Chapter 49 Mishap

About half an hour later, Li Jing and Chen Yuran arrived near the Examination Institute.

Mainly because Xie Guangkun could really run, all the way to the vicinity of Shangcheng District.

Just to keep up with him, the two of them didn’t expend a small amount of energy.

After trailing from a distance, they followed along until he stopped, making it convenient to set up the Boundary Stones.

Unconsciously, they had passed more than twenty street blocks, zigzagging nearly fifty blocks in total.

If it wasn’t for Xie Guangkun trying to be clever and taking as many detours as possible to escape, thus making his path more complex, the distance would probably have been greater.

They arrived below the Examination Institute.

Chen Yuran hovered in the air, took out her mobile phone, and checked the time.

"It’s past nine twenty. According to the transfer procedure, Yang Yongan should have arrived at the Examination Institute. Ji Xiumin and her accomplices haven’t taken action yet, so they must have abandoned their plan to abduct him."

"So, we just have to wait for the trial to end now?"

Li Jing looked over.

"Seems like it."

Chen Yuran replied with a light sigh.

"The case is not exactly solved, but the result is satisfactory. What remains to be seen is whether the Major Crime Unit can extract any valuable information from Yang Yongan after he is convicted."

Li Jing heaved a sigh after hearing her words.

If you look at the outcome alone, the case turned out pretty well.

However, only Xie Guangkun was punished among the criminals, and only Ji Xiumin was confirmed to be involved.

There was no clue about how many accomplices there were and what they looked like.

The only certainty was that a group of Evil Cultivators was involved in this case.

Having run around for so long to end up with just this was rather disappointing.

As for the rewards, Li Jing personally gained a lot from this trip, leveling up from level 10 to level 13 in one go.

But having been involved in the case, he definitely hoped it could be perfectly wrapped up.

While bitterly sighing, Dai Hong’s voice suddenly came through the communication earpiece.

"Li Jing, Yuran, where are you guys now?"

Surprised by the sudden communication, Li Jing and Chen Yuran were taken aback.

Yang Yongan should only have recently arrived at the Examination Institute, and his conviction would require some procedures.

Is there some kind of emergency because Dai Hong is contacting now?

"We just arrived underground at the Examination Institute."

Chen Yuran replied, frowning.

"Get up here, Yang Yongan is dead."

Dai Hong muttered.

"He’s dead?"

Chen Yuran was shocked.

Li Jing, standing beside her, was also taken aback.

How could Yang Yongan, who should be going through the trial process, suddenly die?

...

A moment later.

The two of them, along with Ji Qing, returned to the surface through a nearby manhole cover.

As soon as they reached the surface, Li Jing and Chen Yuran looked up and saw a long police cordon at the entrance of the Examination Institute. Dai Hong and other members of the Major Crime Unit were gathered inside the cordon.

Without further thought, the two of them flew over the street and landed within the cordon.

Seeing the two arrive, Dai Hong showed a somewhat tired expression.

"Now that everyone is here, Bai Chen and Qi Dao, you two explain the situation."

Mu Baichen and Li Qidao were the ones in charge of escorting Yang Yongan.

Responding to Dai Hong’s words, the two exchanged a look.

"The escort of Yang Yongan went very smoothly, with no unexpected incidents."

Mu Baichen began speaking.

"Following the standard transfer process, Qi Dao and I delivered Yang Yongan to the Examination Institute and handed him over to the relevant staff. Due to court rules, after completing the transfer, we directly went to the courtroom to wait for the court session. Everything was normal until the trial started. However, within two minutes of the trial beginning, Yang Yongan suddenly turned green and fell to the ground."

He continued.

"Qi Dao and I noticed that something was wrong and attempted to save him immediately. However, we don’t know who tampered with Yang Yongan. Shortly after he fell, he died on the spot due to a sudden loss of internal energy. Then, within about two breaths’ time, his body was corroded by some substance and turned into foam."

When Mu Baichen finished speaking, Li Qidao continued with a sigh.

"Qi Dao and I were careless about this matter. Knowing this, we shouldn’t have followed the standard transfer process. Otherwise, we could at least confirm whether there was a problem with Yang Yongan in the first place, or whether he fell into someone’s hand after the transfer."

Li Jing and Chen Yuran exchange anxious glances after hearing what’s been said.

Yang Yongan was not only dead but his body had completely disappeared?

Without a doubt, this was the work of Ji Xiumin and his gang.

If they couldn’t save him, they would kill him to silence him!

It seems that Yang Yongan knew something crucial.

Amid their anxiety, Dai Hong waved his hand at Mu Baichen and Li Qi.

"You two shouldn’t blame yourselves. This operation was primarily aimed at luring the enemy out. To take bold action before we are certain Ji Xiumin’s gang has truly given up would contravene our operation direction. I set the direction of the operation, I’ll take the responsibility."

With that, he turned his gaze to Chen Yuran.

"Chen Yuran, Li Jing, did you kill the suspect Xie Guangkun? Is the body still there?"

"Yes, it is."

Chen Yuran responded.

"I set up Boundaries; no one else can access it. When Li Jing and I left, the body seemed fine, it probably won’t dissolve into foam like Yang Yongan."

As she spoke, she took out her tablet and operated it.

"I’ve sent you the location of the body; it’s near the Shangcheng district."

"Ok."

Dai Hong nodded, took out his own tablet to check, and gave a brief smile to Li Jing.

"Li Jing, you and Yuran did very well this time. Not only did you provide the Major Crime Unit with crucial clues and breakthroughs in the case, you ruined Ji Xiumin’s entire plan and also killed an Evil Cultivator. Once I’m done with my work, I’ll recommend you for a bonus."

Before Li Jing can respond, he continues.

"It’s been a long twenty hours for you and Yuran. You two can go rest, the rest will be handled by the Major Crime Unit. Unless something unexpected happens, this case will likely be put on hold. If any new findings arise, I’ll inform you later."

"Uh, what ..."

Li Jing blinks in confusion.

Did Dai Hong just dismiss him that quickly? Should he respond, or...?

As Li Jing hesitates, Chen Yuran quickly responds.

"Understood. Captain Dai, you all should rest."

With that, she pulls Li Jing away.

"Let’s go, make me something to eat when we get home, we’ll sleep after that."

"..."

Li Jing.

He understands the situation.

At this point, they have no role to play in this matter.

But Chen Yuran just doesn’t hold back!

Implying such a thing in front of everyone, is she trying to create misunderstandings?

Being dragged away, Li Jing looks back.

Just as he suspected, he saw question marks on each member of the Major Crime Unit including Dai Hong.

Faced with their surprised looks, Li Jing can only force a bitter smile.

He wanted to explain, but...

Chen Yuran was simply unconcerned, and stuffs him out the door of the Examination Institute hurriedly.

Ji Qing, perched on Li Jing’s shoulder, quietly pretends to be a cat.

She didn’t dare to move at all in front of the Major Crime Unit.

Only after they left the Examination Institute, did she dare sympathetically glance at Li Jing.

She knew that Li Jing and Chen Yuran were not in some special relationship.

And she well understood what kind of character Chen Yuran was.

Though she accompanied them for over a week, every night before sleep, Chen Yuran would pull her into some chat.

This girl...

Really doesn’t care about social conventions!

She wouldn’t care if people misunderstood.

Poor Li Jing though...

Not just the Major Crime Unit, but soon the entire Detective Bureau would hear about this, and it would just be a matter of minutes before it reaches the Assistant Inspector Department.

Socially dead? Probably not.

But he would likely lose his right to choose his partner.