Chapter 220

"What did you say?"

The person in charge of the Security Department was surprised after hearing Li Fei's request.

The work of the Wu Da Security Department is to be responsible for the safety of the campus, and sometimes to protect the travel of important figures or be responsible for the safety of some events held by Wu Da outside.

But there has never been an option to protect students.

Wu Da is only responsible for the safety of students on campus; once they leave the school, whether they live or die is their own fate. Wu Da is not the students' parents and is not responsible for this.

Moreover, martial artists are inherently a "high-risk group"; if they still need people to protect and guard them all the way, it is even more impossible for them to become talented.

Therefore, protecting students does not conform to Wu Da's educational philosophy.

In fact, in recent years, ministers in the imperial court's Central Secretariat have questioned the educational methods of the twelve universities, believing they are too gentle; compared to those major martial arts sects, the students cultivated by the twelve universities lack practical combat experience and have a lower ceiling.

The questioning cabinet ministers believe this may be the reason why most of the top martial arts powerhouses are in the martial arts world, not in the imperial court.

Such questioning makes it even more impossible for various universities to provide extra protection to students.

This person in charge of the Wu Da Security Department was encountering a student coming to make such a request for the first time.

"Do you recognize this token?"

Li Fei took out the token personally crafted by Shi Caiming from his bosom and asked very politely.

"This is..."

The person in charge was also a Dao Foundation powerhouse with keen senses; he immediately sensed the sword intent within the token:

"A token personally crafted by the President?"

"That's right."

Li Fei nodded and said calmly, "The President asked me to go to him once every week from now on; this token is a pass, and also for my self-defense. But I feel that relying only on this token might not be enough to guarantee my safety, so I want to ask the Security Department to send people."

"This..."

The person in charge of the Security Department hesitated.

Shi Caiming personally said to let Li Fei go once a week; this clearly meant he wanted to personally guide Li Fei.

Then Li Fei could be counted as Shi Caiming's student!

And he even gave such a token, the degree of importance is very obvious.

Plus Li Fei's breakthrough speed, which is the first in history, it seems he is indeed qualified to apply for protection?

"Wait a moment, I need to go and ask for instructions."

The person in charge of the Security Department said to Li Fei, then got up and left.

A few minutes later, Shi Caiming received the news.

"This kid, so he was waiting for me here."

He laughed dumbly, feeling it was a bit interesting.

Li Fei specifically proposed wanting to see him; he thought Li Fei would take the opportunity to make a request, asking him to help solve Shangguan Xiao's matter.

As a result, Li Fei didn't make any requests.

Shi Caiming also felt that Li Fei was the same as Hao Yi back then, both having a character of not asking for help, somewhat aloof.

As a result, such a request came from the Security Department now.

"You and your teacher really have completely different personalities."

Shi Caiming shook his head with a smile.

Hao Yi back then never asked for help with anything and was used to carrying everything himself.

And looking at Li Fei's style of doing things now, Shi Caiming felt that if possible, Li Fei wouldn't even mind letting him go down the mountain and personally accompany him out of the school gate.

"Let the Security Department give him a team of Wuan Guards."

Shi Caiming gave the order.

If Li Fei had really opened his mouth to make a request to him today, asking him to help solve Shangguan Xiao's matter, he would have refused directly.

Even if he is now a Martial Arts Grandmaster and the president of Wu Da, he still has no way to do whatever he wants.

He even has more things to worry about than back then.

But Li Fei asked for support in this way, and Shi Caiming ultimately did not refuse.

"Yes."

The person who came to report turned and left.

Soon, the person in charge of the Security Department returned to the room and looked at Li Fei with complex eyes:

"I will assign you a team of Wuan Guards; if you leave the school in the future, this team will be responsible for protecting your safety."

"Wuan Guards?"

Li Fei asked.

The person in charge explained to him that the Wuan Guards are Wu Da's highest-level guards, and each one is a martial arts master who trains in force!

A team of Wuan Guards has a total of six people, and all six are proficient in joint-attack techniques, just like the "Seven Nether Guards" Li Fei encountered before.

Six Wuan Guards joining forces, after forming a formation, can contend with Dao Foundation powerhouses!

"Okay, thank you!"

Li Fei showed a look of joy.

What he was most satisfied with was not the combat power of the Wuan Guards, but the meaning they represented.

These are Wu Da's highest-level guards, representing the greatest degree of importance!

A dozen minutes later, Li Fei left the Security Department with six warriors wearing silver full armor.

These six silver-armored warriors all wore sabers at their waists; besides wearing helmets, they also wore steel masks, revealing only a pair of eyes, looking very majestic.

Being guarded by such six people, Li Fei's head-turning rate on campus was maxed out!

As the saying goes, if you have power and don't use it, it will expire.

After Li Fei obtained this team of Wuan Guards, he immediately chose to leave the campus.

What surprised him was that the Security Department not only assigned him these six Wuan Guards but also a Red Qilin bulletproof car!

Because this was originally a "facility" that came with a team of Wuan Guards; if someone could make Wu Da dispatch a team of Wuan Guards to protect their safety, Wu Da naturally wouldn't be stingy about assigning them a "Red Qilin" as well.

"Holy crap, look, a Red Qilin!"

Near the East Gate of Wu Da, several students had just returned to school from outside; one of them looked up and saw a dark gold "Red Qilin" driving toward them from a few hundred meters away.

In front and behind this "Red Qilin" were two black cars acting as guards, protecting it in the middle.

"Holy crap, it really is a Red Qilin! So cool!"

Several male students watched without blinking.

They all liked cars, especially the "Red Qilin" bulletproof car, thinking it was both good-looking and practical, with a very high status.

Although those who can study at Wu Da don't have bad family backgrounds, not everyone's family can own a "Red Qilin."

This is not something you can buy just because you have money.

"Who is this, traveling with such style?"

"Must be some big shot from Wu Da."

Several students discussed, stopping by the road at the school gate, wanting to take a few more looks at that "Red Qilin."

Soon, the three cars drove to the gate.

According to the regulations, when vehicles enter or leave the school, the people in the cars must be checked, so the windows of the three cars were rolled down one after another.

"Holy crap, so cool, whose guards are these?"

Several students saw the Wuan Guards in silver armor first and were stunned by their coolness again.

Then they all looked at the person sitting in the back seat of the "Red Qilin," wanting to see which big shot was traveling.

"This... isn't this Li Fei? That peerless genius?!"

"Holy crap, it really is him!"

At Wu Da, if you ask which student has the highest popularity.

It used to be Wang Wang Fengqing, now it's Li Fei.

So several students recognized Li Fei.

"No way, is he already this awesome?!"

In the stunned gazes of several people, the windows were rolled back up, and the three cars slowly drove out of the Wu Da gate.

Soon, the news about Li Fei being protected by a team of Wuan Guards and leaving Wu Da in a "Red Qilin" spread rapidly.

For a time, in the entire Wu Da, almost everyone was talking about one person.

Datong District, Datong Guest House.

This is the highest-level guest house built by the Datong Prefecture government, only receiving foreign officials, and they must at least be imperial officials.

Called a guest house, it is actually a very luxurious mansion.

The three cars stopped outside the gate of this mansion, and the two guards perked up when they saw the dark gold "Red Qilin" in the middle.

After the vehicles stopped steadily, one of the guards immediately trotted to the side of the "Red Qilin's" passenger seat, bent down slightly, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

The window rolled down, and the Wuan Guard sitting in the passenger seat looked at the guard; the cold style combined with cold eyes made the other party feel cold all over.

"We are here to visit Lord Yan Yan Shijin, we have an appointment."

The Wuan Guard said.

Hearing this, the guard's smile became even brighter:

"May I ask who you are?"

"Wu Da, Li Fei."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The guard ran away.

Of the three things Shangguan Xiao entrusted to Fu Lang, one was to help her talk to Yan Yan Shijin of the provincial investigation team.

But until now, Yan Yan Shijin had not responded to Fu Lang.

But today, Li Fei just made a phone call to the guest house, letting the guest house pass a message for him, saying he wanted to visit Lord Yan Yan Shijin, and Yan Yan Shijin agreed immediately.

"The title of first in history is quite useful."

Li Fei sighed in his heart.

Soon, the mansion gate opened, and the two guards signaled that the vehicles could enter.

After entering, someone guided them to park the cars in the designated position, and then everyone got out.

"You guys stay here."

Li Fei said to the six Wuan Guards.

With his emotional intelligence, he naturally wouldn't bring the Wuan Guards to see Yan Yan Shijin; that would be too ostentatious.

Afterward, he entered a small courtyard alone under the guidance of an attendant.

"Please sit, please have some tea."

The attendant led Li Fei into a hall, letting Li Fei sit down and drink tea first.

After waiting for only a few minutes, a man with slightly dark skin and a crane embroidered on his official uniform walked in.

Seeing this official uniform, Li Fei knew that the person who came was Yan Yan Shijin.

"Wu Da student Li Fei, greetings to Lord Yan."

Li Fei stood up and bowed to Yan Yan Shijin.

Yan Yan Shijin stepped forward to help Li Fei up and smiled: "Let me take a good look at our Feng Province's peerless genius."

"Oh no, can't say Feng Province, should say the genius who is first in history!"

Li Fei bowed again: "Lord Yan, you flatter me."

"Eh, your record isn't fake; first in history is first in history, why say flatter."

Yan Yan Shijin grabbed Li Fei's hand affectionately, "Come, sit and chat."

"It's just that the speed of breaking through to the Dao Foundation Realm is first, not really the peerless genius who is first in history."

Li Fei said modestly.

Actually, what he said was also a fact, because breaking through fast doesn't mean the final ceiling is necessarily high.

To be the true peerless genius who is first in history, at least one has to wait until Li Fei reaches the peak of martial arts before a conclusion can be drawn.

Seeing Li Fei was so young yet so calm, Yan Yan Shijin couldn't help but think even more highly of him:

"I heard President Shi Caiming took you as a student?"

Li Fei: "The President just asked me to go to him once every week from now on."

"Then that is taking you as a student."

Yan Yan Shijin patted his own thigh, "President Shi is a Grandmaster; you must cherish it after becoming his student, your future will be boundless!"

"Yes, thank you, Lord Yan, for your instruction."

Li Fei bowed again.

"Haha, what kind of instruction is this, you child, you are too polite."

Yan Yan Shijin looked at the upright Li Fei and said with a smile.

Afterward, he chatted with Li Fei about things in Xingcheng before, and then chatted about family matters.

For a big shot like him, at the critical moment when the Datong Prefecture case was about to be closed, he was actually willing to spend so much time sitting down to chat with Li Fei about these things; it can be said he was giving a lot of face.

Li Fei was not in a hurry either, just accompanying Yan Yan Shijin to chat unhurriedly, occasionally saying "Lord Yan is right," "Lord Yan speaks well," "Thank you, Lord Yan, for your instruction."

After chatting for nearly ten minutes, Yan Yan Shijin couldn't help but doubt:

"Is this child really only eighteen?"

After taking another sip of tea, Yan Yan Shijin smiled:

"Xiao Fei, I still have some official business, so I won't stay long."

"Lord Yan, actually, I came to find you today because there are some things I want to talk to you about."

Li Fei said.

"Oh?"

Yan Yan Shijin looked at Li Fei with a smile.

"Shangguan Xiao, the head of the Xingcheng Zhige Academy, was officially detained the day before yesterday on charges of conspiring with others to murder Zhang Chen Zongyang, the helmsman of the Datong Prefecture Zhige General Academy."

Li Fei said.

"Hmm, I've already heard about this, and our investigation team also participated in the interrogation of Shangguan Xiao and the relevant evidence collection work."

Yan Yan Shijin nodded.

"Doesn't Lord Yan find it strange? Zhang Chen Zongyang is Shangguan Xiao's biological father."

"Xiao Fei, you are still young; there are many examples in this world of killing fathers and brothers for profit."

"But as far as I know, the reason why Zhang Zhang Shiwei, the key witness in this case, was exposed is because Shangguan Xiao set a trap to lure him out. If Shangguan Xiao is really the mastermind, why would she expose herself?"

"This official also has doubts about this matter; I think after the people in Datong Prefecture finish their investigation, they will give this official a reasonable explanation."

Yan Yan Shijin's self-reference had changed from "I" to "this official."

"Lord Yan, forgive my bluntness, but the officials in Datong Prefecture investigating the case are probably not thinking about how to find the real culprit, but how to close the case quickly."

Li Fei said.

"Presumptuous!"

Yan Yan Shijin suddenly slammed the table heavily.

He looked at Li Fei majestically: "Do you know that just because of this sentence you just said, this official can punish you!"

Li Fei did not change his expression, looking at Yan Yan Shijin calmly:

"Lord Yan, I think you and the other lords of the investigation team only have one goal in coming to Datong Prefecture this time, which is to find out the truth. Since that is the case, why can't you spend more time and try different methods?"

Li Fei emphasized the words "spend more time."

Because if he wants to break the trap set by the person behind the scenes, what he needs most is time.

And for the investigation team, staying in Datong Prefecture for one more day is a good thing.

"But this official heard that Shangguan Xiao is your aunt-master; even if you really want to try different methods, how can you use your methods?"

Yan Yan Shijin asked.

"Lord Yan..."

Swish—

Before Li Fei could finish, Yan Yan Shijin suddenly stood up and looked at Li Fei seriously:

"Alright, since you have this relationship with Shangguan Xiao, you should avoid suspicion even more, instead of taking the initiative to get involved. You have a bright future, and this official hopes you don't ruin yourself!"

After speaking, he turned and left directly.

Li Fei sat alone in the hall, frowning slightly.

He originally thought that with the momentum he had created and the support given by Wu Da, it should be a very good bargaining chip for the provincial investigation team; the two sides could fully cooperate, and everyone's stance should be consistent.

But Yan Yan Shijin's attitude completely broke Li Fei's expectations.

"Where did something go wrong?"

Li Fei narrowed his eyes and muttered.

Requesting monthly tickets

(End of chapter)