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Chapter 56 - 56 They’re Searching for Those I’ve Killed (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendations, and Followers)_1
Chapter 56 - 56 They’re Searching for Those I’ve Killed (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendations, and Followers)_1
Chapter 56 They’re Searching for Those I’ve Killed (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendations, and Followers)_1
Translator: 549690339
Pei Jinye returned home just as the power came back on in the neighborhood.
Father Pei and Mother Pei had no idea what had just happened and thought there was some problem with the electrical box.
Pei Jinye chatted with his parents for a while before washing up and returning to his room.
Tonight, White Knife had given him a wake-up call.
In the future, who knows if others might come seeking revenge.
Pei Jinye sighed.
He really had been keeping a low profile… but alas, some people were just used to running roughshod over others’ lives.
The next morning.
Zhao Xiaoxi, still in pajamas, had barely opened her door when she saw Pei Jinye, holding a basket of fruit, which surprised her into shutting the door again with a “snap.”
“Give me a minute!”
Pei Jinye was met with a closed door, a string of black lines crossing his forehead.
A moment passed.
The door opened again.
The disheveled, bare-faced Zhao Xiaoxi had completely transformed.
“What wind has blown this Cultivation Maniac over here?”
Zhao Xiaoxi said with amusement.
Pei Jinye handed over two fruit baskets, “Haven’t seen you for a few days, Sister Xi, and you look more and more radiant.”
Zhao Xiaoxi had an expression as if the sun had risen from the west, “You haven’t been practicing your sweet talk these days, have you?”
“Sweet talk can be practiced? What’s the use even if it’s mastered?”
“This…” Zhao Xiaoxi’s face turned red, and she quickly changed the subject, “Tell me, what’s up? You definitely don’t come without reason.”
Pei Jinye smiled candidly and shared one of his plans.
Zhao Xiaoxi pondered and said, “So, you want an early-warning detection device… Let me think.”
“Is there a technical difficulty?” Pei Jinye asked.
Zhao Xiaoxi shook her head, “No problem for me, it’s just… such a hassle. I have a suggestion. You’re worried about something happening to the old folks at home, so I’ll make two bracelets to monitor vitality, heart rate, and the like, to send the data directly to you, bypassing the smart brain… Besides, you can also install a hidden camera at home. If a stranger appears, it triggers an alert and connects to your phone directly.”
“Is it a hassle?”
“Not a hassle, for me it’s a matter of a thought.”
Zhao Xiaoxi said confidently.
Soon, she took Pei Jinye to her secret laboratory.
All around were densely packed instruments.
Many of the instruments were ones Pei Jinye had never seen before.
Zhao Xiaoxi rummaged through boxes and drawers, found two bracelets, and began to modify them while wearing protective goggles.
“Cellphone…”
Pei Jinye handed over his ordinary cell phone.
Zhao Xiaoxi connected a silver thread to the phone, then suddenly asked, “Do you want me to upgrade your phone? Yours has practically no firewall; any hacker could invade it with ease.”
Pei Jinye nodded, “Please do, Sister Xi.”
“No bother.”
In less than three minutes.
Pei Jinye tried on the bracelet, and a series of data including heart rate appeared on his phone.
“How is it?”
Zhao Xiaoxi leaned in and asked.
“Sister Xi is simply too outstanding,” Pei Jinye didn’t skimp on his praise.
Zhao Xiaoxi immediately bloomed with joy at the compliment.
Pei Jinye took out a stack of money, and Zhao Xiaoxi’s expression changed slightly, but before she could refuse, Pei Jinye smiled and said, “Sister Xi, to put it bluntly, it does seem a bit formal to give money, but it’s about the safety of my parents, and you’ve helped me a lot. I’d feel uneasy if I didn’t give you something in return.”
Zhao Xiaoxi felt a little embarrassed, “Actually, it was really nothing. It might be somewhat difficult for you all, but for me, it’s just like putting together a toy.”
“Got it, Sister Xi thinks it’s too little,” Jinye teased, stuffing the money into her hand and said with a smile, “No joking, you really did me a huge favor this time. I owe you one, so just take this money, it’s really not much.”
Zhao Xiaoxi weighed the money in her hand, “Alright, I won’t stand on ceremony then. If you need any help with cyber technology in the future, just come to Sister Xi.”
“I think that’s a deal!”
Bronze Association.
In front of the ironwood posts on the back mountain.
Tang Huoyang, with his arms around one of the posts, said in a gossipy tone, “Old Pei, something big happened in Da Peng City last night.”
“What happened?” Pei Jinye acted as if he was completely unaware.
“It’s the Mask Association… Last time on the monorail, when you and Sun Ruofan were targeted for assassination, it was them… I heard that last night the Night Patrol Department led a team and wiped them all out,” Tang Huoyang said wistfully, as if he regretted not being there.
Jinye just smiled.
But it was a cold smile.
Wiped them all out?
If he hadn’t finished the job, the key figure would have definitely escaped!
Tang Huoyang continued, “With the Mask Association caught in one fell swoop, you can also rest easy. Those guys are ruthless and must have committed countless murders. I heard that for revenge, they’d even wipe out their target’s neighbors, sparing not even infants… Bah, they deserved to die!”
Jinye shook his head, “Indeed, they deserved to die.”
Interrogation room.
“Where is White Knife? Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. Just for the crimes your Mask Association has committed, shooting you a thousand times would be too lenient!”
“I really don’t know… He said he had something to take care of last night. I don’t know where he went. He is a Transcendent, and he’s unpredictable… I, a mere ordinary man, wouldn’t dare offend him,” a lackey of the Mask Association sobbed as he spoke.
“He went out last night to take care of something, what exactly? I’m giving you a chance, don’t waste it!” an interrogator from the Night Patrol Department banged the table as he spoke.
“I only know that he asked for that high school student’s information last night,” the lackey stammered.
“High school student? What high school student? Be clear!”
“It’s that guy, the high school friend of Sun Ruofan… The specifics, I really have no idea. Those who knew are all dead by your hands… I’ve only joined the organization not long ago,” the lackey said, tears and snot streaming down his face.
The personnel from the Night Patrol Department looked at each other.
Then, they left the interrogation room.
“Based on the clues we have now, White Knife might be looking to trouble that young man named Pei Jinye…”
“That makes sense. Boss Qi’s daughter was saved by that young hero Pei Jinye…”
“However, for White Knife to trouble Pei Jinye, isn’t he ashamed?”
“We can’t be sure yet. Let’s go find Pei Jinye and see if he has any information, and ensure we catch White Knife quickly.”
Half an hour later.
Bronze Association.
Hearing what the Night Patrol Department had said, Tang Huoyang was startled, “Holy shit, the Mask Association had just one Transcendent, and you guys lost him, what the fuck!!!”
The young member from the Night Patrol Department couldn’t take it and glared back, saying, “It’s not our fault! White Knife wasn’t at the hotel at the time!”
“Chaotically, so it’s my fault then? You’re seriously funny. It’s been half a day since everything happened and now you come to me. What if something had happened to my junior last night? So you were busy resting and didn’t do any interrogation last night,” Tang Huoyang said without any reservations, pounding the table.
The young member from the Night Patrol Department became angry, “Watch your tone when you talk to me!”
“Watch my tone, my ass!”
“Enough!”
A middle-aged Night patroller beside them, using his superpower to interrupt the quarrel, said with a mix of anger and helplessness, “Little Tang, I’m an old partner who used to work with your brother, can you give your elder brother some face? We’re here today for Student Pei’s safety, if there’s an issue, let’s sit down and talk about it. What do you think, Student Pei?”
Everyone turned their gaze to the silent and calm Pei Jinye.