S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 5 Chapter 33

Inheritor of the Three Murderers 02 – Protection Network

---

At seven thirty in the evening.

The red carpet was spread out outside the Bai Group's newly built building in S City, and celebrities of all colours made a glamorous entrance, the scene was very grand.

Bai Yutang drove past the main entrance, glanced over, and was speechless, "The twins' taste is still so vulgar."

Zhan Zhao smiled, "The more high profile the better is also a kind of taste, everything to the extreme will always be free of vulgarity."

Bai Yutang couldn't laugh or cry as he shook his head and drove into the underground parking garage. Several other cars were tailing them, almost the entire SCI team had come out to attend this dinner party. Of course it wasn't just because it was a dinner party hosted by Brother Bai, they were mainly here to investigate the case.

Zhan Zhao glanced at the rearview mirror. A'Mo didn't seem too used to dressing so formally and kept reaching out to adjust his tie.

Xiao Bai Chi, who was sitting next to him, helped him straighten his clothes and told him not to be nervous.

It was unknown how A'Mo distinguished people. He was especially relaxed when he stood next to Bai Chi, Xiatian and Ma Xin, and he was okay when he stayed with Bai Yutang or Zhan Zhao. But whenever Zhao Jue and Bai Ye approach him, he gets very nervous, especially Zhao Jue.

Zhao Jue's comment on this was - it's normal, animals are afraid of the smell of death.

After the car stopped in the underground parking garage, Bai Yutang got out of the car and was startled... He saw that the entire underground parking garage was covered with surveillance, just like the anti-theft system in the movies. No matter who walked through the area, they would be scanned by infrared rays. Dozens of black-clothed security personnel were walking around... These people were obviously not ordinary community security guards, it could be seen from their mobility and eyes that they had all been rigorously trained at one time or another.

"Yo!"

The twins came down the stairs.

Bai Yutang asked them, "Which country's president is coming?"

The twins froze, then Xiao Ding jumped up and pointed at Bai Yutang's nose, "Wasn't it you brats who said that there are important people who need to be protected and that there must be absolutely no problems under any circumstances!"

Bai Yutang was speechless, while Zhan Zhao held back a smile and waved to the car.

Bai Chi brought A’Mo out of the car.

The twins curiously observed A'Mo, "That's him?"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

The twins squinted.

Xiao Ding moved in to look, and A'Mo tensed up again.

"Wow, those contacts are cool." Xiao Ding stared, and Da Ding dragged him away while telling Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Big Brother is on the second floor, there's a lot of people today, oh he he he."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other - Of course there are a lot of people at the Bai Group's big celebration, what's so great about it that warrants an "oh he he he"?

The twins winked at them in an unclear manner, "There really are a lot of people."

At this time, the cars at the back were also parked. The SCI crowd got out, and Zhao Jue and Bai Ye, who had come to join in the fun, also got out.

The twins smiled as soon as they saw Gongsun, "Lord! Big Brother is on the third floor."

Gongsun slipped over and followed the twins in the direction of the private elevator.

Bai Yutang tugged on Xiao Ding in some confusion and asked, "Didn't you just say that Brother is on the second floor?"

Xiao Ding narrowed his eyes, “The second floor is a banquet hall, and the third floor is a private space, little kids don't know anything." After saying that, the two brought Gongsun to look for their big brother.

Bai Yutang ground his teeth, and Zhan Zhao laughed on the side.

The crowd entered the elevator.

Zhao Hu lamented, "In the past, weren't banquets always set up to be held on the twentieth or thirtieth floor, but this time, it's only on the second floor?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang replied in unison, "Jumping off the second floor won't kill you."

The crowd couldn't help but feel distressed... It's not easy for Brother Bai.

......

The elevator door opened.

The second floor was brilliantly lit, and the crowd felt dazzled the moment the door opened. Only one word flashed in their minds - bejewelled.

Within five seconds of Ma Han exiting the elevator door, he was scanned by Chen Jiayi's "radar".

Jiayi came over to take his hand. Ma Han lowered his head and whispered a few words in her ear, Chen Jiayi nodded, went over to pounce on Qi Le, who had come to pounce on Zhao Hu, and went to the other side of the room.

The crowd all looked at Ma Han, which meant - Okay ah! Chen Jiayi, the imperial sister, was instantly delicate and charming.

The two brothers, Lan Qi and Lan Xi, were also there. They saw the crowd and greeted them.

Zhan Zhao and the others nodded and headed towards the middle of the banquet hall.

A'Mo had been in a state of bewilderment. Bai Chi and Ma Xin gently tugged on his sleeve and walked towards the "safest" corner that the twins had prepared for them.

The SCI crowd formed a protective net to keep A’Mo safe while observing the reactions of the guests around them.

After Zhan Zhao greeted a few acquaintances, he turned around and saw Bai Yutang frowning, looking around with concern.

Zhan Zhao asked, "What's wrong?"

"I feel something is wrong." Bai Yutang said in a low voice.

Zhan Zhao asked, "What's wrong? Is there danger?"

"You could say that, it just feels like something isn't quite right." Bai Yutang said.

Zhan Zhao observed Bai Yutang for a moment and found that he was in a rather tense state, a state that was rare for him.

As Zhan Zhao was wondering, he heard someone behind him say, "Aiya, it's true that the twins' taste suits me better."

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned around, they were first greeted by a head of long, reddish hair that dazzled their eyes for a moment.

Both of them frowned, they saw Eugene in a flamboyant and flowery outfit standing behind them with a glass of champagne and a bright smile on his face.

Bai Yutang glanced at Eugene, but his eyes were drawn to a figure behind him...

Zhan Zhao saw Bai Yutang frowning as he looked behind Eugene, so he also followed his line of sight and looked over... Only to see that three or four metres behind Eugene, was a man wearing a grey suit.

This person was about thirty years old, tall and thin, with slightly sunken cheeks, pale skin and pale blue eyes, short honey-coloured hair and slightly high cheekbones... with obvious Eastern European features.

The man was holding a glass of champagne and was talking to a beautiful woman. His eyes swept this way, seemingly noticing Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's gazes, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly for a few moments.

Zhan Zhao raised both eyebrows, "Bailey Yang!"

"Oi oi." Eugene snapped his fingers in front of their fixed, glowing eyes, "Is it okay for you two to ignore me like this?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked back.

Eugene turned back with the champagne in his hand and waved his hand at the foreigner whom Zhan Zhao called "Bailey Yang."

The man gently tilted his head as a greeting.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned their faces to look at Eugene and asked, "You brought him here?!"

Eugene seemed to find this question from the two of them amusing, and spread his hands, "Why don't the two of you go look at Boss Bai's invitation list." After saying that, he made an "exaggerated" facial expression, patted his chest to show his fear, and turned to walk away.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other.

Then they looked back at the Eastern European from just a moment ago.

Bailey Yang was a figure on the SCI's blacklist, or rather, every professional crime investigation agency would have this person on their list of key concerns.

His apparent identity was that of an ordinary consulting detective, but his actual job was that of an assassin. Unlike normal assassins who use guns, he uses close combat... Originally from a travelogue organisation, he has worked as a scavenger. The term 'killing machine' is used to describe people like him, regardless of whether he is good or bad, he is just a well-equipped and efficiently functioning killing machine.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were frowning when Zhao Hu walked over and reached out to point not far away.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked over in the direction of his finger.

They saw Ma Han standing in front, frowning and mechanically turning a lighter in his hand, while not far in front of him, a somewhat sickly, black-haired, black-clothed handsome uncle was talking to Bai Ye.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other - Eleven was here too.

Zhao Hu alerted, "Look behind the two of them."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang froze and looked behind the two...

Only to see that behind Bai Ye and Eleven, there was a teenager.

He looked at most sixteen or seventeen years old, and although he wasn't tall he felt unusually strong. He wore a decent suit, had a square face with decent features, and had short blonde hair, somewhat resembling the look of an American comic book character.

Zhan Zhao held his forehead.

Bai Yutang was also surprised, "Third... the highest-ranked assassin who is still out and active..."

Zhao Hu said, “The reason Xiao Ma Ge is so nervous shouldn't be because of Eleven, take a look at Luo Tian."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned back and saw Luo Tian standing next to Ma Xin not far away with an unusually grim face, which was his instinctive reaction to sensing danger.

Zhao Hu was torn, "I'm also nervous, it's damn full of violent people!"

And not far from Luo Tian's side, there stood a beautiful woman in a gorgeous lavender crystal dress. She looked about the same age as Jiayi, with a tall figure and a pair of thin heels on her feet, a pair of shoes that inexplicably looked aggressive. Her black hair was coiled up, and her hairpin resembled a slender dagger.

She noticed Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's gazes and turned her head, reaching out to gently press her red lips, sending a flying kiss to the crowd over here.

Bai Yutang frowned - Purple Violin.

Bai Chi ran to Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao's side and whispered, "Brother, what's going on? There are a lot of killers and famous violent individuals here."

As he spoke, Cello walked over and exchanged a kiss on the cheek with that beautiful woman, and together they turned their faces to look at the crowd.

The obvious identical genetic characteristics made it possible for people to instantly recognise these two as siblings.

"This is good, the cello and violin have come together, if you add a piano, maybe they can play a song..." Before Zhao Hu finished his teasing words, he heard the sound of a piano, and the crowd turned their eyes to look over.

Only to see a handsome old man sitting in front of the piano, playing a serenade.

The old man was very handsome. He was thin and tall, with a head of grey hair, blue eyes, a well-trimmed beard and a black suit, but he was wearing black gloves and playing the piano, which made people feel a little strange.

The sound of the piano flowed, and two young people walked next to the old man, a man and a woman, both wearing black leather gloves. Their eyes were totally different from those of normal people, and they carried a sternness that could not be hidden.

Bai Chi was surprised, "Is this the legendary Black Glove Family?"

Bai Yutang rubbed his eyebrows and smoothly grabbed Xiao Ding, who was running past behind him with a cup.

Xiao Ding held the cup and did not slow down to look at Bai Yutang who had launched a "surprise attack" on him.

"What kind of people did you invite?" Bai Yutang was speechless, "Is this a meeting of celebrities or a meeting of killers?"

Xiao Ding narrowed his eyes, "Hey! These people aren't the ones we invited."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang froze.

Zhao Hu asked, "You can come in without an invitation?"

The corners of Xiao Ding's mouth twitched, "Come on, you guys know what kind of people they are, do you think the security guards can stop them if they want to come in?"

Zhan Zhao was puzzled, "What are they doing here?"

Xiao Ding spread his hands, "God knows."

Zhan Zhao thought about it and looked around, "Where is Zhao Jue?"

"All the fish in the world are the same."

Before Zhan Zhao could find Zhao Jue, his voice had already sounded behind him.

Bai Yutang looked at him.

"Where there is bait, the fish will gather." Zhao Jue smiled faintly and looked at A'Mo, who was sitting on a one-person sofa with a bewildered look on his face.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both worried - Could they be here for the witness?

Bai Yutang also felt that something was going to happen. This place was full of psychopaths with great fighting strength, in case there was a real fight later, the entire building would be wiped out, and his brother would definitely go crazy.

"Don't be nervous." Zhao Jue stretched out a finger and gently waved it at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Whether the enemy is strong or not, lies in whether he is really an enemy."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at him, "What do you mean?"

"When the enemy and you share a common goal..." Zhao Jue extended his index finger and tapped his lips, "the enemy is no longer the enemy..."

Just as his words finished, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao heard Qin Ou's voice coming from their headphones, "Someone is approaching A'Mo at ten o'clock."

Bai Yutang looked up and noticed that a person carrying a plate was walking towards A’Mo.

Before Zhao Hu could step forward, the beauty in the long purple dress from earlier passed behind the young man carrying the plate. Her slender index finger gently pressed against the young man's neck and she leaned forward, "Your heartbeat is a bit fast..."

The young man froze, and the plate in his hand disappeared... along with the pistol hidden underneath the plate, all of which fell into Da Ding's hands.

Da Ding beckoned to the two black-clothed security guards, and the young man was quietly taken away.

Zhao Hu and Ma Han went over to the lounge outside the door and cuffed this oblivious killer.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other and saw Violin turn around and go elsewhere.

Surprised, Zhan Zhao asked Zhao Jue, "They're here to help?"

"Can't really say they're helping." Zhao Jue spread his hands, "The purpose is clear."

"What purpose?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang asked together.

Zhao Jue winked at the two, "Ensuring that the witness stays alive to identify the murderer!"

The piano sounded, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at the several top members of the assassin world who were freely weaving through the crowd... If the purpose of these people was to protect A'Mo, then the difficulty of assassinating this witness was really too high, and this could truly be called one of the strongest protective nets in history!

‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵

Previous Chapter | TOC | Next Chapter

Translator Notes

Please feel free to comment any mistakes I made so I can improve and do better as I go through the book.

Translated: January 30, 2024 by Angel

Edited: May 1, 2024 by Angel