Chapter 724

Night wind brushed against Ning Chen's ears as his figure moved so fast that even a afterimage was barely visible. He rushed toward that direction, nearly exhausting his entire strength, but with the System's help, it cost him little effort; by the time he reached Ye Lisi's entrance, Ning Chen had already recovered his strength.

Ning Chen fumbled in the dark; Ye Lisi's headquarters seemed to have few people inside. Looking from outside to inside, not a single light was on, making it look quite quiet, unlike a state of alert.

But Ning Chen did not believe there was truly no one inside; after all, those inside were all people who wanted to design a scheme to kill him. Even if Ning Chen were stupid, he would not simply walk in and take a bullet.

Ning Chen discovered several guard posts outside Ye Lisi's headquarters, yet no lights were on inside the guard posts; all were dark. A rough glance suggested no one was inside.

Yet Ning Chen did not want to let his guard down. Although it looked like no one was inside, Ning Chen was cautious enough; he did not rashly approach the guard posts but quietly detoured around them from the side, using the night.

Ning Chen's steps were very light, and his sound was small enough; as he moved to the side, his figure was completely hidden in the night, as if merging with the darkness.

Thus, the people guarding the guard posts did not discover Ning Chen's arrival.

Ning Chen was indeed alert enough; he did not expose himself to the sight of people inside Ye Lisi's headquarters, so that even after Ning Chen approached the headquarters entrance, no one discovered him.

Ning Chen was very cautious. Besides the factor that he was excessively alert, Ning Chen's night vision allowed him to see clearly without lights; after all, Ye Lisi's headquarters was very dark, and the people sent to guard there also relied on lights to judge whether anyone was approaching.

Ning Chen did not want to act directly that night; he only wanted to scout the situation and get a rough understanding of Ye Lisi's headquarters.

As a result, he discovered that Ye Lisi's headquarters covered a larger area than the largest church. Although it looked like no one was inside at night, Ning Chen knew there were many people inside, and all were on guard against his arrival.

Ning Chen walked alone around Ye Lisi's headquarters, roughly estimating the size of Ye Lisi's headquarters and where he should enter to minimize his target. Finally, Ning Chen determined the entry point was a piece of glass in the northwest corner.

If he could silently shatter that piece of glass and enter from that place, it would save Ning Chen much trouble, meaning he would not need to find another entrance; moreover, the northwest corner looked very hidden, and there were not many guards.

So Ning Chen chose to break in from that place.

After roughly scouting and investigating the surrounding situation, Ning Chen thought carefully and did not plan to continue; this area was not his own territory after all, he was unfamiliar with the people and places, and he might face patrol personnel appearing at any time.

Although Ning Chen was eager in his heart to complete this task quickly, in reality he had his own method; if the progress were too tight, it would not be a good thing for Ning Chen, after all, it would be easy to get injured during the action.

After scouting the characteristics of the surroundings, Ning Chen did not plan to continue investigating; the most important thing now was not investigation. He came to Ye Lisi's headquarters only to destroy the entire headquarters; if his tracks were exposed, the consequences would be the most dangerous.

So Ning Chen slowly retreated into the distance, using the night.

Ning Chen was cautious and capable, so no one discovered Ning Chen's arrival during the entire action. Although Ye Lisi's people had subordinates in every industry, they also found Ning Chen, whose whereabouts were unpredictable, very troublesome.

When Ning Chen came out at night, he wore a set of black clothes, so even with streetlights, the light shining on him was not obvious. After Ning Chen finished scouting the outer circle of Ye Lisi's headquarters, he planned to return to Se Wei's home; at the very least, he had to create a false scene that he was already asleep, otherwise, if the other side became suspicious, Ning Chen would find it hard to explain.

He had no key, so he could only climb to the second floor. To others, this seemed impossible, but for Ning Chen, it was quite easy.

He stepped on the bumps on the wall to climb up; the bumps were deep in some places and shallow in others, but Ning Chen could step firmly every time without falling down, his figure very steady.

When he saw his window, he reached out and pulled the blinds; the blinds were pulled to the side, revealing a window.

The window was large; Ning Chen could even bend his body to crawl in. This was the reason why Ning Chen had chosen this room in the first place.

He lightly climbed the wall and jumped up; his legs landed exactly on the windowsill. His jumping ability was astonishing; he could successfully jump up even from such a far distance.

After Ning Chen jumped up, his center of gravity was somewhat unstable; he tilted his head back and almost fell backward. Fortunately, his reaction was fast enough; his hands grabbed both sides of the windowsill, maintaining his figure so he did not fall backward.

Back in the room, the first thing Ning Chen did was take off his shoes; after all, these shoes had walked outside for so long and would likely dirty the room.

651 created a rift.

After taking off his shoes, Ning Chen went to fix the blinds; the blinds were folded above the window. Ning Chen restored them to their previous appearance before he returned to bed with peace of mind.

This sleep was not very peaceful for Ning Chen, but he did not wake up when dawn came; it was Se Wei knocking on the door that woke him.

Ning Chen, with sleepy eyes, walked over in slippers to open the door. He did not even have time to say anything before he heard Se Wei on the other side, his face iron-green, asking him: "Did you go out last night?"

Ning Chen's heart jumped violently, but his expression was very normal, looking as if he had just woken up: "Last night? No, I was sleeping."

Because Ning Chen's reaction was too calm, Se Wei stared at his face for a long while but still could not see anything from his face; this expression indeed looked like that of a young man who knew nothing and had just woken up.

Se Wei's face looked a bit better. He said: "The rules state that one cannot go out at midnight. I thought you had just returned and did not know the regulation issued not long ago. Yesterday I heard the sound of the door opening and thought you had gone out."

Ning Chen was stunned: "Why can't we go out recently?"

Se Wei said: "It is all Ye Lisi's doing. They are now even planning our daily lives."

Hearing this, Ning Chen was somewhat interested. He followed Se Wei and pressed on: "When did this happen? Are they idle and planning the public's daily lives?"

Se Wei gritted his teeth: "Who knows what those people are thinking all day long?"

Before coming to this country, Ning Chen did not know the specific policies and could not judge anything; moreover, saying too much would expose him.

So Ning Chen nodded while speaking: "Perhaps they are afraid you will overthrow them."

Se Wei turned to look at him, with a look of sudden realization in his eyes: "Yes, why didn't I think of that... The reason they dare treat us this way is that they are convinced we dare not resist!"

Ning Chen actually knew where the problem lay long ago, but he dared not speak due to his identity. Seeing Se Wei's look of sudden realization, he sighed: "Yes, you are suppressed by both the royal family and Ye Lisi, so naturally you cannot make a move. However, if you continue to endure, the consequences may become more and more serious; by then, they will not merely regulate your schedules."

What Ning Chen said sounded very serious, and in fact Se Wei understood Ning Chen's meaning; indeed, it was not suitable to delay any longer.

But Se Wei slowly sighed: "We do not have such ability yet. When someone takes the lead, perhaps others will push us out. Before determining what those people's mindset is, we cannot rashly take the lead."

Ning Chen frowned: "Although my identity is really unsuitable... I still want to say, I do not understand the meaning of the people here. If you continue to endure, what consequences will follow? I think you all know very well."

Se Wei's eyes fixed; he stared at Ning Chen for a long while. He walked to the coffee table, took out a box of cigarettes, pulled out a cigarette stick. Smoke rose upward, and his expression carried a bit of irritability.

"It is not that I do not want to," Se Wei said, "but how can I get my wish? Those people are unwilling to obey us; they would rather be oppressed than stand up. Ye Lisi and the royal family have long detected our thoughts; in recent years they have managed us more strictly. How can we make a move under their noses?"

Hearing him say this, Ning Chen also felt the matter was difficult to handle; however, this time he did not come to help Sato overthrow the government, but only wanted to eliminate Ye Lisi.

After eliminating Ye Lisi, no one would constrain the royal family. By then, perhaps two situations would arise: one is that the royal family dominates alone, and the Sato people still dare not resist the royal family; the other is that the masses rise up in succession, overthrowing the royal family as well, completely overturning the current policies and establishing a new Sato.

However, listening to Se Wei's description, Ning Chen felt that the latter goal was still a long and arduous journey. In other words, he did not believe the masses had such ability or power to defend their rights; after kneeling for so long, some people do not even know how to stand up.

After Se Wei finished speaking, his expression changed. Then he looked at Ning Chen and warned: "Do not tell others what I just said to you. I trust you, after all, few people can chat with me so compatibly. Regarding Sato's affairs, I advise you not to get involved; this place is far more complex than you imagine."

Ning Chen naturally knew what to say and what not to say. However, hearing Se Wei say these things, Ning Chen realized that Se Wei was not a main conspirator.

If the masses truly resisted, people like Se Wei, although very willing to participate, would not rush to the front line.

Ning Chen patted his chest and assured Se Wei: "Rest assured. You gave me a place to stay; I would not repay kindness with enmity, would I?"

Se Wei looked very cautious: "Yes, you had better not speak recklessly. Now both sides manage things very strictly; if they hear even a whisper, they will think we want to rebel... It is such a country, yet I have lived here for over fifty years."

Hearing this sentence, Ning Chen felt somewhat helpless and could only nod, repeatedly stating: "I definitely will not speak out; speaking out would bring me no benefit."

Se Wei looked at him deeply: "It had better be so."

Ning Chen could clearly feel that after Se Wei finished saying those words, there seemed to be a slight rift between them. Perhaps because the secret was accidentally leaked, Ning Chen now seemed like a time bomb to Se Wei.

Se Wei only hated himself for speaking recklessly, spilling out the secret hidden in his heart that he had not even told his daughter, along with Ning Chen. This made him somewhat on edge and unsettled.

So he began to watch Ning Chen's tracks more closely. Before sleeping at night, Se Wei even specially walked to the door of the second-floor room, locked Ning Chen's door, and then left.

Ning Chen did not sleep that early; although Severi locked his door at dawn, he still keenly sensed someone passing by outside and had placed a lock on his room.

Thinking of this, Ning Chen felt a bit regretful; if Severi had not developed a rift with him, the two should have been able to speak, and at the very least, Ning Chen could have heard some news about Sato that he did not know from Severi's mouth.

And this sole source of information is now nearly cut off; although Ning Chen is vigilant and careful, if Severi actively distances himself, there is nothing Ning Chen can do.

With Severi having locked Ning Chen's room from the outside, Ning Chen could not exit through the door; if he forced his way out, he would very likely be discovered by Severi.

If this matter were blown to Ye Lisi's side, Ning Chen's actions would be restricted everywhere; moreover, Severi is not someone who would take the lead, and if Ning Chen trusted him, he would very likely suffer betrayal.

So Ning Chen lay on his back in bed with both hands supporting the back of his head, feeling somewhat bored and somewhat annoyed; his gaze shifted slightly as he glanced out the window; the sky outside had turned completely dark; it was now deep night.

There was still some time before Ning Chen's scheduled action time; he did not want to arrive at the entrance of the Sizongbu Sect so early, because that would increase the risk of exposure; besides this, he also had to carefully avoid the people going on patrol; doing all these tasks would only leave him feeling exhausted.

Ning Chen sighed, glanced at the time, saw that it was midnight, and noted that two hours remained before his scheduled time.

Since he could not sleep, he simply got up, walked to the window, fiddled with it to open a crack, took a deep breath, then leaned against the windowsill and spoke slowly to the System.

"Is Si Shiya's condition okay now?"

"Vital signs are stable," the System replied briefly.

Ning Chen's hanging heart settled a bit; for him now, the thing that made him most happy was that Si Shiya was still alive.

Although on this path up to now, Ning Chen had seen too much right and wrong, and before contacting the System he had been one of billions of ordinary people, but now, Ning Chen continued for Si Shiya, yet not only for her.

Having come this far, Ning Chen had also made some friends; before seeing Si Shiya, he was unwilling to stop here.

Ning Chen wanted to ask the System for more answers, so he said, "Where is Si Shiya now? I want to go find her."

"I don't know," the System said very honestly; "actually, even I don't know where she is; if you want to find her, you must set out yourself."

Ning Chen rubbed his forehead irritably: "How am I not looking? But is there any news? I destroyed the Gulf Family, yet not a single piece of information was provided by the people inside."

If this continued, Ning Chen felt that before he found Si Shiya, he would be worn down by the endless trivial matters clinging to him.

So he urgently needed an answer; perhaps because his girlfriend's departure had truly struck him hard, although his state had now adjusted, Ning Chen wanted to end this continuous clock-in life as soon as possible.

"Sorry, I don't know," the System said coldly as ever; "that is your girlfriend; think carefully about what you bound me for in the beginning."

The System's words were very blunt; Ning Chen was used to its speaking style, but he had never been able to endure it; hearing this, he couldn't help but retort: "Of course I remember; what did you promise me over and over back then? I think you don't need me to remind you of your own words; besides, you are a program; shouldn't the person who set you up have clearly stated what should and should not be said?"

The System fell silent for a moment, then a "beep" sound came out.

Ning Chen had no intention of continuing to endure; he paused, then said: "Give me a hint; I don't know where I should look either."

The System spoke only after a minute: "I need to ask my superior."

Hearing this, Ning Chen frowned; his original intention was not to let the System ask the so-called "superior"; he could guess that the "superior" would not allow the System to tell him information about Si Shiya, but another possibility was that they didn't know either.

So Ning Chen sneered, his expression carrying some contempt: "Still need to ask the superior? I thought your one-person decision was enough; tsk tsk."

The System replied quite quickly: "Regarding questions about Young Lady Si Shiya, our side must maintain absolute secrecy and is not allowed to leak information to anyone."

"So I bound with you, only to constantly do clock-in tasks for you, but the reward I want is not given at all?" At this moment, Ning Chen's expression carried some anger; he leaned against the window, his hand braced on the table corner, his knuckles turned white.

The System said: "We will also provide you with skill rewards to help you find Si Shiya as soon as possible; otherwise, you would have died long ago."