Seeing Crime Scenes in My Sleep

Chi Yu expertly stopped the bleeding. By the time the rescue team arrived, it had already stopped.

He took off his glasses and gloves, tossed them into a nearby trash can, and turned around to meet a pair of eyes full of curiosity.

"Can I help you?"

"Oh, it’s nothing." Jiang Li snapped back to reality and prepared to go after Ji Yan.

Chi Yu froze mid-turn, his gaze fixed on the pendant around her neck.

"Wait!" He reached out to grab her, but Jiang Li was already running.

Chi Yu’s breathing grew heavier. ’He couldn’t have seen it wrong.’

"Hello, Grandpa? I think I’ve found Auntie, or at least someone connected to her. I’ll call you back later."

Chi Yu hung up and ran out after her.

"Hey! Hold on, I’m the detective here!" Zheng Qichuan exclaimed as he watched them all abandon him to chase after the suspect.

With a RIP, Jiang Li tore off the hem of her dress, slipped on the shoes she had prepared, and got in her car to give chase.

"Sis, don’t rush," Miao Anji said, stroking his Red Scorpion as he looked at Jiang Li. If she drove any faster, he’d get sick.

"Shut up and take your motion sickness pill." Wu Ming popped a tablet out and stuffed it into Miao Anji’s mouth, then gripped the seatbelt, his face a mask of excitement. ’So thrilling! So thrilling!’

Yu Huannian’s face was pale as he gripped his thighs. ’This is a little too fast.’

Jiang Li watched the helicopter in the distance. City A had also dispatched aircraft. For the sake of public safety, they were tacitly herding Ji Yan toward a more remote area.

Ji Yan glanced behind him. Remembering the sharp, twisting pain in his stomach from earlier, he took out a nearby knife and felt his abdomen. After locating something, he forcibly pushed it to the side.

Seeing the bulge on his waist, he took out the knife and sliced it open. A worm appeared before his eyes.

Ji Yan’s eyes widened in astonishment. ’Gu Technique... it actually exists?’

’It seems the people around Jiang Li are just as interesting as she is.’

In the car, Miao Anji swallowed the blood that had risen in his throat and peeked his head out the window. A second later, a flurry of his own dangling accessories slapped against his face, stinging painfully.

Wu Ming yanked him back inside and immediately closed the window. His wind-blasted face finally returned to normal.

"Whose car is that?" Peng Hai asked, watching the car that had just sped past. He turned to look at his teammates in the car.

"Captain Peng, it’s mine," Jiang Li’s voice came through his earpiece.

Peng Hai watched the car’s taillights nearly disappear in the distance, then turned to the person in the driver’s seat.

"Xiao Yang, don’t you think you should go back and get some more practice?" ’You were caught up to and even overtaken.’

After chewing him out, Peng Hai contacted other teams to set up an interception.

Ji Yan looked down at the growing number of police cars, even spotting armed police among them.

’This situation is even more lively than I expected.’

A look of excitement appeared in Ji Yan’s eyes. He took out his phone to contact his men.

Immediately after, a series of explosions, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!, erupted on a road they had to pass through.

Peng Hai and his team felt their hearts sink. A commotion this big would be impossible to cover up.

The armed police special operations team urgently called for backup.

Jiang Li was stunned. "This man is insane!"

The entire city went on high alert. The various police departments recalled Ji Qinghe’s earlier pleas for help, now filled with regret. If they had cooperated sooner, perhaps things wouldn’t have gotten so serious.

"A bunch of worthless trash! So many people have died, and not one of you took it seriously? Now that this has blown up in City A, how are you going to take responsibility!"

The higher-ups convened an emergency meeting, looking over the files Ji Qinghe had previously submitted.

Four people dead in one day, over a dozen in just a few days. And despite Ji Qinghe’s warnings, not a single police department had sensed something was wrong!

"The nature of this incident has changed. I propose we bring in the military to lead this encirclement operation."

"Secondly, the target is Jiang Li. I propose..."

"Propose my ass! I’ll kill you, you old fossil!" Yu Zhen Guo grabbed the nearest object and hurled it.

He had just gone through so much trouble to get a lead on his daughter, and these people wanted to send her to her death.

"Bunch of useless cowards! All you can do is let a young girl act as a shield. Pah! Are you short on money for your coffins? I’ll buy them for you!"

"Old Commander, please calm down, calm down."

"Pah! A bunch of losers!" Yu Zhen Guo spat, then pulled out his phone to call his eldest son.

"Hello, Grandson. That Ji Yan fellow—shoot to kill. You must ensure Jiang Li’s safety."

After speaking, Yu Zhen Guo hung up and stared intently at the live feed in front of him. ’For all I know, this girl could be my granddaughter.’

"This girl... she’s a pretty good driver."

Yu Zhen Guo couldn’t help but praise her as he watched the lead car.

Once they reached the designated location, the trailing helicopter began to move in.

Ji Yan appeared in the sniper’s scope, and the next second, he jumped from the helicopter.

Jiang Li watched Ji Yan’s rapid descent and scanned their surroundings.

"Why does it feel less like we herded him here and more like he lured us here?"

After Jiang Li spoke, the entire group fell silent.

Everyone gathered at the foot of the mountain to discuss a strategy. As soon as the drones entered the mountain, their signals were jammed.

Jiang Li looked back at the ocean next to the mountain, then turned to Miao Anji. "Xiao Ji, do you know his location?"

Miao Anji touched the tip of his nose. "He removed the Gu Worm halfway here, but I know its last location."

Miao Anji released a Gu Worm.

Ji Yan watched the group’s movements. When he saw the Gu Worm Miao Anji released, his expression changed.

"Sir." A group of killers, geared up and ready, appeared behind him. Ji Yan leaned back in his chair and drew a circle encompassing Jiang Li’s group. "Kill everyone, except for these few."

Ji Yan thought for a moment, then conceded, "They are the priority. I want them alive. Barely alive is also acceptable."

"Sir, this has gotten a bit out of hand. The Earl..."

BANG! Ji Yan fired his gun without hesitation and looked coldly at the others. "Go."

Then he sat back in his chair, admiring the visual feast he had planned for so long.

’If Jiang Li hadn’t shown up out of nowhere, perhaps this matter would have gone even more smoothly.’

From above, Yu Hongqian was watching the situation below through binoculars. He spotted several suspicious dark figures approaching.

"Stay alert. Unidentified individuals are approaching."

Jiang Li was still following Miao Anji in search of Ji Yan when several gunshots rang out behind them.

She glanced back. ’What on earth is Ji Yan trying to do? A massacre?’

Watching this scene unfold, Yu Hongqian gave the order: "Breach and engage. Shoot to kill."

Yu Hongqian scanned the surroundings. The enemy force numbered around forty to fifty people, and they were clearly familiar with the mountain terrain.

They were moving in a single direction. Yu Hongqian followed their path with his eyes and saw Jiang Li’s group making their way through the mountain.

Yu Hongqian considered this for a few seconds. "Jiang Li, do you have a tracking device on you?"

Jiang Li stopped in her tracks and began patting herself down.

"No, that’s not right. He can see everyone. This entire mountain has become his surveillance zone."

The moment they entered, they had already walked into Ji Yan’s trap.

"How much must all this have cost?!" Wu Ming couldn’t help but gasp.

The next second, Yu Hongqian’s urgent voice came through their earpieces.

"Jiang Li, you’re their target! Get out of there, now!"