Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 210 Apple and Ramen

Zheng Liu did not enjoy the ramen meal very much. The food was delicious, but the news brought by Xing made him lose his appetite.

If you think about it more darkly, Xing's death was because she knew too much, so she was silenced by the people in the underground exchange. The waters here are so deep that they involve big names in the business and political circles. Compared with those people, the three of them can only be regarded as unknown small characters.

Continuing the investigation would probably lead to a dead end.

“Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling——!”

Duan Mingyuan's cell phone ringing scared Zheng Liu. He looked around and felt that this city was full of dangers. Even the ramen restaurant manager who looked honest and simple had become a Breaking Bad guy, trying to poison their bowls to silence them.

Duan Mingyuan was not picky about food and was not affected at all. He ate with gusto and answered the phone call.

"Hey?"

"Hello, is this Mr. Duan Mingyuan?"

The voice of a middle-aged man came from the other end of the line. He introduced himself, "I'm Xinghe, the person in charge of the Siyang City Liaison Station."

The voice sounded as if it was a generation older than Oe. He had been a veteran in the association long before the fall of the previous Imperial Hunting Court. He had much more experience than Oe in maintaining relationships with relevant departments.

"Hello."

"There is an urgent matter, so let's make it short."

Xinghe's voice was a little hurried, and he said, "I know you are eating at a ramen restaurant in the port area now. Someone has tampered with the car. After eating, you must not return to the car. Try to choose public transportation to go to the association."

"Ah."

The phone hangs up.

"What happened?"

Zheng Liu heard Xinghe's instructions intermittently, but still found it a little unbelievable.

Someone tampered with his car?

That's a police car, public property!
"Maybe someone planted a bomb in your car and wanted to kill us."

This kind of thing is common in movies. According to movie lover Jiuyue, the more public the car is, the more likely it is to be blown up. "Well, the duck legs in sauce at this ramen restaurant are good, but it's a pity that Jiuyue didn't come."

"Old Duan, is it time to eat now?"

Zheng Liu slammed the table and stood up. They were now being targeted by assassins. He really didn't know how Duan Mingyuan could still eat at this critical moment.

"Man is iron and rice is steel."

Duan Mingyuan said that since they had been targeted by the killer, he didn't think the killer would have compassion and let them go just because they had one less meal.

Especially at times like this, we should stay calm and think about our current situation.

"Why did the killer plant a bomb in your car?"

"Is there any need to ask? We must know too much."

Zheng Liu was completely panicked. Even if they avoided the car bomb, the killer would still resort to other means. With the strength of the three of them, how long could they survive in this city?

The first thing he thought of was to report the matter to the police station, but then Zheng Liu hesitated.

Who can guarantee that people in the bureau have not participated in underground transactions?
If they report it to the police, their whereabouts might be exposed to the killer.

"No, she's the only one who knows too much. It was after she told us about the underground exchange that we were targeted by the killer." "...I'm sorry."

Xing lowered her head.

She did drag Duan Mingyuan and Zheng Liu into this, so it was reasonable for them to blame her. Perhaps her quiet death in the alley was the best outcome for this matter.

"I'm not blaming you, but I'm curious as to why they knew you leaked the information to us."

Normally, people involved in underground transactions would not think that a person who had been silenced would come back to life. When they rushed to the alley, they only met an old police officer from the Port District Police Station. Before saying goodbye, he specifically told the other party not to mention this to anyone else after returning, and to say that the body had been taken over by the Hunters Association. This was also for the safety of the old police officer.

"You mean... that old police officer betrayed us?"

"I thought so until the store manager put poison in our bowls."

In addition to the old police officer, the manager of the ramen restaurant and the few diners in the restaurant all witnessed them and Xing, who was supposed to be dead, enter the door.

And this is all thanks to their deceased friend Mr. Poison.

Mr. Old Poisoner is proficient in poisons and is a top-notch poisoning expert in the court. Compared with the Old Poisoner, the store manager's poisoning skills are far inferior.

Hearing this, the store manager behind the counter paused.

The diners and waiters in the restaurant quietly moved towards the door, pulled down the roller shutter, and hung up the closing sign.

"If you're still waiting for us to die from the poison, I'm afraid we'll be disappointed."

"vomit--!"

Zheng Liu stuck his fingers into his throat and retched. "I knew it. No wonder I felt the noodles tasted weird when I was eating them just now. I thought it was just a psychological effect!"

He clearly ordered tonkotsu ramen, but he tasted apple in it.

This time even the store manager looked confused.

Although I don’t know how Duan Mingyuan detected it, the poison he used was colorless and odorless. How could a mere police officer taste it?

Xingye retched, "I was just about to say that the noodles tasted like apples!"

"I have neutralized the poison in the noodles. I added the apple flavor. I think apples paired with tonkotsu ramen may have a more flavorful impact... Why, are you not used to it?"

If you are used to eating it, then there must be something fishy!
For a moment, everyone stared at Duan Mingyuan, and the same thought came to their minds.

Who would add apples to tonkotsu ramen?

"Huh, it looks like you missed an easy way to die."

The store manager snorted coldly. In order to prevent the atmosphere in the store from developing into a funny direction, he felt that he had to stand up and say something, "If you obediently let yourself be poisoned to death, you can still avoid some physical pain."

As he spoke, the black muzzle of the gun was pointed at Duan Mingyuan and others in front of the counter.

"Since you've discovered the poisoning, it seems the only possible outcome is being shot to death."

Duan Mingyuan also finished eating the duck leg in the spirit of not wasting anything, and placed the bones and empty bowl neatly on the plate. He reminded, "Generally speaking, assaulting a police officer is a serious crime. In a situation like this, we should persuade you to lay down your weapons, surrender obediently, and try to get a lighter sentence, but you seem to have made up your mind..."

He stood up and faced the gunmen who surrounded them. If they pulled the trigger, they could shoot all three of them into pieces in an instant.

"In that case, please do not lay down your weapons and fight to the end. After all, we are public officials. It would be unreasonable to attack a group of unarmed people."

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