Arrest

Lu Chengchuan could barely make out the person's appearance—a very young woman with tattered clothes, looking dejected, only able to utter the words "save me."

"Who are you? Who beat you like this?" Lu Chengchuan suddenly asked after a moment.

Was she a kidnapping victim? Or simply someone who had been bullied this badly?

Hearing a voice nearby, a glimmer of hope appeared in the woman's eyes. She turned her head, looking into the darkness beside her. "Save me! They... they're here. Please, save me!"

The woman didn't know who was next to her; she just wanted to live and not go back to that place.

"You've been kidnapped?"

The woman was very agitated, so Lu Chengchuan quickly asked if she had been kidnapped.

"Yes! I was kidnapped by Monsters, and there are people, people! There are Monsters! Everything!" The woman's emotions and tone became agitated again as she recalled the events of the day before.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. You're safe now, don't be afraid." Lu Chengchuan quickly went to comfort her.

He helped her up and led her out of the alley. As soon as he stepped out, several people rushed over, and when they saw the woman in Lu Chengchuan's arms, they shouted and chased after him.

Lu Chengchuan carried the woman and ran. He didn't want to alert the others, wanting to lure them to a slightly more secluded place.

The pursuers thought Lu Chengchuan was afraid of them and immediately gave chase. They also didn't want to attract attention, so they stopped shouting after the initial yell.

Lu Chengchuan maintained a certain speed, enough for the pursuers to see him clearly but not enough for them to catch up.

After running for more than ten minutes, Lu Chengchuan arrived at a slightly secluded spot. Confirming that there were no people or cars around, Lu Chengchuan put the woman down and turned to face the pursuers.

Seeing him put the woman down, the pursuers thought he was tired and immediately surrounded him.

"Are you the ones kidnapping people in the city?"

Lu Chengchuan asked them. The three didn't answer, pulling out short knives from their sleeves, looking like they intended to kill him.

Narrowing his eyes, Lu Chengchuan knew these people were reckless, but he didn't expect them to dare to commit murder in the city.

The three didn't speak, surrounding Lu Chengchuan and charging forward with their knives. Each of the three blades aimed straight for vital points, wanting to kill the person who had ruined their plans with a single strike.

They were very fast; normal people didn't have such speed and strength.

Espers? They didn't seem like it.

As they lunged at him, Lu Chengchuan raised his hand and slapped forward, Inner Energy surging out, instantly sending two of them flying. After knocking them away, Lu Chengchuan turned and grabbed the knife that was coming at him.

The blade rubbed against his palm, the sharp edge leaving a shallow white mark on his hand.

Lu Chengchuan easily caught the knife, then punched the enemy in the stomach. The man fell to the ground, and as the other two stood up, Lu Chengchuan went up and punched each of them once more.

Instantly, the three fell to the ground, unable to resist. Lu Chengchuan took out his phone and called Zhou Yaning.

"I found someone who's been kidnapped, and there are three people here trying to catch her. Come over quickly."

After hanging up, Lu Chengchuan sent the coordinates. Soon, Zhou Yaning arrived in a car.

Lu Chengchuan restrained the three men. The woman on the ground still hadn't recovered, and seeing Lu Chengchuan help her defeat the three men, she covered her face and sat on the ground, crying.

Before the car had even stopped, Zhou Yaning pulled open the car door and ran out.

"Is she the one who was kidnapped?"

"Yeah, I found her in an alley. These three are the ones who came after her. Take them all back for questioning," Lu Chengchuan said, pointing to the three men. They had delivered themselves right to him.

With both the victim and the perpetrators present, Zhou Yaning didn't hesitate at all and immediately took them back.

On the way back, Zhou Yaning called Zhao Lei, asking him to cooperate.

Upon learning that they had caught three kidnappers, Zhao Lei hung up and gathered his team to prepare for interrogation.

The car drove into the police station. The three men were taken into the interrogation room, and the woman was sent to the psychological counseling room to be guided by a psychologist. She couldn't even speak clearly at the moment, so they had to give her some psychological counseling first.

"Use any means necessary to make them tell the truth. We need to be quick; we don't have much time."

Zhao Lei told his subordinates to get them to talk as soon as possible. He didn't care if it was compliant, because he had received dozens more reports of people being kidnapped and going missing.

Without exception, the missing people were all young, no more than thirty years old.

This was a provocation against the government and the police force. By now, hundreds of people had gone missing, and the impact was too severe. If they couldn't find any leads, he wouldn't have to resign; the higher-ups would take him down first.

The top priority now was to find the people. Whether these kidnappers lived or died was irrelevant.

With the Team Leader's support, it didn't take long for the interrogators to get the information they wanted.

They used various methods, and basically none of the three lasted half an hour before confessing everything they knew.

"They are under the orders of a Loan Shark Company. The Loan Shark Company boss has been associating with several people recently. According to one of the suspects, they had never seen those people before.

Those people are likely the Black Tower Mercenaries. According to the suspect's confession, one of them has a scar on the corner of his left eye and a Black Snake tattoo on his right arm. His code name is Black Snake, so it's confirmed.

This Black Snake rests at Xing Le Bar at night. This bar is located at the junction of the northwest district of the city. It's currently 12:37 AM, and we need to carry out the arrest operation as soon as possible."

Now that the three had been caught, they had to act quickly before the others realized what was happening.

"Black Snake, as well as the Loan Shark Company's boss and members, must all be caught. No one can be let go. Whether they are involved or not, arrest them first and then question them!"

Having obtained the information, Zhao Lei began to prepare for the operation.

Arrests had to be made early, before people could react and plan.

"Team Leader Zhao, let us take the lead. We're good at this kind of thing. As long as the target appears, we definitely won't let anyone escape," Zhou Yaning stepped forward, volunteering to lead the charge.

Zhou Yaning figured that with Lu Chengchuan around, a few mercenaries wouldn't be able to cause much trouble. If Lu Chengchuan couldn't even beat these mercenaries, then they could forget about capturing them alive.

"Alright, we'll have Captain Zhou and your team lead the charge, and we'll provide backup from the outside."

After deciding who would lead the attack and who would provide backup, they immediately took action. All the personnel involved got into ordinary cars and headed towards that Xing Le Bar.

At 1:48 AM, they arrived near the Xing Le Bar.

At this hour, most people were already sound asleep, but for a bar, a little after one was still early.

Lu Chengchuan and the others disguised themselves as customers and entered the bar without any trouble.

As they went inside, the passionate music instantly assaulted their brains, mixed with shouts and laughter. Lu Chengchuan frowned; he didn't really like this kind of place.

"Split up and search, be careful! If you encounter danger, fire a signal flare."

Everyone prepared themselves. Zhou Yaning, as the captain, still led the charge. Chen Long and Lin Yong, two teammates with combat ability, followed her in, along with Lu Chengchuan.

The four of them went inside to find their target. As soon as they saw him, they would immediately call in the main force.