As soon as the words were spoken.

The short-haired woman tried to draw the pistol from her waist with her left hand, but Gao Bo noticed it in time, delivered a low kick to her wrist, and then quickly pounced on her, engaging in a scuffle.

"Wow, this Japanese woman is quite strong!"

Gao Bo muttered, and immediately applied a joint-lock technique to restrain her arm.

Shi Zhengmin rushed up to hold down her legs, while Chen Zhiyu swiftly removed her shoes and tightly bound her with the shoelaces.

"Gao Bo, Wu Kang, keep watch; Mrs. Qiou, sort out the equipment."

Gu Ji gave the order, and the two immediately raised their rifles, positioning themselves in front and behind the team, keeping watch over the southern and northern hills, preventing enemies from chasing and flanking them.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhiyu ran to the bodies of the Liangben shooters, gathering the gear and ammunition from them.

Zeng Dan searched the short-haired woman thoroughly but only found a wallet and a military knife.

Opening the wallet, it contained a driver’s license with the name Sasa Kana, 24 years old, from North Sea. There was also an old photograph of her and the short-haired man whom Gu Ji had just killed.

In the photo, she looked young and naïve, wearing a blue and white tracksuit, holding a medal with a bright smile.

Hard to imagine she would become a cold-blooded professional shooter.

"Ah! Damn you!!"

As soon as Sasa Kana saw Gu Ji approaching, she began struggling furiously, cursing incoherently, her expression twisted and ferocious.

"Ms. Sato, we are police officers from the Xia Kingdom assigned to an overseas office. My name is Qiao Xiaoxue. Based on current evidence, we strongly suspect that you and your organization, Liangben, are involved in murder and are related to the malicious kidnapping and disappearance case with our country. We hope you will truthfully confess and cooperate; we will plead to the Japanese prosecutors on your behalf based on the importance of the information you provide."

Zeng Dan painfully pulled out his proof of cooperation from an overseas case from his pocket, speaking gravely.

Lang Shaobo was responsible for translating.

Unexpectedly, Sasa Kana was neither scared nor nervous; instead, she sneered, "Sure, I can confess, but I have one condition!"

"What condition?"

"Kill that man, I want him to kneel before me and die repenting for his sins, ah!!"

Sasa Kana turned her head, darkly glaring at Gu Ji, suddenly screaming hysterically.

Shi Zhengmin pressed down on her forcefully, "No way, Xiaolang, let her change the condition."

Lang Shaobo was about to speak but was interrupted by Gu Ji, who walked over.

He took the wallet from Zeng Dan’s hand, squatted in front of Sasa Kana, and looked at the photo in the wallet, "You used to be an athlete? Later, you should have served in the Land Self-Defense Force, right? Your proficiency in CARS midline shooting and angular tactics is very high-speed and reactive, definitely above the standard of ordinary police mobile units."

"As far as I know, the Land Self-Defense Force has a special operations group S, tasked with counter-terrorism activities and guerrilla operations in Japan. The fourth squad of the special operations brigade is responsible for urban combat, primarily armed with the HK MP7A1. It’s hard to imagine an athlete full of spirit and a member of the Self-Defense Forces fighting for honor and country would fall to become a gangster assassin."

"To say I should repent for my sins..."

At this point, Gu Ji turned the wallet over, showing the photo up to Sasa Kana: "Perhaps you are the ones who should be repenting for your sins?"

"Damn it! Watashi..."

"Listen carefully, I can take him down, and if you dare pose any real threat or resistance, I’ll take you down too, and Liangben as well. I hope you have other family or friends; otherwise, there might be no one to collect your body."

Gu Ji completely ignored Sasa Kana’s curses, speaking each word with a startling calmness, yet with a murderous intent growing ever more concentrated in his eyes.

Even Zeng Dan and Shi Zhengmin beside him couldn’t help but feel a chill down their spine.

Sasa Kana’s pupils constricted; as a professional killer, she knew with certainty that the young man in front of her wasn’t speaking idly.

Gu Ji set down the photo, "Now tell me, what is that white foam grenade, and why is Liangben hunting us?"

"Cough, Mr. Gu."

Zeng Dan coughed and leaned to his ear, whispering: "Leave the interrogation to us; your primary task is to ensure our safety..."

"Mr. Qiao, this is exactly what I am ensuring right now."

He interrupted before she could finish talking, catching Zeng Dan off guard.

She never expected that the previously warm and sunny Gu Ji could suddenly become so assertive—could it be because this was his first time killing someone?

Gu Ji paid her no mind, continuing to press on with his questions.

"Did you know all along that we’re Xia Kingdom police?"

"Hehe, I won’t say a word."

Sasa Kana glared malevolently at Gu Ji; having undergone special training, she wouldn’t be scared by a threat or two.

Gu Ji scrutinized her facial expressions, reflecting on the events of the past few days, and suddenly realized, "Ah, you only know Mr. Qiao’s identity, but you don’t know the three of us!"

As the words were spoken, both Sasa Kana and Zeng Dan’s eyes flickered.

Gu Ji captured this reaction perfectly.

"Gu Ji, there’s movement in the southwest!"

Gao Bo, who was on watch at the direction of the Buddhist temple, suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone present immediately sought nearby tree trunks for cover. Sure enough, foliage was rustling at the edge of the forest line. Gu Ji squinted, "Gao Bo, maintain friend or foe identification."

"Understood."