"We've just cleared the path, over there in Jinghai..."
Yan was on the floor.
Seeing the cold and disgusted look in Li Hao's eyes, he didn't dare crawl any further, and stammered out the information he knew.
However, only halfway through his sentence, the fear that had just slightly subsided amplified infinitely once again!
He saw Li Hao pull a dagger from his pocket!
"Whoosh!"
The sound of a sharp object tearing through the air echoed across the fourth floor.
Catching the keyword "Jinghai," Li Hao had no desire to listen to the drug dealer's nonsense any longer; he drew the dagger directly and hurled it straight at the dealer's throat.
"You!"
Yan tried to cover his neck with his hands to stop the blood from gushing out, but his hands wouldn't cooperate.
He desperately wanted to ask Li Hao: Are you even human?
Which normal police officer wouldn't try to squeeze more information out of a drug dealer's mouth?
Why wasn't that approach working with Li Hao?
This guy was a psychopath!
"Drug dealing never ends well!"
With this thought flashing through his mind, Li Hao glanced down at the struggling drug dealer without a single ripple of emotion in his heart.
Drug dealers didn't deserve pity!
Nor was there any need to make promises to them!
Of course, he hadn't made any stupid promises to the dealer earlier, like sparing his life if he talked.
No need for that!
Talk if you want, keep your mouth shut if you don't!
"Hoo~"
Exhaling a long breath of stale air, Li Hao felt his mood lighten up considerably.
The drug stronghold at Mosaikou shouldn't be seeing any revival for a long time to come.
As for Jinghai, which the drug dealer had mentioned, Li Hao would definitely visit it before long!
As for right now?
He was just going to wait for the settlement of his new ability!
With this in mind, Li Hao took a light, brisk stride and headed downstairs.
Meanwhile, outside the shopping mall.
"Are the surveillance robots here yet?! I want to see the situation at the scene right now! Immediately! I don't care what method you use, get them in place right this second!"
Qi Tongwei barked sternly at Director Ye standing beside him.
He was furious and extremely anxious!
Because just moments ago, he had clearly heard the sound of a firefight erupting inside the mall!
That was the sound of fully automatic assault rifles!
And Li Hao had only gone in with a single handgun!
With such a stark disparity in firepower, could Li Hao possibly handle this alone?
Qi Tongwei was deeply worried.
"Yes! Director Qi! I'll go arrange it right away!"
Sensing Qi Tongwei's wrath, Director Ye didn't dare talk back, and turned on his heel to head toward the police vehicle parked behind them.
They had rushed over in such a hurry—who could have known the criminal would actually head into a shopping mall?
When was he supposed to find the time to arrange surveillance robots?
"Director Ye!"
Just as Director Ye reached the side of the police car, a familiar voice called out to him.
It was Zhao Donglai.
"Director Ye, what are you up to?"
Seeing Director Ye heading toward his own police car, Zhao Donglai, who had just arrived on the scene, looked somewhat puzzled.
Could it be that they had missed them?
Was Qi Tongwei not here?
"Director Zhao, you're here!"
Seeing Zhao Donglai, Director Ye let out a sigh of relief and began to explain.
"Oh! Director Qi said he wants to observe the situation at the scene personally and told me to hurry up and arrange for surveillance robots!"
"A firefight has already broken out inside!"
Director Ye said this deliberately. Once Zhao Donglai arrived, this would become a battleground between Director Qi and Zhao Donglai, leaving him out of it!
Hearing this, Zhao Donglai was bound to get anxious, right?
Director Qi was about to snatch all the credit!
"What?! A firefight has broken out?"
Hearing this, Zhao Donglai felt a jolt in his chest.
What was going on?!
First a firefight, and now Qi Tongwei wanted to monitor it—judging by Director Ye's reaction, he apparently didn't even know that the criminal he was hunting was the very person by Qi Tongwei's side!
"Director Ye, what on earth is going on here? Give me the details!"
Unwilling to overthink it, Zhao Donglai immediately pressed for answers about what was happening.
"Director Zhao, isn't the criminal you're looking for the same one?"
"Director Qi suddenly contacted me earlier and asked for help catching a criminal..."
Zhao Donglai's blank expression bewildered Director Ye as well. After a moment of confusion, he immediately recounted everything Director Qi had asked him to do, down to the smallest detail.
"Since you called right on the heels of Director Qi, I assumed you both were after the same criminal."
Having finished, Director Ye added a self-justifying remark.
Hearing this, Zhao Donglai finally understood, and then cast a rather peculiar look at Director Ye.
"Director Ye, do you even know who the criminal I'm looking for is?"
"The criminal I'm looking for is none other than the fellow accompanying Director Qi!"
Zhao Donglai's words left Director Ye even more baffled than before.
"That young man? He looked so upright, nothing like a criminal at all! Besides, he was right there with Director Qi!"
Director Ye shot Zhao Donglai a suspicious look.
Was this guy Zhao Donglai playing straight or messing with him?
Would Director Qi really allow a criminal to stay by his side?
"Ha! You can't judge a book by its cover, Director Ye! You're out of the loop on this one, aren't you? Do you have any idea how audacious this criminal is?"
"He actually pulled a gun and shot dead the newly appointed Anti-Corruption Bureau Director, Hou Liangping, right in front of Director Qi!"
"Director Hou merely asked him a few questions, and he had the nerve to open fire and kill a state official!"
Seeing that Director Ye was somewhat skeptical, Zhao Donglai let out a cold snort.
He proceeded to recount what Li Hao had done earlier at the highway toll station in Jingzhou City.
As for what Hou Liangping had been up to, he didn't mention a single word.
Hearing this, Director Ye was dumbfounded!
Good grief!
That young man had looked so sunny on the outside! How could his inner self be so dark and sensitive?
Just because someone said a couple of things to him, he couldn't take it and had to shoot a state official!
If he hadn't let Li Hao go inside earlier, would he have caught a bullet himself?
At this thought, beads of cold sweat broke out on Director Ye's forehead.
Observing Director Ye's expression, Zhao Donglai gave an internal sneer.
Scared, are we?
"Let's go! Let's go meet this fellow face-to-face!"
"They claim they're arresting drug dealers—are we just supposed to take their word for it?"
Zhao Donglai spoke in a cold tone as he strode toward the shopping mall.
Though he looked resolute on the outside, truth be told, Zhao Donglai was feeling a bit jittery inside.
People in their high positions still harbored a certain fear of total madmen like this.
Before long, the two of them arrived in front of the shopping mall once again.
"Director Qi, I've finally found you! You're harboring a criminal—just how much longer did you plan on running?"
The moment he spotted Qi Tongwei, Zhao Donglai walked straight up to him and began taunting him.
"In broad daylight, openly opening fire and killing a state official—that is a crime! Director Qi, as the head of the Public Security Department, you didn't stop it! You are condoning crime, shielding a criminal, and breaking the law while knowing it!"
Hearing this, Qi Tongwei turned around. Seeing that it was Zhao Donglai, he showed no surprise; he had anticipated this.
He looked coldly at Zhao Donglai.
"You got here fast! But slapping such a huge label on me right out of the gate is hardly appropriate, is it, Director Zhao? You should know that filing a false accusation is a crime, too!"