Chapter 402: Chapter 402: The Next Mission—Winning My Wife Back on My Knees

Gu Nanjiu’s hand raised slightly, as if trying to touch her face.

Just as it lifted a bit, it fell back to the ground.

He didn’t even have the strength for that...

Forget it.

The man looked at her, his dark pupils reflecting her panicked face, the corners of his lips tugging into a pale smile: "Nuannuan..."

His hoarse voice, soft and small, entwined with deep reluctance and longing.

"Don’t be afraid anymore, Teacher Gu is really not coming back this time."

...

The autumn wind swept through, the rippling waves blew the fallen dry leaves into the mud, permanently decaying, yet nourishing the land, soon to welcome a new spring equinox.

But some people.

Will forever lie dormant in this land, never to awaken.

...

Gu Chu put away the firearm, walking along the road, preparing to rendezvous with the observer.

"Beep beep, beep beep—" Her communication device suddenly rang out.

The contact was Fu Jingsheng.

Gu Chu answered: "What’s wrong?"

"Run!" Fu Jingsheng’s voice was urgent: "The police have targeted you."

"What?!" Gu Chu’s voice rose in alarm.

"Run quickly!" Fu Jingsheng said urgently: "There’s no time to explain."

Fu Jingsheng was an intelligence officer for the T Organization, always holding first-hand information.

And he was always the best at hiding his position.

Gu Chu furrowed her brows, not knowing how her whereabouts had been exposed.

Clearly, she had sent someone to deal with Song Yi.

Even if Song Yi had called the police, could they really arrive so quickly?

After hanging up, she quickened her pace.

At the corner of the alley.

A figure suddenly appeared, standing lazily, leaning against the wall, raising his head for a moment, his eyebrows arched, exuding a wild aura, a smile emerging.

The lazy gaze fell on Gu Chu’s face: "Where are you heading?"

Gu Chu squinted her eyes: "Tang Si?"

"That’s right." Tang Si, at this point, had already torn off Shen Su’s human-skin mask, but hadn’t changed his clothes.

He smiled at Gu Chu: "Quite a coincidence, my psychologist."

Gu Chu looked at Tang Si warily.

"I really didn’t expect..." He actually pulled such a trick, fooling everyone!

Clearly, the information showed he died in a fire.

It was her negligence.

Gu Chu turned around, stepping to run.

Quickly, Tang Si also gave chase.

"Sister Gu!" The observer happened to come face to face.

Gu Chu pushed him: "Stop the person behind!"

The observer lifted his eyes to see a man chasing after them.

He dragged Tang Si’s hand, but Tang Si dodged, countering with a hold on him.

He reacted quickly as well, leveraging a clever angle and force to break free, sweeping a kick at Tang Si.

Tang Si kicked off the wall, leaping, landing in an instant, grabbing the observer’s neck.

Using the other hand quickly to grasp him, firmly locking him with a capture technique.

Handcuffs swiftly clicked onto his hands.

It took less than a minute to subdue the person.

Incredibly fast.

Yet in that minute, Gu Chu reached the street, and just as Tang Si was about to catch up, he watched, eyes wide, as she boarded a black Cayenne, speeding into traffic.

"Damn!" The man cursed.

Immediately lowered his head, pulling out a phone: "Notify the traffic control department, license plate Ning A38889, black Cayenne, fleeing down the main thoroughfare, stop it!"

...

"Ding ding—" Tang Si had just issued the order, and his phone rang again.

Zhou Liang’s call: "Boss, Gu Nanjiu was sent to the hospital, but on the way, it was declared ineffective, deceased."

Tang Si’s brow immediately furrowed: "What?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"A bullet near the heart, excessive blood loss, one of the arteries ruptured, insufficient blood supply, couldn’t save him."

...

Criminal Investigation Unit.

A meeting to summarize the current case was underway.

Gu Nanjiu’s death, originally intended to capture him alive, hoping to extract more information about the T Organization.

Gu Chu was not apprehended, too cunning, her backing organization too powerful, too familiar with the area, escape was a breeze.

Director Cheng sat at the head: "Tang Si, you completed this mission beautifully."

"Gu Nanjiu was originally sentenced, you predicted he planned an escape, deliberately let him go to gather more intelligence."

"This move was risky, a slight mistake, he’d be gone, and so would you. The mission ended beautifully, but you didn’t report to the organization."

Director Cheng slapped the table, a distinctly stern face: "Also Xiachuan! Forged things with him, who are you kidding?!"

Making everyone in the unit believe Tang Si was dead.

Even considered finding a new team leader.

"Zhou Liang too, followed to execute this mission, cooperating covertly, ever thought about the consequences if it failed?"

Zhou Liang: "..."

He remained silent.

But internally, he thought to himself.

The old boss said, death at worst, just another life, gone is gone.

The only regret being not having married yet.

Tang Si sat there, for once, sitting straight and steady.

At this moment, he spoke: "It’s good enough to be alive, if you say more, I’ll die suddenly, can I rest a bit, dear Leader?"

For two months straight, Tang Si worked case to case non-stop, really exhausted, both physically and mentally, a constant high tension.

Director Cheng glared at Tang Si.

At a time like this, still daring to joke around.

"The Liu Zhong case, counting as closed." Director Cheng peered at the file before him.

"The credit lies in uncovering the long-hidden T Organization."

"Already reported to the higher-ups, the T Organization will temporarily be investigated by the second team for more data collection and lead tracking, Pan Juanfeng’s contacts will collaborate on the caught individual, you just take a break."

"Also, Shen Yuyan and Fang Chang will assist with the investigation." As Director Cheng spoke, his expression grew more somber: "The day the T Organization isn’t eliminated, the drug situation won’t ease."

"Though you committed a mistake, taking unauthorized actions, you’ve also earned a major merit, this time letting it offset your errors, next time don’t ruin the potential of your big stage, understand?"

Tang Si is a remarkable talent, seemingly destined for this type of work.

He possesses keen insight, analytical skills, execution power, combat skills.

Excellent overall vision, strategies, and clear planning.

Strong purposefulness, decisive, iron-fisted, overly efficient and clean in work.

Tang Si nodded lightly, smiling: "Thank you for your guidance and care, Leader."

The leadership, indeed showing more concern than Wen Xianghe.

He knew too, Director Cheng valued him for his capabilities.

If now Tang Si had nothing, lacked everything, who would bother to look at him?

...

As Tang Si walked out of the Criminal Investigation Unit, the sky had darkened.

The flaming clouds on the horizon were gradually consumed by darkness, but the next day, the sun will rise once more.

In the twilight, the light cast Tang Si’s shadow irresistibly long.

Raising his eyes, he glanced at the horizon, the dim light casting a silhouette across his face, his profile’s lines smooth and sensual, Adam’s apple moving.

His peach blossom eyes slightly upturned: "The next task..."

Tang Si chuckled softly, gathering his gaze, shaking his head gently: "Kneel to chase a bride..."

This case’s only unexpected element was Gu Nanjiu, he heard from Lu Yan about his regard for Song Nuan.

That man, opportunistic to the extreme, reached the pinnacle of egotism, yet in the crucial moment of escaping capture, chose to run toward a dead end.

Sacrificing everything, still content and satisfied.

He seemed to somewhat understand, yet only found it... regrettable.

A person guilty of all evils, yet died by his own hand.

If only he hadn’t collided with Lu Yan and Song Nuan, given his ability he would surely perceive and evade that shot.