372: Chapter 372 Gong Kaiming was shot in public

“Do you remember the names of those four people?” Niu Xingwang asked.

“They are Xue Miaoshuang, Deng Wen, Qiu She, and Liu Qing,” Oriental Chen replied.

“Xue Miaoshuang, Xue…” Niu Xingwang felt like he had heard the name somewhere before, but he just couldn't recall it.

“But don’t worry, I’ve already handled this matter,” Oriental Chen gave him a reassuring look.

“How did you handle it?” Niu Xingwang asked.

He was quite bold today. Usually, he respectfully called him Mr. Dongfang, but now he was starting to question him.

“I had Brother Zhang arrest them,” Oriental Chen replied.

Niu Xingwang nodded.

“When were they arrested?”

“A long time ago. At that time, you were still in Meilin. Mayor Gong sent people to secretly investigate in Binjiang once, and I discovered them. I felt something was strange about it then, and it was highly possible that someone among those four people had leaked information, so I had Brother Zhang take them all away,” Oriental Chen explained.

At that time, Zhang Yuankui was in Meilin setting up the Mercenary Guild's business.

“That’s good!” Niu Xingwang breathed a sigh of relief.

“In the future, we still need to be extra careful in our actions,” Niu Xingwang suggested.

“Don’t worry. Since the Firefly Project began, all matters have been meticulously planned, and such incidents will not happen again,” Oriental Chen guaranteed.

“That’s good. I’m sorry, Mr. Dongfang, my attitude was a bit off just now!” Niu Xingwang began to apologize.

“It’s fine, I think it’s quite good!” Oriental Chen laughed.

Only comrades on the same battle line would care so much about each other’s safety.

“Mr. Dongfang, where are those four people you just mentioned being held?” Niu Xingwang asked.

“They are in the main base. Don’t worry, they can’t escape even if they had wings,” Oriental Chen replied.

“That’s good!” Niu Xingwang completely relaxed.

After figuring out the whole story, Niu Xingwang returned to Meilin.

Upon entering and seeing the haggard woman sitting in the lobby, Niu Xingwang finally remembered where he had heard the surname Xue. So, he walked up to the woman and stopped.

“Madam, may I ask what your husband’s name is?” Niu Xingwang asked.

“Xue… Xue Miaoshuang,” the woman replied somewhat nervously.

“Oh, okay, I understand.” Niu Xingwang turned to leave.

“Hey, hey, boss, do you know where my husband is?” The woman quickly stepped forward to stop him.

“Sorry, I don’t know yet, but I will ask for you,” Niu Xingwang replied.

It was certainly impossible to let her see Xue Miaoshuang now.

“Thank you!” The woman bowed.

Niu Xingwang didn’t stop her, just nodded slightly, then turned and left.

“Gong Kaiming, you’re good, you still had a trick up your sleeve,” Niu Xingwang said as he entered the detention room, pulled over a stool, and sat down.

Gong Kaiming heard this and immediately felt that the situation was not good. He nervously looked up at him, trying to find some answers from his expression.

“Don’t look. I can tell you, Left Wen Shan has already spoken,” Niu Xingwang laughed.

“No! Impossible! He wouldn’t betray me,” Gong Kaiming shook his head frantically in nervousness.

“You’re an old hand in officialdom, don’t you think? When choosing between you and the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, would he choose to betray you or the Chamber of Commerce?” Niu Xingwang said sarcastically.

“Are you trying to trick me? Give up, I won’t fall for it!” Gong Kaiming seemed to realize something.

“It seems you won’t give up until you hit a wall! I ask you, where is Xue Miaoshuang?” Niu Xingwang asked.

“You, you, you…” Gong Kaiming was utterly desperate. As soon as Niu Xingwang mentioned Xue Miaoshuang, he knew that Left Wen Shan had confessed.

“To be honest, reaching this point today is entirely your own fault. I’ve already got the letter, so you don’t need to cling to unrealistic fantasies anymore. Originally, you and your family could have lived peacefully. But now, there’s no chance,” Niu Xingwang said.

“I beg you, I beg you, don’t kill them! They don’t know anything about this!” Gong Kaiming became anxious.

“Sorry, Mayor Gong. This matter involves too much, and I cannot leave any hidden dangers. Who knows if you have any other contingencies, right?” Niu Xingwang said.

“No, no, no! There really aren’t any!” Gong Kaiming denied.

“But I don’t believe you!” Niu Xingwang looked at him.

“Someone, take him out and execute him by firing squad publicly!” Niu Xingwang shouted.

“Niu Xingwang, you’ll suffer retribution for doing this! Niu Xingwang, you don’t even spare women and children, are you even human?…” The mercenary dragged him out while he shouted loudly.

Niu Xingwang didn’t look at him again, but walked straight back to the lobby.

“Madam, I have clarified everything. Your husband, Xue Miaoshuang, and several others were all killed by him. Now, Gong Kaiming is about to be executed by firing squad publicly, you can go and watch,” Niu Xingwang lied.

This was the first time he had given an order to kill. And he had to lie to a pitiful woman, which also made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

But there was no other way; he absolutely would not allow the Chamber of Commerce to have an incident, nor could he let Oriental Chen be in trouble.

For this, he would rather be a villain.