Inside the Red Butterfly organization.
"So, has that Ye Xiaofan been taken care of?"
"Reporting to the boss, the first wave of assassins has already failed. The second wave of assassins took up the task just three hours ago. If everything goes as planned, they should be preparing to take action now."
"Very good. Another assassination order is out, I fear even those retired assassins can't hold back anymore. Ye Xiaofan, I don't care what your background is, but for daring to repeatedly ruin my plans, if I don't kill you, I can't ease this anger in my heart. Listen, if the second wave fails too, immediately raise the reward to twenty million."
"Yes, boss."
"By the way, how are the arrangements on the Capital City side going?"
"Eight gang leaders have already agreed to cooperate with us, and three who didn't want to have been dealt with. Once someone randomly takes their place, the cooperation can continue. It's just that..."
"Just what?"
"In the Capital City, if we want to do things well, we must go through a person named Chen Baicheng. However, I've heard he's already gone clean, making it unlikely we'll succeed in getting him to cooperate."
"Then kill him."
"Can't kill him, Chen Baicheng's men only recognize him as their leader. If Chen Baicheng dies, then his daughter will take over. It won't solve anything."
"Then just kill Chen Baicheng's daughter too, won't that solve it?"
"Then if there's no leader, the whole gang will scatter. No one can unify them, it'll only make things more troublesome for us."
"Then find a way to solve it, does everything need me to handle? What's the use of keeping you around?"
"There is a way, but..."
"If there's a way, then get it done immediately, I want results."
"Understood."
The scene shifts to the crime scene in the Capital City.
Xiaofan had mostly understood the daily life and habits of Ying, as well as his enemies.
Comparing the three people who were killed reveals a pattern.
The first one was hit by a car, and the car fled, clearly intentional. The second was stabbed to death, clean and swift, a single strike, and the third, the one in front of us, was shot.
"Trying to cover it up." Xiaofan said slowly as he drove back.
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Lin Miaoke curiously asked, "Did you discover something?"
"It's very clear that within a short week, three gang leaders have died, that's definitely not a coincidence. And these guys deliberately used different methods to kill, obviously afraid the police would suspect it's the work of the same person. Maybe someone else will get into trouble. Whose hands are the territories of these bosses in now?" Xiaofan continued to ask.
"Your analysis matches the conclusion we reached in our meeting, we are suspicious as well. We've checked, on the nights following the deaths of the first two bosses, there were small skirmishes between small gangs, but afterwards, someone high-profile took over the position of their boss and managed the territory, making it seem like nothing ever happened."
"There's something fishy, you guys better keep a close eye on those newly positioned people. There might be some significant clues."
"No wonder you're Conan-kun, your thinking is so thorough, we've already dispatched people to conduct 24-hour surveillance on them, but it seems there's nothing discovered yet." Lin Miaoke couldn't help but praise Xiaofan's intellect again.
"The rest of the work is up to you police, I can't do much."
"I really think it's a pity you're not attending the police academy. You can still switch now, I can arrange for you to transfer to the police academy." Lin Miaoke admired Xiaofan's capabilities. With that terrifying brainpower, if he was just a bit more serious, what could escape his eyes?
"Not interested..."
"Yes, yes, your interest is in women, jumping into their arms all day. How many innocent girls have cried because of you."
At the mention of women, Xiaofan thought of Liu Siyan, and his mood instantly became agitated.
"It doesn't matter since it's not you, why are you so nosy?" Xiaofan's voice turned bad-tempered.
"Geez... can't even take a joke?"
'Ring ring ring.' The phone rang, it was Xiaofan's. It was Li Kuo calling.
They had agreed to contact only if necessary, so his call must mean it's urgent.
"Xiaofan, where are you?"
"Outside, about to grab a late-night snack, what's up?"
"You're outside? Three hours ago, someone else took the task to assassinate you. How can you still think about eating a late-night snack?"
'Click...' Hearing someone had taken another assassination contract on him, Xiaofan involuntarily stepped on the brakes and parked the car by the roadside.
"Three hours ago? So that means the opponent hasn't had time to get here yet, right?"
"I tracked the IP, the task was taken in Capital City, less than five kilometers from your location." Li Kuo said seriously again.
"What? I got it."
With that, Xiaofan hung up the phone, started the car again, and changed direction.
"Hey, what are you doing? Didn't you say you were treating me to a late-night snack?"
"Don't talk."
"What? Just kidding, are you really mad?" Lin Miaoke noticed Xiaofan's serious expression, and couldn't help but ask.
"Shut up..."
Xiaofan's driving speed began to gradually increase, then after making several turns, he stopped again.
"Get out of the car..."
"Huh, you want me to get out here? It's still far from my house."
"Hurry up." Xiaofan pushed impatiently.
"Stingy jerk..." Lin Miaoke, unaware of what happened, got out of the car at once.
After Lin Miaoke got out, Xiaofan immediately turned around and drove back.
Lin Miaoke watched Xiaofan's actions in confusion, this guy's temper changed really fast, he used to be carefree, yet generous and righteous, now he's increasingly becoming inconsiderate and selfish, like a jerk.
'Bang.'
'Clang.'
Just as Lin Miaoke was about to walk forward, a loud noise suddenly came from the direction Xiaofan had just driven away, as if there was an accident.
Surprised, Lin Miaoke quickly ran over.
Sure enough, upon reaching the corner, she saw Xiaofan's car collide with another car.
Bang.
Just as Lin Miaoke wanted to rush forward to check if Xiaofan was okay, a gunshot rang out. Startled, she crouched down, trying to reach for her gun at her waist. Only touching empty air did Lin Miaoke remember she had just finished her shift, so she couldn't carry a gun.
The scene in front of her made it clear without saying that someone else had come to take Xiaofan's life. This wasn't normal, repeatedly having people trying to kill Xiaofan meant he had provoked someone he shouldn't have. But now wasn't the time to think so much. She needed to find a way to get Xiaofan out from under the assassin's eye.
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