Chapter 588: Chapter 603: He must be trying to mess with me!
The appearance of the Security Bureau caught everyone at the City Lord’s Mansion off guard.
They never imagined such a situation could occur.
Who would dare to target the City Lord’s Mansion?
Who could target the City Lord’s Mansion?
In the past, such a thing would have been unthinkable, but now it happened.
As a result, everyone lost their composure, causing panic to spread continuously.
Even before the Security Bureau took action, there were injuries due to the stampede at the City Lord’s Mansion.
As a large number of Martial Artists entered,
the chaos intensified.
It evolved to the point where the City Lord’s Mansion’s army collapsed completely, offering no resistance and was effortlessly taken down.
A group of people crouched on the ground with their hands on their heads, their eyes bewildered.
Even now,
many people still didn’t know what had happened.
In the brightly lit courtyard,
Baiyu walked in, wearing leather boots, scanning the surroundings with a steady voice:
"The City Lord’s Mansion has colluded with foreign forces, the evidence is conclusive. Anyone who dares to resist will be executed without mercy!"
The simple statement silenced the noisy crowd in the courtyard instantly.
It was like a bolt from the blue.
Even the most rebellious individuals, hearing this reason for their home’s confiscation, couldn’t dare to utter any words of questioning.
Colluding with foreign forces.
Not only would one’s head roll, but even family members would lose their lives.
"Very well, it seems you’re all aware of the seriousness of the issue."
Seeing everyone quiet down, Baiyu continued, "After receiving this news, I rushed here overnight.
However, Guang Yuanba is not in the City Lord’s Mansion.
Can anyone tell me,
where has your City Lord Guang gone?"
Guang Yuanba is supposed to be the main figure in this "strategic sacrifice," despite his high standing.
However,
for the internal stability of Mountain City, City Lord Guang needs to make a sacrifice.
These years, he has been overly indulgent in Mountain City, recklessly accumulating wealth, bullying men and women, enjoying all kinds of pleasures.
It wouldn’t be unreasonable for him to contribute a bit.
After Baiyu and Qiu Yun reached this agreement, Guang Yuanba’s opinion became unimportant.
So,
Baiyu came directly to take him, ready with a series of follow-up actions to ensure the success of the strategic sacrifice.
Yet,
at a time when Guang Yuanba should appear to shine, he’s nowhere to be found.
This caused Baiyu to frown, making him ponder deeper.
He always tended to assume the worst intentions about strangers.
Guang Yuanba had been an enemy he had grudges with.
Their relationship definitely wasn’t friendly.
In fact, if given the chance, Guang Yuanba would definitely try to kill Baiyu.
If anyone in Mountain City most wished Baiyu would disappear, this City Lord would certainly be one.
After all, since ancient times,
cutting off someone’s financial resources is like killing their parents, an irreconcilable feud.
Baiyu not only cut off Guang Yuanba’s financial resources but also dropped him from the height of power.
The taste of such, how could anyone bear it?
Guang Yuanba has surely been secretly disgusted with Baiyu.
So now,
Baiyu naturally thinks Guang Yuanba might be hiding something.
This timing of not being at the City Lord’s Mansion,
is indeed suspicious.
Based on the information Baiyu received,
after the Security Bureau took control and governance of Mountain City, the City Lord’s Mansion started to gradually fade from the spotlight, becoming marginalized.
This was its rightful position,
a once bustling place, now gradually quiet.
Along with Baiyu’s increasingly stable position,
Guang Yuanba even ordered not to see external guests, shutting the mansion’s doors, retreating in the garden to train, living an isolated life.
This is the circulated news,
and is widely spread in various versions.
But the main idea is roughly the same.
Now it seems,
this old fellow is quite calculating.
Baiyu carefully thought about it, and the more he thought, the more uneasy he became.
If Guang Yuanba was really doing something aboveboard, why use such misleading tactics?
Couldn’t he act openly?
Doing things sneaky like this certainly wouldn’t be for anything good.
Either,
he’s aiming to deal with me,
or,
there’s something else unspeakable he’s up to!
Upon realizing this, Baiyu made up his mind.
No matter what this guy is plotting behind the scenes, it likely poses significant harm to me.
Strike first to gain the upper hand.
At the very least, I need to find out what he’s doing and where he is.
Otherwise, Baiyu cannot rest easy.
Even though the opponent hasn’t acted against him yet,
the day will come eventually.
The vendetta between the two is too deep to reconcile, Baiyu felt he wouldn’t let him go.
At this moment, Baiyu felt extremely fortunate.
If he hadn’t come to investigate this time, he wouldn’t have discovered Guang Yuanba’s threat.
He had always been careless,
thinking Guang Yuanba would indeed stay contently secluded like this, even if he harbored hatred, he wouldn’t dare act recklessly.
But now,
this old dog was always scheming against him, playing some secret game behind the scenes.
I... I’ve been too kind, too young!
"Quickly confess, where did Guang Yuanba go?"
Baiyu lost his patience, saying to those core figures of the City Lord’s Mansion, "If you don’t talk, you’ll be taken back to the Security Bureau’s prison to explain slowly."
These few,
most of them are core figures of the City Lord’s Mansion,
such as the manager, the security captain, and others.
"We don’t know, we really don’t know,"
"Yes, City Lord Guang basically never tells us anything, and we wouldn’t dare to ask."
The few cried without tears.
Baiyu looked at them coldly, waved his hand, and a few Security Bureau Martial Artists dragged them into a room.
Bang.
As the door closed,
inside the room,
Baiyu’s shadow elongated continuously, and a pale and terrifying figure crawled out from it.
Several people were scared half to death.
"You grew up as a civil Martial Artist, you should be familiar with those harsh interrogation techniques from the martial world, right? Get these people to talk, I’ll give you five minutes."
Baiyu directly spoke to Qiao Wan.
Civil Martial Artists,
are generally ten times or a hundred times more ruthless than those cultivated in schools, military or clans.
Because they face harsher environments.
If they’re not ruthless enough, they’d be consumed without leaving a trace.
Qiao Wan nodded without hesitation.
Then,
Baiyu walked aside to watch her handle these people.
In just a few dozen seconds, under the bloody sight of a companion, these people’s hearts defensively broke instantly.
Even Baiyu, who had seen many strange and disgusting scenes, was startled by Qiao Wan’s methods.
How vicious...
This is indeed a Martial Artist crawling up from the streets.
After Qiao Wan scared them to break down, they began to speak to Baiyu about everything they knew without holding anything back.
And in the end, the situation was indeed worrisome.
Guang Yuanba,
actually went to engage with the core of Mountain City!
Every Shelter city has a Sanctuary Spirit, considered the core of the entire Shelter.
The matters big and small of the Shelter,
the Sanctuary Spirit can control.
They are humanoid beings with emotions and intelligence, much like the Ship Spirit of the Legendary Ship, virtually indistinguishable from humans.
Moreover,
according to Baiyu’s later observations,
Ship Spirit and Sanctuary Spirit should be of the same kind of being.
