Chapter 1: This is what they call life

  This out-of-control mixer truck's 'accidental traffic accident' would naturally be handled by the traffic police, and Qin Yan didn't have any interest in dealing with those small fries.

  After all, the other party can completely deny that it was a traffic accident and you won't be able to get anything useful from a small fry like him.

  Before long, the Porsche stopped in front of a Western restaurant.

  He pulled Lin Ling, who was still a bit tense and distracted, towards the Western restaurant, saying in a low voice: "Captain Lin, you're already scared like this just at the beginning?"

  "Who... who's afraid? I'm not!"

  The beautiful policewoman couldn't admit that she was afraid, in fact she wasn't. It's just that the incident happened suddenly and she had never experienced anything like this before. In the past, when investigating criminal cases, it was always the police catching the criminals, but this time it was the other way around - the criminals were ambushing the police officers.

  "As long as you're not afraid, when Ge Cheng finds out that these assassination methods are ineffective, he will use open killing."

  "Tomorrow's murder?"

  "Stupid! It's just a direct killing, rather than secretly creating an accident."

  "I get it, by then there will be a chance to catch him off guard!"

  "Finally got smarter."

  He sat down by the window and signaled to the waiter: "Two seven-minute steaks, two servings of macaroni, two fruit salads, one ham pizza, two char-grilled beef Wellingtons, a French roasted lamb and fish soup...and two glasses of red wine to go with the meal."

  Listening to him, he didn't even look at the menu and ordered so many dishes in a row. Lin Ling couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Just the two of us, why did you order so much?"

  "Of course we're going to eat it, what's the point of just looking at it?"

  "Are you kidding me?!"

  "What's the point of dining with a pig?"

  "Get out!"

  Lin Ling ignored him with a huff, and whether it was physical or verbal confrontation, she was no match for Qin Yan. Silence was undoubtedly the best choice.

  Before long, all sorts of dishes were served one after another. After being busy for half a day and feeling both tired and hungry, she couldn't care about her elegant demeanor anymore, so she picked up her knife and fork and was ready to devour the food.

  Of course, Lin Daiyu was never a lady in the first place.

  "Ladies first, haven't you heard of it?"

  He stretched out his hand to block hers as she reached for the steak, Qin Yan put both steaks in front of himself and quickly cut off a piece to stuff into his mouth.

  Lin Ling could no longer hold back, and burst into a rage. But before she could continue to vent her anger, Qin Yan had already tasted all the dishes, then beckoned to the waiter who delivered the food.

  "Sir, can I help you with anything?" The waiter smiled all over his face.

  "Didn't you order just now?"

  “……”

  "The fish soup tastes a bit off, try some."

  Without waiting for the waiter to speak, Qin Yan suddenly stood up and pinched his chin, pouring a spoonful of soup into his mouth. He then smiled at Lin Ling and said, "Let's eat, the soup has gone bad and can't be drunk."

  At one o'clock in the afternoon, there was only their table of guests in the Western restaurant, which didn't attract too many onlookers, but Qin Yan's actions still caught the attention of the Western restaurant staff.

  Lin Ling looked at Qin Yan deeply, but her heart was sweating coldly. At this point, she naturally understood why he wanted to taste all the dishes first.

  If...

  If I had drunk the fish soup first, the consequences would have been unthinkable. This also further proves how terrifying Ge Cheng's power is in Qingyang County.

  I knew it!

  The staff of the Western restaurant, who had just discovered that something was wrong on this side, hadn't even had time to rush over when they saw a waiter who had been force-fed fish soup by Qin Yan. The waiter's mouth was foaming and he fell to the ground, convulsing all over, his face gradually turning red, and in no time it had turned a deep purple color, with more air coming out than going in.

  In just two or three minutes, the waiter's eyes were wide open and he died, his death was extremely terrifying, even his eyeballs almost popped out.

  "It wasn't me...it wasn't us who poisoned..."

  The Western restaurant manager was frightened, his face pale, and he waved his hand at Qin Yan, shouting: "Nothing to do with me, this person is not our employee!"

  "I know, report it then, don't delay my meal, someone will handle it." Qin Yan continued to eat with gusto.

  "You..."

  Lin Ling wasn't someone who hadn't seen dead people before, she had seen even more disgusting scenes than this, however, continuing to eat and drink next to a corpse like he was doing, that was something she absolutely couldn't do.

  What kind of person is he?

  More and more things entwined each other, the more they went through together, the thicker the mist in her heart became. The hidden things on this man's body had changed from curiosity at first to shock and fear now, she even dared not continue investigating him.

  Stillness is safe, but activity often leads to murder.

  The key is that when he kills people, there is no evil spirit on his body. After killing, his emotions are calm, as if doing a trivial matter.

  "I can't eat it, you have some." Lin Lingke didn't have such a perverted mentality.

  "You have to eat."

  Qin Yan stuffed the steak into his mouth, and said in a low voice: "I told you, the real fight has just begun. Next, there will be a series of fierce battles. If you don't want to die, if you don't want to drag me down with you to die together, you must keep enough physical strength to cope with any unexpected changes that may occur at any time."

  Listening to his casual words, Lin Ling suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of security in her heart, as if with him around, she didn't have to worry about anything happening.

  His overbearing methods, his terrifying strength, and his meticulous mind made all of Gai's actions become a meaningless joke.

  With him around, what's there to worry about?

  Women need a sense of security, no matter how strong Lin Ling is, she is still a woman after all. The man who can give her a sense of security must be very strong, but such people are rare in reality. Qin Yan just happens to have this ability, so at this moment, the tight strings in her heart gradually relaxed.

  She put down her psychological burden and learned from Qin Yan to eat and drink, after the two finished eating, several police officers rushed over to handle the 'Western Restaurant Poisoning Case'.

  Of course, given Lin Ling's special identity, she didn't need to stay and assist with the investigation. The two of them began a new round of high-profile activities.

  Damage to the braking system...

  Causing traffic accidents...

  Western restaurant poisoning...

  In the process of strolling around in the afternoon, all kinds of small movements appeared again, unfortunately, the results were not much different, and they were all easily resolved by Qin Yan.

  Until the sky was dark and the night curtain fell, Qin Yan put forward a request that made Lin Ling's eyes widen in shock.

  Go to the suburbs of Xiaoyun Mountain to watch the moon!

  Yes!

  His goal in doing so was very simple, which was to give Ge Cheng an opportunity to make a move. The subtle movements he made during the day were all ineffective, and as time passed by one second at a time, only the path of open killing remained. Indeed, as long as Ge Cheng had a bit of brains, he would understand that Qin Yan was intentionally provoking him to take action. However, he had to follow his opponent's intentions because Ge Ying was in the public security bureau and would continue to be interrogated tomorrow morning.

  To put it bluntly, on the surface, Ge Cheng has been constantly attacking Qin Yan and Lin Ling, but in fact, he has already reached a dead end and is being forced by Qin Yan to follow his predetermined plan.

  Xiǎo Yún Shān

  A small hill next to Qingyang County, not high above sea level, and can't be said to have a beautiful scenery, but since there aren't many famous mountains or rivers nearby, it's still quite popular among locals who come here to climb and enjoy the view.

  Of course, mountain climbing and sightseeing are all done during the day. At night, there is no one around, making it an ideal place for murder and robbery.

  For the convenience of tourists climbing the mountain, a stone slab paved staircase winds from the foot of the mountain to the top, with less than a thousand steps in total.

  With Qin Yan and Lin Ling's physical strength, they reached the top of the mountain without much effort.

  The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the evening breeze brings coolness.

  But both of them knew that tonight was not a good time for moon-gazing, and the people from Ge City had probably already taken action, and might have even arrived at Xiao Yun Shan.

  "Murder is not a crime tonight, right?" Qin Yan looked up at the bright moon in the middle of the sky and said slowly, as if asking Lin Ling but also seemingly talking to himself.

  "Give."

  Lin Ling pulled out a handgun from his backpack, along with several magazines and handed them over: "There are enough bullets, but you must promise me that unless the other side threatens our lives, you cannot fire!"

  Qin Yan didn't take the gun, but instead turned around and walked away on the small path they came from: "You wait here, I'll go down for a bit, whatever you do, don't follow me."

  What does he want to do?

  To kill?

  Impossible!

  Even if their actions were being monitored by people from Gecheng, the other party did not know where they would go next and could only report to Gecheng after they arrived. After all, Xiaoyun Mountain was not in the county seat, it was impossible for Gecheng's men to be everywhere, and it took some time to rush over from the county seat.

  It wasn't until more than half an hour later that Qin Yan returned, panting heavily and covered in sweat, but no one knew where he had gone.

  Lin Ling secretly wondered in his heart. Previously, the two of them had gone from the foot to the top of the mountain without him breaking a sweat. What exactly was it that had exhausted him so much?

  She didn't ask because she knew that even if she asked, Qin Yan wouldn't tell her.

  "Do you know Song Yu Yan?" Qin Yan suddenly asked.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Just say whether you know her or not, it seems like you two are quite familiar."

  We are friends.

  "Does she have a boyfriend?"

  "You..."

  Facing this sudden inquiry, Lin Ling was stunned at first. When she heard Qin Yan ask if Song Yuyan had a boyfriend, she felt inexplicably annoyed and lost in her heart.

  Does this bastard have a crush on Song Yu-yan?

  But...

  "Why should I tell you! Don't know!" Lin Ling gritted her teeth in hatred.

  "Never mind."

  Qin Yan pouted and hummed: "Having a boyfriend is useless... Ah, I asked her if she had a boyfriend, you seemed to be very angry."

  "Who got angry? Which eye of yours saw me getting angry? Is there something wrong with your brain?" Lin Ling felt like he was about to go crazy.

  "It's better if you don't get angry, otherwise I'd worry that you'll fall in love with me."

  "Ha! You?"

  "Here."

  "What's coming?"

  "Shut up!"

  Just a moment ago, Qin Yan's face was still smiling, but his expression suddenly turned serious, and he lowered his voice to say: "There's something I need to tell you in advance. The underlings of Ge Cheng are not worth worrying about. A few nights ago, I encountered an expert, and after thinking about it, it's likely related to Ge Cheng."

  Expert?

  Lin Ling had personally experienced Qin Yan's strength and could only describe it as unfathomable, anyone who was considered a master by him must not be simple.

  Thinking back to their first encounter, he didn't even have the chance to fire a shot. If his speculation was true, then tonight's events were far more complicated than he had imagined.

  "How could this be... what can we do now?"

  "When that expert appears, I'll let you leave and you must leave. Staying behind will only drag us down!"

  "I understand!"

  A brief conversation had just ended, and a faintly disordered sound of footsteps came from the direction of the winding stone steps, getting closer and closer...