. “Jing, we’re not that desperate, right?” he asked anxiously. “Be careful, your leg is seriously injured.”

“It’s OK. I don’t know why, but I feel much better. It seems as if the bleeding has stopped.” Li Jing waved to Xiao Hang. “Come here and have a look. These people are all foreigners.”

Hum. Of course you feel much better, Zhao Yu thought. If it wasn’t for my Invisible Hemostat, you wouldn’t have the strength to speak now.

“International mercenaries?” Xiao Hang squatted in front of a corpse and carefully studied it. “It seems that there are no obvious characteristics. It’s probably not a well-known organization.”

Li Jing frowned. “A little more than ten people. Why haven’t we noticed such a squad before?” she asked.

“Unfortunately, there is no connection here.” Xiao Hang took out his cellphone and said, “I’d better take pictures of them in case I can’t recognize them after we get out.”

“Advanced equipment, well-trained, and highly confidential. I think…” Li Jing thought for a second then said, “These people were all temporarily recruited. Although they are not professionals, it’s good for them to conceal their real identities.”

“Yes.” Xiao Hang took pictures of the dead and said, “This kind of organization is the most difficult to identify. Look, there are many people who look like they are Chinese. But they are not. They are either Southeast Asian or East Asian.”

“Since the masked man speaks Japanese, the boss is Japanese? Obviously, the masked one is their leader,” Zhao Yu said.

Li Jing shook her head. “Not necessarily. I know how this kind of organization works. If they had really been recruited by Japanese agents, they would not have spoken Japanese, nor would there have been any Japanese related things on them.”

“Oh…” Zhao Yu nodded and said, “I see. they don’t want us to know their real identity. It’s such an important task, right?”

Xiao Hang nodded. “Yes. Otherwise, once we find out, it would mean big news for the international community. No nation dares to be so bold… ”

“So, they may not be Japanese.” Zhao Yu shook his head. “Is it the KGB?”

Xiao Hang shook his head and said, “I don’t think so. Their position is different. If they’re Russian, they would definitely cooperate with us.”

“But anyway…” Li Jing hesitated, then said, “It’s the worst and the largest conspiracy I have ever heard of. Foreigners come to look for treasure in China and attempt to destroy it. How dare they! I won’t let them get away with this.”

Xiao Hang frowned and said, “Although this secret base was saved, we still let that masked man run. And, he got his answers from Cui Lizhu. I’m afraid…”

“So, we need to get out of here as soon as possible. No more whining.” Li Jing took Xiao Hang’s hand and said, “Maybe there’s another exit in such a large military base. Let’s have a look around.”

Xiao Hang nodded. “OK,” he said. “But you can’t go. Your leg is injured.”

“Um… Wait a minute…” Zhao Yu thought of something and quickly waved his hand. “Just now, I thought I saw a couple of people there. They are still alive. I’m going to talk to them and see if I can get anything from them. I’m the best at this kind of thing,” he said.

Xiao Hang and Li Jing shook their heads together. “There were not killed in the shooting, but they killed themselves,” Xiao Hang said.

Zhao Yu pouted. “What? Death squad? Do they have poison stashed in their mouth? When they can’t complete their tasks, they chew the poison and die to keep their secrets?”

Xiao Hang and Li Jing did not answer him. Instead, they looked around anxiously.

Zhao Yu didn’t continue and was going to check the dead people with Xiao Hang. A sudden pain caused by his previous injury and a strong sense of fatigue hit him, which made him stumble.

“In this case…” Cui Lizhu was the opposite of Zhao Yu. She showed excitement in her eyes. “Let’s look around. What if we find the gold? Eh? Boss? Boss…”

Cui Lizhu was right beside Zhao Yu. Seeing him stagger, she rushed forward to help him.

Zhao Yu gritted his teeth in pain. He felt a burning pain all over his body. He felt dizzy and his vision became blurred. That was a side effect of the Energy Booster he had just used as well as the gradual decline of the effect of the Invisible Tonic.

“Don’t scare me, boss,” Cui Lizhu said, frightened, and hurriedly took out a bottle of mineral water. She gave it to Zhao Yu. “How do you feel? I won’t let anything happen to you.”

Zhao Yu tried to look well. “I’m good. I’m just a bit tired. I have to take a rest.”

“Really? Are you really all right?” Xiao Hang also looked at Zhao Yu with concern and even checked his pulse. “I heard someone shot you. Are you sure you didn’t get hurt? I’m not talking about rubber bullets.”

“Screw you! Do you want me to die?” Zhao Yu glared at him and felt a dull, throbbing pain in his face.

“All right, all right…” Xiao Hang waved his hand. “Since he can swear, he’s OK. Come on. I’m going to find the way out. You stay here and take care of Zhao Yu.”

“I don’t need to be taken care of.” Zhao Yu waved. “Cui, you should go with Xiao Hang. You are better than him. See if you can find a secret exit or something.”

Cui Lizhu seemed obviously embarrassed.

“Well, I’m here.” Li Jing took out a pistol and waved.

“Well, be careful,” Xiao Hang told Li Jing. “If you find anything, shoot into the air. I’ll come back as soon as possible.”

Li Jing nodded.

“Well then…” Cui Lizhu nodded, then followed Xiao Hang and left.

Li Jing dragged her injured right leg to Zhao Yu and asked, “Zhao Yu, do you really believe her?”

“What?” Zhao Yu raised his eyes and saw that Li Jing was staring into the distance. He understood what she meant. “Of course. Although Cui Lizhu is not always serious with work, she knows what’s right,” he replied. “At this point, do you think she has anything she’s hiding from us?”

“But it shows that she knows something,” Li Jing said. “Otherwise, the enemy would not want to take her. She must know something that we don’t know.”

“I don’t know, but… I believe her,” Zhao Yu said firmly. “She never lies to me about this kind of thing. If she says that she doesn’t know, then she doesn’t know.”

“I was thinking…” Li Jing frowned and said, “Maybe what the enemy wants to know is something of no importance at all to Cui Lizhu.”

“I have thought about that as well, but Cui Lizhu has told me everything about her from as early as she could remember. I don’t think there’s anything related to the place where the treasure was buried.” The overwhelming feeling of exhaustion poured into Zhao Yu like water from a river flowing into the sea. However, this was a rare opportunity for him, so he forced himself to ask, “Captain Li, can you tell me something about my girlfriend’s father? What’s there between you and him?”