Chapter 738 - 330: Gathering Intelligence

Chapter 738: Chapter 330: Gathering Intelligence

"Courage might be a part of it, but I owe it to my teammate, Gao Bo."

Gu Ji grabbed Gao Bo’s shoulder, pushing him in front of Yassen, and introduced, "It was him who rammed the criminals’ vehicle at the crucial moment, giving me the chance to strike back."

"I, I just acted on impulse, hahaha..."

Gao Bo tactically scratched his head. Although he said that, the raised corners of his eyes betrayed his self-satisfaction.

However, Gu Ji quickly changed the subject.

"But the two criminals were not very competent. Shooting at officials from the villa showed their plan was inadequate, their shooting impulsive, and their retreat chaotic. After we intercepted them, their close-quarter combat steps and shooting skills were a mess. The final criminal hiding in the car didn’t even understand the car’s material."

Anyone with a bit of common sense or training knows that a regular car door is just a sheet of metal, unable to stop bullets. Only the engine compartment and wheel hub, made of large pieces of cast iron or aluminum alloy, are bulletproof.

Gu Ji was lying near the front wheel precisely for this reason.

"I suspect they were just two gang members randomly picked to test the waters of our security capabilities."

"Crab, wake him up!"

At Yassen’s command, a burly Brazilian man, as strong as a bear, stepped forward.

He removed his mask, revealing a red nose and a face rough with stubble. He grinned a crooked "sinister" smile, then crouched beside the criminal, gripped his ear, and twisted it forcefully.

"Hiss!" Gao Bo gasped, feeling pain just from watching.

"Ah! It hurts, it hurts..."

The criminal instantly straightened up, crying out in pain, his eyes almost popping out.

It turned out he had been awake all along, but pretended to be unconscious seeing the overwhelming presence of police.

"I ask you, who sent you?"

"What are you talking about, I don’t know anything..."

Faced with Crab’s interrogation, the criminal played the "I know nothing" act.

Unfortunately for him, this tactic might work on regular police, but was useless against the Skull Squad, a special unit dealing with extreme crimes.

Crab pulled a tactical knife from his belt, placing the blade on the criminal’s ear, sticking out his tongue, and sleazily licking the criminal’s cheek, "Hmm! I wonder what your ear tastes like..."

"You, you, what are you doing! Ah! Don’t cut, I’ll talk! I’ll talk!"

The criminal, having never encountered such a scene, was immediately terrified, wetting his pants, and confessed everything he knew in one go.

"Kulikan..."

After listening to the entire confession, Yassen held the criminal’s phone, looking at the photo on the screen.

With translation, Gu Ji learned.

These two criminals were members of a gang called Kulikan. That afternoon, their boss gave them two Glock pistols and a dossier, instructing them to kill the targets in the photo, the two officials Gu Ji was protecting.

If successful, each would earn 100,000 Reals, equivalent to nearly 140,000 Xia Kingdom currency.

But the criminals didn’t expect to fail so miserably.

So much so that on the retreat, the two argued over whether to report back to their boss.

"Looks like Kulikan is the gang PM Company collaborated with in Brazil."

Gu Ji pondered in his heart.

According to intelligence from Baron, it’s likely those inciting chaos and stirring masses are from Kulikan.

"Mr. Yassen, a gang that has no enmity with our Xia Kingdom delegation, why would they send someone to assassinate? There’s definitely more to this. Since the criminals haven’t reported back yet, we might as well strike tonight, capture the gang boss, and we might uncover the mastermind!"

"My friend, I think your analysis makes a lot of sense."

Yassen, looking at the information on the phone, immediately ordered, "Crab, take the man in the car, clean up the scene, and let’s visit this Kulikan!"

"Hehe, whatever you say, boss!"

Crab sheathed the tactical knife, grabbed the criminal as if picking up a chick, and tossed him into the armored vehicle.

This Brazilian-made E-11 "Ulu" armored vehicle, with its spacious interior, could accommodate 11 people. Unlike regular cars, its doors, windows, and even tires, were bulletproof.

"Mr. Yassen, wait!"

Just as Yassen was about to clean up the scene, Gu Ji suddenly called out to him and put forward a very bold request, "Can we go with you?"

"You want to join the operation?"

Yassen raised an eyebrow, as he scanned the Xia Kingdom police before him. "Capturing gangs is no joke. The crossfire on scene would be intense and dangerous."

"I understand, but Mr. Yassen, given the officials have been shot at and remain in fear, to end this sooner, I must gather as much information as possible!"

Seeing Gu Ji’s earnest eyes.

Yassen was silent for a long time, "Alright, I understand. You can join the operation, but you must follow my commands the entire time!"

"Of course, no problem!"

Gu Ji’s face lit up with joy, then turned back to Gao Bo and the others, "Zhou Yu, you drive back to the villa area to pick up Yao Zhan, return to the hotel to protect the officials. Gao Bo, Li Yanan, you’ll join me in the capture operation!"

"Yes!"

The three answered in unison.

Then, Gu Ji and Gao Bo got back into the Audi A6, following Yassen’s armored vehicle, heading towards the north outskirts of the city.