Chapter 1391: Instant Kill

Today, this commander-in-chief of the Border Defense Army actually took the initiative to request a communication; that really was a bit strange and baffling.

Li Wenshan pondered for a moment, then asked doubtfully: “Did Commander Tan say what it was about?”

The communications soldier replied: “Reporting, Director, Commander Tan said they have important leads regarding the two human trafficker cases in Fenglan City.”

At those words, Li Wenshan and all the officers present sprang to their feet in unison, expressions varied yet largely similar. In everyone’s mind, a thought popped up out of nowhere—hard to believe, yet perfectly logical and not the least surprising.

That mysterious figure in Fenglan City who badly wounded four traffickers and carried a dangerous weapon… is highly likely to have already slipped into Yun Province, the Border Defense Army’s jurisdiction, and taken action again… no, to have once again used that special weapon of his and done something!

As soon as they thought of this, every officer present felt their hearts clench, their faces turning grave.

“Connect to Commander Tan’s line immediately!” Li Wenshan clenched his fists, brows knotted as if inverted, and spoke urgently.

Inside the Fenglan City Police Station conference room, the atmosphere was tense and solemn.

On the projection screen, Commander Tan sat upright at the head, dressed in a crisp military uniform.

The other officers were lined up on both sides of the conference table, their expressions focused.

“Hello, Director Li.” Commander Tan smiled and spoke first.

Li Wenshan gave a slight nod and replied politely: “Hello, Commander Tan.”

He didn’t waste time on pleasantries and went straight to the point: “Commander Tan, you said your Border Defense Army has leads related to our Fenglan City human trafficker cases? What exactly are they?”

Commander Tan nodded in satisfaction and said slowly: “Director Li, just yesterday, within our jurisdiction, we found the corpse of a foreign criminal. After examination, we discovered that the wounds on his body are highly similar to those on those traffickers in Fenglan City.”

Li Wenshan’s face darkened; he let out a heavy nasal “Mm.”

Commander Tan kept his smile: “I don’t know, Director Li, how far your investigation into this person has progressed?”

Li Wenshan gave a helpless bitter smile and shook his head: “Commander Tan, to be honest, we’re still putting all our efforts into tracking this person’s whereabouts.”

“Is that so.” Commander Tan nodded thoughtfully. “Actually, we’re searching for this person as well. Although there aren’t many leads at the moment, still…”

He deliberately dragged out the last word, his gaze sweeping across the officers shown on the projection screen.

Li Wenshan and the other officers were immediately drawn in, their faces showing anticipation.

“Still what? Commander Tan, this isn’t the time to keep us in suspense. If both sides pool our leads, we might just be able to find this person.” Li Wenshan said urgently, anxiety written all over his face.

Commander Tan immediately put on a broad smile: “That is exactly what I had in mind, Director Li.”

At that, Li Wenshan froze for a moment, secretly wondering if he’d just been “played” by Commander Tan. But this wasn’t the time to dwell on that. He hurried on: “At present, the leads we have are that this person possesses an extremely fine weapon, and by the second time he used it, the weapon had already undergone a marked upgrade…”

Right then, Commander Tan suddenly raised a hand to interrupt: “Director Li, you just mentioned a weapon upgrade—please hold on a moment.”

With that, he beckoned to his side: “Bring over that photo of the deceased criminal.”

Shortly afterward, under the puzzled gazes of the officers, a photograph appeared on the projection screen.

“This is the photo of the foreign criminal who died at the scene. Please examine it carefully.” Commander Tan said sternly.

Everyone’s eyes focused on the photo, their expressions serious and grim.

The face in the photo was not that of a People of Jiuzhou; the eyeballs bulged, the expression terrified, as if he had suffered great agony before death. And just below that face, at the neck, there was a tiny yet clearly visible wound.

Li Wenshan and the officers studied the photo closely.

“This wound… seems a bit larger than the wounds in the trafficker cases.” Fu Yuheng narrowed his eyes and said oddly.

Commander Tan’s voice sounded again: “According to our investigation, the wound on this foreign criminal was about three to four millimeters, causing extremely severe damage—a clean kill in a single strike.”

At once, a chorus of sharp intakes of breath filled the conference room.

“A single strike kill?” Li Wenshan’s pupils contracted slightly, his expression tightening in an instant.

Liang Shaokai, who was keenly perceptive, seemed to catch on to something. He widened his eyes, looking utterly incredulous as he said: “So that means the weapon of the man in the shadows has very likely been upgraded again!”

Fu Yuheng nodded emphatically: “Yes, it’s very likely.”

Li Wenshan’s brows knitted tightly, his expression extremely grave. The weapon in this shadowy man’s hand—three uses, three upgrades—was practically like some mysterious weapon out of a sci-fi novel, gaining experience with each use and leveling up… but that was impossible. The only explanation he could think of was that this man in the shadows kept accumulating experience and upgrading the weapon in his hand.

This man in the shadows was getting more and more dangerous!

“Pass the order down at once: raise the danger level of the man in the shadows by two more tiers!” Li Wenshan gave the order on the spot, his nerves stretched to the breaking point.

Then he looked up at the projection screen: “Commander Tan, this intel is absolutely critical for us.”

“Let me go on and tell you the leads we’ve gathered on our side…”

Over the next few minutes, Li Wenshan laid out without reservation all the information currently in the police’s possession.