#372 - Chapter 372 Gong Kaiming was shot in public

"Do you remember the names of those four people?" Niu Xingwang asked.

"Their names are Xue Miaoshuang, Deng Wen, Qiu She, and Liu Qing," Dongfang Chen said.

"Xue Miaoshuang, Xue…" Niu Xingwang felt like he'd heard that name somewhere, but he just couldn't recall where.

"But don't worry, I've already taken care of this matter," Dongfang Chen gave him a reassuring look.

"How did you handle it?" Niu Xingwang asked.

He could be considered a badass today. Usually, he respectfully called him Mr. Dongfang, but now he was actually questioning him.

"I had Brother Zhang arrest them," Dongfang Chen replied.

Niu Xingwang nodded.

"When did you arrest them?"

"A long time ago. Back when you were still in Meilin, Gong Kaiming sent people to Binjiang to investigate secretly. I discovered it. At the time, I felt that this matter was suspicious, and it was very likely that one of those four people had leaked information, so I had Brother Zhang take them all away," Dongfang Chen explained.

At that time, Zhang Yuankui was in Meilin arranging the affairs of the Mercenary Guild.

"That's good!" Niu Xingwang breathed a sigh of relief.

"We still need to be extra careful in our actions in the future," Niu Xingwang suggested.

"Don't worry. Since the Firefly Project started, everything has been meticulously planned, and this kind of thing won't happen again," Dongfang Chen guaranteed.

"That's good. I'm sorry, Mr. Dongfang, my attitude was a bit bad just now!" Niu Xingwang began to apologize.

"It's okay, I think it's great!" Dongfang Chen said with a smile.

Only true comrades on the same front line would care so much about each other's safety.

"Mr. Dongfang, where are the four people we just mentioned being held?" Niu Xingwang asked.

"They are in the main base. Don't worry, they can't fly out of there even with wings," Dongfang Chen replied.

"That's good!" Niu Xingwang was completely relieved.

After clarifying the whole story, Niu Xingwang returned to Meilin.

As soon as he entered, he saw a haggard woman sitting in the hall. Niu Xingwang finally remembered where he had heard the surname Xue before. So, he walked up to the woman and stood in front of her.

"Madam, let me ask you, what is your husband's name?" Niu Xingwang asked.

"Xue… Xue Miaoshuang," the woman replied nervously.

"Oh, oh, okay, I understand," Niu Xingwang turned to leave.

"Hey, hey, Boss, do you know where my husband is?" the woman quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"I'm sorry, I don't know yet, but I'll ask for you," Niu Xingwang replied.

There was no way he could let her see Xue Miaoshuang now.

"Then thank you!" The woman bowed.

Niu Xingwang didn't stop her, just nodded slightly, and then turned to leave.

"Gong Kaiming, not bad, you even hid this from me," Niu Xingwang said as he entered the detention room, pulled over a chair, and sat down.

Hearing this, Gong Kaiming felt that the situation was not good, and he looked up at him nervously, trying to find some answers from his expression.

"Don't bother looking. I can tell you, Zuo Wenshan has already told me everything," Niu Xingwang said with a smile.

"No! Impossible! He wouldn't betray me!" Gong Kaiming shook his head frantically.

"You're an old hand in the officialdom, don't you think about it? When choosing between you and the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, would he choose to betray you or betray the Chamber of Commerce?" Niu Xingwang said sarcastically.

"You're trying to trick me, aren't you? Give up that idea, I won't fall for it!" Gong Kaiming seemed to realize something.

"Looks like you won't give up until you're faced with death! Let me ask you, where is Xue Miaoshuang?" Niu Xingwang asked.

"You, you, you…" Gong Kaiming was completely desperate. As soon as Niu Xingwang mentioned Xue Miaoshuang, he knew that Zuo Wenshan had already confessed.

"To be honest, getting to this point today is entirely your own fault. I already have the evidence in hand, so you don't need to have any unrealistic fantasies anymore. Originally, you and your family could have lived peacefully. But now, there's no chance," Niu Xingwang said.

"I beg you, I beg you, don't kill them! They don't know anything about this!" Gong Kaiming said anxiously.

"I'm sorry, Mayor Gong. This matter is too involved, and I can't leave any hidden dangers. Who knows if you have any other tricks up your sleeve, right?" Niu Xingwang said.

"No, no, no! There really aren't any!" Gong Kaiming denied.

"But I don't believe you!" Niu Xingwang looked at him.

"Men, drag him out and execute him publicly!" Niu Xingwang shouted.

"Niu Xingwang, you will be punished for doing this! Niu Xingwang, you don't even spare women and children, are you even human?…" The mercenaries dragged him out, shouting loudly.

Niu Xingwang didn't look at him again, but walked back to the hall.

"Madam, I have already asked. Your husband, Xue Miaoshuang, and several others were all killed by him. Now, Gong Kaiming is about to be publicly executed, you can go and see," Niu Xingwang lied.

This was the first time he had given the order to kill someone. And he also had to lie to a poor woman, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

But there was no other way, he absolutely couldn't allow the Chamber of Commerce to have an accident, and he couldn't let Dongfang Chen have an accident.

For this, he would rather be a villain.