Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1204 - 1252 Sun Kangping is Killed

"What happened?" He Fangqing asked anxiously right after Li Yifei hung up the phone.

Xu Yingying and Su Yiyi also followed, looking at Li Yifei with puzzled eyes.

Li Yifei sighed and said, "Sunx Kangping was killed by someone."

"What?" The three of them exclaimed in shock.

Now, it has been just over half an hour since Li Yifei left Sunx Kangping. With Sunx Kangping being killed in Mile City right after leaving Li Yifei, the Li family had a responsibility.

Not only had the negotiations about the iron mine with Sunx Fugui fallen through, but the Sunx family would likely place this responsibility on the Li family and come to settle accounts with them later on.

Right now, the Li family could not afford a direct major conflict with another major family, even one at the provincial level – it would definitely be a major trouble for the Li family.

This was not like the previous conflicts with the big families in the Capital City; those were minor skirmishes, mere disputes among third-generation members, without the whole families getting involved. The most important factor was, back then, Li Yifei was alone, without any need for caution. Now, with his entire family here, a fight would involve too many complications.

Li Yifei put down He Fangqing, took out his phone, and dialed Sunx Fugui’s number; he had to take the initiative at this moment.

"Clan Leader Li, what is it now?" Sunx Fugui asked coolly.

"Clan Leader Sunx, I have some unfortunate news, Sunx Kangping has been murdered."

Sunx Fugui immediately shouted angrily, "Clan Leader Li, what do you mean by this?"

Li Yifei gave a bitter smile and said, "Clan Leader Sunx, I’m not sure about the details either. I only know that after he left me, he was killed right in the streets. I will immediately send someone to thoroughly investigate this and give you an explanation."

"Li Yifei... Do you take me for a three-year-old? Does Kangping have any other enemies in Mile City? Killed on the street, do you think he was just that unlucky?"

"Clan Leader Sunx, please don’t be angry yet. I wouldn’t kill him over such a trivial matter, especially since if he had returned, I would have gained an iron mine. Killing him, what benefit would it bring me?"

As a clan chief like Sunx Fugui, who is definitely no ordinary person, he slightly calmed down, sensing there was something odd about the situation. However, the responsibility for this would undoubtedly fall on Li Yifei. He snorted coldly, "Clan Leader Li, I hope you can explain this matter to me, otherwise, I will also speak to other major families about this."

Li Yifei hung up the phone and couldn’t help but bitterly smile again. This really was instant karma – he had just used Sunx Kangping to pressure Sunx Fugui, and now Sunx Fugui was immediately using Sunx Kangping to pressure him. With the current situation being not in his favor, all he could do was to thoroughly investigate the matter first.

Ten minutes later, Li Yifei arrived at the scene of the incident. By then, the police had already cordoned off the area, with police tape everywhere. Sunx Kangping’s body was still lying on the sidewalk, not moved because he had been killed instantly. The police were waiting to deal with it.

Lin Qiong was also there, and Li Yifei called her over, asking, "How is the situation?"

Lin Qiong, knowing who Sunx Kangping was, frowned and said, "The murderer was very decisive, stabbing directly into the heart; the victim died instantly without even screaming. Then the killer immediately left, and it wasn’t until the victim fell that the nearby people realized a murder had occurred. No one saw what happened exactly, and there were no cameras here, the choice of the crime scene was very precise, likely the work of either a professional assassin or an expert."

Li Yifei furrowed his brows and said, "It looks like this is targeting us."

"Exactly, you were just with him at noon, and now you also have to be investigated," Lin Qiong glanced at Li Yifei somewhat reproachfully. If it had been before, she might have suspected that Li Yifei could have been behind it, but now she definitely wouldn’t suspect him. If it really had been Li, he would have told her directly."

Li Yifei smiled slightly and said, "My wife is investigating this case, of course, I’ll cooperate with the inquiry."

Lin Qiong replied irritably, "You’re still in the mood to joke, the consequences of this are very serious."

Li Yifei’s smile remained, saying, "Should I look worried and anxious just because it’s a difficult situation? Whatever happens, we deal with it, right? Since someone wants to use this incident against me, I’ll find the person and deal with him harshly."

"I will also intensify the investigation on my end, but from the current situation, it seems really hard to make any progress. Remember, if you make any progress there, you must tell me and not act on your own since this has already become a police case."

"Heh, don’t worry, this is a chance for my wife to shine, why would I not support it?" he replied.

"Cut it out, I don’t need your help to make achievements. I just want to catch all these criminals and have them receive the punishment they deserve," she responded.

"Humph, stop kissing up to me."

Li Yifei whispered in Lin Qiong’s ear: "Then I’ll smack your real butt tonight."

"Go to hell!" Lin Qiong hurriedly pushed Li Yifei away, her face blushing, and she stealthily glanced around only to see two colleagues staring at her with rather strange expressions on their faces.

The relationship between Lin Qiong and Li Yifei was known only to a few leaders in the city besides themselves. In the Public Security System, only Director Ning Changzheng was aware of what was going on. Ordinary police officers seeing Lin Qiong, a dignified director, chatting intimately with a man would naturally speculate.

Actually, as the director, Lin Qiong didn’t really need to attend such on-site investigations. She just happened to be passing by today and rushed over immediately upon hearing about a homicide. Her personal involvement in the case made sure that none of the officers dared to slack off.

Li Yifei joked with Lin Qiong a few more times, saying, "Let me take a look at his injuries."

Lin Qiong hesitated as this was against the rules, but she nodded and said, "Wait until the body is loaded onto the vehicle before you look; otherwise, it’s not proper, and it wouldn’t be good for the public to see."

Li Yifei nodded without insisting too much, not wanting to put his wife in a difficult position.

After finishing the on-site investigation, Sunx Kangping’s body was covered with a white cloth and loaded onto the vehicle, and both Li Yifei and Lin Qiong followed onto the car. Although the two police officers on the vehicle did not understand the situation, they didn’t question further since the director was getting on the car.

Li Yifei pulled back the white cloth and saw Sunx Kangping’s face, which was not showing much pain but rather a look of confusion and bewilderment. This made Li Yifei realize that the stab was incredibly precise, so much so that Sunx Kangping didn’t even feel the pain of being stabbed; only a truly skilled assassin could achieve this, not an ordinary one.

Pulling further down, Li Yifei saw Sunx Kangping’s chest, soaked in blood, with only a tiny slit at the clothing over the heart. He slightly opened the slit to reveal the wound beneath.

The wound was thin and long, almost like a thread; it was the first time Li Yifei had ever seen such a cut.

"How is it?" Lin Qiong asked.

Li Yifei frowned and said, "It must have been stabbed with an extremely sharp and incredibly slender blade. We need to check later if there’s any foreign object left inside."

Lin Qiong nodded and didn’t ask further as the postmortem examinations would be handled by the relevant personnel.

Having checked the body, Li Yifei got off the car as there was no need for him to stay any longer.

Li Yifei got home and found Sophia, asking, "What’s the thinnest flying dagger you use?"

Sophia immediately took out her thinnest flying dagger, which was more like a small blade. Li Yifei fiddled with the blade and then casually threw it, embedding it into a nearby tree trunk.

After examining it carefully on the tree trunk, Li Yifei asked Sophia, "Aside from you, do you know anyone else who uses this kind of flying dagger?"

"Yes, I know someone else who uses such flying daggers. His name is Neilson. His flying dagger skills were slightly better than mine before, but now I can definitely beat him." Sophia said with great confidence. Recently, with Li Yifei, he taught her true True Qi, which was even more advanced than what Li Yifei had learned previously from high-level masters like Murong Yuanqing, marking a tremendous improvement.

"What about other weapons as thin as a cicada’s wing; is there anyone else who uses those?"

Sophia shook her head, "I don’t know about that."

Li Yifei nodded, "Was Neilson also an assassin then?"

"Yes, but he has always been very low-profile, almost no one knows who he is. I only know him by this name, but I don’t even know if it’s his real name."

"Then it seems quite possible that he might be involved in this." Li Yifei said quietly.

Sophia immediately said, "Master, has he come to Mile City?"

Li Yifei briefed Sophia about how Sunx Kangping was killed, and Sophia’s eyes lit up, "Master, it could really be that Neilson has come. Let me deal with him."

Li Yifei nodded, "If it’s him, then it’s naturally not a problem, but we need to investigate this quickly. I still owe the Sunx family an explanation."

"Master, don’t worry, I will clear things up very quickly." Sophia was extremely excited; defeating Neilson again would be the best demonstration of her enhanced skills.