Chapter 176: The Terrifying Female Assassin

“Haha, you’re really funny,” the female officer giggled, her smile sweet enough to dazzle any man. 

Xiao Yu played along, letting his face show a captivated expression.

But then, in an instant, a silver flash slid from under the tray she was holding. It aimed straight for Xiao Yu’s throat. Fast, precise, lethal… and deadly.

Xiao Yu sighed internally. The world was indeed a terrifying place. As expected, only his sister’s embrace could bring him warmth.

Snap!

Xiao Yu’s hand shot out, gripping the female officer’s wrist. His eyes locked onto the silver glint—a blade, smaller than a scalpel but even sharper.

Just imagine what would happen if that blade reached your throat. Your artery, your windpipe would be sliced open in an instant. You wouldn’t even have time to scream.

As soon as he caught her wrist, she launched a kick toward his groin. Xiao Yu pulled her arm, causing her to stumble forward, making it impossible for her to complete the kick.

Thrown off balance, she lunged forward.

Bam!

Xiao Yu’s knee slammed into her delicate face, sending blood splattering and distorting her features.

Was it cruel to harm such a pretty face? Only a fool would think so.

Besides, Xiao Yu was taken aback. 

A normal person would be dazed, overwhelmed by pain and tears after a hit like that. They’d be in no shape to fight back, let alone find their bearings. But not her. The moment her face took the hit, she steadied herself, lifting her leg to kick at Xiao Yu’s ribs again.

A cold glint flashed in Xiao Yu’s eyes.

Crack!

He twisted her wrist, breaking it, and his hand shot down to intercept her kicking leg.

Thud!

As her foot collided with his hand, it wasn’t over yet. The female officer twisted her waist. She shifting from vertical to horizontal, and with a sweep of her other arm, she caught the knife. She thrust it toward Xiao Yu’s abdomen.

A sharp sense of danger shot through Xiao Yu’s mind.

This is what a real assassin is like?

With one hand already incapacitated, she could still unleash such lethal strike. If it had been a regular police officer, they’d be dead by now.

Crack!

Xiao Yu caught her wrist again and crushed it. Under the power of his Bear Strength, her bones crumbled like brittle cookies.

But even with both hands crippled, the female officer didn’t utter a sound. Her leg shot out once more, but this time, it wasn’t aimed at Xiao Yu.

She knew her strength wouldn’t hurt him, so she aimed the kick at the knife that had fallen to the floor.

Clink!

The blade gleamed as it flew through the air, aimed right at Xiao Yu’s chest.

In a split second, Xiao Yu dodged. His hand moved even faster, snatching the knife out of the air and swinging it towards the officer’s leg as she kicked at his neck once more.

Slash!

Her ankle was slashed open, but it wasn’t over.

No.

The female officer acted as if she couldn’t feel any pain. She didn’t fall but instead used her remaining leg to spring herself forward, lunging at Xiao Yu with her mouth wide open.

Her sharp teeth were aimed straight for his throat.

Honestly, Xiao Yu felt his scalp tingle. He had never encountered anyone this insane before, especially not a woman this unhinged. Even with both hands and a leg disabled, she could still launch a relentless attack.

She was even willing to use her teeth to kill, sparing no means.

Xiao Yu admitted to himself that he had underestimated the assassin profession. He had underestimated these lunatics.

Xiao Yu’s leg swung like a battle axe, slamming into the side of the female officer’s head.

The force of the kick sent her flying into the wall. She hit it with a thud, slid down like a broken picture frame, and lay motionless on the ground.

“Whoo!” 

Xiao Yu exhaled a long breath. 

Wang Dong had already rushed out of the interrogation room. The sound of the fight had attracted a lot of police officers, and when they saw the female officer lying in a pool of blood, they were stunned. 

The looks they gave Xiao Yu were a bit off.

“Assassin.” 

Xiao Yu only said those one word, offering no further explanation as he handed the knife in his hand to Wang Dong.

When Wang Dong saw the knife, his eyes widened instantly, his pupils quickly contracting. He didn’t reach out to take it immediately. He knew very well that if he wasn’t careful, he wouldn’t just get hurt—he might lose a finger. It was clear how sharp and dangerous this knife was.

Handling the knife cautiously, Wang Dong looked at it for a few moments before turning his gaze back to the female officer, asking in a deep voice, “How did you know?”

“The shoulder insignia,” Xiao Yu said with a smirk. “A first-class police inspector?”

“Uh!” The others finally noticed something was off with the female officer’s insignia. How could she be a first-class police inspector?

But Wang Dong gave Xiao Yu a peculiar look. 

“Aren’t you a third-class police inspector yourself? You’re one to talk about rank.”

Xiao Yu remained unfazed, meeting Wang Dong’s eyes with a steady gaze. “Jealous? I earned mine with merit.”

Wang Dong rolled his eyes. 

“You’re the best.”

In this, he had to admit Xiao Yu had a point. At twenty-two years old, with four first-class merits to his name, how could an ordinary person compare to this freak? 

They couldn’t.

As the injured female officer was carried away, the hallway’s surveillance footage was pulled up. When everyone watched the fight that had just taken place, no one said a word. Instead, there was a collective intake of breath.

Everyone’s faces had gone pale, showing expressions of fear and shock. If they had been in Xiao Yu’s position, facing such an assassination attempt, would they have survived?

The answer was clear.

They wouldn’t have even been able to dodge the first strike from that female assassin. They’d be dead.

Wang Dong’s face was particularly grim. The audacity of someone daring to carry out an assassination right at a police station? It was outrageous! 

His thoughts drifted to the few cups of tea that had been brought in. There had to be something wrong with them. If Xiao Yu hadn’t noticed in time and they had drunk the tea.

Would that female assassin have then made her way into the interrogation room? And if they had also drunk it.

Wang Dong’s face grew even paler. He didn’t even want to imagine the possible outcome.

“They were targeting Xia Xingchen,” Xiao Yu said calmly. “They were probably here to silence him.”

“Yeah,” Wang Dong nodded. 

He had already figured that out. This only proved that Xia Xingchen must have some kind of information that could lead them to the assassin group.

“Looks like we’ve caught a pretty big fish!” 

Wang Dong felt like they were on the brink of uncovering the truth.

“Don’t kid yourself,” Xiao Yu shook his head. “I don’t mean to burst your bubble, but what kind of boss would let a low-level employee know too many secrets?”

“Uh…” Wang Dong was stunned.

“Even that female officer… or rather, that female assassin, was just a small fry,” Xiao Yu’s face darkened as he considered the implications.

The most terrifying part was still the assassin who could control accidents.