CHAPTER 401: CHAPTER 401

At that moment, Fu Youhan could not control his tears.

But even so, he still couldn’t stop everything that continued to unfold on the surveillance footage.

The appearance of Wen You changed Orion’s decaying situation; they struck with vigour and took down the mercenaries around Jiang Moxi, who herself was hit by three bullets as a result.

On the surveillance footage, Jiang Moxi’s grey tracksuit was completely soaked in blood.

Even through the screen, Fu Youhan and Ye Chen could clearly feel that her body had reached its limits.

But when she saw the mercenaries beside her collapse, she burst forth with a resilience hard to imagine in ordinary people, running swiftly.

With two guns and twelve bullets, she took out all the remaining mercenaries except Wen You in one breath.

Her precise marksmanship was astonishing, and it seemed to have consumed her last ounce of strength.

She reloaded her guns, and when she saw Wen You raise his gun towards her, she didn’t even resist, closing her eyes in silence.

At that moment, Fu Youhan screamed in near despair: "No! You mustn’t..."

He had always thought that Jiang Moxi’s sudden disappearance was merely because she was angry at him, that she was deliberately hiding and not taking his calls,

But now it seemed that Jiang Moxi might be...

Fu Youhan was trembling all over.

And Ye Chen wasn’t in much better shape.

Because to him, Jiang Moxi was just a young girl, not much different from a little sister.

He even often teased her by calling her Xiao Moxi.

So he could hardly imagine what it would look like if she was hit by Wen You.

Like Fu Youhan, he was nearly holding his breath, watching that scene, praying to God not to let the cruelest scene happen.

Perhaps heaven heard their prayers; just as Wen You fired at Jiang Moxi, a dark shadow fiercely tackled her to the ground.

The bullet hit that person in the chest.

Jiang Moxi seemed to be brought back to her senses by that person, hastily picking them up to check.

It was this scene that allowed Fu Youhan and Ye Chen to clearly see that person’s face!

"Si Lin!"

"Si Lin saved her!"

While Fu Youhan and Ye Chen were quietly relieved, Jiang Moxi, also seemingly stimulated by Si Lin’s severe injury and unconsciousness, reloaded her gun with great speed.

She fired the shot before Wen You had time to reload his.

Later, Wen You fell.

But Jiang Moxi also collapsed next to Si Lin due to exhaustion.

When the helicopter bearing the Xuanming Mercenary Corps insignia arrived, the surveillance footage clearly captured Xuanming personally coming to Jiang Moxi, lifting her up in a fireman’s carry.

Because Xuanming noticed that Jiang Moxi was still clutching Si Lin’s hand, he had his subordinates also take Si Lin with them...

As the helicopter flew off, that was where all visible footage ended.

Fu Youhan’s fist smashed onto the windshield on the spot, shattering it instantly and leaving his hand bloodied.

But the man seemed still not to feel the pain in his body, nor to have vented all the sorrow and anger in his heart, as he roared:

"They targeted her from the beginning, and yet I was blinded and even lured away from her side."

As Fu Youhan vented his emotions, Ye Chen suddenly realized and said, "So Xiao Moxi was Dead Ghost all along! I had my suspicions when she demonstrated her shooting skills."

Fu Youhan violently snatched Ye Chen’s collar, pressing for answers: "When did she demonstrate her shooting skills?"

If he had seen or heard about Jiang Moxi’s marksmanship, he would have definitely associated her with Dead Ghost.

"It was during Si Lin’s birthday when the hunting party was held at the villa. Countless ferocious beasts were let loose in the Hunting Ground, and Xiao Moxi would shoot each of them in the head with a single bullet..."

But Ye Chen added, "I did have my suspicions about Xiao Moxi’s identity at that time, but then I dismissed the thought after you told me that Dead Ghost had already been found."

Fu Youhan shouted furiously, "But you still should’ve told me!"

If he had known earlier about Jiang Moxi’s precision in shooting, he would have guessed that she was Dead Ghost, and could have prevented today’s tragedy.

But after shouting, Fu Youhan recalled that actually, there were many times when he could have connected Jiang Moxi with Dead Ghost.

For instance, when he was ordered to chase the Scavenger in the shopping mall, he encountered Dead Ghost helping the Scavenger, and when they broke a window to escape, Dead Ghost cut their hand on the glass.

When Fu Youhan returned to Tianqin Bay, he found Jiang Moxi’s hand was also injured.

Jiang Moxi lied that she was hurt by a broken high-stemmed glass she had wanted to drink water from.

Another time was during the Cloud Top Fireworks Festival when he was tasked to capture Michael, but was intercepted by Dead Ghost. Later, when he tracked her down to an apartment building, he accidentally found Jiang Moxi hiding in a closet.

Also, during his exchanges with Dead Ghost, he noticed that the lower half of Dead Ghost’s face was extremely similar to Jiang Moxi’s.

Moreover, Dead Ghost liked eating small biscuits and loved plum blossoms. These two things were also Jiang Moxi’s favorites.

Yes, indeed he had many opportunities to link Jiang Moxi with Dead Ghost.

It was he himself who, deep down, denied everything, not believing that Jiang Moxi at such a young age could be Dead Ghost, who made everyone in the underworld tremble with fear.

Only when he sorted out all these details did Fu Youhan remember the call from Jiang Moxi before their wedding, her insistent claim: "Wen You won’t be in danger."

"Yeah, Wen You won’t be in danger. She knew from the beginning that all the assassins were coming for her, yet I actually thought she was just throwing a childish tantrum!"

The more he thought about it, the more regretful and heartbroken Fu Youhan became, so much so that he found it hard to breathe.

But he also knew that now was not the time for sorrow.

"I have to find Xixi. She’s hurt, and I need to take good care of her."

Fu Youhan numbly attempted to start the engine.

Ye Chen asked him, "Then do you know where to find Xiao Moxi? I heard that the Xuanming Mercenary Corps left their old nest years ago and now have no fixed abode!"

Fu Youhan, reminded by Ye Chen, also recalled the rumors he had heard.

But quickly, another person came to mind.

"Cang Ming! If we find Cang Ming, we should be able to locate Xixi’s whereabouts."

"Cang Ming? That celebrity who is active on the screen? Is he also a mercenary of Xuanming?"

Ye Chen pressed for more information.

Fu Youhan replied, "That’s the one. Although I’m not certain if he is a Xuanming Mercenary, what I am sure of is that he definitely knows Xixi is Dead Ghost! He also knows that this operation by Wen You and Orion targets Xixi."

"So when Cang Ming knew that Xixi didn’t want to leave Yan City, that’s why he was so angry and advised me to treat Xixi better, saying I would never know the price she had to pay to stay by my side."

Without waiting for a response from Ye Chen, Fu Youhan said in a voice so hoarse it didn’t seem like his own, "I was wondering what the price was for Xixi to stay by my side! But now I understand, it’s her life..."