Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 45: Where Is Jiang Feng?

Jiang Feng was carried back by Uncle Huo on his back.

Soon after, news about him and Uncle Huo drinking at a small tavern, and being badly injured by a wanted criminal’s palm strike, reached Zhenbei Prison.

The news was personally delivered by Chief Huang.

After all, Jiang Feng had made merit by killing the wanted criminal and wouldn’t be reporting for duty the next day. Chief Huang had to immediately inform the stewards at Zhenbei Prison so they could arrange someone to cover Jiang Feng’s duties.

Uncle Huo handed the healing medicine to Jiang Feng.

He fetched a physician to diagnose and treat Jiang Feng.

Once he confirmed Jiang Feng wouldn’t die and would just need a few days in bed, he returned that very night. Afraid Jiang Feng would sneak a drink before he healed, Uncle Huo took a jug of wine from Jiang Feng’s home with him as he left.

After Uncle Huo left, Jiang Feng checked his panel information.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune Point: 1134

Cultivation Technique: Prison Guard Health Care Skill (Perfection)

Skills: Prison Guard Long Fist (Minor Achievement) Divine Arrow (Mastery) Monkey Escape (Great Success)

Realm: Fourth Grade (Essence Refining)

Divine Power: Immortality

Jiang Feng noticed Fortune Point had only increased by just over a hundred, didn’t seem like the White Rat was much of a threat to him in the first place.

As a Fourth Grade Essence Refining Martial Artist, he could slap the guy to death with a casual move—getting hurt was impossible.

In fact, he’d only been injured because he hadn’t used Qi Blood to block. Otherwise, with an Essence Refining body, how could a Seventh Grade Marrow Refining Martial Artist ever hurt him? To muddle through, Jiang Feng even used his Qi Blood to impact the injuries, making them look worse.

And the only reason he did this was to avoid facing Cao Zhen back at the prison.

He didn’t know Cao Zhen’s background.

But he could easily sense that the guy’s identity was anything but simple. He might treat his job at Zhenbei Prison as a game.

If something went wrong—

The man was given to him by Han Dong. If trouble came, he’d definitely be dragged in as well.

So, at the tavern, when he saw the White Rat coming to kill him, Jiang Feng went along with the act, used the guy’s Palm Force to take a leave for injuries, and killed him for a merit point as well.

So even if Cao Zhen made trouble, if the Court pursued it and found out he’d helped Dragon Capital Government Office slay a wanted criminal and got hurt healing at home, not only would he not get punished, he might even get a reward.

But Han Dong was cautious and sharp.

Who knew how much she’d read into last night’s events.

Jiang Feng couldn’t figure out Han Dong’s mindset for now, so he’d stop overthinking. That night, he slept soundly.

The next day.

Han Dong unusually got up for inspection.

She checked every workroom, talking with Captains, Supervisors, even the Prison Chiefs about their work.

"Where’s Jiang Feng?"

Coming to Jiang Feng’s workroom, she didn’t see him, only found Cao Zhen bored out of his mind, sitting in Jiang Feng’s seat.

"Reporting to Lord Commander, last night the Dragon Capital Government Office sent word: Prison Chief Jiang was drinking at the tavern, ran into Chief Huang while chasing a wanted criminal, and got seriously injured without warning. He’s currently on leave at home, recuperating."

Chief Wang replied hurriedly.

"What? He was badly injured by a wanted criminal?"

Han Dong’s face was full of shock.

"Yes. The wanted criminal who hurt Prison Chief Jiang was called White Rat, a notorious bandit in Dragon Capital. Last night, Chief Huang cornered him at a tavern. The bastard tried to take Prison Chief Jiang hostage to break out, but Jiang fought back desperately and killed him on the spot, but took a palm in the process."

Chief Wang reported truthfully.

Upon learning that Jiang Feng had managed to kill the famous bandit White Rat, all the Squad Leaders working under him felt proud; they finally understood why even Li Minhe had treated Jiang Feng with such courtesy, and why Commander Han paid him special attention.

"Such a coincidence, huh?"

Han Dong found it suspicious.

But with an official document from the Dragon Capital Government Office, Chief Huang’s signature, and the government’s seal, it proved everything was legit. Jiang Feng killed White Rat heroically and was now home healing.

"Commander Han, since Jiang Feng is injured, let me take all his duties!"

Cao Zhen said. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Hmph, you’d better behave. Without my order, don’t even think about leaving the workroom,"

Han Dong snorted coldly, giving Cao Zhen nothing but a foul mood.

"Then what’s the difference between this and prison?"

Cao Zhen grumbled.

Han Dong ignored him, instead instructing Chief Wang and the others to keep a close eye on Cao Zhen and inform her immediately if anything came up.

In a flash, Chief Wang and his group looked at Cao Zhen with completely different eyes.

After thinking it over, Han Dong still felt uneasy.

She put Li Minhe in charge of Cao Zhen, making it clear that Cao Zhen wasn’t to stir up trouble in the prison. All due tasks had to be handled, anything else was off-limits.

Li Minhe took the order.

Supervised Cao Zhen personally.

Handled the instructions perfectly.

Han Dong thought for a while, then left Zhenbei Prison and headed to Chaoyang Alley.

A little over a month ago—

Yuan Tiangang, Lei Laohu, and the others drank at Fengyue Building. That night, both Yuan Tiangang and Lei Laohu were shot dead. Although catching the killer was the Dragon Capital Government Office’s task—

But it was her own staff that died.

Han Dong couldn’t suppress it; the next day, she questioned everyone, including Chief Hu and several Captains who’d been drinking at Fengyue Building that night.

When those people reported to Dragon Capital Government Office, they deliberately hid the unpleasant incident at Fengyue Building and reported it as internal conflict.

But when pressed by Han Dong, Chief Hu mentioned Jiang Feng being treated differently.

The slick-tongued Li Minhe even praised Jiang Feng for his restraint, saying he didn’t flaunt Han Dong’s token—until Lei Laohu kicked him down, when the token fell out of his clothes for all to see.

Han Dong thought this was odd.

She had given Jiang Feng the token.

Had Jiang Feng explain everything to Yuan Tiangang—why he never took the token out, and only after Lei Laohu kicked him and the token fell did everyone see it.

Even spent 150 taels to smooth things over with Yuan Tiangang.

She felt Jiang Feng had done all this on purpose.

So she investigated Jiang Feng’s personal files and made a special trip to his house.

Thankfully, Jiang Feng hadn’t hidden the Overlord Bow, arrows, or any suspicious items at home. If Han Dong had found the Overlord Bow and those three types of arrows at his place, Yuan Tiangang’s death would’ve been tied to him.

However, Han Dong didn’t stop there. She then visited the Black Market to check if Jiang Feng had bought anything there.

Luckily, Jiang Feng had only gone twice.

Each time he was in disguise. Han Dong’s findings showed that a rough-looking middle-aged man had bought an Overlord Bow and the three kinds of arrows, and also made a few shady characters at the Black Market disappear.

Plus, Jiang Feng hid at the prison for over a month, afraid he’d be shot by the Rebel Faction if he left—a demeanor that eased Han Dong’s suspicions.

The only thing: when Jiang Feng demonstrated Prison Guard Long Fist in front of Li Minhe and the others that day, Han Dong saw right through the power he unleashed. She was certain Jiang Feng’s strength was that of a Middle Third Grade Martial Artist.

But the White Rat’s cultivation, based on the Dragon Capital Government Office’s records—

was only Seventh Grade Marrow Refining Realm.

How could someone of that level injure Jiang Feng?

Han Dong couldn’t help but find it strange.

So she quietly made her way to Jiang Feng’s home.