NOVEL NEXT Chapter 425 Cake?
Hearing Lu Yu's words, Luo Lie felt a surge of joy, and immediately asked, "Where is the body now?"
There was a faint sense of excitement in Luo Lie's words.
If the body of this member of the Shadow Martial Alliance was found, Shadow Sword's understanding of the Alliance would make significant progress.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu shook his head helplessly, just about to speak, when a waiter placed a piece of fruit cake directly in front of them.
Seeing the cake, Lu Yu shook his head and then stared straight at Luo Lie, saying, "Is today your birthday? I didn't realize that even Shadow Sword members could be so adorable, ordering a cake for their own birthday."
Lu Yu's words carried a bit of teasing, coupled with subtle amusement.
"Birthday?"
Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Luo Lie was slightly taken aback and replied, "Today is not my birthday, and I haven't celebrated my birthday for the past ten years!"
Due to a soldier's iron discipline, Luo Lie had stopped celebrating birthdays since joining the military. The sudden appearance of the cake in front of him was indeed unexpected!
Not Luo Lie's birthday?
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu also felt slightly startled, and suddenly, a sense of alertness flooded his mind!
The saying goes, "there's always a reason for unusual happenings!"
Today isn't Luo Lie's birthday, nor is it mine, which makes this cake highly suspicious!
In an instant, the atmosphere around them solidified, and Lu Yu's ears twitched slightly as he suddenly heard an extremely clear sound!
Beep!
The sound was not loud, like the sound of some electronic device, and if not carefully listened to, could be easily overlooked.
"Did you hear that?"
Staring at the cake, Lu Yu asked Luo Lie in a low voice.
"Heard it."
Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Luo Lie replied, his expression calm, but his tightly knitted brows betrayed his inner anxiety!
"If you heard it, what are you waiting for?"
Upon hearing Luo Lie's words, Lu Yu spoke, his tone cold and low.
Hearing Lu Yu's words, Luo Lie nodded heavily, and almost simultaneously, he and Lu Yu moved, flipping behind the sofa in an instant!
Bang!
Just as they flipped behind the sofa, there was a muffled sound, and the cake exploded, sending dozens of miniature syringes scattering like flowers, piercing the spot where they had just been sitting!
In each syringe, there was a faint blue liquid, alarming at first glance, obviously a potent poison!
"Is it the Shadow Martial Alliance?"
Seeing the syringes, Luo Lie coldly said. Just a moment ago, they narrowly escaped death; had it not been for Lu Yu's warning, being hit by those lethal poison syringes would have been deadly, or at least severely harmful!
"You're overthinking. The Shadow Martial Alliance wouldn't stoop to such means!"
Looking at the densely packed miniature syringes, Lu Yu spoke coldly, his tone deep.
Having just tangled with the Shadow Martial Alliance, although not much information was acquired, the professionalism of the opposite party suggested that if they were behind this, there would have been explosives in the cake instead!
After all, with syringes, there's a good chance to evade if agile enough, but with explosives, even with the swiftest reflexes, escaping the blast zone instantly is impossible!
"If it's not the Shadow Martial Alliance, then who could it be?"
Hearing Lu Yu's words, Luo Lie asked, filled with doubt and clearly perplexed by the situation.
Indeed, suddenly confronted with a deadly trap disguised as a cake, even he felt fear!
"I don't know who did it, but I'm certain it's the work of a local organization!"
Looking at the micro syringes, Lu Yu spoke calmly, his words cold.
"Why?"
Luo Lie was extremely confused by Lu Yu's judgment; he couldn't comprehend how Lu Yu deduced a local organization was involved.
"Because the assailant used syringes instead of explosives!"
Lu Yu replied, "By attempting to poison us with syringes, the assailant clearly wants to avoid causing a major incident, because once it becomes a big deal, various forces will intensify the investigation, risking exposure!"
Local organizations fear escalating situations, whereas the Shadow Martial Alliance wouldn't care!
If the Alliance were involved, things wouldn't appear as they do now!
Lu Yu then slowly turned, looking at Luo Lie and said, "That's why I conclude that these attackers aren't the Shadow Martial Alliance, but a local group!"
Buzz!
Hearing Lu Yu's conclusion, Luo Lie was momentarily stunned, now realizing the reasoning behind such a method!
Thinking it over, he gazed at Lu Yu in shock, recognizing that Lu Yu, faced with such matters, handled them more calmly and professionally than himself, a Shadow Sword member!
Seeing Luo Lie's expression, Lu Yu smiled slightly, calmly handing an item to Luo Lie as he spoke, "Let's investigate this with a dual strategy: you follow up on the Shadow Martial Alliance, and I'll look into the local organization, shall we?"
Lu Yu had the feeling that all these incidents were aimed at him specifically, with Luo Lie coincidentally caught in the crossfire!
Love doesn't appear out of thin air, nor does hatred; if they wish to eliminate him, there's undoubtedly some underlying conflict!
Perhaps these people are intricately linked to the downfall of his family years ago!
"Alright, let's do as you suggest!"
Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Luo Lie agreed.
He realized through the recent events that Lu Yu was far more complex than he appeared, and given Group Leader Qin's significant regard for Lu Yu, Luo Lie agreed to proceed as suggested!