Enforcer Manual
Chapter 27: Two Assassins_1

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Two Assassins_1

On this night, Lainal Boyev’s power was irrevocably heading towards demise.

With Lainal being captured and the law enforcers rescuing a total of 33 detained civilians, justice in District 17 triumphed once again.

What was awaiting Lainal and his accomplices was the sanction of the law.

The sweet aroma of egg tarts filled the room as Song Lan leisurely sat on the sofa, taking pleasure in the news anchor’s praise for the law enforcers of District 17.

He picked up a freshly baked egg tart and placed it into his mouth.

Having worked hard all day, it was time to reward himself.

Looking back, it’s apt to describe the situation in the underground storeroom of the Old Man Printing Factory as a matter of life and death. Lainal Boyev was a tough opponent indeed, if Lu Xiang had arrived a little later, his right leg would have been too painfully sore to lift.

Song Lan believed the description of him being grievously wounded during that time wasn’t an exaggeration. It proved how desperate he was to obey the order of the Foster Family.

Keeping survivors as well was part of this purpose, he had faith that soon Lainal’s men would confirm his dedication at the time, and had it not been for a traitor causing Lu Xiang to interfere halfway, the remnants of the Chai Ke Group holed up in the Old Man Printing Factory wouldn’t have lived to see another day.

Song Lan was confident that the Foster Family would know about his actions and understand the unavoidable factors he encountered halfway.

Although there were some unexpected events, the outcome was still progressing in the direction he wanted.

Lu Xiang gained considerable professional achievements.

He rid himself of the Foster Family’s merchandise and avenged Mr. Killer in the process.

At last, Lainal and his cohorts wouldn’t have to worry about being sought out by the assassin dispatched by the Foster Family. They could finally get a good night’s sleep.

He believed everyone must be satisfied with the outcome of these events.

Except for the Foster Family.

Soon after the night news broadcast, a reproachful message from the core area was sent to the assassin’s phone. The Foster Family was extremely dissatisfied with the current situation in District 17 and questioned him on why he didn’t thoroughly clean up the scene in their message.

The message didn’t automatically delete like before, seemingly leaving him a chance to explain.

Song Lan was prepared for this. He did not admit his mistake in response to the Foster Family’s reproach, instead he questioned them on why Lu Xiang and the law enforcers suddenly showed up at the Old Man Printing Factory.

Empathizing with each other, if you were a dedicated assassin faithfully completing tasks from the organization and halfway through execution, you were stabbed in the back by unforeseen enemies, would you feel good?

In any case, just thinking of the scene he had set up immediately made Song Lan feel angry.

He was the victim in this operation. If it wasn’t for his extraordinary physical skills, he would have fallen into Lu Xiang’s hands this time. The Foster Family should take this blame, whether they want to or not.

Indeed, Song Lan’s counterattack proved effective, and the attitude of the Foster Family had softened considerably in their next message. It promised to investigate who had leaked the information thoroughly.

Of course, there was an even more important reason for the Foster Family’s change in attitude.

They immediately put forward their next request—silence Lainal before he exposes the Foster Family, to prevent this matter from damaging the Foster Family’s reputation in the United Government.

The upholders of the verdict system were secretly colluding with a repeat offender from the "outside world". Once this matter is proven, they would be the center of public attention.

Song Lan had already figured out the pros and cons. Now, it was the Foster Family who needed him.

The greatest news for him was, after Lainal was imprisoned, the Foster Family wouldn’t be able to threaten Lu Xiang’s boyfriend into giving false testimony in the near future. They would concentrate all their attention on Lainal.

Although this person’s bounty is not the highest in the Chai Ke Group, he controlled the smuggling and human trafficking business, and definitely knew plenty of insider information.

With this, the first step of Song Lan’s "retirement" plan was accomplished.

The Foster Family hadn’t yet noticed that Mr. Killer was lying at the bottom of the lake, and they still entrusted their important tasks to his successor.

Next was the matter of Lainal Boyev.

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At the same time, in the law enforcers department of District 17, the tactical meeting room.

Lu Xiang sat alone on the sofa in the meeting room, the cheers and celebration of the law enforcers outside the door were deafening.

After mourning their three fallen comrades, they sorely needed a complete victory like today. Media reporters extensively covered this operation, marking the first time in a long while they had made the night news in a positive light.

As the night news concluded, a few senior officials who had been shouldering too many unjust accusations broke down in tears.

However, there was not the slightest bit of joy in Lu Xiang’s heart.

On the contrary, after Lainal’s arrest, she experienced an ominous foreboding.

It wasn’t so much success on their part in today’s operation as it was Lainal and his men losing the ability to resist before they barged in.

They found a large number of bullet casings at the entrance, it seemed as though due to some reason, a round of gunfire had been fired at the entrance before they arrived.

It could be confirmed that this round of gunfire didn’t kill anyone.

Apart from Lainal’s followers and the captives kept in cages, they didn’t find any traces of a third party’s presence.

Combined with the latest intelligence gathered by surveillance, it’s easy to infer someone is eliminating the remnants of Chai Ke.

The biggest doubt lingering in her mind was why were Lainal and his followers still alive?

Based on her assessment of the scene, if someone had taken control of Lainal and his men before they broke in, they would undoubtedly have had the ability to silence them before the law enforcers broke in, or at least, they could have dealt with Lainal.

Lu Xiang remembered a similar question from two days prior.

During the Chai Ke incident, someone killed the thugs in the room in less than six seconds, leaving only three hostages.

And now, two of the surviving hostages have been murdered, with one hiding in her office’s secret room under the guise of being dead.

The three survivors didn’t have the ability to kill Chai Ke, indicating there was another killer.

Lu Xiang opened the memo app on her phone and recorded everything she thought of:

"The killer who killed Chai Ke is not the same person who killed the surviving hostages"

"The former leaves survivors"

"This suggests that he is subconsciously very confident in himself"

"Someone is eliminating the remnants of Chai Ke"

"Lainal Boyev is likely to be his next target"

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