“Good news.”

Grace Brooks quickly returned after finishing the call, her face beaming: “Black Triangle Star has issued a statement to close their accounts and announced their withdrawal from the underground world. This means these people have already escaped from Dayu, and naturally, they’ve also abandoned their actions against Ethan.”

“The deterrent power of the Southern Su family is truly extraordinary.”

Emily Harris raised her phone: “I’ve received the news as well. It must be that the people of Black Triangle Star were intimidated by the Su family’s name and fled in a hurry.”

“Perhaps they were already planning to leave Dayu. You can tell from the string of jobs they’ve taken recently—this was their last frenzy before leaving. After taking this job worth fifteen million, they didn’t dare linger for even a moment, fleeing Dayu without pause. They even created a diversion by appearing in Yunmeng City to attract attention and facilitate their escape.”

Grace Brooks said.

Emily Harris nodded.

However, regardless of the reason, the threat from Black Triangle Star has indeed been eliminated.

“For safety’s sake, we’ll increase patrols at Chihe Mansion and the surrounding streets to ensure nothing goes wrong.”

Emily Harris said.

“In that case, I’ll have to trouble the Security Bureau to take extra care.”

Grace Brooks said.

“It’s what we should do.”

Emily Harris smiled.

Ethan Brooks listened without saying much.

In her mind, she was already planning how to get to Shanlong City.

Should she take the city bus or the train?

Forget it, Shanlong is only about sixty kilometers from Yunmeng—taking a taxi will do.

……

Emily Harris didn’t return to the Security Bureau until after 11 p.m.

She rubbed her tired brow.

The whole day, she’d been like a spinning wheel, without a moment’s rest.

First, there was the major case of the Longquan Real Estate general manager being killed in the old city district. After finally handing the case over to the expert William Cooper from above, she immediately began searching for information related to the martial arts world.

Then, the eldest daughter of the Su family from the capital visited, and it turned out that a dangerous person was plotting to harm Ethan Brooks, who might become the only male heir of Charles Brooks’s line.

If Ethan Brooks really died in Yunmeng, everyone at the Security Bureau would be held accountable.

Fortunately, after a trip to Chihe Mansion, good news came right away.

Black Triangle Star had closed their accounts.

This showed their intention to cease activities in Dayu.

They were just doing a job for money and had no personal grudge against Ethan Brooks. Since they closed their accounts and left, Ethan Brooks’s danger was naturally resolved.

She could finally relax a little.

Just after Emily Harris handed in her service pistol, James Bolton hurried over: “Sister Emily.”

“You’re still here this late?”

Emily Harris glanced at him: “How are you ever going to find a girlfriend like this?”

“Solving cases is way more interesting than having a girlfriend.”

James Bolton waved his hand, then quickly handed over a piece of intelligence: “I just got some new information, not yet verified. Black Triangle Star’s statement about closing their accounts and leaving the Dayu market wasn’t because they’d made enough and planned to leave, but because…”

He unconsciously lowered his voice: “Except for the undercover who never participated in operations, the other three are all dead. Not a single one survived.”

Chapter 7 Shanlong

“All dead?”

Emily Harris stared at James Bolton, who brought the news, stunned on the spot.

After a while, she couldn’t help but ask, “You mean, the three people from Black Triangle Star responsible for the operation… are dead?”

“That’s the information I’ve received from my informant so far.”

James Bolton said.

“Black Triangle Star may not be some international crime syndicate, but to have been active in the southern underground world for so long, they must be quite capable. How could they die so easily?”

Emily Harris quickly asked, “When did it happen? Who killed them?”

“Who killed them is unclear, but it should have happened tonight.”

“Tonight?”

After hearing this, Emily Harris thought of the Longquan Real Estate general manager Henry Cooper, who also died tonight in the old city redevelopment area…

She felt as if some terrifying, monstrous predator was lurking in the shadows of Yunmeng, a city with less than two million people, waiting to devour its prey.

“Can you get more specific information?”

Emily Harris asked.

“I’m afraid it’ll be very difficult.”

James Bolton said, “This kind of core information is usually only in the hands of top figures in the underground world. My informant clearly doesn’t have that kind of access. However…”

He chose his words carefully: “If Black Triangle Star closed their accounts because they were killed, it undoubtedly proves they encountered a fear they couldn’t overcome. That’s why the undercover responsible for logistics didn’t even dare to think of revenge and immediately made it clear he was cutting all ties. And to have the kind of power that could frighten Black Triangle Star’s undercover to this extent…”

“The Su family?”

Emily Harris immediately shook her head: “Impossible. I was present when Grace Brooks got the news. Judging by her reaction, this doesn’t seem like something the Su family did.”

“Grace Brooks may be a Su family daughter and manages a subsidiary worth several hundred million, but as a woman, she can’t get into the Su family’s core circle at all. Even if the Su family did something, they might not let her know.”