Chapter 756 God of War (1/2)

As soon as the pa.s.sengers of the direct flight to Jingdu had disembarked, a few military SUVs sped out of the airport heading towards Bureau 101’s headquarters. Xia Lei was three hours away from the military base in the Daw.a.n.g area.

The skies were starting to brighten as the sun’s golden rays shone over the Eastern Horizon. The sun was about to claim its rightful place in the sky but not even the strongest sunlight could chase away the worry in Xia Lei’s heart.

“Our men found two corpses. One caucasian and one black man. They were roughly thirty kilometers north of Daw.a.n.g. There were signs of an intense gunfight at the site. Our a.n.a.lysts think that this might have something to do with the person who is after Tang Yuyan and yourself.” Long Bing’s voice broke the silence in the moving vehicle.

She never was a talkative one and Xia Lei was exceptionally quiet today, hence a dull silent atmosphere filled the car for the remainder of the journey.

Xia Lei continued staring out the window as if he had not heard Long Bing.

Long Bing shot him a worried look. “Don’t worry about it. It will not happen again.”

That brought Xia Lei back. He reached over to lightly pat Long Bing’s thigh. “I’m alright, no need to worry about me. Oh right, where are the two bodies you mentioned about headed to?”

“Their bodies will be sent to Jingdu for autopsy and identification before everything else,” Long Bing answered.

Xia Lei yearned to see Bagu and Marcus but had quickly dropped the thought as soon as he remembered the danger before him. Nothing could bring back the dead but they would always be remembered. Xia Lei’s involvement in the Chinese Zodiac Battle Team would have to stay hidden as long as the existence of the Chinese Zodiac Battle Team was confidential.

“I think it’ll be better to have Dad manage this for me. He treated Bagu and Marcus as his own, I’m sure he’ll manage their funeral arrangements well,” Xia Lei thought to himself.

“Is Tang Yuyan alright?” Long Bing asked out of the blue.

“She’s fine, though she did sustain some light injuries. Why didn’t you visit her the last time you were there?” Xia Lei threw back a question.

“I don’t wish to see her if she does not want to see me.”

“Huh?” Xia Lei was surprised at her answer. “Why? Weren’t you guys close? Even though you might bicker a lot, I can tell that you still care.”

Long Bing scoffed. “But I know her better than you. That was a time where she could be alone with you and her parents were there. To her and her parents, it was a family occasion and my presence would have made it inappropriate.”

Xia Lei felt very awkward so he tried to switch the topic. “Did you know that Gu Kewen is dead?”

“You already told me during the flight.”

“Uh… Is that so?”

“I know you’re kind to me but I…” Long Bing sighed lightly. “I can’t give you something a man like you would want.”

“What would that be?”

“Family, kids. If you want to get married, Tang Yuyan might be your best choice.”

As the silence ensued, the car ride grew increasingly awkward. It was deafening.

She was most definitely a woman but why was she not interested in the very same things other women desired? Xia Lei knew her well too but this was something he had yet to understand.

As soon as they arrived at Bureau 101’s headquarters, Xia Lei trailed behind Long Bing into s.h.i.+ Boren’s office. Present in the room alongside s.h.i.+ Boren were Liang Siyao and Tang Bochuan.

“Are you alright?” Liang Siyao approached Xia Lei as soon as she saw him.

Xia Lei nodded and smiled. “Yeah, I’m alright. Don’t worry.”

“I’d like to talk to you later.” Liang Siyao’s voice fell below a whisper. “Is that alright?”

Xia Lei gave her another nod.

“Alright you two, leave the talking for later,” s.h.i.+ Boren interrupted them. “Xia Lei, there are a few reasons as to why I summoned you so urgently. One, to protect you and two, I need your cooperation to be investigated.”

“What’s the matter?” Xia Lei stared at s.h.i.+ Boren, he was certain the man had something else to say.

s.h.i.+ Boren hesitated his next words. “Had you discussed the current mission with anyone else?”

Xia Lei was a little taken aback. “Boss s.h.i.+, are you suspecting that there is a leak and that they are going to betray me?”

“It’s not entirely impossible. You shouldn’t underestimate the enemy’s strategy. Think about this carefully, who had you mentioned it to? Who knew that you were off to the west province?”

Multiple faces flashed through Xia Lei’s mind. There were a handful of people who knew he was going to the western province. They were his father, Xia Changhe, Sylvia, Annina, Xiao Xue’s boyfriend, Liu Zhengnan and, Qin Xiang. But these were his closest relatives and friends. He could not fathom why any one of them would betray him.

“Just give me a few names. I will take it from there,” said s.h.i.+ Boren.

As Xia Lei was about to speak, he saw Liang Siyao blink in his direction.

That was a signal.

Xia Lei had never wanted anyone to investigate his family and friends. The signals Liang Siyao threw him were a sign to stay tight-lipped. “I didn’t tell anyone about it.”

“Are you sure no one knew you were going to the west province?”

Xia Lei shook his head. “No.”

s.h.i.+ Boren’s brows were scrunched up. “Why you little… Tang Yuyan’s family was more than happy to be cooperative while you refused to even give me a single name.”

“Boss s.h.i.+, you can count on Xia Lei’s honesty. I’m certain no one knew if he said so. It wasn’t caused by him. How about you probe further into our Tang family instead?” interjected Tang Bochuan.

As soon as he said that, Tang Bochuan flashed Xia Lei a smile.

Xia Lei needed a quick save in this situation so he smiled back at Tang Bochuan.