Chapter 195 Following the Trail

Meanwhile, Yao Liang had been dragged out of the car by Chu Yuxuan and was now kneeling in front of him again, trembling with fear: "Big Brother, please, don't hurt my parents! Everything I said before was true! I really want to cooperate with you and take my brother out of the Tianji Club! I was recruited into Tianji Club by Bai He! As long as he's eliminated, no one in Tianji Club will know about my brother and me. We can go to Malaysia and not worry about being chased..."

Chu Yuxuan snorted coldly: "Don't get me wrong. I've never been one to use family as a threat. I just like to keep control in my own hands! Now, tell me, what should we do next?"

Yao Liang swallowed nervously, stammering, "I'll inform Bai He that you're in our hands, and then, I'll see how he arranges things."

Chu Yuxuan pondered for a moment, then called a halt to Lao Si, stepping forward to dab some blood from a Tianji Club gunman on Lao Si's boots onto his own face and clothes. The others also seamlessly changed into Tianji Club gunman outfits and gear.

After everything was done, Chu Yuxuan turned to Yao Liang: "Please, start your performance."

Then he instructed Lao Wu: "Turn off the jammer."

"OK! It's done!"

Yao Liang shivered as he took out his phone, took several deep breaths to calm himself, and dialed Bai He. The call was quickly answered: "Done?"

"Yeah... This Chu guy is really something! I let my guard down and he took the gun from us. We... we lost a lot of people!"

As Yao Liang spoke, Lao Wu had already blacked out the Tianji Club's drone, controlling it to hover over Chu Yuxuan and the others. Chu Yuxuan cooperated fully, placing his hands behind his back and pretending to be restrained by fake gunmen played by Xiao Qing and Lao Si. The remaining gunmen stood by, with Lao San hiding behind and pointing his gun, daring not to move.

"Leave a few people to clean up, and bring him to me first!" Bai He said excitedly. In his view, Chu Yuxuan would never expect him to intercept them midway, and thus, he wasn't paying attention to the drone footage.

"Got it! I'll head over now!"

"It's not my place; it's somewhere else. Note the location... Haha, tonight has been quite fruitful! Vulture, you've done me a huge favor. I'll definitely repay you later!"

"This is what I should do. This Chu guy has killed an entire team of mine; I wish I could kill him right now!"

"He can't die just yet. Be patient! After we deal with the current situation, I'll send another team. For now, just bring him here. Delay could lead to complications."

"Alright!"

Yao Liang hung up and pointed to his shoulder wound, reminding Chu Yuxuan and the others not to speak out of turn. He then began directing the scene: "You two, get him in the car and come with me. The rest, clean up the battlefield! Hurry up!"

An hour later, Yao Liang and his men arrived in a slum area. After winding through a maze of alleys, they finally found Bai He's location. Chu Yuxuan, with his hands bound and wearing a black hood, was pushed by Yao Liang into a run-down courtyard. Despite the hood, Chu Yuxuan had managed to tamper with it enough to see the courtyard's situation—a few people scattered around and two standing guard at the entrance, totaling fewer than ten.

In the east-side room, several candles were lit, and a man in his fifties was pacing back and forth—Bai He. Seeing Yao Liang bring Chu Yuxuan into the courtyard, Bai He hurried out, smiling at Chu Yuxuan, and said to Yao Liang: "Thanks for your hard work!" Yao Liang nodded, said nothing, and deliberately glanced around. Upon seeing his brother, he walked over slowly.

"Master Chu, you're covered in blood. Must be quite a serious injury. Tsk tsk... Your father must be heartbroken!" Bai He mocked.

Chu Yuxuan squinted his eyes, trying to see Bai He's face through the hood. When he recognized him, he was shocked—Bai He resembled Major Liu almost exactly, especially their eyes and brows, as if they were carved from the same mold.

"Who are you?" Chu Yuxuan asked, feigning calm.

"Hehe... Can't tell? I called you a few days ago!" Bai He sneered, then coldly asked, "Is Liu Jun alive or dead?"

"Why don't you... guess?"

"Guess, guess! I guess your ancestors!" Bai He said, raising his hand and punching Chu Yuxuan in the stomach.

Chu Yuxuan doubled over in pain and gritted his teeth: "Since I'm in your hands, it seems I won't survive. You might as well tell me, who was behind the kidnapping of my mother and me ten years ago?"

Just then, a familiar voice came from inside the room: "Yuxuan! Is that you?!"

Chu Yuxuan was stunned—his police sister was also kidnapped!

"Dare you touch a police officer? She's the head of the Criminal Investigation Team!" Chu Yuxuan was astonished. Did Tianji Club have the audacity to challenge the police? How could they survive in Jiangcheng afterwards? Putting that aside, everyone in Jiangcheng knew that Chu Muchan was a ruthless person, always looking forward to sending her own father to jail. How could they have thought of kidnapping her to threaten Chu Zhijing?

Even if Tianji Club was desperate, was there really a need to go through such elaborate measures to kidnap him? According to their logic, wouldn't it be simpler to use Chu Muchan as a bargaining chip to exchange for Liu Jun? "Do you think I wanted to make such a big fuss? I don't even know how your sister found her way here! Hmph." Bai He said indignantly. "Since we've kidnapped her, every additional chip gives me an advantage!"

"Mad dog!" Chu Yuxuan cursed darkly.