Chapter 1093 - 1091: Battle of Life and Death
Song Xiaojia, after all, was still an unmarried young woman. Seeing this scene, she hurriedly retreated.
Zhang Wenhui walked over to Li Xiaohui and Meng Li, carefully examining them, and then said to a nearby officer, "The two deceased have been dead for over three hours. Retrieve the footage immediately."
The footage was quickly retrieved. According to the surveillance, the killer was a man in his thirties, about 1.8 meters tall. His face was obscured by sunglasses and a baseball cap, making it difficult to discern his true appearance.
The identity of the deceased was quickly verified. It was Li Xiaohui, the son of Li Huaishan, the county secretary of West River County. Upon hearing the deceased's special status, Zhang Wenhui dared not be negligent and immediately reported the matter to Director Hu of the city bureau.
Director Hu, following Tang Yumeng's instructions, was in the process of arranging surveillance on Li Xiaohui. Upon receiving Zhang Wenhui's report, he was stunned. Before he could even implement the surveillance, Li Xiaohui had been killed.
Director Hu now realized the gravity of the situation. Without delay, within fifteen minutes, he arrived at Tang Yumeng's office.
Tang Yumeng was equally astonished upon hearing the news of Li Xiaohui's death. In the matters involving Tong Huaiyu and Zhao Bingnan, all the suspicions pointed to Li Xiaohui. Yet, just as they were about to place surveillance on Li Xiaohui, he was killed. What does this indicate?
Tang Yumeng immediately instructed Director Hu to form a special task force to swiftly uncover the cause of Li Xiaohui's death. Director Hu dared not be careless, personally taking the lead as the head of the task force, with members including Zhang Wenhui, Song Xiaojia, and Luo Yun, captain of the city bureau's major crimes unit.
Li Xiaohui was killed at Haiqing Pool, which was managed by Li Qiang. Upon learning about this, he immediately reported to Zhou Rui.
Li Xiaohui was the son of Li Huaishan, the county secretary of West River County. The implications were significant. Zhou Rui instructed Li Qiang to fully cooperate with the police investigation and announced that Haiqing Pool would be closed for half a month for a complete overhaul.
Tang Yumeng sat in the office, her brows furrowed. She didn't know how to break the news to Li Huaishan.
After pondering for a long time, Tang Yumeng picked up the phone and dialed Li Huaishan's number.
"Secretary Li, drop everything you're doing right now and come to the city committee as soon as possible," Tang Yumeng said after connecting with Li Huaishan.
At this moment, Li Huaishan was dining with an inspection group. Receiving Tang Yumeng's call, he sensed something significant from her tone and couldn't help asking, "Secretary Tang, is there something urgent that requires me to rush to the city committee?"
Tang Yumeng didn't know how to tell Li Huaishan and, after a brief pause, said, "Secretary Li, it's best to discuss this when you arrive. I'll be in my office."
Li Huaishan hung up the call and immediately drove over to the Jiangbei City Committee.
When he arrived at the Jiangbei City Committee, it was already past 8 p.m. Li Huaishan came to Tang Yumeng's office door, knocked, and hearing her voice, he pushed the door open and entered.
"Secretary Li, you're here, please have a seat." Seeing Li Huaishan enter, Tang Yumeng promptly stood up. Although she wore a smile, she couldn't hide her sorrow.
Li Huaishan felt some confusion and sat down. Tang Yumeng personally poured him a glass of water, then said, "Secretary Li, I've called you here today to tell you something. Please don't get too agitated when you hear it."
Li Huaishan said, "Secretary Tang, just tell me directly if there's anything."
Tang Yumeng took a deep breath and slowly said, "Secretary Li, your son Li Xiaohui was killed eight hours ago at Haiqing Pool. We are doing our utmost to catch the murderer."
Clink...
The water cup in Li Huaishan's hand fell to the ground, and he was utterly stunned.
"Secretary Tang, you must be joking with me. I just saw Xiao Hui yesterday; he was fine. How could he be killed? It's impossible, impossible." After a whole ten minutes, Li Huaishan's face was frozen with disbelief, his eyes blank as he murmured, looking at Tang Yumeng.
Tang Yumeng could empathize with Li Huaishan's feelings at this moment. The pain of losing a son is unbearable for anyone. She sighed softly and said, "Secretary Li, I wish this weren't true, but it's already happened. You need to take care of yourself."
Li Huaishan was utterly despondent, collapsing onto the sofa, tears streaming down his face, instantly appearing ten years older.
Tang Yumeng, at this moment, beyond expressing sympathy, didn't know what else to say to comfort Li Huaishan. After all, losing a child prematurely is too cruel.
"Secretary Tang, I want to see my son." Li Huaishan, tears falling uncontrollably, slowly stood up, holding onto the edge of the sofa, looking at Tang Yumeng.
Tang Yumeng saw Li Huaishan's shaky stance as he got up and quickly went over to support him, saying, "Secretary Li, your son is currently at the city bureau's morgue. I'll accompany you there."
Li Huaishan looked gratefully at Tang Yumeng, tightly holding her hands, and said, "Thank you, Secretary Tang."
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Fukuoka Fishery Dock in Japan.
Lin Chuan had summoned all the Jvyi Gang brothers in Fukuoka, Japan, together. Today, he intended to lead them to wipe out the Triad.
"Brothers of the Jvyi Gang," Lin Chuan stood on a high platform, looking at over a hundred Jvyi Gang brothers standing opposite him, and shouted loudly, "The Triad has always eyed us with hostility. Today, I will lead everyone to destroy them. Are you willing to join me?"
"We are willing." More than a hundred people shouted in unison.
Lin Chuan said, "Alright, since everyone is willing, let's charge at the Triad."
"Support the boss, and eradicate the Triad." The Monk, who had just returned yesterday, raised his arm and shouted.
"Support the boss, and eradicate the Triad." Everyone's spirits were lifted, and they followed the Monk in shouting.
Qingzi and those assault team members were also present. They were infected by the crowd's high spirits and felt as if they were part of the Jvyi Gang, joining in the chants.
Zhou Kai, wielding his signature weapon, a machete, shouted loudly, "Brothers, head towards the Triad."
Swoosh…
Nearly two hundred people, led by Lin Chuan, charged towards the Triad.
At the Triad's headquarters, Kato Takashi was also actively preparing for battle. He had Shino gather all the Triad members, numbering about three hundred, determined to fight to the death with Lin Chuan.
"President, Lin Chuan has set off with his men," Shino said to Kato Takashi.
Kato Takashi's eyes flashed with a sinister gleam, and he said, "Good, we'll wait for him here. Have people prepare the weapons, and if necessary, use guns to take down Lin Chuan first."
Shino nodded and said, "President, I understand."
At the Bamboo Union Gang's headquarters, Li Songhua was closely watching this life-and-death battle between the Triad and the Jvyi Gang.
In Li Songhua's view, whether the Triad is wiped out or the Jvyi Gang is destroyed, it would be beneficial to him. If the Jvyi Gang is wiped out by the Triad, he could use revenge for the Jvyi Gang as a pretext to destroy the Triad, making all of Fukuoka belong to the Bamboo Union Gang.
If the Jvyi Gang wipes out the Triad, and since the Bamboo Union Gang is an ally of the Jvyi Gang, they would share the Fukuoka area, still leaving the Bamboo Union Gang on the winning side.
"Gang Leader, who do you think we should help?" a subordinate, unaware of Li Songhua's many schemes, asked.
Li Songhua's eyes flashed with cunning, and he smirked, "We'll hold our troops back for now and see how things unfold."
Lin Chuan led over two hundred people to the entrance of the Triad headquarters, looked at the dense crowd on the other side, and shouted, "Brothers, attack!"
Zhou Kai, beside Lin Chuan, charged forward with his machete without a word. The two hundred or so people behind him also charged following Zhou Kai.
The twenty Sea Lion Assault Team members who followed Lin Chuan, seeing both sides engaged in a melee, didn't wait for Lin Chuan's command and had already rushed in.
The fighting abilities of these people were unmatched, like wolves among sheep, swiftly taking down thirty or forty opponents.
Qingzi also followed, charging into the brawl along with the assault team members.
Lin Chuan didn't move, his eyes fixed on Kato Takashi behind the crowd.
Kato Takashi also stared back at Lin Chuan, the anger in his eyes seeming to want to devour Lin Chuan alive.
An insolent fellow brandished a knife and lunged at Lin Chuan, but Lin Chuan didn't even glance at him, dodged aside, and kicked him flying.
After kicking that guy away, Lin Chuan coldly smiled and dashed towards Kato Takashi behind the crowd.
Lin Chuan charged at a frightening speed, like a fierce tiger. Anyone who blocked him was taken down instantly.
Kato Takashi, standing behind the crowd, was afraid. In just a few minutes, they had lost most of their men. Seeing Lin Chuan running towards him, he turned to flee in fright.
After all, one's life is one's own; losing it would end everything.
Shino, following behind Kato Takashi, was also a bit scared. He had seen Lin Chuan's capabilities and hurriedly pulled out his gun to aim at Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan rushed quickly towards Kato Takashi and, seeing Shino draw a gun on him, grabbed a Triad lackey to shield himself without hesitation.
Bang, bang…
Shino fired three consecutive shots in Lin Chuan's direction, all hitting the Triad lackey.
Lin Chuan dropped the already gunshot-dead Triad lackey and leapt into the air, springing towards Shino and Kato Takashi, who were more than ten meters away.
Shino missed Lin Chuan but instead killed his own lackey. In panic, he was taken by another lackey and dropped his gun to the ground, turning to run.
Lin Chuan moved at a terrifying speed, catching up behind Shino within two meters, delivering a flying kick that sent Shino sprawling face-first on the ground, unable to get up.