Translator: AnubisTL
"Your brother."
The Law Enforcement Bureau officer narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the young woman before him. After a moment, he spoke: "Register your brother's information here."
Soon after, the officer waved over another officer on duty. "Wait here for a moment."
Barely twenty minutes passed before the officer returned, his expression grave. "Do you know where your brother is now?"
"He should be at the Third Hospital."
The next moment—
Sirens blared throughout the Law Enforcement Bureau as countless fully armed officers checked their gear and strode out of the building.
"I..."
Hu Yue froze, her voice trembling slightly. "Is my brother's case that serious?"
"Tsk."
The officer clicked his tongue. "Serious doesn't even begin to cover it. Your brother is now a prime suspect in the Yacht Case. We've found footage of him at the crime scene, participating in an interview."
"Your tip will be rewarded. After the case is resolved, the federation will compensate you."
"But you need to come with me now. If anything goes wrong with the arrest, you'll be responsible for persuading your brother to see the error of his ways."
"Brother Biao, why don't you rest for a bit? I can keep watch here." Thorn Monkey said, looking at Hu Biao, who was sitting on a hospital chair, half-asleep. "Brother Biao, your mother's in surgery, and there's nothing you can do here. You might as well go home and get some rest."
"Are you even speaking human language?" Hu Biao glanced at Thorn Monkey expressionlessly. "If you can't talk properly, shut your mouth. Where are Maozi and Chuantian?"
"They went to get lunch."
"Hmm." Hu Biao nodded slightly and was about to speak again when he suddenly sensed something was off. The atmosphere had grown eerily quiet, with only the murmur of seven or eight men walking down the corridor toward him.
Strangely, the entire corridor was now devoid of doctors, nurses, and patients.
He calmly stood up, stretched casually, and draped an arm around Thorn Monkey's shoulder. "Come on, let's go take a piss. My bladder's about to burst."
Just as they stood up and took a few steps, a man's voice called out from behind them: "Hey, brothers up ahead, got a light? Can I borrow a light?"
Hu Biao's expression darkened, but he didn't reply, unconsciously quickening his pace.
At that moment, he heard footsteps accelerating behind them, followed by another question:
"Hey, brother, I just asked for a light. Why are you running?"
The footsteps were now right behind them.
Hu Biao took a deep breath, stopped abruptly, and whirled around. His face twisted into a snarl as he pulled the rifle from his chest. Without a word, he aimed the barrel at the group behind him and squeezed the trigger: "I'll lend you my fucking mother!"
Energy shields flickered to life around the men, which would have stopped ordinary bullets. But Hu Biao's rifle, which had cost nearly two million star coins, had a single, devastating effect: it could effortlessly pierce any energy shield priced under five million star coins.
Bullets tore through the seven or eight men with ease.
Rat-tat-tat!
The deafening gunfire echoed through the narrow corridor. Blood splattered against the walls, resembling a macabre oil painting created in the final, delirious moments of an artist's life.
"Fuck! Thorn Monkey, move the bodies! Some son of a bitch just opened fire!"
The moment the energy shield materialized, Hu Biao's conviction solidified. Without hesitation, he strode into the operating room next door.
His mother had undergone surgery the previous night and was now in the observation period. The doctors had said he could visit her after 24 hours, but he couldn't wait any longer. He stormed into the operating room.
Before fleeing with his mother, he glanced out the operating room window. The sight that met his eyes drained the color from his face.
It's over!
The entire hospital had been evacuated.
Red cordon lines encircled the building.
Countless drones and magnetic levitation cars aimed their weapons at the hospital.
"We're done for," Thorn Monkey howled, his voice cracking with panic. "It's gotta be those damn Maozi and Chuantian bastards! Those two dogs ratted us out! Who else could have done this?"
"Don't panic, don't panic," Hu Biao said hoarsely, taking a deep breath. His body trembled slightly as he wiped his sweaty hands on his clothes, clutching the energy assault rifle he had bought at great expense. "There's a way out. We can't panic now—the more we panic, the more likely we are to screw up!"
"Just calm down, calm down. Let me think."
Just then—
A voice suddenly blared from a speaker downstairs.
"Hu Biao, listen up! You're surrounded. There's no escape."
"Your only way out is to surrender. Trust that the Federation will treat you leniently."
"Let your sister say a few words."
"Brother..."
Hu Biao trembled slightly at the sound of his sister's voice.
"Damn it!"
His face contorted with rage as he roared, his emotions teetering on the edge of hysteria. "You bastards! They're using my sister to threaten me! This is what the Federation does!"
"I—"
But before he could finish speaking, the voice returned.
"This time, I'm the one who reported you."
"Weren't you always teaching me to be a law-abiding citizen? Why did you choose this path of crime?"
"I enjoy having money too, but I believe we can earn it honestly with our own hands. More than money, I want the kind, upright eldest brother I used to know."
"You've truly gone too far this time. I can't even imagine you killing so many people on that yacht."
"How am I supposed to face my classmates at school now?"
"What will my teachers and classmates think of me? How will companies view me when I look for a job? Brother, did you ever consider how your actions would affect me?"
"Stop being stubborn and turn yourself in. Seek the federation's mercy. Once you're out of prison, I'll earn enough to support you, Brother."
"We may be poor, but we have integrity. We'd rather starve than touch a single dirty coin."
Hu Yue's voice, thick with tears, blared from the speaker, piercing Hu Biao's ears.
"Brother Biao," Thorn Monkey said with a bitter laugh, lowering his head for a moment before continuing, "I feel like strangling your sister. We're finished. I knew we might get caught, but I never imagined being betrayed by our own people."
"Jiang Cheng Company also knew about this."
"Even outsiders didn't report us, and they didn't even confiscate our ten million star coins. But your sister did."
"I expected to die if we were caught, but now I feel cheated."
"It hurts, Brother."
Hu Biao stood frozen in shock and disbelief, his body swaying slightly. His face paled as he glanced at his elderly mother lying on the bed, suddenly feeling utterly lost.
He never imagined his own sister would betray him.
"Biao'er," the old woman murmured, her eyes slowly opening as she lay in the hospital bed. "Don't take me with you. Run. I know a way out—there's a storage compartment in the morgue, number 27."
"Crawl into the compartment and kick hard. There's a tunnel behind it that leads straight to the sewer."
"Your father secretly built that tunnel when he was working on the Third Hospital construction crew, back when he was still alive."
"He heard some rumor that the corpses in the morgue were buried with jewelry. He wanted to steal it all and told me about it excitedly for nights on end."
"But your father was weak—he had the heart of a thief but none of the courage. He dragged his feet for years, never daring to act. Eventually, he realized there was no jewelry on the corpses after all, so the tunnel remained unused until his death."
"Go that way."
"You'll have to squeeze through the tunnel. I'm too old and frail to make it, and my body would only slow you down. Just escape on your own."
"The Federation won't harm an old woman like me. If you choose this path, you must be ruthless and cautious. Consider this a lesson learned."
"I've spent my entire life proving one thing: kindness is useless."
"Hu Yue, help me kill her. The Hu Family doesn't need such an ungrateful wretch."
"I won't rest in peace until she's dead."
"Mother!"
Hu Biao strode to the bedside, his eyes bloodshot. He knelt and kowtowed three times, his voice hoarse as snot streamed down his face. "Your son is useless. I'm sorry."
"No, it's my fault. If I hadn't insisted on taking Hu Yue in, none of this would have happened."
"Kill her. Don't let her disgrace the Hu surname."
"An ungrateful wretch doesn't deserve to bear the Hu name."
"Your father was weak, but I never blamed him. He treated me well and never let me suffer while he lived."
"Go now, and don't come back. If you have anything to say to me, just speak through the news."
"Be careful. Don't let this happen again. Use your head. You're not a child anymore—stop spilling your secrets to everyone you meet."
"Huff!"
Hu Biao took a deep breath and kowtowed three more times before rasping, "Mother, now that I've survived, I swear I'll honor you properly from now on!"
Without further delay, he rose, grabbed his rifle, and strode out of the ward.
They were on the third floor, while the morgue was on the third basement level—a six-story descent.
By now, the entire hospital had been evacuated. The Law Enforcement Bureau outside hadn't launched a full-scale assault, opting instead for negotiation. They promised safe passage to anyone who surrendered quickly.
Just then, the walkie-talkie in his pocket crackled with Maozi's urgent, rapid voice:
"Brother Biao, break out through Gate One! We're outside the perimeter. The moment you charge out, we'll clear the Law Enforcement Bureau personnel near Gate One. Get Mom out of there fast!"
"If you escape, there's still a chance!"
"No need," Hu Biao replied, taking a deep breath. His face twisted into a grimace as he rasped, "We'll go through the morgue. You two get out of here now and meet us at Safe Point One. Don't expose yourselves."
"Can you move, Brother Biao?"
"I think so. I'll try first. If it doesn't work, we'll figure something else out. You two fall back a bit now—don't get caught. I'll contact you."
"Alright, we'll pull back a bit. We've risked our lives and spent our money together, Brother Biao. This isn't our fault."
"Mm, I know."
The walkie-talkie was a prop they had purchased, its sole function being secure communication, ensuring their conversations couldn't be monitored or intercepted.
Hu Biao and his companion successfully reached the morgue's storage compartment. After dragging out the corpse inside, they turned to face the frigid, mist-shrouded compartment. With considerable effort, they squeezed inside and kicked forcefully at the wall.
A narrow opening soon appeared before them.
Without hesitation, the two men crawled through the hole.
When they emerged again, they had transformed, appearing at a trash depot.
By now, their identities had been completely exposed. Every detail of their personal information—from their physiques to their faces—had been added to Ash City's heaven's eye surveillance system.
"Move," Hu Biao hissed, his eyes bloodshot as he sent a message to Jiang Cheng Company. "Let's regroup first. I'm going to personally chop off that traitor's head."
"Uh..."
Scar Dog sat on a stone bench, his expression odd as he stared at the message. He turned to Chen Jiang beside him and clicked his tongue. "Brother Jiang, you might not believe this, but Hu Biao and his crew almost got caught."
"Someone reported them. The informant was... his sister."
"Tsk, my teeth are starting to ache. Brother Jiang, why don't you take a look yourself?"
"Hu Biao isn't in a good position right now, so he only gave me the bare bones. Basically, his sister felt what they were doing was illegal and wrong. Her conscience couldn't bear the torment, so she reported him."
"That's it. Hu Biao and his crew managed to escape, but his mother is still stuck in the Third Hospital, unable to move."
"Their situation is dire. They could be caught again at any moment, and getting items is nearly impossible. Hu Biao's asking if we can lend him a hand."
"What do you think, Brother Jiang? Should we help them?"
"Honestly, if we're going to help, it's simple. Just have Hu Biao activate the Remote Space Teleportation Gate, fire a single shot, and wipe out all those ghosts and demons."
"These rookies are still too green."
"How could they be driven to the brink of annihilation just because some woman reported them?"
"These newcomers are just too reckless."
(End of the Chapter)
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