Chapter 1059: Chapter 732: Uproot the Grass
Ever since learning about the tragedy at Ru Lin Academy, Yang Xiao hadn’t rested well for several days. He called Yang Cha several times, but no one answered, which made Yang Xiao increasingly uneasy.
Director Nalan also left Rongcheng shortly after without informing him, and calls to him went unanswered as well. When Yang Xiao asked Ms. Wen, she informed him that Director Nalan had been called away for a meeting.
But as to where the meeting was, the Provincial Bureau or elsewhere, Ms. Wen said she didn’t know.
These days were very hard to endure. On one hand, he worried about his friends’ safety; on the other hand, he had once shown his face before the young Sect Master and possessed several Magic Artifacts from the Yu Yuan Sect. Now that the Sect Master had escaped, he worried about being sought for revenge.
Given his current capabilities, if he were to encounter the Sect Master, he feared he wouldn’t even have the chance to flee.
Yang Xiao was unsure of the Sect Master’s exact strength, but judging by the level of his subordinates, he estimated this person was at least close to Netherworld-level strength, though he didn’t know how he compared to his own elder master.
The restless days went on for several more days, until one morning, lying lazily in bed, Yang Xiao suddenly received a call from Ms. Wen saying the Director had returned and was waiting to see him in the office.
After washing up quickly, Yang Xiao drove back to the Patrol Defense Office and hurried to the Director’s office. He opened the door to see Nalan Shuo, neatly dressed in a suit, sipping tea on the sofa. Though he looked tired, his eyes were reassuring.
"You’re here." Nalan Shuo pointed to the single sofa across from him, "Sit down."
Inquiring about a superior’s whereabouts too hastily was impolite. Recently, with so many events occurring, one can imagine something very important must have caused Nalan Shuo to leave his jurisdiction for so long. Yang Xiao deduced it must be related to the attack on Ru Lin Academy.
"Director, you’ve been on a business trip for so long, please take care of your health. You are the stabilizer of our Lin’an Patrol Office." Yang Xiao’s tone was earnest, and his gaze was sincerely concerned.
At this, Nalan Shuo chuckled silently, took a sip of the hot tea, and then placed the cup down, "If you’re asking about something, just say it. You’re trying your tricks on me now, aren’t you?"
Hearing that the Director was still in the mood to joke with him, Yang Xiao’s tense heart relaxed a lot, which suggested that what had been brought back was not bad news.
Recently, there had been too much bad news.
Nalan Shuo raised his hand to pour Yang Xiao a cup of hot tea. Observantly, Yang Xiao didn’t wait for the Director to serve him but reached out with both hands, took the cup, placed it in front of him, and then looked at Nalan Shuo.
"A lot was revealed at this meeting, I’ll tell you one thing at a time." Nalan Shuo said lightly, his expression becoming serious, "The whereabouts of those people have been found, in the mountains of a remote coastal town, but they’re all dead bodies, not a single survivor left. It wasn’t us who did it; preliminary judgment is that internal strife broke out among them."
"The Black Wood Society and Yu Yuan Sect had an internal conflict?" This indeed surprised Yang Xiao, as these two forces were now inseparable, fleeing for their lives and having no time to fight each other.
"The specific reason is unclear, it could be a murder for treasure or other hidden secrets involved."
"The scene was extremely gruesome; the tech department barely managed to piece together a few bodies. Among them, those with confirmed identities include the President of the Black Wood Society, their second-in-command Wakatou, and the current Sect Master of the Yu Yuan Sect."
"By the way, the body of Dean Yang Yunluo was also found, chopped into several pieces by a blade." Nalan Shuo added.
"What about the former Sect Master who escaped from Ru Lin Academy?" This was what Yang Xiao was most concerned about.
"His body was not found, but judging from the traces at the scene, there were definitely some survivors who managed to escape."
"More than 50 bodies were found on-site, the vast majority were Japanese Apostles, and the elite of the Black Wood Society was utterly destroyed. You could say that from now on, the Blade of Japan has become history."
"The Yu Yuan Sect is also finished; they lost three subordinate leaders during the attack on Ru Lin Academy, and now their current Sect Master was killed by the Black Wood President, leaving their strength less than one-tenth of its peak."
"But their former Sect Master escaped, and that’s a tricky person." Yang Xiao had seen this person and knew well of his danger and patience. Letting him escape was like letting a tiger back into the mountains.
According to Yang Xiao’s thinking, he should take advantage of his weakness, gather the manpower, issue a highest-level maritime capture order, search the whole country, and offer a high reward to the martial arts world, wanting him alive or dead.
Nalan Shuo understood Yang Xiao’s concerns and nodded reassuringly: "Rest assured, Headquarters will make arrangements. Our people have analyzed the scene and estimate that this former Sect Master is severely injured, otherwise he wouldn’t have left the battlefield without taking high-level Magic Artifacts."
The tech department analyzed and estimated that there’s at least a 50% chance that the Sect Master has already died on the run."
"Also, all key positions within a hundred miles around the town have been stationed with experts. If any trace of him is found, they will immediately capture him, not aiming for capture alive but killing on the spot." Nalan Shuo’s tone was icy.
Hearing this, Yang Xiao was invigorated, slapping the table forcefully, "That’s right! He must be killed; that person is a root of disaster!"
Upon hearing the Headquarters’ arrangements, Yang Xiao felt warm inside, no wonder they were the leaders of the General Bureau. Some people are better off dead than alive. If the Old Clan Leader had realized this earlier, he wouldn’t have ended up in such a situation.
