Chapter 385: Whoever Blocks Me, I Kill

He gave a light cough, breaking the suffocating silence, and said, "Little Brother Lu, no matter what the truth of the matter is, Huo Yun is already dead, isn't he?"

"Furthermore, the President and I can guarantee you that the kind of incident that happened today will absolutely not occur a second time. If, by some misfortune, it were to happen again, I, Kong Ming, am willing to pay with my life."

Having said this, he looked at Lu Yu with eyes carrying a hint of pleading, as if silently conveying: Little Brother Lu, let this matter end here. If you continue to pursue it, it won't be of any benefit to anyone, will it?

Lu Yu stared at Zhou Yu; he understood in his heart that whether he was willing or not, today's events could likely only progress to this point.

To continue the stalemate would be nothing but a waste of time.

Precisely because of this, his heart was filled with even more growing doubts.

Could there be such a possibility that even Xiao Zhan was not the true mastermind behind this affair?

And at this very moment, was the President of the Headquarters appearing before him the true black hand hidden behind the scenes?

If that were not the case, why would he spare no effort to blindly shield Xiao Zhan?

Wanting to clarify these matters was simple, in a way, because as long as he could get in front of Zhou Yu and use the Soul Shifting Great Method, everything would be brought to light.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, turned his gaze toward Kong Ming, and said, "President Kong, let's leave it at this for today."

Kong Ming was instantly relieved, managed to squeeze a smile onto his face, and said, "Little Brother Lu, regarding the matter of compensation, the Headquarters..."

"No need." Lu Yu interrupted him directly, his tone firm as he said, "I will definitely investigate this matter to the end."

"!" Kong Ming was so shocked he was left speechless, as if something were stuck in his throat, unable to utter a word for a moment.

"Xiao Zhan, is it? Please have President Zhou relay to him that it won't be long before I personally head to the Headquarters to find him and ask clearly what exactly is going on with today's incident.

If this matter truly has nothing to do with him, then I am willing to apologize to him in person.

But if this matter was indeed instigated by him, then even if he flees to the ends of the earth, I will absolutely not let him off."

Hearing this, Kong Ming's face turned deathly pale in an instant, and he couldn't help but look at Zhou Yu on the screen.

The latter remained expressionless, saying calmly, "Fine, I will relay these words to him exactly as you said."

"Then I will have to trouble you, President Zhou." Lu Yu said indifferently.

"You're welcome." After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he paused, then continued, "Recently, Fierce Beasts have been active frequently, and there seem to be abnormal movements; Yongan City is not very safe right now. If you are willing, it would be best to move to the Headquarters as soon as possible."

Lu Yu did not respond, only watching the screen quietly.

Zhou Yu gave him a deep look, then cut the communication.

"Hoo..." Kong Ming let out a long sigh of relief. Finally, this heart-stopping standoff had come to an end.

The tense, hair-trigger atmosphere from just a moment ago had truly left him terrified, fearing that Lu Yu and Zhou Yu would break out into a fierce conflict on the spot.

In that case, no matter what the outcome, it would be a situation he would never want to see.

However, he couldn't help but secretly admire Lu Yu in his heart. Because since the founding of the Association, apart from Lu Yu, there really wasn't a second person who had the courage to openly challenge the President.

"Little Brother Lu, actually, why must you be so persistent?"

Sorting through his somewhat chaotic thoughts, Kong Ming couldn't help but sigh and say, "I can understand that you are harboring a belly full of anger after encountering such a thing, and even suspecting that the President is the mastermind behind this.

But I guarantee you with my character that, as far as the President's conduct is concerned, it is absolutely impossible for him to do such a thing."

"So, you think this was done by that person named Xiao Zhan?" Lu Yu pressed.

"Little Brother Lu, I didn't say that." Kong Ming shook his head helplessly with a bitter smile.

On one side was Lu Yu, whom he had always wanted to be on good terms with, and on the other was the President; furthermore, this matter concerned the reputation of the Headquarters, so he was truly caught in a dilemma, and favoring either side would be inappropriate.

"Sigh." He let out another long sigh and said, "Little Brother Lu, you should think it over carefully first. If you change your mind, you can call me at any time; we can also discuss the compensation items again and increase them appropriately."

Seeing that he received no response from Lu Yu, he sighed helplessly once more and finally cut the communication.

"Lu, Brother Lu?"

Song Tian cautiously tested the waters by calling out twice, and seeing Lu Yu turn his gaze toward him, he smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Lu, in my opinion, why don't we just let this end here?

Not to mention anything else, this place, Yongan City, is not a good place to stay for the long term after all.

To put it bluntly, if a Beast Tide were to suddenly break out one day, this place would fall in the blink of an eye.

If you make things this tense with the Headquarters now, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to resolve later, right?"

"President, have you forgotten that this person almost took your life just now?" Lu Yu glanced at Huo Yun's corpse and asked coldly.

"Of course I haven't forgotten, it's just that since even the President of the Headquarters has personally intervened, why not..." Song Tian stopped mid-sentence, his face full of conflict.

"I haven't forgotten either, so I must investigate this matter thoroughly and figure out what is going on. No matter what others say about me—whether they call me pedantic or ungrateful—I only believe in one thing: if people don't offend me, I won't offend them; if people offend me, I will pay them back tenfold."

"But..." Song Tian couldn't help but advise, "Xiao Zhan is the President's closed-door disciple. If this matter really was done by Xiao Zhan, and you want to kill him, the President will definitely step in to stop you."

He pondered to himself that, just like this time, anyone with eyes could see that Xiao Zhan was inseparable from this affair, yet the President of the Headquarters was dead set on protecting him.

"If that day truly comes, he had better not stop me, otherwise," killing intent rose abruptly in Lu Yu's eyes, as sharp as if it were physical, "whoever blocks me, if gods block, I kill gods; if Buddhas block, I kill Buddhas."

"Thump!"

Song Tian was so frightened by Lu Yu's words, filled with killing intent, that he sat down on the ground with a thud, his face full of horror.