Chapter 1226: Knocked Out Cold
"Master, the shape of this skeleton dart is very unique. After injuring someone, it leaves a plum blossom-shaped wound. I've accessed all the data online, and there have been three bodies with such wounds, all in West City," said Xiao Shuai.
"West City again!" Lin Chen frowned.
Xiao Shuai continued, "Those killed by this skeleton dart were all heavyweight figures in West City. The first was Jin San, the leader of the underground forces in West City. Before his death, he controlled the entire underground world in West City. After his death, it led to the current chaotic situation among the underground forces there."
"The second time was with Xiaohua and her team. This combat group had five people, and basically each one was killed with a dart to the throat. Now Xiaohua's life or death is unknown, but from the wounds on the bloody clothes, it can be seen that at least her shoulder was hit by a dart," Xiao Shuai continued.
"And the last time this person appeared was a month ago when he killed Qiao Sheng, the family head of the Qiao family's top financial conglomerate in West City," Xiao Shuai said.
"Why did he kill Qiao Sheng?" Lin Chen frowned.
"That is still unclear. The clue we have is that after Qiao Sheng's death, his daughter Qiao Yishan inherited the position of chairman," said Xiao Shuai.
Lin Chen frowned, "This mysterious assassin has been active in West City for a reason, and someone as skilled as him wouldn't act without motive. Our current lead is this Qiao family."
"This guy is very well-hidden. There is still no video footage of him," Xiao Shuai said in a deep voice.
"In that case, I will go to West City and track this guy down," Lin Chen said as he stood up.
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On the G211 high-speed train to West City, Lin Chen was sleeping soundly.
In his dream, he saw Zhao Xiaohua, wearing a white dress with small floral patterns.
Lin Chen ran over joyfully and just held her in his arms, only to be pushed down onto the bed by Xiaohua.
As the two were about to grow closer, someone pushed him suddenly.
Being woken up at such a critical moment, Lin Chen was naturally unwilling.
But when he opened his eyes and saw the beauty standing in front of him, he couldn't help but light up.
The girl was wearing a casual T-shirt on top and a super short skirt that barely reached her thighs.
Her figure was graceful and curvy.
Her long white legs were smooth and delicate like suet jade.
Looking at the girl's face, Lin Chen couldn't help but give her an instant thumbs up.
She had slender willow brows, a charmingly tilted little nose, and rosy lips that gave off an enchanting fragrance as she approached.
Lin Chen was momentarily dazed.
Seeing Lin Chen staring at her intently, the girl frowned, "Please move aside, I'm in the inner seat."
Lin Chen nodded, shifting his body to let the girl pass.
As the girl attempted to place her suitcase on the luggage rack, possibly because it was too heavy, she lost balance with the train's motion and ended up sitting on Lin Chen.
And the suitcase fell from above, crashing down heavily towards them.
"Ah!"
The girl was shocked, watching as the suitcase was about to hit them.
But astonishingly, the suitcase stopped mid-air above, being held by Lin Chen's hand.
Xia Xiner was stunned. She knew her suitcase was filled with clothes and was quite heavy, yet Lin Chen managed to hold it with just one hand.
However, Lin Chen's expression was quite peculiar as Xia Xiner's butt was right on his leg.
The unusual feeling made Lin Chen momentarily lose his composure.
Xia Xiner, sitting on the soft leg, still had a lingering fear as she looked at the overhead suitcase.
She jumped off Lin Chen as if stepped on a tail.
The suitcase finally crashed down heavily with her drastic movement.
Xia Xiner moved aside just in time, but the suitcase still hit Lin Chen hard.
"Ah!" Seeing the heavy suitcase hit Lin Chen, Xia Xiner's face changed slightly.
Lin Chen raised the suitcase off his head and placed it back on the rack, "Beauty, are you trying to murder your future husband?"
Initially seeing the suitcase hit Lin Chen, Xia Xiner felt guilty, but hearing him joke about being her future husband and recalling what happened just now made her blush.
"Whose future husband? It's your luck you weren't crushed," said Xia Xiner crossly as she moved to her window seat.
"Beauty, you just hit me and sat on me. Shouldn't you apologize?" Lin Chen said, somewhat dissatisfied.
"Apologize? Hmph, I haven't even accused you of being a rogue," Xia Xiner snorted coldly.
Damn, if he hadn't trained, that suitcase hitting his head could have caused serious injury. And this girl not only didn't apologize but also called him a rogue!
Lin Chen wanted to argue, but the girl had already put on her earphones and was asleep to music.
"Forget it, a gentleman shouldn't fight with a lady." Lin Chen snorted coldly, turned his head, and continued to sleep.
Xia Xiner had sung all night with friends yesterday and was a bit sleepy, so she quickly fell asleep in her seat.
When she woke up, she found a head resting on her shoulder. This guy, who knows when, had leaned against her, and his face was almost touching hers.
What left Xia Xiner speechless was that the guy was sleeping and smiling sleazily.
It seemed like he was dreaming about eating something delicious, as drool was flowing down from the corner of his mouth.
"Hey, rogue, wake up, your drool is on me," Xia Xiner urgently shook Lin Chen.
Lin Chen had been dreaming about eating something delicious, only to be woken up by Xia Xiner again, and he was infuriated.
He couldn't get close to her, and now he couldn't even enjoy some food. Was this girl here to torture him?
"Sorry, my last name is not Liu, and my name is not rogue!" Lin Chen blinked and said.
"Hmph, close enough. No wonder you got hit with the suitcase; you must have done too many bad things," Xia Xiner snorted coldly.
After being hit, Lin Chen suddenly held his head, "Oh, my head, my head hurts."
Xia Xiner snorted, "Keep pretending. Do you want me to perform CPR for you?"
But as she was ridiculing him, Lin Chen fell silent.
"Hey, this joke isn't funny at all," Xia Xiner said with a cold snort.
However, the guy beside her didn't respond.
"Hey, stop pretending," Xia Xiner shook Lin Chen.
But Lin Chen's body was limp, and Xia Xiner immediately panicked.
Xia Xiner studied nursing, so she had some medical knowledge. She quickly placed her hand under Lin Chen's nose.
Surprisingly, there was no breath coming from his nose, causing Xia Xiner's hand to tremble.
Could it be that the suitcase really killed him just now?