Pure Darkness

Chapter 118

An explosion.

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The sudden explosion sounded like the howl of a savage beast on the plains, accompanied by the sound of broken glass.

The riverbank had been empty, and the explosion sounded like it was not too far away, almost as if it was next to them. Instantly, Jian Yao took a step back and raised his head violently. Didn't the explosion come from the building where Song Kun was?

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This Gu An, he had already planned this dirty trick!

After thinking this far, Jian Yao felt herself trembling, only for a split second, before she regained her senses. But it's too late. Gu An had decided to give Jian Yao a taste of his own medicine. Taking the opportunity not to notice him for a moment, he took his weapon in one swift motion and turned it to the side, while pulling the trigger of his own rifle!

In the past year, Jian Yao's response speed was increasingly sharpened by Fang Qing. Just in time, he turned around and dodged the bullet, which hit the ground with a hard ‘ eruption ‘ . Jian Yao dropped the pistol she was holding, but at this critical moment, she refused to retreat and even, attacked, with both hands raised to take out Gu An's rifle. This move had nothing to do with skill, it was purely daring. Gu An was really surprised. His assault rifle, which was snatched from his hand by Jian Yao, fell to the ground.

However, in the end, Gu An was still more skilled. Upon seeing his rifle fall, his actions became even more violent, and he punched Jian Yao in the stomach forcefully. Unable to dodge the blow in time, Jian Yao bowed in pain, where he delivered a piece of karate to the back of his neck. With a low groan, he fell to the ground.

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It was a thrilling fight, but Gu An subconsciously felt that something was amiss.

A fleeting thought appeared in his mind – what about Simon King? He had been silent for too long, how could he be indifferent to his wife's safety?

He looked up and understood everything in the blink of an eye.

Bo Jinyan was still standing at the door of the small cabin. His hands, hanging on his sides, clenched tightly.

This blind man had the intention to act but lacked strength, haha. Both he and Jian Yao had weapons, even if Bo Jinyan was in a hurry to get close, how could she possibly help? The corner of Gu An's mouth lifted forming a grin, he liked to see the helpless Simon King. Just like a year ago, just like now. ..hehehe.. . from the corner of his eye, he noticed that from some gang members lying on the ground not far from Bo Jinyan, he noticed that, one of them had another weapon on his waist. However, it does not have much impact. It was impossible for a blind man, no matter how intelligent he was, to know there was a weapon there, let alone accurately and quickly pick it up. . .

Gu An pushed Jian Yao to the side, which was lying on the ground. At a certain point, the mask on his face was also released. He looked up again at the indistinct light of the burning building and his heart was filled with excitement. He bowed with the intention to pick up the shotgun he had dropped while at the same time saying lazily, “Simon King, at the moment, there are only the two of us left, there are only the two of us left, wasn't that amazing. .”

His speech suddenly stopped.

Something lightly pressed the back of his head.

It was a pistol, an ice-cold gun, right on his skull.

“Oh yes, it is indeed amazing, masked killer.” A deep, low voice, like the voice of a cello, states.

Gu An was glued.

King Simon. . .

He turned around almost instantly. Apart from the black muzzle of his weapon, he saw a pair of extremely bright eyes.

Although the masked assassin was capable of extreme levity, right now, his face was deathly pale. Everything was in line with his expectations, aside from the man who opened his eyes. He saw Simon King, whom they both hated and feared, standing there in the empty room outside the small cabin, without his sunglasses, which had been thrown to the ground. He was holding a gun, and the gloves of the gang members lying on the ground were empty. His eyes were so clear and bright, just like back then, like a legendary pearl shining in the dark, even piercing through the water. He just stood there, clear and bright, as if freed from this world, like he had been staring at everything that had happened for a long time.

Gu An's tears suddenly exploded, but what came out of his throat was a sharp grin and hoarse voice, saying, “Haha. . . King Simon. . .your eyes . . . okay now. .”

Bo Jinyan ignored his madness. In his eyes, a river of silence flowed.

“The person who killed Fu Ziyu, right?”

Gu An's expression gradually grew cold, and he nonchalantly replied, “Ya, your Fu Ziyu, he is not at all pleasant. No matter how I tortured her, she refused to beg for mercy, and even wanted to take my Han Yumeng. In the end I. .”

He didn't finish talking.

Peng . A shot is heard. Bo Jinyan had shot him in the right chest. Gu An held back a groan and swayed a few times but did not fall down. There was blood on her lips, but her smile became even more brilliant. “Oh, Oh, Simon, Simon, are you angry? Saddened? Do you feel that life is so sad? You should have realized this sooner, why would you have to wait until Fu Ziyu died to understand this? ”

“No. I don't think life is sad,” Bo Jinyan said. At the same time, another ‘ peng ‘ was heard when Bo Jinyan shot Gu An in the stomach. This time, Gu An could no longer stand up straight and lay on the ground like a puddle of mud as he listened to Bo Jinyan speak above his head. “Some people, even though they are dead, in their short lives, they are like diamonds, brilliant and precious. Some people live nothing more than empty shells made-up of life, seemingly human but not, seemingly like ghosts, but not. Because they themselves live a miserable life, they see the whole world as miserable.”

Gu An simply lowered his head and smiled, and spewed out a mouthful of fresh blood.

“Matau . . . when do they heal?” She asked. “I doubt it, but you two acted very well. . . oh no, can't. . . You even lied to your wife? Simon King, this match, I wholeheartedly admit defeat. You are too good at playing. .”

Bo Jinyan lowered her head to fix her gaze on Gu An as she replied, “Three months ago. Ah . . . I told myself that I would not open my eyes until I found the murderer Fu Ziyu.”

Gu An looked breathless. His face was drawn and he stopped talking. At this point, Bo Jinyan said, “Masked killer, lift your head.”

Even though Gu An was covered in blood, he was still laughing. He did not know what Bo Jinyan's intentions were and raised his head, bit by bit.

He suddenly shook the whole.

This time, he looked into Bo Jinyan's eyes more clearly.

The intelligent and handsome, arrogant and aloof, skinny man. His eyes were very deep, yet also cold and detached.

But why, in those eyes, did Gu An see a gentle trace of sadness?

That sadness, those eyes were like sparkling water, very similar to the eyes of others. . .

Gu An's entire body started to tremble. Although there was not the slightest sense of humanity in him, at this moment he felt a kind of strange fear gripping his heart. Her body was jolted once, and she exploded, “Fu Ziyu. . ha. . . Fu Ziyu. .”

The sadness in Bo Jinyan's eyes disappeared, and all that was left was an unexpected pair of pitch-black eyes.

He shot repeatedly and Gu An finally took his last breath, his crushed body slumped to the ground.

The surroundings fell into a deep silence in the blink of an eye.

Bo Jinyan squatted on the ground for a while before slowly standing up. He walked towards Jian Yao and carried her.

That was when the sound came from the bushes behind the small wooden cabin. The sound of boots crashing into a broken rock. Bo Jinyan unhurriedly turned her head.

The man, holding a gun, was half hidden in the darkness. He said gently, “You shouldn't have shot him yourself.”

——

Three minutes before the explosion.

Back then, on the top floor of the small building, the atmosphere was rather gloomy.

Song Kun had fired his shot only to find that Gu An had been hiding behind a boulder and he could no longer find a decent shooting angle. His heart filled with bitterness, Song Kun turned around and saw that the person closest to the door was his most formidable aide, and one of them capable of contending with Gu An. He said fiercely, “Take some people, and bring Gu An back here alive. Even if you have to beat him within an inch of his life, you still have to bring him back here like a dog and throw him in front of me.

The man left with his orders. Song Kun turned to look at Zheng Chen standing with the phone in his hand, his face grim. Next to him stood Qin Sheng, with an equally gloomy face. Song Kun's tone of voice was surprisingly very calm as he said, “After we eliminate this scourge, our family will be peaceful and safe. Everything Gu An manages will be under the two of you.”

Zheng Chen nodded once, while Qin Sheng hurriedly said, “Oke.”

Song Kun once again put on headphones and took his sniper rifle. He heard Gu An's voice say, “Do you really think that you have obtained the winning card? . . . Instead, everything went according to my plan!”

Song Kun gasped in shock. Suddenly, he could hear ‘ in at ‘ heard from somewhere nearby. Without any effort, his voice became louder and more urgent, He quickly turned his head and saw Zheng Chen staring at his phone – the voice came from the device.

The new phone that Gu An gave out a few days ago!

Qin Sheng also saw astonishment. Song Kun's reflexes were the fastest, and he shouted, “Release!” At the same time, he dropped his rifle and jumped into a nearby corner.

However, Zheng Chen was unable to drop it in time.

The deafening explosion was accompanied by a sudden flame and everything exploded in that split second. The shockwave shattered all the glass in the room at once. Song Kun and Qin Sheng, who had stood a little further away, were hit hard. Both of them were thrown to the floor at the same time, and the loud buzzing in their ears left them unable to hear anything.

Where Zheng Chen had originally stood, there was only smoke, fire, and leftover fragments. The explosion had pushed the mutilated flesh throughout the room. There's nothing else there.

——

Bo Jinyan stood with Jian Yao in her hand, and that person also walked out of the shadows towards the light. High figure, straight, healthy and strong face – Zhao Kun.

Bo Jinyan walked to the door of the small wooden hut and took her sunglasses.

“Why did you come?” Bo Jinyan asked.

Zhao Kun replied, “Song Kun sent me to deal with Gu An, no problem.” At the same time he extended his hand towards Bo Jinyan, who gave him a gun. Zhao Kun took out a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped it clean before attaching it to his belt. Then, he said, “Tell me that killed Gu An. But, Professor Bo, this step you are taking is too risky.” He took out a cigarette butt from his pocket.

Unexpectedly, Bo Jinyan smiled and said, “Bakar.”

This was the cigarette butt Bo Jinyan sucked then tossed into Zhao Kun's yard, before the whole plan was implemented. A piece of paper has been inserted into the cigarette butts, on which are written two words: ‘Do not move’.

When did Bo Jinyan start to notice something different about Zhao Kun?

It started from the first night they arrived at this place.

That night, Zhao Kun brought some men to the small building where they were staying temporarily to check on them. It makes sense to say that someone like him, brave and attentive to detail, who had decided to get rid of him the next day, should not leave any traces. However, he had smoked in the courtyard and tossed his half-smoking butts to a very conspicuous location. Cigarettes are very expensive, so this makes no sense. This was tantamount to warning them that someone had come in the middle of the night.

After that, all of Bo Jinyan's observations of Zhao Kun showed that she was in line with the psychological profile of the undercover police officer, whereas Zheng Chen, Qin Sheng, and Gu An were clearly not. Therefore, before the implementation of this plan where the wrong was mixed with the truth, Bo Jinyan decided to follow the set pattern* and send a message to Zhao Kun using a cigarette butt.

*T/N (ru fa pao zhi) – on. to follow recipe.

“How is the situation there?” Bo Jinyan asked.

Zhao Kun replied, “Zheng Chen died in the explosion, while Qin Sheng and Hand Buddha were injured. Let's drag Gu An's body back there, so they don't suspect.”

Bo Jinyan nodded and said, “Good once.”

After a short pause, Zhao Kun said, “Because I leaked that information, the entire organization of the Buddha Hand is now under strict control, and I have no way to get in touch with outsiders. Professor Bo, does the party have any instructions on how we should proceed? I have found that a large amount of the Buddha Hand's wealth has accumulated over the past few years, as well as a large store of weapons and ammunition, and medicine, are all in the mountains. Since all of these things happened in order, and with his personality, I was worried that he would cause a diversion somewhere and escape. If that happened, it would be very difficult to catch him. I have spent five years in the Buddha's Hands and we have finally reached this day, when everything will boil down. I don't want to fail because of lack of last resort*;

*T/N (gong kui yi kui) – lights up. damage company after basket. English equivalent phrase – corrupts ship with tar worth ha’penny.

Bo Jinyan's eyes were pitch-black like night. He laughed thinly and said, “Don't worry, they won't be able to escape. There's been so many days. If my people are unable to cooperate with Captain Zhu You to follow the trail and use the clues we left behind to deduce this location, then they can all find other jobs*. Unless my judgment is wrong, in these few days, they will launch a full-scale attack. When the time comes, we just need to protect ourselves and work with them to coordinate external and internal attacks.”

*T/N (ling he fan) – colloquial languages, used for actors with little parts. Lit. to receive the food box; indicates that one's work is completed for example the character has been killed.

Zhao Kun grinned when he heard this, and took a long sigh of relief.

Just then, the person on Bo Jinyan's arm moved.

Bo Jinyan's body froze for a moment, her sunglasses still in her hands. After hesitating, he did not wear it. Instead, he looked at the woman in his arms.

Jian Yao made a soft voice and opened her eyes.

The first thing he saw was his face, and eyes that finally opened. His eyes, soft and pitch-black, stared at him without blinking. At this quiet moment, Jian Yao's heart felt like a river that had long since frozen and where a huge crack had suddenly opened, with sunlight shining in without ‘with your permission’. He clutched his collar as his tears flowed out.