Dark Light Chaser

Chapter 715 The Corpse in the Freezer
Ai Liang pondered for a moment.

Without anyone knowing Xu Le's whereabouts, he used the cumbersome method of checking with people from the Toyosaki Group one by one, and his efficiency was not much higher than others.

Instead of idly wandering around places where Xu Le might appear every day, it's better to find something else to do and wait for news from Li Yongming.

Having figured things out, Ai Liang decided to accept the commission.

The hermit doesn't have much money in his pocket, so he treats it as a way to earn some extra income.

"Okay, I'll do it. Tell me who the client is."

"Quite famous, do you know Zhang Hui?"

Ai Liang remained silent.

"It seems you don't know him. Let me give you a brief introduction. He used to be a professional race car driver in Jitong City and won many racing awards. But it seems he offended someone and fled to Neva City to avoid trouble. In recent years, he has made quite a name for himself by driving an unlicensed taxi."

Mr. M pulled up Zhang Hui's number and sent it to Ai Liang's phone: "Let me tell you the truth, Zhang Hui has made a lot of connections through his driving skills, both in the legal and illegal worlds. Since he didn't use his own connections to solve the problem, but instead chose to hire outsiders for help, it's most likely that he took on some job that he couldn't talk about and messed it up, and now he wants to settle it privately."

"In addition, the reward offered is 50,000. That's all I know. You'll have to ask him in person for the rest."

Mr. M gave an address; the place was a bit out of the way, but not too far.

Having obtained the client's contact information, Ai Liang hung up the phone and returned to the still-warm driver's seat, heading towards her destination.

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"This place is really out of the way, it's just as bad as that old garage."

Looking at the rusty, locked gate ahead, Ai Liang turned the steering wheel and began searching for other entrances to the abandoned industrial park.

Not long after we started driving, a pickup truck with its high beams on came towards us.

The sudden bright light made Ai Liang squint, but her eyes quickly adjusted to the glare, reducing the impact of the high beams.

A man who was a little over 1.7 meters tall took the opportunity to crawl out of the driver's seat and used the car door as cover to shout at Ai Liang.

"Who are you?"

Ai Liang got out of the car, and her extraordinary hearing clearly detected the man's rapid heartbeat.

And the click sound of the other party releasing the safety on their pistol.

Ai Liang, not wanting to cause any more trouble, directly revealed her identity: "My name is Hermit, introduced by M. I just contacted you. You are Zhang Hui?"

"Damn, they took over so quickly..."

Zhang Hui muttered something under his breath, and the gun barrel behind the car door, aimed at Ai Liang, slowly lowered.

"Ahem, it's me. This isn't the place to talk. Come with me. By the way, are you alone?"

Finally, he popped his head out again, halfway into the driver's seat, and added, "Don't overthink it. It's not something I can let too many people know about. It's not targeting you."

Zhang Hui slowly turned his pickup truck around, making sure Ai Liang was within his sight the whole time.

"Follow."

Ai Liang followed the pickup truck around to the unloading warehouse on the other side of the industrial park.

After getting out of the car, Zhang Hui shone his flashlight on the side door, signaling Ai Liang to wait there first. Only after Ai Liang stood still did he bend down, take out the car keys, and walk towards her.

Ai Liang shrugged, not minding Zhang Hui's subtle actions.

If you don't have this much caution and vigilance to make a living in the gray areas of Nevada, you'll have been taken advantage of long ago.

However, before Zhang Hui could reach the door, Ai Liang caught the sound of footsteps rapidly approaching from inside.

The creaking of the decaying door frame made a teeth-grinding sound.

The door opened from the inside.

"Damn, you're finally back!"

"What's the panic? I've only been gone for about ten minutes." "Damn, this place is already creepy, of course you won't panic if you're not sharing a room with a dead person lying in a coffin!"

With his companions looking out for him, Zhang Hui was noticeably more relaxed.

He turned to introduce them, saying, "This is my cousin, Zhang Hao, and this is the helper I invited, the formidable man that everyone in the underworld has been talking about lately."

Zhang Hao nodded to Ai Liang as a greeting, but soon looked at Zhang Hui with a worried expression.

"We're in the wrong here to begin with, you're not planning on starting a fight, are you...?"

"Fight my ass! This is insurance, you know what insurance is! What if they really detain me? Are you expecting me to rescue me?"

"But the person died here. Do you really think those people will listen to your explanation and let you go?"

"Then what do you suggest we do? Just drag it out day by day, and run away when we can't hide it anymore? Please, that's a real fight to the death. No matter where you run, you can't escape their killers."

Seeing that the two brothers' argument was about to escalate, Ai Liang, still completely bewildered, stepped forward and separated them.

Instead of arguing here, why don't you come in and tell me what's going on?

Upon hearing Ai Liang's question, the two of them simultaneously looked away and fell silent.

"Don't tell me I'm leaving."

Ai Liang may want to earn some extra money, but that doesn't mean he's willing to be used as a tool by others without understanding why.

If they're already at the door and still unwilling to explain the contents of the commission, then there's no need to explain at all.

"Hey! Dude! Wait a minute, don't go!"

Zhang Hui grabbed Ai Liang's arm and was pulled so hard that he stumbled: "It's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's just that this matter is a bit complicated. Let's go inside first, and I'll explain it to you slowly."

After passing through the side door of the warehouse, Zhang Hui led Ai Liang straight to a building that resembled an office building.

The piles of leaves and black mud on the ground, along with the moss on the walls, indicate that this place has definitely been abandoned for more than two or three years.

Surprisingly, the office building still had electricity.

Even with curtains and wooden boards blocking the light, a sliver of light still shines through the gaps onto the floor.

"There's a small diesel generator here that's almost scrapped. It's just been repaired and can still be used for a while."

The rather simple-minded Zhang Hao seemed to sense Ai Liang's confusion and took the initiative to explain.

"The car's power supply isn't enough?"

"Well... you'll find out when you go in," Zhang Hao stammered.

Pushing open the door, the faint hum of the electrical appliances running was particularly clear in the empty conference hall.

"Car power is usually enough, but... we have a major electricity consumer here."

Zhang Hui stepped forward and tapped the coffin lid with his index finger: "It's so hot, and I was worried that this guy would rot too quickly, so I rented an ice coffin to freeze him first."

"Is he the reason you hired me?"

Ai Liang looked at the brown-haired man in the ice coffin and said, "He killed someone and was afraid of retaliation, so he paid thugs to help him."

"That's not true, we didn't kill him!"

Zhang Hao quickly explained, "He killed himself!"

Ai Liang glanced at Zhang Hao, then turned her gaze to Zhang Hui.

The latter struggled with the inconsolability for a long time before finally offering an explanation.

"This is a bit complicated to explain. To put it simply, I recently took a job to pick up someone and hide him in a safe place. The guy in there is... well, you've seen the result."

(End of this chapter)