283: Chapter 283 Hotel Scandal (7)

From the real-time surveillance footage, Zhang Min was about to reach the top floor at this moment.

Zhang Min moved cautiously, avoiding the surveillance cameras. The lock on the fire door leading to the rooftop terrace had already been snapped in two and tossed aside on the ground.

Zhang Min's brows furrowed slightly. Her left hand was behind her back, concealing the Mother-Son Needle. She swallowed nervously, her right hand slowly pushing the door open before she nimbly slipped onto the terrace.

Although it was already night, the Magic City was never short of brightly lit skyscrapers, so the terrace was not dark at all.

Zhang Min looked around, walking forward carefully while calling out tentatively in a low voice, "Brother Yu?"

After calling out several times, Zhang Yu's voice suddenly came from the shadows by the water tank, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness: "Third Sister, you've finally arrived. After not seeing each other for so long, I thought you had forgotten about your Big Brother."

Hearing the voice, Zhang Min tightened her left hand and hurriedly turned around. A stiff smile appeared on her face as she forced a relaxed laugh. "Brother Yu, you must be joking. How could I ever forget my Big Brother?"

Zhang Yu didn't move, leaning against the water tank as he gave a light chuckle.

Although Zhang Min couldn't see Zhang Yu's expression clearly, the sound of his laughter made her uneasy, and an ominous premonition grew stronger in her heart.

Zhang Yu glanced at Zhang Min and continued in a low voice, "You should have seen the wanted poster by now, right? You should know what that means."

Zhang Min's left hand, hidden behind her back, trembled slightly. She tried her best to calm her nerves and nodded in response. "Has Old Fourth talked?"

"Heh, it seems you're not too stupid." Zhang Yu chuckled and continued, "However, since you know the current situation, why did you still come to this cocktail party? Aren't you afraid of being targeted by the police?"

Zhang Min gave a bitter smile and explained, "Brother Yu, I didn't want to come either. But I had no choice. Boss Lei had me stay by Chu Weimin's side. Now that the scheme against Hongtai Construction is finished, Chu Weimin sent me to take over the affairs in the Magic City and told me to find an opportunity to contact that young man named Qin Yi. Chu Weimin was the one who told me to attend today's party."

"Qin Yi? I haven't heard that name much." Zhang Yu frowned and asked curiously, "What's so special about him? Is he worth such attention from Chu Weimin that he’d specifically send you to contact him?"

"It's like this..." Zhang Min then recounted the phone call between Zhao Lintai and Chu Weimin to Zhang Yu.

...

Meanwhile, inside the explosive disposal command vehicle below The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the atmosphere was also extremely tense.

Ye Qingcheng and the others stared intently at the surveillance screen. The footage showed Zhang Min's back. As the camera zoomed in, they could clearly see a long, thin silver needle held in her left hand behind her back. Unfortunately, they couldn't hear what Zhang Min was saying.

Ye Qingcheng frowned, picked up the walkie-talkie, and asked, "Team Two, can you lock onto the target?"

"Report! The sniper has Zhang Min in his sights," the voice of the Team Two leader came through the walkie-talkie. "However, the other target is hiding behind the water tank, and we cannot get a lock!"

Ye Qingcheng's brows furrowed upon hearing this. She clenched her fists, a surge of inexplicable anxiety rising in her heart. But she quickly adjusted her emotions and continued to command calmly, "Team Two, keep looking for an opportunity! Team One, guard the front entrance of the building! Team Three, guard the back entrance!"

"Yes! Team One copies!"

"Yes! Team Three copies!"

The responses from the team leaders came through the walkie-talkie. Ye Qingcheng put it down, looked at Shen Jianan beside her, and ordered, "Jianan, put on your bulletproof vest, take your pistol, and follow me to the rooftop terrace!"

"Yes!" Shen Jianan responded and immediately grabbed her gear to put it on.

Seeing this, Ye Ziming also became nervous. With a hint of pleading in his voice, he couldn't help but say, "Sis, can I go with you?"

But Ye Qingcheng refused him without hesitation. "Don't make trouble!" She glared at Ye Ziming and continued, "Stay in the car and don't go anywhere!" After speaking, Ye Qingcheng patted Han Hao's shoulder and instructed, "Keep an eye on the surveillance. Report any unusual movement immediately!"

"Yes!" Han Hao responded and focused all his attention on the surveillance screen.

Subsequently, Ye Qingcheng and Shen Jianan quickly got out of the command vehicle and ran into the hotel.

...

At the same time, on the rooftop terrace behind the water tank, Zhang Yu had finished listening to Zhang Min's account.

He frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice, "So, there's an old grudge between Qin Yi and Zhao Lintai? Does Chen Mo's arrest have anything to do with this Qin Yi?"

Zhang Min hesitated slightly. "That... I'm not entirely sure. However, before the person in charge of Zhao Lintai's Jingnan Underground Bank came to the Magic City, he hid the ledger in an old house in the suburbs of Jingnan. When Zhao Lintai sent Chen Mo to retrieve it, the item was gone. During that time, Qin Yi happened to be in Jingnan. But this is all just our speculation." She paused for a moment, seemingly organizing her thoughts. "However, when I was in contact with that kid just now, I noticed that he seems to know martial arts."

"Oh?" A flash of interest appeared in Zhang Yu's eyes. "What Realm is he at?"

"Probably at the Mingjin Stage. But his reactions are quite sharp, at least stronger than Chen Mo's," Zhang Min replied.

A wicked smile curled on Zhang Yu's lips. "Hehe, things are getting more and more interesting."

"Mhm," Zhang Min responded. After a moment of silence, seeing that Zhang Yu didn't ask anything else, she asked tentatively, "Brother Yu, I've told you everything. Can I..."

"Mhm, you can go~" Zhang Yu responded indifferently.

Hearing this, Zhang Min breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. She turned to leave, not forgetting to say caringly, "Brother Yu, then I'll head down first. Be careful."

However, just as she turned around, Zhang Yu's cold voice suddenly rang out behind her: "'Supreme Soul Suppressing Art!'"

As soon as the words were spoken, Zhang Min's body instantly stiffened, unable to move. Her heart, which had just relaxed, immediately tightened.

At the same time, Ye Qingcheng, Shen Jianan, and several plainclothes officers had already taken the elevator to the top floor, with only a door separating them from the terrace.

Just as Ye Qingcheng was about to push the door, Han Hao's urgent voice suddenly came through her earpiece: "Captain Ye, stop, stop, stop! Something's wrong! Zhang Min suddenly can't move, just like when we captured Hong Ying!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingcheng immediately pulled back her hand and signaled the others to retreat. She lowered her voice and said seriously into her earpiece, "Team Two, report your situation!"

"Report, Captain Ye! The target Zhang Yu is entering our field of vision!" The voice of the Team Two leader came through the earpiece. On the top floor of a building two kilometers away from the terrace, two snipers had locked onto the positions of Zhang Min and Zhang Yu, ready to take action at any time.

"Good! Try to take him alive! Wait for my command!" Ye Qingcheng ordered. Meanwhile, she carefully looked through the gap in the fire door toward the water tank.

At this moment, Zhang Min's neck was stiff and her eyes were wide open. Her voice was full of doubt. "Brother Yu, what are you doing? I, Zhang Min, am loyal to Boss Lei. Why are you trapping me?"

A cold smile appeared on Zhang Yu's lips as he slowly emerged from behind the water tank. He leisurely walked behind Zhang Min, reached out to quickly snatch the Mother-Son Needle from her left hand, and toyed with it between his fingers. "Third Sister, we were trained by the same master. Do you think I don't know what you're capable of? Stop pretending. Tell me, did you already plan to move against me when you came here?"

Zhang Min's heart tightened, and her face instantly turned as pale as paper. With a trembling voice, she pleaded almost desperately, "Brother Yu, you've misunderstood. I didn't. I didn't intend to do anything to you. I was just... just worried that the police would catch up."

"Humph, you think I'll believe you?" Zhang Yu snorted, his face showing a look of disdain. "Fine, for the sake of our time as fellow disciples, I'll give you a quick death."

"No, don't! Brother Yu, please spare my life!" Zhang Min shook her head frantically, tears welling in her eyes. Looking pitiful, she begged, "Brother Yu, Big Brother, the task Boss Lei assigned hasn't been completed yet, and Chu Weimin still needs me. I can't die. I'll do anything you want, just please let me go! Big Brother, please let me go..."

However, no matter how Zhang Min pleaded, Zhang Yu had no intention of letting her go.

Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Min with cold eyes, as if looking at an insignificant ant. "Stop talking. My Godfather will handle Chu Weimin's affairs. Don't blame me; blame Chen Mo for betraying the organization!" As Zhang Yu spoke, he gripped the Mother-Son Needle and thrust it toward Zhang Min's neck.

At that critical moment, a loud shout exploded like a thunderclap: "Stop!" Zhang Yu's hand paused slightly, his brows furrowed, and a flash of displeasure crossed his eyes.

At the same time, Ye Qingcheng couldn't care less and slammed the door open, rushing in.

However, as soon as Ye Qingcheng stepped onto the terrace, Zhang Yu expanded the suppression range of the 'Supreme Soul Suppressing Art' once again. Ye Qingcheng felt an invisible force envelop her, and her body instantly became stiff and unable to move.

Ye Qingcheng's group used all their strength, yet they still couldn't move. She cursed inwardly, stared at Zhang Yu, and shouted sternly, "Zhang Yu! You are surrounded! Drop your weapon and surrender immediately!"

Qin Yi watched this scene through his phone screen, feeling that things were going south.

"Damn, why is Ye Qingcheng so impatient? Isn't this just walking straight into a trap? No, I can't just stand by and watch her take risks. Regardless, she's Ye Ziming's sister. With that connection, I have to save her!"

Thinking this, Qin Yi quickly left the restroom. After looking around to ensure no one was watching, he quickly ducked into the stairwell. At the same time, he thought to himself: "'Divine Movement Hundred Changes'!"

Immediately after, Qin Yi's figure streaked through the stairwell like a bolt of lightning. In just a few breaths, he had already reached the door leading to the terrace.

Meanwhile, Han Hao, who had been staring at the surveillance screen, suddenly widened his eyes. He saw Qin Yi's figure vanish from the screen and instantly reappear behind the rooftop terrace door, leaving him utterly shocked.

Beside him, Ye Ziming also showed an expression of disbelief and couldn't help but cry out, "Holy crap, he's like The Flash..."

Han Hao rubbed his eyes and immediately picked up the walkie-talkie, reporting to Ye Qingcheng with a slight tremble in his voice, "Cap—Captain Ye, Qin Yi has moved! He's right behind the terrace door now!"