Dark Light Chaser

Chapter 714 A Request from a Colleague

"Really?" Li Yongming immediately questioned.

After investigating Toyosaki for so long with no results, he suddenly finds himself receiving a package of damaging information delivered to his door, making him doubt the existence of such information.

Xia Qiyuan added, "It's true, but the other party has conditions. The bounty hunter friend you just met also said 'exchange for Xu Le's whereabouts.' I guess they probably plan to continue to sabotage Xu Le."

"Ha, dogs fighting."

Yang Xingguo, however, remained much calmer: "And who's behind them?"

This guy is always so perceptive at crucial moments.

Xia Qiyuan smiled and said, "Does it matter who it is? As it stands, can anyone be more of a scoundrel than Toyosaki? Let me be frank with you, they were also commissioned by someone else. There are other people behind them. As for who it is, I don't know. If you don't believe me, I can give you their contact information and you can ask them yourself."

Yang Xingguo remained silent.

"But I'm also quite curious about who's behind this. Why don't you ask Xiao Fang to use his family connections to find out?" Xia Qiyuan said carelessly.

"Don't always drag Qianhua City into Neva City's affairs. Besides, he's currently focused on tracking that truck and already has enough troubles on his hands."

Yang Xingguo's expression remained calm: "Violence will succumb to greater violence, and so will power. Nevada has the ability to kill Toyosaki, and the only forces that our 'fake monkey' deputy director would tacitly approve of are just a few factions."

As Li Yongming listened, the joy in his heart was gradually extinguished by Yang Xingguo's words.

"It sounds like all our efforts were completely useless..."

Since arriving in Nevada, Li Yongming has increasingly felt that everything related to power is a cesspool full of shit.

Nevada is the city with the most overflowing cesspools of all.

To make matters worse, someone kicked him in, leaving him swimming on his back.

"Don't be so pessimistic."

Xia Qiyuan patted Li Yongming on the shoulder and comforted him, "You can be more confident and remove the word 'like'."

"I will investigate whether it is useful or not; it is my duty."

Yang Xingguo turned to Li Yongming: "If we find Xu Le's trail..."

Xia Qiyuan put his arm around Li Yongming's shoulder and dragged him outside: "Sometimes grasping the key is more important than burying yourself in hard work. Of course, I'm not saying that what you're doing is bad. As your superior, I would love to have more subordinates like you."

"However, if you insist on going straight when you are in a whirlpool, the only outcome will be that you will be broken in half."

"Besides, it would be too much to ask him to work right after he just escaped death. I'll take him out for a drink to calm his nerves. You should go home and check on the children too."

Bang.

Looking at the closed door, Yang Xingguo sighed deeply: "It's like this again."

As if hearing Yang Xingguo's sigh, Li Yongming, who was in the corridor, turned around and glanced at the security door of the Information Technology Department.

He couldn't help but smile wryly and said, "Hey Lao Xia, if you want Lao Yang to get off work earlier, can you please stop using me as a shield every time?"

“I didn’t mean to use you as a shield; I’m doing this for his own good.”

Xia Qiyuan released his arm and walked in front of Li Yongming: "By the way, how are your preparations for the reporter interview going?"

Li Yongming's expression froze instantly.

"What else can I do? Ever since I came to Nevada, I've had all sorts of interviews every month. To be honest, I'm numb to it all."

"But what you said sounds pretty good to me, doesn't it?"

"They just read from the teleprompter and prepared scripts, with a little bit of acting added."

Recalling why he came to Nevada, Li Yongming couldn't even manage a forced smile.

If he could, he really didn't want to get involved in Nevada's affairs, much less become some kind of "hero."

Fortunately, Xia Qiyuan was walking in front and couldn't see his own face.

"Why don't you go have a drink yourself? I haven't slept for almost thirty hours, I'm heading back now." "I'll take you..."

"No, I'll take a taxi home myself. You should go and persuade Lao Yang to leave work early."

After saying that, Li Yongming quickly walked past Xia Qiyuan and ran away from the police station as if he were escaping.

Xia Qiyuan stood at the door watching Li Yongming's figure disappear around the corner, then sighed and took out a voice recorder from his pocket.

"Pity."

Xia Qiyuan turned off the recorder and went back to the information department.

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"What did you say? A commission? Now?"

Ai Liang was quite puzzled. The task of finding Xu Le had not yet been completed, but Mr. M suddenly called to introduce a new commission.

“Xu Le is a very cautious person. He doesn’t even hire a private driver. Nobody knows his whereabouts. You won’t find any clues by wandering around alone. You might as well find something else to do first.”

"Of course, it's not that I necessarily want you to do things for me, but based on the client's requirements, I think you are the most suitable candidate. Whether you accept the job or not is entirely up to you."

Mr. M's attitude was very casual, without any hint of coercion.

"any request?"

Pan Junyuan's request was because Ai Liang needed to find someone to forcibly join the group with a fake identity, and Mr. M couldn't find a suitable person to help Pan Junyuan in the short term.

Logically speaking, someone in his line of work should have a lot of connections.

Ai Liang was a little curious as to why Mr. M said he was the most suitable candidate.

"Uh, you really want to hear it?"

"Talk about it."

Mr. M carefully considered his words: "The requirements are actually very simple. The other party wants me to find a bounty hunter who is bold, meticulous, good at fighting, and has not been in the business for long."

Ai Liang pondered it carefully.

Doesn't that mean they're looking for a reckless young man who's willing to get involved in troubled matters?

"So the reason they hired someone?" Ai Liang asked.

“Bodyguard, he seems to have gotten into some trouble and needs someone to give him some courage,” Mr. M replied.

Ai Liang frowned and subconsciously asked, "A gangster?"

"No, this client is a semi-bounty hunter, the kind who has registered as a bounty hunter but sometimes takes jobs in the gray area. I guess he's run into a tough one this time."

"Anything else?" Ai Liang continued to press.

"Customer information cannot be disclosed casually. If you're willing to make the trip, then that's another story," Mr. M said righteously.

Hearing this, Ai Liang scoffed, "Come on, do you think people are idiots? Who would want to take a job if you don't even explain what kind of work it is?"

They're definitely not easy to fool.

Mr. M sighed inwardly, but his tone on the phone remained unchanged: "Ahem, it is indeed my duty to explain the risks beforehand, but this time I am just an intermediary, only responsible for finding people and not for assigning orders. The specific details must be discussed with the client in person."

"I bet you're going to say 'but' next."

“You’re right. I don’t know what the client wants you to do, but I can guarantee that he’s not some heinous scoundrel. He’s one of the few people in Nevada who still has a moral compass.”

Mr. M spoke sincerely, but the credibility of his words remains to be seen.

After all, they had only known each other for a few days and hadn't even met in person.

(End of this chapter)