Chapter 461 - 388: He’s Not an Innocent Person Either

Chapter 461: Chapter 388: He’s Not an Innocent Person Either

Suddenly, a knock sounded at the door.

Wu Guo was pulled back to reality. "Come in!" he said hurriedly.

The door opened, and Han Yang walked in from outside.

The moment Wu Guo saw him, his expression changed drastically.

"Director Wu!"

"Hm? Captain Han, what are you doing here?"

Wu Guo watched Han Yang walk in, a flicker of confidence gone from his eyes.

Instead, a sense of dread toward him took its place.

Han Yang paid him no mind and sat down on the sofa, his face completely expressionless.

He glanced up at Wu Guo. "Director Wu, when Lin Yi and the others were here today, you seemed a little unnatural, didn’t you?"

"And during the meal just now, you tried to interrupt me several times."

"I’d like to hear Director Wu’s reason for doing so."

Just as he’d expected, Han Yang had come to call him to account.

If any outsider were to witness this scene,

they would probably wonder who was really the director and who was the captain.

How dare Han Yang, a subordinate, speak to the director like that?

Yet, not only was Wu Guo not angry, but he also came out from behind his desk with an obsequious expression plastered on his face.

He sat on the sofa opposite Han Yang and said with a broad smile, "Captain Han, what could I have possibly meant by it?"

"Right now, we’re both just grasshoppers on the same rope!"

"If something happened to you, how could I possibly be well off?"

"I just subconsciously wanted to chime in and add a few words to help you out!"

"But then I thought about it and felt it wasn’t necessary, so I didn’t say anything!"

After Wu Guo finished his explanation, Han Yang glanced up at him.

He nodded lightly. "Hmph. You’d better be thinking that way."

"Director Wu, don’t blame me for not reminding you."

"The Old District’s fate is already sealed. No one can change the situation here, and no one can stop us, the Blood Handprint!"

"So what if a Lord Blood Envoy died?"

"We’ll regroup soon, and headquarters will immediately arrange for another Lord Blood Envoy to come and take charge!"

"Lin Yi and his people belong to the Town Martial Department. From the New District to the Old District, how many of our colleagues have died at his hands?"

"My plan is to capture him and all his subordinates in one fell swoop!"

"You can’t help much, so just don’t ruin my plans!"

"Otherwise... don’t blame me for getting rough!"

A murderous glint flashed in Han Yang’s eyes.

This made Wu Guo’s heart tremble in fear, and he nodded hurriedly.

"I won’t, I won’t. Aren’t I also a member of the Blood Handprint now?"

"You? You’re still under review. Not just anyone who wants to join our Blood Handprint can get in!"

"At least, you don’t have that qualification yet!"

After he finished speaking, he gave Wu Guo no further chance to talk.

He stood up and walked straight toward the exit.

Just as he opened the door and was about to step out of the office, he stopped again.

"Director Wu, I hope you can think clearly about the stakes involved here!"

"Don’t act on impulse and do something you’ll regret for the rest of your life."

"And don’t gamble the latter half of your life by provoking our Blood Handprint!"

"You’ve seen what happens to those who oppose us!"

"You don’t want to follow in their footsteps, do you?"

After Han Yang finished speaking, the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

With a cryptic expression, he walked straight out.

With a SLAM of the door,

Wu Guo’s heart jolted violently.

His face gradually turned pale, his eyes filled with terror.

Ever since the Blood Handprint appeared in the Old District,

Wu Guo didn’t know what it was like in other places.

But in Qishan City, the Blood Handprint was incredibly arrogant in its actions and attitude.

Their first target had been the Public Security Bureau.

And he had witnessed the Blood Handprint’s cruel, bloodthirsty methods with his own eyes.

Those who resisted had all died horribly, one by one, right in front of him.

He knew very well that the members of the Blood Handprint were a pack of demons who killed without batting an eye.

This was the main reason why he had chosen to go along with them.

The look in Han Yang’s eyes just now was the same as when he’d killed one of his partners.

He and that partner had been friends for six or seven years.

They were practically brothers, as close as could be.

In the end, Han Yang had tortured him to death without a shred of sentiment.

Seven or eight years of friendship meant nothing in Han Yang’s eyes.

Wu Guo had every reason to believe that Han Yang wanted to kill him.

And he wouldn’t even have a single lingering regret...

After a long while, Wu Guo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and returned to his desk.

He no longer dared to entertain any other ideas.

「Dusk settled heavily.」

The setting sun stained half the sky as red as blood.

It also cast a bloody-red hue over the entire Qishan City.

Lin Yi, Wei Nan, Wei Shang, and the others all emerged from their respective rooms.

The place where they were resting was the dormitory of the Public Security Bureau.

So, upon leaving the dormitory, they were right at the Public Security Bureau’s office building.

Lin Yi made his way to Wu Guo’s office.

The moment Director Wu saw Lin Yi, he walked over with a fawning smile.

"Lord General, did you rest well?"

As he spoke, he also brought a cup of tea for Lin Yi.

Lin Yi chuckled and nodded. "It was a long journey. If Director Wu hadn’t provided a place for us to rest, it would have been hard to recover from the fatigue!"

"It’s my duty. The Town Martial Department came all the way from the New District to the Old District!"

"All just to kill those evil members of the Blood Handprint!"

"Giving the common people a chance to live—you are the ones who are truly working hard!"

"I’ve arranged dinner for the brothers from the Town Martial Department. Lord General can take them to eat later!"

Hearing this, Lin Yi nodded lightly.

He lifted his teacup and took a sip.

As he set the cup down, Lin Yi glanced up at Wu Guo.

"Director Wu, are there many Blood Handprint members within the Public Security Bureau?"

"Ah?"

Just as Wu Guo picked up the teapot, preparing to refill Lin Yi’s cup,

those words made his hand tremble in fright.

The teapot nearly fell to the floor.

Looking panicked, he quickly tried to calm himself down.

However, Director Wu, who had extremely poor composure, not only failed to do so,

but even began to stammer when he spoke.

"L-Lord General, why would you say that... H-how could our Public Security Bureau possibly have members of the B-Blood Handprint? There are none, not a single one!"

Seeing him tremble and his speech falter,

Lin Yi smiled and nodded. "None? It seems the administration in your Qishan City is quite good!"

"To think you haven’t been infiltrated by the Blood Handprint!"

"From the New District to the Old District, we’ve passed through many cities and killed countless Blood Handprint members!"

"In every city we’ve gone to, without exception, we’ve found that the Blood Handprint is pervasive. They especially like to infiltrate various key departments to gather the latest intelligence!"

"The local Public Security Bureaus, in particular, are one of their favorite haunts!"

"And not a single Blood Handprint member has infiltrated this place? It seems Director Wu’s contribution has been immense!"

Lin Yi’s probing words, rather than relaxing Wu Guo,

only made him even more tense.

Because he knew perfectly well it wasn’t that no Blood Handprint members had infiltrated.

You could say the entire Public Security Bureau, from top to bottom, was now the Blood Handprint.

Those who resisted had all been killed.

It would be more accurate to call this place a Blood Handprint stronghold than a Public Security Bureau.

A stronghold disguised in the skin of the Public Security Bureau...

Wu Guo squeezed out a panicked smile. "We are all united here. How could we dare to have thoughts of overstepping moral and legal bounds!"

"Our Public Security Bureau has always upheld the principle of eliminating evil for the people!"

"If we discover any Blood Handprint members, we kill them on the spot..."

Wu Guo hastily replied with a few smiling remarks.

But his words were all too official,

and held no credibility whatsoever.

Lin Yi didn’t expose him. From the moment he arrived at the Public Security Bureau’s office building this time,

every single person he had met had the same talent above their head.

[Blood Handprint: A Heart Skill Seal of a certain organization or religion]

Anyone who possessed this talent,

without exception, was a member of the Blood Handprint.

No matter how inscrutable their disguise!

They could not escape Lin Yi’s eyes.

’As long as I see a talent like this, I just have to kill them on sight.’

However, what Lin Yi found a little strange was,

that basically everyone in the entire Public Security Bureau had this talent entry.

So why didn’t Wu Guo have it? ’Could it be he’s not a member of the Blood Handprint?’

But based on his probing of Wu Guo just now,

it was clear he knew a lot.

After a moment, while sipping his tea, Lin Yi figured it out.

’Perhaps he isn’t a true member of the Blood Handprint yet.’

’In other words, the Blood Handprint hasn’t planted this kind of mark on him.’

’But he’s definitely not an innocent man either.’

Lin Yi sat there and drank two more cups of tea.

He looked up at Wu Guo and said, "Director Wu, is tonight’s operation still on as planned?"