Chapter 501: Chapter 498
It was still very dark at three or four in the morning, and the wind was getting stronger. Lu Xiao’s figure swiftly shuttled through the woods, with the surrounding Pine Forest rustling.
There seemed to be small animals among the towering trees, darting by unexpectedly like phantoms of the night.
The environment was becoming harsh for humans.
But for Lu Xiao, time was not an issue, let alone the environment.
He had been through countless operations in environments worse and more dangerous than this. They had even spent up to ten days or half a month in tropical rainforests. This was nothing.
A few minutes later, after exiting the woods, he arrived directly at the highway, where he found his car.
After around fifteen minutes, he had already driven twenty kilometers.
And when he looked at the message on his phone again, his expression was as grave as could be.
It was a message from his undercover agent, which read:
[I’ve found evidence of the murder.]
And this was the moment he had been waiting for.
Turning back time, in a small dilapidated house in the distance.
This area was composed of residences from some town, each household living quite a distance from the others. Outside was pitch-dark, as if everything lay in silence.
But after that sudden gunshot, the nearby dogs were instantly awakened, starting to bark loudly.
And in the darkness, to those who listened carefully, a faint yellow light could be seen in one of the houses.
Some specks of liquid were splattered on the dusty windows.
Outside that house, there were conspicuously parked two SUVs, which seemed out of place compared to the simplicity of the small town, and even more so compared to the shabby house.
At the moment, inside the house.
Several people were standing, and one was lying on the ground, having been shot in the chest, yet not completely dead.
The person holding a gun was wearing a gray coat and black leather gloves on his hands.
He looked at the person on the ground, gasping and struggling, his face extremely gloomy: “Idiot! Are you damn sure you’re not playing me?!”
With that, he slowly raised the handgun again, a hint of murderous intent flashing in the depths of his amber eyes.
Upon his words, a man’s voice immediately rose nearby, speaking lowly and humbly, “Boss Li, perhaps that kid really did live here before and left just these last couple of days. I’ve examined the signs of life here, and it seems he left around that time.”
The speaker was the man with the surname Wu.
They had received a tip about the guy who stole the cultural relic necklace, but when they arrived based on this information, they found the place completely deserted.
Meanwhile, another man, wearing a military coat and with a scruffy beard, said:
“Cool it, Boss Li. That gunshot was too loud. We should leave quickly to avoid drawing the attention of the people in the nearby town.”
While saying this, he glanced at the person whose chest was steadily bleeding.
Even if this Li individual stopped now, there was no saving this man.
And the shooter was none other than Li Tingze.
At that moment, hearing the advice, he let out a cold laugh, “If that’s the case, which one of you two will take care of that stupid dog outside for me?”
Make it shut up forever.
The bearded middle-aged man’s body jolted at these words.
Li Tingze, after saying that, holstered his gun, not because he wanted to spare the person, but—