[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lawful-tyrant":3,"chapter-lawful-tyrant-lawful-tyrant-chapter-55":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lawful Tyrant",{"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},2284939,4469,"Chapter 55: Xiao Team Leader","lawful-tyrant-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>“It’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jia yi shook her head slightly, speaking with a hint of guilt: “I just stayed up all night watching dramas, didn’t sleep much, that’s why I’m tired now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stayed up all night watching dramas?” Lin Qing understood, as if truly convinced, and said: “Then you’ll stay with me to direct the scene.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin kid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yuan Anping walked over, eyeing him strangely, and asked: “Did you take out all these people from the underground fighting ring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” Lin Qing nodded slightly. “Lucky break—just happened to have the right counter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jia yi glanced at him involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Anping clicked his tongue, smiling faintly: “That’s not something luck can explain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with perfect counters, a regular team leader couldn’t single-handedly crush this underground fighting ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even mastering three combat arts would be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew everyone had secrets, and there was no need to press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Chief.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing suddenly asked: “What about the escaped prisoner from Qinghu Island Prison, Chu Tianyao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He got away.” Yuan Anping shrugged helplessly. “His strength matches mine—I could only drive him off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for seeing Yuan Anping instantly neutralize the prisoner’s threat, Lin Qing might have believed his lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Anping was definitely hiding his true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing pretended not to know, sighing deliberately: “Still, Chu Tianyao really is connected to Yuanhong Society. Maybe my sister’s severe injuries from Chu Tianyao were also tied to Yuanhong Society…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a possibility.” Yuan Anping nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I made too much of a spectacle today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing glanced sideways at Zhao Jia yi, frowning deliberately: “I don’t know what came over me today—I got impulsive, wiped out Yuanhong Society’s underground fighting ring alone. They must hate me to the bone now. Next… they might send Chu Tianyao to kill me again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jia yi, standing nearby, froze, then slowly lowered her head, biting her lip slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s normal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Anping said casually: “But Yuanhong Society is an underground group—they won’t dare go too far. If they kill a patrol officer of your status, headquarters will send people to investigate thoroughly. Yuanhong Society won’t be able to operate in Lian’an City anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing sighed. “I hope so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head slightly. “Still, Yuanhong Society can command Chu Tianyao—their background must be significant. If Xiao Pei is truly their informant, his backers must want to install him as the official team leader. I’m bound to clash with him. Unless they eliminate me, he won’t stop…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a bit troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Anping nodded slightly, saying nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a feeling Lin Qing spoke too much today—almost as if deliberately seeking sympathy, which made him feel uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jia yi listened silently beside him, her eyes revealing a flicker of deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each team was assigned to search different zones of the underground fighting ring, but no team had come to search the office area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pretending to search two locations, Xiao Peidong headed straight for Zhou Yang’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the retro-style office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Peidong stepped in quickly and shut the door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that since Zhou Yang was dead, the Sensory Original Liquid had to be hidden somewhere in this underground fighting ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t know exactly where, it was most likely concealed in one of the two hidden safes in this office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood some of Zhou Yang’s secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These two hidden compartments—I remember they used the same mechanism…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Peidong thought quickly and stepped forward, striking the wall repeatedly over a dozen times until the hidden compartment opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examined the safe inside, noticing its fingerprint and iris recognition had been disabled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after opening the safe could one disable fingerprint and iris recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Peidong immediately opened the safe and found it filled with a pile of extraterrestrial currency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t care about the money—it would all be confiscated anyway, and he’d have to pass metal detection when leaving, so he couldn’t take a single coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All this money is here…” Xiao Peidong pondered. “Recognition locks disabled?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang, the woman, was preparing to flee—of course she’d erase all iris and fingerprint records. Basic procedure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she’d just opened the safe, cleared the records, and was about to collect the money when she was forced to rush out to confront Lin Qing—and never returned? That was a reasonable guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Sensory Original Liquid isn’t in this safe—then it must be in the other hidden safe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Peidong swiftly opened the other hidden compartment, revealing the safe inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, Xiao Peidong frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This safe didn’t require fingerprint or facial recognition—it could be opened directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That struck him as odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if preparing to flee, wouldn’t you do things one at a time? He’d been trained since childhood by the organization—his vigilance was high. Before seizing any benefit, he always asked: Is this a trap? Like now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t match normal behavior—that’s what made him sense something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some reason, Xiao Peidong felt a strong intuition—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he wanted was very likely inside this safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, in the emergency, Zhou Yang thought she might not escape, so she disabled the recognition locks first? Maybe she did it specifically for him to search, so he wouldn’t be blocked by fingerprint or iris locks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, though he and Zhou Yang had friction, they were still allies, often cooperating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just now, Lin Qing looked like he’d just finished fighting, sitting there resting—he clearly hadn’t had time to search this office yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, that must be it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Xiao Peidong thought, the more reasonable it seemed. His gaze burned as he stared at the unprotected safe. “The Sensory Original Liquid must be inside…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could get the Sensory Original Liquid, before next month’s 20th evaluation, he had a strong chance of mastering the original Morning Practice Method!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he’d have absolute confidence to be elected official team leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, after mastering two more combat arts, he could be promoted to Patrol Supervisor—and even aspire to the position of Lian’an City Patrol Chief, truly gaining freedom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ambition, freedom, and intuition made Xiao Peidong hesitate briefly—then he reached out and pressed the button to open the safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would ignore their own intuition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hssss!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the safe door opened, a violent purple toxin mist erupted, striking Xiao Peidong’s face with high-pressure force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Peidong reacted instantly—but the mist’s speed reached nearly a hundred meters per second. How could someone who wasn’t fast enough dodge it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The toxin surged forward, even seeping into his skin. “This… is Purple Vine 004!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Peidong’s heart jolted—he immediately recognized it as a neurotoxin he’d encountered during anti-toxin experiments. He stepped back two paces, held his breath, covered his nose and mouth, and as the mist rapidly dissipated, he waved his hand to disperse the purple fog. Ignoring the toxin seeping through his skin, he quickly turned to the safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This must have been Zhou Yang’s defense mechanism!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could get the Sensory Original Liquid, even being poisoned was worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’d undergone anti-toxin gene modification—Purple Vine 004 couldn’t kill him, only weaken him for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even notice the purple mist, which should have dispersed, quietly gathering around him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Peidong froze, staring at the empty interior of the safe, his eyes filled with disbelief: “How could it be empty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of indescribable fury and frustration exploded in his chest, blood rushing to his head. Combined with the neurotoxin’s penetration, his vision darkened—he collapsed unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jia yi crouched in a corner beneath the fighting platform, pretending to look at her phone, muttering quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s reasonable. What you want is inside… It’s reasonable. What you want is inside…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1304,"2026-06-20T02:41:34.488Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b5a64d22e71d74c7f65ef0830678b5d1fd17beb4d2128848d59fc0c41afb25d7","lawful-tyrant-chapter-56","lawful-tyrant-chapter-54",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flawful-tyrant-cover.jpg"]