Chapter 130: Reinforcements Have Arrived

"Li Qing, there's that madman and six bodyguards left. Three for each of us—can you handle that?"

Chen Yu's voice was barely a whisper, his warm breath grazing the tip of Li Qing's nose.

The sudden question made Li Qing's heart skip a beat. She instinctively looked back at the pink-clad muscle men standing not far away. They appeared incredibly robust, radiating a dangerous aura.

She gave a wry smile and shook her head, saying helplessly, "I can take down two at most, and only if they're caught off guard. We have to find an opening; otherwise, we'll be riddled with bullets before we even get close!"

"That's a problem. I don't think I can handle four either. Those guys look really tough!" Chen Yu frowned, looking distressed.

Internally, however, he was fuming: *Damn it, my strength has doubled; I feel like I could kill a bull with one punch! But those guys on the other side are carrying real heat! Rushing them would be a tragic reenactment of the saying, 'No matter how good your kung fu is, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife.'*

"It seems we'll need another round of the game to find a chance to strike!" Li Qing analyzed the situation seriously, her tone heavy.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, she sensed something was off.

The game... wasn't it already over?

And why did she still feel like an octopus clinging to this man?

Furthermore, why was this old lecher's body pressing closer and closer? Those large hands holding her waist were frighteningly hot, and their grip had tightened significantly.

"Hey, put me down!" Li Qing said, blushing as she reminded him.

"By the way, you lied about your weight, didn't you?" Instead of letting go, Chen Yu leaned in closer, wearing a provocative expression.

"What? No, I didn't!" Li Qing batted her clear, large eyes, looking entirely innocent.

*This woman is a great actress. If I didn't have the Eye of Insight, I really would have been fooled by this pitiful act of hers.*

"Those muscle lines on you aren't fake! And with your fighting skills, you must have trained a lot, right? You have to be at least 120 pounds, don't you?" Chen Yu smiled deviously.

"Bullshit! I'm 110 pounds, where did you get 120 from!" Li Qing blurted out.

As soon as the words left her mouth, she wanted to bite off her own tongue. Her pretty face flushed bright red, and she shot Chen Yu a glare filled with feigned anger. That look was so seductive it could practically drip water.

"Aha! In such a life-or-death situation, you actually dared to lie about your weight? You almost got us both killed!" Chen Yu looked pained, leaning in even closer until their nose tips were almost touching.

*He was inwardly overjoyed: Hehe, little lady, you're still too green to play mind games with me. But 110 pounds is just right—not an ounce of fat, not an ounce of thinness, just pure perfection!*

"Put me down right now!" Embarrassed and angry, Li Qing loosened her long legs from around his waist and prepared to jump down. But she immediately realized that Chen Yu's arms were like a tight shackle, locking her waist firmly in his embrace, leaving her unable to move.

"Are you two still immersed in this wonderful game?"

A mocking voice interrupted their "intimate" interaction. Shen Feng had walked over at some point. The only visible part of his face, his mouth, was curled into a chilling, gloomy smirk.

"Don't worry! The next game will be even more spectacular!"

After saying this, he gave a look to the staff nearby and turned to leave. His retreating figure looked displeased, no matter how one viewed it.

Chen Yu watched the direction he left in and sneered inwardly.

*Unhappy? That's right! I want to make you unhappy! Don't you love watching people fall into despair and collapse? I’m going to keep living well, and I'm going to keep flirting with a beauty right in front of you, you pervert!*

...

Meanwhile, at the Jiangcheng City Detective Branch.

A blue-and-white car pulled to a steady stop at the entrance. The door opened, and a long, toned leg stepped out first. A young female detective with a high bun, a stunning face, and a sharp, capable temperament emerged from the car.

She looked up at the detective branch building and spotted a man with a square face and a grave expression at the entrance. The sternness on her face melted instantly, replaced by a radiant smile as she waved enthusiastically. "Captain Yan! Zhang Luyao reporting for duty!"

The eternally icy face of Yan Zheng managed to squeeze out a smile as he hurried forward.

"You're finally here. The situation is very tricky, and you are our only hope!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Luyao's smile faded. Her expression shifted, and she walked over quickly with a serious demeanor.

In the interrogation room, the waiter brought back from the cruise ship sat in a chair with dull eyes, repeating a single sentence as if possessed: "Seven days... it's almost here... going to die... about to melt..."

Su Qingzhu closed her eyes, pinching the bridge of her nose with one hand, her exquisite face etched with exhaustion and helplessness. She had spent hours there, exhausting every interrogation technique, but the man seemed as if his soul had been extracted, leaving behind a machine that could only repeat the same words.

Just then, the interrogation room door opened. Zhang Luyao followed Yan Zheng inside.

"Yaoyao?" Su Qingzhu opened her eyes sharply, her eyes widening in surprise when she recognized the visitor.

"Hehe! What's going on that has our star police beauty so stumped?" Zhang Luyao walked over with a giggle and patted her shoulder affectionately.

"You, you weren't at the Provincial Bureau..." Su Qingzhu was so moved she could barely speak, her eyes reddening.

"And you call yourself my best friend. You haven't reached out to me once since graduation! We're the 'Police Beauty Trio,' is our friendship really that faded?" Zhang Luyao feigned resentment, looking clearly displeased.

"We... we've both been too busy, so... By the way, why did you suddenly come here? Aren't you working at the Provincial Bureau's Psychological Research Center? How did you..."

"This case has alarmed the entire nation! That hijacked live stream signal is still up there, causing chaos and panic across the city. My superiors gave a direct order for me to come here and assist you with the investigation with everything I've got!" Zhang Luyao explained, her tone turning serious.

She paused, turning her gaze toward the despondent waiter in the interrogation room, before asking the question she cared about most.

"By the way, I've been watching that stream... Sister Qing... how did she end up in that death game? And what about that man named Chen Yu? He doesn't look like a good guy, but he seems to have some tricks up his sleeve."

Mentioning the two of them, Su Qingzhu's expression became complicated.

"We can catch up later!"

Yan Zheng interrupted them in a low voice. "Luyao, take a look at this man and see if there's any way to make him talk! He is our only lead, and we must find the location of that isolated island!"

Zhang Luyao set aside her curiosity and fixed her gaze on the dazed waiter. She listened carefully to the phrase he kept repeating, observing his hollow eyes and unconscious body movements.

A few seconds later, a look of absolute confidence bloomed on her beautiful face.

"No problem! Leave it to me."