How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 242: Pledge, Utopia

The southernmost part of East Lake was at its darkest before dawn.

A villa had extinguished its lights.

A faint glow appeared in the corridor.

It was the glow from a cell phone.

The phone light illuminated the beautiful face of the lady of the house.

She was none other than He Jiang’s wife.

She had called numerous times, but her husband’s phone still wasn’t on...

She wandered the corridor...

She would never have imagined that her husband was just a hundred meters away on a tree.

He Jiang had been watching this corridor...

On usual days, when he came back late, his wife would always turn on the corridor light.

Although the light didn’t reach the road below, he could see it.

Today, it was very late.

Unprecedentedly late.

The light was still on, and his wife was standing underneath it...

She was just an ordinary person; she couldn’t see ten meters into the night...

But she hoped her husband could see this light in the dark night!

He Jiang’s chest gently heaved, and the light in his eyes quivered...

"Can you see it?" Lin Xiaosu’s voice came to his ear: "She’s waiting for you! Actually, how many wives in the world are waiting for their husbands in this deep night? In a peaceful era, their waiting might be an hour or two, but if the world turned upside down and peace disappeared, how long would this waiting be?"

He Jiang slowly closed his eyes: "Yes, a tiny lamp under which waiting feels disappointing and desolate. But have you thought about a lonely clan wandering the boundless human world, over thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, how desolate that would be?"

"The door connecting you with the human world has never closed. In fact, your ancestors opened this door, or you wouldn’t be alive, and wouldn’t have inherited bloodlines. Even if the inheritance only constitutes a fraction of the ancestor’s bloodline, it’s still inheritance. The ones viewing you as different aren’t the Human Clan but yourselves!"

"I’ve said before, humans can’t escape the general trend. Some things can’t be avoided, so..."

His voice suddenly stopped...

His gaze locked onto two figures moving eerily...

Lin Xiaosu smiled lightly: "Some things follow the general trend, while some are brutal realities. Now, let’s see how you choose between ideals and reality, between the ultimate mission of the Li Tian Clan and the safety of your family!"

The two eerie figures climbed over the garden wall and next moment, were on the villa roof!

And He Jiang’s wife was still in the corridor, dialing the phone repeatedly, completely unaware of the abnormality on the roof...

He Jiang’s face contorted...

The two people on the villa roof exchanged a smile, exposing cruel white teeth in the dark...

As they climbed down the garden wall like geckos...

Swish!

Two sharp claws emerged out of thin air.

Accurately pierced their foreheads.

The forehead, the weak spot of the Li Tian Clan members.

The two Li Tian Clan members’ eyes widened, staring in shock at the figure emerging from the darkness.

Their throats made hissing sounds, their eyes slowly closed, and their bodies slumped on the rooftop...

He Jiang’s fingers slowly retracted, gradually restoring his scholarly appearance, the fierce light in his eyes fading, replaced by a certain degree of bewilderment.

A voice rang in his ear: "I must say, the photography function of Dragon Eye is really powerful. Just a bit of light captures this clearly. Look, this can be the background stage for your Qianlong award!"

The Dragon Eye was put on He Jiang’s face by Lin Xiaosu.

He Jiang’s forehead veins bulged, his body utterly collapsing...

Qianlong award!

Does he dare to accept this award?

If he dares to accept it, his clan would go mad with revenge, with no scruples, and he and his family would have no place left in this world.

And he understood Lin Xiaosu’s real intention behind taking this image...

This kid was blatantly blackmailing!

If he dares not obey, this image would be spread!

His clan, seeing him He Jiang kill their members, wouldn’t let him off!

This was the true reason Lin Xiaosu took him to guard outside the villa tonight.

He calculated that the clan members would play the family card.

He also calculated he would act.

Once he acted, he got the evidence he wanted...

He Jiang was now on the path of betrayal, with no turning back...

This image was the pledge.

This image was his vulnerable point, firmly held by Lin Xiaosu!

"Now you should understand, your only concern, your family’s safety is not threatened by Qianlong, but precisely by the so-called clan you’ve been reluctant to sever ties with!" Lin Xiaosu spoke again, tearing open this unspoken wound and cruelly sprinkling salt on it.

"So, you want me to take justice into my own hands and destroy my clan members!" He Jiang said.

"I want you to understand two points. First, your so-called clan members are just a bunch of cold-blooded animals with no sense of kinship! Second, if you want your family to survive, you must strike first and eliminate their clan in Daxia!"

"What about my family...?"

"Qianlong will provide protection!"

"So, you’re not talking to me on your own behalf, but undertaking Qianlong’s commission to talk to me!" He Jiang said.

"Yes, Qianlong finds it inconvenient to speak these words."

Why does Qianlong find it inconvenient?

Qianlong is not a gang.

Qianlong is an organization strictly adhering to rules.

If Qianlong were present, it wouldn’t even allow He Jiang to kill those two clan members...

But Lin Xiaosu isn’t Qianlong; he can!

He Jiang sighed deeply: "You’ve considered everything!"

"Yes!"

"What about me?" He Jiang said: "You haven’t planned to leave me a way out?"

This might be what sets He Jiang apart from ordinary people.

His vocabulary always includes considerations, the heaviest chip perhaps being his own life.

"You’re wrong!" Lin Xiaosu said: "The path I leave for you isn’t just a way out but is incredibly exciting!"

"Tell me more..." He Jiang’s eyes flashed, regaining some spirit.

Lin Xiaosu explained softly, leaving He Jiang stunned...

Finally, he sighed lightly: "Lin Xiaosu, are you planning to completely drain me dry?"

"Yes, Jiangcheng’s First Detective, there hasn’t been another since the founding of the nation. If I don’t let you fully utilize your talents, let you walk longer in this beautiful world, I wouldn’t feel at peace."

He Jiang said: "I forgot to ask... have you gotten married?"

"No, please don’t introduce anyone to me."

"How could I?" He Jiang said: "I just have a deep concern. For someone like you, when you marry and have children, will they truly have no a**s..."

It was now only three hours until dawn.

Three hours were enough for He Jiang to reveal some names.

Names spoken, Qianlong took action.

Within Daxia, thirty-seven points, 86 people were arrested. These people were all from the Li Tian Clan, firmly adhering to the "Welcome Ancestors’ Return" ideology. (As for those Li Tian Clan members who are more aligned with Human Clan ideology, they had already scattered among the human world, dropping out of sight.)

From exposing the organization name "Utopia" to the core members suffering catastrophic losses within Daxia, all happened within these three hours...

The speed caught many off guard.

Jiangcheng wasn’t implicated further.

Simply because it couldn’t be.

He Jiang didn’t even know his superiors.

He only knew he was close to the Chairman.

But who was the Chairman?

Nobody knew.

Tonight’s two assassins were also reverse-traced by Lin Xiaosu using special tracking techniques, but couldn’t find the one who gave the orders.

Because the orders were delivered via phone.

And used overseas satellite communications.

The number was completely hidden.

This was the secrecy of the Utopia organization.

Everyone knew only their peers, not their superiors.

They were fortunate that He Jiang’s level was high, being Level 3 in Utopia, already among the elite. Once He Jiang disclosed what he knew to Qianlong, Qianlong cast the net, catching them solidly!

He Jiang’s family was secretly sent away.

He Jiang himself held a passport and embarked on his journey to a foreign country.

In the flying car, No. 88 looked unusually stern: "Utopia! This is my first time hearing this name."

"Utopia embodies a beautiful hope, representing a wonderful home!" Chang Ye said: "This troublemaking organization dared use such a name?"

Lin Xiaosu said: "Beautiful dreams are defined differently by different species. For us carbon-based life forms, green mountains and clear waters are Utopia, but for silicon-based life forms, perhaps volcanic eruptions and upheaving lands are their Utopia."

"New situations, new problems will inevitably bring new troubles. We have a lot to do, time to go back! What about you?" Chang Ye said.

"Me, of course I need to go back too!" Lin Xiaosu said: "New Year’s is coming, I need to go back for year-end summary and bonuses... so, goodbye!"

He floated away.

Xinyue looked at this and that, couldn’t hold back: "Sister Chang Ye, Lin Xiaomeng, he..."

Chang Ye directly interrupted: "Xinyue, I personally think you’ve contributed to this experiment. As long as you don’t violate rules later, there’s hope for knocking the door of formal membership."

Xinyue’s head was filled with thoughts she wanted to share about Chang Ye and Lin Xiaomeng, suddenly vanished.

"Instructor No.88... what do you think?"

With these words, Xinyue’s heartbeat sped up tenfold.

No.88 glanced at her: "We’ll talk about it after going back!"

In subsequent time, Xinyue behaved impeccably.

She didn’t utter a single inappropriate word, returned to the base, voluntarily served tea to the two instructors, and stood while holding the teacup, pressing her fingers until they turned white.

No.88 sipped tea, pondered for a long time...

Finally spoke: "I think... this matter should be delayed, after all nobody knows if student Xinyue’s adherence to rules is genuine or an act. Observe her for a month, listen to her words, watch her actions, Chang Ye what do you say?"

Damn...

Xinyue internally cursed 88’s ancestors fiercely.

But at this time, she dare?

Chang Ye nodded: "Alright, then a month! If nothing unexpected happens, we will give her this as a New Year’s gift on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

"Student Xinyue, consider this a verbal agreement!" No.88 said: "Are you looking forward to this New Year’s gift?"

Xinyue took a deep breath: "Thank you, instructors! Please rest assured! If I violate rules before this Spring Festival, there’s no need for you to say anything, I’ll jump from here myself!"

"Hmm? Before Spring Festival? Meaning after Spring Festival, you’ll fly free?..."

Xinyue was shocked: "Instructor, that’s not what I meant. Before Spring Festival, I will adhere to the Reserve Chapter, after Spring Festival, I’ll have memorized the Qianlong Regulations by heart, strictly follow them. Violating the Qianlong Regulations, unless Lin Xiaose stops flirting!"

This vow was quite firm!

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