Chapter 9 All Parties in Action

"Hmph."

"You, the Li Family, have already lost your lineage, and with your current physical strength, let alone fathering children, if you want to take these riches into your coffin, so be it." Wu Jun snorted coldly and rose to head towards the door.

Watching Wu Jun's departing figure, Li Zongshan clenched his fists tightly but soon quietly released them. As Wu Jun said, he had lost his lineage, and these riches were merely numbers to him.

"Alright, I agree."

Li Zongshan spoke feebly, bringing a satisfied curve to Wu Jun's lips as he returned to Li Zongshan's side.

"According to our investigation, your Li Family has not recently offended anyone, except that your children have been to Jiangnan Hospital several times to create trouble for someone named Xia Qiu," Wu Jun stated gravely.

"Huh? You... you mean it's this Xia Qiu...?"

Before Li Zongshan could finish, Wu Jun interrupted him and threw several photos on the table.

"No, it's not this woman named Xia Qiu. These are the photos captured from the surveillance video at Jiangnan Hospital on that day. Look at this young man."

As Wu Jun finished, Li Zongshan looked at the photo, which clearly showed Ye Xuan.

"This person appeared at Jiangnan Hospital at four ten in the afternoon, and then at Jianghai Bridge by four twenty. In just these ten minutes, he managed to appear in these two different places."

Wu Jun paused slightly then added, "From Jianghai Bridge to where your children were murdered is just one street away."

"And, according to our people who asked the hospital's on-duty nurse, this young man is a relative of Xia Qiu."

Although the Beichuan Gang is one of the top three gangs in Jiangnan City, its efficiency is indeed first-class. In just a few days, they had already traced Ye Xuan.

"No mistake, it's definitely him." Looking at the photo of Ye Xuan, Li Zongshan's eyes reddened with rage, a malignant intent to kill emanating forth.

Calming his turbulent emotions, Li Zongshan looked up at Wu Jun, speaking in a low voice, "It seems you already knew I would come to you."

"Old Dragon Head jokes. After all, the appearance of an Ancient Martial Artist in Jiangnan City naturally alerts us, but I didn't expect it to involve you," Wu Jun said with a slight smile.

"What are you planning to do now?" Li Zongshan asked.

"This person is interesting. I want to meet him. Just wait for my news," Wu Jun replied with a smile, then walked out of the Li Family mansion.

Watching Wu Jun's departing figure, Li Zongshan appeared somewhat sinister. He believed that Wu Jun would not fail, especially since there aren't many Ancient Martial Artists in Jiangnan City, and Wu Jun was definitely among the top ten.

…

At the same time, in Jiangnan City's Suspended Mirror Department.

Liu Jundie's delicate brows were slightly furrowed, a few photos displayed on the table in front of her, prominently featuring Ye Xuan.

"Why can't I trace this guy's background?" Liu Jundie constantly tapped on the desk. Clearly, if the Beichuan Gang could trace Ye Xuan, she, as an arrest officer of Suspended Mirror Department of Jiangnan, was not to be underestimated.

However, Liu Jundie's incessant searches across the national population archives couldn't match up with Ye Xuan at all; it was as if this person didn't exist in the world.

Knock, knock, knock!

The office door was knocked upon, and as the door was pushed open, in walked Arrest Officer Liang Chengwu, followed by a burly young man and a little girl about eight or nine years old.

"Liu arrest officer, you have worked hard these days. Now that this case is being transferred to the Wu'an Office, you no longer need to intervene," Liang Chengwu said.

"Wu'an Office?"

Liu Jundie was taken aback and then looked at the young man and the little girl with a flicker of surprise in her eyes.

Others might not know what the Wu'an Office was, but as a daughter of the Ye Family, she knew that the Wu'an Office was extremely secretive and specialized in handling cases that ordinary people couldn't understand.

Although Liu Jundie had been a police officer for many years, this was the first time she had encountered someone from the Wu'an Office, which made her scrutinize the newcomers.

"Hello, Liu arrest officer, my name is Tie Li, and this is my partner Linglong. From today onwards, we will be handling this case. Please tell us the details of the case."

Tie Li, wearing a short shirt and with bronzed skin that gave him a powerful aura, spoke in a rough voice. Beside him, the little girl blinked her eyes curiously while sizing up Liu Jundie, giving off an adorable impression.

Of course, Liu Jundie did not consider this little girl ordinary, for no one from the Wu'an Office was simple.

Since the Wu'an Office had sent representatives, Liu Jundie directly transferred the case to them, leaving the rest to be handled by their team.

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The next morning.

As the first ray of sunlight fell on Ye Xuan, he slowly opened his eyes. After a night of cultivation, his cultivation level had merely consolidated a bit with no progress, which made him sigh in resignation.

Upon getting up and leaving his room, he heard his mother cooking in the kitchen and saw Ye Ling'er playing with her cell phone on the dining table. When she saw Ye Xuan, her face immediately turned cold, and she turned her body away, clearly having no intention of interacting with him.

Ye Xuan quietly sighed to himself, knowing he could only gradually improve their sibling relationship.

Approaching Ye Ling'er, Ye Xuan softly said, "Little sister, are you going to school?"

Unfortunately, in response to Ye Xuan's question, Ye Ling'er didn't react and instead said directly to their mother in the kitchen, "Mom, I'll have breakfast at school, and I might not come back tonight."

Ye Ling'er grabbed her backpack and walked straight out the door without giving Ye Xuan another glance.

At this moment, Ye Xuan frowned, watching Ye Ling'er's receding figure with a deep look in his eyes.

It wasn't the attitude of Ye Ling'er that upset him, but rather her casual remark about possibly not coming home tonight. She was only sixteen years old; where could she be going at night?

"Mom is getting old, I always worry about her, but…"

Before he knew it, Ye Xuan's mother came out of the kitchen carrying breakfast, her face clearly etched with worry. It was obvious that she felt powerless to control her daughter at this point.

Hearing his mother's concerned words, Ye Xuan remained silent for a moment before responding with a slight smile, "Mom, don't worry. Now that I'm back, I'll make sure to take good care of her."

Mother and son had a simple breakfast, during which Ye Xuan also asked about the school Ye Ling'er was attending and learned more about the changes she had undergone in recent years.

As breakfast ended and his mother had to leave for work, she told Ye Xuan to stay at home for the time being and didn't mention anything about him going out to work.

Clearly, his mother cherished her son and couldn't bear to have him take on the family burdens just after returning home after years away.

As his mother and sister left, the spring-like aura of Ye Xuan began to change gradually, and his demeanor grew colder.

Since returning home the day before, Ye Xuan had been restraining his aura. In the four years away, countless lives had died at his hands; the so-called tender heart had long been abandoned, disappearing only when he was with his mother.

"It's time to go out for a walk," Ye Xuan murmured, stepping out as ripples of space blossomed around him, instantly vanishing from the house.