Desperate people, accept the seed of my soul!

Inside the command center, the air seemed to freeze instantly.

The composure and calculation on Wei Donghai's face shattered completely the moment the IV stand pierced his father's mouth.

"...These lunatics."

Wei Donghai's voice trembled. No matter how cold-hearted he was, no matter how much he treated his father as a pawn, he was still his father!

He is the retired emperor of the Wei family!

Now, right under his nose, within the inescapable net he had laid, they were executed by those two "rats" like livestock!

This is a slap in his face!

This is trampling Wei Donghai's dignity into the mud!

Wei Donghai's face turned ashen at a visible speed, his eyes blazing with a murderous rage.

"Damn it, kill them!!!"

Zhong Heng, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at the distraught Wei Donghai.

He dropped his mocking expression, looked at the two resolute figures on the screen, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

"That's unconventional..."

A dangerous glint flashed in Zhong Heng's eyes. "This is going to be interesting."

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After Wei Donghai issued his order, which was filled with rage and murderous intent, the enemy's offensive intensity instantly increased.

By 3:18 a.m., the enemy had launched three waves of attacks under the command of the on-site commander, but all of them were repelled by Han Xiao and Xu Suyuan through their superpowers and individual abilities.

Five corpses lay scattered on the ground, silently testifying to the brutality of the battle that had taken place recently.

The body closest to the door was lying face up, its right eye socket now a hideous bloody hole—the sniper kill Han Xiao had carried out after the stun grenade.

A little further in, the bodies of two Blackstone members were twisted and intertwined.

One of the men's necks was bent at an unnatural 90-degree angle, which Han Xiao had forcefully snapped by using [kinetic energy deflection] and fighting techniques.

The other person on top of him had a charred, penetrating wound on his chest—the result of Xu Suyuan immobilizing him with Void Imprisonment before attacking him with a stun gun.

This was their most coordinated and also their most dangerous moment.

In that instant, the enemy used cover to even get close.

As for the remaining two, one had a shattered throat and the other had a steel ball piercing his temple. Both were sniped by Han Xiao with mid-to-long-range means when they tried to launch a strong attack.

But these five lives did not lead to a way out.

Han Xiao leaned against the wall beside the door, his chest heaving violently as he breathed heavily.

Beside him, Xu Suyuan's originally delicate face had turned pale, a result of the massive depletion of her mental energy.

But the two remained in a fighting stance, like two wolves driven to the brink of despair yet still baring their fangs.

"Huff... huff..."

The corridor fell into a deathly silence, with only the heavy breathing of the two people echoing in the background.

Those elites at "Blackstone" have learned their lesson.

After paying a heavy price of five lives, these desperados completely abandoned their contempt and became like a pack of extremely patient hyenas.

They no longer launched blind charges, but instead, like venomous snakes lurking in the shadows, they held fast to both ends of the corridor and all possible exits.

"Clang—"

A tear gas canister was thrown along the ground from the end of the corridor. Just as it was about to roll to the door, Han Xiao swiftly used [Kinematic Deflection] to kick it back.

But this is just a drop in the ocean.

The opponent's tactical intentions have become clear—to wear them down.

Sniper shots, stun grenades, or even just making noise... they were playing a cat-and-mouse game, gradually squeezing out the two's living space, consuming Han Xiao's few remaining steel balls, and draining Xu Suyuan's mental energy.

During a lull in the enemy's attack, Xu Suyuan tried to use her ability to pass through the wall and enter the next room, only to find that the enemy had already deployed heavy troops there. Even the ventilation duct grilles were blocked, and high-voltage electricity was supplied.

This is not a temporary encirclement; it is a strangulation cage meticulously designed for "abnormal beings."

Han Xiao checked the time: 3:19 AM.

Every tick of the second hand felt like a death knell.

Can't delay any longer.

Han Xiao knew very well that this stalemate was a slow death.

The enemy has a constant stream of reinforcements and supplies, while on our side...

He glanced at Xu Suyuan, who was panting heavily beside him, and his heart sank.

If this continues, in less than twenty minutes, when Xu Suyuan's mental energy is completely exhausted and her physical strength is depleted, what awaits them is either to surrender and be sent to the dissection table, or to be riddled with bullets.

"Can you still hold on?" Han Xiao asked in a low voice.

Xu Suyuan simply nodded vigorously.

Han Xiao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the burning sensation in his lungs, and his sharp, hawk-like eyes once again swept towards the end of the corridor.

"Wait until I find an opportunity..."

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The temporary office of the Special Investigations Office at the Dawn City Police Department.

It was 3:20 a.m., and the city outside the window was plunged into the deepest darkness.

"Director Zhao, we've thoroughly investigated Xu Changming's background."

Zhou Ming slammed a newly printed report onto the table.

"We had been focusing on business cooperation and neglecting the most basic geographical relationship. Xu Changming and Wei Donghai were not only superior and subordinate, but also childhood friends who grew up in the same village. They grew up together, were like brothers, and even took the blame for Wei Donghai in the early days of his rise to power."

Zhao Jianguo sat at the head of the table, a nearly burnt cigarette between his fingers, his brows furrowed slightly: "Childhood friends... this kind of relationship is often stronger than a simple bond of interests, which also means that Xu Changming may hold Wei Donghai's most core secrets."

"That's right." Zhou Ming quickly pulled up a surveillance video that had been repeatedly sharpened by the technical department.

The image freezes on Xu Changming's desk before his "suicide".

Although the image quality is still full of noise, after processing, the text in the notebook can be barely recognized.

"The technical department confirmed that Xu Changming was writing frantically at that spot before he died, and what was taken away afterward was not experimental data, but a diary."

Zhou Ming pointed to the blurry black figure on the screen, his tone resolute: "In that moment of extreme terror, Xu Changming's only action was to deal with this diary. This shows that the contents of the diary were more important than life itself to him, or to Wei Donghai."

Zhao Jianguo flicked his cigarette ash, his gaze deep: "Han Xiao and Xu Suyuan risked exposure to specifically take this book after the murder; their purpose is very clear."

"Yes," Zhou Ming nodded. "Their target was never Xu Changming; Xu Changming was just a landmark. What they really wanted to hunt down was always Wei Donghai. And this diary most likely records Wei Donghai's fatal weaknesses, habits, or some unknown secret."

At this point, Zhou Ming paused, his expression grave: "The conclusion is that Han Xiao and his team's next location is the place indicated in the diary. And Wei Donghai is now very likely in danger."