Deadly Trap.

Chapter 25. Bloodless siege

A light, cheerful voice burst through the door. Dai quickly straightened his disheveled shirt and stepped aside.

"I'm sorry I'm late. Boss, you're very kind, you won't hold it against me for being late, will you?"

Like a gentle breeze blowing into the office, Li Enzuo didn't knock or show any remorse. He casually took off his coat and, without permission, grabbed a bottle of Scotch soda from the table and chugged it down.

"Glug glug." He downed half a glass in one gulp: "Ah—"

Lee En-tso wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

"Finalmente! I ran here. I was so thirsty. But, Boss, what are you guys doing? Rehearsing a skit for the company's year-end party? Tsk tsk, Boss and Brother Dai's relationship is really something else~"

"Li Enzuo, you're late just to spout nonsense?"

As he spoke, Gu Mufeng sat down behind the table. In the shadows, he picked up his amber cognac and, taking advantage of the fact that the two people present weren't paying attention, simply replied with two words on his phone: "Go to sleep." He then put his phone and the black velvet box that Lulu had brought him into the drawer.

"You should give me an explanation for making me wait."

He adjusted his emotions incredibly quickly. At this moment, he was completely calm and collected, as if Gu Mufeng had never exploded at all.

"Ah. Confess." Li Enzuo raised his hand, ruffled his gray curly hair, stretched, and slumped into the armchair.

His boots, worn smooth from stepping on the snow, were about to be thrown onto the table, but under Gu Mufeng's gaze, Li Enzuo obediently put his feet back on the ground.

Looking aggrieved, he muttered, "Don't be so fierce."

Immediately afterwards, without any attempt to conceal it, Li Enzuo yawned several more times, as if he hadn't slept all night:
"Actually, sigh, my girlfriend dumped me! I kept begging her not to break up with me. She actually threatened to call the police! I just don't understand. How come no one wants a handsome guy like me?"

Dai sighed, thinking to himself: This girl is really patient; she only just decided to call the police.

Lee Eun-jo. If it weren't for his handsome mixed-race looks and celebrity mother, he would have been taught a lesson by society sooner or later.

Dai shook his head: He knew that even Gu Mufeng couldn't do much against Li Enzuo.

Lazy, casual, easily satisfied, impatient, and constantly changing... Moreover, he is "irresistible to beauty." These are Li Enzuo's own words, which essentially mean he is "lustful."
Seeing good looks, Lee Eun-tso always tries to flirt, and he's attractive to both men and women.

This seemingly irresponsible playboy, who looks completely unreliable, is actually a top student in biochemistry at Minzhou Medical University.

Dai Ze also had no idea where Gu Mufeng had found this treasure. But Li Enzuo's appointment as the team's investigation consultant was actually well-deserved?
"Ah~. What's wrong, Brother Dai, why are you staring at me like that?" Li Enzuo blinked lazily, his eye bags and beauty mark behind his tortoiseshell glasses beaming with a smile. He was as innocent as a child.

"However, if it's a handsome guy like the Boss, I'm open to anything." He joked, giving Gu Mufeng behind the desk a flirtatious wink.

That smile... it's so carefree and nonchalant.

“Renzo.” Gu Mufeng cut to the chase, changing Li Enzo’s ramblings, “Didn’t you report that you found clues at the murder scene?”

"Ugh~ You're talking business right off the bat, Boss, you're so heartless." Li Enzu pouted. "Fine. Since Boss wants to know."

Muttering to himself, Li Enzuo reached into his hoodie pocket and pulled out a piece of indigo cloth and tweezers.

"This is it?" Dai asked for the first time.

Li Enzuo turned around, but smiled brightly: "No, Brother Dai, this is just my eyeglass cloth. But what's inside..."

With an exaggerated gesture, he peeled off the cloth covering his glasses. In his palm, the gold thumb ring suddenly gleamed.

“Boss, Brother Dai, look.” Li Enzuo turned the ring with tweezers. “There are two marks here.”

The three huddled together and observed carefully.

"'Bishop'? 'Dy'?" Replacing his nicotine craving, Dai pondered deeply, "'Bishop,' is that...?"

He turned his gaze to Gu Mufeng, who was in the shadows.

“Indeed.” Gu Mufeng smiled. “I have a clue about both of these marks.”

Unhurriedly, Gu Mufei took out a file, as if the document had been prepared long ago and was just waiting to reveal the mystery.

He deftly pushed the file onto the table and said calmly, "This is the answer."

Dai and Li Enzuo leaned forward: It's obvious this is a secretly printed official document; there's a blurry mark in the lower right corner. It says:

Name: Chen Di

Sex: Male
(Formerly) also known as: Dylan
Another blurry candid photo of the face is included.

Li Enzuo looked completely confused, while Dai Ze frowned deeply: "These facial features?"

“Renzo is unaware of this.” Gu Mufeng smiled subtly. “This person is the half-brother of FN’s former second-in-command, and also the one who tried to kidnap me this afternoon.”

Dai suddenly realized.

Seven years ago, the Tianxing Gang, the largest gang in Minzhou, wanted to take over the gray area. The former FN chief was shot dead in the street. Bishop, the second-in-command, framed Gu Mufeng, the third-ranking gangster. Unexpectedly, the latter turned the tables on him. The victor is king.

"Hey! Is someone taking the Boss hostage?" Li Enzuo's eyes widened. Clearly, he had absolutely no interest in history.

"Or rather, in a rather immature way, you're inviting me to your home." Gu Mufeng forced a chilling smile.
"Now, we're certain this person is the murderer, and he's in our hands. As for how to use him..."

Unhurriedly, Gu Mufeng examined the crystal glass in his hand:

The current situation is as follows:
"First, the municipal government and police are working within a limited time to solve the case; "
"Second, this person is 'cooperating' with a certain force; a certain 'big shot' wants to detain me for a face-to-face 'talk'."

“Third,” Dai continued concisely, “this afternoon the survivor confessed that she and the victim were put on the yacht to settle debts—”

Seeing Gu Mufei raise an eyebrow, Dai Ze quickly added:

"The yacht, all I know is that it departed from the Pear Island Club. If we search for navigation permits..."

Gu Mufeng waved his hand. It seems the four major families also have a stake in the yacht club. It's not the right time yet.

He gestured for Dai to continue.

“Okay. The survivor was only brought to the scene at Lanzhou Mountain after disappearing for two days. This is not a simple murder, but more like a staged disappearance.”

Listening to Dai Ze's report, Gu Mufeng, completely leaning back in his office chair, casually turned the letter opener, lost in thought:
"It seems that the other party wants to use this serious case to stir up public opinion and even frame individuals."

Without a ripple of emotion, Gu Mufeng recalled Cheng Shining's accusations from today, and the woman who had given him an alibi. Right now, she was far away in Minxiu Mountain, waiting for him, all alone.

Suppressing the burning sensation in his heart, Gu Mufei pondered for a moment.

"With the help of public opinion and the pretext of the municipal crackdown on organized crime, they can cut us off, eventually install a puppet to replace him with a new one, and swallow up the intelligence network and financing chain."

Having grasped the essence, Gu Mufeng smiled knowingly: "As the saying goes, 'To capture a city is not to attack it.'"

Li Enzuo yawned, while Dai continued to press, "What's the deal with that 'big shot,' and the former second-in-command's brother?"

“I estimate,”

Gritting his teeth, Gu Mufei twirled his knife:
"This 'big shot' kidnapped Su Li and, incidentally, me. Most likely, he's going to force me to surrender the city without bloodshed; or,"

He snapped his fingers silently: "Make me 'disappear.' This guy won't leave any evidence for the team."

He scoffed.

"If you want my intelligence network and financing chain, killing me directly will not benefit you. As for the prisoner, he is just a cheap pawn."

Dai frowned deeply: "Then, Mu Fei, aren't we in a very passive position?"

"No. This prisoner is still a guest in our hands."

As Rou Ran spoke, Gu Mufei's wrist flicked slightly. A flash of cold light appeared at the tip of the blade, as if it had been thrown. Dai Ze and Li Enzuo both looked in the direction of the blade's tip—

However, the letter opener simply came to a steady stop on the table.

As Jiao's hair fell, a meaningful smile crept onto Gu Mufeng's lips. This calculating smile was all too familiar to Dai Ze over the past eleven years.

Gu Mufei's gaze was unfathomable: "We'll put together a play and let the other side act it out to the end."

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It was past midnight. Snowflakes were falling heavily outside the car window; and the pistol in Dai's arms made his chest feel tight.

Gripping the gun handle tightly, the cold touch made Dai extremely uneasy. He had never liked firearms. He never touched them when Gu Mufeng was practicing diligently day and night.

Death is too irreversible. Dai would rather leave room for maneuver.

But at this moment, the heavy metal reminded him to set aside any qualms and protect those he had to protect.

"Dai Ze, find out the source. Where it came from, where it went, investigate carefully."

Calm, decisive, and emotionless; the voice seemed to be fixed on Dai Ze's ear. After Li Enzuo lazily took his leave, Gu Mufeng pulled the "Grim Reaper" from the drawer, threw it into Dai Ze's hand like it was something dirty, and looked disgusted.

"Investigate carefully."

Sometimes, Dai felt he couldn't keep up with Gu Mufeng's thoughts, but he was very clear about one thing: he had to be worthy of Xiaofan and put her mind at ease in heaven.

The thought of that daisy-like girl who had once regarded him as another brother... made Dai Ze's chest feel increasingly heavy.

As long as he protects her biological brother's life and lets Gu Mufeng live a good life.

anyway.

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Next chapter: Braving the wind and snow (Guess who will be traveling in the dead of night?)

[Author's Note | Chapter Twenty-Five]

Fresh-faced young heartthrob Li Enzuo is here! What do you all think of this adorable puppy? Do you like this kind of handsome, ignorant, and annoying guy?
Gu Mufeng was confident that his plans were foolproof. Did you sense Mr. Gu's arrogance here?

Between puppy lovers and cold-blooded madmen, who do you prefer?

Let me know in the comments!
Thank you so much, dear readers, for your support, following, and voting! ~XO~

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