Twisted Dreams-Chapter 331 - 400: A Deal with Cao Yi
Wei Na finally stopped favoring Wei Ming and walked to the side to sit down.
She is like Voldemort, but not heartless.
Wei Ming lowered his head:
"Cao Yi, why did you save me? I clearly wanted to kill you."
Cao Yi shook his head:
"That’s not important. What’s important is, what exactly did you do?
Tell me, who are your collaborators, and what are the details."
Wei Ming suddenly laughed, looking at Cao Yi teasingly:
"Did you come here to humiliate me after defeating me?"
Cao Yi stepped forward two steps, grabbing Wei Ming’s collar.
Wei Ming froze, stubbornly trying to meet eyes with Cao Yi.
But, just a glance made him shrink.
He finally understood why this person was called Living Yama.
The eyes full of murderous and violent intent, yet expressed with such calm, were just like the King of Hell.
Wei Ming wanted to say something, but Cao Yi spoke first:
"He Jingguo is dead."
Wei Ming’s eyes widened sharply.
Elder He, dead?
How is that possible?!
Wei Na couldn’t help but scream:
"What did you say? The teacher is dead?!"
Elder He was also her university teacher.
Back then, she and Cao Yi were the dazzling duo in the security department at the university.
When Elder He learned that Wei Na was not pursuing a career in security but marrying into the Liu Family, he lamented for a long time.
Cao Yi said:
"It was done by the Five Black Classes. That night, the Imperial Capital had no Senior Administrator on duty.
Originally, I was supposed to go to the Imperial Capital last night."
Wei Ming’s mouth opened wide, clearly not expecting such an outcome.
The last meeting was still in the special prison.
Elder He talked with him about life, comforted him, arranged tasks for him.
Once thought Elder He was quite unreliable, under the Honey Slaughter Blade’s enchantment, even more so felt that Elder He sending him to South Sea was for Elder He’s own sake without real consideration for Wei Ming.
Upon hearing the news of Elder He’s demise, those enchantments, those small-minded thoughts of his own, all seemed ridiculously laughable.
Wei Ming dared not look at Cao Yi, wanting to bury his head, to act like an ostrich.
Cao Yi lifted Wei Ming’s chin:
"Tell me the process of your dealings with the Five Black Classes.
I don’t believe Elder He was killed by the Five Black Classes. That bunch of small-time rascals isn’t capable of this.
Elder He was my teacher; he can’t die so unclearly."
Wei Ming no longer remained silent and immediately laid bare the details of his dealings with the Five Black Classes.
Wei Ming remembered something:
"Oh right, the big leader, they said the actual leader of the Five Black Classes is the big leader."
Cao Yi slightly furrowed his brows:
"Big leader?"
Wei Ming nodded confidently:
"Yes, big leader, but I haven’t seen him."
Cao Yi released Wei Ming:
"Alright, I got it."
Cao Yi took off his own jacket, casually putting on the jacket Wei Na prepared for Wei Ming.
He had said he wouldn’t let enemies or subordinates see him injured.
"Brother Yi."
Just as Cao Yi was about to leave, Wei Ming suddenly grabbed him.
Cao Yi stopped in his tracks.
Wei Ming said:
"Take me with you."
Cao Yi turned back with a sense of disgust, seeing Wei Ming’s tear-streaked, miserable face.
Wei Na bit her lip, pleadingly said:
"I want to redeem myself, take me along, could you? This time, I can be the first to die."
Cao Yi’s gaze was complex; he withdrew his hand and walked towards the door.
Wei Ming appeared full of despair, his body trembled fiercely.
Cao Yi stood at the door:
"Get yourself ready; I’ll call you if needed."
Cao Yi left the ward.
Wei Ming finally couldn’t control his emotions, repeatedly slapping himself in the ward, and finally burying his head in the quilt, bursting into tears.
...
Cao Yi walked out of Wei Ming’s room; his phone received another message.
He glanced at it.
Someone from the Security Administration messaged him, saying Zheng Qian was likely to take over as Director of the Security Administration after the memorial service for Director He.
Cao Yi’s face grew increasingly grim.
According to the etiquette between mentor and student, he should be going to the Imperial Capital to honor the teacher’s wife now.
Cao Yi thought to himself:
"Need to solve this case quickly."
If given time, Cao Yi believed he could definitely catch the murderer.
But time was limited.
According to Elder He’s last wish, he should take over the Security Administration.
But Zheng Qian was already preparing to move up.
At this moment, should he fight for the position of Director of the Security Administration or solve the case?
If he could solve the case quickly, it would be great.
Just then, the nurse who had previously chatted with Cao Yi bumped into him at the staircase corner, surprised to see him:
"Why are you already..."
She hadn’t expected Cao Yi to be able to get out of bed so soon, even to stroll outside.
Cao Yi brushed her off:
"Almost ready to be discharged, thanks for the care."
The nurse blocked him:
"Then you need to take some medicine!"
"Medicine?"
Cao Yi remembered a place.
Speaking of South Sea’s most mysterious places, it had to be the medicine shop run by the mysterious owner.
Cao Yi hurriedly quickened his pace, heading outside.
...
South Sea, medicine shop.
Cao Yi entered the medicine shop.
Li Yang was reading a book behind the counter.
Cao Yi breathed a sigh of relief; he was pretty worried that Li Yang wouldn’t be there.
Li Yang indeed shouldn’t be here; he rarely visited the medicine shop anymore.
However, last night he received two messages.
One was news most of the Extraordinary Circle would soon know.
The Five Black Classes stirred chaos last night at Shu Mountain and successfully assassinated He Jingguo.
Another was Zhu Dajun’s exclusive information.
The leader of the Five Black Classes is Xie Qilin; currently, the only surviving member of the Five Black Classes is Honey Slaughter Blade Xiao Yaoyao.
Li Yang guessed Cao Yi would come looking for him and was already waiting here early.
Cao Yi addressed Li Yang with a salute:
"Boss, long time no see."
Li Yang didn’t look up, flipping a page, and asked:
"What do you need?"
Cao Yi pondered for a moment, tentatively asked:
"Do you know what happened last night?"
Cao Yi feared Li Yang might not be aware of the news about Elder He’s assassination.
After all, it was only after one night; the news of Elder He’s death hadn’t spread.
Li Yang said:
"Many things happen every day, which one are you referring to?"
Cao Yi hesitated, said:
"Imperial Capital, Pu Yang District, elevated bridge section three."
Cao Yi revealed the address where Elder He encountered trouble.
Cao Yi held onto the hope that Li Yang might know about that message, but he wasn’t sure.
Because the events of last night, whether it was the Five Black Classes’ assault on Shu Mountain or the assassination of Elder He, were major events that shook the entire Extraordinary Circle.
Li Yang’s casualness in saying ’many things happen every day’ made Cao Yi feel Li Yang probably didn’t know about it.
After all, what could be bigger than the Five Black Classes’ assault on Shu Mountain and the assassination of Elder He?
Li Yang glanced at Cao Yi:
"Some people died there last night. Want to know the truth?"
Cao Yi stared at Li Yang in amazement:
"You, you know the truth?!
Of course, I want to know the truth!"
Li Yang closed his book, eyes glowing brightly:
"Old rules, exchange something."
Cao Yi hurriedly said:
"Anything you want."
Li Yang looked Cao Yi up and down:
"In the past, I liked your desire, but you’ve already sold me your desire.
Now, there’s nothing on you that catches my eye."
Cao Yi opened his mouth to say something.
He was the Director of the South Sea Public Security Bureau, and a Senior Administrator of the Security Administration; how could he not have anything desirable?
But, thinking of Li Yang’s mysterious nature, Cao Yi closed his mouth again.
His titles indeed shouldn’t attract Li Yang’s interest.
Li Yang suddenly spoke:
"How about exchanging yourself? I’m somewhat interested in you."
