freenovelworld Chapter 1833 Caught Red-Handed
Chapter 1833 Caught Red-Handed
Several bright beams of light, like sharp swords, suddenly shot out from different directions, illuminating Brother He, who was about to destroy the valve of the treatment pool, leaving him nowhere to hide!
It was discovered!
Brother He was terrified. He instinctively dropped the tools in his hand and turned around to rush towards the wall!
Bang!
But just then, a gunshot shattered the midnight tranquility of the Qinghe Riverbank.
He Ge's steps suddenly stopped, and he froze on the spot. For the first time, his face, which was almost never expressionless, showed obvious astonishment and shock!
He had calculated Li Xiangnan's reaction, the possible defensive measures, and Li Xiangnan's movements. But he never expected that the man surnamed Li not only knew about his actions, but also laid a trap here, even calling in the police to cooperate and lie in ambush here!
He felt like a self-important mouse, walking step by step into the cat's carefully laid mousetrap!
Almost simultaneously, shouts and sounds of fighting rang out from outside the wall, clearly indicating that his two henchmen had also been quickly subdued by the police outside!
"Grab him!" Guo Qian commanded, pointing the dark muzzle of his gun.
He stared at his hands, his face ashen, until the cold handcuffs locked his wrists, at which point the bewilderment and horror in his eyes were replaced by humiliation and anger.
He struggled violently, and as if he had a premonition, he suddenly turned his head and stared intently at the person who came out of the shadow of the jeep!
"Li! Xiang! Nan!"
He squeezed out three words through gritted teeth, the scar at the corner of his eye appearing even more ferocious due to the violent twitching of his muscles.
Li Xiangnan walked steadily, his face showing no signs of fatigue from not having slept all night. On the contrary, in the dim midnight light, he appeared exceptionally clear-headed and calm.
"Brother He, it's an honor to meet you. Now that you've been caught red-handed, what else do you have to say?"
With a whoosh, Brother He felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head, making his eardrums ring!
He knows himself!
This guy recognizes me!
Doesn't that mean he...?
Looking at the dark pistols in the hands of the police officers, Brother He was shocked, but then felt a chilling coldness in his bones!
He turned to look at Li Xiangnan, staring at that young yet unfathomable face. A terrible thought, like a venomous snake, burrowed into his mind, shattering his previous contempt and disdain for Li Xiangnan!
This guy was perfectly aware that Sun Qisheng was targeting him!
He knew everything from the beginning. The reason he was so lucky and successful was because it was all a trap carefully set by this young man!
Damn it!
"You fucking...you've always known...you know everything, haven't you? You knew our plan..." Brother He's voice was dry, hoarse, and trembling with disbelief. "From beginning to end, you've been designing this, luring us into this trap, haven't you?"
Li Xiangnan didn't answer directly. Instead, he took out a cigarette and offered one to Wang Defa, Guo Qian, Wei Jingfei, and the others. He then casually straightened his collar, his calm and composed demeanor contrasting sharply with He Ge's disheveled state.
A faint smile curved his lips, as if he were mocking someone, or simply stating a fact that everyone could understand.
“Sun Qisheng thinks he’s a chess player, playing the grand game of life, but little does he know, he’s already a pawn on the chessboard! He Xiaobing, do you think you can catch old fish like you and Sun Qisheng who have been at the bottom of the water for many years without enough bait?”
He Xiaobing felt a chill run through him; his heart, which had been cold for many years, trembled at this moment. He looked up at the young face and asked, panting, "So... tonight you deliberately let me steal your sample?"
Li Xiangnan chuckled, took a half-step closer, and said in a soft but firm voice, "Of course!"
He Xiaobing's pupils contracted as he understood everything. This young man was indeed incredibly cunning. He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, saying, "Li Xiangnan, you'd better let me go back, otherwise... your catalytic enzyme and mother liquor will be destroyed by Sun Qisheng, and your pharmaceutical factory will become a wasteland!"
Li Xiangnan chuckled as if he had heard a joke.
His smile was clearly visible to He Xiaobing under the spotlight.
Sometimes, a smart person doesn't need to say much; just an expression is enough for people to understand what they mean!
He Xiaobing gleaned too much information from that smile. His eyes widened in horror as he exclaimed, "Li Xiangnan! You don't have any catalytic enzymes at all!"
"Bingo!" Li Xiangnan snapped his fingers. "You're right, of course I didn't. Everything is fake! The catalytic enzyme is fake, the sample vials are fake, even the markings you thought were so convincing are fake..."
He Xiaobing's eyes widened, seemingly utterly astonished by Li Xiangnan's scheme.
"You used eight sample vials to disguise one, hoping to pass it off as real. I never imagined that even the enzyme you finally convinced me of was fake! Li Xiangnan, you're ruthless!"
"If I weren't ruthless, how could I possibly outmaneuver a cunning villain like you?" Li Xiangnan exhaled a puff of smoke.
He chuckled and then delivered a barrage of blows to He Xiaobing, "That freezer is fake too. They just bought a few blocks of ice from the freezer and added some dry ice from a physics-based source to create an exceptionally high-tech effect. It's precisely this kind of equipment that makes you believe it's real!"
"And every move you made in room 308 tonight was under my watchful eye..."
"What did you say?" He Xiaobing struggled, his voice full of disbelief. "You're talking nonsense! I checked, there's no one in the house at all. There are no hidden doors in the cupboards, under the bed, or in the walls. How did you see me? Besides, who told you I went to steal it? You really think I don't know the police rules? Catching the culprit red-handed is the most important thing! My men did all this..."
"He Xiaobing!" Li Xiangnan's gaze was sharp and fixed on his face. "Didn't you see that mirror?"
"..." He Xiaobing was stunned for a moment, then the disbelief on his face froze completely. He suddenly widened his eyes and shouted, "You're behind the mirror?"
"What do you think?" Li Xiangnan asked with a smile.
"Damn it, He Xiaobing, you're really ugly!" Wang Defa added, "I can even see the boogers in your eyes! I wanted to punch you right then and there!"
Guo Qian also said at the opportune moment, "The footage of you climbing the building has been captured by our police. Would you like to take a look?"
He Xiaobing turned his head sharply and saw a photo being held in his hand. Instantly, all the color drained from his face.
Li Xiangnan leaned closer, his voice booming like a great bell, each word striking He Xiaobing's already crumbling nerves.
“From the theft of the mother liquor to the rodenticide, you narrowly escaped with your victory. Unfortunately, the catalytic enzyme is now under my control! Every step you took was within my grasp, and even,” he smiled at He Xiaobing, “I also know that after each success, you always go to the Eight Great Hutongs to find a girl named Xiao Taohong. Last time, she seemed dissatisfied with the gold bracelet you gave her, suspecting it was just a gold-plated thing…”
hiss!
He Xiaobing's face was as white as paper; if the police hadn't been holding him up, he probably would have gone limp.
Not only his actions, but even his private habits were known to Li Xiangnan. This feeling of being seen through was more despairing than the cold handcuffs!
His self-righteous caution and experience were probably just a clown's performance in Li Xiangnan's eyes!
It's over, I'm finished, and Boss Sun is finished too!
The person behind me...
The last glimmer of light in He Xiaobing's eyes went out, leaving only a deathly despair!
“He Xiaobing, now that you’ve been caught, tell me how you got into the lab and stole that bottle of mother liquor? There are no pry marks there!” Li Xiangnan looked coldly at the resigned He Xiaobing.
He Xiaobing raised his head, looking at Li Xiangnan and the people around him with a complicated expression. Suddenly, he gave a bitter laugh and said, "Jiang Qitao is a woman, so it's not easy to get close to her. But we can follow Yuan Guoqing and find out that he has a key. With a little trickery, we can make him imprint the shape of the key with soap with just a touch. With the key, there's nowhere we can't go..."
It's that simple?
No one expected that the snake mother liquid would be stolen in this way!
Wang Defa was slightly lost in thought, while Yuan Guoqing scratched his head and cursed under his breath!
Li Xiangnan remained calm. There's a saying in this world: it's not the theft itself that's scary, but the thief's eye on you. People with ulterior motives will rack their brains a hundred times more than you.
"Take him away!" Guo Qian waved his hand, and He Xiaobing was dragged out of the scene without any further resistance.
Li Xiangnan stubbed out his cigarette hard.
With He Xiaobing's downfall, Sun Qisheng's thorn in his side was removed, and he was even able to turn around and stab his master in the back.
"There's going to be a good show tomorrow!" Wang Defa rubbed his hands together, becoming quite impatient.