Chapter 1324: Chapter 861: Qingfeng and Ming Yue (Part 2)
This man was greatly trusted by Fu Qingzhu, often entrusted to handle the transfer of valuable items like the Resentful Eye and masks.
Upon recognizing Yang Xiao, the man wasted no words and recounted the events one by one.
It turned out that Fu Qingzhu had been investigating something some time ago, related to the ghostly smiley face incident, where over a hundred people were affected with heavy casualties. Even Yang Xiao, Fu Qingzhu, and Qu Muzhi narrowly escaped danger.
After an initial assessment, Yang Xiao concluded that this supernatural event was man-made, aimed at eliminating one or all three of them.
The high-level officials of the Patrol Defense Office discussed and reached two most plausible conclusions: one being retaliation from the Evil Cultivators, as the three of them had reaped significant success in operations against them.
The second possibility was the power struggle within the Apostles Union. While Fu Qingzhu’s seniority in the Rongcheng Union wasn’t high, his rapid rise in recent years, due to his tough and uncompromising methods, had offended many elders, causing a rift between them.
The truth indeed linked to this, as according to the man, Fu Qingzhu did uncover some issues, discovering that a base under the Rongcheng Apostles’ Union was temporarily commandeered just before the ghost face incident, yet he couldn’t find out who was residing there.
This was indeed suspicious, given that Fu Qingzhu was a vice-president and a high-ranking official in charge of intelligence, he had no reason not to know.
Later, Fu Qingzhu must have sensed danger, so he instructed several trusted aides to leave Rongcheng separately, giving each a secret message to deliver to someone named Pingxi Marquis in Xiang Ma Town after slipping out of the city.
He repeatedly emphasized that they must meet the Pingxi Marquis in person and would recognize him upon seeing.
Previously, the man didn’t know who the Pingxi Marquis was, but upon seeing Yang Xiao, he knew this person was absolutely trustworthy, as he was well aware of how close Fu Qingzhu was to Yang Xiao.
The secret message was brief, stating that those stationed at the base were connected to the Yiling Academy and that the Rongcheng Apostles’ Union high-level officials had collaborated with Yiling Academy, causing the last supernatural incident.
The situation was almost as Yang Xiao suspected; it was highly likely that Elder Pu resided at that base, and that little bastard Sheng Youjun might also be there.
"Do you know the exact location of that base?" Yang Xiao pressed.
"I know, I know, it’s on Jiangping Road 67, in the west of the city, a villa area, quite remote." The man said in one breath.
"Good, you stay here, rest assured, I’ll handle the rest." After offering a few reassurances, Yang Xiao turned to Tong Han, instructing: "Arrange accommodation for this young brother and make sure he doesn’t leave for now, also... give him a million."
"No, no, how could I take your money? President Fu has been incredibly generous to me, Director Yang, you... you must save him!" The man wept openly.
"I will rescue him, this money is well-deserved. By the way, besides you, where are the other two?" Yang Xiao remembered there were three of them.
Upon hearing this, the man cried even harder, wiping his tears with the back of his hand, "I don’t know, but it seems unlikely they’ll be safe, we originally agreed to meet in Xiang Ma Town, but I didn’t wait for them."
"Hmm, you take a good rest." This was something Yang Xiao expected; it would be quite fortunate for one of the three to escape and report.
After leaving the room, Tong Han closely followed Yang Xiao, "What are you planning to do?"
"I have to save him, that Old Monster Pu has come for me, this damned guy, I should never have spared him last time!" Yang Xiao snarled furiously.
"Don’t be rash, this matter involves not only Yiling Academy but also the Rongcheng Apostles’ Union. If not handled well, it will lead to big trouble." Tong Han advised seriously, "I’ll go with you."
"You stay and stabilize the situation in Xiang Ma Town for me. I suspect the other two have definitely been captured. I know the Union’s tactics; these two can’t withstand it and will definitely confess to coming to Xiang Ma Town to find someone."
Yang Xiao was thinking far ahead, not ruling out the possibility of Union members coming to Xiang Ma Town to inquire, and if they dared to come, Yang Xiao would make sure they were all detained.
Understanding Tong Han’s concern for him, Yang Xiao reassured, "Don’t worry, I’m not alone; Sui is back with me, and also, before heading back, I’ll consult Second Demon Uncle at the hotel to get his advice."
After all, not knowing how strong this opponent is, but judging by their magic artifact, they are definitely not simple, so caution is necessary.
Going with just Sui wouldn’t be secure enough; a true expert must accompany them.
This person would be able to hide their form and not take action unless Yang Xiao couldn’t handle the expert of the other side, after which they would intervene.
Now, Yang Xiao was unable to determine just how many experts the opponent had, especially since besides Yiling Academy, the Rongcheng Union was involved too, with their Federation President being a Ghost-level Apostle, rumored to be very powerful.
After contacting Senior Brother Qingfeng, an hour later, Yang Xiao arrived at the hotel, standing before Second Demon Uncle and the two senior brothers.
Yang Xiao carefully took out various valuable items from the Mirror World, respectfully presenting them with both hands.
"Uncle Master, this is my small offering for you."
"Senior Brother Qingfeng, this is a gift for you."
"Senior Brother Ming Yue, this is yours, just a token of thought, please don’t disdain it."
