Chapter 59: Entanglement (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendations, and Followers)_1

Translator: 549690339

Investigation Team, Technical Department.

“Officer, this is the surveillance footage from the night of October 25th.”

The technician clicked on the screen.

In the footage, Pei Jinye and Sun Ruofan were seen walking onto the monorail one after the other, seemingly talking with their heads lowered. Inside the carriage, Sun Ruofan pointed out something outside the window, and Pei Jinye turned to look out.

Before long, the two sat down beneath the surveillance camera…

Xu Tian frowned and said, “Is this the only angle? Isn’t there a clearer one?”

This angle did not capture Pei Jinye’s face.

His ability allowed him to sense the soul scent of each person; having been trained at the Judgement Place for many years and handled numerous cases, he detected something unusual about this high school student from the very first moment of contact.

The scent was indescribable—like a mix of many odors.

Perhaps there was an issue, or perhaps it was because this young fellow named Pei Jinye, having awakened his Transcendent abilities, had affected his judgement.

Xu Tian had no evidence to suggest that something was wrong with the high school student named Pei Jinye; it was just professional habit that drove him to seek an answer to the doubt in his heart.

After the technician reviewed the surveillance, they too found it odd that this particular monorail car had a blind spot in its coverage.

“Officer, this is the clearest angle we have.”

Xu Tian stopped talking.

On screen.

The monorail arrived at the station.

The doors opened.

The gunman at the door strode forward rapidly, his hand inside his coat swiftly drawing out.

From this angle, the gunman’s every move was clearly visible.

“Bang!”

A flash of gunfire.

Almost instantly.

The gunman’s firearm was knocked away, and a figure dashed forward with overwhelming force, flinging the gunman aside.

“Wait, rewind 0.5 seconds!” Xu Tian commanded.

The technician rewound the video by “0.5” seconds.

Xu Tian began to watch Pei Jinye’s movements closely.

“Ding!”

The train doors opened, and Pei Jinye rushed towards Sun Ruofan, then burst out immediately after.

Unable to see Pei Jinye’s face… Xu Tian frowned and said, “Were there bullet holes at the scene?”

“None were found. After inquiries, it was indeed this student named Pei Jinye who blocked them,” the technician replied.

“Blocked them?” Xu Tian raised an eyebrow.

The technician did not think there was anything amiss: “He might have practiced defensive techniques since he is, after all, a student of the Bronze Association.”

“Bronze Association?” Xu Tian frowned. “What kind of organization is that?”

Remembering that Xu Tian had just arrived in Da Peng City from the Judgement Place and was not familiar with the power structure of Da Peng, the technician explained in a low voice, “It’s a Cultivation Pavilion founded by the former Chief Instructor of the Night Patrol Division.”

Xu Tian said gravely, “Federation law article 131 prohibits retired public officials from privately teaching special department techniques. How dare you allow it!”

The technician gave him a glance, cursing “idiot” in their mind.

However, they dutifully said, “The Bronze Association had already filed the necessary paperwork at that time.”

“Who did they file it with?” Xu Tian pressed aggressively.

The technician dared not speak any further.

Xu Tian snorted coldly, “It’s precisely because you act lawlessly and irresponsibly that the environment in Da Peng City is so poor! In recent times, Da Peng City has had the most serious cases!”

The technician was internally exasperated to death.

I’m just a low-level employee, what’s the point of you telling me all this?

If you have the guts, go to the Municipal Governor’s office and tell him yourself.

Chaotically!

“Old Xu, what’s with the temper?” A young burly man walked through the door.

“Captain.” The technician quickly greeted.

The burly man nodded, looked at Xu Tian with a amiable smile, and cast an unnoticeable glance at the monitoring screen, “The Judgement Place sent a letter asking you to investigate the Heaven God and the Old Gods Association. Does this kid have something to do with them, or are you suggesting the Mask Association is a puppet supported by the Old Gods Association?”

Xu Tian replied without concealment, “What’s really going on with the Bronze Association? How can such an organization exist! What on earth is Da Peng City trying to do!”

Still with a faint smile, the burly man said, “Old Xu, why the anger? Come to my office first, and I’ll personally clear up any doubts for you.”

Xu Tian followed.

Office of the Captain of the Night Patrol’s Ninth Squadron.

After closing the door.

Xu Tian asked, “Come on then, what’s the situation?”

The Ninth Squadron Captain shook his head with a smile, “You don’t have to cling to that. First, when the Bronze Association was established, it was voted for and supported by the Municipal Government, with Xing Tian’s summary and no opposition from the headquarters’ central intelligence. Second, the founder was the Da Peng City Night Patrol’s first Chief Instructor, and now many of the higher-ups in the Night Patrol are his former disciples….”

Xu Tian just frowned, “How could the headquarters be indifferent?”

The Ninth Squadron Captain shrugged, “Who knows. Want some tea?”

“No.”

The Ninth Squadron Captain chuckled softly, stood up and poured himself a cup of tea, then casually asked, “What made you think of watching the monorail assassination case video? Do you have any leads?”

“No, just casually looking.”

Xu Tian did not tell the truth.

The Ninth Squadron Captain looked back at him with the same easy-going appearance, silently pouring himself a cup of tea.

“Have they arranged your accommodation?”

“I’m currently living in the Night Patrol Dormitory.”

“That won’t do; I’ll ask them what’s going on. They’ve been dragging their feet even with arranging a place to stay.”

The Ninth Squadron Captain pretended to make a phone call, but Xu Tian excused himself and left the office.

The door closed.

The smile on the Ninth Squadron Captain’s face slowly faded away.

[Twelve Lotuses]: Great Success 1%!

Countless cultivation memories flooded into Pei Jinye’s mind.

They almost burst his head.

As for Breaking the Limit, he didn’t dare to try at all, frightened that his frail body couldn’t handle it.

Pei Jinye struggled to breathe for a few moments and adjusted his state before he immediately started cultivating without any hesitation.

Teacher Chang had said that cultivating “Twelve Lotuses” could condense out twelve Blood Qi Lotuses, each one gathering the most refined blood energy.

The next second.

Pei Jinye’s Vitality surged terrifyingly inside his body, his internal organs maintaining a certain frequency of vibration, blood roaring like tumultuous waves.

The mental method “Twelve Lotuses” completed one cycle of cultivation.

Elder Pei Jinye took a long breath out.

Without delay, he quickly refreshed his attribute panel.

Vitality Value limit +5 cards!

(Vitality Value: 7-13)

Physical strength limit +2!

(Physical strength: 8-12.3)

Pei Jinye was greatly surprised.

Indeed!

The effects of “Twelve Lotuses” at the Great Achievement Realm were too powerful!

Unfortunately, the first Lotus had yet to be successfully condensed.

But Pei Jinye was not discouraged.

This was only the first day.

The Proficiency of “Drawing Blood Art” had all been transferred to “Twelve Lotuses”.

“Good thing Proficiency can be transferred, or this would have been a big loss.”

Pei Jinye chuckled softly.

He was even thinking, wouldn’t it be easy to pretend to be a martial arts prodigy in the future? Just add the Proficiency directly, then surprise an old monster and get taken in as a successor, obtaining whatever he wanted easily.

However, this fantasy was just that, passing through Pei Jinye’s mind.

The deeper he got involved with the Old Gods Association, the more he realized the undercurrents stirring in this world.

Various human experiments continued to emerge despite the Federation’s explicit prohibition.

You can perform very well, but you must never be too talented.

Otherwise, without a strong enough backing, the laboratory’s knife is bound to come down.

Pei Jinye couldn’t be sure that Teacher Chang’s influence was strong enough. Besides, his current relationship with Teacher Chang was far from expecting Teacher Chang to protect him at all costs.

He was now merely using Teacher Chang’s reputation to somewhat intimidate those who harbored different intentions, which helped to conceal his own strength and boldness.