Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 382: The Hostage Exchange

City 10 was still bustling at midnight.

Some people heard that the war in the north had temporarily subsided, it seemed that Shendai and Koshima had suffered a setback in this war due to some Time Travelers replacing key figures.

Some said that these suddenly appeared Substitutions were the work of the Li Clan, while others said it was a coincidence.

But no matter what, the war in the north did not affect the prosperity of City 10.

The war in the wilderness seemed far away from everyone.

It was a very misplaced feeling. Although the war had broken out in the north, the city only experienced a slight price increase, and people rushed to the malls to buy supplies.

People didn't care about the outcome of the war.

People had no sense of belonging to the Federation or the Conglomerate.

Qing Hua walked through the bustling streets, the crowd surging past him, and unknowingly, seven people surrounded him.

He walked forward, and the seven people also walked forward.

Their auras attracted each other, as if they were connected by invisible threads. The surging crowd was a river, and the eight of them were reefs in the river.

Qing Hua remembered Qing Chen's instructions and immediately said into his Bluetooth headset: “The target has appeared, come over.”

The next moment, people from the Intelligence Bureau OneSeventh Group emerged from the shops on the side of the road. Each of them carried a satchel in their left hand, and their right hand was inside the satchel, holding a pistol.

In a flash, more than 30 agents surrounded the seven people.

The seven people were stunned when they saw this, as if they didn't expect the first group to have so many people following Qing Hua.

This wasn't a transaction; it was clearly a firefight.

Shadow on the top of the building laughed: “The mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole stalks the mantis. They are still cautious. They actually dispatched so many people at once.”

At this time, the shortest middle-aged man among the seven approached Qing Hua and walked side by side with him: “Supervisor Qing Hua, I'm here to trade for Shendai Jingyi.”

Qing Hua sneered: “Trade with so many people?”

The short middle-aged man was stunned. He looked around and thought to himself, I only brought six people, you brought more than thirty, and you ask me why I brought so many people?!

But he didn't dwell on this issue, but whispered: “Where is Shendai Jingyi? I know you have secretly transported him out of the secret prison tonight. Can we trade tonight?”

Qing Hua glanced at the other party: “That depends on your sincerity. Remember what we said, one Shendai Jingyi for two Koshima members of equal value. As for whether the value is equal, this entirely depends on our judgment. The final interpretation belongs to Group Seven.”

The short middle-aged man thought for a moment, took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Qing Hua: “This is the information of two Koshima members. If you think it's okay, let's make the trade.”

Qing Hua glanced around and silently took the two pieces of paper and unfolded them.

The first Koshima member they wanted to exchange was a famous intelligence officer who had been missing for two years, code-named Jeju.

This intelligence officer was very famous, and was said to be one of Koshima's intelligence chiefs in City 10. He was betrayed by his subordinates and his identity was exposed due to an accident.

Then he mysteriously disappeared.

Many people thought he had fled back to Koshima's territory, but they didn't expect that he had been captured by Shendai.

The second Koshima member was also very famous. He was the eldest grandson of the current Koshima family head and was once the chairman of the Federation City 10's PCE Public Security Committee. Later, he disappeared on his way back home to visit his ancestors.

Now it seems that he was also captured by Shendai.

Qing Hua involuntarily looked at the short middle-aged man beside him and thought to himself, Shendai is too unscrupulous. He secretly arrested two such important figures from the Koshima family. They are allies in the war, yet they did such a thing?

Too despicable.

If the Koshima family knew that the Shendai Family had done such a thing, could the intelligence systems of the two families in City 10 still get along peacefully? Absolutely not.

This made Qing Hua a little puzzled. Shendai Jingyi was undoubtedly important, but was it really worth the Shendai Family paying such a high price?

He sighed, Boss's plan was too vicious, it was indeed a sharp weapon to tear apart the alliance between Shendai and Koshima!

Qing Hua whispered: “I agree to the exchange, but there is a condition. The evidence of these two people's crimes must be given to me during the transaction, otherwise, even if I get them, it's useless, I can only release them without charges. Similarly, I will also give you the evidence of Shendai Jingyi's crimes to ensure that he can continue to show his Face^[-].”

The Intelligence Bureau One could of course arrest members of the Conglomerate. This was the power granted to them by the Federation's constitution.

However, they must have conclusive evidence to arrest people, otherwise, with a little pressure from anywhere, they had to release people.

If this was the case, Group Seven would be making a loss-making deal.

The short middle-aged man said: “No problem. Since we are making a trade, we have naturally prepared the materials to ensure that you can convict these two people. Where shall we make the exchange?”

“Right here, where there are the most people,” Qing Hua said coldly: “Both vehicles come at the same time, verify the evidence, exchange hostages, and then have nothing to do with each other.”

The middle-aged man thought for a moment: “Okay!”

Qing Hua specifically chose this place. On the one hand, there were many people, and on the other hand, the surveillance cameras here had been destroyed by City 10's local gangs, so it was the most suitable place for the transaction.

Soon, two business cars came at their call, one from the north and one from the south, converging in the middle of the long street.

THe doors opened, and they quickly verified the trading objects. After the short middle-aged man confirmed that it was indeed Shendai Jingyi in the car, he handed a stack of documents, accounts, and photos to Qing Hua.

Qing Hua confirmed that the evidence of the crime was irrefutable before slowly nodding.

People in both cars quickly exchanged hostages, and then left the scene under the escort of their respective men.

Qing Hua stood in the middle of the long street, with an unreal feeling. Boss's plan was completed just like that?!

He looked at the departing vehicles, feeling inexplicably comfortable. You know, the two Koshima members sent to him by the Shendai Family were of great value at a glance.

The most crucial thing was that if the Koshima family discovered that Shendai had done such a thing, the alliance between the two intelligence systems would inevitably collapse.

At the very least, there would be huge cracks.

In the past, Shendai and Koshima in the Intelligence Bureau One always stuck together, making it difficult for the other families to deal with them. Now, this alliance should be disintegrated under Group Seven's plan, right?

It felt really good.

Qing Hua's younger brother was currently fighting Shendai and Koshima on the front lines, so he naturally hated Shendai and Koshima. By undermining their alliance in the rear, he might be able to create a butterfly effect, allowing fewer Qing Family soldiers to die.

Thinking of this, Qing Hua continued to walk forward, his mood much lighter.

However, a few minutes later, a girl with red hair suddenly approached him and whispered, “I'm a representative of the Shendai Family, and I want to ask you how you plan to conduct the transaction.”

Qing Hua turned to look at the girl in a daze: “???

What?

The Shendai Family wants to trade?

Didn't we just finish trading?!

Qing Hua hesitated and asked, “Are you from the Shendai Family?”

The girl had lip rings and nose rings, looking very punk.

She said calmly, “I'm Shendai Jingyi's sister, Shendai Kongshu. You should have met me.”

Qing Hua immediately remembered, yes, this was Shendai Jingyi's sister, also a well-known figure. He didn't expect her to come to conduct the transaction in person.

It seemed that she was worried about her brother's safety.

But if this Shendai Kongshu was the trading representative of the Shendai Family, then who were those people just now?!

Someone must be stirring things up!

Group Seven certainly didn't lose in this transaction, because they had at least gained two important figures from the Koshima family.

But this matter was too suspicious, making Qing Hua feel a little annoyed.

He hesitated and looked at Shendai Kongshu: “If I say that Shendai Jingyi has already been bought by someone, would you believe it…

Shendai Kongshu: “???

Who bought her brother? Why would they buy her brother?!

……

……

At this moment, on the roof of a certain high-rise building, a small iron door suddenly opened.

The short middle-aged man who had just completed the transaction with Qing Hua came up carrying the unlucky Shendai Jingyi, and then respectfully said, “Shadow Master, I've brought him back. I've given him an anesthetic, and he's unconscious now.”

The Shadow Master was looking at the bewildered Qing Hua and Shendai Kongshu downstairs, laughing so hard he was slapping his knees.

The young man behind him and the short middle-aged man didn't say anything to disturb him.

“Hahaha, Qing Hua is confused now, look at his expression, it's amazing!” Qing Family Shadow laughed heartily.

This building was very tall, at least hundreds of meters from the ground, and Qing Family Shadow's eyesight seemed to be excellent. He could actually see the expression on Qing Hua's Face^[-] from so far away.

And the previous transaction was obviously deliberately arranged by him.

The two previously missing Koshima members were also intercepted by masters under Qing Family Shadow's command.

The young man said softly: “Boss, it's been a long time since I've seen you laugh so happily.”

Qing Family Shadow stood up and said with a smile: “That's because you're too boring, no one can make me laugh so happily. The world is a playground, don't always be so tense, be happy, relax, the Qing Family has stood for so many years, it won't collapse just because we laugh happily.”

The young man thought for a moment and asked: “But what are you trying to achieve by doing this?”

“Don't you think it's fun?” Qing Family Shadow asked with a smile.

The young man fell silent…

Qing Family Shadow said: “Those two Koshima members are in our hands, but they don't know who captured them, right? In fact, these two people are also useless in my hands, all the information that should be obtained has been obtained, and I was worried about where to deal with them, but Qing Chen gave me new inspiration, and this transaction just used the remaining heat of these two people. Now, everyone thinks that these two people were given to Group Seven by Shendai, even if Shendai doesn't admit it, how can Koshima not suspect it? Sometimes, it's enough to make them suspect, and the cracks that appear are irretrievable.”