Hearing the commotion at the front, the second-in-command's eyes darted around, and he took his confidants towards the back door.
At this moment, he only hoped that the "boss" at the front would attract the cops' firepower for a bit longer, giving him enough time to escape with the money and ledgers.
This second-in-command was their group's accountant and cashier. Fortunately, the boss was his biological brother, so he had never checked his accounts.
Therefore, he would skim a portion from their usual dealings. After all, he held the financial power, and there hadn't been any major problems over the years; the boss had tacitly allowed small embezzlements.
During this escape, he was in such a hurry that he was still tidying up the ledgers and money at the back. Some of the problematic accounts he planned to burn directly in the room. That way, even if the boss found something amiss with the accounts, he wouldn't find any evidence. He had done this several times before, so he was quite adept at it.
However, the fire had barely been lit when the cops had already rushed to the door. At this moment, he could only grab the most important ledgers and run towards the back.
Arriving at the back door, he found it quiet outside and couldn't help but be overjoyed. It seemed those cops were just so-so, not even blocking the back door and still coming to bother them... Just as he was about to laugh three times and utter the phrase, "I laugh at Lin Gerei's lack of strategy and Wei Yenwu / Wei Yanwu's limited wisdom...", he heard a sharp, whistling sound appear by his ear.
Before he could react, a leather whip lashed across his face.
The intense pain made him lose consciousness instantly, and he fell straight to the ground.
Then, two more sounds of a whip cutting through the air came from the darkness, and the few confidants following him were also directly knocked unconscious by the whip at the back door.
When the second-in-command slowly regained consciousness, he felt a high-heeled shoe on his back.
"Why do you guys have to be so stubborn, causing trouble at this time, and even running into that little devil star..."
A very pleasant voice came from above.
As he was still rummaging through his memories to figure out which Lungmen Guard Department / Guard Department member had arrived, footsteps came from inside the door.
"Done?"
"Of course, just a few small fry, didn't take any effort at all. How about your side?"
The second-in-command endured the pain and turned his head slightly. He saw a tall, horned female warrior with the tips of her horns painted red. Her distinctive appearance immediately made him realize this was Hoshiguma, the Lungmen Guard Department / Guard Department's Sister Oni, whom his friend in official circles had said was the most difficult to deal with and to avoid if possible.
But he remembered she was supposed to be on an overseas assignment, reportedly for an unknown foreign company. Why would she suddenly appear here?
"There were a few tough nuts. After I slammed them to the ground with Prajna, everyone else cowered... Tsk, with such guts, they dare to engage in human trafficking. Bah!"
"Let's go. Take them to the front. We still need to find out where those children are." After hearing that pleasant voice, there was another series of whips cutting through the air, and then he felt his neck suddenly tighten. He frantically grabbed at his neck, realizing he was being tightly strangled by a leather whip. Before he could react, a powerful tug dragged him back to the factory like a dead dog.
When they reached the front, seeing their boss embedded in the wall, unconscious, the deputy leader, who had only been whipped once across the face, felt a slight sense of relief.
"Tell us, where are the children you kidnapped?"
Because of insufficient manpower, Hoshiguma and her group were all busy guarding the prisoners and didn't have time to search for Kanna and her companions.
The deputy leader pointed to an inconspicuous small door not far away, "They're... they're inside. Go straight for ten meters, and there's another door. However, there's a child among this group who can use Originium Arts. Normally, we could find a way to force them out, but today we're too pressed for time, so we were going to just give up..."
Hearing the deputy leader's words, Hoshiguma and Swire exchanged glances, clearly knowing who he was referring to. But he didn't know that it was fortunate they had arrived quickly, otherwise, their corpses would have needed DNA identification.
"That was quick! Woohoo, Ghost Sister and Meow Sister!" The door suddenly opened, and Kanna was seen standing in the doorway, waving at them.
"Don't call me Meow Sister. I'm not a meow... well, okay, racially speaking, I am a meow, bah, a Feline, but I'm a Big Feline! If you absolutely must call me something, just call me Swire (Auspicious Object)."
Swire said helplessly.
"Okay, Meow Sister, no problem, Meow Sister!" Kanna said with a serious expression.
"Are you from the Lungmen Guard Department / Guard Department?" Just as they were chatting, a girl's voice came from inside the room.
The people outside saw a girl, dressed in obviously expensive clothes, emerge from behind Kanna.
Kanna pointed to the people in front of her and said, "Actually, even if I hadn't met Yuki, you probably would have gotten the news very soon."
"And you are, if I may ask?" Swire appraised the girl's attire, and a thought occurred to her. Her voice softened considerably.
"My father is Lin Yiu-tung, Director of the Lungmen Inspection Department." The girl proudly lifted her head.
"So it's Director Lin's daughter. These guys are too bold. With the power of the Inspection Department, even if we hadn't come, they would probably have been tracked down here soon!" Swire couldn't help but feel some sympathy for these unlucky fellows. Sticking one hornet's nest wasn't enough; they had stuck two.
If they were just ordinary people, according to Lungmen's current laws, they would at most be imprisoned for about ten years. But if it involved the Inspection Department... these people would have to thank the heavens for sparing their lives if they ever walked out of Lungmen alive.
At this moment, upon hearing the little girl's words, the deputy leader's eyes rolled back, and he fainted from fright. The others also showed expressions of despair.
Although the Inspection Department only handles internal Yan affairs, the Director of almost every mobile city is a figure with the title of Yan Celestial Master. They actually kidnapped the daughter of a Celestial Master... "Excellent!" A steady male voice came from above. Everyone looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a green robe, hands clasped behind his back, standing on the rooftop, exuding the aura of a great hero.
"Uh, does your dad really like wuxia novels?" Kanna turned to Lin Yuxia and asked in a "low voice" that everyone could hear.
"How did you know? Daddy always has a book in his hand. I used to think he was studying some magic, but then one time I secretly saw that the book he was holding was The Book and the Sword..." Hearing Kanna's question, Lin Yuxia demonstrated what it meant to sell out your dad without remorse, exposing all of her father's secrets.
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