The remaining young masters and princesses trembled in fear, watching Lu Ding with weak limbs.
Their previous arrogant expressions had completely vanished. Lu Ding's punches and kicks on their companions served as a vivid warning, making them witness firsthand what consequences looked like. They imdiately shut their mouths, bowed their heads, and underwent sudden personality changes.
They had thought their status made them hotshots, but after being confronted with reality, none dared to speak up to curry favor with Lu Ding.
"Lock them up, take them back to the bureau later, and notify their families to co collect them," Lu Ding said.
The White Ridge investigators who had arrived looked at each other, completely stunned.
They recognized these young masters and princesses—each ca from influential families with substantial power and wealth.
Who was this guy?
They didn't know Lu Ding, but his domineering style made them sense he was anything but ordinary.
It wasn't until Hou Dehai spoke up.
"What are you all standing around for?"
"This is Special Investigator Grand Duke Lu. From now on in the bureau, his words carry the sa weight as mine. Whatever he says, you do it!!!"
With those words, the other White Ridge investigators finally understood the seriousness of the situation.
Special Investigator!?
They scrambled to put restraints on the young masters and princesses, locking them with a sharp click!
Then they dragged them aside.
Even the unconscious and injured were dug out and tossed into vehicles—carried or thrown.
Get in there.
dical investigators stabilized their injuries.
After things settled down, the surrounding area was mostly cleared.
The commotion had drawn many Luo Family mbers erging from various directions.
Lu Ding looked up.
At the top of the nine-story mall before him stood a middle-aged man in a gold-embroidered robe, his gaze fixed on Lu Ding.
This was none other than Luo Family Head, Luo Tianning!
Early Five Restrictions cultivation, mastermind behind the Thousand Gold Hotel incident, and local despot of White Ridge.
He dealt in black-market activities like smuggling contraband and aiding illegal border crossings.
He engaged in gray-area sches like borderline fraud and predatory lending.
And he still operated legitimate businesses—malls, hotels, comrcial districts!!
Simply put, he was lawless!
Luo Tianning picked up his phone and checked the ssage thread:
[Brother Qian, why are your 749 Bureau people on Luo Family turf?]
[Qian Jin: Just passing through, passing through. Don't worry, it's nothing.]
[Passing through? But my son got beaten up.]
[Qian Jin: An accident, just an accident. Don't worry, I'll talk to them later. It's fine.]
[And Hou Dehai is here too—this looks like it's targeting my Luo Family.]
[Qian Jin: Then hurry and escape through the back door! I'll cover you there. Hou Dehai's an animal—I'll deal with him later.]
At this point, if Luo Tianning still believed Qian Jin's words, then he was the animal.
This was just fooling around with an idiot.
He simply didn't reply.
Qian Jin, after waiting a long ti without getting any news, cursed at his phone.
I tell you to run and you don't run? We usually call each other brothers, but when trouble hits, you don't even think about your good older brother?
Damn it, if you and Hou Dehai start fighting, how am I supposed to snatch your head from him?
Luo Tianning put down his phone.
He clasped his hands toward Lu Ding and Hou Dehai: "This young brother, and Deputy Director Hou—could there be so misunderstanding about today's matter?"
"How about I host a discussion to clear things up? No need to escalate to this point, right?"
Though Lu Ding preferred direct action, he wasn't stupid—this damned Luo Tianning was a Five Restrictions Qi Refiner.
No matter how fierce he was, he couldn't win against that.
This was precisely the value of having subdued Hou Dehai and Qian Jin.
Only a brainless fool would confront a stronger enemy head-on.
He pointed at Luo Tianning without wasting words: "Cut this old dog down for , dead or alive!!!"
The mont these words were spoken.
The beast sleeping within Hou Dehai's body awakened!!!!!!
Mist and steam billowed up, scorching temperatures spread everywhere.
Four limbs thick as heaven-supporting pillars stomped heavily on the ground.
Patterns flowing with lava spread across his skin, climbing upward until converging on that single horn radiating blistering heat!!!!
"ROAR!!!!!!!"
The anomaly roared!!!!!
Lava Rhinoceros!!!!
Having decided to place his bet, Hou Dehai would no longer hold back or hesitate. He was a blade, and blades were ant for killing—advancing fearlessly, invincible when unleashed!!!
At full power.
The Lava Rhinoceros exhaled hot breath, glowing brilliantly, its towering form seeming to transform into the most blazing furnace. Hou Dehai's feet scraped the ground.
"Old dog, today you die!!!!"
He charged directly toward the building where Luo Tianning stood.
The imnse force and terrifying heat lted everything in his path—structures dissolving around him as he surged forward.
Luo Tianning's heart tightened.
Damn it, this animal's gone mad!!!
A battle on this scale would cause enormous economic losses.
He simply didn't reply.
Luo Tianning clapped his hands, summoning radiant light that gathered into a vortex blotting out the sky.
Qian Jin, unable to get any news after a long wait, cursed at his phone.
Divine patterns intertwined within the light, solidifying into a colossal hand that pressed down toward Hou Dehai.
"Have you lost your mind, Hou Dehai? Fighting like this will destroy the entire comrcial district!!!"
The Lava Rhinoceros raised its head, horn pointing skyward, piercing upward with razor-sharp intent!!
It was Hou Dehai throwing a punch upward, golden lava flowing along his arm.
One punch!
BOOM!!!!!!!
Clear skies reappeared as the radiant light shattered.
One of Luo Tianning's arms was completely pulverized.
He staggered backward, the building beneath him already crumbling, lted by the intense heat, scattering molten rock everywhere.
His eyes widened slightly as he stared at Hou Dehai: "Late Five Restrictions!!! How are you at Late Five Restrictions???"
Wasn't his cultivation level similar to mine before?
ntioning this only made Hou Dehai genuinely furious.
Damn it—at the bureau, Qian Jin gives him trouble;
at ho, his wife sleeps in separate beds.
And Luo Tianning asks when he reached Late Five Restrictions?
Every day—can't do his job properly, can't be with his wife properly.
All he could do was throw himself fiercely into cultivation!!!
Life was tough, work was tough—if even cultivation went poorly, he would have collapsed long ago!!!
Hou Dehai leaped up violently.
Clasping his hands high above his head, lava's radiance illuminating heaven and earth, the towering Lava Rhinoceros stomped down with both feet, intent on destroying everything: "I haven't fought seriously for years! When you were holding your wives, I was cultivating! When you were holding others' wives, I was still cultivating!!!"
"Late Five Restrictions ca from my effort and sweat! You wouldn't even give gifts if I asked! You all bully —GO DIE!!!!!!"
BOOM!!!!!!!
Both fists smashed down, violent shockwaves rippling outward. Luo Tianning barely blocked with his remaining arm, vomiting blood.
Beneath his hovering feet, inch by inch, talismans glowing like lava gradually brightened.
The phenonon roared!!!!!
Their power fully erupted.
Tens of kiloters around instantly transford into a sea of magma, buildings shattered, ground collapsed.
In New City where power and influence ant comfortable living, only Hou Dehai—the seemingly prestigious White Ridge 749 Deputy Director—spent every day burying himself in hard training!
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