Chapter 68: The Grand Supervisor

Crackling~~

In the alley, the phone had long been hung up.

Xu Jingming, holding the Dark Cloud Gale Spear, his body wreathed in Purple Thunder Divine Lightning, frowned:

“What’s going on? Why did they suddenly run?”

From the very beginning of his call with Liu Wentao, he had sensed someone tailing him.

That’s why he deliberately chose a quiet alley, planning to lure them out and deal with them together.

But unexpectedly, when the tail saw him enter the alley, they didn’t attack—instead, they turned and fled.

“This Zhao Chunlin, stuck in a wheelchair and still causing trouble, dares to strike at me again.”

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes.

At the supply base, he had already noticed Zhao Chunlin’s presence.

He never expected the man, having learned nothing from past mistakes, would dare plot revenge.

“Forget it. After I finish shopping, I’ll return to the supply base and settle accounts with him.”

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming re-hoisted the spear on his back, retracted all lightning from his body, and walked slowly out of the alley.

At the supply base, he had not wronged anyone except Zhao Chunlin.

So, the people tailing him earlier were almost certainly sent by him.

Of course, they might also be someone else he didn’t know about.

But it didn’t matter.

Zhao Chunlin was a liability anyway—this was a chance to eliminate him Shunbian .

Snap—

In a secret room in the underground parking lot of the supply base.

With a sharp slap, Zhao Chunlin and his wheelchair were flung across the room.

“W-what’s going on? Why did you hit me?”

Bloodied and scrambling to his feet, Zhao Chunlin was stunned.

He had been waiting here for the Tiger Shark Team to bring back the target, so he could torture him properly.

Instead, the Tiger Shark Team didn’t bring back the target.

Worse—their captain had come in and slapped him right away!

“You dare ask me that? Your intel was garbage! The target isn’t a high-tier first-rank—he’s a high-tier second-rank!”

The Tiger Shark Team captain’s face was dark, his claw marks twisted into a menacing snarl.

The other four team members also glared at Zhao Chunlin with hostility.

Though they sometimes did dirty work for the supervisor, that didn’t mean they were willing to risk their lives on a mission.

Especially when they knew the target could crush their entire team.

“Second-rank... high-tier?! How is that possible?! It’s only been a month!”

Zhao Chunlin’s bloodied face was filled with shock.

“Hmph. I don’t care what happened. This mission is over.”

“We’ll explain to Supervisor Zhao ourselves.”

The Tiger Shark Team captain snorted.

Without another word to Zhao Chunlin, whose emotions had completely shattered, he turned and led his team out.

If it weren’t for his connection to Zhao Yi, I wouldn’t have just slapped him...

“Back so soon? Did you handle the target?”

On the sixth floor of the supply base, in the supervisor’s office.

Zhao Yi smiled warmly as the Tiger Shark Team entered.

The Tiger Shark Team was a second-rank elite squad.

Though they had mutual interests, their ranks were equal.

“Zhao Chunlin’s intel was wrong. The target isn’t a high-tier first-rank—he’s a high-tier second-rank.”

“And according to He Ji’s psychic ability, his actual combat power is extremely strong—at least third-rank or higher.”

“So we didn’t proceed with the mission.”

The team leader’s tone was unfriendly.

Of course,

anyone else in this situation would have been just as unfriendly.

“High-tier second-rank? What’s wrong with Zhao Chunlin? How could he mess this up?”

Zhao Yi frowned.

A sudden unease rose in his chest, so he asked:

“By the way, what’s the target’s name?”

“Name? We don’t know. Zhao Chunlin didn’t tell us.”

The Tiger Shark Team captain shook his head. “He pointed him out at the base entrance, but the target’s features were distinct.

About 1.9 meters tall, heavily built, and carrying a two-meter-long dark-gold spear.”

Zhao Yi’s heart dropped.

Spear-wielding psychics were rare. Add to that a high-tier second-rank rank and the dark-gold color of the spear.

Wasn’t that Xu Jingming, who sold beast materials on the sixth floor an hour ago?

“Damn it—he’s someone the Grand Supervisor cares about, and I sent people to kill him?”

Zhao Yi’s mind went blank.

Holding onto a final sliver of hope, he dialed Zhao Chunlin’s number:

“Who was the person you had the Tiger Shark Team kill today?”

On the other end, Zhao Chunlin seemed calmer, but still paused slightly at the question:

“Name? I don’t know. I just struck up a conversation with him while selling medicine in the lobby.”

“Idiot! You sent people to kill someone without even knowing his name?!”

Zhao Yi roared, crushing the phone in his hand.

He knew Zhao Chunlin was foolish, but he never imagined he was this stupid—couldn’t even check basic details before seeking revenge!

“Looks like I’ve spoiled him too much these past few years.”

Zhao Yi sighed.

He had been promoted to base supervisor four years ago.

Base supervisor was among the highest positions in the supply base.

Many courted him, and Zhao Chunlin benefited greatly from that.

That’s why Zhao Chunlin had grown increasingly reckless.

Until he finally caused this disaster.

“Supervisor Zhao, is there a problem?”

The Tiger Shark Team noticed something was off; their captain frowned and asked.

“Nothing. It doesn’t concern you.”

“By the way, during the surveillance, did the target notice you?” Zhao Yi asked.

“We never entered his line of sight, but we can’t rule out that he sensed us,” the captain hesitated.

For an ordinary high-tier second-rank psychic, perception might not be this sharp.

But the problem was—the target was no ordinary person...

Zhao Yi’s face darkened. He sighed and said:

“Alright, I understand. You may leave.”

“Since Xu Jingming likely noticed us, we’d better inform the Grand Supervisor.”

After the Tiger Shark Team left, Zhao Yi stepped out of his sixth-floor office and took the elevator to the top of the supply base.

“Supervisor Wang, are you busy?”

Wearing a fawning smile, Zhao Yi pushed open the Grand Supervisor Wang Chuang’s office.

“Ah, Supervisor Zhao. What is it?”

Grand Supervisor Wang Chuang was a lean, mid-forties man.

He sat behind his desk, handling official business.

“It’s like this...”

Zhao Yi forced a bitter smile and began recounting the events.

He had assumed that, with his position as supervisor and his willingness to admit fault,

even if Xu Jingming was someone the Grand Supervisor favored, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

But after hearing the full story, Grand Supervisor Wang Chuang’s face turned icy.

The overwhelming aura of a fourth-rank psychic surged through the room, thick with oppressive tension.

His gaze at Zhao Yi burned with furious rage:

“You sent people to assassinate Xu Jingming—how dare you?!”