Special District 9

“Qi Lin, you should know what kind of person I am. I wouldn’t even be doing this if it wasn’t you!” Qin Yu said with a grim expression as he thrust his finger toward Qi Lin’s chest. “Can you just calm down a little? Ah Long is a target the headquarters has specifically named. Even if you use your ass to think, do you think that you’ll really be able to save him from the hands of the Police Bureau? What will happen to your mother if something happens to you? What will happen to your little sister? What will happen to your wife? You don’t want your job and your family more, huh?”

Qi Lin was silent for a moment as sweat began trickling down his cheek. With an anxious voice, he replied, “It’s not entirely hopeless. It hasn’t been long since Ah Long arrived, and he’ll be transferred by latest tomorrow morning… I know some people over at the headquarters. I can find a way to acquire the route. With my identity, it’ll be much easier to make a move. You just need to turn a blind eye to this.”

“I don’t get it. What is Ah Long to you? Why do you have to go through such danger for him?” Qin Yu asked in incomprehension. “Do you have some under the table dealing with him, or did you accept his money?”

“Do you know why I didn’t fire that day?” Qi Lin was starting to lose control of his emotions too. “He’s my older brother, my real older brother! Do you get it now?!”

Qin Yu immediately fell silent after hearing those words.

“Qin Yu, listen to me,” Qi Lin took in a deep breath before he began talking to Qin Yu once more. “I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep my relationship with Ah Long under wraps. Once this information leaks, I’ll be put under observation right away under the grounds of conflict of interest. By then, I won’t stand a chance at all…

“I have already thought things through. Tomorrow morning, as soon as I get off work, I won’t go back home but head over to the dormitory under the pretext of getting some sleep so as to use the CCTV to get myself an alibi. Once the personnel from the headquarters arrive to receive Ah Long, I’ll assault them on the road. If I can save him, that’ll be for the best. Otherwise, I’ll try my best not to expose myself. Ah Long came from the Development District, so there’s no saying whether he still has accomplices out there. As long as they don’t catch me in the act, they won’t necessarily know who the culprit is. Do you understand?”

“You don’t even dare to come close to criminals during our operations, do you think that you can really save him from the convoy team? You are underestimating this matter…”

“I also don’t want to put my life on the line, but do I have a choice? I can’t just ignore him and watch him die!”

“…!” Qin Yu was at a loss for words.

“Just stay out of this!” Qi Lin said with a lowered head before walking out of the stairway.

Di ling ling!

At this moment, a warning bell suddenly echoed along the corridor. Following that, someone from the CCTV room shouted, “The brothers at the entrance of Interrogation Room 3, open the door and take a look! There’s something wrong with Ah Long!”

Those words made Qin Yu and Qi Lin freeze on the spot.

Over at the first floor of the Police Bureau, Yuan Ke also heard the warning bell, and after a short moment of shock, he exclaimed, “Let’s head over to take a look.”

…

Flurried footsteps echoed through the corridor as the policemen on shift heard the voice from the CCTV room and rushed out. They swiftly made their way over toward the interrogation room.

By the entrance of Interrogation Room 3, the four policemen on guard quickly unlocked the metal door with their key, and in there, they saw Ah Long banging the left side of his head against the back of the metal chair as if he had gone mad.

“What are you doing? Don’t try to pull tricks over here!” the policemen rushed forward to stop him.

Peng peng peng!

Ah Long continued to strike his head against the back of the metal chair. By this moment, his skin was already torn apart, and blood was streaming down his mouth and nose.

The leading policeman grabbed Ah Long by his hair before pulling him back. “Quick, hold him in place!”

“Ha! Hahahaha!” Ah Long laughed maniacally as he looked at the policeman in front of him. “It’s already too late.”

It was at that moment that Yuan Ke, Suu Ang, Qin Yu, Qi Lin, and the others arrived in front of the interrogation room too.

“What happened?” Yuan Ke asked while panting for breath.

The leading policeman turned his head around and reported, “He suddenly hit his head against the metal chair… I… I don’t know what he’s up to…”

Hearing those words, Qi Lin’s eyes reddened, and he immediately attempted to rush into the room. However, Qin Yu grabbed his arm and shook his head with a grim expression.

On the other hand, Yuan Ke rushed over to Ah Long’s side and shouted, “Pry open his mouth. Now!”

The four policemen quickly grabbed Ah Long’s head and forcefully pried open his bloodied mouth.

With widened eyes, Yuan Ke placed his hand into Ah Long’s mouth, not fearing Ah Long would bite off his finger at all. There, he dug out a fake tooth.

Uweh!

Ah Long retched as a huge amount of blood poured out of his mouth.

Yuan Ke looked at the fake tooth for a moment before stumbling two steps back with a dazed look.

The center of the fake tooth was hollow, and the sides were wrapped in a thin layer of black plastic. It looked exceptionally disgusting in Yuan Ke’s hand.

“What is it?” Superintendent Li asked by the side.

“It’s a fake tooth. He… He was knocking out his fake tooth,” Yuan Ke replied with a stutter.

Superintendent Li was stunned to hear that.

On the metal chair, Ah Long flung off the hands of the four policemen with a shake of his head. With a deranged smile on his lips, he said, “Being in this line of work, I have already thought of how I want to die. There’s a poison in the fake tooth, and I have already swallowed it…”

“Shit!” Yuan Ke roared in rage. He furiously kicked Ah Long’s chest as he howled, “Quick, unchain him and send him to the hospital!”

Ah Long continued laughing as he looked at Yuan Ke, saying, “You lot are really formidable. Lowlifes like us can’t win even when we put our lives on the line… But Yuan Ke, I want to leave you with some words. The heavens are watching what we are doing. I don’t believe that the heavens will watch as you exploit the lives of others for your own profit. I’ll fucking curse you all even after my death. None of you will have a good death!”

Everyone fell silent after hearing those words.

Ah Long stiffly moved his shoulder as he shouted hoarsely, “The brothers in the other rooms, don’t be afraid. I haven’t said anything at all. Bite your tongues and hold it in, nothing will happen to you!”

Hearing those words, Qi Lin clenched his fists and walked out. This was because he knew those words were directed toward him.

Qin Yu tugged Qi Lin’s arm, lowered his head, and whispered, “Did you get that? He’s dying here because he doesn’t want you to do anything reckless. Don’t do anything. No matter what, don’t do anything at all!”

Pu!

On the metal chair, Ah Long’s body suddenly thrust forward as blood spewed from his lips. His entire body had started convulsing intensely.

Seeing the other party’s state, Yuan Ke also gave up on the notion of sending him to the hospital too. Holding the fake tooth in his hand, he kneeled down beside Ah Long and leaned toward his ears, whispering, “Did you think that you have hidden it well, that everything will end with your death?”

Ah Long stiffly turned his head over.

“I know that you have come into contact with someone from our Police Bureau, and he’s right here with us. Isn’t that so?” Yuan Ke said with a chilling smile on his lips.