Chapter 30: Setting a Trap to Lure Them Out, Dance Teacher Zhang!
“Captain, I have something to report.”
“Go ahead.”
“My friend might be attacked by a transcendent being on his way home tonight.”
Li Yunbin showed no surprise and asked directly, “Do you know its strength?”
Bai Yu originally wanted to say ‘Fifth Level’ directly, but it seemed inappropriate to speak nonsense after finally integrating into the team.
After thinking for a moment, he said, “It should be an advanced Fishman, strength unknown.”
“Advanced Fishman?”
Li Yunbin in the front seat sounded surprised and couldn’t help but look back. After a moment of silence, he still asked, “Can you tell me the specific situation?”
“I really can’t explain it clearly. I just feel that this Fishman is actually targeting me.”
“Alright, I understand.”
“Then Captain, what are our next arrangements?”
“I need to ask first, besides sensing an attack, do you have any other information?”
“Yes.”
“Okay, I understand. Don’t worry, I will arrange a suitable person to handle this matter.”
Afterward, Li Yunbin learned Zhang Youpeng’s information and his current location.
After understanding, he immediately took out his phone and made a call.
The moment the call connected, a clear and cold female voice came from the other end: “Hello, Group Leader, what is it?”
“I need you to protect someone.”
“Who?” the other party asked, her voice carrying a hint of curiosity.
“A student, he is currently at Zhou Gang’s gym.”
“Until when do I need to protect him?”
“Tonight, just escort him home safely. Remember, he is very likely being targeted by an advanced Alien Race now, so you need to be very careful.”
“Understood!”
“Stay hidden, don’t expose yourself.”
“Don’t worry, unless it’s an old monster in the Spirit Yuan Realm, no one can see through me.”
“Doo doo doo~”
The other side hung up directly.
Seeing this, Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, “Should I tell my friend?”
“He already knows he’s going to be attacked?”
“Uh…”
He actually forgot about that!
“Yes, he had a premonition this afternoon, so I chatted with him. Then he just sent a photo of a suspicious person.”
“Give me the information about the suspicious person, and I’ll send it to Han Qing.”
“Okay.”
After a brief inquiry, it was learned that Han Qing was a contract personnel who liked to act alone.
Han Qing would proactively accept missions that required individuals with stealth abilities.
Ten-thirty in the evening.
Wang Long patted Zhang Youpeng on the shoulder and said heartily, “Kid, you trained well today, you have great potential! I’m optimistic about you.”
“Thanks, Brother Long!”
“Alright, be careful on your way.”
After a brief chat, Zhang Youpeng walked out of the gym and looked around. There was no one on the street.
Even though he knew from Bai Yu that someone was protecting him, he still felt a little scared, but he tried his best to appear natural.
The night was deep, and the stars twinkled.
Zhang Youpeng maintained a light jog.
The surroundings were the bustling night view of the city, with the glass curtain walls of tall buildings reflecting the distant neon lights, and occasional vehicles whizzing by.
He passed through the commercial street, crossed the intersection, and ran for two kilometers, a quarter of the way, without any abnormalities.
He glanced around. Most of the shops were closed, with only a few convenience stores and fast-food restaurants still lit.
As he gradually moved away from the bustling area, the surroundings became quiet, and the streetlights were spaced farther apart, making the light seem dim.
When he reached the overpass, he looked at the river water shimmering with light.
Suddenly, Zhang Youpeng noticed a black shadow slowly emerge from the bushes ahead. The person was masked, but he could feel that this was the tattooed man whose photo he had sent to Bai Yu!
Halfway through his hurried pace, Zhang Youpeng even started to worry if the person protecting him would be left behind by his jogging.
“Kid, you’ve got good stamina~”
“Just come with me obediently, and you can avoid suffering.”
As he spoke, the person’s eyes emitted a faint green light, and his right arm showed fish scales.
Zhang Youpeng panicked and tried to retreat.
The Fishman, seeing the weak prey, advanced with a playful demeanor.
“You’ve got some guts, you don’t seem as terrified as my previous prey. Who gave you the courage, in my—”
“Of course, it’s me who gave him the courage.”
The Fishman was startled. The reply was a female voice, and it came from behind him.
His body instantly mutated, but two energy beams crossed and struck the back of his neck.
The thick scale armor cracked open, and green blood splattered into the water.
The Fishman erupted with a faint green spiritual energy and leaped down into the river channel below. In mid-air, he looked back at his attacker.
But before he could get a clear look at the attacker, he saw three purple afterimages charging at him.
‘Not good! A master!’
He immediately cast a spiritual art, sending two water pillars to strike the afterimages, using them as leverage to fall into the river.
However, when he was three meters from the ground, four black chains shot out from the surrounding space and instantly bound his limbs.
Crush!
“Swish swish swish~”
Dozens of purple blades shot forward. This advanced Fishman seemed truly tough, enduring all of them and still having the strength to shatter the chains.
The river water below converged into four terrifying currents, attacking Han Qing.
Just as the battle was about to continue, a green sword cut through the sky.
With a “piercing” sound, it seemed to pierce through the body.
The spiritual art-condensed water flow fell with gravity.
Five minutes later.
Bai Yu and the others arrived at the river channel under the bridge and looked at the battered Fishman monster.
At this moment, the Fishman monster was already wearing power-restricting handcuffs, making suicide impossible.
Zhao Bin looked at the monster and noticed that the scale armor on its arm was blue.
“Blue-scaled Fishman. The three murder cases previously recorded were in Guanglin District, northeast of our Tianhai City, more than twenty kilometers from here.”
“The modus operandi was to attack people near water bodies and then escape into the water.”
“Fortunately, we prepared in advance this time and didn’t let him escape.”
“This guy’s strength is not bad, he’s a key figure. Investigate him thoroughly, and you might catch a big fish.”
Hearing this, the Fishman, who was still breathing, had a cold glint in his eyes.
Next, it was time to escort this guy back.
Bai Yu, on the other hand, seized the opportunity and went to Zhang Youpeng on the bridge.
He patted his shoulder and said, “Well done!”
Zhang Youpeng still had that honest smile, scratched his head, and said sheepishly, “I was scared to death inside! But I couldn’t hide, so I just had to grit my teeth and endure.”
“Yes, keep training hard at the gym. When I get some contribution points, I’ll get you better food. Don’t let your body be unable to handle it, you know, a weak body cannot receive tonics.”
Zhang Youpeng patted his chest: “I will train hard! Yu Ge, you be careful too.”
“Don’t worry!”
For safety reasons, Han Qing escorted Zhang Youpeng back.
Investigation Bureau.
The news that the Seventh Group took down an evil artifact owner at noon and captured an advanced Fishman alive at night had spread.
And the most important thing was to take down the entire den behind this advanced Fishman!
Information is time-sensitive, so interrogating for crucial intelligence overnight was key.
The interrogation lasted for more than half an hour.
The Fishman was quite tight-lipped, only revealing information about a few low-level Fishmen he had recently contacted.
However, the most important thing was whether they could uncover intelligence about other advanced Fishmen, or even Fishman Followers!
Bai Yu, meanwhile, was watching Group Leader Li’s entire interrogation process in the monitoring room.
At the same time, the Analysis Team was also watching surveillance footage of his recent activities to identify other accomplices.
In the monitoring room.
Zhao Bin looked at the summary of the Fishman’s recent life trajectory compiled within half an hour.
“On June 9th, June 15th, and June 28th, he committed three cases in Guanglin District.”
“Based on recent consumption, someone is providing funds secretly. We are currently investigating thoroughly.”
“Three days ago, he came to our Jiangnan District, ostensibly to attend an offline fan meeting for a female streamer named Dance Teacher Zhang.”
Hearing the online name ‘Dance Teacher Zhang,’ Bai Yu’s expression froze.
His mind felt like it had been electrocuted, and a very clear line suddenly appeared.
His first thought was that this female streamer might be the superior of this advanced Fishman!!!
As he thought of this, his heart began to pound wildly, and his brain frantically tried to untangle this line.
‘The initial low-level Fishman – Wang Yongjian, because of the 300,000 reward, ran over and killed the female streamer.’
‘If it were an ordinary world, with a clear cause and effect, it would be a just killing.’
‘But… who granted him the power!?’
‘Secondly, tonight’s incident at the Light and Shadow Media Building, the spiritual energy rift was abnormal, and the spiritual energy had a cold and damp feeling… one guess is that an Alien Race was involved.’
Especially that look yesterday afternoon when he passed by!
The female streamer’s gaze lingered on him slightly.
Just because she looked at you one more time in the crowd!
At that time, he was bragging to Zhang Youpeng, saying he was handsome and eye-catching.
But he had a strange feeling inside and didn’t pay much attention.
Now it’s different.
As he was thinking this, Zhao Bin happened to be talking about the advanced Fishman’s actions last night.
“Bai Yu, according to the surveillance, this guy was lurking at the school gate waiting for you last night. You’re really lucky! If you had been a step slower, he might have succeeded yesterday.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu could hardly hide his excitement.
Damn! Damn! Damn!
This information also matched up.
He was targeted at that time precisely because he passed by the company yesterday evening!
It also matches the intersection point of my two fate lines: Company – Female Streamer – Dance Teacher Zhang.
If everything is true, this will be a major case he solves without using his Golden Finger!!!
I’m really impressed!
I’ve caught this little vixen, haven’t I? I must catch her and whip her severely!
Unable to suppress his inner emotions, Bai Yu excitedly said, “Can you check the footage of him attending the offline fan meeting at the entrance of the Light and Shadow Media Building, especially who he interacted with!”
