Chapter 55: Phantom Abilities

Ji Xiong was really quite cautious and cunning, although the time and place were all chosen by him, in order to be sure, he still did not come forward in person, but temporarily found a little beggar to complete the transaction in his place.

"Sir, are you here to buy goods?" the little beggar walked up to Yang Xiuping, raised his head, and asked timidly.

"Yes!" Yang Xiuping nodded.

"Sir, did you bring the money?" Although the little beggar asked this sentence very sophisticatedly, the little beggar's tone was a little stumbling, obviously this sentence was taught by Ji Xiong to ask.

"Brought, here!" Yang Xiuping said as he took out two wades of money from his body and shook them in front of the little beggar.

These two piles of money were just taken from the ATM machine on the way to Yang Xiuping, so not only is the red ticket brand new, but even the aroma of ink can be faintly smelled.

This made the little beggar's eyes look greedy, even though he knew that the money would not end up in his pocket.

The little beggar stretched out his little black hands and was about to grab the two wades of money in Yang Xiuping's hand.

But when the little beggar saw that his fingers were about to touch the edge of the two wades of money, he finally grabbed it, because Yang Xiuping raised his arm and lifted the money to a position that he couldn't grasp.

"Little guy, don't be so anxious, the money is here, but what about your goods?" In the surprised gaze of the little beggar, Yang Xiuping pulled the corners of his mouth and asked with a chuckle.

"Oh! ”

The little beggar who was dazzled by the money in Yang Xiuping's hand only then remembered that he hadn't taken out the things that Ji Xiong had given him.

Picking up his tattered cotton coat, the little beggar pulled out a paper bag hidden on his chest.

A thin little beggar, a hundred grams of "goods", if a real addict encounters such a situation, nine times out of ten he will not be tempted to snatch the paper bag in the little beggar's hand and run away.

But Yang Xiuping, who is not a drunkard, will certainly not do such a stupid act.

After taking the paper bag from the little beggar's hand, Yang Xiuping handed over the two wades of money to the little beggar.

When the money arrived, the little beggar immediately turned around to leave, but before he could take two steps, he suddenly felt a tightness in his neck, and he involuntarily retreated back with his body.

It turned out that Yang Xiuping pulled the little beggar's torn cotton jacket and dragged him back.

"Is there anything else, sir?" asked the little beggar, looking back, with a very calm expression.

Because the little beggar took the money and left at Ji Xiong's behest, and at the same time, Ji Xiong also told him that as long as he left, Yang Xiuping would definitely stop him, so the little beggar didn't feel flustered at all about Yang Xiuping's sudden move.

"Don't worry, little guy, I haven't inspected the goods yet!" Yang Xiuping said as he opened the paper bag that the little beggar gave him.

As soon as the paper bag was opened, it revealed a small packet of white powder stored in a plastic bag.

Yang Xiuping took out one of the bags of white powder, wrapped the rest in paper again, and stuffed it into his arms.

Lifting the plastic bag, Yang Xiuping dipped some powder out of it with two fingers, and then stuffed one of the fingers into his mouth.

Closing his eyes, Yang Xiuping took a deep breath and slowly spit it out, then nodded and said, "Okay, it's not bad, you can go." ”

When the little beggar heard this, he immediately trotted in the direction he had come.

Looking at the back of the little beggar gradually disappearing into the night, Yang Xiuping narrowed his eyes slightly, put one hand in his pocket, and touched the powder on his finger in his inner pocket.

It turned out that although Yang Xiuping had just put two fingers into the plastic bag, those two fingers were the index finger and middle finger with a large difference in length, so only Yang Xiuping's middle finger really touched the white powder in the plastic bag, and the one that Yang Xiuping finally stuffed into his mouth was the index finger.

When the little beggar had turned into a small black dot in Yang Xiuping's sight, Yang Xiuping immediately turned around expressionlessly and walked away quickly in the opposite direction to the little beggar.

About 500 meters away from the overpass, in a room of an office building, Ji Xiong put down the binoculars in his hand, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The entire transaction process between Yang Xiuping and the little beggar was clearly seen by him.

Of course, Yang Xiuping made that inconspicuous little move, and Ji Xiong didn't notice it.

One hundred grams, although it can only be regarded as a fraction compared to the new one Ji Xiong, but with the usual sales volume, it will take Ji Xiong several days to sell this 100 grams.

And in a business like theirs, the more customers who handle the goods, the more likely they are to miss out.

So this time, I was able to sell a hundred grams at once, which was still very satisfying to Ji Xiong.

Picking up the telescope again, and being 100% sure that no one, including Yang Xiuping, was following the little beggar, Ji Xiong finally completely relieved his heart, turned around and walked out of the house.

However, what Ji Xiong didn't know was that not long after he gave up monitoring the little beggar, Yang Xiuping, who had just turned into another road, suddenly disappeared out of thin air as if he had become a ghost.

At the same time, more than ten meters away from the little beggar, a man in a suit and leather shoes appeared unconsciously, this man was not Yang Xiuping, but who was it.

Being able to become an undercover agent dispatched by the Special Administration, Yang Xiuping naturally has his unique ability, and the "phantom" is Yang Xiuping's reliance.

Relying on his own abilities, Yang Xiuping can create an illusion that is identical to himself and manipulate it.

Creating and manipulating a disembodied phantom seems to be a very trivial matter, but in fact, although the phantom created by Yang Xiuping is just a shadow, this shadow has real five senses, including sight and hearing.

Therefore, using the phantom ability, Yang Xiuping can steal information more easily than others, which is also the main reason why the Special Administration sent him to Rulian as an undercover agent.

And just now, Yang Xiuping used his phantom ability to deceive Ji Xiong.

There is a way that one move is wrong and loses all the games, Ji Xiong thought that he was cautious enough, but he didn't expect Ji Xiong to be a strange person with phantom ability.

The next thing is very simple, Ji Xiong, who left the office building, rushed to the place agreed with the little beggar in advance, and after Ji Xiong stuffed the two hundred-yuan bills promised earlier to the little beggar, he immediately rushed back to his residence with Yang Xiuping's two wades of money.

However, when Ji Xiong stepped into the door with one foot, he didn't find Yang Xiuping, who had been not close or far behind him.

Yang Xiuping, who was standing at the corner of the stairs, heard Ji Xiong slam the door shut, and with a cold sound, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Li Ye's phone.

"Wait, wait, wait......"

The melodious music kept ringing, which made Li Yuting, who was sitting at the table and burying her head in sorting out the information, couldn't help but feel upset, she turned her head and saw that it was the ringtone of Li Ye's mobile phone on her bed, and immediately shouted loudly in dissatisfaction.

"Brother, your phone is ringing, take it off quickly, or I'll press it." ”

"No, come right away. ”

Li Ye, who was making instant noodles in the office, heard Li Yuting's words, and hurriedly sped up his movements, squeezed out all the seasonings in the seasoning bag that had been opened, and after pouring hot water in the bowl, he rushed into Li Yuting's bedroom.

After Li Ye and Yang Xiuping met in the morning, he didn't wait for Yang Xiuping's news, he took Ye Mengying to several black markets and several places he knew that specialized in selling smuggled goods, hoping to get some news about the Inhuman Elixir.

However, after a long day's work, the final result was not satisfactory.

Although there are rumors in the market that there are people selling Inhuman potions, no one can say who is selling them and where they are selling them.

It was another day of futile work, which made Li Ye and Ye Mengying feel physically and mentally exhausted.

So when it was just evening, Li Ye, who was unwilling to continue to search blindly like a headless fly, was ready to call it a day early.

Originally, Li also planned to go back to the dormitory with Ye Mengying, but it happened that the last place they visited was very close to Li Ye's house, so after thinking about it, Li Ye still chose to go home for a day.

picked up the mobile phone on Li Yuting's bed, Li also saw that the name was not marked on the caller ID of the mobile phone, but Li Ye immediately pressed the answer button, because he was very familiar with this number, this is Yang Xiuping's mobile phone number.

"Li Ye, Ji Xiong, I helped you find it. ”

"Where?"

"No. 401, No. 13, Lane 38, Yunlu Community, Anhua Road, Songpu District. ”

"Got it, I'll send someone over right away. ”

The communication between Li Ye and Yang Xiuping was concise and clear, without half a word of nonsense, but when Li Ye hung up the phone, he suddenly felt a very unkind gaze.

Turning his head, Li saw his sister Li Yuting staring at him fiercely with a pair of apricot eyes.

Obviously, Li also called Li Yuting's room, which affected Li Yuting's work and made Li Yuting very angry.

"Huh...... I'll go out, I'll go out right away. ”

Facing Li Yuting's murderous eyes, Li Ye immediately coaxed, and while smiling, he hurriedly walked out of Li Yuting's room backwards with his mobile phone.

Before going out, Li did not forget to carefully help Li Yuting close the door.

Looking at the instant noodles on the table that had not yet been boiled, Li also thought about it carefully and dispelled his previous thoughts.

Originally, Li was also going to call the Operations Section and ask the people from the Operations Section to arrest Ji Xiong directly back to the Bureau.

But now Li also feels that it doesn't seem appropriate to do this, because what he wants to grasp is the source of the production and sale of Inhuman Elixirs, and with Ji Xiong's energy in Jiangcheng, he is at most a demolition family, obviously it can't be that source.

If Ji Xiong is caught now, then if he startles the snake and lets the big fish go, it will be too late to regret it.

"Hey, Team Leader Zheng? I'm Li Ye from the Investigation Section! There's something I need to trouble you ......."

After thinking about it for a while, Li also called Zheng Weihua, the leader of the third group of the Operations Division, and Li also asked Zheng Weihua to send his subordinates to Ji Xiong's residence immediately, but don't alarm Ji Xiong, just monitor Ji Xiong.

As for what to do after spying on Ji Xiong, Li also decided to ask Jiang Zhenzhong tomorrow.

Lifting the lid, with the thick white smoke rising, the tempting aroma of instant noodles drilled into Li Ye's nose, making Li Ye's index finger move suddenly.

After stirring a few times with chopsticks, Li didn't bother to bring the noodles to the table again, and directly stood on the kitchen counter with his waist bent and ate it.

After a while, the bowl of noodles was eaten to the bottom, and even the salty noodle soup was at the bottom.

wiped his mouth with his hand, but Li Ye was still a little unsatisfied, feeling that he was only half full.

Would you like another pack?

Li also struggled for a while, and finally thought about it, the first pack of instant noodles tasted good, but if you eat too much, you will get tired, and Li can also be said to be deeply touched by this.

After washing the dishes and chopsticks, and cleaning the countertop, Li also stretched his waist, lay down on the sofa in the living room, and put his two feet on the coffee table, not to mention how comfortable this posture is.

Li also glanced at the clock on the wall, half past seven.

"At this point in time, Han Ziyu should have finished dinner!" Li Ye guessed in his heart.

Li also turned the mobile phone in his hand, ready to call Han Ziyu to ask about Shi Lei's disappearance.

Regarding Shi Lei's disappearance, Li also behaved so actively, not that Li also really cared about this case.

To be honest, although Shi Lei's disappearance case is a little greasy behind it, it is also the responsibility of the Public Security Bureau.

So it is not so much that Li also called Han Ziyu for Shi Lei's case, but that Li also called Han Ziyu to take Shi Lei's case as a reason.

"Hey, Lee. ”

The phone rang, and a slightly playful voice that Han Ziyu was very familiar with sounded on the phone.

"Ziyu, how is Shi Lei's case?"

"It's a bit of an eyebrow, but Officer Sun Lianghua of the criminal police team you introduced to me is still helping me check. ”

It is said that it is a good thing that the case has progressed, but Li Ye's tone when he heard Han Ziyu's answer seemed a little depressed, and he couldn't help but feel very surprised.

So Li couldn't help but ask, "Ziyu, what's wrong with you?"

"Alas, don't mention it!" Han Ziyu let out a long sigh, and explained the reason to Li Ye in a very depressed manner.

It turned out that earlier today, Zheng Jixiong suddenly retracted his confession in prison and admitted to the police that Chen Hao was killed by him, so that means that no matter whether Han Ziyu can find Shi Lei later, it doesn't mean much to Zheng Jixiong's case alone.

"Didn't you say that this Zheng Ki-woong was playing with us? If he had admitted that he had killed the person from the beginning, we could have helped him beat him in the direction of mitigating his sentence, but now it's okay, and we're too passive. ”

The more Han Ziyu spoke, the louder she became, she had been depressed for a whole day, and now she finally caught someone and vomited quickly.

"Ziyu ......" Li also saw that Han Ziyu was so excited, and wanted to comfort Han Ziyu with a few words, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say.

So he could only scratch his head and asked, "Then what are you going to do next?" ”

"What else can I do, help him reduce the punishment as much as possible!" Han Ziyu said angrily, and then Han Ziyu snorted coldly: "Hmph! But as far as Zheng Jixiong's previous attitude of refusing to admit guilt, I guess it will be an indefinite term, or a suspended death." ”

"That's ......" Li Ye frowned when he heard this, and told Li Ye from the intuition of the police for many years that Zheng Jixiong's case may have other hidden secrets.

So Li also made a suggestion to Han Ziyu: "Ziyu, I think you should go to Zheng Jixiong again and ask him the reason for retracting his confession." ”

"Why?" Han Ziyu asked suspiciously.

"Because I feel that this case is a bit strange, maybe Jung Ki-woong is not necessarily the murderer. ”

"Really? Strange? Strange?" Han Ziyu heard Li Ye say this, and immediately asked excitedly.

If what Li also said is true, it means that there is still a turning point in the case.

Zheng Jixiong has never admitted that he killed Chen Hao before, so why did he suddenly admit it now? First of all, this is very strange. Secondly, unless Shi Lei's disappearance is related to Zheng Jixiong, if Zheng Jixiong really killed someone, then why did he say Shi Lei's name, it doesn't mean anything to him, does it?" Li also explained the doubts he thought of to Han Ziyu.

"yes! I'm so stupid! I didn't think of that. On the other end of the phone, Han Ziyu's happy voice came.

"You're not stupid, you're just a fan of the authorities. Li also said with a smile.

He didn't compliment Han Ziyu, just imagine that Han Ziyu must have become very bad after knowing that Zheng Jixiong retracted his confession, and of course he didn't have the heart to think about the problem carefully.

"No matter what! Thank you for reminding me. Han Ziyu said to Li Ye in a very sincere tone.

"It's okay, don't be so polite. Li also said this, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl.

After chatting for a few more words, Han Ziyu hung up the phone, and Li also put down the mobile phone in his hand.

At this moment, Li Yuting, who had been working with her head down, pushed the door out of the room and walked out.

Li Yuting saw the irrepressible joy in Li Ye's expression, and couldn't help but ask strangely: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Ahh ”

Li Ye's thoughts about Han Ziyu, how could Li Yuting, as a younger sister, not know.

However, although Li Yuting also hopes that her brother can find a good partner, Li Yuting is not very optimistic about Li Ye's hidden feelings.

On the one hand, it is naturally Li Ye's own reason, he doesn't dare to confess, how can there be results. Is it waiting for Han Ziyu to take the initiative? This is definitely impossible for Han Ziyu, who is "arrogant and arrogant."

On the other hand, as Han Ziyu's best friend, Li Yuting always feels that although Han Ziyu and Li Ye usually seem to get along very happily, this happiness seems to be only based on simple friendship, and there are no other ingredients.

"Hmmm......"

Li Yuting wanted to tell Li Ye her thoughts, but when she saw Li Ye was rarely so happy, let's talk about it later!

Maybe there will be a "miracle" between Li Ye and Han Ziyu!

After all, who can say for sure about feelings!