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Chapter 472 - 436 Christmas Gifts

Chapter 472: Chapter 436 Christmas Gifts

River County also belonged to the greater Los Angeles area, located more than three hundred kilometers away from Mont City.

Due to the holiday season, there were hardly any cars on the road. Wu Li drove alone in a sports car, speeding up to 180 km/h, estimating that he would reach his destination in two hours.

The moon was sparse, and the cold wind poured in through the car window. The desolate highway was empty. Wu Li floored the accelerator, the roar of the engine sounding in his ears. As he experienced a speed no human effort could achieve, he thought about the purpose of his trip, which actually excited him somewhat.

As for killing a stranger, Wu Li didn’t have any psychological barriers. From the preliminary investigation materials, it was clear that the high-ranking members of the Longhua Association were all villains who deserved to be shot ten times over. Moreover, from the moment Long Yu had chosen to target him, the stance between Wu Li and the Longhua Association had already been determined. The system task also clearly pointed out that the Longhua Association wouldn’t let him off the hook, so even for his own safety, Wu Li couldn’t hold back.

At 00:14 on December 26, Wu Li arrived in River County.

Though it was called a county, it was actually a bustling modern city, brightly lit and lined with skyscrapers.

Wu Li parked his car in a secluded area, put on a black mask and hat, slung a long cloth bag over his shoulder, and began to run forward.

Just to be cautious, Wu Li also brought the knife and long gun Li San had given him.

The target he would kill tonight was named Chang Hao, who was an elder of the Longhua Association.

The Longhua Association had a total of eight elders before. After Long Yu’s assassination spree, some died and others were replaced. Now there were five, four of whom were newly appointed. Chang Hao was an ’old man’.

He was the only one in the Longhua Association who had publicly supported Long Yu upon his return, which was why he had survived and even risen in rank.

Tonight, Long Yu had sent him to River County to negotiate with a local gang. They chose this timing because the local gang leader happened to be hosting guests tonight.

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In a private villa, the party had ended, and the servants were cleaning up the tables and chairs and various trash on the lawn. There were muscular black men with guns patrolling around the yard.

Wu Li silently approached the perimeter of the villa. Lit by the inner lights, he was able to see quite a few patrol personnel behind the front iron fence.

Taking steps forward, when passing a large tree, Wu Li suddenly frowned and sharply looked up.

Rustle! A figure fell from the tree.

Wu Li’s first reaction was that this must be someone left on the outside, hiding in the tree for surveillance. But looking at the fallen figure, who was very small and didn’t look like an adult, and if it really were a patrol member, they would have signaled immediately upon discovering him, instead of suddenly jumping down.

These thoughts flashed through his mind instantly, and Wu Li didn’t rush to act, but he was ready to strike at any moment.

Bang!

The figure smashed onto the ground. With the help of some nearby lights, Wu Li saw the person.

It was a skinny black little girl about one and a half meters tall, wearing tattered and thin clothes.

Although the height she had fallen from wasn’t great, it was still a hard fall. The little girl sat on the ground for a long time before getting up, rubbing her arms, seemingly in pain. Tears were in her eyes, but she made no sound.

Wu Li hesitated whether to knock out this little girl. If people in the villa noticed him now, his next actions would become much more difficult.

By this time, the little girl had also recovered from the pain, rubbed her eyes, and looked at Wu Li with fear in her eyes, her body subconsciously shrinking back.

"Uh..."

Wu Li was a bit conflicted. Looking at her attire, she probably wasn’t a child of any big boss from the villa.

He thought for a moment, then stepped forward.

"Don’t kill me," the little girl said softly, her voice quivering.

Wu Li understood this simple English phrase, being a research student himself.

He gently squatted down, looking at the little girl. After pondering for a moment, he took out his mobile phone, opened a translation app, and typed in what he wanted to say:

"What are you doing here?"

Then, he turned the phone screen towards her.

The little girl looked at the English on the phone screen, then looked back at Wu Li, who wore a mask and was dressed all in black. She timidly said, "#$%#@..."

"Uh..."

The person who was conducting research indicated they couldn’t understand, paused to think, then switched the keyboard on the phone to English and handed the phone to the little girl.

Wu Li wasn’t worried about what this little girl could do. Even if she wanted to scream, Wu Li had absolute confidence he could restrain her before she could make a sound. Thus, he patiently asked her.

Hesitating for a moment, the little girl carefully took the phone from Wu Li. She looked at the screen and immediately understood his intention, then started typing on it.

"Are you someone from inside?"

The little girl typed on the phone and translated it into Chinese.

Wu Li shook his head, "I am not."

Seeing this, the little girl visibly relaxed and looked less afraid.

"What are you doing here?" the little girl asked.

Wu Li replied, "I am here on a business, and you?"

The two started communicating through the translation software on the phone.

The little girl replied, "I am here to see my mother."

Wu Li asked, "Does your mother work here?"

The little girl looked sadder when she read this, and showed him her screen:

"My mother was captured and brought inside."

Wu Li was taken aback. Before he could ask further, the little girl quickly typed something else on the phone:

"She was captured by bad people and never came out."

Reading the words on the screen, Wu Li unconsciously clenched his fist. The villa housed a local gang leader, so without asking, he could imagine what had happened to the little girl’s mother.

"When was your mother captured?" Wu Li asked.

"A month ago."

Wu Li remained silent. One month had passed and she had not returned home; it was likely that her mother was no longer alive.

"Is there anyone else at home with you?"

"Just my grandma."

"Go home quickly, it’s dangerous here. Go home and stay with your grandma."

"My grandma fell asleep, I sneaked out."

The little girl looked at Wu Li for a few seconds, then again typed something on the phone and showed him:

"Today is Christmas, I miss my mom."

She held up the phone with a glint in her eyes.

Wu Li looked at the words on the screen and fell silent.

He now understood why this little girl was so brave, daring to sneak out alone at night.

Since today was Christmas, probably all her past Christmases were spent with her mother, so she could no longer bear it and had sneaked here alone, hiding in a tree, watching the Christmas revelry inside the villa. She might have been fantasizing about her mother appearing the next moment to spend Christmas together.

Taking a deep breath, Wu Li took the phone and carefully typed:

"Wait here for a moment, uncle will prepare a Christmas gift for you."