Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 439 - 435: Crippled and Dead, Where is the Heart of the Ocean?

Chapter 439: Chapter 435: Crippled and Dead, Where is the Heart of the Ocean?

The masked boss was truly a ruthless individual.

Or rather, he was someone greedy enough, selfish enough.

A decade of brotherhood, abandoned at a moment’s notice.

And the speed with which he killed his underlings, there was no hesitation whatsoever.

It was really... cruel and heartless!

Now, after taking out his underlings, the masked boss had already made his way in front of Zhang Wei and his partner.

"Kid, you’re actually not scared?"

He was somewhat surprised. Compared to Mo Yuzhu, who had already started trembling, Zhang Wei didn’t show any reaction at all, his expression even a bit indifferent.

"I’m a criminal defense lawyer, I’m used to seeing murderers like you, so there’s nothing surprising."

"Is that so? But what I hate most are people like you, with high education and high salaries who don’t need to risk their lives like I do to make big money!"

The masked boss pointed the gun at Zhang Wei, his words filled with envy and resentment.

Clearly, he harbored deep grudges against Zhang Wei, the lawyer.

"Kid, prepare to die!"

"Hahaha..."

Facing death, Zhang Wei suddenly burst out into loud laughter.

This laughter caused the masked boss to pause for a moment, thinking that the kid might have gone insane.

Driven by curiosity and confusion, he was occupied by these thoughts, wanting to question Zhang Wei.

"Kid, what are you laughing at?"

"If I were you, I wouldn’t be worrying about this question right now, but rather about the 2 billion you just got your hands on!"

"What are you talking about?" the masked boss was taken aback for a moment.

"Why don’t you check it out for yourself? Do you really think that 2 billion is that easy to steal?"

Zhang Wei gestured with his chin toward the bags that the masked boss had packed.

The latter was startled but immediately rushed to the bags, pushing aside the change of clothes and prepared documents, and found a black cloth bag.

Untying the cloth bag, he pulled out a blue crystal necklace.

The masked boss held the necklace in his hand, examining it closely, but unfortunately, he couldn’t figure it out.

"Kid, are you saying there’s something wrong with this necklace?"

"Yeah, why don’t you throw it on the ground and step on it a few times to find out?"

"What did you say, and why would I step on it?"

"If this is the real Heart of the Ocean, then it’s the hardest substance in the world. What’s it to you if you step on it a few times? At most it gets a little dirty, and you can just wipe it with that rag you have, right?"

After hearing this, the masked boss hesitated only for a moment.

The "Heart of the Ocean" was thrown onto the ground, followed by him grinding his teeth and stepping on it fiercely several times.

At first, he didn’t feel anything, but as he continued stepping, he realized something was amiss, then he jumped up, applying the weight of his body forcefully onto it.

Crack!

To the masked boss’s surprise, the "Heart of the Ocean" shattered...

Sometimes, what you fear most is a sudden silence.

But right now, the situation was indeed very quiet.

The masked boss looked at Zhang Wei, and Zhang Wei also looked back at him.

Neither of them spoke first, just staring at each other in silence.

A few seconds later, the masked boss could no longer hold his composure.

He had killed six underlings, all for what? Just to monopolize this "2 billion"!

But this 2 billion, just like the thing on the ground, had fallen apart.

"How is this possible? I clearly got the Heart of the Ocean at the auction venue!"

"Who decided that the Heart of the Ocean on display had to be the real thing?"

Zhang Wei sneered coldly, his tone indifferent, "Actually, before you guys made your move, there was a little mishap at the auction. I suspect that’s when the Heart of the Ocean was swapped."

In Zhang Wei’s mind, an image of a woman surfaced.

This female thief was even more professional than the masked boss and his crew. Seizing the opportunity when the last highlighted exhibit was showcased, she tampered with the lights at the auction hall, gaining over a minute of free time to act.

At that moment, she probably swapped the Heart of the Ocean.

"Impossible!" the masked boss roared, then abruptly grabbed Zhang Wei by the collar.

"Tell me, was it you who switched the Heart of the Ocean? Where is the real Heart of the Ocean?"

"Brother, I advise you to calm down. Although I understand it’s hard for you to accept it, the fact is that the Heart of the Ocean has indeed been swapped out, and what you’ve got isn’t the real deal. Besides, my hands have been tied the whole time; how could I have possibly touched your goods?"

"It’s impossible. I got it from the auction site, it must be the real Heart of the Ocean, it must have been you who switched it!"

The masked boss clearly couldn’t accept his failure, blaming everything on Zhang Wei.

After all, he had carefully planned for a long time, even eliminated six underlings. How could he accept the fact that all was for naught?

But sometimes, reality is that cruel.

"You can blame me, even kill me, I can understand that, but the fact that you didn’t get the Heart of the Ocean remains!"

In the face of the masked boss, Zhang Wei remained unusually composed at this moment.

However, behind his back, his hands were frantically twitching.

He had begun to consider whether, if he used all his strength, he could break free from the zip ties.

Although it might really hurt, he still needed to fight back.

Giving up obediently was definitely not his style.

"When faced with danger, I, Zhang Someone, will never sit idly by and wait for death."

"You little... go to hell!"

The masked brother gritted his teeth, pulled out a pistol, and aimed to finish off Zhang Wei.

But as he was about to pull the trigger, something unexpected happened.

Whoosh—

Thud!

A stone launched from the darkness turned into a sharp bullet, drawing a trail of blood in the air.

The masked brother incredulously looked at his right hand that held the gun. What had been fine just a moment ago was now pierced by a stone, bloodied and torn.

"Who is it!"

He clutched his right hand, his teeth clenched as he looked in the direction from which the stone had come.

A tall figure emerged from the shadows.

"Simple-minded person!"

Seeing the newcomer, Zhang Wei felt a great relief and was almost moved to tears.

His savior had finally arrived.

"A woman!"

The masked brother couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw Xia Qianyue, even looking behind her to see if someone else was there, but alas, he saw no one.

He still couldn’t believe that his hand had been shot through by this little girl. How was that possible?

"Did you just try to kill him?"

Xia Qianyue also looked at the masked brother, her eyes full of "sincerity."

The masked brother was stunned, having never seen such a "sincere" gaze before.

The look in someone’s eyes when they want to kill can’t be hidden.

And Xia Qianyue seemed to be telling everyone, "I’m going to kill you!"

"You..."

Just as the masked brother was about to speak, another stone flew at him.

Thud.

This time it went through his right leg.

As his body lost support and he crumpled to the ground, the masked brother’s mood plummeted to rock bottom.

He had never imagined that he would encounter such a terrifying girl today, incapacitated by just two stones.

"Dare to mess with Zhang Wei, you deserve to die!"

With gritted teeth and trembling hands, he raised his right hand, aimed the gun again, and fired.

Pop pop!

The silencer muffled the gunshots, but the bullets hit a cement column next to Xia Qianyue. She kept moving forward at a steady pace without even frowning.

"How is this possible!"

The masked brother was astounded by the scene.

You’re actually not afraid? I fired two shots and you didn’t react at all.

Even though I missed by just a little, what if I hadn’t? Wouldn’t you be dead?

"You idiot, my Silly doesn’t even fear bullets. She just thought it was unnecessary to dodge just now!"

Zhang Wei laughed heartily and started mocking.

"Shut up, you little brat!"

The masked brother was so enraged by the remark that he almost turned his gun around.

But just as he aimed at Zhang Wei, he saw a figure had "instantly teleported" in front of him.

Crack!

His last remaining left hand was chopped off by a hand strike, and blood spurted out.

"Ahh—"

"My hand!"

The masked brother couldn’t believe that there could be such a cruel woman in the world.

"You... you... don’t come any closer!"

Facing Xia Qianyue, who was like the god of plague, the masked brother was finally scared out of his wits.

He shouted loudly, dragging his body backward with the last of his strength.

But it was too late; with both hands disabled and one leg broken, his speed was severely impaired.

Xia Qianyue walked over to the masked brother, her right hand raised high, ready to strike down with a fatal blow.

"Simple-minded person!"

But at that moment, Zhang Wei suddenly called out to her.

The hand strike that was poised to fall was now less than ten centimeters from the masked brother’s neck.

If that strike came down, he would surely be torn asunder.

"Zhang... Zhang Wei..."

Xia Qianyue seemed to "come back to her senses," quickly glancing around, and upon seeing Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu both lying on the ground, she hurried over.

She easily snapped the zip ties binding Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu and then helped the former to his feet.

"Zhang Wei, how are you? Are you okay?"

"I’m fine!"

Zhang Wei was gasping for breath, but his mood was exceptionally good.

Because Xia Qianyue had finally appeared and rescued him.

It was at the very last moment that Xia Hanhan suddenly displayed a fierce killing intent, which was somewhat terrifying at the time.

But Zhang Wei felt that this was proof of Silly’s concern for him, so he didn’t think too much about it.

"Notify Captain Wu and the others, it’s safe here."

Zhang Wei took out his phone from his pants pocket and hurriedly sent a location to Wu Yong and the others.

In less than five minutes, a large group of people arrived at the unfinished building.

"Yuzhu!"

"My girl, my girl!"

Not far away, Mo Yuzhu also reunited with her parents.

"Finally, it’s safe!"

Seeing Wu Yong, Old Xing, and the others, Zhang Wei finally relaxed completely.

Tonight, too many things had happened.

Not far away, Mo Yuzhu watched Zhang Wei, who was surrounded by people, and pursed her mouth slightly, a hint of gratitude flashing in her eyes.

A few minutes later.

Wu Yong drove Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue, preparing to return.

"You young man are really lucky, that robber boss is a well-known figure on the wanted list, just in our Southern region, he has harmed more than 30 lives!"

"Captain Wu, catching him, that would be a big achievement, right?"

Zhang Wei chuckled, seemingly unconcerned about his own safety.

"Definitely!"

As Wu Yong spoke, he glanced at Xia Qianyue again.

Xia Xia, you’ve made a contribution again!

"All units, please be advised, all units, please be advised, I have found a body, I have found a body!"

"I repeat, I’ve found a body, it’s a female victim, wearing the auction house staff uniform, the initial determination of cause of death is gunshot wound!"

Just as Wu Yong was about to continue joking, a voice from the field staff came through the radio.

"Female victim, wearing the auction house staff uniform!"

Hearing these key words, Zhang Wei was instantly stunned.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this woman likely had the "Heart of the Ocean" hidden on her.

"Captain Wu, turn around, let’s go take a look!"

"You sure you don’t want to go back? The body is something for Lei Hu and the others to handle, we don’t need to..."

"The last person that woman saw could very well have been me, so I need to cooperate with your major case team for the investigation, and moreover, that woman likely has on her the most important item from today’s auction!"

Seeing how serious Zhang Wei was, Wu Yong had no choice but to turn the steering wheel, taking the two back to the scene again.

The location where the woman died was not inside the auction house, but in a dark alley a few streets away.

When Zhang Wei arrived at the scene, he found something unusual.

"The woman was shot in the head, was it an attack from above?"

"There are no signs of the body being searched after death, there’s only one exit in the narrow alley, and a surveillance camera at the intersection, indicating the killer wasn’t in the alley."

"Strange, if the Heart of the Ocean was found, the investigative department would certainly notify the auction house staff, but they didn’t do so!"

"So the question is, where is the Heart of the Ocean?"

Looking at the body lying silently in the alley, Zhang Wei was plunged into confusion.

The female thief was dead, but the Heart of the Ocean was nowhere to be found.

He always felt that the events of today were somewhat absurd.

Whether it was the female thief or that gang of thieves, their goals were very clear, it definitely was the Heart of the Ocean.

But they had lost their lives, and yet the Heart of the Ocean was not on them.

Their lives were lost, and they did not achieve their goal in the end.

"Captain Wu, the identity of the deceased has been confirmed, she was an international theft expert, often employed by private collectors, she took on all kinds of jobs, currently wanted by several countries!"

"An international fugitive, huh, it’s a pity she’s dead, we can’t pry anything out of her mouth now!"

Wu Yong looked at the body on the ground and could only shake his head.

Then he looked up and scanned the surrounding buildings.

"This alley is surrounded by buildings three to five stories high, trajectory testing takes time, without knowing the trajectory, it’s nearly impossible to find the shooter who could have fired from any floor."

"Moreover, their gun was likely unregistered, making it even more impossible to find any leads, the clues are probably very hard to find."

As Wu Yong said this, he looked at Zhang Wei and then towards the nearby First Auction House.

"I’ll take you back, the victim is an international fugitive, confirming her specific identity requires communication with agencies abroad, they probably won’t be taking your statements today."

"With so much happening today, our major case team has a lot to handle."

What else could Zhang Wei say? Indeed, things had happened very suddenly.

Wu Yong drove Xia Qianyue back to Dongjiang Yipin and then took Zhang Wei back to Lin Mansion.

By the time he returned to his residence, Zhang Wei remembered to contact Jessica.

Ring Ring Ring!

However, as soon as he dialed her number, his phone rang from inside his own room.

"No way..."

He muttered to himself and quickly pushed open the door to his room.

"Zhang, you’re finally back!"

Inside the room, Jessica lay on the edge of the bed in a tempting lace nightgown, reading a book.

"Jessica, why didn’t you go back..."

"Because I knew you might not be satisfied today..."

With her head lowered, Jessica’s cheeks flushed with shyness, her allure captivating.

"Yeah, not satisfied..."

Zhang Wei felt a surge of delight in his heart, feeling rejuvenated all over again.

A great battle was on the verge of erupting!

Tonight was destined to be another sleepless night.

...

At 2 a.m., after it was all over.

Zhang Wei lay half-reclined on the bed, beside him a figure of enticing alabaster skin.

Deep in sleep, Jessica was like a little girl lost in dreams, hugging his waist with her arms and murmuring softly.

Zhang Wei’s right hand stroked the skin as smooth as pudding, marveling at the sensation.

But Zhang Wei’s thoughts suddenly returned to the Dongfang Capital First Auction.

Where was the Heart of the Ocean?

This question had troubled him all day.

He knew the Heart of the Ocean was not on the masked robber, nor was it with the female thief.

So the Heart of the Ocean could only be at the auction scene!

Because no one took it away, it had to remain in its original place!

If the Heart of the Ocean had been recovered, there would certainly be reporters covering the story, and the Investigation Division would have informed Wu Yong.

But until Wu Yong escorted him home, there was no news from the Investigation Division.

This indicated one thing, the Heart of the Ocean was still missing.

"Where could such a big necklace be hidden?"

Zhang Wei looked down, lifted the golden hair beside his hand, and his fingertips unintentionally brushed against the fair neck.

Um~

A tempting moan made it quite difficult for him to control himself.

Having a naked enchantress beside him was indeed distracting!

Wait a minute...

Beside him!

In an instant, a flash of realization struck Zhang Wei’s mind.

Yes, beside him!

Could there be something related to the identity of the Heart of the Ocean?

Before the Heart of the Ocean was presented, there was a minute of darkness. Was that enough time to do something?

And what about before that?

Before the presentation of the Heart of the Ocean, there was the dispute between Zhang Wei and Hu Yaode over what appeared to be an ordinary piece of art.

Could that piece of art be hiding some secret?

"Jessica, thank you for the reminder, but I need to leave for a while!"

Zhang Wei bent down and kissed Jessica gently on the neck.

"Mmm~" She let out a low purr, like a little girl, as if she heard Zhang Wei’s words.

But Zhang Wei got dressed and made a phone call immediately.

The call connected.

"Silly, are you asleep, did I disturb you?"

"You’re asking me what I’m doing so late, of course, it’s because I’ve figured it out!"

"I know where the Heart of the Ocean is!"

"If we go now, we might still have a chance!"

"Alright, I’ll see you at the auction scene then!"

Having said that, Zhang Wei glanced back at the sleeping Jessica and then resolutely walked out of the Lin Mansion.

On the other side.

"Girl, what are you doing, waking me up in the middle of the night and saying we have to go to the auction house?"

"I heard from colleagues that something big happened at the auction today, but I wasn’t on duty. Can’t you just let me get a good night’s sleep?"

"What did you say, Zhang Wei asked you to go? Well, all right then. I want to see what this kid is up to. At this ungodly hour, if he doesn’t have a good explanation, just see if I don’t scold him to death!"

Xia Donghai grumbled, but still went downstairs with Xia Qianyue to the parking lot, found his own sedan among a host of luxury cars, and then set off with his daughter toward the First Auction House.