Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 439 - 446: So it’s you

Chapter 439: Chapter 446: So it’s you

Li Yifei’s hand loosened, and the person in his grasp suddenly fell to the ground, while Li Yifei himself turned around with difficulty, his face contorted in pain as one hand subconsciously reached behind him, seemingly to pull out the dagger.

A person slowly emerged from the shadows of the bar, over six feet tall, with golden hair, a muscular build, and eyes filled with a vengeful glare.

Li Yifei had seen this man before when he and Xu Shanshan went to that upscale neighborhood. He had a feeling of familiarity but couldn’t quite place who he was. After the attack on him, Li Yifei suspected this man, but when he went looking, he couldn’t find him at all.

"Who are you?" Li Yifei squeezed a few words through gritted teeth, his facial muscles twisting again as if he was holding on to his last breath.

The blonde man stopped three meters in front of Li Yifei and, with a ruthless look, scanned him before speaking coldly in Chinese, "You should remember Stryker from the Congo Jungle, shouldn’t you?"

"Stryker? Are you a relative of Stryker’s?" Li Yifei frowned slightly. He certainly remembered Stryker from the Congo Jungle. He was a leader of a terrorist organization, a truly formidable man. Not only was he highly skilled in combat, but he was also exceedingly cunning, having committed numerous evil deeds while always managing to be a thorn in the side of governments worldwide.

This time, Li Yifei, with a team of elite multinational special forces, pursued Stryker into the Congo Jungle. The cat-and-mouse chase lasted three days, costing the multinational forces over ten men while annihilating Stryker’s subordinates. Li Yifei finally confronted Stryker and killed him on the spot. Although Li Yifei didn’t get injured, he was nearly depleted of his energy, which made the fight with Stryker one of his toughest.

Joseph nodded, his eyes seething with hatred as he looked at Li Yifei and said, "Correct. I’m Stryker’s brother, Joseph. Golden Eagle, I’ve been looking for you for years and finally avenged my brother."

Li Yifei was Flying Hawk Squad’s Number Two. In Huaxia, he would introduce himself simply as Flying Hawk Squad Number Two, but abroad, he had a more resonant nickname: Golden Eagle.

"I... can’t believe I didn’t find you back then..." Li Yifei’s body swayed, and just as he tried to say something more, his mouth moved several times, but then he could no longer speak, his body fell forward stiffly.

At that moment, however, Joseph suddenly leaped backward with an extremely agile move and then quickly retreated, shouting, "Golden Eagle, I may not kill you this time, but I’ll definitely kill you in the future. I will have my revenge."

The body of Li Yifei that was initially falling forward suddenly sprang up. He wasn’t really injured; even though the dagger was silent, he still sensed it. He didn’t dodge, instead, he contracted the muscles in his shoulder, making it appear as though the dagger had struck his back. In reality, it had hit between his arm and ribs, allowing him to clamp it with his arm. His intention was to draw Joseph out and then take advantage of his carelessness to kill him on the spot.

But Joseph was as cunning as a fox. Even with Li Yifei’s plan, Joseph didn’t dare to get too close, and when Li Yifei lunged, Joseph somehow sensed the impending attack and escaped.

Li Yifei didn’t chase after Joseph. The man’s movements were indeed masterful. If Li Yifei’s lunge, prepared as he was, hadn’t been so easily avoided, there would’ve been a chance. But Joseph had dodged it, which meant that even if Li Yifei gave chase, catching up to Joseph was not guaranteed.

However, if Joseph was to confront him head-on, Li Yifei was confident that he could kill him then and there.

Turning around, the two men behind him were already lying on the ground, black blood flowing from the corners of their mouths. They weren’t injured by Li Yifei; they had taken poison and committed suicide.

Sirens then sounded outside, making Li Yifei frown. It was obvious that other people in the bar had called the police. With three dead bodies underground, encountering the police was not ideal, so he dashed out of the bar without hesitation.

Upon exiting the bar, Li Yifei saw two police cars parked at the entrance and several policemen rushing inside, including Lin Qiong. Li Yifei didn’t leave, unsure if Joseph had more tricks up his sleeve, and if Lin Qiong was targeted, he couldn’t stand by.

But nothing of the sort happened. The police conducted their investigation, and ambulances soon arrived, but of course, it was to no avail; they could only carry out three corpses.

Only then did Li Yifei leave, but he hadn’t gone far when his phone rang. It was a call from Lin Qiong.

Li Yifei was puzzled. Why would Lin Qiong call him at this time? During the fight, everyone in the bar had hidden, the lighting was very dim, and Li Yifei had noticed early on that the cameras were destroyed, so there should be no video evidence of him, and others wouldn’t remember his appearance.

"Qiongqiong, why are you looking for me?" Li Yifei teased Lin Qiong as he used to.

"Li Yifei, where are you?"

"I’m strolling outside. Are you missing me?"

"Yes! I miss you. Come to my place now; I’ll be back in half an hour."

Li Yifei said in a hurry, "Qiongqiong, I’m a married man now, I have to go home, otherwise my wife will scold me."

"I don’t care about your wife, I’m telling you to go now, and if you don’t, I’ll go and tell your wife myself." Lin Qiong’s tone was incredibly domineering.

"Alright, alright, I’ll go," Li Yifei could only compromise.

These past few days, Li Yifei had been troubled by emotions and was already feeling upset. Logically, he didn’t want to see Lin Qiong, but her calling him at this time made him feel somewhat strange.

Arriving at Lin Qiong’s place, Li Yifei lay on the couch for a while before Lin Qiong hurried back home and sat down next to him, staring at Li Yifei.

Protecting his chest, as if Lin Qiong’s gaze was making his hair stand on end, Li Yifei said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lin Qiong didn’t speak, still staring at Li Yifei, who quickly sat up and scooted back, saying, "Qiongqiong, I didn’t provoke you, did I?"

Lin Qiong took a deep breath and said, "Nothing, I just encountered a big case tonight and I’m feeling a bit agitated. I wanted to talk to you about it."

"A big case? What kind of big case?" Li Yifei asked, feigning ignorance.

"There was a homicide at Maple Bar, three people died."

Li Yifei immediately said, "There are always brawls in bars, but it’s not often that people get killed. Whoever did this was really ruthless."

"It wasn’t a brawl, but a martial fight. These three men ganged up on one guy, but ended up getting killed by him on the spot. And they didn’t use guns, they used knives and daggers, pure kung fu."

Li Yifei straightened up, his eyes shining as he said, "No way, I’m pretty good myself. Knocking people down is one thing, but killing them must be difficult, right? And against three people, how is that even possible?"

Lin Qiong inwardly scorned Li Yifei. From what she saw of the situation and from witness accounts, she knew it was this guy who had done it, yet here he was putting on an act in front of her.

Lin Qiong sighed and said, "Now that such a big case has happened, I’m under a lot of pressure. Plus, with them using real kung fu, it feels all the more unusual. Can you help me analyze this and see how I should approach the case?"

Li Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "You’re the cop, not me, how would I know?"

Lin Qiong cursed Li Yifei in her heart again, shook her head, and said, "It’s not the same. You’re someone who knows kung fu. Don’t you have any insights about such kung fu masters?"

"Kung fu masters, huh..." Li Yifei tilted his head, pondering, and said, "I did meet a few kung fu practitioners back in the army, and their skills were really good. With just one palm strike, they could split several bricks, and having a gun pressed against their necks didn’t bother them at all... They were incredible."

Lin Qiong kicked Li Yifei and said, "I’m talking about real kung fu, not the kind of performance you see from street performers."

"Well, I’m clueless about that. The kung fu I practiced was taught in the army, straightforward and simple. What you’re talking about sounds like something out of a martial arts movie, we didn’t have that in the army."

"Quit it. Remember the last time we cracked that smuggling case? Then his brother came for revenge, and I was ambushed by them. Those guys had real kung fu and were very formidable. If it hadn’t been for... that mysterious person’s help, I’d definitely be dead now, so I totally believe in the existence of real kung fu," Lin Qiong said, giving Li Yifei a meaningful look.

Li Yifei felt there was something off about how Lin Qiong was speaking today; it seemed like she suspected he was that mysterious person. He tilted his head to look at Lin Qiong, then chuckled and said, "I say, Qiongqiong, you don’t suspect I’m that mysterious person, do you?"

Being directly questioned by Li Yifei caught Lin Qiong completely off guard, and she almost nodded in agreement, but then she thought if she directly exposed Li Yifei’s identity, he might start avoiding her. So she just rolled her eyes at Li Yifei and said, "Just look at yourself, you think you can compare to that mysterious person? You really think too highly of yourself."

Now Li Yifei was really confused by Lin Qiong; if she truly suspected him, she should have kept questioning, right? But now she didn’t believe it at all, so what was Lin Qiong doing looking for him instead of working on the case?

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