Chapter 754: Chapter 572: Peace Inn
"The director has been decent to me, I just hope... this time he can turn bad luck into good fortune," Yang Xiao exhaled slowly in response to Yu Shu’s encouragement.
Suddenly, Yang Xiao looked up towards the door. This action startled Yu Shu, who pressed his hand down, signaling for Yu Shu to be quiet. Yang Xiao stood up alone, quietly stepped to the door, and with a swift pull, flung it open. The next second, three figures appeared outside the door, among them Xi Menxiu, who had half her face pressed to the door and couldn’t dodge in time, nearly tumbling into Yang Xiao’s arms.
"What are you doing?" Yang Xiao was dumbfounded. Outside were Xi Menxiu, Beibei, and Da Xiong. The situation was somewhat awkward for a moment.
"Captain, don’t get the wrong idea, we were just... just passing by," Beibei, leaning on a crutch, flashed a mischievous smile, glancing at Yang Xiao and then sideways at Yu Shu inside the room, "Uh... you guys continue, you and Yu Shu just chat, we’ll excuse ourselves."
Seeing that the three were about to slip away, Yang Xiao reached out and yanked Xi Menxiu back. He knew that today’s event had to be properly resolved, otherwise, with Xi Menxiu’s big mouth, who knows what kind of twisted stories she might concoct to defame and damage his reputation.
Patrol Station Captain holds a late-night meeting with a female subordinate, the two alone in a room with the door locked... for that affair... Even thinking about such headlines seemed sensational.
Before Yang Xiao could open his mouth to explain, Yu Shu was already scribbling in his notebook. Then he raised it to show everyone: The captain has legitimate business with me.
"Understood!" Xi Menxiu got the point, "Very clear!"
Watching the reactions of Beibei and Xi Menxiu, Yang Xiao could tell they still didn’t know the director had received the Ghost Script. He had to send them away first, having Beibei take Yu Shu back down to the medical office to continue his recovery, because Yang Xiao had pressing matters to attend to.
When dawn was just breaking, Yang Xiao finally received the message. It was sent by Fu Qingzhu, to inform him that he had safely gotten the person out of the city. If all went well, they would arrive at Xiang Ma Town before 10 a.m.
"I’m troubling you again." Yang Xiao felt somewhat apologetic since he had been a frequent bother to Fu Qingzhu recently. Capturing Sui was a plump opportunity; if Fu Qingzhu could catch him and hand him over to the United Federation, it would be a great achievement.
"No big deal." Fu Qingzhu was as easygoing as ever, "But you should be more careful in the future. Elder Pu from Yiling Academy, who leads the team, has a very bad impression of you. I have a feeling he might have noticed something. That man has a very keen nose."
At these words, Yang Xiao was startled, "What, he turned back to your defense area?" According to Yang Xiao’s plan, people from Yiling Academy should have been led by the nose, continuing to track along the initial escape route devised by Sui.
"Strange, they from Yiling Academy came looking not long after I received the person, but this is my territory, they didn’t find any clues," Fu Qingzhu stated bluntly.
"That’s good then. Elder Pu is quite capable, be careful," Yang Xiao warned.
"Don’t worry."
After hanging up the phone, the heavy weight in Yang Xiao’s stomach finally settled. As long as the person had left the city, there wouldn’t be much of a problem afterwards. After helping the director with this Ghost Script affair, he would find an opportunity to head to Xiang Ma Town and meet with Sui.
Now the grudge between him and Pingxi Marquis had solidified. Even with the hotel’s mediation, it was merely a palliative solution. For the sake of the more distant future, he wondered if he could form an alliance with Sui, and together, they could take down the Marquis.
Once Sui had recovered from his injuries, Yang Xiao would have him keep the Marquis busy while he himself stayed in reserve. With proper coordination, there was a good chance of success.
Not long after breakfast, while Yang Xiao was sleeping, the office landline suddenly rang. Answering it, it turned out to be Lu Youdao, telling him to come to the training center immediately, as he was already waiting.
Grabbing his backpack, Yang Xiao rushed over. The training center was deserted in the early morning. An iron door in a remote corner stood open, with a figure standing behind it.
Yang Xiao entered, and Lu Youdao closed the iron door, leading him to that familiar room—the one with the clown’s high-back chair.
Yang Xiao had thought Lu Youdao would ask about Nalan Shuo’s Ghost Script, but without even mentioning it, Lu Youdao directly asked about the confidential competition at Ru Lin Academy. Upon learning that Yang Xiao had even made a connection with the old clan leader from the Academy, he was even more surprised, the sole eye left to him sizing up Yang Xiao, "You’ve got some doggone luck, getting to meet such a person."
"Thanks to the Old Clan Leader, since there were no clues about the Soul-Capturing Mirror in the Scripture Pavilion. He introduced me to someone who helped resolve the Mirror Ghost."
"There were no clues in the Scripture Pavilion, so who is this elderly predecessor?" Lu Youdao’s interest piqued, inquiring further.
A vision of the Young Master came to mind as Yang Xiao shook his head, "Doesn’t seem like a predecessor. He’s quite young, about thirty-something."
"Young man?" Lu Youdao was taken aback and began to doubt, "Ru Lin Academy has such a talented young generation who can crack the Soul-Capturing Mirror?"
However, after Yang Xiao detailed the man’s appearance and temperament, Lu Youdao’s face suddenly changed, his gaze turning fearful as he looked at Yang Xiao, "You... you showed the Soul-Capturing Mirror to him? What did he say?"
"He didn’t say much, just instructed me on how to deal with the Mirror Ghost. The guy is pretty awesome; he recognized the mirror at a glance." Pausing, Yang Xiao recounted, "And the other Magic Artifacts on me, he also commented on each one."
