"I'm a madman!" White Crane yelled, grabbing Chu Yuxuan by the collar. "Tell me, is Liu Jun dead or alive?"
Chu Yuxuan remained silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "You're so eager to know Liu Jun's fate. I suppose you must be his close relative? Older brother or younger brother?"
White Crane was taken aback, then immediately swung a punch at Chu Yuxuan. "D*mn it! You..."
Mid-swing, White Crane suddenly heard a buzzing sound from above. Looking up, he saw a drone. Confused, he saw Chu Yuxuan suddenly break free from the ropes binding his hands and pull out a gun from his waist, pressing it to White Crane's neck.
The drone was a signal for Chu Yuxuan's team. Old Four climbed over the wall and, in coordination with Xiao Qing, who was crouching on a distant rooftop, swiftly took out the few gunmen in the courtyard. At the same time, Old Three stormed in with the bodies of the two sentries at the door, while Yao Liang restrained his brother Yao Long from drawing his gun and shook his head gently.
"Brother?" Yao Long was astonished. Before he could speak, Yao Liang said, "Remember what I told you? I'll take you home!" Yao Long nodded, visibly relieved.
Everything happened so quickly and unexpectedly that by the time White Crane reacted, Old Four had already reached him and kicked him in the stomach. The kick, full of hatred, sent White Crane flying into the east room.
Chu Yuxuan entered the room, glanced at Chu Muhan, who was bound and hooded in the corner, and smiled, "Sis, just bear with it for a moment. I'm afraid you'd take me to the police station again. Hehe... Once I'm done, I'll help you get untied."
"Chu Yuxuan! Untie me now!" Chu Muhan shouted. "Don't be reckless!"
"Reckless? Perfect timing. You should hear what they did to me ten years ago!" Chu Yuxuan said, then turned his attention back to White Crane, who was curled up on the floor. He sneered, "So, are you Liu Jun's older brother or younger brother?"
White Crane clutched his stomach and roared, "Vulture, you've betrayed me! Do you know what the consequences will be? The organization will not let you go!"
As soon as White Crane finished speaking, Chu Yuxuan kicked him hard in the head, saying coldly, "Answer the question."
White Crane, with a distorted face, spat out blood and looked up at Chu Yuxuan. "Chu, you really have some skills! Fine, falling into your hands is no better than betraying the organization. I accept my fate."
Chu Yuxuan chuckled softly. "You really know how to adapt to the situation, haha..."
"I'm a loner in the country, with no ties, so I'm not afraid of their revenge!" White Crane propped himself up on the floor and wiped the blood from his mouth. "If you agree to give me some money to escape, I'll tell you everything I know!"
"Deal. I'll arrange the money. But first, show me some sincerity," Chu Yuxuan said.
White Crane took a couple of breaths and said, "My name is Liu Min. I'm Liu Jun's older brother! Is he alive or dead?"
Chu Yuxuan stared at him intently and asked, "I've checked into Liu Jun, but there was no mention of him having a brother. Yet you two look so similar. What's going on?"
Liu Min sighed. "When we were less than half a year old, our parents divorced. I went abroad with my mother, while he stayed with my father. I only reconnected with him when I returned to the country. As for his smuggling activities, I introduced him to it, including joining the Heavenly Extreme Society. I paved the way for him."
"Was it you who sent him to do that job ten years ago?" Chu Yuxuan asked.
Liu Min smiled wryly. "Chu, do you think I'm a fool? If I were to tell you that now, would I still have a way out?"
"You should have a bank account abroad, right? Tell me how much you need, and I'll transfer it now," Chu Yuxuan said.
"No hurry. Haha... Prepare the money. Tomorrow, I'll have a contact come to pick me up. At that time, it'll be a one-hand transfer, one-hand exchange for information!" Chu Yuxuan thought for a moment and then said to his team, "Clean up the scene and prepare to go home. Xiao Qing, come down and help."
While his team was dealing with the bodies, Chu Yuxuan asked Liu Min, "I always thought Liu Jun wasn't silenced because he had some dirt on high-ranking individuals. Now it seems it was because you protected him?"
Liu Min nodded sadly. "At that time, he let a driver go, and the higher-ups wanted to kill him. But because I had some merit in the organization, they only cut off one of his fingers that night and spared his life. Later, the organization let him make amends by taking the blame for smuggling for a powerful figure and serving eight years in prison. During his imprisonment, I sent his daughter abroad to my mother. I planned for them to reunite after he was released, but unfortunately, he was diagnosed with cancer and didn't have much time left... After his release, he didn't want his daughter to see him suffering from cancer. He avoided meeting her and stayed in his hometown alone, relying on my support."
Chu Yuxuan's eyes flickered for a moment. His previous guess had been wrong; no wonder he could never find information about Liu Jun's daughter.
Liu Min continued, "In fact, he was already a dying man. I was sure he wouldn't betray me, but the higher-ups didn't trust him and gave me a death order to either deliver him alive or dead. Tonight was the last chance they gave me. If I couldn't handle it, I would have to escape!"
Chu Yuxuan pondered, "No wonder you're so accommodating. You've already planned to flee, haven't you? Haha... Isn't this a coincidence? I came here to give you money."
Meanwhile, Yao Liang and his brother, while cleaning up the bodies, were whispering to each other about how to escape. Unintentionally, Yao Liang looked up and vaguely saw a half-hidden face on the wall. Straining to see in the darkness, he squinted his eyes.
"Big brother, be careful!"
"Bang!"