[Additionally, here is a piece of bonus intelligence: the Intercontinental Stability Trauma Ergency Company has initiated the death claim process for Purple Gold Level mber, Liu’s Heavy Industries employee, conductor of the Red and Green Train, Liu Xingzhou.]
The last sentence of the email exploded in Lin Qi’s mind.
’The conductor is dead?’
’When did this happen? Tonight?’
He imdiately activated his Spiritual Vision and observed the A-Class bodyguard, Brother Green Hair, who lived next door.
There was nothing out of the ordinary. Brother Green Hair was standing before the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the view outside, his expression showing no signs of panic.
’The news hasn’t spread yet? Brother Green Hair doesn’t know Liu Xingzhou is dead?’
"Who killed the conductor? Who has the ability to kill the conductor?"
Lin Qi carefully recalled everything he had seen tonight.
’Given the conductor’s power, even if he were to die, it shouldn’t have been so silent.’
’If there’s really been no news, then there are only two possibilities.’
’One, the attacker’s strength far exceeds the conductor’s. That would an a Tier Four Extraordinary Professional, or an S-Class full-body Prosthetic Implanter.’
’An S-Class powerhouse wouldn’t make a small stir. High-level tech weapons can rarely control their kill radius perfectly.’
’If it was a case of being completely overpowered, it was most likely a Tier Four Extraordinary Professional.’
’The Assassin Alliance?’
Lin Qi had only heard that a Tier Four powerhouse from the Assassin Alliance was active in Greenfield City.
’It might not have been a high-tier powerhouse. I rember the Capitalist once ntioned that weapons above S-Class are restricted in Greenfield City. And if a Tier Four were to make a move, the major corporations would definitely deploy S-Class assets. There’s a contradiction there.’
’But if it wasn’t a high-tier powerhouse, then the conductor was ambushed and surrounded.’
’To surround and kill a Tier Three powerhouse, especially a Tier Three Wizard with cunning thods, would also create a huge disturbance.’
’Tonight in Greenfield City, there seems to be only one place that could hide such a commotion: Twin Towers B Tower.’
’The collapse of Tower B would cover up any fighting inside.’
After careful analysis, once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be close to the truth.
’That plane?’
Lin Qi suddenly thought of sothing.
The rcenary Corps that used that plane to enter Si’s Twin Towers never appeared at the scene where Lin Qi killed Si Ying.
But their overt target was clearly Si Ying.
From outside the Twin Towers, it would have been difficult to know that Si Ying had entered the underground pipes.
But searching from the inside, it’s impossible that they didn’t discover Si Ying’s movents.
’From the very beginning, this rcenary Corps’s target wasn’t Si Ying, but the Liu Clan, who are partners with the Si Clan?’
’The Si and Liu Families are inextricably linked; if one falls, the other is in peril. The focus tonight was on the Si’s Twin Towers, so the conductor was most likely there with the Si Clan’s powerhouses to keep things under control.’
’The assassination of Si Ying was just a facade. Was the rcenary Corps’s real goal to decapitate the Si and Liu Families?’
His thoughts continued to branch out.
But Lin Qi thought of sothing else.
’If the conductor is dead, then what about the Si Clan?’
’What about the head of the Si Clan, Si Li?’
If the decapitation was truly successful, there’s no reason the current head of the Si Clan, Si Li, would still be alive.
The intelligence Guang Ling gave him didn’t include any information about Si Li.
’Perhaps Guang Ling only told about Liu Xingzhou’s death because of my affiliation. To an employee of Liu’s Heavy Industries like , whether Si Li is dead or alive isn’t important.’
After thinking it over, Lin Qi took out his bracelet.
King Arthur hadn’t sent any ssages. It seed the chaos in Greenfield City had given her a chance to breathe.
Lin Qi wanted to understand the Si Clan’s current situation, and he could confirm so intelligence through King Arthur.
"Guang Ling sent the email. We’ve completed two missions. How are you doing? Are the gangs in the underground pipes still looking for you?"
Lin Qi was paying attention to the situation with the Greenfield City gangs.
Based on previous information, Lin Qi knew that the gangs of Greenfield City had been consolidated, and the Si Clan was the hand behind it.
If the Si Clan fell into chaos, the gangs would surely dissolve imdiately.
King Arthur replied quickly, "I didn’t contribute much to this rcenary Corps mission. I feel a little ashad taking these Credit Points."
"As for the gangs? I don’t know what’s gotten into them, but they’ve intensified their search. It’s like they’re looking for soone in the underground pipes. I don’t think they’re looking for ."
"To be honest, I think they might be looking for you—the real person who killed Si Ying."
King Arthur’s situation hadn’t improved; the risk of being exposed was still very high.
"That’s certainly possible. The revenge fund’s algorithm hasn’t identified any suspect with a clear probability over ten percent. If the Si Clan is truly bent on revenge, they would definitely go all out to find the real killer. The underground pipe system is a pri place to suspect."
"For now, just do your best to stay hidden. Tomorrow, I’ll continue helping you find a safe cavity."
Lin Qi replied to King Arthur, having gotten the information he wanted.
It seed the Si Clan hadn’t fallen into chaos; they even still had the gangs under their control.
That made things very suspicious.
The conductor, Liu Xingzhou, should have been with the Si Clan’s people tonight. But he ended up dead, while the Si Clan remained perfectly organized.
’On what grounds?’
’Was the conductor’s strength inferior to the Si Clan’s people?’
’Even if he wasn’t as strong, he was on Si Clan territory. Couldn’t the conductor have run?’
Liu Xingzhou had no reason to live or die with the Si’s Twin Towers.
The Si Clan was starting to look very suspicious.
’Is the so-called strategic alliance between the Si and Liu Families really trustworthy?’
Lin Qi wasn’t a mber of the Liu Clan, so he didn’t know the intricacies of their relationship. He could only analyze the objective situation and conclude that Liu Xingzhou had very likely been screwed over by the Si Clan.
Even if the Si Clan didn’t do the deed themselves, it was highly likely they sold him out.
’Following this line of thought, there are only two possibilities. One, the Si Clan set up the conductor. Two, a high-tier powerhouse made a move.’
’The latter possibility requires intelligence to support it. I need to find out what role the high-tier powerhouses are playing in the current situation in Greenfield City.’
’The Si Clan and the Liu Clan both definitely have S-Class full-body Prosthetic Implanters in Greenfield City, but so far, there have been no signs of any action at the S-Class level or above.’
He opened his Spiritual Vision again. Next door, Brother Green Hair had moved away from the floor-to-ceiling window.
He sat down in a chair, took out a paper photograph, and was staring at it, completely absorbed.
Lin Qi took a deep breath and lay back down on the bed.
Liu Xingzhou was dead, but for now, Liu’s Heavy Industries showed no signs of collapsing in Greenfield City.
The heir hadn’t been exposed yet, and the hidden players weren’t ready to close the net.
Lin Qi lay on the bed and closed his eyes.
’I’ll wait until dawn. I’ll make a plan after I’ve gathered more information.’
’In the worst-case scenario, Liu’s Heavy Industries would be uprooted from Greenfield City by morning.’
Then Lin Qi would have no choice but to hide in the underground pipes, becoming a sewer rat alongside King Arthur, and reveal his identity to accept the protection of the Tier Three Knight.
He would have to wait until the crisis in Greenfield City was over before planning his escape.
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