123: Two gunshots!

The noisy sound of the walkie-talkie rang out, so urgent it seemed to pierce one's eardrums.

In an instant, all three people's attention was drawn to it.

Alerted by this sound, Wang Lin also immediately became vigilant!

He saw him frown, and the steps he had just taken stopped.

He seemingly casually glanced up at Su Yue, and slowly pressed the answer button.

And as the jarring alert sound just fell,

A voice that was almost a roar rang out from the other end of the walkie-talkie the moment he answered!

"Bo... Boss! Be careful! The person in front of you is not Yan Laoqi!"

"He is Abyss!" The speaker was naturally Big Eye, and his voice was very loud.

Especially the last three words, mixed with a crackling electrical sound like an explosion.

As if he had shouted it with all his strength!

And as Big Eye's voice echoed repeatedly in the empty surroundings, it was deafening!

The three people present also clearly heard the words coming from the walkie-talkie.

For a moment, besides the echoing sounds around them, no other movement could be heard.

...

Lin Jia could hardly believe her ears.

Her gaze fixed on the thug in front of her, her face full of shock.

"What? He's Abyss?!"

Lin Jia's eyes stared blankly, examining the newcomer up and down, her heart filled with disbelief.

Because she had seen Abyss, she roughly remembered his height and appearance; he wasn't very old.

But the thug in front of her was clearly a thin, middle-aged man.

And his voice was different from the voice of Abyss she had heard before!

He didn't seem to match in any aspect...

How could he be Abyss?!

"But... why would Wang Lin's subordinate give a warning?"

In this situation, the other party shouldn't be making things up.

Lin Jia muttered to herself, and observed carefully again.

She reluctantly tried to match the person in front of her with the Abyss in her memory.

Due to her long-term interaction with various clients, Lin Jia's observation skills were far beyond ordinary people.

In her observation, she found that although the thug's figure was slightly hunched,

If he straightened his body, he was indeed somewhat similar to Abyss whom she had seen at the coffee shop!

Could it... really be him?!

Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope suddenly rose in Lin Jia's heart.

But at the same time, she felt puzzled.

In this underground area controlled by Wang Lin, how did he find her?

And how did he deal with those thugs by himself?

And why would Abyss take the risk to save her...

Could it just be because she joined the Deep Abyss Organization?

This last point also particularly confused Lin Jia.

Lin Jia had always thought that in this City where she had no relatives, if she ever encountered any danger, the only person willing to come and save her would be Su Yue, the tenant she had shared a rental with for many years.

This thought had no reason, and she didn't even know when she started to develop this kind of trust in Su Yue.

Although she knew that Su Yue was just a minor employee at Yuantu Company.

Compared to others, at most he read a few more detective novels in his spare time and could offer some suggestions when she was being followed.

But even so, Lin Jia would still fantasize.

If she were ever in danger, the person who would come to save her, riding on colorful auspicious clouds, would be Su Yue.

But what about Abyss? Lin Jia admitted she couldn't see through him at all.

Although the other party acted meticulously and seemed unfathomable.

But in Lin Jia's eyes, he was just a stranger she had spoken to a few times.

Although she agreed and joined his organization.

But even Lin Jia herself didn't know what exploitable value her joining held for the Deep Abyss Organization...

To the extent that it was worth Abyss putting himself in danger!

Lin Jia's long-term work experience made her deeply understand that everyone is driven by self-interest.

It was the same when interacting with those socialite clients from high society.

Both sides had to obtain equal value from each other.

What Lin Jia could provide to those socialites was the sales channels for the latest models of various top cosmetic brands.

If Abyss really came to save her...

Unless there was some exploitable value on her that Abyss cared about, it really didn't make sense.

"Could it be..." Lin Jia mused in her mind.

She looked at the thug's figure in front of her and began to imagine what he would look like if he straightened his back.

She inexplicably compared him to the most familiar figure in her mind.

This height, it seemed to be about the same as Su Yue's.

...

Just as Lin Jia's thoughts were running wild, the atmosphere around them suddenly turned cold.

It was as if gusts of cold air were seeping out from behind the tightly closed door of the cold storage, making people feel like they had fallen into an ice cave.

At this moment, it wasn't just the three people above who were in a standoff,

Liang Yuzhu, who was lurking in the sewage pipe, also had an instinctive reaction; the hairs on the back of her hand stood up.

She also heard the sound that had just come from above, and her brows furrowed instantly.

A thug had actually directly warned Wang Lin via the walkie-talkie,

Now Abyss's identity was exposed, and he and the hostage were undoubtedly in a dangerous situation!

And according to what the two of them had said before.

If safety could not be ensured, Abyss might make a move on Wang Lin first.

Liang Yuzhu was now only worried that gunshots might ring out above at any moment.

So she quickened her pace.

She quietly approached forward, finally reaching the position of the vertical shaft ahead and straightening her body.

She took out her gun, carefully listened for any movement above, ready to lift the manhole cover and rush out at any time!

And just as Liang Yuzhu was ready, there was movement from above soon after.

...

Lin Jia had been observing the thug, seemingly wanting to see something through this middle-aged man's facade.

Just as she was carefully observing, the thug in front of her suddenly made a move.

Lin Jia quickly followed with her gaze, paying attention to his every move.

She saw the thug suddenly raise his arm towards Wang Lin.

Lin Jia subconsciously thought he was about to take out some weapon to point at Wang Lin.

However, when she saw the movement clearly, she found that the other party was not holding a gun at all.

Instead, his arm trembled slightly, pointing vaguely forward, and he said with a slightly panicked voice:

"Boss! Again, that voice again!"

As soon as these words were spoken, both Wang Lin and Lin Jia were stunned.

But before they could react, the thug continued to speak:

"Boss, this is what I wanted to report to you in person! Big Eye has a problem!"

"The location of Abyss he reported on the walkie-talkie before was fake!"

Hearing this, the two were even more confused.

What is this situation? The location Big Eye reported before was fake?

How come both sides are saying the other has a problem?

And just by listening to the two people's voices, Wang Lin didn't notice anything unusual.

He frowned, already holding the gun in his hand, his gaze like a venomous snake watching its prey.

Then he listened to the thug in front of him continue to explain:

"We captured people according to Big Eye's surveillance prompts, but one moment he said Abyss was in the Thawing Area, and the next he said he had already run to Loading Area Four."

"Boss, you must have noticed the problem, right? How can anyone run that fast? Especially when we were scattered for the arrest."

"If Abyss was really running around underground, even if he could turn invisible, he would bump into us! But we didn't even see a suspicious figure just now! Big Eye was clearly making us run in circles underground!"

As Su Yue's words fell, Wang Lin indeed became suspicious.

A thoughtful expression flashed across his face; clearly, he had noticed this problem long ago.

And what Su Yue said was all true.

The reports Big Eye gave on the walkie-talkie were all false information; he had no idea where Abyss was.

The reason he kept pointing out locations was simply because he was watching the surveillance but still lost the target, fearing Wang Lin's punishment and losing his own life and his family's lives.

However, Wang Lin was unaware of this point, which became information Su Yue could utilize.

Since Big Eye was identifying his identity...

Then he might as well turn around and throw mud! Make Wang Lin also suspect Big Eye!

This way, even if he couldn't clear his own suspicion, he could at least confuse things first and look for an opportunity!

What's more, Big Eye's behavior was so suspicious.

If it were put on the table, the other party's identity would clearly be more suspicious.

At this moment, Su Yue saw a thoughtful expression flash across Wang Lin's face.

Knowing that his words had some effect, he continued while the iron was hot:

"Boss, actually, I felt something was off with Big Eye from the start! Didn't he say before that he encountered Abyss and was knocked out by electricity?"

"After that, none of us saw Big Eye; we only heard his voice on the walkie-talkie."

"But since Abyss came, why didn't he just get rid of Big Eye directly? Why just simply knock him out with electricity?"

"Furthermore, Big Eye has been watching the surveillance. Abyss clearly knew that he would definitely report the situation to us once he woke up, and Big Eye could also see his real-time location on the surveillance. Leaving such a person alive is too risky for Abyss!"

"So I suspect that something happened to Big Eye from that moment on."

"And even the one speaking on Big Eye's walkie-talkie later... was actually Abyss all along!"

With Su Yue's words, Wang Lin was almost confused.

He also had to admit that, as things stood, there were simply too many suspicious points about Big Eye.

Just from the locations he reported, so many thugs couldn't find anyone.

Moreover, Wang Lin had been listening to the walkie-talkie content the whole time.

He also remembered Big Eye saying before that Abyss slipped away right under their noses and quietly left by sticking close to the back of their heads.

Wang Lin was puzzled at the time, how could someone do that?

To be able to leave silently when almost at close quarters, without being noticed by anyone?

But now, upon second thought.

If Abyss had been holding Big Eye's walkie-talkie from the beginning and using a voice changer to imitate Big Eye's voice on the walkie-talkie...

Then all of this could be explained!

Not only could he falsely report Abyss's location through the walkie-talkie, but he could even use this to disperse the thugs one by one, thus dealing with them one after another.

Wang Lin toyed with the gun in his hand, but a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

In comparison, Yan Laoqi, who was talking to him face-to-face, seemed more credible than Big Eye, whose person couldn't be seen.

And at this moment, Lin Jia also couldn't distinguish truth from falsehood.

She heard the thug speaking logically, and she had also heard the content on the walkie-talkie.

The facts happening now were indeed almost identical to what he said; it didn't seem like he was lying.

So, the one on the other end of the walkie-talkie is Abyss?

The reason Abyss said that the thug who had arrived had a problem was to make Wang Lin attack his own people?

...

At the same time, Liang Yuzhu, who was guarding the vertical shaft, was also stunned.

She had already made preparations, her palms resting on the manhole cover.

Believing that Abyss's identity had been exposed.

She had to provide support as quickly as possible and subdue Wang Lin in the shortest amount of time.

But Liang Yuzhu never expected that things seemed to have a turn for the better?!

Abyss actually used the existing information to pull off a trick of 'moving flowers and grafting branches'.

He turned around and threw mud at the thug who had exposed his identity!

And precisely because Abyss's actions were truly baffling, they also added many suspicious points to Big Eye in an invisible way.

At the same time, she also knew Abyss's skill in disguise; he was completely like a different person.

Being able to say all this face-to-face, perhaps Wang Lin might actually be swayed!

"Abyss can actually integrate these fragmented pieces of information into evidence to exonerate himself?"

"As long as he can make Wang Lin lose focus for a moment, there will be a chance to capture him before he shoots!"

Liang Yuzhu sighed in her heart, and was also waiting for Abyss's signal.

As soon as there was an opportunity, she would not hesitate to lift the manhole cover and jump out.

However, after waiting for a while, the movement above suddenly stopped, and it became exceptionally quiet again.

After a brief silence, Liang Yuzhu only heard a voice from above:

"Boss, you... why are you pointing a gun at me?"

These were words spoken by Abyss using Yan Laoqi's voice, seemingly informing Liang Yuzhu of the situation above.

He's being pointed at by Wang Lin with a gun now?

Didn't he just throw mud at someone else?

Liang Yuzhu's brows furrowed, and the palm pressed tightly against the manhole cover shifted down a few centimeters.

...

Just as Su Yue had said, at this moment, Wang Lin had already raised his gun, aiming the dark muzzle at him.

And seeing this scene in front of her, Lin Jia was only momentarily stunned, and quickly reacted.

Wang Lin's action did not surprise her.

After all, these thugs were desperadoes to begin with, and in Wang Lin's eyes, they were just subordinates who did his bidding.

Even if he killed them, as long as it was handled properly, Police would only consider them still on the run.

Since both sides had suspicious points,

Then rather than let himself fall into danger, Wang Lin would rather kill an innocent subordinate.

And Wang Lin was indeed thinking the same as Lin Jia.

She saw a cold smile curve at the corner of his mouth, and he said lightly:

"Laoqi, I admit there's sense in what you just said, but unfortunately, it can't completely clear your suspicion."

"Since Big Eye said you have a problem, take off your hat now and walk to a place with light."

Hearing Wang Lin point a gun at him and say these words, Su Yue's face showed no expression.

He knew what this meant; there was no way to ensure safety now.

Su Yue felt the heavy weight at his waist, and slowly reached for his baseball cap.

He pinched the brim and took it off, while his arm reached towards his waist the moment it dropped.

Everything happened in a flash.

Lin Jia watched as the thug slowly took off his hat.

Almost in an instant, Wang Lin seemed to sense something unusual.

He only heard him let out a cold snort, and the gun in his hand truly aimed at the other party.

And the thug also drew a gun from his waist with extremely fast movements.

It seemed he had done this movement many times before.

At the same time, his originally hunched body straightened.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jia was instantly stunned.

Only then could she be certain of the thug's identity! It was Abyss!

Bang! Bang!

But before she could think further, accompanied by two gunshots ringing out simultaneously.

Two bursts of muzzle flash erupted and vanished instantly, followed by a muffled groan of someone enduring pain.

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