Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 225: Enemies Often Cross Paths
(Today, there were too many family and friends coming and going at my home, which affected my writing. The update is somewhat late, and I truly apologize. Also, I wish to thank the reader "Spring and Autumn Pavilion" for their monthly ticket support. Thank you!)
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In that instant, Zhao Yuhua had already understood who was the chief culprit for her emotional turmoil—it was none other than the girl, Zeng Xiaoxiao. Ever since the Four Idiots had disappeared, Zeng Xiaoxiao had been muttering here every day, frequently talking about them being "their women" or "dream lovers." It was these annoying words that made her mood increasingly irritable day by day, finally reaching a peak today and exploding completely.
Upon receiving a glance from Zhao Yuhua, Zeng Xiaoxiao immediately felt a wave of guilt and lowered her head. However, almost immediately, she lifted her head again, bravely wanting to meet her gaze. Unfortunately, after Zhao Yuhua glanced at her briefly, her gaze returned to the front, her expression once again serene and unaffected.
What a pity.
Zeng Xiaoxiao sighed in her heart, originally thinking she might see Zhao Yuhua explode in embarrassment. Yet, it ended up being a near miss.
Hmph, I want to see how long you can endure. As long as you sit here, I’ll keep mentioning it every day, to see whether you leave or still sit by Brother Xiao’s side!
However, almost immediately, Zeng Xiaoxiao’s face revealed a hint of smugness, secretly waving her small hands under the desk.
Really wonder what cultivation technique she practices, it’s so miraculous, especially its great benefits on the mind and spirit.
Xiao Yi looked at Zhao Yuhua’s face, which recovered its calm expression in an instant, unable to find any trace of her earlier agitation. It seemed as if her face had always been adorned with that icy cool demeanor since ancient times. He couldn’t help but silently admire her inwardly.
It was obvious from her expression just a moment ago that she was extremely angry, yet, it seemed that she had completely calmed down in an instant, and he could no longer feel any emotional fluctuations in her.
The other classmates, seeing Zhao Yuhua’s expression return to her usual calm, also dared not continue staring, diverting their eyes as the bell signaling the beginning of class rang.
Xiao Yi then turned his head and closed his eyes, beginning to circulate the Carefree True Scripture within his body, practicing his cultivation.
Currently, Xiao Yi was indulging in cultivation almost every moment, whether sitting quietly or even while walking. Apart from stemming from a sense of crisis about reality, it was also because, after his recent breakthrough, he became even more curious about achieving higher realms. He was very eager to know what it would feel like to break through to the Fourth and Fifth Layers, those seemingly unreachable realms.
Zeng Xiaoxiao initially wanted to talk to Xiao Yi, but seeing him sitting there so upright and studiously attending the class, for some unknown reason, she suddenly felt intimidated and did not dare to disturb him, resigning herself to fiddling with her stuff quietly. It was only during the ten-minute class break after Xiao Yi had stopped his cultivation that she managed to chat with him for a while.
As the lecture ended, Zeng Xiaoxiao, under the protection of a bodyguard secretly stationed at her home, reluctantly bade Xiao Yi farewell and went home.
Xiao Yi still had an English class to attend, which he completed before preparing to leave the school to return home.
"Did you know about that family annihilation incident yesterday?"
"Yeah, the tragedy where a family of three died suddenly overnight. Who hasn’t heard? It’s all over the internet now. Do you think those were really accidents?"
"I don’t think so. It’s too coincidental. I guess it was something done by his enemies."
"Yeah, that’s what I think too. I heard that Captain Zeng of the Municipal Criminal Police Team thinks the same. Whoever the enemy is, they’re really formidable. I heard that no evidence was left at the scene. Captain Zeng inspected it for a long time, looked over all the crime scenes, and didn’t find any evidence. Honestly, I think Captain Zeng shouldn’t even bother investigating. They deserved it for committing so many heinous acts!"
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Walking along the school corridors, Xiao Yi could hear similar discussions everywhere, his face inadvertently forming a wry smile, surprised that this matter had caused such a sensation in the school.
However, when he heard that Captain Zeng was handling the case, his face stiffened slightly, then he shook his head helplessly, feeling a bit guilty inside.
Captain Zeng, I gave you credit last time, and now I’ve caused you trouble again; guess we’re even. Maybe next time I’ll have another chance to help you out.
After a while, Xiao Yi shook his head and thought to himself.
Hopefully, this case wouldn’t cause her too much stress, though that seemed unlikely given the influence of her Zeng family and his own actions, he was absolutely sure no clues had been left behind, as long as nothing unexpected occurred, this case would probably ultimately be ruled an accident.
In fact, Xiao Yi’s guess was correct.
At this moment in the police station, the leadership had also just conclusively stamped the case as an accident!
Upon hearing this conclusion, Zeng Xiaomei’s face displayed a complex expression, and a indescribable taste welled up in her heart. She knew that once the case was concluded this way, it could no longer be investigated.
Morally, she harbored no sympathy for this family; the three family members, based on the corroborating evidence available, could be described as utterly evil, making her wish she could have executed them herself, particularly the son, who was the main character in that malicious student slashing incident.
But as a legal professional, her logic told her that this case should not have been a simple accident. If it were just a car accident, it could have been considered an accidental, but for three people, on the same night, within less than three hours of each other — statistically speaking, this was nearly impossible.
From a legal perspective, as someone who upholds the dignity of the law, no matter how evil the offender, no one has the right to end another’s life. Even if someone was a major corrupt official known worldwide to be wicked, if their death is suspicious of homicide, as a law enforcement officer, she was obligated to investigate clearly and bring the culprit to justice. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
However, the opponent’s actions were very skilled; at all three crime scenes, no evidence was left behind, not even the slightest trace!
In fact, to say there were absolutely no traces left wouldn’t be entirely accurate. Although the opponent was cautious, some things were still left behind, like the remnants of their presence or to put it another way, the imaginative space. She had thoroughly considered each scene.
She suspected that this was the work of an expert, someone who was at least a High Tier Bone Tempering master.
But that was just her suspicion and could not be taken as evidence. As for the faint scent she felt at the scenes, that was too weak to be used as evidence. For these sorts of perceptions, they were unknown to others.
And to close the case now would be in the best interest of most parties involved, align with public sentiment, and conform to the intentions of those behind the scenes. Even the person who had stood up for Li Xiaohan previously, had immediately stepped forward, hinting that the deceased should be buried and the case closed as soon as possible.
Zeng Xiaomei was very clear about their motive; their accident had caused an unprecedented sensation and also triggered numerous scandals. They hoped to quash the incident as quickly as possible, not wanting to be implicated in the end.
The message conveyed internally by the Zeng family was also to stop at this point and maintain stability as a principle.
Under such circumstances, she could only nod in agreement to the suggestion of closing the case.
Hope you don’t commit any more offenses because if you fall into my hands in the future, you will eventually be brought to justice, no matter your level of expertise or your motives. No one is above the law!
For some reason, Zeng Xiaomei couldn’t help but recall the last incident, that mysterious phone call, the person who had helped her gain a merit. That time, it had also been the work of an exceptional master. She vaguely felt that these two incidents might be connected, but she couldn’t be sure, eventually she just shook her head, sighed softly in her heart, and clenched her fists, making a secret resolution.
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"Young Master Gao, how shall we avenge this? Are we just going to endure this?"
Xiao Yi had just arrived at the main path at the school entrance when he heard a familiar voice filled with grievance and indignation beside him, and he immediately stopped in his tracks and turned toward the source of the sound. He saw Gao Junjie walking with a dark face on the path in front, followed by three of his lackeys; the one who had just spoken was the stocky Wang Qiang.
Seeing the Four Young Evil Masters approaching, Xiao Yi’s heart involuntarily skipped a beat—how coincidental?
He had just discussed with Zeng Xiaoxiao that afternoon that they might not see them anymore, and yet here they were right at the entrance of Z University.
Z University was neither very large nor small; the chances of bumping into each other in such a large campus were actually quite slim, not to mention, he had not expected the Four Young Evil Masters to even come back to Z University.
In that moment of distraction, the Four Young Evil Masters also saw the approaching Xiao Yi. Gao Junjie’s eyes instantly reddened when he saw Xiao Yi standing opposite him, filled with bloodshot, looking like a wounded beast.
The other three also had bloodshot eyes as they stared at Xiao Yi, as if fire could shoot out from their eyes. (To be continued. If you like this book, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote and support the book. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
