Villain Boss Chapter 168
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 168: Killing Two Birds With One Stone
Jiang Ran and Deputy Captain Zhong of the superhuman team both entered the wooden house. The other superhumans who had come with them, pinned Jiang Yu down to prevent him from escaping. The girl who had called for help moved behind the youth and whispered, "Will everything be okay?"
She glanced at Luo Rui, who was quiet and lost in thought. "Luo Rui is very powerful. You must keep a close eye on her and don't let her kill anyone to silence them."
The youth assessed Luo Rui’s abilities and curled his lips in disdain. "A superhuman with fourth-level wood-type abilities wouldn't cause much trouble."
Despite saying this, he kept his eyes fixed on Luo Rui.
This was the woman who had arranged for her men to quarantine the slum and follow that fool Qiao Qiao to gather information about him.
If Jiang Ranran hadn't insisted on using her method to resolve the matter, he would’ve sneaked into Luo Rui’s residence and killed both her and that blind man.
... All right, maybe he didn't have the strength to fight two people at once, but a fight would be a relief. All this scheming and calculation like now was just exhausting.
"Qiao Yi," The girl hid behind Qiao Yi and asked curiously, "who’s in there?"
This room was the room where Qiao Yi met Qiao Qiao when she came.
Jiang Ran informed Qiao Yi to meet Qiao Qiao here, and at night, she moved another person over and threw her on the bed, asking them to guard next door.
There was a movable plywood between the two wooden houses. Everything Jiang Yu did after entering the house was seen by them, otherwise they would not have been able to stop him when he left.
Of course, when they did all this, Jiang Ran had already left through the secret passage.
She said she was going to find an audience for this drama, an audience who could bring the story to an end.
"I thought she’d look for the Shen family," Qiao Yi muttered, turning on the spectator mode.
……
The person had been killed.
A death in the slum was normal, and nothing to be concerned about.
The reason why there were so many people watching now was simply because the woman's screams were so loud, attracting these idle people to watch the fun.
Now that Luo Rui was here, Jiang Yu had even less to worry about; after all, he was working for her and Marshal Shen.
He merely didn't expect Jiang Ranran to come along.
After not seeing her for some time, Jiang Ranran was even more beautiful than before, her smile like a cunning fox.
People at the base said that Jiang Ranran was Marshal Shen's granddaughter, and with the Shen family's backing, she could now sit back and relax in the base.
The deputy captain's respectful attitude toward her just now proved that their claims were true—she currently held a high position within the Shen family.
Had he known she was a member of the Shen family, he would have taken the initiative and prevented Si Xu from taking advantage.
……
Luo Rui stood at the doorway, not entering the wooden house—she knew what was going on inside.
It didn't matter if Jiang Yu was discovered. Even if he was imprisoned, she could always find a way to get him out, or—silence him.
Her gaze swept through the crowd of onlookers.
Were these people... all residents of the slum? Had they heard those screams and come out to watch? It was so late, and yet there were still so many people around...
She frowned.
These people from the slum seemed to have appeared too quickly.
A sudden thought struck her, and she gasped.
Jiang Yu was a superhuman. In a slum filled with the elderly, the weak, and the disabled, who could possibly subdue him? Rather than being alerted by the girl's screams, it was more likely that those people were waiting in the wings.
It was a trap.
After a moment of panic, she quickly calmed down.
Even if it was a trap, there was no need to worry. The man was dead, her goal achieved, and the rest of the problem was nothing to worry about. Even if those people wanted to avenge their fallen comrade, she was confident she could escape unscathed.
Now, she just needed to find a reason to eliminate Jiang Yu.
……
The body on the bed was hacked beyond recognition, except for a pair of eyes that were wide and round. Although the pupils were dilated, it was clear that the deceased was frightened and unwilling to die.
Although her face was covered with scars, Zhong Qian recognized the identity of the deceased at a glance.
His eyes widened in shock, and he tried to feel the pulse of the deceased again, refusing to give up.
"She’s dead..." Zhong Qian muttered, and his first reaction was to immediately go back to the military command building to report the current situation.
"Huh... How tragic." Jiang Ran looked at the dead person from behind him like a ghost, and said faintly, "Isn't this Captain Wei? How could she die here in such a tragic way? Deputy Captain Zhong, you have to investigate carefully. Don't let Captain Wei die in vain."
Reminded by her, Zhong Qian's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he stared at her with complicated eyes.
"Deputy Captain Zhong, why are you looking at me like that?" Jiang Ran took two steps back, and her eyes met his without dodging.
Zhong Qian was a smart man, and he didn't say much. He just walked around her and walked out of the wooden house in silence.
Jiang Ran walked to the bed, took a last look at the woman on the bed, and raised her hand to close her eyes.
"Wei Yage, when you get to the netherworld, remember to apologize to Qi Yao."
……
Walking out of the wooden house, Zhong Qian stared coldly at the man on the ground who was caught but still had a leisurely look on his face. He sneered. "Keep an eye on him for me!"
He ordered the people around him, "Go to the military command building to notify Marshal Shen and Captain Shen." After a pause, he added, "By the way, see if Professor Si is in the laboratory and ask him to come along."
"Yes!"
Notify Marshal Shen, and call Si Xu to come as well? Intuitively feeling that something went wrong with the plan, Luo Rui walked to Zhong Qian and said tentatively, "It's late now. It's just a matter in the slum. Deputy Captain Zhong, you can handle it. There's no need to alarm Marshal Shen..."
"I can't handle it." Zhong Qian replied very gently, and kicked Jiang Yu to the ground. "Did you kill the person in there?"
Hearing that Marshal Shen was coming, Jiang Yu naturally couldn't let anyone else take the credit. With his hands and feet shackled, he could only stiffen his neck and shout, "I did it. That person was just trash from the slum. So what if I killed that person?"
"Trash?" Hearing this, Jiang Ran, standing in the shadows under the eaves, scoffed and said to the bewildered guard, "The one who died in there was the former captain of your sixth team. Do you want to go in and take a look?"
"Huh?" The guard remained stunned. "Former captain?" After a pause, he came to his senses. "You-you said the one who was killed in there was... Captain Wei?"
Without waiting for Jiang Ran to reply, the man suddenly pushed past Luo Rui and Zhong Qian, who were blocking the doorway, and stumbled into the wooden house.
Soon, a mournful wail could be heard from within.
Jiang Ran silently lowered her eyes and closed them.
She had an understanding of the deep affection the sixth team members had for Wei Yage when she was harassed by them before.
Although Luo Rui had taken over the sixth team, in just a few days, she certainly couldn't match Wei Yage's status in their hearts.
The sixth team members followed her orders, but they were merely complying with the arrangements made by the military command building.
However, once those team members’ boundaries were crossed, even Shen Lang wouldn't stand to gain.
Luo Rui knew how much Wei Yage meant to the sixth team. That was why she was eager to prove herself to Shen Lang, hoping to gain more support and recognition so that she could build her own forces.
Since she was so eager, Jiang Ran decided to lend a hand.
But after tonight, Jiang Ran wondered if Luo Lui would still have a chance to bring the sixth team under her wing.
