A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 392: The Wrongly Dead Ghost

As the gunshot rang out, the slightly overweight man died on the spot. Poor thing, he didn't even understand what was going on when he became the ghost of his older brother.

The other man's face, which had been contorted in pain, turned deathly pale in an instant. He trembled violently, his face filled with terror, and pleaded desperately, "Brother, spare my life!"

Old Gao said coldly, "If you don't want to die, then hand over the stuff."

The man gave a bitter smile and said, "Brother, we've been following you for over ten years. Don't you know what kind of people we are? Even if you gave us a thousand or ten thousand lives, we wouldn't dare steal your things. This thing was exactly like this when we got it; we've never touched it. Even if you beat me to death, I still can't hand it over! Brother, please spare me!"

He thought that by "making an example of him," the man would confess the truth, but who knew he was still fearless. Without saying a word, Lao Gao pointed his gun at the man's chest, and was about to pull the trigger when the buyer next to him seemed to have noticed something and quickly reached out to stop Lao Gao's hand, saying, "Wait, Lao Gao."

Old Gao stared at his brother-in-arms of more than ten years, Ah Long, with a bewildered expression.

Ah Long chuckled, released his grip, and said, "Old Gao, it's easy for you to kill him, but we need to get to the bottom of this. Don't you think there's something fishy about this? If those two really dared to steal your stuff, would they come back to their deaths?"

After listening, Lao Gao felt that what Ah Long said made some sense. After all, these two subordinates had followed him all over the country for more than ten years, and he knew their personalities to some extent. So he frowned.

Ah Long chuckled again and continued, "You and I, brothers, have both worked as henchmen before, and we know what happens when Boss Hei deals with his goods. So, I'm certain someone switched the goods." He then looked at the poor fellow and asked, "Are you sure you haven't touched the goods since you got them?"

The man quickly nodded and said, "Brother Long, I swear to God, we brothers have never touched the stuff since it got into our hands. And even if we're not exactly shady characters, we wouldn't dare eat this stuff!"

Ah Long nodded, acknowledging his statement, and then asked, "Did you two encounter any suspicious people on your way back?"

The man shook his head and said, "No, Ah Fei and I followed our brother's instructions and rushed back as soon as we got the item, but..."

"Just what? Speak quickly!" Old Gao shouted sternly.

"Yes, brother. When Afei and I came back, we were both hungry, so we grabbed a bite at an open-air food stall. But I swear, while we were eating, the food never left our sight. After we finished eating, we rushed off... Huh?" The man suddenly exclaimed in surprise, as if remembering something, and quickly added, "I remember now, when Afei and I left that food stall, Afei was bumped by a girl, and his food fell to the ground. The girl even helped pick it up. Brother, Brother Long, do you think it might be..."

When she heard a gunshot from inside the villa, Zhang Xiuli sighed softly in the bushes outside the villa, saying, "Alas, I really don't know which poor wretch lost his life."

"What? The dignified Miss Zhang actually feels sympathy for a petty thug? That's rare indeed! You should know that this is all your doing!" Li Wei teased with a gloating expression.

"This is not my fault. You all made me do it. I was just following everyone's wishes."

Zhang Xiuli, being a pushover, quickly shifted the blame for being the "perpetrator of all evil" onto everyone else, portraying herself as merely a "runner," and adopting an indifferent and disdainful attitude. However, everyone else completely ignored Zhang and Li's words, treating them as if they were invisible.

"Sister Baihe, what should we do next?" Tang Qianqian finally spoke up. Her words were like a pebble thrown into a lake, immediately arousing the interest of the others. Even Zhang and Li stopped their playful banter and turned their gazes to Baihe, who remained "calm as a pond."

Feeling the intense gazes from so many eyes, Lily covered her face with her hands, looking shy, and said softly, "Can you please stop staring at me like that? I'm so scared!"

"...!"

A whole patch of grass immediately collapsed. If these words came from anyone else, no one would react so strongly, but coming from Lily, they had a different flavor. Coupled with her kneading motions, it instantly caused "everyone" to faint. You see, given Lily's personality, she would never utter such unbelievable words, but she did.

"Gulu!"

Li Wei swallowed hard, her mouth still slightly open, and exclaimed in disbelief, "Sister Baihe, you..."

“You’ve changed.” Zhang Xiuli, equally surprised, finished Li Wei’s sentence.

"Really?" Lily asked with a smile, as if she were asking herself, and at the same time, everyone else.

"Yes," everyone answered in unison.

"But I don't think so!" She maintained that "smiling tiger" smile.

The others looked at each other in disbelief. Finally, Mao Mao took the lead and said, "Sister Baihe, isn't this great!"

“From now on, our all-female special forces unit will definitely be even more fun!” Bai Yunxia winked at Mao Mao and said, her words reflecting the thoughts of the others as well.

Tang Qianqian flashed her signature charming smile and asked, "Sister Baihe, can you answer my question now?"

“Qian, you’re the little Zhuge Liang of our female special forces. I should be asking you that.” Baihe really seemed like a different person, throwing this “hot potato” back at her.

“But you’re our big sister and leader!” Tang Qianqian retorted decisively.

"Then what are you good for, little Zhuge Liang? Qian, now is the time for you to show your abilities!" Baihe completely handed over this "important task" to Tang Qianqian, implying that she should handle it herself.

Tang Qianqian readily accepted her suggestion, smiling and saying, "Then I'll reluctantly play the role of strategist this time!"

As things became more and more interesting, everyone immediately became interested and turned their expectant gazes to Tang Qianqian. Li Wei couldn't wait to say, "Qian, tell us quickly, is it about rushing in and taking them out one by one?"