Chapter 16 — Thirty Million Yuan and One Slander

A giant red wooden desk. Occupies the center of the room. There's still an unfinished cup of coffee left. still warm.

“He just left not long ago!”

Ly Kien Quan immediately concluded. He quickly walked behind the desk and began checking. Empty. The chassis has been removed. Hard drive disappeared. The safe in the corner of the wall was wide open. There's nothing left inside either. All traces... Have been cleaned up.

"Damned!"

Ly Kien Quan slammed his fist on the table.

“He is one step ahead of us!”

Just when everyone felt hopeless. My eyes... Suddenly attracted by a painting on the wall. a watercolor painting. The painting is very beautiful. The scene is profound and quiet. But strangely... In the lower right corner of the picture frame there is a very small fingerprint, looking extremely out of place. It's like someone just pressed hard on it. I stepped forward. Place your hand exactly where the other fingerprint is, press down firmly. Just heard a soft "click" sound. The entire wall of paintings... slowly opened inwards, revealing a dark entrance. Ly Kien Quan's eyes immediately lit up. Everyone immediately raised their guns, pointing straight at the path. A cold, gloomy wind blew from inside the secret room. Ly Kien Quan and I looked at each other. Then take the lead in. The secret room is not large. Just about a dozen square meters. There is no gold, silver or jewels. No stacks of cash. There is only one table. And a laptop with a bright screen. On the computer screen… A surveillance video is playing. Camera angle... This is where we are standing right now. In the lower corner of the screen shows the recording time. Just five minutes ago. From the beginning until now... We have always been under his watch. Right at that moment. A line of text suddenly appeared on the screen.

“The game… has just begun.”

“Hua Tinh, the next person... will be your family.”

Those cold words... Like a poisoned blade. Stabbed straight into my heart. My family. That's my only weakness. My whole body immediately turned cold. I couldn't help but tremble.

“Damn it!”

Ly Kien Quan roared and kicked the table next to him. The laptop fell to the ground. Screen shattered. The image immediately disappeared. But that evil threat... Was engraved in all of our heads. He escaped. Right before our eyes. Calmly destroy all evidence. Then disappeared without leaving a trace. He also intentionally left this video. To mock us. To threaten us. This is a blatant provocation. It's also a crazy declaration of war.

“Contact my parents immediately!”

I pulled out my phone. The voice trembled.

“Send someone!”

“Send as many people as possible to protect them!”

Ly Kien Quan immediately picked up the walkie-talkie. Start giving orders. His voice was hoarse with anger.

“Notify command center!”

“Tran Dong has escaped!”

“Immediately issue a highest-level arrest warrant!”

“Blockade of all airports, stations, ports, and highway entrances and exits in the city!”

“Even if I have to turn this whole city upside down…”

“You have to get him out for me too!”

The entire Son Trang Van Dinh was completely blocked. More and more investigators arrived. Begin a carpet search of the entire area. Hoping to find even a small clue that Tran Dong left behind. But the result... Disappointing. He's like an anti-reconnaissance expert top. Does not leave behind any valuable fingerprints, hairs or DNA. The other laptop also received special treatment. Any data cannot be recovered. Completely lost track of him. All clues... At this point, they were cut off. We have captured Wang Jianguo. Arrested Lam Dao. Capture Ton Le. But who is really behind? The biggest fish. Slipped off the hook again. He can at any time show his deadly fangs to my closest relatives. An unprecedented feeling of helplessness enveloped me. I sat down on the cold floor of the mansion. Looking at the dark night rain outside the window. Feeling like I'm falling into a bottomless abyss. Ly Kien Quan stepped forward. Sit down next to me. He gave me a bottle of water. Pat me on the shoulder. His voice was tired though. But still steadfast.

“I have sent two of our most elite groups.”

“Protect your family twenty-four hours a day.”

“As long as Tran Dong dares to show up…”

“We will definitely catch him.”

I raised my head. Look at his bloodshot eyes from staying awake.

“Is he… going to show up?”

My voice was full of bitterness.

“Now he is like a poisonous snake…”

“Hiding in the deepest dark corner.”

“He can wait.”

“Wait for us to relax.”

“Waiting for us to reveal an opening.”

“Then… give us a fatal blow.”

“We are too passive.”