Bao Longtao hadn't seen clearly what had happened under the tree, but that didn't stop him from being wary of the hooded youth in front of him. He took two steps forward, lowered his head, and whispered into Xu Le's ear through the hood, "Maybe I shouldn't ask you. I should ask Li Wei."
A Federation official dealing with the forces in the dark was like a zookeeper dealing with disobedient animals. Whether it was a whip or fresh meat, there were countless ways to deal with them. Bao Longtao said Li Wei's name as a threat to Xu Le. Even if he didn't do it himself, Xu Le shouldn't expect to hide his identity.
However, Xu Le wasn't worried about this. In his opinion, Li Wei and the other orphans had plenty of ways to survive. He discreetly avoided Deputy Director Bao's affectionate behavior, lowered his head, and humbly walked into the darkness.
Bao Longtao let go of the baton in his hand and shouted at the youth's back, "If there is a chance, we will meet again."
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The two met again for a very short time. It was so short that it was hair-raising, so short that it felt absurd.
In the darkness of the Green Garden District's side entrance, Xu Le raised his head in surprise. His bright eyes narrowed into crescents as he looked at Bao Longtao in disbelief. Bao Longtao was leaning against the wall to show that he had the ability to control everything. Xu Le seemed to be surprised at how this person could follow him to such a remote place without him noticing.
"I said we would meet again … And I'm very satisfied that this meeting place doesn't have any surveillance equipment or blind passersby to disturb our communication."
Deputy Director Bao walked out of the darkness in his black police uniform. He had a gloomy and proud smile on his face. He had already pulled out the baton at his waist, and the diamond-shaped metal tip flashed with a frightening blue arc. Although it was weak, it was full of power.
Not giving Xu Le a chance to escape, and not letting Xu Le confess ahead of time, Bao Longtao habitually prepared to electrocute this young man to the ground, using the sudden pain to soften his mind and force him to reveal the name of the person behind the scenes who was able to invade the police station's internal program and use Hexi province's upper class to fight.
Just as the tip of the baton was about to hit Xu Le's waist, Deputy Bureau Chief Bao suddenly felt a sudden pain.
A huge electric current instantly occupied his entire body, causing him to convulse in pain and discomfort. He trembled incessantly and collapsed to the ground as if he was having an epileptic seizure. White foam began to form at the corner of his mouth.
There was a faint burnt smell in the air, but there were some traces of electric current burning on the wall!
After confirming that Bao Longtao no longer had the strength to resist, Xu Le carefully put the stun baton back into his pocket.
The stun baton was only the length of a finger, but the electric current it emitted was far more powerful than the one given to Li Wei, not to mention the one in Bao Longtao's hand.
Bao Longtao pretended to let him go, but in reality, he wanted to cruelly extort a confession from him in a dark corner. He probably didn't expect that this thin and weak young man would be able to knock him out so easily.
Xu Le walked to Bao Longtao's side, squatted down, and checked his condition. He put a metal object into his ear and said in a low voice, "Viewer 78 reports that there has been a change in the situation. Should we silence him?"
Xu Le squatted beside Bao Longtao's unconscious body, as if he was waiting for instructions from the other side of the call. After a while, he received the exact order and no longer paid any attention to Deputy Bureau Chief Bao, who was at his feet. He rearranged his clothes, covered his face even more tightly, and disappeared into the darkness beside the Green Garden.
Naturally, his residence was not the Green Garden.
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After a long time, Deputy Bureau Chief Bao slowly opened his eyes. After confirming that the mysterious young man had disappeared, he struggled to sit up. He wiped away the foam at the corner of his mouth and looked in the direction where the young man disappeared with a gloomy expression.
The soreness in his muscles and nerves was still there, but it couldn't stop the shock in his heart. After being knocked out by the stun baton, he didn't really lose consciousness. Instead, he heard the young man's last request clearly. He was so frightened by the words' silence 'and' viewer 'that he didn't even dare to open his eyes.
Ratings surveyor? How could anyone believe that? The Federation Television Station was controlled by both the management committee and the president. A trace of fear and dread flashed through Bao Longtao's eyes. Could the person who secretly instigated the orphans to cause trouble on the streets be an agent sent by the Capital Star? Especially when Xu Le silently extended the stun baton at the end, Bao Longtao's judgment was strengthened.
The stun baton was the length of a finger, but the electric arc could penetrate 50 centimeters of space. Such an exquisite and powerful weapon was definitely not something that could be replicated by gangs. Bao Longtao had only heard that the military was equipped with such a weapon, and it was only used by special agents.
Was that young man from the management committee or the president? But no matter which side he was from, he was at an untouchable level. Bao Longtao fearfully supported himself against the wall and crawled up. He knew that he had made a big mistake today, and this matter could never be touched again.
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Hot water gurgled from the faucet. The Federation Television Station's welfare had always been good in this aspect. The steaming steam filled the entire bathroom with a hallucinatory smell. Xu Le stood in front of the bathroom mirror and stared blankly at his face that was gradually blurred by the steam. He stood there for a long time in a daze before he let out a heavy breath.
His hand that was holding onto the white ceramic washbasin seemed to be exerting force in secret. His fingers were pale and trembling slightly because he was very afraid.
Xu Le took out the metal object from his ear and the other metal object that was used to change his voice from under his tongue. He threw them above the washbasin, making two crisp sounds. These were two metal buttons on his casual shirt.
Xu Le lowered his head and took deep breaths, trying to expel all the fear in his heart. Using two metal buttons to deceive Bao Longtao, who was feared by countless orphans, he did not feel the slightest sense of accomplishment. If not for the fact that he was worried that Bao Longtao would do something to him, he definitely would not have done such a thing.
He was not a special agent, nor did he have the slightest relationship with those big shots in the distant capital ring. He was just an ordinary person with some talent in machinery, just a young man.
Bao Longtao always thought that there was some kind of power behind him, but only Xu Le himself knew that there was only that damned guy behind him. If not for that guy crying and begging him, he would not have let himself and the orphans fall into such a ridiculous situation.
Xu Le did not know if Bao Longtao would continue to investigate. He was not sure if Bao Longtao would continue to investigate.
Xu Le used the hot water to vigorously wash his face until his tender face was a little red. Only then did he recover. He stared at himself in the mirror angrily and cursed in a low voice, "Feng Yu, who the hell are you, you bastard!"
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