When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 204 The Purpose of the Gamble

In the afternoon, the old principal stormed into the special ward.

Zhu Ze'an, the president of the Canghai City Martial Arts Association branch, was already waiting in the ward. Upon seeing the old principal, he immediately stepped forward to apologize, saying, "Mr. Lu, our association failed to handle things properly this time. We apologize."

As he spoke, he bowed to the old principal.

This branch president is notoriously cunning. He remained hidden throughout the conflict between Bai Ze and Yun Lai Group until the final showdown between Bai Ze and Yun Yan.

Now Zhu Ze'an is also showing his cunning, admitting his mistakes right away and making his attitude clear.

To everyone's surprise, the old principal wasn't buying it. He said, "I really didn't expect Chairman Zhu to have learned those Japanese tricks. He comes up here to apologize and bow. Are you going to say 'Red bean paste, you're so shameless'?"

Zhu Ze'an froze.

His face turned pale and then purple, clearly quite agitated by the old principal's sarcastic and unsettling tone.

However, he was truly patient, managing to calm down his colorful expression.

We can't afford not to calm down. Right now, the Martial Arts Association failed to protect people properly, but the old principal has Mu Yaoguang, the inspector, on his side.

He forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, Elder Lu, our branch will definitely give you an explanation. We've already found out that the perpetrator is likely a well-known assassin from the Wan Yi Zhi Ji, codenamed 'Thousand Faces,' skilled in disguise..."

"Where is he?" the old principal interrupted.

"It's still under investigation," Zhu Ze'an replied with a rather formulaic answer.

In reality, even if the perpetrator's identity is confirmed, it is still difficult to catch them.

The killer is skilled at disguise, and once she escapes, it will be virtually impossible to catch her.

Even if they don't escape Canghai City during this period, it will be extremely difficult to catch them.

Canghai City is considered a medium-sized city, with a population of over 3.5 million in the urban area alone. If you include the population outside the urban area, the number would be even higher.

Even if people are sent everywhere to search, it will be difficult to find Qianmian, since she can disguise herself.

"Still under investigation... Hmph!"

The old headmaster snorted coldly and said, "Let's thoroughly investigate the internal situation first. I will make this suggestion to your inspector."

At this point, the old principal's expression turned icy.

Like Bai Ze, he also pointed his suspicions at certain people.

Moreover, the old principal's suspicions were not unfounded.

In the twelve buildings of Yujing Martial Arts University, most of the clubs have extended their development outside the school, just like the Astronomy Club is to the Star Crafts and Instruments Club, and the Alchemy Club and Herbalism Club are to the Wanji Medical Association.

So what about the martial arts club, which is at the peak of its combat power most of the time on the twelfth floor?
The answer is, no.

Unlike the Astronomy Club or the Herbalism Club, the Martial Arts Club has extended associations, and the president of the Martial Arts Club generally does not join a particular sect after graduation.

Some of them will pursue their own paths, some will choose to stay at the school, and nearly half of the rest will join the martial arts association.

Other martial arts club presidents at Wuhan University would also generally make this choice.

Academic performance during university will be the best stepping stone, especially the qualification of being the president of the martial arts club at Yujing Martial Arts University.

Qu Jingxuan followed this path, first rising to a high position in the Martial Arts Association and gaining great strength, and then returning to his alma mater to take up a position, eventually becoming the dean of the Martial Arts Academy.

Given this common path, it's not surprising that the senior members of the martial arts club at Yujing Martial Arts University have formed a faction within the Martial Arts Association.

Simply put, the former principal strongly suspects that there is a mole within the current martial arts association branch in Canghai City.

He almost always made it explicit.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ze'an broke out in a cold sweat.

After going around in circles, he still ended up in this vortex. Now, should he investigate or not?
What have we found out? Should we hide it? "What? You don't want to investigate? Then let the inspector come," the old principal said displeased.

"Investigate! Definitely investigate!" Zhu Ze'an readily agreed.

"Mr. Lu, I'll go check right away, so I won't bother you any longer."

With that, Zhu Ze'an led his men away quickly.

If we stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll be forced to make a statement.

The former principal made no comment on Zhu Ze'an's departure, but simply turned his gaze to the hospital bed.

The bloodstains on Luo Tao's face had been cleaned up, and he looked as if he were just asleep.

But his lifeless complexion still revealed his condition.

"When will the items arrive?" the old principal asked.

"We should arrive soon."

Yan Xinnian, who came with him, checked the time and said, "With the cryo-chamber here, Luo Tao's body can be preserved, which can be considered as giving Bai Ze some hope."

“There’s no such thing as wishful thinking,” the old headmaster shook his head and said, “Soul, soul, soul. First cultivate the seven spirits, then train the three souls. If you don’t condense your life soul, when a person dies, they are dead. Once the soul is scattered, even if you have the ability to bring the dead back to life, you can’t save them.”

At this point, he waved his hand somewhat listlessly, "Forget it, let's leave it at that. As Bai Ze wishes, preserve Luo Tao's body properly."

"Quickly arrange the body so we can begin the investigation. I must get to the bottom of this."

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"Cannot be found."

Yun Shu stood on the balcony, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, and said leisurely, "Even if Mu Yaoguang investigates personally, she won't find out the real result, let alone the result she wants."

In front of him, a small screen of light displayed Qu Jingxuan's figure.

Qu Jingxuan said, "In the end, we can only find out about the Wanyi Collection, and at most, we can find out which side took action."

But neither side will involve the Yun and Qu families.

Because this time, they didn't even lift a finger.

"The martial artists from abroad are really quite unscrupulous. I hope Junior Brother Bai Ze can find them and teach them a lesson," Yun Shu said with a light laugh.

Qu Jingxuan organized the event at the Wanyi Gathering, using the Yujing Martial Arts Tournament to attract people of all ranks.

This betting platform has already attracted over 20 billion in bets. If an upset occurs, it could easily rake in at least 10 billion more.

Qu Jingxuan's group's strategy was to gamble on an upset.

To make this upset seem inevitable, the bettors naturally resorted to some underhanded tactics.

For example—awakening Luo Tao to interfere with Bai Ze.

Yun Shu has already given up on the final victory. If Bai Ze also loses, then an upset is almost certain.

Among these people are many who live outside of Dongxia, and they don't care about Dongxia's laws.

Besides, even if one wants revenge, one must first find them.

Can Bai Ze, and even Mu Yaoguang, find their true forms in the Collection of Myriad Changes?

how is this possible.

As for Qu Jingxuan and Yun Shu, none of this concerned them.

They didn't actually take action. Even if the other side investigated thoroughly, they could only find out about overseas entities and Wanyizhiji at most.

(End of this chapter)