[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-overlord":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-overlord-rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-63":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rise of the Overlord",{"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},1894708,2521,"Chapter 63: Ups and Downs","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>The next morning, I went to school, found Zhang Yinuo, and said to her, \"Um, come out with me for a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo looked at me very suspiciously, but she still came out with me. We found a place where no one was around, and I said to Zhang Yinuo, \"Um, I want to ask you for a favor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What favor? Tell me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take me to see Zhang Longtao after school this afternoon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, are you crazy? Why are you going to see Zhang Longtao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, just to ask some things. You just need to take me to find him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo looked at my determined gaze and nodded, \"Fine, but you have to agree to one condition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What condition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go see Zhang Longtao with you, otherwise it's a no!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't tell the Third Brother about this because if there were too many people, Zhang Longtao might be suspicious, and with Zhang Yinuo going with me, there shouldn't be any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, the Third Brother suddenly found me, his expression full of panic. Seeing his state, I asked suspiciously, \"What's wrong? What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's bad, Wang Lin and Wang Li's whole family is dead!\" The Third Brother's expression was panicked, and there was some worry in his look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, the whole family is dead?\" I was also shocked by the news the Third Brother suddenly gave. I only saw Wang Lin and Wang Li shot yesterday; what did this have to do with their family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I heard they died last night. They all died at home. No one knows who killed them, and there wasn't even any commotion!\" The Third Brother said in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, my expression also changed. This was clearly done by the person who killed Wang Li last night. I didn't expect them to be so thorough, not even sparing the whole family. These people were simply demons, murderous maniacs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. If they really wanted to kill us, we should have died when Wang Li died yesterday. They wouldn't have left us until now!\" I comforted the Third Brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true, but these people are really ruthless. They say disaster doesn't reach the family, but these people are simply perverts. Damn it, even though they didn't kill us now, who knows when they'll suddenly decide to kill us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Brother, how about you don't participate in investigating Xueyan's matter anymore!\" I saw the Third Brother's worry, but I understood it; after all, anyone who encountered this would be afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, Fourth, are you talking like a human? What did you just call me? Third Brother? I'm your Third Brother, would I be afraid of being implicated by you? Do you know what brothers are for?\" The Third Brother exploded when he heard my words, furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine, I know, Third Brother, I know you're loyal enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing my words, the Third Brother then said, \"That's more like it. Damn, it seems we are still too weak. That damn master doesn't come anymore either; he could at least be our backing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people in school already knew the news of Wang Lin's whole family dying, especially Li Hong. After Li Hong learned this news, he came straight to me and glared, asking, \"Was Wang Lin's matter done by you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What nonsense are you talking about? If I had done it, do you think you would still be alive now?\" I was truly impressed by Li Hong's intelligence. He didn't even think carefully; if I had this kind of ability, would I have been tricked so miserably by Li Hong those few times?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hong thought about it and felt it was right, but he still looked at me suspiciously and said, \"Even if it wasn't done by you, I think it's related to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you dare spout nonsense. Slander is also a crime. I advise you to be careful with your words!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that he didn't get any answers, Li Hong turned and left. I wasn't surprised that he suspected me, because I had specifically sought out Wang Lin once or twice before, and with what happened yesterday, any normal person would think it was related to me. Because of this matter, the Third Brother and I were even questioned by the police, but it really wasn't us who killed them, so we naturally gave our statements and were released. After all, there was no concrete evidence, and most importantly, Wang Lin and Wang Li were shot to death, and we were just ordinary students; how could we have guns?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After school, I followed Zhang Yinuo to her house. It looked like Zhang Yinuo had greeted Zhang Longtao in advance and confirmed the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat on the sofa in her house, feeling a bit uneasy. The main reason was that I was afraid of running into Zhang Yinuo's father; his aura was truly terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo brewed a cup of tea for me and then told me Zhang Longtao would be here in a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, not long after, Zhang Longtao returned. Zhang Longtao looked at me, his expression not very good, and he looked at me coldly, \"You have a lot of guts, actually daring to come to my house!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Da Hong Pao tea that Dad treasures. Damn, I don't even get to drink this usually!\" Zhang Longtao looked at the tea boiling on the table, and his expression turned black instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo rolled her eyes at Zhang Longtao, \"Shut your mouth. If you want to drink, drink; if not, then forget it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Longtao was so angry his expression was ugly, but there was no help for it. At home, apart from Dad, no one could really control Zhang Yinuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, what are you looking for me for? You're not here to die, are you?\" Zhang Longtao snorted coldly at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you even speak? Did I ask you to come here just to argue?\" Zhang Yinuo glared at Zhang Longtao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine, fine, I won't speak then. Seriously, whose family are you even from!\" Zhang Longtao was very helpless about his sister's unpromising behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Longtao, let me be clear with you. On the night Su Xueyan died, what exactly did she experience in the bar? How exactly did she die?\" I looked at Zhang Longtao with a stern expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing my words, Zhang Longtao's expression changed. He put down the tea in his hand and said, \"I advise you best not to inquire about this matter; it's no good for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listening to you say that, you do know something, huh? Tell me about it!\" I wanted to see something from Zhang Longtao's face, but I didn't find anything after looking for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't think you can know anything from me. I won't tell you, and I've promised others not to leak the news, so give up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Promised others? Who are those people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No comment. If there's nothing else, I think you should go. You've had the Da Hong Pao, get out quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to drive me away directly, but how could I be willing? I stood up and glared at him. Zhang Longtao ignored me and left the room directly. Not getting the news I wanted, I was very unwilling, but there was no help for it. He wasn't willing to say. If there was no breakthrough here with Zhang Longtao, it was equivalent to the clues being broken again. I stood up helplessly, thanked Zhang Yinuo, and left. It seemed I had to think of other ways.\u003C\u002Fp>",1264,"2026-06-11T10:32:36.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1ca54fb74c4471cfff625ed71513102ed3e29a4230b05187fe91eb20092107f7","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-64","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-62",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-overlord-cover.jpg"]