In the quietness of the old factory, three pair of dangerous eyes lock on the door as they wait for their uninvited guest to enter the building.
Seconds into their wait, the door that was on the brink of falling apart slowly creaks open as the footsteps outside comes to a halt.
Qin Jun slightly narrows his eyes as if he were trying to see the person's face. However, due to the pitch darkness outside, it was hard for him to make out any features.
He cautiously raise his hand holding the pistol with an attached silencer and aims it at the door. His plan is to wait for the person to enter and catch them off guard from behind.
However, his hand had only raised a little more than an inch when his eyes slightly widen in surprise.
What followed after the slightly opened door was not a person's body, but a person's hand holding a gun. The dark round muzzle of the gun was aimed directly at his forehead like the person had long known where he was positioned.
Sensing the person won't hesitate to shoot him, he motions a hand gesture in signal for Kira and Song Jing Li to not make any careless move, yet, shoot if necessary.
"Still the same."
A deep voice mix with the heavy rain outside sounds from behind the slightly opened door. The person casually push the door open all the way and emerge out from the darkness as he enters the dimly lit factory.
Qin Jun was washed with a surprise and confused expression on his face. He swore the voice sounded very familiar, but he couldn't remember when or where he had heard it.
However, the second he thought this, his eyes widen, and he stares at the person who revealed himself.
"Y-You…"
Lu Tian stood like an immortal who had descended to the mundane world. His head slightly tilt to the side with his right arm raised and the Jericho 941 pistol in his hand aimed at the man's forehead.
"It's been a while."
When he drove through the dense forest that surrounded the mountain, he didn't bother to hide his approach. He knows that Qin Jun was not the type of person to shoot without knowing who he is dealing with.
He was also well aware that there was a hacker amongst the three men inside the factory.
And as a hacker himself, he had long spotted the cameras they had set up around the place.
To make things easier, he could have instructed Xu Long to use a body heat detector to locate where each person is hiding inside the building, but he decided to take a gamble.
If Qin Jun is still the same man as their past encounters, the man will no doubt position himself near the door to face the enemy head on. Which was how he knew where to aim upon entering.
Coming back from his thoughts, Lu Tian glance at the man standing by the door.
"You should really change the way you want to sneak up on your enemies."
Qin Jun was rooted to the floor with eyes unmoving at the tall figure standing in front of him. His expression rotated between a frown and disbelief before he could finally find his voice.
"How are you here?"
Hearing his words of familiarity, Kira and Song Jing Li were unable to process the sudden change of situation. Not only that, they were unable to get a clear view of the person's face as they were quite far from the door.
However, judging by Qin Jun's tone of voice, both men were able to conclude that this uninvited guest is a friend and not foe.
Song Jing Li steps out from his hiding spot and locks eyes with the person. As he proceed towards them, his eyes shook when he realized who the man is.
"Lu Tian."
An unexplainable feeling boils inside him and he curse inside. Tsk. Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao will appear.
Lu Tian was unfazed by the way the young man spoke his name. He glance at Song Jing Li then in the direction Kira was still hiding before looking back at Qin Jun.
"It wasn't hard finding your location."
His words fell and he lower his hand holding the pistol. Doing so, he didn't forget to scan the place with eyes like an eagle as if to make sure there were no more people hiding somewhere.
"It's only the three us here."
Qin Jun never took his eyes off Lu Tian, so he was able to see what the man did and assures him. However, thinking about his words, he wasn't at all surprised that Lu Tian was able to find them.
In the past, when they ran into each other in the underworld, the aloof man was always quick to read a person's move. Even his (Lu Tian) hearing was good that he can calculate any enemy's next move from behind the walls.
However…
"Why are you here?"
Lu Tian had only placed his gun back in the holder of his gun holster vest when he heard the question. He glance at Qin Jun with a slightly arched brow.
"Why are YOU here?"
Being answered with his own question, Qin Jun was dumbfounded, but kept his composure. He sighs inside and walks away from the door.
"I'm sure Chief Kim already informed you about our purpose here."
He stops in front of an old table and set his gun down.
"However, since you asked, we're here to work the case on Choi Li Sun since he is no longer in City Z."
Turning slightly to the left, he pulls out a chair for their guest before pulling another chair to sit down.
"We were kind of hoping not to run into you."
Lu Tian casually walks over to the chair and sits down. He takes a pack of cigarette out and offers the man one before taking one for himself.
"But you still did."
"He murdered our brother."
A voice sounds right after Lu Tian's words. However, it wasn't Qin Jun who spoke but Song Jing Li. He didn't hesitate to inform the man of their real purpose for coming to Imperial.
Lu Tian looks pass Qin Jun to the young man. He could hear the anger behind those words, but what he didn't understand is, why does Song Jing Li look at him like he (Lu Tian) was the one who murdered his (Song Jing Li) brother.
However, brushing the boy's sharp glare aside, he place the cigarette between his lips and lower his eyes as he lit the end.
"He murdered other people too."
