Capítulo 1490: Chapter 1689: Don’t Move!

The night had just descended with a veil of darkness, so it wasn’t very late yet. Under the dim streetlights and the faint moonlight, the road was still discernible. Hao Jian followed the subtle traces left on the person, slowly leading Liang Yuwei forward.

Suddenly, Hao Jian stopped.

“What’s wrong?” Liang Yuwei asked.

Hao Jian whispered, “Wait!”

He noticed that the murderer had stopped, probably fearing someone might catch up from behind, so he was observing. If they revealed any flaw now, they would be discovered.

After a moment, the murderer resumed walking.

Only then did Hao Jian safely lead Liang Yuwei to continue following the murderer’s pace.

One had to admit, this murderer was quite cautious. No wonder the police hadn’t found him all this time; he had hidden himself so deeply.

After a while, the streetlights ahead became increasingly sparse, and unknowingly, a sinister atmosphere started to permeate.

Although Liang Yuwei usually appeared quite brave, she was a bit scared at this moment.

She didn’t say it outright, but as she walked behind Hao Jian, she clung tightly to his clothes, allowing him to sense her fear.

Hao Jian didn’t mention it either. Instead, he gently held Liang Yuwei’s left hand, comforting her not to be so afraid.

They soon reached the end of the road.

It was a small rental room. The light inside was already on. The soundproofing wasn’t great, so occasional noises could be heard.

But judging by the surroundings, even though there were also tenants in the adjacent rental rooms, only a few were occupied. Many rooms had yet to be rented out. Additionally, even though it was nighttime, for those who could only afford rental rooms, they were likely still busy making a living. So, apart from that one rental room, no other rooms were occupied.

The light from this rental room was particularly dazzling.

Hao Jian stared at it, and Liang Yuwei naturally understood Hao Jian’s intentions.

“Where?” Liang Yuwei asked.

Hao Jian nodded.

The rental room was on the second floor, so Hao Jian led Liang Yuwei upstairs.

They moved cautiously, fearing to make the slightest sound.

At this time, the murderer inside was fretting over not getting any ‘goods’ today. He took a bottle of alcohol from the fridge and placed it on the table. The usual dinner for an average person would at least include a dish and a soup, but his table had none of that, only some uncleaned, already decaying takeout boxes and a plate of peanuts.

He opened the alcohol, picked up a peanut with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and took a swig of the drink.

Meanwhile, he played with his phone, opened WeChat, and searched for nearby people, greeting those with revealing avatars.

However, just as he was about to grab another peanut and drink, “Bang!” The door of the rental room was suddenly kicked open, and two people rushed in.

The murderer was so startled that he instantly dropped the alcohol bottle, the chopsticks, and scattering the peanuts all over before quickly hiding.

In that instant upon entering, Hao Jian was stunned.

This cramped and narrow rental room was filled with his photos and information, and those of Shu Ya, Che Xiaoxiao, and others related to him without exception. All had photos and information hung up.

On his photo, a big red cross was drawn with the word “die” written on it.

Hao Jian was instantly shocked.

It turned out the murderer wasn’t just a simple killer, doing all this merely to cover his true intention, and he had intended to target Hao Jian himself.

Hao Jian was taken aback, and Liang Yuwei was shocked too.

But Liang Yuwei immediately drew her gun, pointing towards the murderer’s hiding spot, saying, “Come out! If you don’t, I’ll shoot!”

Just as she finished speaking, a shadow leaped out from the corner. Liang Yuwei immediately shot at it, but it was a decoy. The real culprit escaped from another side.

Quick-witted, Liang Yuwei immediately fired in another direction.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

Three consecutive shots were fired, followed by a cry of agony.

Liang Yuwei knew she had hit the target.

By this time, Hao Jian had regained his composure from the earlier shock.

Suddenly, a shadow darted out the window. Liang Yuwei hurried to the window and saw the figure fleeing outside, immediately firing a barrage of shots.

But the person ran so fast, vanishing in an instant.

Thinking that although the place was somewhat remote, people still lived here. If gunshots were heard and caused panic, it wouldn’t be good, so Liang Yuwei put her gun away.

Liang Yuwei quickly ran out in pursuit; since the murderer was hit, he wouldn’t outrun her.

Liang Yuwei ran swiftly, soon catching up.

Hao Jian took another glance at the photos on the wall before heading out to join the chase.

The murderer was shot, and logically, there should be a blood trail to follow, but after a few hundred meters, the blood trail disappeared.

Liang Yuwei stood there, looking ahead angrily.

Hao Jian came over.

It was clear that this murderer was very knowledgeable. He knew that the other side would follow the blood trail to catch up, so he desperately blocked the wound to prevent blood from revealing his flaw.

Knowing they couldn’t catch him, Liang Yuwei followed Hao Jian back to the rental apartment.

Looking at the photos on the wall, not only was Hao Jian surprised, but Liang Yuwei was even more shocked.

Liang Yuwei said, “Could it be that his real target is you?”

Hao Jian nodded.

The reason he didn’t go after the murderer immediately was that he was observing these photos and documents. Through them, he learned some information.

This murderer, even though he was causing havoc and killing people on the surface in Hua City, was merely doing it as a cover. The real goal was Hao Jian.

His purpose was to kill Hao Jian.

He didn’t know why Hao Jian suddenly followed the police to investigate and stumbled upon all of this.

Additionally, there was clear information that this person was from one of the four major restricted areas.

He was sent by someone from the four major alliances to target Hao Jian.

Specifically, which alliance and who sent him can’t be traced, but one thing is certain, this person was definitely sent by one of the four major restricted areas, no doubt about it.

Hao Jian’s face looked grim.

He had already dealt with one of the four alliances, the Mercenary Alliance, and didn’t expect there to be so much trouble still. Not to mention the assassins sent by the Murder God Alliance, now there was someone secretly.

Hao Jian suddenly felt a surge of anger; it seemed these people would not rest until either they or he were dead. He was originally planning to take some time off, relax, and only deal with them later. Little did he expect they were constantly plotting to take his life.

Fine, since you want to play, I’ll play along with you.

Seeing the change in Hao Jian’s eyes, Liang Yuwei didn’t ask him to explain her doubts.

Afterwards, Hao Jian and Liang Yuwei quickly dealt with some photos and documents, destroying them all, then left the place.

But as they just left the rental apartment, suddenly a large group of people rushed over.

It was Yan Chen leading a large group of people over.

Yan Chen was at the front, panting heavily, and the people behind him were also out of breath, indicating they had run over in one go.

Yan Chen looked at Liang Yuwei, then asked, “Yuwei, are you okay?”

Liang Yuwei naturally ignored Yan Chen.

She didn’t speak, guessing they had come because they heard the gunfire.

Liang Yuwei usually didn’t pay attention to Yan Chen, so Yan Chen was used to it.

Yan Chen said again, “I ran over as soon as I heard the gunfire, just worried you might have been in trouble. I’m relieved to see you’re okay and unharmed.”

After a pause, he took a few breaths and continued, “I just found that murderer, and if it wasn’t for hearing the shots and worrying about you, I could have caught him. But of course, compared to catching the murderer, you are more important, so I ran here immediately.”

While speaking, Yan Chen couldn’t help but glance disdainfully at Hao Jian, looking very pleased with himself.

Liang Yuwei listened and couldn’t help but laugh in her heart.

The murderer had been here the whole time and was shot by her, when did he possibly go to Yan Chen? What’s more, compared to worrying about her safety and running here immediately, all this was nonsense!

It was simply nonsense.

Liang Yuwei didn’t show her anger because she thought getting upset over such a petty person and a minor incident was not worthwhile.

Unexpectedly, seeing Liang Yuwei ignoring him, Yan Chen turned his anger on Hao Jian.

Yan Chen looked at Hao Jian arrogantly and said, “So, I found the murderer now. If it weren’t for Yuwei, I would have caught him already. But you, you probably haven’t even found the murderer’s tail, have you? Haha… You’ve already lost, but if you admit defeat now, I will accept it.”

Subsequently, Yan Chen’s group of subordinates didn’t forget to laugh at Hao Jian along with their boss.

Liang Yuwei wanted to speak to refute Yan Chen, but Hao Jian raised his hand to stop her.

Suddenly, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of Hao Jian’s mouth.

If some people are just inclined to run into gunfire, then Yan Chen was definitely one of those people. He was furious with the actions of the four major restricted areas, yet Yan Chen foolishly charged forward.

Hao Jian suddenly acted, swiftly reaching for the gun at Yan Chen’s waist.

Before Yan Chen could react, the gun was seized by Hao Jian, and by the time he realized, the gun was already in Hao Jian’s hand, pointed at his head.

The group of subordinates saw their boss with a police gun pointed at him and immediately drew their guns on Hao Jian.

“Don’t move!”

The subordinates said.