Chapter 75: Mysterious Number One
Since Yuan Anping was tracking down Mr. Lu from the Bright Society, Lin Qing felt relieved and focused on dealing with the thugs from the Yuanhong Society.
Yuan Anping’s strength was even stronger than Chu Tianyao’s; he could easily handle Chu Tianyao even under the guise of feigned weakness, so dealing with that man should be no problem.
With their leaders gone, the thugs from the Yuanhong Society scattered like birds and beasts, each trying to flee in different directions.
Lin Qing casually killed a few reckless ones and took down a few more who tried to escape. Before other members of the Yuanhong Society had gotten far, the Patrol Team arrived.
A large number of patrols mobilized, blocking and intercepting; not a single member of the Yuanhong Society at the scene managed to escape—they were either killed on the spot or captured.
In Lin Qing’s view, his Order Level was continuously rising.
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Soon after, the Patrol Team cordoned off the scene, waiting for the public security to come and inspect the site.
Before long, Yuan Anping also returned.
“General Captain, what about the man?” Lin Qing asked.
“He’s dead, waiting for the public security to examine the body.”
Yuan Anping spread his hands helplessly, “The guy fought desperately against me, I had to go all out, and I accidentally hit him too hard and killed him.”
“Oh, as long as you didn’t let him get away,” Lin Qing nodded slightly.
However, he felt that Yuan Anping did it on purpose.
With Yuan Anping’s hidden strength, he should be much stronger than Mr. Lu, and shouldn’t have needed to exert full strength.
But, having him dead was just as well.
“By the way, when he died, a sun tattoo appeared on his body, he was from the Bright Society,” Yuan Anping reminded.
“He was from the Bright Society too?” Lin Qing feigned surprise.
After all, it was only through Jiayi Zhao’s Telekinesis Detection that he knew Mr. Lu was from the Bright Society, which naturally could not be revealed.
“Members of the Bright Society are indeed spread across the globe.”
Yuan Anping shook his head, “However, he didn’t have a number. The red-haired woman who attacked you yesterday, did you confirm that she had a number in her tattoo?”
“Yes, it was 7486,” Lin Qing nodded.
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“Then you need to be more careful,” Yuan Anping said, “Those in the Bright Society who are assigned a number are almost all stronger than people like Chu Tianyao.”
“Stronger than Chu Tianyao?”
Lin Qing frowned, “How is that possible? Aside from her ability to become invisible, her strength is far less than Chu Tianyao’s.”
“It must be because of potential,” Yuan Anping said. “Just as prodigies are also highly regarded, the fact that the Bright Society gave her this number means they see her potential and role will definitely surpass it in the future.”
Lin Qing pondered.
That made sense.
The red-haired woman’s assassination and stealth attack were not only invisible but also completely silent. If he hadn’t been alerted by his Order Level or had Jiayi Zhao’s Telekinesis Detection, he might have died at her hands.
Invisibility combined with silence, such a combination was indeed monstrous.
Everyone has moments of relaxation, and once off guard, the red-haired woman could carry out a fatal attack in an instant.
Only Telekinesis Awakeners restricted her.
Once the red-haired woman mastered the Original Chaoyang Method and learned more Combat Skills suitable for assassination and stealth attacks…
She would definitely be a terrifying assassin.
In fact, the future threat would undoubtedly be far greater than Chu Tianyao.
“What a pity, dealing with people from the Bright Society doesn’t count as a Merit,” Lin Qing regretfully shook his head.
Yuan Anping remained silent.
The Dark Star Association was an Assassin Organization, a publicly recognized criminal organization, and all its members were villains.
Whereas members of the Bright Society were scattered across the globe, many were not criminals; only after death would the tattoo on their body be discovered.
Under these circumstances, it was impossible to accurately pinpoint members of the Bright Society, so naturally, it couldn’t count as a Merit.
“No worries, you’ll definitely have a lot of Merit this time, certainly no less than last time.”
Yuan Anping glanced at the chaotic scene and exclaimed, “Your rate of gaining Merit, young man, is even faster than when I was young. Looking at the young Patrol officers in the entire Jiangnan region, there aren’t many faster than you.”
“Are there even faster ones?” Lin Qing was surprised.
“Of course.”
Yuan Anping nodded, “Some are strong, some have ample information, and some have significant backing. There are plenty of talented people in this world, and I’ve heard… last year in the neighboring province, there was a Patrol officer who achieved Special Grade Merit on his first accomplishment.”
“What?” Lin Qing was shocked.
Special Grade Merit?
For many patrol officers, obtaining a First-class Merit was something they could only yearn for but never reach, let alone achieve.
Special Grade Merit… that was even more unimaginable.
“You’re not bad either,” Yuan Anping patted Lin Qing on the shoulder. “With this merit awarded, you’ll probably be promoted to a level-one patrol officer.”
Lin Qing shook his head slightly, not particularly concerned.
No matter how many Second-class Merits he earned, he would only be able to learn other series of Combat Skills.
There was no qualitative improvement in combat power.
However, to learn the three types of Awakening Skills, one needed First-class Merit.
Moreover, the headquarters had also promised in the contract that when he obtained First-class Merit, they would grant him access to certain Special Grade Merit privileges, allowing him to learn the original Free Body Combat Skill.
But, all these benefits were predicated on obtaining a First-class Merit.
“First-class Merit…”
Lin Qing silently pondered in his heart.
He had almost completely crushed the Yuanhong Society, and logically, Chu Tianyao should make a move against him.
Thus, he still had a chance to achieve a First-class Merit.
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On the evening of March 2.
In the office of the director of the Xiao Shan District Patrol Bureau.
“Lin Qing, the report from the police has come out, and I have sent it to you,” said Kou Guoyong as he sat behind his desk, shaking his head slightly at Lin Qing, “I must say, you were too reckless this time.”
“Reckless?” Lin Qing asked. “Why do you say that?”
Kou Guoyong said sternly, “It seems you are not aware, but from what has been verified so far, the armed force at this Yuanhong Society stronghold is considerably stronger than the last underground boxing arena.”
“Is it?” Lin Qing feigned confusion.
“Of course.”
Kou Guoyong continued, “There’s an underground storage beneath this bar, specially used for detaining these abducted people. The armed forces guarding it are strong, but according to the confessions of the Yuanhong Society thugs, before you conducted your search, Chu Tianyao had already burst in and wreaked havoc, killing many competent fighters and archers.”
“Chu Tianyao went there before me?” Lin Qing was surprised.
“This morning’s patrol system issued a mission because they received a letter purportedly from Chu Tianyao.”
Kou Guoyong nodded, “Also, Chu Tianyao was indeed identified in the surveillance near that bar through facial recognition, so it seems to be true.”
“No wonder… I thought it was a coincidence.” Lin Qing exclaimed in realization, “I had thought that Chu Tianyao and the Yuanhong Society were colluding, but it seems they are also infighting?”
“Indeed,”
Kou Guoyong also sighed, “It seems you lucked out.”
“Luck,” Lin Qing chuckled, naturally not denying it.
In this operation, except for fully exerting himself when he initially impersonated Chu Tianyao, for the rest of the time, including dealing with Mr. Lu’s leg, he only used half of his strength.
But Mr. Lu was also killed by Yuan Anping, so no one knew… his true strength was nearly at the level of Patrol Chief.
“I hear the Yuanhong Society has three leaders, and you’ve dealt with two of them already.”
Kou Guoyong exclaimed, “If you even take down the last leader of the Yuanhong Society, wouldn’t that qualify you for a First-class Merit?”
“That’s not so easy,” Lin Qing shook his head slightly.
Zhang Zhiren had previously admitted he was the second in command of the Yuanhong Society, while the woman Zhou Yang was the third.
But who the number one leader was, remained unknown.
“It’s indeed difficult.”
Kou Guoyong was only joking, shaking his head, “According to the confessions of the Yuanhong Society thugs, no one has ever seen the number one leader, including the second and third leaders, Zhang Zhiren and Zhou Yang. No one knows who this number one is.”
“No one knows?” Lin Qing was puzzled.
“Right, no one knows.”
Kou Guoyong said, “The main strongholds of the Yuanhong Society are in Xiao Shan, operating normally through the supervision of Zhou Yang and Zhang Zhiren. Only when they face issues that the Yuanhong Society themselves cannot resolve, does this mysterious leader show up.”
Lin Qing was lost in thought.
After a while, he shook his head, “Speaking of which, has the chief managed to interrogate them? Why does the Bright Society need those abducted people?”
Kou Guoyong fell silent for a moment, slowly speaking, “This involves a major case related to the urban circle.”