Shadow Heir II: Dark Glory - Chapter 63

“Yanxi, you’re acting a bit too obviously,” Su Wuji said lazily from the back seat. His clothes were still dripping water.

Actually, most of the police officers weren’t aware of the close relationship between Su Wuji and Park Yanxi. At the Hubin Branch, apart from Li Hongcheng, many officers in Linzhou still thought Su Wuji was that dissolute playboy disguised as a wicked young master. Otherwise, Su, the virgin’s reputation as a great philanthropist would have spread long ago.

Park Yanxi looked at Su Wuji through the rearview mirror, worry overflowing from her eyes. “I’ve never been against you saving people, but you must ensure your own safety first. Getting injured every other day, how am I supposed to explain this to Sister Chiyan?”

Su Wuji grinned. “You’re worried about me, so you’re deliberately using Su Chiyan as a shield?”

“Two different things, don’t talk nonsense,” Park Yanxi pursed her lips.

This look of being slightly worried yet angry inadvertently revealed an even more heart-stirring charm. Su Wuji looked in the mirror and thought she was simply stunning.

Just then, the image of Mu Qianyu’s smiling eyes suddenly floated into his mind.

Why are they all so good-looking? I don’t know who to choose, Su Wuji thought. He suddenly felt a bit like a scumbag.

Then, Xiao Yinlei’s legs and Xu Jiayan’s chest drifted through his mind. And the sofa stained red by Jiang Wanxing, along with the sound of water as she washed up in the bathroom.

“Since when can’t I control these thoughts?” Su Wuji slapped his forehead. He felt his brain was filled with a rich feminine scent, venting madly out of his nostrils.

They stopped at a red light. Park Yanxi turned to look at Su Wuji and found him bent over, arms crossed and pressed against his lower abdomen.

“What’s wrong?” Park Yanxi asked. “Stomach upset?”

Su Wuji’s expression was a bit awkward. “Probably caught a chill from the water.”

Park Yanxi leaned over, took Su Wuji’s hand directly, looked at the cuts on his palm, and shook her head. “Come to my place tonight. I’ll apply medicine for you… You’ll have to endure the pain again.”

When saying this, Park Yanxi didn’t realize at all that Su Wuji could actually clean the wounds on his hands by himself.

Su Wuji naturally wouldn’t refuse. “Sure, I’ll sleep at your place tonight and won’t leave.”

“This… it was fine before, but it’s not very convenient now.”

Park Yanxi thought for a moment and actually refused!

“Why? Isn’t there a bedroom for me on the second floor?” Su Wuji was greatly puzzled.

Park Yanxi smiled. “I don’t want Qianyu to misunderstand.”

Su Wuji was unhappy and mumbled, “Misunderstand my ass. Shouldn’t she respect first come, first served? Even if we rank the seats, you should be the first wife…”

Park Yanxi honked the horn a few times just then and didn’t hear clearly. “What wife?”

Su Wuji scratched his head. “Heh, nothing. I was just expressing my beautiful wish.”

Slip of the tongue. How did I accidentally speak my mind!

The light turned green. Park Yanxi started the car and asked, “What happened with the car accident?”

Su Wuji looked at the rearview mirror, which reflected Park Yanxi’s charming face. “Someone wants to kill Bai Xuyang, or Qin Guilin.”

“What do you think?” Park Yanxi asked.

“The driver was likely bought off. Looking at his expression, he might not know the truth,” Su Wuji said. “Probably terminally ill and viewing death as a return home.”

Having struggled in the gray area for so many years, Su Wuji had truly seen too many similar things.

“The conflicts of the Capital have spread to Linzhou. Don’t get involve…”

Park Yanxi wanted to say, “Don’t get involved in these dangers,” but remembering that Su Wuji had already actively placed himself in the game, she swallowed the second half of the sentence. At the same time, the worry in her clear eyes was deeply hidden away.

Park Yanxi might know, or perhaps hadn’t realized, more than half of her life’s focus was already on this younger brother!

Upon arriving at the Hubin Branch, the interrogation results were exactly as Su Wuji had predicted, it was indeed a contract killing.

The truck driver had late-stage colon cancer. Someone gave him three million to crash into and kill Bai Xuyang.

The driver didn’t want to do it initially, but the other party said, if he didn’t, after he died of illness, his wife and children would be tortured. Helpless, he could only agree.

But the other party also gave the driver an additional condition, he must succeed! If Bai Xuyang didn’t die, he wouldn’t receive the money either! His wife and children would be harassed daily! So, this was the reason for his deathly pale face after being rescued!

At this moment, in the conference room of the Hubin Branch, Bai Xuyang looked gloomy, while Qin Guilin kept stealing glances at Park Yanxi. Su Wuji was nestled on the sofa, hands bandaged, already snoring. He was very relaxed; after all, the killer’s target wasn’t him.

Park Yanxi flipped through the interrogation record and said, “Mr. Bai, you were being followed. This truck driver was remotely commanded throughout the process. When to accelerate, when to impact, even the speed required for impact, were all arranged in great detail.”

Director Li Hongcheng had arrived. He sat grim-faced at the conference table and said in a deep voice, “We’ve encountered a professional.”

Park Yanxi said, “Surveillance at the scene wasn’t destroyed. The criminal investigation team is screening all suspicious personnel, but the traffic volume by the bridge is too high; the results might not be optimistic.”

Li Hongcheng asked Bai Xuyang, “Xuyang, who have you offended recently?”

Bai Xuyang and Qin Guilin looked at each other, then both looked at Su Wuji simultaneously.

Seeing this, Li Hongcheng actually said immediately, “It definitely wasn’t him.”

Bai Xuyang looked at Li Hongcheng in surprise. This old subordinate of his father seemed to trust Su Wuji even more than him!

“I didn’t say Su Wuji did it. After all, he saved me. Just that recently, I only had a small conflict with him,” Bai Xuyang said sullenly.

However, Li Hongcheng’s next sentence shocked Bai Xuyang and Qin Guilin even more:

“Xuyang, to be fair, even if you had a conflict with Wuji, there’s a high probability that you were in the wrong first.”

Bai Xuyang: “…”

Listen to yourself; is that fair?

Qin Guilin wanted to retort, but remembering Su Wuji had saved his life, he shut his mouth again.

Li Hongcheng looked at Bai Xuyang. “So, think carefully. Who else could be your enemy?”

Bai Xuyang fell into deep thought. It couldn’t be Mu Qianyu, who was still hosting the bank opening ceremony!

Li Hongcheng stood up, walked to Bai Xuyang’s side, patted his shoulder, and spoke with earnestness: “Xuyang, there are no outsiders here. Your Brother Li will speak from the heart.”

Bai Xuyang just wanted Li Hongcheng to stop talking. The so-called “fair words” just now were already very unfair. If he spoke from the heart again, would he have any face left?

“Xuyang, you’re not young anymore. Let’s not be so impulsive in the future. Making enemies everywhere for so-called brothers is really not good,” Li Hongcheng said.

Bai Xuyang didn’t seem to listen. He pointed at Su Wuji. “I heard he often causes trouble too.”

However, Li Hongcheng said directly, “He is different from you.”

Bai Xuyang looked unhappy. “Brother Li, you are my father’s old subordinate, not his father’s.”

This was clearly reminding Li Hongcheng to align his position correctly! After all, in their circle, taking sides was very important, if he stood on the wrong side, Li Hongcheng’s future might be ruined!

Li Hongcheng sighed. “Xuyang, you should know my character. If your father knew you thought this way, he would definitely be very disappointed.”

Bai Xuyang thumped the table neither lightly nor heavily, seeming a bit annoyed. He looked at Su Wuji again; that guy was still sleeping soundly!

It seemed that after meeting him, nothing had gone smoothly.

At this moment, Young Master Bai once again felt a sense of being outdone

After a brief silence, he suddenly smiled with relief, stood up, and said to Li Hongcheng, “Brother Li, you actually misunderstood me.”

Saying this, he pointed at Su Wuji, his tone solemn. “I haven’t met anyone I admire for a long time. He is the only one.”