Chapter 7 Confirming the Threat

Chapter 7 Confirming the Threat

Chapter 7 Confirming the Threat
Zhou Zhengde, who was protecting an "important witness" in the witness protection room of the Public Security Brigade's headquarters on the 13th floor, was stunned when he heard the news reported by his team members.

What does it mean, one person beat up more than a dozen people?
The witness protection room is about the same size as an ordinary single-person residence, so Wei Na naturally heard the team members' shouts.

Her face was still pale, and she obviously hadn't recovered from the previous shooting. She asked in a low voice: "A group of thugs beat up that Mu Liang?"

"It's hard to tell who hit who. Both sides were badly injured. They even ran across several streets. Now a lot of people are paying attention."

The team member frowned and looked at Wei Na, then continued to report to Zhou Zhengde:
"Captain! There are several acquaintances of these gangsters in the team. The leader is called 'Rotten Fish'. He was seriously injured. When we arrived, his clothes were covered in blood. He has been sent to the hospital next door for treatment!"

"what happened?"

Zhou Zhengde cleared his throat, put his hands behind his back and said:

"Dr. Wei Na, please continue to rest. Your testimony is of great help to our investigation of this prohibited weapons case. Thank you for your cooperation.

"Let's go check out the front!"

Zhou Zhengde turned around and walked away quickly.

Wei Na shouted, "Could it be related to the Black Fire Gang? They couldn't find me so they went to find Mu Liang?"

"It better not be."

Zhou Zhengde replied in a low voice, and the alloy door of the witness room was closed heavily.

……

The security team headquarters on the 13th floor is right next to the central passage.

There is a circular plaza here, and more than a dozen 13th-floor official agencies are compactly arranged around the circular plaza.

In the center of the square is an elevator shaft surrounded by thick concrete walls. There are three portals around it leading to the central elevator shaft. The main door of the elevator room, which is always open, is directly opposite the gate of the security team’s station.

The fortress officials did not prohibit the public from using the up and down passages, but each use of the central passage consumes 10 universal credits. The other passages and more than a dozen elevators in the four directions only require 2 universal credits each time they are used, making the central passage an exclusive passage for official personnel.

——Government workers can use the fort’s public facilities free of charge.

——These elevators cannot go directly to the lower city, and have complete monitoring and automatic defense systems.

As a result, the Central Channel Garden is also regarded as a "luxury green belt" that only the "management class" can enjoy, and ordinary people rarely come here for a stroll.

Today is a little different, the circular plaza on the 13th floor is very lively.

Previously, the security team was mobilized in large numbers and arrested a group of young people who were fighting, which also attracted a lot of onlookers.

There is no way. The fortress has limited resources and entertainment is prohibited inside, so there is rarely anything new and fun.

Wang Jixuan was sitting on a bench next to the main entrance of the elevator shaft, with two security guards with guns on their waists beside him.

There were a dozen thugs squatting in front of them, most of them had bruises on their faces, and their hands were bound with belts;

The worst-off was the leading thug, who was now lying on a stretcher covered in blood, and was being carried into the 13th-floor hospital not far away.

Wang Jixuan believed that he had acted with discretion and that the victim would not bleed to death. This incident should not lead to the officials targeting him.

He learned two new words from Mu Liang's memory - self-defense and counterattack in self-defense.

Wang Jixuan is also a little upset now.

He actually did!
I got lost...

The speed spell only lasted for about a dozen breaths. The layouts of the passages were very similar. He ran too fast and couldn't tell the direction. He turned half a circle and plunged into the encirclement of these ruffians.

These hooligans were actually more vicious than he had imagined. He used the tactic of capturing the leader first and caught the rotten fish boy, but several of the other side were not threatened and rushed up to hit him with metal pipes.

If he hadn't used the leading gangster as a shield, he would probably have been seriously injured.

The infinite Heavenly Lord!

He is so handsome!
Never mind. A hero never brags about his past achievements. After all, he failed to overcome the tribulation, and now is just the initial stage of his comeback.

You will find your heart of Tao later.

At this moment, Captain Zhou, whom Wang Jixuan had only met once, came hurriedly from the side.

Zhou Zhengde frowned and glared at Wang Jixuan and the thugs on the ground.

"Lock them all up!"

Zhou Zhengde cursed in his powerful baritone:
"They are idle and not doing their jobs! They are not providing value to the fortress! They are also disturbing social order! Our 13th floor police station must severely punish these fighters!"

The onlookers from far and near gave sparse applause.

Zhou Zhengde walked up to Wang Jixuan, frowned and looked at him, and found that Wang Jixuan had several large bruises on his body and his clothes were torn, but he was still sitting upright.

Zhou Zhengde inexplicably felt an indescribable sharpness.

"Go in and talk."

A security guard immediately stepped forward to put handcuffs on Wang Jixuan.

"No," Zhou Zhengde glared and cursed, "He's a victim! Why put him in handcuffs? Do we have to let the public write letters of complaint saying that we are enforcing the law recklessly?"

The team members nodded quickly, stepped forward to support and invited Wang Jixuan into the main entrance of the police station.

After half an hour.

Zhou Zhengde leaned back in the chair of his single office and rubbed his forehead with his hand.

Wang Jixuan sat on the hard metal bench and looked at the huge photo on the wall.

In the photo, Zhou Zhengde is wearing a neat light blue uniform and receiving a medal from an old man.

That should be Zhou Zhengde’s moment of glory.

"Tsk," Zhou Zhengde ruffled his slicked-back hair with his fingers and threw the confession file in his hand onto the table. "You're quite skilled. There were so many of them attacking you alone, but you didn't get hurt much."

"I have secretly practiced free fighting for several years." Wang Jixuan said sincerely.

"This thing of yours."

Zhou Zhengde picked up the thin metal tube placed on the sterilization tray. The sharpened end was stained with blood.

“This is considered a prohibited weapon.

"But I can't blame you. After being bullied for half a year, you will definitely find a way to resist.

"Since we just helped each other, I will help you deal with this trouble. Those thugs also have acquaintances who came to me to plead for you. This incident will not be reported to the police. Do you think it's okay?"

"Okay," Wang Jixuan nodded and did not ask for anything more from the officials.

He has his own solution.

Zhou Zhengde wondered: "If you have such skills, why didn't you resist before?" Are you testing me?

Wang Jixuan immediately lowered his eyebrows and sighed: "Once you choose to back down from being bullied, you will never have the chance to resist again."

"That's true," Zhou Zhengde agreed. "I've seen too many similar things. Your previous self-harm behavior is also related to this, right? However, this time the trouble will be bigger. According to them, this time the Black Fire Gang's boss directly found their boss, Lan Yuzi, the one whose neck you scratched with the metal rod. Fortunately, it was only a superficial wound."

Wang Jixuan was puzzled: "Boss?"

"The boss usually refers to the top figures in the gang."

Zhou Zhengde tapped the table with his fingers:

"You don't know how powerful the Black Fire Gang is. They are one of the seven major gangs in the lower city. The lower city is a very chaotic place, but it also has some... some very precious resources. The background of each of these gangs is very complicated.

"Weina has already told you what the Black Fire Gang does...organ trafficking."

Wang Jixuan asked: "Don't you prohibit this kind of thing?"

"Of course it's forbidden. It's completely prohibited by law!"

Zhou Zhengde curled his lips and spread his hands:
“Guess how many people in this fortress can afford to exchange their organs? And what status do some of them hold?
“From what I know, there are a few old guys in the Fortress Security Bureau who have unclear ties with the Black Flame Gang.

"The Black Flame Gang is just a black glove."

Wang Jixuan suddenly understood.

Is this what is commonly known as the relationship between officials and bandits? He has broadened his horizons.

“I don’t really want to get involved.”

Zhou Zhengde sighed:
"My life is pretty good now, with a sexually conservative girlfriend, a respectable job, and 200 people under my direct command.

"But Wei Na...you know, Wei Na is my friend who I am worried about, my best friend.

"The downtown gang's code of conduct is to never give up until they achieve their goal, otherwise they will feel that they have lost their prestige and their status will be shaken. I have submitted the investigation into the cause of death of the man named Brother Hua to the higher-ups, and it must be on the desk of the Black Fire Gang's boss.

"Weina was acting in self-defense, in every sense of the word.

“But you and Wei Na will be the targets of their subsequent revenge.

"That Hua brother is the younger brother of the Black Fire Gang's big boss. This is the biggest trouble."

Wang Jixuan was silent and thoughtful.

Boosi, it seems to mean gang leader.

"I can only help you temporarily," Zhou Zhengde sighed, "I'll move you to a safe house. Try to wear a hat and a mask when you go out later. If you can't get a helmet, wear it. There are many people in the security team who have unclear ties with the lower city. I'm just a captain who was transferred here not long ago. I can't guarantee how long you will be safe. This is the only thing I can do."

Wang Jixuan nodded, looked at the tired captain in front of him, and nodded: "I owe you a favor."

"Tsk! Then I look forward to returning the favor!"

Zhou Zhengde tried his best not to laugh out loud when he said this:

“My words here are not enough.

"I have another suggestion... Although you acted in self-defense during this conflict, I can use this conflict to classify it as a fight and have you stay in the security station's lockup for two months..."

"That's not necessary."

Wang Jixuan shook his head. He did not like entering prison. He smiled and said:
"I'm going to hide for a while. If I can't hide anymore, I'll talk about what I can't hide now."

"Okay, whatever you want."

Zhou Zheng opened the drawer, took out a button-sized alarm, and threw it into Wang Jixuan's hand.

"If you encounter danger, just press it three times and it will flash red by itself, which means it is alerting the police. I will send someone over immediately."

"Thank you."

Wang Jixuan bowed and agreed as usual.

Zhou Zhengde tilted his head and looked at his gesture, then thought that it might be some quirk popular among young people, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

The Black Fire Gang had territory, thugs, and a large number of guns in the lower city, so no matter how much he warned them, it was useless; protecting Wei Na had already exhausted him, and the Black Fire Gang continued to put pressure on him through various connections.

Zhou Zhengde felt that he had done his best for this young man.

"Owe me a favor?"

Zhou Zhengde smiled indifferently.

"Quite a personality."

……

the next day.

Near the Central Square, inside the security team's safe house.

Wang Jixuan took off his baseball cap and mask worth 3 general quotas and put two large bags of emergency food on the table.

To be on the safe side, he did not go back to his residence to get his clothes, as there were already several groups of thugs in the area looking for him.

The thugs at all levels are an extension of the downtown gang forces.

The confidant of Captain Zhou who brought Wang Jixuan here told him that he could stay here for a maximum of two months.

The safe house was no different from an ordinary single room. The only thing that made Wang Jixuan feel uncomfortable was that there was a camera in the corner.

Even though it is bad.

Wang Jixuan took off his shirt swiftly and threw it accurately onto the camera. Then he went to the bathing station and began to wash his body carefully, trying to increase the speed of absorbing spiritual energy as much as possible.

In the mirror, the young man was so thin that his ribs were visible, and most of the bruises on his body had disappeared.

Wang Jixuan let out a light breath, then walked to the single bed wearing only his underwear, and quickly made hand seals, sitting with his five hearts facing the sky.

Although the practice here is slow, perseverance is important.

"Is it because I failed to overcome the calamity last time that I failed to cultivate my mind in the secular world?"

"Whatever."

"The Black Fire Gang is committing crimes and killing people. I should enforce justice on behalf of the heavens and protect the Daoist body!"

"But you have to practice first, at least enter the Qi training stage."

(End of this chapter)