Chapter 466: The Boss Wants You to Take Care of Yourself
"Turn off the alarm first." Xiao Lin placed both hands on the car door. Feeling he might have been a bit rough, seeing glass shards scattered everywhere, he kindly brushed off the shards from the shoulder of the person in the driver's seat, though he didn't have the same goodwill to tend to the cuts on the person's head caused by the flying shards.
Xiao Lin looked inside the car, seeing no one else, the person in the driver's seat seemed too shocked to move, staring straight ahead. Normally, no one could smash through this kind of toughened glass with a punch. Xiao Lin thought for a moment, then forcefully slapped the driver across the face. "Turn off the alarm."
The first reaction of the person was not to turn off the alarm but to strike back at Xiao Lin, which took him a bit by surprise.
The car was still making annoying noises as he fended off the person's attacks and reached out to press the alarm button. "Such a nuisance." Xiao Lin opened the car door and dragged the person out, and without any obstacles, the opponent showed his full fighting potential, proving to be quite a formidable foe, Xiao Lin concluded.
"Xiao Mu's man?" Xiao Lin countered while inquiring. Fatty Wang's subordinates were retired special forces soldiers, he had experienced their professional skills, which were completely different from this person. His moves didn't come from traditional training but were specialized in close-quarters grappling, not a part of military training methods.
"You don't need to know that." The man, trying hard to get close to Xiao Lin, found an opportunity after several kicks to enter Xiao Lin's defensive circle.
Xiao Lin somewhat admired the man's wit, and correspondingly got more serious, delivering clean and swift punches, precisely hitting every target, leaving marks on the opponent's lethal points.
The man had nowhere to dodge, his chances to counterattack were dwindling from the initial fierce offense to an all-out defense as the number of onlookers grew.
"Before the police arrive, you'd better give up the thought of defeating me, you know you can't." Sensitive hearing trained by professionals easily picked up the sound of sirens from afar.
The man abandoned his desire for entanglement, turning instead to his car, ignoring Xiao Lin's questions.
"Go back and tell Xiao Mu..."
"The boss wants you to take care of yourself." The man started the car, and the shards of glass fell onto the road.
Take care of myself? Xiao Lin watched the car's shadow disappear with a moment of loss. When the sound of police sirens echoed across the sky, he no longer lingered, the City Police Department was just ahead. He abandoned the car and turned into a small alley, crossing through to see the golden police badge ahead.
"I want to see Liu Sheng." Yi was surprised by Xiao Lin's appearance. When he explained his purpose, a sense of loss crept into his heart, which he quickly discarded.
"Visiting hours for prisoners are over." To avoid any misunderstandings, Yi formally announced the decisive reason.
"This is the Xia Family lawyer's certificate, we can take the green channel." When he left 'Rhine', Xiao Lin had found the Xia Family's designated lawyer to issue the necessary documents just in case.
"Please wait a moment." Today Yi was on duty, and after completing the relevant visitation procedures at the front desk, Yi took Xiao Lin to the temporary detention center in the backyard.
"You don't have to stay here any longer." Yi, who had been silent all the way, stiffened in his back after hearing Xiao Lin's words, slowing his pace considerably.
"I never betrayed you." Yi opened the iron door, the coldness of the detention center just like the morgue below, though the cold felt different.
"I've met Xiao Mu." This time Yi stopped, turning back to scrutinize Xiao Lin. "I'm fine, he won't do anything to me for the time being."
"The third young master is no ordinary person." After a long while, Yi uttered the words, leading Xiao Lin into a room with heating. "Wait here, I'll bring Liu Sheng."
This interrogation room was very familiar; it was here he led away Consort Ling.
Liu Sheng was hiding in a corner of the cell by himself; perhaps he never thought he would end up in such a place one day. He wasn't an honest person, but definitely a straightforward one.
It was a bit cold here, and there were even small insects, but thank God he was alone, without any monstrous figures as shown on TV. He probably wouldn't be suffocated under a blanket and beaten up!
Yi quietly observed Liu Sheng, the middle-aged man curled up on the single bed, looking pitifully hunched in the corner. Opening the cell door, he said, "Liu Sheng, come out, someone wants to see you."
Liu Sheng's misty eyes still hung with a teardrop. He looked towards the sound, shivering as he got off the bed, his suit already crumpled. He hadn't bathed since leaving the hospital, nor had he eaten properly, so he was very hungry and dirty.
"I don't want to see them." Midway, Liu Sheng seemed to realize something. He fearfully jumped back on the bed, thinking those people were here to kill him because he knew too much about their dirty dealings.
"Come out!" Yi shouted inside. Liu Sheng frantically shook his head, muttering indistinctly, prompting Yi to plan to drag him out, only to be stopped by someone grabbing his arm.
"If he won't come out, I'll just go in." Xiao Lin bent down, entering the cell.
"Young Master Xiao, this place..." Yi attempted to stop Xiao Lin, believing that it would tarnish Xiao Lin's status to enter such a labeled place.
"You've been quite profoundly influenced by the old man!" Xiao Lin turned, smiling toothily at Yi. "After following me for over ten years, can a few meetings with him be more worthwhile?" The severity in his tone made Yi lower his head. Xiao Lin was angry, legitimately so, and Yi was the reason for his anger.
"Liu Sheng, have you recognized who I am?" Xiao Lin approached Liu Sheng, his tall figure blocking the swaying light overhead.
Liu Sheng nodded blankly, like a devil who could easily read others' minds and pry open the things hidden in the dark bit by bit. He feared him but didn't dare cross him; it was a hard-to-define, difficult-to-describe mindset.
"I'm giving you two options now, you need to listen carefully, got it?" Liu Sheng kept nodding, then began to shake his head violently. "As long as you behave, I will ensure your safety."
"They will kill me." Liu Sheng said, trembling lips betraying fear as he began to cry like a woman. "They will kill me for sure."
"Who wants to kill you?" Xiao Lin slowly sat beside Liu Sheng, placing a hand on his knee, then grasping his hand. The man trembled helplessly due to fear. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to recommend it or vote on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation.)
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