Chapter 42: Zhuge Qianxing's Scheme

Ye Lin was detained by Huang Litian at the Investigation Bureau and locked in a specially constructed cell.

The Investigation Bureau's cells are jointly built by masters of materials science and architecture; trying to break out by force is nothing but a pipe dream.

If nothing unexpected happens, Ye Lin will have to spend the twenty-seven hours before the college entrance exam here.

Even though the father of Ji tried to obstruct it in every possible way, and even used the connections of the Ji Group, it was of no use.

After all, too many people died this time, including Kensen, the King of the Qingcheng Underground.

A terrifying force capable of directly wiping out Kensen had appeared in Qingcheng without anyone noticing, and the people at the Investigation Bureau were completely unaware; when Huang Litian reported this news, it made the jaws of everyone at the Qingcheng Investigation Bureau drop.

How could one allow others to snore beside one's own bed? Qingcheng was their territory, and the fact that such a force had emerged right under their noses without their knowledge was simply shocking.

To put it bluntly, if they didn't investigate this mysterious force, they wouldn't even know if their Investigation Bureau were wiped out in one fell swoop like Kensen one day.

This matter immediately drew the high attention of the Qingcheng Investigation Bureau; the higher-ups even granted Huang Litian the highest level of investigation authority, giving him full responsibility, and sent two powerful class-changers to protect him personally.

Watching Huang Litian lead his men away, Ye Lin felt a sense of relief instead; he leaned back slowly in his chair, a smile gradually tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Although Kensen was dead, his influence extended far beyond just the underground black market; the reach of this underground king spanned the entire Qingcheng.

Those people were not like Huang Litian, who still cared about messy things like evidence; they would certainly rather kill the wrong person than let one go.

What he needed to do now was find a safe place to wait for the college entrance exam trial to begin, and in Qingcheng, what place could be safer than the Investigation Bureau?

In this world, class-changers, especially those with excellent talents, possess sufficient privileges; as long as he enters the college entrance exam trial and attracts the attention of universities in the provincial capital, even if Huang Litian finds ironclad proof that he killed Kensen, it would be of no use.

Ye Lin had sufficient confidence in his own strength and talent.

He had handled the Kensen matter very cleanly, so he was not at all worried about Huang Litian investigating further; in a mere twenty-seven hours, it was impossible for Huang Litian to find any ironclad proof.

Ye Lin lay down on the small iron bed with peace of mind and began to sleep, conserving his energy to deal with the college entrance exam trial.

On the other side, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Huang Litian brought his men to the Zhuge family in Qingcheng!

The small building of the Zhuge family stood aloof from the world, like an ancient courtyard independent of the mortal realm.

The low courtyard walls shone with a brilliant golden light under the morning sun, and every brick and stone seemed to be telling the secrets of Qingcheng through the years.

"Mr. Zhuge! Huang Litian, a level-seven investigator from the Qingcheng Investigation Bureau, requests an audience!"

Huang Litian knocked on the door respectfully; even though he was from the Investigation Bureau, he dared not act presumptuously here, because the owner of this courtyard was named Zhuge Qianxing!

"So it is Investigator Huang, please come in."

The courtyard gate opened with a creak, moving without the wind.

Inside the Zhuge family courtyard, ancient trees towered, green bamboo swayed, and a path paved with bluestone wound its way; the air was filled with a faint tea fragrance, and every wisp of scent was refreshing; here, time seemed to have frozen, making one forget the disturbances of the world.

And Zhuge Qianxing was already sitting in the courtyard brewing tea, as if he had long known that Huang Litian would come.

"Investigator Huang, please sit."

Zhuge Qianxing picked up a cup of tea with tongs and handed it to Huang Litian.

Huang Litian took the tea and took a light sip; the tea fragrance entered his throat, as if it could cleanse the soul. He set down the teacup and said with a solemn expression, "Mr. Zhuge, I have come today to discuss an important matter."

Zhuge Qianxing smiled slightly: "Finding me is a pretext, finding my daughter is the real reason, right? You are here for the Kensen affair?"

"Hehe, truly nothing can be hidden from Mr. Zhuge."

Huang Litian gave a sheepish smile; when he was at the farm last time, he had sensed that Zhuge Ni definitely knew something, but since she refused to speak, he had turned a blind eye.

After all, that Xu Zhihu was not a good person to begin with, so his death was no great loss.

But this time was different; the matter was too big, and Huang Litian could not let this lead go; he detailed the death of Kensen and the appearance of the mysterious force in Qingcheng to Zhuge Qianxing.

After listening, Zhuge Qianxing gently set down his teacup and said indifferently: "I have already heard of this matter. I can let my daughter cooperate with you, but I also need to trouble Investigator Huang with one thing, is that alright?"

Huang Litian said urgently: "Mr. Zhuge, you are too kind. Just tell me what you need; if I can help, I certainly will."

Zhuge Qianxing nodded slightly and said softly: "A great change is coming to Qingcheng. I hope you can protect my daughter well, have your people from the Investigation Bureau escort her into the college entrance exam trial, and announce to the public that she is already a level-nine investigator of your Investigation Bureau, and will officially start working at the Investigation Bureau after graduation."

Huang Litian was stunned, then immediately understood; Zhuge Qianxing wanted to use the power of the Investigation Bureau to protect Zhuge Ni.

After all, no matter how powerful a class-changer is, unless they are completely insane, they would not dare to kill someone from the Investigation Bureau, as this would lead to being wanted by the entire Great Xia Ancient Kingdom.

He thought for a moment and nodded solemnly: "Mr. Zhuge, rest assured. With me here, no one will be able to touch a single hair on Miss Zhuge's head."

Although he remained calm on the surface, Huang Litian's heart was surging with stormy waves.

Zhuge Qianxing actually wanted him to protect Zhuge Ni as she entered the college entrance exam trial; the implications of this were simply terrifying to contemplate.

If Zhuge Qianxing were around, no one would dare touch a hair on Zhuge Ni's head even if given ten thousand guts; what kind of great change could it be that even Zhuge Qianxing needed to borrow the power of their Investigation Bureau?

Seeing that Huang Litian had agreed, Zhuge Qianxing nodded with satisfaction and ordered someone to call Zhuge Ni out.

"Dad? What is it? It's so early, the sky has only just brightened!" Zhuge Ni, who had just woken up, was wearing bear pajamas and was clearly very dissatisfied with being woken up so early by Zhuge Qianxing.

"Haven't you always wanted to find that Ling Ye? There is news of him," Zhuge Qianxing said with a smile.

"Hm? Really?" Zhuge Ni, still sleepy-eyed, saw her eyes light up instantly upon hearing this.

"This is Investigator Huang; go change your clothes and go with him. Investigator Huang will explain everything to you," Zhuge Qianxing said with a smile.

"Okay!" Zhuge Ni's expression became somewhat unnatural when she saw Huang Litian; she naturally remembered him.

Watching Zhuge Ni and Huang Litian leave the small courtyard, Zhuge Qianxing sighed faintly and took a key out from his bosom.

Zhuge Qianxing gently stroked this ancient key; its surface was covered with the traces of time, as if telling of endless past events.

This was a seemingly ordinary bronze key, with mottled rust on it, yet it contained a mysterious power capable of revealing the origins of all things in the world.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Zhuge Qianxing suddenly began to cough violently; scarlet blood sprayed onto the key, looking shocking, yet Zhuge Qianxing's expression remained calm.

"Ye Lin, oh Ye Lin, I really didn't expect you to be able to take down Kensen single-handedly. When will you finally be willing to come and beg me to help you? My time... is running out."