Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 380: The Young Supervisor

Those who could gather in this room certainly held a prominent position in the Federation’s entertainment industry.

Therefore, Song Niao Niao wasn’t the only fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered; the kidnappers had their eyes on everyone present.

However, these people probably hadn’t imagined that the criminals didn’t just want to extort and kidnap; they also intended to sell them as commodities for another profit.

The Outer World had a dark web trading women, and the Inner World was even darker. The black market had a long history of selling slaves, and it had even formed a new industry chain.

These slaves with "status" commanded high prices in the black market.

No one present was unattractive; they were all highly valuable in the black market.

At the same time, customers had to pay a massive deposit upon purchase. Once they bought a slave, they had to guarantee the slave wouldn’t escape. If the slave escaped, the deposit would be forfeited.

Logically, customers were powerful dignitaries who shouldn’t have to abide by the black market’s agreements, yet this rule persisted.

This was because the grey industry chain organization of the black market promised that while they would confiscate the deposit, they would also kill the escaped slaves.

However, opportunities to kidnap A-list stars were extremely rare. First, A-list stars usually lived in the Upper Three Zones, where management was extremely strict. No one from the black market dared to cause trouble there. Even paparazzi needed to bribe PCE Safety Committee investigators to enter the Upper Three Zones, and they had to undergo a body search and background check before entry to ensure they had no criminal record.

Second, generally, no dignitary wanted to pay the exorbitant price for an A-list star—a price that could make dozens of people financially independent simultaneously.

Finally, once the matter was exposed, the consequences would be severe.

More than twenty years ago, someone kidnapped an A-list star, resulting in riots and protests across the Federation, leaving the Conglomerate in a mess.

Ultimately, the dignitary who bought the A-list actress was thrown into the Federation prison to quell public anger.

This time, someone offered an extremely high price, and coincidentally, someone in the black market discovered that Song Niao Niao didn’t usually reside in the Upper Three Zones, but in Zone Five.

Later, someone else provided intelligence stating that Song Niao Niao’s friend occasionally appeared and disappeared inexplicably in Zone Five.

The criminals investigated and found this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

So, the criminals spent a large sum to find a hacker who had modified their mechanical brain to crack and monitor the phone of her friend, Li Zhaoen.

Things went more smoothly than expected, and they got this opportunity almost immediately.

“They say the entertainment industry makes money. I’m curious how much you can pay to redeem your lives?” A middle-aged man asked with a smile.

After the stars transferred the money one by one,

two middle-aged men, one with a firearm and the other with finger locks, locked everyone in the room. They locked not only their thumbs but also their big toes.

During this time, none of the seven stars dared to resist.

The criminals had guns; their resistance wouldn’t have any effect.

For some reason, Song Niao Niao’s eyes turned red. She suddenly remembered the young Supervisor. He lived nearby and had seen the two middle-aged men enter the room. She wondered if he had noticed anything unusual?

But if he had discovered it, he should have come to save her by now, right?

Nearly half an hour had passed since the middle-aged men entered. If he was coming, he would have arrived by now; if not, he probably wouldn’t come.

At this moment, after one of the middle-aged men confirmed that everyone was locked up, he confidently took out his phone and started taking pictures of them one by one.

A young male star in the room felt something was wrong: “You don’t just want money; you intend to sell Song Niao Niao!”

The middle-aged man suddenly laughed, revealing his black and yellow teeth: “You’re wrong. We’re not going to sell Song Niao Niao; we’re going to sell all of you. This kind of business is only worth doing once in a lifetime.”

The stars were instantly desperate. They knew what would happen if they were sold—decades of darkness until everyone was old and faded, then buried in an unknown wilderness.

The middle-aged man chuckled: “Don’t worry; our accomplices are still getting ready in the parking lot, so you still have a little bit of free time. Enjoy it.”

Li Zhaoen roared: “I’ve called my father! He’ll be here soon!”

The middle-aged man lifted Li Zhaoen’s chin with interest: “Or do you think our accomplices are ambushing in the parking lot for nothing? The immigration officers and soldiers are only useful when they’re standing in that tunnel. Don’t worry, we’ll take you away after we deal with them.”

At this moment, his accomplice saw him trying to touch Li Zhaoen and said coldly: “You touched her; she’ll be worthless to the customer. Think about it. What kind of woman can’t you find after getting the money? Don’t make mistakes. If you make mistakes, the boss won’t let you off.”

The stars became even more desperate. They didn’t expect the criminals to be more than two; more seemed to be hiding in the parking lot, waiting for Li Menglin.

This was the only drawback in the criminals’ operation. They had overheard Li Zhaoen and Li Menglin’s phone call, allowing them to learn Song Niao Niao’s location, but the cost was facing Li Menglin’s rescue.

However, Li Zhaoen only mentioned encountering a pervert on the phone; Li Menglin wouldn’t bring too many people, nor would she carry heavy weaponry.

Song Niao Niao occasionally glanced at the door. She didn’t know what she was waiting for.

The middle-aged man noticed her gaze and looked at the door suspiciously, but he found nothing.

He thought for a moment and said, “What are you waiting for?”

Just then, the door behind them suddenly opened.

Song Niao Niao saw the young Supervisor who had harassed her several times appear at the door.

“Uh… excuse me!” the young man said.

The next moment, Song Niao Niao saw the young man raise his hand and pull the trigger. In less than two seconds, he fired four shots, breaking both legs of the two middle-aged men.

The two middle-aged men lost their balance and fell to the ground. They wanted to raise their hands to fight back, but before they could pull the trigger, they felt a tingling in their arms, and blood gushed from their wrists. They no longer had the strength to hold their guns.

Song Niao Niao looked at the young man and suddenly thought, so “excuse me”… really meant breaking hands and legs.

This was the first time she had seen someone interrupt someone’s speech so forcefully.

At this time, one of the middle-aged men lay on the ground, and his intact left hand silently reached into his pocket and pressed a button.

Qing Chen smiled at him: “Calling for help? Sorry, their fate is the same as yours. You can’t escape.”

The middle-aged man despaired: “Who are you?”

Song Niao Niao, who was tied up and lying on the ground, thought to herself that he must have gone to deal with the criminals’ accomplices; that’s why he was late.

She looked at Qing Chen’s profile, watched the young man calmly crouch in front of the criminals, and thought about his precise marksmanship and the confidence with which he controlled the situation.

For a moment, she felt her heart beat faster.

This was the famous suspension bridge effect. In dangerous situations, people often mistake the physiological reactions caused by fear as a kind of heartbeat.

Therefore, confessions are easier to succeed on suspension bridges, Ferris wheels, and roller coasters.

The middle-aged man asked with a ferocious Face^[-]: “Who are you exactly?”

At this moment, Qing Chen thought for a moment and said: “If you’re from the black market, you should have heard of me. I’m the newly appointed Supervisor of the Intelligence Bureau OneSeventh Group.”

The middle-aged man was stunned. The new boss of the Intelligence Bureau OneSeventh Group? Of course, they knew!

He was the one who had single-handedly caused bloodshed in the intelligence circles recently.

However, he didn’t expect that the new boss of the Intelligence Bureau OneSeventh Group would be so young!

They had actually seen Qing Chen in the corridor just now. Because Qing Chen was too young, they hadn’t paid any attention to him.

Qing Chen said: “You’re not exactly wronged. I’ve been watching you for a long time; it’s not a shame to fall into my hands this time.”

At this time, Qing Chen didn’t forget to patch things up for himself, so he could explain the previous misunderstanding to Song Niao Niao: He was tracking down these criminals, so he accidentally caused some trouble. These mistakes were actually to save them, so let’s forget about it.

Sure enough, when Song Niao Niao heard Qing Chen’s words, her expression showed relief and gratitude…but also some confusion.

The two middle-aged men were stunned. They didn’t know what they had done to deserve the personal attention of the new boss of the Intelligence Bureau One?

Song Niao Niao didn’t understand the inside story, nor did she understand the black market and the Intelligence Bureau One, so she wouldn’t understand how shocked the two men were.

But the middle-aged men themselves understood. They were nothing in front of the Intelligence Bureau One, weren’t they?

The great Yan Wang of the Intelligence Bureau One was targeting them; what was the difference between this and using a cannon to kill a mosquito? It was simply using large-scale destructive weapons!

Just then, someone rushed in from outside. Li Menglin, with two soldiers armed with pistols, burst in, shouting: “I’ll see which pervert dares to bully my daughter!”

Qing Chen slowly stood up, facing the pistol: “Captain Li, the combat skills of the Immigration Management Bureau need improvement. If there were really criminals here, what would you be doing other than dying? I think you may have been too comfortable in that position.”

Li Menglin watched the young man slowly turn around, then his mouth opened and couldn’t close.

The stars in the room were initially attracted by Li Menglin’s shout. They looked in surprise, and then witnessed Li Menglin’s transformation from ferocity to a stunned silence.

The usually imposing immigration official was as stiff as a wind-eroded landscape in the wilderness.

The guns in his hands involuntarily drooped to his side.

“Su…Supervisor, what are you doing here?!”

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