[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle":3,"chapter-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-152":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Dimension Park: I Am the Summoning Apostle",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2279169,4458,"Chapter 152: Midnight Intruders","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-152",152,"\u003Cp>The old steward’s efficiency was not slow; he quickly learned the full story behind the events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiaohe’s husband had suddenly died two days ago, which in itself was no great matter, but his mother suspected foul play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors also wondered how a healthy young man could simply vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some encouragement, his mother reported the case to the authorities that same day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the authorities paid it no mind and merely sent a coroner to examine the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the results were shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had died of arsenic poisoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiaohe was immediately arrested, tortured, and eventually confessed to having an affair with Yang Wenju and being instructed by him to poison her husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming heard the entire account; had it not been for the torture, the story would have been entirely plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the sealing of the Yang household, Guo Ming had questioned the kitchen staff, all of whom insisted Bai Xiaohe had barely seen Yang Wenju a handful of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother Chu, do you really think Master Yang had an affair with that Bai Xiaohe?” Wei Chu asked, uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming was about to answer when he saw Da Bao creeping silently toward the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Wei Chu had rented a guesthouse; it was already eight at night, and darkness had long fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure clad in nightclothes quietly opened the window and flipped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intruder was furtive—clearly up to no good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bao was positioned in the blind spot, directly in the man’s line of sight’s Sijiao .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t even gone to bed yet, and you’re already breaking in? How brazen,” Guo Ming said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man sneered: “A strong dragon doesn’t overpower a local snake. Your background may be unusual, but this is Lin Yuan City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I advise you: finish whatever you came to do, then leave quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay out of Yang Wenju’s affair. Otherwise, you’ll anger someone you shouldn’t—and even your bones won’t return home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming had assumed the man came for money; after all, the fellow didn’t look poor, so robbery or theft made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected it was about Yang Wenju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the adultery charge was merely a pretext—there was a deeper motive at play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, unless higher powers intervened, Yang Wenju had no chance of redemption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet someone still felt uneasy enough to send a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming could guess the threatened weren’t just him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d rather know who’s behind you,” Guo Ming said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bao reached out his palm and seized the man’s crown of the head from behind; his claws hung down, blocking the man’s vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man swallowed hard, Buganqingjuwangdong .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claws merely pressed against his skin, yet he felt their sharpness—he knew the man could crush his skull with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Chu, seeing this, swiftly yanked the black cloth covering the man’s face, revealing his true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s you—Chen Gou of the Green Dragon Society!” Wei Chu recognized him at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a minor leader of the Green Dragon Society, in charge of their street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His methods were tyrannical; many wished to peel his skin and eat his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But due to his position and formidable martial skill, no one dared touch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gou, seeing his identity exposed, said: “Esteemed sir, the Green Dragon Society fears no one in Lin Yuan City except the officials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Treat me as if I never came. Tomorrow I’ll come to apologize in person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming smiled sweetly: “How do you know I’m not an official?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words instantly turned Chen Gou’s face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had, in fact, considered this possibility when he first saw Guo Ming’s bearing and demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t heard of any official about to leave office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one leaves office—then where would the new official take residence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he couldn’t tell whether Guo Ming was lying or telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re an official here, then I’ve spoken out of turn and offended you,” Chen Gou said, unable to prove Guo Ming was lying, yet unable to prove he was telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your arrival here must mean you have a stake in this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By meddling in Yang Wenju’s case, you’re not just smashing your own purse—you’re smashing the purses of other officials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you turn a blind eye now, before you even take office, you’ll earn the support of other officials when you’re promoted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gou spoke at length, yet revealed little useful information—he was still threatening, just more subtly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You believe everything I say? You’re a naive little leader,” Guo Ming chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was more to the Yang Wenju case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either Bai Xiaohe’s husband discovered a secret that dragged Yang Wenju into it, or Yang Wenju himself uncovered something capable of threatening Lin Yuan City’s high-ranking figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what? You’re an official—you need us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re not an official, who would believe you?” Chen Gou wasn’t foolish—he left himself an escape route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a minor gang leader, he had his own way of surviving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True,” Guo Ming acknowledged. “But that’s not your concern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me everything you know. I’ll spare your life—escape under cover of night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gou remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t loyalty—he simply knew little, and his wife and children were still here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man could flee, but a whole family couldn’t escape the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me a hint. I’ll let you leave the guesthouse safely,” Guo Ming sighed, showing leniency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gou thought for a moment, then said: “I only know that every fifth day of the month, at the end of the Hai hour, three ships dock, and depart by the end of the Chou hour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beyond that, I know nothing. I was only assigned to stand guard once—I didn’t know what they were transporting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yang Wenju’s imprisonment and Ge Da’s death may be connected to this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for why I was sent to warn you—it was ordered from above. I merely repeated the script they gave me,” Chen Gou’s information carried hidden intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monthly fifth-day shipments weren’t just Green Dragon Society’s; officials were involved too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few core personnel knew the truth; most were stationed on the periphery as lookouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Guo Ming stormed the place, he wouldn’t survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s all?” Guo Ming asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gou shook his head: “That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had said what he could. The rest he dared not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it wouldn’t be just him who died—it would be his entire family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. Go back the way you came,” Guo Ming said. Da Bao immediately withdrew his hand from Chen Gou’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gou exhaled in relief and bowed: “Since my message is delivered, I’ll take my leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slipped out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he left the guesthouse, Guo Ming summoned several Ghost Wailing Infants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait until he reports back, then clean it up properly,” Guo Ming said. The Ghost Wailing Infants immediately followed Chen Gou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking a promise? No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Chen Gou had told everything, Guo Ming wouldn’t have killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he only gave a hint—so Guo Ming kept his word and let him leave the guesthouse safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The promise was fulfilled the moment Chen Gou left the guesthouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had broken in to threaten him—if he hadn’t had some skill, the man would’ve killed him and looted the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming couldn’t let him go unpunished—he’d see if he could trace this to someone higher up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming wasn’t afraid of alerting the snake; the Green Dragon Society was a large organization—where could he run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly three hours later, the Ghost Wailing Infants returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They chattered excitedly, babbling to Guo Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming didn’t understand infant speech, so he relied on Da Bai, also an infant, to translate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With translation and gestures, Guo Ming quickly grasped what the Ghost Wailing Infants meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, everyone had been dealt with—tomorrow’s court session would seal their guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, retrieve the sea map from Yang Wenju as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Smuggling. Sea map.” Guo Ming narrowed his eyes. What else could ships moving under cover of night be doing besides smuggling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Chen Gou mentioned purses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Side Quest: Overturn the verdict in court within seven days and clear Yang Wenju and Bai Xiaohe’s names】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trial Difficulty: A-rank (Hero）】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trial Reward: Paradise Points ×10000, Attribute Points +4】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trial Failure: Paradise Points -20000, Random Attribute -1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoughts surfaced—the Paradise Quest appeared, and it was A-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ming instinctively reached to accept—then paused, realizing how troublesome it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overturn a verdict in court? Clear their names??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could handle fighting and killing, but this kind of legal reversal? Hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty lay in the words “court”—otherwise, overturning the verdict or clearing their names wouldn’t reach A-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter involves the interests of Lin Yuan City’s high-ranking officials; he is not facing a single corrupt official, but an entire interest group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It requires not only sufficient martial strength to safeguard himself, but also sufficient influence and networks to carry out the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning Guo Ming to resolve it by force may not succeed—this mission does not seem at all like one suited to brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the Paradise had taken into account Chu Danqing’s ally Guo Ming, a force exceeding Yubeiyi -level power, and thus imposed corresponding restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon completion, this side quest will substantially supplement the trial mission and surely bring tangible progress to Chu Danqing’s evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, clues to the Nine Tripods Map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I still believe the saying: those who follow the Dao gain much support; those who stray from it gain little.” Chu Danqing thought, and chose to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial force cannot solve it directly, but can solve it indirectly—deterrence through martial power is never outdated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yang family’s people will definitely retract their statements tonight after being threatened and bribed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m an outsider—I can’t make them tell the truth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if I do convince them, I cannot guarantee their safety.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We must break the deadlock from another angle.” As Chu Danqing spoke, Wei Chu, beside him, gazed thoughtfully at the candlelight upon hearing these four sentences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1669,"2026-06-20T00:54:40.605Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","51ae07720b03cecc8cd2c412307ddf6d1927a795df0d957438fa1e78aedad12c","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-153","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-151",305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-cover.jpg"]