Chapter 665: Wow, what a huge black pot

Yang Yixie's pupils flashed with a golden speck, fine data streams jumping in his eyes.

They couldn't stay long here; several people prepared to move outside the mall, Zhiruo was reaching for the coat on the chair beside her when Yang Yixie's gaze fell from the phone screen onto her.

"Mom, why don't you go home first?"

Zhiruo glanced at him, asked no more, just folded the coat neatly over her arm and stood up.

Yang Yixie turned his head, glancing toward the other side of the passageway.

Meng Kexin was leaning against the wall, having just met with Chen Mo Zhi; Yang Yixie's turn happened to lock eyes with her.

Yang Yixie supported his mother, came to Meng Kexin's side, and introduced the two to his mother.

"Mom, this is Ke Xin Jie, beside her is Chen Mo Zhi; Ke Xin Jie is Secretary to Sun Yu's father—you should still remember Sun Yu, right?"

Zhiruo nodded; after all, Yang Yixie's friends were few, and that young man named Sun Yu counted as one of them.

In fact, Meng Kexin had already formally resigned from that company and now served as President at the Chen Family's company, achieving a direct class leap, but she had no need to reveal it now.

Yang Yixie deliberately mentioned Sun Yu, obviously intending to temporarily entrust his mother to her.

"I recall Ke Xin Jie has a car? Could you trouble yourself to give my mom a ride back?"

Although she spoke politely, Meng Kexin knew that once he opened his mouth, there was no chance of refusal.

Moreover, Yang Yixie truly valued his mother; when important family members encountered trouble, who knew how he might go berserk.

"No problem, it's on the way."

Zhiruo, however, frowned slightly, looking at Yang Yixie.

Evidently, Yang Yixie had no intention of going back with her; he likely still had plenty of trouble ahead.

"... Xiao Xie, come home early tonight."

She merely reminded him thus; Chen Mo Zhi promptly stepped forward to support her, and although his medical research wasn't deep, he could see how frail Zhiruo's body was—no wonder Ying Duo guarded her like a glass doll.

They left quickly; Yang Yixie had already surveyed all surrounding conditions, and although trouble had already arrived, there was still ample time for his mother to depart.

Tsk, thinking of the trouble brought by exposing his identity, Yang Yixie already began to have a headache.

He casually dragged open a pop-up window, and soon the image obtained from nearby surveillance appeared before him.

Forget it, though troublesome, it wasn't unsolvable.

Anyway, he could still c.

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A black vehicle stopped beside the plaza, right next to the second squad's vehicle; Pei Ci got out with his people and took in the whole scene at a glance.

The originally flat ground had become pitted and uneven, scattered with blood crystal fragments and numerous shell casings; one could imagine how fierce the clash here had just been.

Yet they had arrived a little late; the two culprits responsible for this devastation had vanished without a trace.

"Report! We have contacted the second squad; due to the battle with aberrant species damaging the mall's load-bearing structure, all civilians have been evacuated to the open space behind the mall, only a few injured, no deaths recorded."

This was already a good result; elsewhere, even encountering ordinary aberrant species could lead to being counter-killed if careless.

After confirming the exact location, Pei Ci immediately led people over and saw that the scene here was still relatively harmonious, as the alarm had not been lifted and people were still gathered here for shelter.

Ye Lin was organizing a crowd of civilians near the mall to move to a more open area; her voice had grown hoarse, and after sensing the imposing presence of this group approaching, she recognized Pei Ci's uniform.

Pei Ci did not head toward her direction; his purpose had been clear from the start.

A quick sweep showed he did not see anyone resembling the red-green culprits; Ye Lin and other members of the second squad were maintaining order, while near Yang Yichen over there...

... he was surrounded by a group of youths who looked not very old.

The few people beside Yang Yichen stood loosely, but were mostly blocked by his body, as if they had temporarily gathered to exchange information.

Pei Ci narrowed his eyes and walked straight over.

"Second Squad Captain, please report the situation here."

Yang Yichen's back stiffened; when he turned and saw Pei Ci, he showed little surprise—after all, who else besides Pei Ci could hold the field at this point?

Rather than saying he wanted a situation report, it was more like reminding him of his identity.

They were acquaintances...

Yang Yichen tried to block Yang Yixie, but Yang Yixie poked his head out to size him up and immediately recognized the newcomer as the bodyguard who had followed that old official during the three-way talks.

If so, they had already met before.

Looks like his status is even higher than his brother's.

Yang Yichen turned toward Pei Ci, assuming a very solemn and dignified posture, spine straight as a rod.

"A humanoid aberrant species inside the mall was swallowed by some energy and went berserk; the aberrant arts practitioners on scene jointly subdued it, the injured are being treated, and there are currently no fatalities."

Pei Ci's gaze swept past Yang Yichen and locked onto the peeking figure behind him.

In the game, he had also seen Ying Duo when rescuing players captured by the Dome; at that time he was shielding the undead's retreat, and Ying Duo, together with Entropy Increase, had stormed the battlefield, throwing it into chaos, forcing them to withdraw quickly.

Yang Yixie's black eyes held a smile, an air of fearless confidence; having seen the stiff, cold Ying Duo in the game, even if he looked alike, it would be hard to equate the two.

Then he noticed the new humanoid aberrant species, Red Ling, lying on a spread waterproof sheet, apparently asleep; her sleeping appearance looked no different from that of an ordinary human girl.

"What about the chaos at the mall entrance?" Pei Ci asked.

This time he didn't wait for Yang Yichen's answer, already facing Yang Yixie's direction and posing the question.

"May I consider that all this chaos is being orchestrated by you as the mastermind behind the scenes?"

Yang Yichen's shoulder twitched; he took half a step, trying to shield Yang Yixie behind him, but Yang Yixie had already slipped out from behind him first, his phone slipped into his clothing pocket, and his black-framed glasses perched on his nose bridge.

Wow, what a huge black pot.