Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 174 - 177: Encountering Fatty Tang

Chapter 174: Chapter 177: Encountering Fatty Tang

"Alright, I still need to handle a case, so that’s it."

Zeng Xiaomei saw that Xiao Yi seemed to have taken her words to heart, although she wasn’t sure if he really did or was just pretending. However, she didn’t feel like worrying about it any longer and, waving her hand, continued walking forward.

"By the way, Ziming hasn’t come looking for trouble with you, has he?"

Zeng Xiaomei had walked a few steps when she suddenly remembered something. She stopped, turned around, and asked Xiao Yi.

"No."

Xiao Yi, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, didn’t expect Zeng Xiaomei to suddenly turn around. His heart tightened, and he quickly responded.

"That’s good. Be careful on your own, and if anything happens, remember to call me."

Zeng Xiaomei nodded.

"Thank you, Officer Zeng, I definitely will."

Even though Xiao Yi would never actually go looking for Zeng Xiaomei, he still nodded slightly gratefully. He thought to himself that with her words, at least his gesture of giving her such a big gift hadn’t been in vain.

Although he didn’t like Zeng Xiaomei’s somewhat condescending attitude, he couldn’t deny that she was a fairly upright and kind person. He hadn’t expected her to still remember this small matter, which was an important reason why Xiao Yi had immediately thought of her when he considered calling the police.

"That’s good."

Zeng Xiaomei nodded again, then turned and walked away once more.

"Captain Zeng, was that, by any chance, your friend?"

Zheng Dagang, Zeng Xiaomei’s deputy, caught up with her and asked curiously.

"She’s my sister’s classmate, the one who was brought into our station last time."

Zeng Xiaomei replied offhand.

"Ah, it’s him. No wonder he looked somewhat familiar."

Zheng Dagang suddenly realized. The day Xiao Yi and Xiaoxiao were brought into the station by Zeng Xiaomei, Xiao Yi was also taken aside for questioning by Zeng Xiaomei, something he knew about. However, he had been busy with other things that day and hadn’t paid much attention, just glancing from afar.

...

Watching Zeng Xiaomei leading a group of detectives toward the village house, Xiao Yi breathed a long sigh of relief and turned to head towards the village entrance, confident that with Zeng Xiaomei’s involvement, she would definitely handle the children well and return each one to their respective parents.

Fatty Tang?

Xiao Yi had just reached the village entrance when he saw a young man and woman, chatting and laughing, walking toward him. Upon seeing their faces clearly, a look of surprise appeared on his face; the young couple was actually Fatty Tang and Li Ling.

Seeing how they were chatting and laughing together, they seemed to be getting along quite well.

"Boss... Boss?"

At that moment, Fatty Tang also saw Xiao Yi across the way. His face instantly flushed red, and he stammered, his eyes wide as he looked at Xiao Yi.

He had never expected to see Xiao Yi here.

Next to her, Li Ling’s face also turned a shy shade of red, and she embarrassingly lowered her head.

"Well, sorry, I was just passing by, I’ll leave now, carry on."

Xiao Yi looked at the two awkward figures, shot Fatty Tang an encouraging glance, and then smiled as he quickly walked past them, continuing forward.

"Boss."

When Fatty Tang caught Xiao Yi’s encouraging look, his heart felt both embarrassed and touched, he lowered his head while Li Ling’s cheeks turned bright red up to her ears as she fidgeted with her clothes.

Fatty Tang kept his head down for a while, then suddenly remembered something, turned his head quickly, and called out to Xiao Yi.

"Was there something else?"

Xiao Yi, upon hearing Fatty Tang’s call, quickly turned his head.

"Nothing, just that the taxi I came in earlier might not have left yet, quicken your pace and you might catch it."

Fatty Tang yelled.

"..."

Xiao Yi was speechless. He thought Fatty Tang had stopped him for something important, but it was just to tell him about the taxi?

However, he suddenly realized that this place didn’t seem like the city center where hailing a cab would be easy; one had to catch a taxi on its return trip. Slightly grateful for Fatty Tang’s thoughtfulness, he nodded, said "Got it," and then resumed his brisk walk forward.

......

"Captain Zeng, we’ve searched every room in the house, ensuring everyone here is present."

Zheng Dagang and his team had searched the entire building and had just returned to the hall. Looking at Zeng Xiaomei, who seemed pensive, he reported the results of their search, unable to hide his joy.

When he left earlier, he thought Zeng Xiaomei only had a clue based on hearsay, which wasn’t certain. From her tone, she didn’t seem entirely sure. However, he hadn’t expected things to go this smoothly, having stumbled upon a hideout right off the bat.

This allowed everyone to breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, they wouldn’t have to endure the chief’s desk-pounding anymore, and everyone could get a good night’s sleep.

"Hmm."

Zeng Xiaomei nodded slowly, her gaze fixed on the individuals scattered and lying on the ground, who were clearly the hideout’s staff and the suspects in recent cases. Unlike Zheng Dagang and his team’s joyous expressions, her face held a solemn look as she asked, "Do you think this was done by the person who called us earlier?"

"Probably."

Zheng Dagang, understanding that Zeng Xiaomei was referring to the people below, nodded.

Before they had prepared to break down the door, they had braced for a fierce fight. However, they had not anticipated the quiet stillness they encountered upon entering. At first, their spirits dropped, fearing they had been fooled and that this place wasn’t a hideout at all. But when they ventured further in, they were stunned to find the reason for the quiet: someone had already taken down these criminals.

"What do you think was his motive?"

Zeng Xiaomei continued to ask.

She was quite puzzled. The person had made a call and then vanished without a trace, leaving no name or any sort of information. It seemed he wasn’t after the substantial reward offered for information leading to the criminals, assuming he was indeed the one who had broken up the hideout.

After examining the injuries of several people, she had noticed that all were severely wounded with a single strike, and two even had injuries to their internal organs due to severe shocks. Only someone in the Bone Tempering Period and above could possess such explosive power. Besides, the scene suggested that the attacks had come from just one person. Some of them had even drawn guns but hadn’t managed to fire. This would require incredible speed. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel welcome to recommend and vote monthly at qidian.com, as your support is my greatest motivation.)