A day later, the bar murder incident that had ignited fierce debates online over public safety finally drew to a close.
After joint statents from the police and the court, the case was officially closed for the ti being. The murderer, Ye Chen, was sentenced to fourteen years of imprisonnt.
With the combined efforts of law enforcent and the dia, many individuals who attempted to incite public unrest were swiftly identified, arrested, and suppressed. Since the culprit had already been apprehended, the situation never escalated beyond heated argunts and a few minor scuffles.
Ye Chen tried to mobilise his connections behind the scenes, but the evidence against him was airtight. Even his supporters were rendered powerless. By court order, he would be transferred to prison imdiately and attend all future hearings from behind bars.
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*Boom!*
The reinforced door of the prison transport van shook violently as a deep dent appeared on its surface.
The one responsible was none other than Ye Chen himself.
"Damn it!" he roared, his face twisted with rage. "Who the hell is ssing with ?!"
Even now, Ye Chen couldn’t make sense of it all.
At first, he believed it was rely a misunderstanding. As long as he reached the police station and explained himself, everything would surely be cleared up.
Who could have imagined that a police officer nad Lu Han would suddenly produce a mountain of so-called evidence? Each piece more damning than the last.
If Ye Chen hadn’t been the person involved, even he would have believed the criminal described in those files.
That was the mont he realised sothing was terribly wrong.
He was being frad.
Even with the evidence stacked against him, Ye Chen stubbornly denied everything.
"Even that bastard Gu Xuan dared to mock to my face..." he muttered darkly.
"Hm? Gu Xuan... Didn’t he say he’d make my life worse than death?"
A terrifying thought surfaced in his mind.
"Could this all be his doing?"
But he quickly shook his head.
"No. Given our enmity, he’d never go through so much trouble just to fra . He’d prefer killing outright."
"Then who... who could it be?"
"What are you mumbling about?"
A rough voice interrupted his thoughts.
Ye Chen looked up.
The man standing before him radiated a dangerous presence. The thick, murderous aura clinging to him made it very clear that this person was soone who had taken lives before. That too, many of them.
Ye Chen’s expression turned cold.
"Who are you?" he asked cautiously.
The man tapped the insignia on his uniform.
"Li Qiang. Prison guard. I’m responsible for escorting you to Jiangnan City Prison."
His gaze shifted to the dent on the van door.
"Now, I’m asking you to behave," Li Qiang said with a friendly smile that carried no warmth.
"If you keep acting up, I’ll be in trouble."
His smile widened slightly.
"And if I’m in trouble... You definitely won’t have an easy ti either."
A chill ran down Ye Chen’s spine.
Li Qiang stepped forward to put the handcuffs back on him. Ye Chen had only been freed of them briefly and instinctively felt irritated. He was ready to resist, but the sudden, bone-chilling, killing intent locked onto him froze his movents.
Li Qiang wasn’t alone. Two more ard guards stood at a distance, observing him with sharp eyes.
’This is excessive,’ Ye Chen thought grimly.
’With this level of caution, my escape plan during transport is impossible.’
He guessed correctly.
If Ye Chen showed even the slightest sign of resistance, the guards had orders to shoot him on the spot.
Ever since Gu Xuan had exposed his identity as a rcenary, the authorities no longer dared to treat him lightly. If soone like him escaped, the public backlash would be catastrophic.
Thus, under heavy escort—three prison guards in the van, with police cars both in front and behind—Ye Chen was transported to Jiangnan City Prison.
Night fell.
[Ding!]
[Final settlent completed!]
[Due to your behind-the-scenes manipulation, the destiny protagonist Ye Chen has been misidentified as a murderer and sentenced to fourteen years of imprisonnt!]
[Heroines Su nghao, Su Roxue, and Song Jinyu feel intense disgust toward Ye Chen!]
[Heroine Leng Shuang holds him in contempt!]
[Ye Chen’s Luck: -200]
[You have gained 2000 Luck Points!]
"Finally!"
A radiant smile blood across Yang Qingxi’s beautiful face as the notification echoed in her mind.
This was exactly what she had been waiting for.
"System," she said eagerly, "raise my cultivation level imdiately."
[Ding!]
[Qi Condensation (Level 3): 3000 Luck Points]
[Balance: 3170]
"Do it."
The mont she confird, her points vanished. A torrent of spiritual energy surged into her body, flooding every ridian. Heat coursed through her veins as her strength skyrocketed.
"So this is Qi Condensation, Level 3..." Yang Qingxi clenched her fists, her eyes shining. "So strong!"
But the next notification poured cold water on her excitent.
[Balance: 170]
’Poor again.’
She sighed.
’At least Ye Chen will be rotting in prison for a while. I can finally take a short break...’
The thought barely ford before she rejected it.
’No. I can’t slack off. I need to adapt to my new strength and master those techniques, from Su Mo.’
"Who knows when another protagonist might suddenly appear..."
[Ding!]
[A new destiny protagonist has been detected!]
"No—!"
Yang Qingxi wanted to slap herself.
My cursed mouth!
Why did I say that?! Couldn’t I have just kept quiet?!
[Ding!]
[Establish contact with the destiny protagonist for further information...]
She rubbed her temples and sighed deeply.
Since it had already happened, there was no point resisting.
Without wasting another second, she grabbed her phone and made a call.
"Su Mo," she said urgently, "co to my room. Right now!"
["What’s so urgent?"]
"A new protagonist!"
There was a brief pause.
["I’m coming."]
Su Mo ended the call, slipped on his slippers, and headed straight for Yang Qingxi’s room.
Unluckily for them, the scene of Su Mo entering her room late at night was witnessed by a maid passing through the corridor.
Her eyes widened in shock.
Without hesitation, she pulled out her phone and sent a ssage.
The recipient’s na read: Young Master Yang!
Thus, the misunderstanding escalates...
***
[Quiz Ti!}
Guess what kind of Protagonist would appear next?
1) dical Genius!
2) Avenger!
3) Travel Back In Ti!
4) System Bound!
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