In the car.
Li Chuan's identity made Zhao Donglai and Wang Hai feel sowhat uneasy.
Because not only was Liu Zhenmin valuing him, but even superiors from the provincial level personally called to give instructions!
Now that Li Chuan was beaten so severely in their branch and suffered such serious injuries, both Liu Zhenmin and the provincial authorities would focus heavily on this case.
Zhou Yongfu is dood.
As for how far things will go, Zhao Donglai dared not imagine.
Soon, the car arrived at the foot of Nine-Headed Mountain.
"Get an umbrella for Master Li!"
Lan Yubo called out and personally walked to the car to open the door.
However, as Li Chuan got out of the car, Lan Yubo was so angry that his beard was trembling!
Although Li Chuan had cleaned his wounds, he hadn't changed his clothes, which were soaked in blood and tattered, strikingly shocking!
"That bastard Zhou Yongfu!"
"Is there no law left in this world!"
"Where is the justice! Where is the natural order!"
"Master Li, regarding today's matter, even if I, this old man, have to risk my life, I'll seek justice for you!"
Lan Yubo's words were like a slap to Zhao Donglai's face, making him feel a burning pain!
Li Chuan t Lan Yubo's concerned gaze and finally shook his head, smiling: "Thank you, old man. This injury is nothing to , no need to worry about ."
Although he hadn't known Lan Yubo for long, he had shown imnse kindness to him and the Lan Clan, and Lan Yubo was truly soone who always repaid kindness.
Similarly, Liu Zhenmin, not far away, also felt his face burning upon hearing Lan Yubo's words!
He had seen Li Chuan's injuries and never expected sothing so outrageous to happen under his jurisdiction.
It made him feel deeply ashad.
The officials present were also quite uneasy, knowing if today's incident spread, Jiangzhou City would explode!
Moreover, the phone call Zhao Donglai just received indicated that even the provincial city was showing interest in this matter!
This was life-threatening!
With a dark face, Liu Zhenmin walked over: "Zhao Donglai, what the hell happened? Why is Master Li covered in injuries?"
Zhao Donglai: "…"
How could he say anything? To speak the truth in front of so many people would seriously disgrace the authorities!
But just then, Li Chuan spoke up: "Secretary Liu, Director Zhao had no idea about this. I was targeted by so robbers on the road before, and it was Director Zhao who found and brought those robbers to justice, saving in the process. My injuries aren't a big deal; the situation at Nine-Headed Mountain is what really matters now."
As soon as he said this, Zhao Donglai and Wang Hai were both shocked. They never expected that the one who would ultimately bail them out would be Li Chuan!
Even Liu Zhenmin was surprised. Is this sothing a college freshman would say?
To proactively help them out of trouble?
Li Chuan's words sounded a bit submissive, but to Liu Zhenmin and Zhao Donglai, it was nothing short of a lifesaving decree!
If the incident at the West City branch involving Li Chuan reached the provincial level, it would undoubtedly cause a political earthquake in Jiangzhou!
The fate of Liu Zhenmin, Zhao Donglai, and their group would change drastically!
With Li Chuan's statent, not only did it save their face, but it also safeguarded their official careers!
What a trendous favor!
"Master Li, please take a look at this video first." Seeing that Li Chuan had spoken, Zhao Donglai had nothing more to say and instructed soone to bring over the drone footage.
Liu Zhenmin: "Master Li, could you first rescue Master Hua and Master Xing? As for the issue at Nine-Headed Mountain, it would be great if you could resolve it."
Li Chuan: "Saving them is no problem, but as for resolving the Feng Shui array at Nine-Headed Mountain, I can't do it right now. We'll have to wait for a while. You see my injuries, it would take at least ten days to half a month to recover, right?"
Even though Li Chuan was now at the Third Layer of the Absorbing Yin Realm, the entity in the Dragon Earth Cave had been there for hundreds of years, far beyond what he could handle at present.
Hearing Li Chuan say this, Liu Zhenmin couldn't help but wish he could peel the skin off Zhou Yongfu!
If Zhou Yongfu hadn't used such brutal ans, how could Li Chuan have been so severely injured!
If Li Chuan hadn't been hurt, he might have been able to completely resolve the situation at Nine-Headed Mountain!
"Master Li, do you want to rally so personnel here? Just say the word, and I'll do whatever you need!" Zhao Donglai was genuinely grateful to Li Chuan.
Li Chuan nodded: "I need one person to go with into the mountain, but not too many people, as it would be more troubleso."
"Director Zhao, let's just you and go into the mountain."
"Old Master Lan, could you prepare a talisman paper for ?"
Lan Yubo chuckled: "I've got it with ."
Saying this, he pulled out a handful of Yellow Paper Talismans from his pocket: "Although they're not as good as the talismans drawn by Master Li, I reckon taking so talisman paper might still be useful."
Li Chuan chuckled, amused by the old man's deanor.
Taking the talisman paper, Li Chuan bit his finger and drew a mysterious rune on it before handing it to Zhao Donglai: "Director Zhao, hold this as we enter the mountain."
Saying so, he took the umbrella from Lan Zhengxing and led the way into the mountain.
He had to rescue the people first.
It's not that Li Chuan was overly enthusiastic; rather, the more people who died in the mountain, the stronger that entity would beco, making it harder to deal with in the future!
Zhao Donglai carefully tucked the talisman paper into his coat before hastily following along under Liu Zhenmin's urgings.
"Master Li, what exactly is inside that Dragon Earth Cave? Is there really a ghost?" Zhao Donglai jogged to catch up with Li Chuan.
Li Chuan smiled: "Director Zhao, are you scared?"
Zhao Donglai awkwardly replied: "It would be a lie to say I'm not. Ghosts are scary, who wouldn't be afraid? But with you, Master Li, I'm not worried."
What Zhao Donglai said was utterly sincere; he couldn't quite gauge the depths of Li Chuan.
It was hard to imagine such stability in a college freshman, and even an elder like Lan Yubo showed Li Chuan utmost respect.
This wasn't sothing ordinary people could achieve.
Besides, Li Chuan single-handedly defeated the people from Three-blade Hall and Niu Kun, without them having any room to retaliate. Just for this alone, Zhao Donglai admired him imnsely!
In his eyes, this was a real man!
"Rest assured, we're going into the mountain this ti just to bring those few people back, not to confront what's inside Dragon Earth Cave directly. There won't be any danger, you'll just need to stay calm, Director Zhao." Li Chuan said with a calm smile.
Zhao Donglai finally exhaled a sigh of relief. A few seconds of silence later, he spoke up: "Master Li, thank you for what you did earlier! If you ever need anything, just count on , Zhao Donglai!"
The fact that Li Chuan hadn't revealed what happened at the West City branch was a huge favor, not just to Zhao Donglai but to the entire officialdom of Jiangzhou!
If this matter blew up, Zhao Donglai would undoubtedly face discipline.
In a single sentence, he secured Zhao Donglai's career, earning his deep gratitude!
And that was exactly the effect Li Chuan wanted.
"Director Zhao, I don't understand officialdom, I only hope that today's incident never happens again." Li Chuan sighed.
But he knew it was unlikely.
Because if there were no misfortunes, no demon gods, no disasters, why would people burn incense?
No demons an no Buddhas, and not everyone understands this logic.
Zhao Donglai discerned the implication in Li Chuan's words, his old face flushing again. He was well aware of the complexities of Jiangzhou's underworld, which had existed for untold years.
"Master Li, when I first donned this uniform, I swore to rid Jiangzhou of these malevolent elents for the people, but later I realized that without fate's protection, my badge would have long vanished, and all my dreams, my grand plans, were but fleeting fantasies, a re joke..."
Li Chuan: "Is there really no way?"
Zhao Donglai: "It's not that there's no way, but the world isn't black and white; it's a delicate shade of gray."
"Yang Jinrong is certainly no saint, but he accomplished many things we couldn't. Since Three-blade Hall was established, the cri rate in West City has decreased by eighty percent, bringing stability to the chaotic old streets. That's why we've never acted against them."
Li Chuan: "…"
He initially loathed people like Yang Jinrong and Three-blade Hall, but never expected their existence to serve such a purpose.
Just then, Zhao Donglai recalled sothing and abruptly said: "Master Li, just half an hour ago, Yang Jinrong shot himself."
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