Chapter 217: A Bird Startled by the Bowstring - Otherworldly Affairs Office - NovelsTime

Otherworldly Affairs Office

Chapter 217: A Bird Startled by the Bowstring

Author: A flower blooms overnight for seven nights
updatedAt: 2025-09-07

After hearing the whole story, Wang Wenze said in a deep voice, "Sooner or later, we'll settle the score with those Divine Desire bastards! Damn it, they keep stabbing us in the back! What on earth are they trying to do?"

"There'll be a chance! There'll be a chance soon." Pei Yan sat in the chair smoking, bowing his head but thinking about another thing: how it happened that Ye Jiumu coincidentally ran into the Divine Desire leader. According to Xia Yu, the northwest city where they carried out the mission was already quite remote, and beyond it lay the vast Gobi Desert. This, combined with the Secret Prison Jiezhi Space's constant movement through desolate areas, came to mind.

Could it be that they are ready to act? If that's the case, they'll have a chance to meet again soon! Thinking of this, Pei Yan couldn't help but clench his fist.

"Pei Yan, if you really run into them, be careful!" Jiang Feiyang's words interrupted Pei Yan's thoughts.

Pei Yan understood Jiang Feiyang's good intentions and nodded, "I know they're definitely strong, but I'll be careful!" After all, the other party is one of the Divine Desire leaders, and no matter how reckless I am, I won't take the risk recklessly.

However, Jiang Feiyang shook his head and continued, "If it's just Wang Xishu, I believe you can still escape, but that Red Hair bastard is almost your nemesis! If you see him, leave him to others; otherwise, you'll suffer greatly."

"Oh?" Seeing Pei Yan's confusion, Jiang Feiyang leaned in and whispered in his ear.

Meanwhile, in a certain command post at the incident site, several support teams from the Investigation Department, having completed the rescue mission, launched a manhunt for Wang Xishu. Police forces throughout the city, along with the armed police from neighboring areas, all poured into the city for a large sweep. For many of the city's residents, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

In the command post, Yu Zhongmin watched the rows of newly arrived armed police soldiers outside, who were briefed and then deployed. He turned to the sullen-faced Gu Shenghui and said worriedly, "Isn't this too big a show? Won't it alert the enemy? Our plan...?"

"The aim is precisely to alert the enemy. This time we encountered Wang Xishu, who is at least one of the Divine Desire leaders. If we don't react at all and let them swagger away after the event, it would prove we're guilty of knowing something. Those Divine Desire people aren't fools; they wouldn't fail to understand the reason behind this," Mei Simiao said, sitting at the table, staring at the surveillance screen with a serious voice.

Yu Zhongmin then realized and sighed, "I just don't know if this incident is a coincidence or a Divine Desire organization's probe! If it's a coincidence, will they drop the plan to attack the Secret Prison because of it? This is already the last city transmission point close to the Secret Prison; their presence here is no accident."

Gu Shenghui threw the pen in his hand on the table and said, "The arrow's on the string, it has to be released. According to the information we've gathered over time, the Divine Desire's grand gestures have exposed many members lurking in the dark, and more than ten hidden nodes have been exposed! Abandon?"

At this point, Gu Shenghui paused, tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and said meaningfully, "Mu Fanchen has always liked to think several steps ahead, and prefers to attack when others are unprepared, you really think the Secret Prison is his real goal? Maybe it's just another bait, the more so at this time, the more we need to stay vigilant!"

While Gu Shenghui and others were discussing, in an old residential area awaiting demolition in the city, Wang Xishu, with a long face, no longer felt like playing with his walnuts. Facing the relentless criticism of Mr. Mu in a video call, his face turned red with anger but had nowhere to vent it. Beside him was Liang Guangsheng, devouring beef noodles with indifference, and Sha Dehui, who had been beaten nearly to his last breath.

It was Wang Xishu's opportunistic brother-in-law who became the fuse of the night.

Sha Dehui's level was neither high nor low, a third-tier Superpower Awakened with unremarkable abilities. At first, he was just an inconspicuous little leader under Wang Xishu, not even considered a trusted subordinate. However, the lad knew how to ingratiate himself and had a seemingly celestial sister. Somehow, he convinced his sister to bridge an introduction, causing the already-married Wang Xishu to fall in love at first sight with her. When love came to a middle-aged man, it was like an old house catching fire, beyond salvation. In the end, Sha Dehui's sister even bore Wang Xishu a chubby son.

This delighted the late father Wang Xishu, and thanks to his sister, Sha Dehui rose upon her coattails and became arrogant under Wang Xishu's command.

The Divine Desire's action this time had stipulated that all registered members in the organization must participate, and Sha Dehui was no exception. For the sake of his sister, Wang Xishu brought this fool along, initially planning to assign him a peripheral backup task when the mission started to avoid him becoming cannon fodder.

Who would have thought birds of a feather flock together; Sha Dehui, who could target Wang Xishu's weak spot, was also a lustful wicked one. Earlier in big cities, while still fresh to the nightclubs, he wasn't stingy, often surrounded by beauties thanks to his generous spending.

But being dragged to this equivalent of a remote frontier by his brother-in-law, forget nightclubs; he could hardly find a few hair salons, and even in those, there were mostly older women of inferior quality, leaving Sha Dehui frustrated and nearly seeing green with his eyes.

Moreover, although Wang Xishu was also fond of beauty, he was by no means foolish and could discern importance from trivial things. Upon arriving, he strictly restrained his confidants, forbidding them from causing trouble before the mission started.

While he and his confidants could endure, Sha Dehui couldn't. During a shopping trip, he laid eyes on a girl, initially intending to use money to entice her. Who knew the girl had a boyfriend and paid him no heed, even mocking him with sarcasm. Furious, Sha Dehui committed his first deadly crime.

After tasting blood, Sha Dehui became addicted to the feeling, sparking a series of big cases. Although Wang Xishu was utterly unaware of this, his confidants and Liang Guangsheng had long sensed something amiss.

As an outsider, Liang Guangsheng found it inconvenient and was unwilling to deal with this mess, whereas Wang's confidants deliberately indulged. They had long resented Sha Dehui, who climbed over them by relying on his sister, barking orders on their heads. This time they were eager to see Wang Xishu deal with him after things blew up.

The paper always can't cover the fire. When a string of bizarre rapes and murders became the talk of the town, appearing in local newspapers, Wang Xishu finally sensed something was wrong. Upon investigating, he discovered Sha Dehui's deeds. In rage, he took the half-hearted Liang Guangsheng along to retrieve Sha Dehui. This led to the ensuing clash with Ye Jiumu and others.

Who would've thought such a coincidence would become the first shot in the series of battles between the Divine Desire and the Investigation Department?

Novel