Who pulled the trigger 11 "You see, Pei Qingyu, actually...

Xun Yin, hidden around the corner, immediately fired, hitting Zhuo Wumian squarely in the knee. Zhuo Wumian grunted and rolled with the momentum, only to have a cold muzzle pressed against his temple.

"Don't move." Xun Yin planted a foot on one of Zhuo Wumian's legs, his expression terrifyingly cold. "Don't give me a reason to kill you."

"Oh, you wouldn't dare kill me. Your captain would be angry with you."

Xun Yin said nothing, simply raising his hand and slamming the gun's grip into his forehead. Blood instantly gushed out, but Zhuo Wumian snickered, suddenly drawing a gun with a flick of his hand and pointing it straight at Pei Qingyu a short distance away.

"You see?" He turned to look at Xun Yin, whose arm bulged with veins, yet who still hadn't pulled the trigger, and said softly, "It's 2:43 a.m."

"According to your captain, with a 'toy gun' and bullets that aren't hard enough, what are his chances of surviving?"

Chapter 11: Who pulled the trigger 11 "You see, Pei Qingyu, actually...

Through Wang Yu's scope, the three people amid the shipping containers could clearly be seen forming a strange triangle. No one made a rash move, reaching a strange state of calm.

Xun Yin held his gun against Zhuo Wumian, whose muzzle was aimed at Pei Qingyu. Pei Qingyu stood opposite them, his head lowered, a small knife in one hand and his other arm hanging unnaturally at his side.

"You know, A-Xun could shoot you dead the instant you fire," Pei Qingyu said softly. "Besides, you're restrained, while I can dodge freely. This threat is meaningless."

"I know." Zhuo Wumian shrugged indifferently, then suddenly said with a smile, "I'm just making sure-Captain Pei, you really don't have the strength to move now, do you?"

Xun Yin frowned slightly. He looked up for a quick glance. Pei Qingyu's expression was calm, his face as pale as ever. As though sensing Xun Yin's gaze, he shook his head slightly. But in that instant, Xun Yin distinctly saw that Pei Qingyu's eyes were unfocused, as though his consciousness was somewhat clouded.

Feeling Xun Yin's faint tremor, Zhuo Wumian burst into satisfied laughter. "Besides, you won't kill me either. So many mysteries remain unsolved: Lin Zhou's deal with me, the drug trafficking ring behind me, and, last of all-why I insist on killing you."

Pei Qingyu wanted to speak, but abruptly began coughing. Seeing Zhuo Wumian's expression grow even more delighted, Xun Yin pushed his muzzle forward slightly. "Shut up. We can still close the case if we kill you."

"Then he wouldn't be the Pei Qingyu he is today," Zhuo Wumian snickered, saying leisurely, "Physically frail, plagued by serious illness..."

Xun Yin's fingers abruptly tightened. Though those words were unpleasant, he knew Zhuo Wumian was right.

-This man knew the captain surprisingly well.

"Then start with the first one. What deal did Lin Zhou make with you?" Seemingly unaffected, Pei Qingyu barely managed to stop coughing and spoke slowly.

"Lin Zhou was an addict, and addicts will pay any price to get drugs. At first, ours were just ordinary transactions, but he tracked us. You know, Captain Pei,"

Zhuo Wumian suddenly smiled. "We're businessmen, and businessmen care about rules more than anything. So we 'politely' stopped all subsequent transactions. He couldn't bear it and chose to trade a new technology for his monthly supply."

As Zhuo Wumian spoke compliantly, he assessed Pei Qingyu's condition. Catching Pei Qingyu swaying out of the corner of his eye, seemingly pitching backward a little beyond his control, he suddenly changed tack. "As for what that technology was... Captain Pei, let me cut your wrist once, and I'll tell you."

"...All right."

Pei Qingyu was dizzy, his vision swimming. The bright lights before him seemed to divide the surrounding scenery into chaotic blocks of color. His eyelids grew uncontrollably heavy, his head spinning. Suddenly singled out by Zhuo Wumian, he murmured an answer in accordance with his own wishes. Only when he heard Xun Yin call out did he realize what he had said.

Pei Qingyu abruptly raised his head. Zhuo Wumian's laughter in his ears and Xun Yin's disbelieving gaze made his chest feel tight. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but his expression suddenly changed.

"Look out!"

Xun Yin snapped back to his senses, his muscles reacting as he swiftly turned sideways. Zhuo Wumian's bullet grazed his arm, and blood instantly welled out.

Pei Qingyu quickly ran over. He checked Xun Yin's wound; it was only a graze. He breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly frowned and closed his eyes, waiting out another wave of darkness. Xun Yin deftly tore off a strip of cloth and wrapped the wound, gently squeezing Pei Qingyu's palm to signal that he was all right.

"Captain Pei, why haven't you stepped back behind the scenes yet?" Zhuo Wumian's voice suddenly came from behind them. Pei Qingyu swiftly drew his gun and turned, only to see Zhuo Wumian sitting at the edge of the bridge where he had fallen into the river before, smiling as he toyed with the "handgun" in his hand.

"...The case from six months ago isn't over yet, and innocent people are still being implicated." Pei Qingyu's tone regained its calm, but his gaze slowly grew cold. "So, I won't kill you, but that doesn't mean I'll let you go."

"Innocent? Who's truly innocent? Is Lin Zhou innocent? Are you innocent?" Zhuo Wumian suddenly shouted. "No one is truly blameless, so does that mean everyone deserves to die?"

Pei Qingyu held up his gun and watched him silently. He gave Xun Yin a meaningful look. Xun Yin understood and moved unobtrusively to the side.

"You see, Pei Qingyu, we're actually the same kind of person at heart. We don't care about getting hurt. We even secretly look forward to it."

Seeing that Pei Qingyu's complexion still hadn't recovered since Xun Yin was injured, Zhuo Wumian grew even more excited. He raised the "handgun" he'd been toying with and kissed it, then said slowly, "This gun has a very peculiar feature. Its bullets are light, so they're fast, and the damage they cause is greater. An ordinary graze doesn't matter, but..."

"Wang Yu!"

Pei Qingyu suddenly pressed his earpiece. At the same moment, Zhuo Wumian obligingly spread his arms and fell backward. With a bang, the sniper's bullet missed. Xun Yin darted out of the shadows and swiftly vaulted down beneath the bridge.

"Don't move."

Xun Yin slowly came to a halt. Beneath the bridge, Zhuo Wumian stood half-submerged in the water, pointing that gun straight at him. Xun Yin lifted his heel slightly, and Zhuo Wumian immediately fired without hesitation, forcing Xun Yin to dodge behind the bridge.