Chapter Eight: The Special Operations Unit

At this moment, Qin Yan’s face had already changed dramatically. He kept retreating, stammering, “Don’t kill me. I know I’m guilty, but it happened by accident. Chopstick Hero, great Chopstick Hero, please give me a chance to change and become a better man.”

“To change and become a better man?” Shen Ye smiled coldly. “If I give you such a chance, would it be fair to the girls you raped? Would it be fair to the two you ran over and killed while driving under the influence? Tell me, is it fair?”

“How do you know I raped those girls?” Qin Yan’s face blanched.

“How do I know?” Shen Ye’s smile turned even colder as he looked down at Qin Yan, almost godlike in his demeanor. “If I told you I could read the heavens, see fate, would you believe me? I can discern evil, justice, and the life of a man. I execute judgment on behalf of the heavens.”

Qin Yan’s mind was full of absurdities. He secretly thought that this so-called Chopstick Demon had gone mad in his pursuit of justice. But of course, he dared not say it aloud. “Chopstick Hero, please spare me. I can give you a lot of money. My father is a famous real estate tycoon in Yangcheng, very rich. I can give you thirty million. Fifty million? One hundred million?”

His offers grew ever higher, desperate.

Shen Ye looked at him and laughed. “Those are tempting sums. If my heart was even a little greedy, you’d have me swayed. Unfortunately, money holds no interest for me. Now, it’s time for you to die.”

With a leap, he landed beside Qin Yan.

Then—

His right hand transformed into a claw.

Like an eagle’s talon, it struck directly at Qin Yan’s throat.

Qin Yan, a pampered scion, had no chance to dodge.

Crunch!

His throat was crushed by the eagle’s claw.

Shen Ye tossed Qin Yan aside as if discarding an old shoe.

He surveyed the scene, noting that this time he’d left no fingerprints or blood behind; compared to his first and second acts, he was much more meticulous and clean.

“For those remaining at the scene, please call the police. Tell them the Chopstick Demon was responsible.” Shen Ye smiled. As he passed the fifth woman, he flicked his hand and sliced through the ropes binding her. He strode out the door, took the elevator, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

The four influencers at the scene, along with the fifth woman who had come to catch Qin Yan, were all stunned. The fifth woman, accustomed to industrial espionage, had no desire to deal with the police and departed at once.

Only the four influencers remained, staring at each other.

“Sister Zhi, what should we do?” a younger influencer asked.

The one called Sister Zhi thought for a moment. “What else? Call the police. We didn’t kill anyone. We were just spectators in a drama.”

With that, Sister Zhi, a popular streamer on Douyu, dialed the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau.

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At the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau, Operator No. 211, Lin Wei, was on duty. She had previously worked as an operator in N County, but for the past six months, she had handled cases related to the Chopstick Demon. She had even received several direct calls from him, which left her uneasy.

Recently, she pulled some strings to transfer to Yangcheng and continued her work as an operator. She thought, now that the Chopstick Demon operated in N County, she’d finally be free of reports about him.

Now, sitting in the office, Lin Wei was taking her fifth call since starting her new job.

“What? The Chopstick Demon! He committed a crime in Yangcheng…” Lin Wei felt a peculiar embarrassment. She had just transferred to Yangcheng, and the Chopstick Demon followed her here—how strange. Her colleagues, all aware of the Chopstick Demon’s notoriety, cast equally awkward glances her way.

One operator teased, “The Chopstick Demon must be your admirer, Lin Wei. You came, and he followed.”

Lin Wei replied helplessly, “Nonsense. How could that be? He’s a murderer. What should I do? Forward this to the criminal police?”

“No need. The higher-ups have already assigned all Chopstick Demon cases to the Special Action Group C.” The group leader explained. “From now on, the police won’t handle these cases. Only Special Action Group C will.”

“Special Action Group C? What kind of organization is that?” Lin Wei was curious; she hadn’t heard of such a unit until the Chopstick Demon emerged.

“I’m not sure either, but I hear the group consists of the best of the best, and their authority surpasses all criminal police teams.” The leader said. Ordinary operators couldn’t reach them directly, so she called the Special Action Group C herself.

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Half an hour later, several police cars arrived at Qin Yan’s apartment complex.

A few capable and imposing officers stepped out.

Then, out of the car came a pair of super long legs clad in olive-green military pants, followed by a young woman in a military uniform with a delicate oval face and a striking ponytail. She looked barely in her twenties, yet her presence was so powerful that the air seemed to chill around her.

Her eyes were the classic phoenix shape—narrow and alluring.

Women with such eyes often possess a formidable desire for power and extraordinary ability.

The Special Action Group is divided into two types of personnel.

Ordinary staff are regular criminal police; in the Special Action Group, they hold no posts of significance.

The other type are fighters from the martial world, only these can hold positions.

Special Action Group ranks include squad leader, company leader, and battalion leader.

A squad leader, in the martial world, is already a formidable figure.

A company leader is an exceptional master.

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A battalion leader is renowned throughout the region.

The young woman with the slender long legs, standing over one meter seventy, with narrow phoenix eyes, was none other than Nan Gong Zhu, squad leader of Special Action Group C.

The martial world has its own rules.

But so does the government.

After the founding of New China, the government established a group, originally known as the Red Guard Army. Its leader, Liang Zijin, was a formidable figure who forced entry into various sects and extorted their secret techniques. Those who resisted faced annihilation. Several powerful sects were wiped out by the Red Guard Army.

Liang Zijin synthesized the strengths of many schools and wrote a manual known as “Universal Martial Arts,” proclaimed as the greatest martial arts compendium.

Most martial arts only enhance one aspect.

For instance, Shaolin techniques offer modest increases in attack, but mostly focus on defense.

West Lake School’s techniques increase speed above all.

Comprehensive enhancement is nearly impossible.

But Liang Zijin’s “Universal Martial Arts” augmented attack, strength, speed, defense, and constitution in every respect.

Unfortunately, after training with “Universal Martial Arts,” even Liang Zijin—the greatest master of his era—became obsessed and died from inner turmoil.

Later, several grandmasters tried to study the manual, but spat blood and dared not continue. Since then, “Universal Martial Arts” has become taboo, and no one dares to read it.

As time passed, the Red Guard Army gradually became today’s Special Action Group.

During the Red Guard Army era, with Liang Zijin as the nation’s top martial artist, all sects were subdued. Anyone who refused to comply was destroyed.

Now, in the era of the Special Action Group, the group leader Xu Shiyun is also a first-rate martial artist, but lacks the overwhelming dominance of Liang Zijin. As a result, the Special Action Group no longer holds the same arrogance, instead acting as a balancing force among the various sects. They serve as both an arbitration body and a martial alliance leader.

The Special Action Group is divided into several units, each guarding a region.

Special Action Group C oversees the Liangguang area.

Squad leader of Group C, Nan Gong Zhu, reporting for duty.

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