689: Tang Zhihao was brutally backstabbed. It hurts! It hurts so much!!!

Two and a half minutes later.

Just as the Tang Family, with solemn expressions, gathered to discuss how to treat the XYY syndrome… Ding-a-ling-a-ling—

A phone rang, and Tang Zhihao, surprised, pulled out his Apple phone. The screen showed a call from a colleague.

"(#`O′) Hello? Xiao Xu! What's up?"

After he answered the phone, Xiao Xu’s urgent and nervous voice came through:

"Captain, I just received a tip-off!"

"The 'Doctor' gang, whom we previously failed to apprehend overseas..."

"Have recently snuck back into the country and seem to be planning some major crime?"

"..."

"What did you say?!"

Tang Zhihao's voice suddenly rose, his face instantly turning ashen. "Is the information true?"

"The source of the tip-off is reliable, but the specific situation still needs further verification."

Xiao Xu’s tone carried a hint of uncertainty.

"Alright! I understand! I'm heading back to the police station immediately! Beep-beep-beep—"

"..."

After hanging up, Tang Zhihao's face was terrifyingly grim.

The 'Doctor' gang was an internationally notorious criminal organization, ruthless in their methods, specializing in kidnapping children of wealthy individuals and extorting huge ransoms.

Some time ago, Tang Zhihao had participated in an international operation to apprehend the 'Doctor' gang.

It was a joint raid involving police forces from multiple countries, which they thought was a sure thing, but they hadn't expected the intelligence to be leaked, causing the 'Doctor' gang to be prepared.

In the end, the arrest operation not only failed miserably but also resulted in the sacrifice of many comrades with whom he had spent day and night.

Among them were some of his best brothers… Tang Zhihao had woken up countless times in the dead of night, the faces of his brothers before their deaths appearing in his mind.

He blamed himself, regretted, and even once doubted his own abilities… Those days of fighting side by side, those vows of life and death, seemed to still echo in his ears.

But now, his brothers had forever… fallen on foreign soil… He had thought that returning to China, he would never be able to avenge his brothers in this life. Tang Zhihao's heart was filled with regret and remorse, and he blamed himself endlessly.

He never expected that the 'Doctor' gang's whereabouts would surface again today, and right here in the country!!!!!!

At this moment.

A surge of wild joy welled up in Tang Zhihao's heart, as if he had once again seen hope for avenging his brothers… So, he quickly composed himself and turned to his family, saying:

"Dad, Mom, Big Sister, Cousin…"

"I have an urgent mission and must return to the police station immediately. I'll take my leave first."

"..."

Tang Guoan and the others, upon learning the inside story, all nodded in understanding, cautioning their Good Son to act carefully.

"Zhihao, be careful!"

"Second Brother, you must be careful! I'll wait for you to come back!"

"Remember! Always prioritize your own safety, don't let anger cloud your judgment!"

"Those thugs are extremely vicious! You can't confront them head-on; you must know how to outsmart them, do you understand, Mom?"

"..."

Facing his family's concern, Tang Zhihao nodded heavily, and just as he was about to turn and leave… Suddenly—

A familiar voice sounded in his mind, causing everyone in the Tang Family to change their expressions dramatically!!!

...[Damn it! If I haven't miscalculated...]

[At this point in time, the area outside the venue should have already been controlled by the 'Doctor' gang, allowing entry but no exit.]

[Second Cousin walking out now, unarmed, would definitely be like a lamb entering a tiger's den.]

[You should know, to snatch this batch of priceless jewelry, those robbers were fully prepared, carrying quite a few firearms.]

[Even if Second Cousin is skilled, he is still just an ordinary person after all...]

...[And Xiao Xu, who just called Second Cousin, he is the police station's inside mole who betrayed his comrades back then.]

[He accidentally learned that Second Cousin had appeared at the jewelry exhibition...]

[Knowing his captain's extraordinary skills, to prevent any accidents, he called to try and get him to leave.]

[If I'm not mistaken, he has most likely already contacted the 'Doctor' and is just waiting for Second Cousin to walk out and fall into their trap—]

...(ΩДΩ) Danger, danger, danger—

Someone here is carrying guns, robbers?

And they plan to rob jewelry in broad daylight?!

What a bunch of lunatics!!! How audacious!!!

The high society people here are all incredibly wealthy and influential. Harming any one of them would make headlines in minutes. How dare they?!

Did they not consider the consequences???

Hearing Lin Xuan's inner thoughts, Tang Guoan and the others, while terrified, also looked around warily and fearfully, seeing danger everywhere, feeling as if everyone looked like a heinous criminal.

Especially Xu Shuyun, who tightly clutched her Good Son's wrist, fearing that he might impulsively, with an overflowing sense of justice, rush out to fight the robbers.

Ending up with the tragic outcome of a parent burying their child—

...On the other side.

Tang Zhihao's face had already turned pale, and a monstrous wave surged in his heart.

Xiao Xu… is the mole?

How is this possible?!

Xiao Xu and he had gone through thick and thin together; they were also good brothers with perfect understanding, and he had even once taken a bullet for him, saving his life.

Their friendship had long surpassed that of ordinary colleagues.

Tang Zhihao instinctively refused to believe the fact that the other party was an "inside mole."

But Lin Xuan's inner thoughts were like a sharp knife, piercing deeply into his heart.

"No… impossible… How could Xiao Xu be an inside mole?"

"..."

Tang Zhihao murmured to himself, his voice trembling slightly.

In his mind, Xiao Xu's honest smiling face appeared, that young man who always followed him, calling him "Captain"… If Lin Xuan's inner thoughts were true, then… the sacrificed brothers, the comrades who fell in a pool of blood, their deaths… were actually a betrayal from Xiao Xu, this comrade with whom he had spent day and night?!

At this thought.

Tang Zhihao's heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife, as if an invisible hand had fiercely gripped it, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Pain!!!

It hurts so, so much!!!!!