Chapter 245 - 239: Who Said You Could Leave?

Hearing this, Jiang Li got up and moved toward the door. She stood to the side, gripped the doorknob, and then yanked the door open.

The man in black outside, who had been about to knock again, froze for a moment.

Jiang Li reached out, yanked him inside with one hand, pinned him to the side, and quickly landed a punch.

"Fuck!"

The man hadn’t expected her to attack the moment she saw him. He doubled over in pain and pulled a folding dagger from his pocket.

Jiang Li grabbed the nearby table lamp and smashed it on his wrist.

"Ah!"

The man cried out in pain. The next second, a shard of broken glass was pressed against his carotid artery, and a cold voice sounded from behind him.

"Who do you work for?"

He instantly froze. "I... I..."

He pulled out a syringe and lunged, stabbing it into Jiang Li before pushing the plunger to inject its contents.

Jiang Li winced in pain, then threw him to the ground and started beating him mercilessly. ’I was holding back before, but now, this is self-defense!’

"AHHH! Murder! She’s killing me! Mmph mmph!"

Annoyed, Jiang Li got up, grabbed a towel from the table, and stuffed it into his mouth. Then she stood and flexed her wrists.

"You’re not leaving this room until I’ve let off some steam."

The man’s eyes widened in terror. He turned to run, but just as he reached the door, a sharp pain shot through his scalp.

Jiang Li had grabbed a fistful of his hair and yanked him back. Then, she began a very skillful beating.

The pain was so intense that the man nearly passed out several times, but he was always jolted awake by more pain. This repeated over and over for what felt like an eternity.

"Mmph mmph mmph!" ’I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!’

Jiang Li’s eyes flickered. "Just a little longer."

"Mmph mmph!!"

After Jiang Li had vented all her anger, she picked up a nearby chair, sat down, and yanked the towel out of his mouth.

"You have one chance."

The man’s body trembled in a stress response. "It... it was Kun Sha who sent me. He just told me to inject you with his new research. He didn’t say anything else."

"Where is Kun Sha? What does he look like now?"

"I... I don’t know."

Jiang Li raised her hand and slapped him. "You don’t know? Then how did he contact you?"

The man clutched his stinging cheek and started crying spinelessly. "SOB SOB SOB... He... he just gave me a note."

Before Jiang Li could even open her mouth, the man tactfully pulled the note from his pocket.

Jiang Li leaned in for a look. It had her exact hotel room number and the instructions written on it.

"Put it on the table."

The man quickly placed the item on the table, then looked up at her. "C-Can we call the police now?"

’If this keeps up, I’m really going to die. The police don’t even beat people... SOB SOB SOB...’

Jiang Li glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already four in the morning.

「Three hours later, at dawn.」

Jiang Li finally took out her phone.

"Hello, Officer Cheng. I have someone here you need to come pick up."

Hearing this, the man was so moved he burst into tears. ’My poor heart is finally safe.’

He had been on edge all night, not even daring to close his eyes, terrified he would displease her again in the next moment.

Cheng Xiangyu received Jiang Li’s call. He had slept at the station last night, only getting a few hours of sleep. He now grabbed his clothes and immediately dispatched a team.

After arriving at the hotel, he led his men upstairs to Jiang Li’s room and knocked on the door.

Jiang Li opened the door and let them in.

The moment Cheng Xiangyu walked in, he saw a man squatting on the floor, constantly wiping blood from his nose. The instant the man saw him, his eyes lit up, and he scrambled excitedly toward him.

"Officer, you’re finally here! Quick, arrest me! I’m guilty! I’m a murderer, a rapist, I... I’ve committed multiple crimes..."

Cheng Xiangyu frowned. ’This feels really... really unsettling.’

He took out his handcuffs, cuffed him, and then looked at Jiang Li.

"What... what exactly happened here?"

Jiang Li pointed to the note on the table and the syringe on the floor. She hadn’t touched them.

Cheng Xiangyu’s pupils contracted. Seeing the syringe was empty, his heart sank.

If anything happened to Jiang Li, none of the surrounding police departments would ever let him hear the end of it!

"Why did you wait so long to call? I’m taking you to the hospital."

Cheng Xiangyu had his colleague collect the evidence and take the man into custody.

"I’ll need to take that note back later." ’I have to show it to Lu Xingye.’

"For god’s sake, stop talking and get in the car!" ’Why are you worrying about a note at a time like this? Your life is more important!’

Cheng Xiangyu felt like he should stop by the hospital, too, and get some fast-acting anxiety medication. Sooner or later, this job was going to scare him to death.

At the hospital, Cheng Xiangyu waited nervously by the door. His phone was buzzing nonstop, and he didn’t need to look to know who was calling.

He felt like he already had one foot in Yama Hall.

Soon, Jiang Li’s blood report came back.

The doctor looked at him with a grave expression. "Officer Cheng, I’m at a loss here. This is the first time I’ve ever seen such a strange virus."

Cheng Xiangyu’s vision went black, and he slumped against the wall.

’Right, Lu Xingye and his team should know.’

He took out his phone and called Lu Xingye. "Hello, Officer Lu, are you busy?"

Lu Xingye was looking over the clues they had gathered over the past few days. Hearing Cheng Xiangyu’s overly fawning tone on the other end of the line, he paused what he was doing.

"Did something happen to Jiang Li?"

Cheng Xiangyu took a deep breath. "One of Kun Sha’s men came last night and injected her with something."

Lu Xingye shot to his feet, accidentally bumping into the cabinet beside him. He quickly steadied himself.

"How is she doing now?"

"There’s no visible abnormality. On the surface, she seems the same as always."

Lu Xingye’s heart was pounding in his chest. "Have someone send her back. Her brother should have a solution."

"Okay, okay, I’ll have someone bring her back right away."

Just as Cheng Xiangyu hung up, he turned around and saw Jiang Li emerge from behind him. He couldn’t help but gulp.

’Is she even human?’

Jiang Li glanced up at him. "Officer Cheng, what’s wrong? Is there a problem?"

A sudden chill ran down Cheng Xiangyu’s spine. He quickly shook his head. "Nothing, nothing. But for your health, I’m having someone escort you back.

Lu Xingye said your brother has a way to deal with this."

Cheng Xiangyu couldn’t help but wonder again, ’Could her brother be some kind of miracle doctor? To be skilled enough to handle something like this?’

Cheng Xiangyu looked at Jiang Li. ’Maybe this thing has an incubation period. The needle mark on Jiang Li’s arm is real.’

According to his colleagues at the station, the man had confessed to everything the moment he entered the interrogation room.

Kun Sha had sent him with the express purpose of targeting Jiang Li, and the contents of the syringe had indeed been injected into her body.

At this thought, Cheng Xiangyu’s fists clenched. ’These animals are worse than pigs and dogs!’

"Okay. I want the note." Jiang Li looked at Cheng Xiangyu. ’According to the plan, it’s about time for me to go back anyway.’

Cheng Xiangyu looked at her helplessly, wanting to ask if she truly didn’t trust them.

’But on second thought, it really would be better to give it to Lu Xingye and his team. They’ve been tracking Kun Sha this whole time, so it might be more beneficial to the operation.’