Villain Boss Chapter 167
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 167: Failed Night Assault
As the night deepened and the candlelight faded, a dark shadow slipped past the guards and stopped in front of the dark wooden house.
The leading man gestured, and the three men following him immediately dispersed to the corners of the wooden house to prevent anyone from escaping.
Luo Rui said that to join the superhuman team, one must pass the team's entrance test. There happened to be someone here that Marshal Shen needed to eliminate, so she assigned him the task.
If the task was successfully completed, she could put in a good word for him with Marshal Shen and get him the position of deputy captain of the sixth team—and since Marshal Shen had spoken, the other members of the sixth team wouldn’t dare object.
The person Marshal Shen wanted to eliminate was in the slum? Could it be a rival from their power struggle, and Marshal Shen wouldn't let that someone off even when they were now down on their luck?
But since they were in the slum, they couldn't be a powerful figure.
Seeing that the other three had arrived at their designated locations, Jiang Yu whistled, quietly pushed open the door, and slipped inside the wooden house.
The wooden house was small, allowing for a quick overview of everything going on. Once his eyes adjusted to the light in the room, he could clearly see the bed—it was bulging, clearly occupied.
Jiang Yu summoned his superpower and aimed it at the bed. After making sure the person was motionless, he tiptoed over and lifted the covers.
The person on the bed had been mutilated beyond recognition by his superpower. Blood stained the bed, slid to the floor, and seeped through the cracks in the wooden floorboards.
Jiang Yu checked the person's breath, confirming the person was dead, and heaved a sigh of relief.
"It seems to be a woman?" Jiang Yu muttered, turning to leave. "Could it be Marshal Shen's mistress?"
……
In the sanatorium, the doctor making his rounds walked from room to room. He stopped at Wei Yage's room and knocked.
"Captain Wei, have you rested?"
There was no sound from the room.
He knocked again. "Captain Wei?"
There was still no answer.
The nurse following the doctor whispered, "Could she have rested?"
The doctor frowned and gently pushed the door open.
"Huh?" The nurse peeked in, exclaiming, "Where's she?"
The patient couldn't move freely yet. Her wheelchair was beside the bed, and no one had come to visit her today...
The attending doctor adjusted his glasses, and as if realizing something, said to the nurse, "Notify everyone immediately! Captain Wei is missing. Have everyone look for her!"
The nurse was confused. "Notify everyone?"
"Yes, now! Immediately!" Otherwise, everyone in the hospital might be in trouble.
Frightened by the doctor's stern expression, the nurse nodded profusely. "I'll go right away!"
……
Having dealt with Marshal Shen’s enemy, Jiang Yu, feeling he had passed the team’s entrance test, heaved a sigh of relief and pushed the door open.
A young woman passed by the doorway, their eyes meeting. The woman glanced inside, opened her mouth, and let out a terrified scream.
"Murder! Murder!"
"Shut up!" Jiang Yu, equally startled by the girl's scream, immediately thought of killing her.
However, before he could act, the lights in the surrounding wooden houses all flickered on.
Someone wandered out of the house, and the girl quickly ran behind them, continuing to scream, "Murder! Murder! He committed murder!!!"
As the piercing screams echoed over the slum, the superhumans guarding outside were alerted and rushed in.
Seeing the situation was dire, Jiang Yu glanced around, looking for a quiet spot to escape.
Before fleeing, he gave the girl who had caught him in the act a warning, thinking of returning to kill her later.
However, their eyes met, and the girl showed no sign of panic. Instead, she smiled at him, her eyes sardonic.
This girl... looked familiar? With a slight hesitation, Jiang Yu paused.
"He's trying to flee!" the girl shouted again, pointing in the direction he had left. Simultaneously, various superhumans rushed in from all directions.
In his momentary daze, he was flung by an explosive superpower and slammed into the wall of the wooden house.
Jiang Yu, with a broken arm and limited mobility, struggled to his feet. Looking up, he was met with a cold, sharp blade.
"Don't even think about running away! If you dare, we'll kill you." The man standing before him was young, wearing the uniform of the base's superhuman team. The man looked at him as if he were looking at a dead object, devoid of any emotion.
The crowd of onlookers gathered, surrounding the scene.
The slum dwellers, dressed in shabby attire, pointed and murmured at the man lying on the ground, but no one stepped forward.
"What's going on?" Members of the sixth team, stationed outside the perimeter, arrived one after another. Someone asked in confusion, "Someone committed murder in the slum?"
"Yes," the girl who had called for help hid behind the youth and pointed inside the house. "I saw it! It's covered in blood inside! He killed that person! And he even wanted to silence me!"
The girl spoke rapidly, not giving Jiang Yu any chance to interrupt.
"It’s him! He came out of the house! He's covered in blood!" the girl said, emphasizing, "And he's not even one of our residents!"
"You..."
Before the guard could finish, a voice boomed from outside the crowd, its forceful, sonorous voice instantly drowning out all the other voices.
"What happened?"
The crowd, startled, automatically made way.
A man in a black uniform made his way through the crowd, approaching the group.
Behind him stood a surprised Luo Rui and a distracted Jiang Ran.
"Deputy Captain Zhong, Captain Luo," the guard saluted.
Zhong Qian, his expression stern, nodded expressionlessly. "What happened here?"
The guard also looked bewildered. "I just arrived. I don't know the situation yet."
"This man just killed someone and is trying to escape. Sir, you must act for the deceased!" The girl's booming voice continued, "That's him!"
"A murder?" Glancing at Luo Rui, whose face paled slightly, Jiang Ran curiously stepped past Jiang Yu and pushed open the door of the wooden house.
A strong smell of blood wafted out.
"Eew~" Jiang Ran raised her hand to cover her nose and glanced back at Zhong Qian. "Deputy Captain Zhong, do you want to come in and take a look?"
Thinking of his work, Zhong Qian didn't really want to go in.
Wei Yage had disappeared—the people at the hospital panicked and immediately reported it to the military command building.
He had received orders from his captain to search the entire city for Wei Yage.
The slum wasn’t within his search range.
Deaths in the slum were nothing new. He didn't want to waste his time here.
However... looking at the enthusiastic Jiang Ran, he didn't dare to refuse.
How unlucky he was. He ran into this young lady while doing his job. And she followed him all the way, saying that she was taking a walk after dinner.
If he hadn't been afraid of being punished by his captain and worried about being twisted by Professor Si, he would’ve knocked her out and thrown her in the grass by the roadside.
Zhong Qian sighed helplessly and resignedly followed Jiang Ran into the wooden house.
Jiang Ranran was obviously very interested in the so-called murder case. If she had any accident here, Captain Shen would definitely skin him alive.
