Chapter 199: Murderous Mist

At six o'clock in the morning, pale fog slowly engulfed the streets and alleys of Yuling City, giving the entire city a hazy, abstract look.

There were not many people on the street. The old street lamps on both sides of the road looked like twisted, hunched, tall figures in the hazy mist, with dim lights flashing in their eyes.

Occasionally, a few old cars with fog lights on would pass by, their tattered bodies shaking and coughing violently, coughing out strings of thick black smoke in the white fog.

This is a very old industrial city with depleted resources and desolate land.

Looking down from the sky, the dilapidated factories in the city are giants that will never wake up again. Their body parts are rusted, their steel legs are stuck in the mud, their once burning hearts have long been cold, and only the broken remains are left to disappear in the desolation with the wind.

The steel industry of the old era burned out its last bit of glory here. The hot blood here was supplied to countless rising cities, but in the end, all that was left here was a devastated land.

If it weren't for the sudden outbreak of war, the city's population would have been wiped out long ago.

After the war, the problems here were far more serious than in other cities.

In the case of extreme resource scarcity, even the mechanical race is unable to make a suitable plan, and the humans in the city can only find a solution on their own.

With so many people needing to feed, where will the food and money come from?

During that period, emerging forces, big and small, in the city were all looking for a way out.

Finally, some organizations found a dark road paved with sins and bones, and then gorgeous poisonous flowers bloomed on the barren land.

"call……"

Su Xia stood on the roof of an abandoned high-rise building and took a few deep breaths. The air was filled with the smell of decay.

After leaving the Coral City slums, he abandoned his motorcycle and took off into the air, controlling his speed to a moderate level, and arrived at this strange city at this point in time.

He did not rest for too long. After a moment he continued to move, leaping into the thick fog, like a ghost, floating among the rooftops of the city.

In his mind, there was the residential location information of many senior executives of the Tangshui Company provided by the fisherman.

At the same time, the executives of Tangshui Company were also holding a meeting to discuss how to deal with him and find out the forces behind him.

It can be said that both sides were running in both directions.

In a projection conference room, Xue Lin sat in the main seat, with more than a dozen other people on his left and right sides.

"The fisherman must be caught. He knows too much information about our company. Once he turns to those rivals, our future will be difficult."

"I have urgently organized a group of people, and they will set off for Coral City around eight o'clock today."

"I'm afraid that by then, the fisherman will have already escaped."

"He can't escape!"

Xue Lin had a cold and tough expression on his face. He said to everyone, "Among those people, there are more than ten assassins who are good at tracking that I personally hired. Some of them are on their way back, otherwise they wouldn't have been delayed until eight o'clock."

"Boss Xue, are those people reliable?"

"They are all high-level killers. At least they are more reliable than those crooked ones you found !"

Xue Lin was not polite at all and always had a cold face towards the others.

Someone asked, "Boss Xue, are you sure the assassin in Coral City is not from your Zero Point Tavern?"

"no."

"Then maybe we should prepare early."

"Why, are you scared again?" Xue Lin sneered, "If you are so timid, how can your company become bigger? Are you planning to find a place to hide?"

"Boss Xue, it's always better to be cautious."

"Oh, a bunch of rats!"

The disdain in Xue Lin's tone was almost overflowing, and he directly mocked many executives as rats.

Although these executives were unhappy, they couldn't get angry because after all, the company was supported by Xue Lin alone.

"I really don't know what you are all afraid of?" Xue Lin said coldly, "Even if the killer comes to Yuling City, his first target will be me. Why are you so anxious?"

"Mr. Xue, that's not what we meant..."

The dozen or so people sitting around the long table spoke up one after another to express their positions, and no one left.

The two cities are far apart and there is no direct flight. It takes a whole day to drive there, and now it's only a few hours. No matter how fast the killer is, he can't get here at this point.

Therefore, there is no need for everyone to rush for the time being. There is still enough time to hide in the safe house after the meeting.

"Forget it. If anyone else wants to speak, hurry up and end this meeting early." Xue Lin waved his hand. "Then, those who want to hide can hide. I won't leave. I will stay at home and wait for the killer to come."

At this point, the rest of the people didn't know what to say and they all spoke faster.

Seeing Xue Lin's tough look, he is really not afraid and intends to confront the possible killer head-on.

However……

The reality is quite the opposite.

After Su Xia arrived in Yuling City, the first person he went to find was indeed Xue Lin.

But he visited Xue Lin's seven mansions in succession and did not find any trace of Xue Lin.

Each mansion is equipped with butlers, servants, security guards, etc., brightly lit and extremely luxurious, but there is no sign of the owner of the house.

This guy has been hiding for a long time!

A killer is naturally cautious. Faced with the unknown, how could Xue Lin continue to stay at home like a fool?

"It seems I need to ask someone."

Su Xia has searched all the locations provided by the fisherman .

He had the nanorobots search every corner of those mansions, even the basements and ceilings, but found nothing.

Su Xia did not stop and immediately set off for the estate of a senior executive of a sugar water company.

These people live a life of extravagance and luxury. Everyone enjoys a life like an emperor. There are bodyguards in every corner of the manor. The interior of the manor is luxuriously and even the dog chains are gold-plated.

But such a life is built on the corpses of countless poor people, and I don’t know whether these people can sleep peacefully.

“Huff…”

The gentle morning breeze blew across the manor, carrying the scent of money.

But no one noticed that wisps of white smoke similar to fog also floated into the manor and spread into every corner with the wind.

Not long after, the bodyguards in the corner of the manor fell down one by one, and even the security personnel in the monitoring room fell on the chair and fell into a coma.

This is the Ecstasy Powder improved by Su Xia. It has a quick effect and strong efficacy. It is no longer the previous strawberry-flavored red color, but a white color similar to mist.

The executive living in the manor was named Ren Jun, a middle-aged man with a big fat belly, directing the servants to pack up.

"Don't worry, take everything you need and live somewhere else for the next few days."

It was just past six in the morning, so Ren Jun was certainly not in a hurry.

Even if the killer really comes, he won't arrive until tomorrow morning at the earliest.

"Strange, why do I feel a little dizzy? Did I take too much insulin?"

Ren Jun shook his head, took a few steps back and sat down on the sofa, feeling his eyelids becoming heavier and heavier.

At the same time, there were a few "bangs" and all the servants in the room fell down, motionless, and it was unknown whether they were dead or in coma.

"not good!"

Ren Jun was shocked. How could he not understand that someone had attacked him?

Could it be that cruel killer? But how could the killer get here from such a long distance?

Maybe the person behind the killer?

"No, why haven't I fainted yet?"

The brief dizziness just now has passed and he doesn't feel much now.

He didn't dare to get up, because the room was made of glass on the outside and he could be easily shot by a sniper, so he could only lie down and carefully move down from the sofa, getting on all fours and planning to move towards the door little by little.

But as soon as he lay on the floor, he found a small black metal needle on his thigh.

"What's this?"

Before he could figure it out, the entire manor suddenly became dark and all the lights went out.

Ren Jun's eyes suddenly went dark and he had no time to adapt.

His face suddenly changed and he hurriedly crawled towards the door relying on his memory.

But suddenly, steady footsteps were heard in the darkness ahead.

“Da…da…da…”

The sound was getting closer and closer, and soon it was at the door.

Ren Jun's heart was in his throat, and he prayed that the other party would walk past the door.

"Bang!"

The door lock broke and fell to the ground, and the door slowly opened.

The footsteps entered the room, bringing with them invisible pressure and terror, approaching Ren Jun little by little.

Ren Jun was terrified and shouted hurriedly: "Don't kill me, I will tell you everything!"

Just as he finished speaking, he felt something sharp and cold on his neck——

knife!

His body trembled, and the chill instantly spread from his neck to his whole body. He was so scared that goose bumps appeared all over his body and he dared not move.

The other party did not ask any questions, but just stood quietly in the darkness, as if thinking about something.

And the knife was placed on Ren Jun's neck.

“Ke…Ke…Ke…”

The second hand ticks, the sound is crisp, and time passes by little by little.

For Ren Jun, every second was extremely torturous.

“Gurgle…”

He swallowed, his face turned pale, and his back was wet with cold sweat.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but the surroundings became quieter and quieter, and he could even hear the sound of his own heart beating again and again.

The warm blood was pumped throughout his body by the heart, but he could not feel a trace of warmth. He only felt that his whole body was surrounded by coldness, as if he was in a dark abyss.

Ren Jun didn't dare to move, but his body was shaking more and more violently, which he couldn't control.

Even a healthy adult would not be able to maintain his half-lying posture all the time, let alone a fat man with diabetes.

Just when he was about to collapse, Su Xia finally spoke: "Ren Jun?"

"Yes, it's me."

Ren Jun didn't dare to hesitate and answered quickly.

After answering, he could feel that the knife on his neck had been opened and the chill of death had gone away, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Su Xia said indifferently: "Next, I will ask questions and you will answer them."

Ren Jun nodded repeatedly: "If you ask, I will tell you everything I know."

"You are a member of the board of directors of Sugar Water Company?"

"Yes, it is."

"Where is Xue Lin?"

Hearing this question, Ren Jun felt relieved. The killer was indeed here for Xue Lin.

He replied: "Xue Lin is at home."

"No, he's not home anymore."

“He owns seven properties.”

"Neither of them."

"What?"

Ren Jun was stunned and couldn't believe it.