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Chapter 719 Accident
Zhang Hui and the man in the suit who was leading the group got into the car, while another person drove Zhang Hui's own car.

As they passed the Cherokee, Zhang Hui reached out from his car and waved.

Ai Liang understood and followed suit.

A hint of fear flashed in the man's eyes, but his heart was filled with more anger.

This was clearly a backup plan that Zhang Hui had brought in. If the negotiations had broken down just now, the situation would probably have been quite ugly.

"You've thought of everything quite thoroughly!" the man in the suit said sarcastically.

"Just to be on the safe side."

After they finished speaking, the two of them didn't exchange another word on the way.

Inside the Cherokee in the back, Zhang Hao nervously gripped his pistol.

Although Ai Liang wasn't as paranoid as Zhang Hao, she was equally vigilant.

He was quite adept at using his mental powers to sense the man in the suit's emotions.

Anger, mania, anxiety, fear, and... murderous intent.

Ai Liang didn't rush to conclusions. Wanting and doing are two different things. You can't say that Zhang Hui 'took care' of the Night Demon Gang until they died, and that the other party can't even be angry.

The fact that no action has been taken proves that there is still room for negotiation; we just need to be extra careful.

Moreover, even if a fight breaks out, I am confident that I can take them all down in an instant.

Ai Liang's calm and composed demeanor inspired Zhang Hao, who was standing next to her.

"They must have reached an agreement, right?"

Unaware of the truth, Zhang Hao tried to think the best of it: "Are they going to collect Anthony's body?"

"You'll know when we get there," Ai Liang replied casually.

Ai Liang could feel the entire process of An Liang extracting memories from Anthony's corpse.

He was constantly recalling the feeling from that time in his mind. Compared to chatting with Zhang Hao, it was obviously more important to learn and master his own abilities.

Zhang Hao had a long face. Of course, he knew he would know the outcome when he got there. He just wanted to find a topic of conversation to put his mind at ease.

Seeing that Ai Liang didn't want to waste words, Zhang Hao didn't want to make a fool of himself, so he picked up his phone and sent a message to Zhang Hui.

Ai Liang multitasked, learning memory retrieval while driving.

Suddenly he felt as if someone was watching him.

Ai Liang glanced at the driver's seat out of the corner of her eye. Zhang Hao, who was looking uneasy, was texting Zhang Hui on his phone to ask about the progress of the matter.

'Have you reached an agreement?'

"They're watching me type right now, are you sure you want to talk about this?"

Ai Liang turned her head to look at the rearview mirror and saw a muscle car following the Cherokee at a distance.

The bearded driver in the car was holding the steering wheel with one hand and holding his phone out to the side with the other, seemingly taking a picture.

Ai Liang instinctively sensed something was wrong, but before he could do anything, the bearded man turned in the opposite direction at the next intersection.

“A car was following us just now.”

Ai Liang shared her discovery with Zhang Hao, who was standing next to her.

"Ah? Is there any?"

Without even thinking, Zhang Hao turned around and looked behind him: "I didn't see it."

Looking at his simple-minded face, Ai Liang finally understood why Zhang Hui wanted to hire another bounty hunter to help him.

Who can trust this idiot?
"If you're really scared, don't hold your phone. Pay more attention to the cars around you; they might be from the Night Demon Gang."

“Yes, yes, that makes sense!” Zhang Hao nodded repeatedly.

Sigh, why am I wasting my breath talking to an idiot?
Ai Liang couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Ai Liang did not encounter any more vehicles that appeared to be following her along the way. The three cars arrived safely at the abandoned industrial park.

Zhang Hao stayed in the car, while Zhang Hui led the way, with the Night Demon Gang members following anxiously behind him.

Where is Anthony's phone?

Upon entering, the man in the suit rushed to the ice coffin and circled it once.

"On the ground, in the bag." Zhang Hui pointed to Anthony's own shoulder bag.

As the man in the suit bent down to pick up the bag, another member of the Night Demon Gang also arrived in front of the ice coffin.

"Wait a minute, Musso, the person in the coffin is called Anthony? I don't remember having that person in the gang."

"Don't interrupt Johnny, there are more important things to do right now. We'll explain his problem later, okay?"

The man in the suit, Musso, pulled out his phone, then lifted the ice coffin, grabbed the corpse's hand, and tried to unlock the phone.

But a day had passed since Anthony's death, and the phone could no longer recognize his fingerprint.

After trying each finger more than ten times, Musso had to give up on the method.

He took the SIM card out of his phone and inserted it into his own, seemingly checking something.

Seeing that Musso was still busy, Johnny turned around and walked over to another person in the know.

“Zhang Hui, you didn’t tell me before you called that someone died here, and that one of ours was dead.”

Johnny stared at Zhang Hui with an unfriendly expression: "More importantly, I've never seen this person before. Shouldn't you explain?"

"This is your internal matter, how would I know? That showy guy in the suit only asked me to put the person in a safe place. Who knew that this idiot in the coffin would take drugs and kill himself?"

Regardless of his previous analysis with Ai Liang, Zhang Hui maintained an air of complete ignorance in front of the Night Demon Gang members, acting as if he was only interested in getting paid to do his job.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of Zhang Hui, Johnny walked toward Musso again.

"I need an explanation of who this Anthony really is."

"Johnny, I told you I'd explain this later, so don't bother me now."

Musso shoved Johnny away in a fit of anger, clutching his phone as he walked toward the door.

Ai Liang squinted at Musso's back. Anthony's death should be attributed to the Zhang brothers, Zhang Hui and Zhang Hao. Besides, Anthony wasn't an important figure. Logically, Musso, the middleman who assigned the job, shouldn't be this anxious.

But the truth is that Musso was extremely panicked, even more so than Zhang Hui.

Could it be that Anthony is the illegitimate son of some big shot?

Ai Liang went through Anthony's memories again in her mind. He had memories of his biological parents, and his life over the years hadn't been great, so he didn't seem like an illegitimate child.

The goods have arrived, and Kossoff, the leader of the Night Demon Gang, is aware of it. Anthony was taken away by Zhang Hui because the gang is undergoing an internal purge... Wait a minute!
Ai Liang, after going through all the clues again, suddenly discovered a blind spot that she hadn't noticed before.

The Nightmare Gang is purging its mole, and Anthony, a minor character, happens to know the whereabouts of a crucial shipment... What if the Nightmare Gang's real purpose in sending Anthony out was to lure the mole into a trap?

Ai Liang suddenly raised her head and looked at Musso.

A murderous intent was rising.

“If you don’t explain this clearly, I’ll have to report to the boss. It’s obvious that you messed up one of the gang’s missions…”

"Get away!"

boom!
Musso held the pistol in his left hand, turned around, and aimed the muzzle directly at Johnny's abdomen.

At such close range, Johnny, completely unprepared, would inevitably be shot.

But there's an unusual monster here.

The moment Musso pulled out his pistol, Ai Liang darted forward, shoved Johnny aside with his right hand, and delivered a karate chop to Musso's wrist holding the gun with his left.

“Oh shit!”

The entire action took less than two seconds. It wasn't until the gunshot rang out that Zhang Hui screamed and scrambled to the only cover inside, the ice coffin.

(End of this chapter)