Chapter 623: There Are Seven More
Were someone to tell others he intended to a.s.sa.s.sinate the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, they would surely think that he was insane.
Yet, it was precisely what Xiao Luo was about to do. Out in the streets, a manhunt was already underway, and they spared no resources in their search for him—even if they had to dig to unearth him. But within the vicinity of the Metropolitan Police Department, everything was peaceful. The most dangerous place was usually the safest place to be.
Even in his wildest dreams, Chief Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ would not have thought that the Grim Reaper was inching closer and closer toward him.
He had just finished a phone call with Kuroda Kiyotaka, the Cabinet Minister, who demanded that he find Xiao Luo within two days and close the case. They had the authorization to kill Xiao Luo on the spot, even with the slightest bit of resistance. Chief Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ had promised to complete the mission at all costs.
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
There was a rap on his door.
“Please, enter!”
Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ was sitting at his desk. He furrowed his brows as he looked through some doc.u.ments. The uncovering of the bio-research base would have infuriated the Prime Minister. Undoubtedly, those involved in the project would be made accountable for what had happened, and the matter was giving him a terrible headache.
The door opened, and he saw a person in a blue uniform. When he realized that it was the water delivery man who had knocked on his door, he became very annoyed. “I already have three barrels in my office. Who asked you to bring this here?” he scowled.
“This water is for you to drink on your way to h.e.l.l.”
Xiao Luo lifted his head and showed his face. An overwhelming, murderous aura ignited from him.
Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s eyes were wide open in shock. “You… you are… Xiao Han?” he stammered.
Though the face of the person in front of him looked completely different, his voice and stature were unmistakably Xiao Han’s.
Xiao Luo laughed coldly. “All credit to the Chief! Despite being in disguise, you can still recognize me for who I am. All the more, why I can’t let you live,” he said.
When he realized that it was Xiao Luo, Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ gasped and panicked. He quickly went for his handgun in the drawer, but before he could even reach it, Xiao Luo threw the water barrel on his shoulder right at the chief.
BAM!
The barrel smashed into his head and sent Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ flying off his seat and cras.h.i.+ng to the floor. He was in a daze and saw stars, feeling the earth spin as he found it hard to stay focused.
Xiao Luo walked toward him and squatted down. He looked at Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ with cold, murderous eyes and said, “I’m sure you’ve heard of the name Xie Wenchang. His entire family met a tragic end at the bio-research facility. I don’t consider myself particularly patriotic. I mean, I’ve already killed so many people. But, I cannot erase the memory of the three members of this family from my mind. Like thorns, they keep p.r.i.c.king at my heart. So, everyone who is involved in the inhumane project has to die!”
“Wait… Wait, please! It… It has nothing to do with me. I… I don’t even know who Xie Wenchang is. It has nothing to do with me…” Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ had a horrified look on his face, and he was doing everything he could to deny his involvement in this matter.
Xiao Luo laughed and said, “Did you think I would come all the way here if I wasn’t sure of your involvement?”
As he said that, he stood up, slowly picked up the barrel of water, and then used his thumb to pry open the cap.
“What are you trying to do? What do you think you’re doing? You should know that this is the Metropolitan Police Department… police officers are everywhere, and they are armed! If you dare to touch me, you… you will not leave this place alive!” Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ shrieked. He was so scared that his entire body was trembling. Faced with the threat of certain death, could anyone remain calm?
Xiao Luo laughed mockingly and said, “What makes you so sure that I won’t be able to leave this place alive?”
After asking that question, Xiao Luo stepped on Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s chest and stuffed the mouth of the water barrel into his mouth. He discharged the internal energy from his palm into the barrel and created an immense pressure that forced the water to move downward. A jet of water surged into Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s mouth.
“Glug, glug, glug…”
In a matter of minutes, Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ could feel his stomach bloating up. It was extremely uncomfortable, but hard as he struggled, his effort was futile. He could not stop the water from going down his throat. Water continued to fill his stomach, and a quant.i.ty even went down his trachea, causing him to choke. Then, after a couple of violent coughs, water streamed out of his nose. The amount of pain he was suffering was unimaginable.
Petrified and panic-stricken, his body quivered uncontrollably.
Xiao Luo looked at him coldly, resembling the Grim Reaper eyeing the soul he was about to harvest.
“Glug, glug, glug…”
Half of the water from the barrel had already filled Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s stomach, and it bloated up so much that he looked like he was pregnant. Then, after Xiao Luo removed the barrel, water from his stomach spurted out of his mouth and nose. His mind was losing consciousness, and he was on the edge of death.
Xiao Luo picked up a pen from the office table and held it between his palms, transferring his internal energy to create a ring of spikes around the pen. Then he aimed it at Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s neck and sent it piercing through his throat.
“Urghh!”
Xiao Luo had turned an ordinary pen into a fatal weapon. Blood gushed out from the throat, and Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ gave a dull groan. His neck had bent into a crooked position, and he died on the spot.
Xiao Luo took out the name list, and he used the same pen that killed Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ to cross out his name. Then he muttered, “Seven more!”
Having accomplished what he came here to do, he turned around and prepared to leave. Putting on his hat, he covered his face, opened the door, and left.
…
Half an hour after Xiao Luo departed, a police officer entered Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s office to report some information and discovered his body.
The news was all over the media—the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, murdered in his own office. It caused an uproar in the Ri nation. The political, academic, and business circles were in turmoil. Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+ was not just the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, but also the Deputy Minister of Ri nation. He was one of the most important officials in the country. Who would’ve believed that someone had a.s.sa.s.sinated him in his office so easily?
After Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s death, the former Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department was recalled and temporarily took charge.
According to Asou Shuyao’s report, the suspect in Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s murder was a man who was delivering barrels of water. The security cameras in the Metropolitan Police Department captured a clear image of his face. After studying the picture, Asou Shuyao, Miyazaki Ronjin, and a team of officers thought that this man seemed so familiar, but they couldn’t put their finger on it. Unconsciously, Xiao Luo’s image appeared in all their minds.
“It’s that Xiao Han! It must be the wanted man, Xiao Han!” Asou Shuyao shouted and stood up confidently.
As soon as she said that, everyone in the meeting hall was surprised by her outburst. Xiao Han? How could that be possible? That delivery man might have looked a little like Xiao Han, but from his facial features, they could not ascertain if it was Xiao Han.
The old Chief was an elderly man with a head of grey hair. He was still robust and spirited, and he did not refute Asou Shuyao’s opinion right away. Instead, he waited for the laboratory a.n.a.lysis to determine the result of the fingerprints found at the scene.
The results came back quickly, and it showed that the fingerprints left behind in Tanaka Hiros.h.i.+’s office were the same as those of the Hua Nation man, Xiao Han. It confirmed that the delivery man and Xiao Luo was the same person.
As soon as the truth was known, every single police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department gasped and wondered what type of disguise technique Xiao Luo had used. Was it some unknown magical martial arts technique that still existed in this world? If that was the case, how were they going to catch this criminal? If Xiao Han could change his face any day, then even if he stood right in front of them, there was no way they could tell that it was him.
The very thought of that possibility made everyone break out in a cold sweat.