Chapter 914: Chapter 656: Yiling Academy Sheng Family_2
Young Master Sheng keenly sensed the change in Yang Xiao’s tone, from Mr. Sheng to Young Master Sheng, the latter being Yang Xiao’s true stance. Young Master Sheng was here to settle issues, not to cause trouble, and he did not wish for additional complications. After some deep thought, Young Master Sheng chuckled and raised his fist in salute: "Yang truly acts with public interest at heart, and I admire that. How about this, every injured brother from your agency will receive a consolation amount, and those who were unharmed but present that night will receive a hardship fee. It’s our fault for causing such trouble, and we should be responsible for it."
Yang Xiao hesitated for a moment, stroked his chin, and nodded. "This is not entirely out of the question. Could you disclose how much exactly? As you know, Mr. Sheng, being a reasonable man, if it’s too meager, I can’t face my brothers."
Taking a deep breath, the smile on Young Master Sheng’s face stiffened by three parts. He had never seen such a shamelessly greedy person in his life. Had this been in his own territory of Yiling City, he guaranteed that Yang Xiao would not make it out the door.
But circumstances dictate submission; this was not Yiling City, nor was it his Yiling Academy. If he dared to attack and kill Yang Xiao here, it would be a colossal mistake. Not only would he not be able to get out, but even Yiling Academy might be treated as rebels and exterminated. The Patrol Defense Office’s century of heritage and strength were not to be underestimated.
"The injured brothers are to receive 2 million each, while the others who were unharmed will receive 200,000 as hardship fee. Captain Yang, are you satisfied with this?" Even with Young Master Sheng’s good temper, his smile had become rigid as he could barely keep up the facade.
Realising when to quit while ahead, Yang Xiao immediately stood up, lifting his cup of tea instead of wine, and toasted Young Master Sheng. "Ah, it’s no wonder everyone says Yiling Academy is wealthy and bold. Seeing it today, Mr. Sheng truly is generous. On behalf of my brothers at the Patrol Defense Office, I would like to thank you in advance. I am looking forward to your generous donation."
"Don’t mention it, as long as Yang is pleased," Sheng Youjun also replied with a laugh, although it looked rather unsettling.
After finishing his tea, Sheng Youjun, no longer able to bear it, prepared to take his leave but was stopped by Yang Xiao.
"Yang, is there something else?"
"It’s nothing serious. I just wanted to ask, how do you plan to handle the main culprit, Elder Pu, when you return?" Yang Xiao loathed the man with a passion and wished to kill him for quick satisfaction.
"If Yang is concerned about this, rest assured. The Academy has already issued orders. Once Elder Pu is escorted back, he will be imprisoned beneath Fan Si Tower for life in penance of his crimes. Daring to act so inappropriately towards Yang, he will surely be severely punished!" Sheng Youjun’s tone and wording were rather playful.
"If so, that would be for the best, just make sure not to treat him leniently and let him go once you’re back." After reminding him, Yang Xiao smiled and said, "But I trust Mr. Sheng, can I take it to mean that in the future world of martial arts, I won’t ever hear the name Elder Pu again, nor see his disgusting face?"
"That’s correct," nodded Sheng Youjun.
Having received a satisfactory answer, Yang Xiao didn’t press the young man any further. After all, his superiors had made their stance clear, the general direction was set, and for him to seek some advantage and promises was acceptable, but causing an incident where neither party could save face wouldn’t be to his benefit either.
Nalan Shuo had previously excused himself to give him enough room to play and vent his anger, while also reaping some real gold and silver benefits, which was tacitly permitted by the higher-ups.
In the evening, Yang Xiao received a phone call from Qu Muzhi. During the call, Yang Xiao learned that Elder Pu and another dozen individuals from Yiling Academy had all been taken away by Sheng Youjun. This young man was very effective, preparing generous gifts for both Director Huang Guochao and himself, showing great humility and politeness in his language.
Although Yang Xiao felt somewhat regretful for not being able to kill Elder Pu, there was no loss to himself. After all, the man was merely a minor character who acted on orders. At the time, Yang Xiao had used the Human Bone Staff to strike Elder Pu several times, and even if he was still alive, he was certainly confused and unable to remember anything from the time, hence there was no risk of revealing the secret of his Magic Artifact.
"Your law enforcement recorder has also been taken away?" Yang Xiao asked. It recorded everything when Elder Pu made a move against him, including the words he said at the time.
He said that inside the Yiling Academy, there are more than just himself who possess Evil Cultivation Artifacts. This is an unspoken secret, and such a statement is hugely detrimental to the Yiling Academy, which prides itself as a reputable and orthodox institution.
"It’s been taken. It was Sheng Youjun who personally asked for it. Chief Huang couldn’t really refuse, and he also covertly probed whether we kept a backup, to which we told him no," explained Qu Muzhi with an incredibly calm tone.
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao became so furious he slapped his thigh, "How could you not make a backup of that thing? It’s an important piece of evidence. If they ever deny it in the future, we could pull out the proof and make sure they never recover!"
Qu Muzhi was silent for a moment before speaking in an extremely reliable manner, "Don’t worry, although we told him there wasn’t a backup, we actually kept one. More than one copy, in fact. Both the General Bureau and the Provincial Office have kept copies. If you need it, I can also send you one."
"I want it!" Yang Xiao turned from worry to joy, and couldn’t help but admire Qu Muzhi for his reliability. The kid was cunning, knowing to turn off the law enforcement recorder before acting.
Qu Muzhi also brought another piece of news to Yang Xiao. According to him, after Sheng Youjun’s group received the person, they did not choose to leave Rongcheng immediately but instead rented several villas in a remote area to the east of the city, seemingly planning to stay for a while.
This message immediately put Yang Xiao on alert. Logically, these people should leave as quickly as possible because "the longer the night, the more dreams may come". Yang Xiao pondered the reason why they would stay. It was unlikely they were waiting for Elder Pu and the others to heal. The most plausible reason was they were secretly searching for Sui’s whereabouts, as the man went missing in Rongcheng.
After hanging up with Qu Muzhi, Yang Xiao immediately contacted Ling Yanyu in Xiang Ma Town, asking him to closely monitor any new faces showing up in Xiang Ma Town, and to hand the phone to Sui.
Soon, a familiar voice came through, and Yang Xiao promptly informed Sui about the movements of the Yiling Academy group. As Yang Xiao had anticipated, upon hearing the name Sheng Youjun, Sui’s breathing changed. He told Yang Xiao explicitly that it was this wretched youngster who was responsible for ruining his family.
The person was sly and vicious, skilled in plotting, and his strength was not to be underestimated either. Sui himself had attempted to ambush the youngster’s convoy, but not only did he fail to kill him, he almost didn’t make it out himself.
To Yang Xiao’s surprise, according to Sui, this person’s real strength was among the top of the Fierce Level Apostles. With powerful Magic Artifacts in hand, not even Elder Pu, who was half a step into the Ghost Level, could match up to him, having suffered a great loss at that time.
However, Sui Chengguo had no intention of asking Yang Xiao to help him with his revenge. For one thing, he owed too much to the others to ask this favor, and also, he understood Yang Xiao’s status and situation too well. If Yang Xiao were to help him seek revenge, it would drag Yang Xiao down as well. Assassinating the grandson of the current Dean of the Yiling Academy is a crime that the Patrol Defense Office would not let go of easily.
"Brother Yang, be extremely cautious of this person. Listen to me; you should avoid coming to Xiang Ma Town for now. This wretched youngster has a sensitive nose; be careful he doesn’t catch onto you," Sui Chengguo warned.
"Don’t worry, Sui, take good care of yourself. I’ve got this," Yang Xiao assured him.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiao exhaled deeply, aware that since the Yiling Academy was the one at fault initially, Sheng Youjun would definitely not seek him out for trouble. Besides, the latter wouldn’t have the nerve to provoke him.
