Chapter 278 205: Joint Strike of Riot Suppression
Ou Chenyu and Broken Blade were locked in a fierce struggle, as the distance between them and the tunnel was rapidly closing.
The raging wind rushed at them, the stone wall symbolizing death lay ahead, yet Ou Chenyu showed no intention of backing down, still entangled madly with Broken Blade.
Broken Blade's expression turned grim: "You want to die?!"
Ou Chenyu's eyes were full of a determined resolve: "If I can take down an expert like you, it's worth it!"
Broken Blade's first thought was that Ou Chenyu was bluffing; this guy would probably pull back at the last moment.
But he wasn't sure.
Even if the chance was 99%, what about that remaining 1%?
If they happened to hit that 1%, this guy with the surname Ou was really a madman, and he would foolishly die here with him?
The mercenary profession indeed licked the knife-edge but was not as reckless about life and death as one might think.
The more experienced the great mercenaries, the more times they survived near-death situations, realizing how precious survival truly is.
Those who dare to gamble with their lives over disagreements are usually rookies who just entered the field.
Broken Blade wasn't scared of death; he just couldn't accept perishing alongside a rookie who'd been in the game for less than a year during an overseas mission, turned into remains so entrenched in the stone wall they couldn't be scraped away.
The tunnel was getting closer, about to surpass the unavoidable danger zone.
Ou Chenyu's face was twisted with ferocity, glaring at Broken Blade, intent on dragging him into the abyss together.
The whistling wind was like Death God whispering, and Broken Blade's heart rate soared; his mechanical heart thumped wildly, the pressure of impending death like an invisible hand clamping his throat.
The stone wall of the tunnel rapidly enlarged within their sight, just two more seconds before it would crush them.
Ou Chenyu roared like a demon: "Die!!!"
At the last moment, Broken Blade had no choice but to abandon his attack stance first.
In that split second, Ou Chenyu seized the moment as Broken Blade pulled back, delivering a lightning-fast kick to his body, knocking him off the train onto the tracks.
At the same time, Ou Chenyu dropped flat against the train top, the tunnel wall nearly grazed his body as the train whisked him into the tunnel depths.
Broken Blade attempted to re-engage Ou Chenyu, but as he landed the rear of the train had already entered the tunnel, with the train speed being too fast for him to catch up.
Broken Blade had to stop the chase, open the communication channel, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't block him; he's on a train on the G781 railway heading east."
Soon, Su Mo's response arrived over the communication channel: "It's okay, his vehicle is wrecked, your task is complete. The trap is set; let Anti-Violence Fourth Section handle it."
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Ou Chenyu crossed the tunnel without peril, arriving at the other side of the mountain.
The rain was still pouring, drenching him entirely, leaving him looking utterly disheveled.
His phone was damaged during the earlier fight, unable to retrieve updates, so he squeezed into the car compartment gap and opened the door to enter.
Soaked all over, every step he took left water droplets, making him seem out of place inside the car compartment, with passengers casting odd glances at him.
He noticed a passenger using a phone and snatched it without hesitation.
"What are you doing?!" The passenger stood up indignantly.
Ou Chenyu glared menacingly, and the person cowered back into their seat, muttering about calling the train police.
Ou Chenyu ignored this, opened the phone, accessed social media, and entered the local topics of New Moon City, browsing through the news here.
Very soon, a news video caught his attention.
"According to the Rust Wall District Public Security Bureau, the gold stolen from New Moon Commercial Bank the day before yesterday was found in Tiger Teeth Industrial Park, with 672 members of the enterprise arrested."
"Tiger Industries' actual controller, Ou Chenyu, is still on the run. The Public Security Bureau has issued an S-level wanted notice for him. Citizens are urged to contact the bureau with any intelligence."
The news video even featured a clear frontal photo of Ou Chenyu.
Ou Chenyu was now utterly horrified.
The gold was found?!
How did the intelligence leak?!
The ones handling the gold were his most trusted subordinates; betrayal was impossible.
The place where the gold was hidden was very covert, with multiple tunnels to the outside world, prepared for most emergency situations.
How did the Public Security Bureau discover the gold?!
Combining the base's odd changes and Broken Blade's recent pursuit, Ou Chenyu suddenly realized a possibility.
"Su Mo?..." he muttered incredulously.
Was Su Mo the one orchestrating all of this behind the scenes?
But how could this be...
Hasn't Edge always been under his control...
How did Su Mo turn the tables...
Just then, a passenger in the compartment who was also watching the same news glanced at the video photo, then at Ou Chenyu, eyes wide in shock.
Quietly, the high-speed train had slowed to a halt, gradually coming to rest on the desolate tracks outside the city.
"Ding Dong." The train conductor's sweet voice echoed over the intercom, "Dear passengers, due to severe thunderstorm conditions, the train will make a temporary stop. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience."
"Boom——" No sooner had the broadcast ended, a bolt of lightning flashed across the overcast sky, flooding through the windows, illuminating the entire compartment like daylight.
From the startled gazes of some passengers, Ou Chenyu realized he was exposed.
"Bang!"
He crashed through the compartment window, bursting out amid the passengers' cries of alarm.
The sky seemed torn apart, pouring down torrential rain, nearly swallowing the earth.
His drenched clothes clung heavily to him, hair disheveled and dripping incessantly over his forehead, wet shoes leaving deep traces in the muddy ground.