Under the clear sky, two slender figures stood on a tall building overlooking the ground below. This was the police station in the north district, a place bustling with activity unlike the usual quietness, with a constant stream of people coming and going.
Above the third floor was an internal office area where idle persons were forbidden to enter, while below the third floor was the area handling civil cases. The current police chief had been loved by many citizens since taking office, gaining support from below but not winning any favor from above, which was not entirely the case.
Those who were ousted because of Yao Zheng loathed him with a passion; those who were implicated but not affected were cautious, fearing that offending this chief would lead to investigation. So were tasked to find loopholes in this new police chief in hopes of bringing him down. All these scheming individuals shared a single goal: without toppling this person, they had no ans to profiteer. However, it was rumored that this person had strong backing, and bringing him down was not simple.
"How did you find ?" Xiao Lin looked down at the police cars with flashing lights coming and going. Though they had managed to wipe out the biggest cri syndicate here, the remaining followers embedded among the crowd were not thoroughly cleaned out, which left plenty of work for Xu Ming.
"Well..." Hua Qingyi wrinkled his head, chuckling twice.
"Did you have soone following ?" Xiao Lin asked with minimal emotion. Since eting Xia Xue yesterday, this guy seed completely off.
"I only worried you might act recklessly, so I had soone protect you. It seems my decision was right."
"Ah, you're starting to run with Yelu Shou? I rember you two as 'sworn enemies,' aren't you!"
"In necessary tis, joint efforts are needed, especially for certain individuals, such collaboration is indispensable." Hua Qingyi expressed full approval of his actions seriously. "Hong Lian escaped, and I collected blood samples from the ruins. The results are surprising."
Xiao Lin glanced at Hua Qingyi, speaking hesitantly with a hidden intent. "Stick to the point, you're not suited for idle talk."
"The blood samples confird it was Liang Hu's, aning the person you saw was him, but I went to the cetery, and he wasn't there."
It didn't sound so shocking now, yet the final sentence, "he wasn't there," still sent ripples across the calm lake of his heart. "Lao Long was also present then; he seed unaware."
"The absence of Liang Hu's corpse in the cetery ans he's still alive. So, whose body did I see?"
"Perhaps there really is sothing like resurrection!" Hua Qingyi didn't know how to explain. If there was a body, the person could be an imposter, but back then, they all saw Liang Hu breathe his last in Xiao Lin's arms, so he couldn't understand. "And by the way, you were right beside us just now, why couldn't we see you?"
"It's a formation! That person is proficient in Five Elents and Eight Trigrams. Fortunately, you didn't enter."
"No way!" Hua Qingyi shook his head. "I walked circles on that empty ground, and the workers were also there. Why were they fine, but not you?"
Hua Qingyi's reminder made Xiao Lin frown. Indeed, a formation wouldn't target one person; anyone entering the area might fall into it. Why weren't others affected? "I don't know, but I did et Mu Rongyun inside. He was much stronger than I imagined, not soone I could face. Yet, I didn't find Liang Hu; it felt like a separated space inside, surreal in its cross-dinsional feeling."
"If you can't handle him, neither can we. Better have your old man handle it!" Hua Qingyi wasn't backing down; he just thought they couldn't get involved. "Suppose the person you're pursuing is Liang Hu, but in the mirage, you encounter Mu Rongyun; doesn't that indicate a connection between Dragon Soul and him? If so, we definitely shouldn't delve further. Just find Hong Lian and get the Rose Staff; then the Xiao Family can control the world's gangs, and your ascension will be smoother."
"It's not that simple alone. It's not sothing I can keep out of anymore; it depends if the opposition is willing to stop." Although Hua Qingyi wasn't wrong, further probing would be overstepping. But Xiao Lin wouldn't give up so easily, not for others, but for himself. He glanced at Hua Qingyi again, eyes glinting with an unspeakable complexity. "Do I still need to keep digging? If it turns out my family did sothing back then, could I maintain legitimacy?" Xiao Lin had concerns; the closer he neared to the events of the anti-gang action, the harder it was to suppress the repulsion deep inside, reminiscent of a massacre, as Hong Lian described, sparing neither children nor elders.
"You still have ti to stop now; Arthur leaves Yanjing the day after tomorrow, don't you want to find Qing Yi? Leaving here might..." Hua Qingyi frowned; he wasn't as driven by the past as Xiao Lin. He didn't have such a brother nor such a sense of justice, so he felt sowhat eased and could turn a blind eye as long as family comfort wasn't jeopardized.
"He wouldn't let halt." Staring at the flickering lights below, Xiao Lin's aura shifted; brief though seen, Hua Qingyi still sensed the cold air about him.
"Mu Rongyun?" He should have guessed the na. Sitting on the edge of the rooftop, he dangled his legs in the void. "If you continue, you must take along. Without , you'll fall into a trap." Speaking casually yet decisively, Hua Qingyi was skeptical. "You should have perceived it by now, the indelible link between Mu Rongyun and Dragon Soul. Since your old man said he was the last to kill him, and Hong Lian confird it, why is he still alive? Rember when Lotus went to the Middle East? It was to lure you to face the heir's truth. But do you really think that way? I doubt it."
"Continue!" Mimicking Hua Qingyi, Xiao Lin sat down, where the setting sun could be seen, vibrant as if burning in hellfire from Purgatory.
"Don't you think everything began unfolding after you returned from the Middle East? Those hidden at the police station suddenly erged, including your third brother. Why did he co to Yanjing? His relation with Mu Rongyun, haven't you thought about these? Xia Xue was rely an accident; everyone was surprised by a woman's appearance. Furthermore, was Consort Ling a coincidence?" (To be continued. If you like this work, welco to Qidian (qidian) to cast recomndation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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