In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 85 Brothers meet

Chapter 85 Brothers meet
"Ah Gou, thanks!"

Xie Ling jumped out of the car, and without waiting for Shen Wen to react, she dashed into the police station.

"..."

Shen Wen realized that something seemed off about him.

Why is there an increasing tolerance for this kid's despicable behavior?
Why wasn't he angry at being called "A-Gou" (a derogatory nickname)?
"Good morning, Xie Lingxin."

After paying homage to Lei Zu, I entered the bureau.

A soft, gentle voice greeted him.

Xie Lingxin looked up but didn't see anyone. She looked down and saw a girl with glasses looking up at her, her glasses gleaming.

Good morning.

The girl with glasses seemed to simply greet him, and after receiving a response, she walked past him.

strange.

As I passed through several offices, I could faintly hear people discussing something.

"I heard we almost got into a fight with the Bureau of Religious Affairs last night?"

"You bet! It seems like several of our brothers from the Atmospheric Sciences Department are injured."

"Although the Religious Affairs Bureau has a lot of power, isn't this going too far? Aren't they afraid of being held accountable by the federal government?"

"I heard that the person who came has an extraordinary background. He is from the Xiao family, a renowned family of criminal investigators on the capital planet, and his name is... Xiao Yan!"

"This is a true prodigy; I heard he was on the previous World's Number One List."

"Hiss~ Another prodigy on the world's number one list?"

"Who is more capable, him or Chen Jinxin?"

"That's not necessarily true. Chen Jinxin is the best in this year's junior girls' group. He was in the previous year. No matter what place he was, three years have passed. How could such a prodigy stop improving? We can't know how high he can reach."

"Moreover, the Xiao family is a family with a long history in criminal justice, a true thousand-year-old family, which the Chen family cannot compare to. Even a junior member of the Xiao family is a big shot that no one can afford to offend here."

"I heard from the atmospheric science brothers that in last night's conflict, they were completely overwhelmed by Xiao Yan, and even his henchmen were no match for him. Several of the brothers were injured."

"Sigh, Leizhou is still too remote. No real geniuses would be willing to come to our bureau. There's no way to compete with such people. We can't exactly bring out the older generation to suppress them, can we? That would be too embarrassing if word got out."

"Yes, in our Leizhou, being called a prodigy is like a firefly at best. Their prodigies are like the bright moon and the blazing sun. There's no comparison..."

"There's no need to say that. Chen Jinxin is a native of Leizhou. So, it's not that we can't produce outstanding talents here, it's just that our resources can't compare with others."

"Under the same conditions, I don't believe that people from Leizhou are really inferior to others!"

"makes sense……"

Do you know why there's a conflict?

“The people from the clan management office said they wanted to investigate a case, but our brothers said they were overstepping their authority. Neither of them was willing to back down, so a fight broke out.”

"Tsk..."

"..."

Xie Lingxin walked through several offices and heard similar discussions in each one.

There was no schadenfreude, but rather a rather gloomy and dejected atmosphere.

After all, we're all in the same boat, brothers on the same front.

The atmospheric science team got beaten up, and they didn't look good either.

"..."

Xie Lingxin wondered if this was the aftermath of the Iron Mask incident.
We arrived at the ancient management office.

"Uncle Jiang, good morning."

Jiang Daqiu looked up, about to greet him, when he saw him taking out a jade bottle.

So this is what he carved yesterday... huh?!
what happened?

If Xie Lingxin could see the precious light above, how could his eyesight not be able to see it?
His eyes widened: "You brat! You actually mastered it?!"

Xie Lingxin followed his gaze, not taking it to heart.

I'm not comfortable leaving the cleansing bottle in spot number 86, so it's safer to put it here.

Few are blinded by greed and delusion to dare to trespass on the Environmental Protection Bureau, and the Ancient Site Management Office is an important place within the bureau.

There is no safer place than here.

This inevitably led to Jiang Daqiu seeing it.

Weighing the two options, it doesn't really matter.

"Hehe, I told you long ago, I'm a master of treasure refining!"

Xie Lingxin shamelessly boasted.

"Tsk tsk..."

Jiang Daqiu couldn't help but come closer and circle around the jade bottle.

The radiance emanating from the bottle confirms its authenticity.

Wow, this is a real treasure.

This kid...

He really wanted to ask what this treasure was for, but he was too embarrassed to ask, and he was really itching to know.

Xie Lingxin also noticed, but she pretended not to see it.

Jiang Daqiu shook his head: "You kid, if you could add legendary power to refine it, this treasure could probably become a legendary artifact."

Xie Lingxin didn't pay attention to what he heard. Yesterday, when he was looking up information on Baishitong, he also saw the process of refining legendary treasures.

Leaving aside everything else, the fact that this legendary treasure can be stored in a spirit pot or even refined into one's sea of consciousness is enough to make one envious.

However, legendary power is too rare. If it weren't for Teacher Bai's help, I wouldn't have even gotten my hands on the legendary power of breaking through the limit of Yin Lightning.

"Forget it, I can't afford that much legendary power."

Looking at his phone, he realized there was still no progress on the request to exchange the essence of the seven emotions for the legendary power.

Thinking that this thing would definitely be needed in the future, and that more would be better, they did not withdraw the commission.

Let's just take a chance.

"Uncle Jiang, there's a girl with glasses in our station. I've never seen her before. Who is she?"

"Girl with glasses?"

Jiang Daqiu was taken aback: "You mean Su Qingli from the Atmospheric Science Department? She was temporarily transferred to another district before, and she was only recently transferred back."

"Su Qingli? What's her relationship with Su Li?"

"It's alright, we were one family five hundred years ago."

"Oh……"

Xie Lingxin was only curious for a moment, and once her curiosity was satisfied, she didn't ask any more questions.

He took out his phone again.

He needs to find more ways to make contributions and earn big money.

The Ancient Management Office was already quite relaxed, and it became even more so after I was officially appointed.

He was directly under the fat director, and no one asked him to do any work. The only person in the entire bureau who could give him orders was the fat director.

It's probably a hidden perk that Director Pang arranged specifically for him.

After a thorough search, there was still no progress.

Most of the missions in the mission hall are dangerous and not worth it.

As for making money... if it were easy, he wouldn't have been poor for two lifetimes.

They couldn't find a way to make money, and they also discovered that the precious medicinal materials on the market were far too expensive.

It's at least twice as high as the exchange rate at the bureau.

He's always loved money, and now he wants to make all the money in the world.

That way, one can possess countless rare and exotic flowers and herbs, all of which can be transformed into nectar!

Making contributions is too hard, and money doesn't last long.

Xie Lingxin took out her phone and checked her balance.

I just received 6 million yuan, and yesterday I went on a shopping spree, spending nearly 200,000 yuan in one day.

The majority of the money came from the century-old incense offerings, while the remaining miscellaneous items also amounted to tens of thousands.

Upon closer reflection, I realized I still had to repay Jin Su's 300 million.

"!"

You don't know until you calculate it, and then your heart sinks.

I haven't even warmed it up yet and there's less than half left?

"Ugh……"

After thinking for a moment, Xie Lingxin transferred 300 million yuan directly into Jin Su's account.

Out of sight, out of mind; the longer he keeps it in his hands, the less he'll want to return it.

Soon I received a message from Jin Su, who seemed to know everything: ?

concise.

Little Heart Lingling: Sis, I made a lot of money!

The other end replied with an "Oh," and then there was no further response.

That's her style.

Xie Lingxin originally wanted to ask about the fight between the Atmospheric Science Department and the Religious Affairs Bureau last night, but then she decided against it.

"Uncle Jiang, I need to ask for leave this afternoon. Could you please tell Director Dai for me?"

At noon, Xie Lingxin didn't eat, said something to Jiang Daqiu, and left in a hurry.

Today is the day I arranged to go to the Huo family with Liu Sanxian and the others.

On her way to the agreed meeting place, Xie Lingxin suddenly received a call from Cui Hong.

"Xie Lingxin, go to the Huo family to return the knife. Let's postpone it for a few days."

Xie Lingxin's eyes flickered slightly. Although Cui Hong didn't say anything and his tone was normal, he still sensed something unusual.

"what happened?"

"..."

The other side remained silent.

Xie Lingxin said calmly, "I'm already on my way. If you don't want to go, I'll go and return the knife myself."

"and many more!"

"The clan management office has sent people."

After some hesitation, Cui Hong finally spoke up.

Xie Lingxin was startled: "You've already arrived? They've caused you trouble?"

Cui Hong paused for a moment, then said, "No, not at all."

“We came with our elders. Our families are all acquainted. They heard about Huoshan and wanted to come and see, so we came ahead of them.”

Xie Lingxin understood: "Is their target me?" Otherwise, Cui Hong wouldn't have specifically called her to say something about a postponement.

Cui Hong hesitated and said, "Not really. Their target is the 'murderer' who killed the Iron Mask. We are all suspects."

Xie Ling thought to herself, "So they're planning to lie in wait at the Huo family's house?"

"You could say that."

Do you think that just because I've dodged today, I can escape them?

"...It's safer this way after all. If we miss today, they can't do anything to us."

"I understand, let me think about it first."

Xie Lingxin hung up the phone.

I actually thought about it seriously while sitting on the subway.

He's not a headstrong fool who would knowingly run headlong into danger.

Turning back now would be the wise thing to do, but his rebellious streak seems to be itching again.

Why?

The one who flirts first is cheap.

You think you're so high and mighty, treating human lives as a form of amusement.

Did you go too far and now you want to take it out on me?

Do you think I'm easy to manipulate?
If I can't cure you, I can't find someone who can.
Shake people!

"Sis~ I miss you!"

A phone call was made.

Fortunately, Jin Su answered the call not long after.

That "sister" sounded so cloying.

"speak English."

Jin Su's voice remained pleasant, gentle, and incredibly simple.

"Oh... those shameless people from the Religious Affairs Bureau are causing trouble again!"

Xie Lingxin's answer was also concise and clear.

"Sis, what do you think? Should I go?"

"What if they bully me if I go? And if I don't go, people will laugh at me for being a coward."

"I don't care, but if others find out, won't they laugh at my Environmental Protection Bureau for being incompetent? And laugh at you for having a useless brother?"

"I can tolerate anything else, but I absolutely cannot tolerate others laughing at my sister!"

Jin Su: "..."

the other side.

Not only was Jin Su speechless.

Su Li and the other sanitation workers standing next to her, who were listening intently, all had strange expressions on their faces, wanting to curse but not daring to, wanting to laugh but not daring to.

Is this kid really that shameless? How could he say something like that, and so loudly, without any regard for others?
"Go."

"what?"

"Go ahead, I'll be there shortly."

"okay!"

Get it!

Xie Lingxin put down her phone, her face beaming with smiles.

I'm not stupid enough to not use someone I have backing.

……

The Huo family was a prominent clan in Leizhou.

The place they stayed in was certainly not an ordinary place in Leizhou.

Kowloon Bay.

Besides the Chen family, who held a dominant position and flaunted their influence in the city center, most of the prominent figures in Leizhou had settled here.

After getting off the subway, there was still a distance to walk. I originally wanted to splurge on a taxi, but I couldn't find anyone willing to go.

Nobody dares to.

Xie Lingxin had no choice but to walk.

We finally arrived, only to be stopped again.

There was a checkpoint set up here, blocking the entire road, and the people guarding the checkpoint were clearly highly skilled cultivators.

No one is allowed to enter or leave at will.

No wonder nobody wants to come.

Xie Lingxin had no interest in playing the game of slapping them in the face, so she directly took out the Evil-Repelling Golden Knife in front of the guard.

Do you recognize it?

The guards were startled, clearly recognizing him.

One of them made a phone call and quickly let him go, even giving him a car.

It's a hemispherical thing, a bit like a balance bike, but while a balance bike runs on wheels, this thing can fly at low altitudes, hovering more than a meter above the ground.

Stepping on it gave Xie Lingxin a very novel feeling, and she really wanted to take it with her.

Along the way, we also witnessed the grandeur of Jiulong Bay, a place where dragon veins converge, a place that is said to be the most famous place in Leizhou.

In a word: extravagant!

Moreover, they all occupy vast areas, boast stunning scenery, and offer exceptional privacy.

Xie Lingxin secretly envious.

A wild fantasy: The fat bureau chief said he would arrange accommodation for me, why don't I ask him to arrange it here?
Ok.

He himself knew it was impossible.

The fat bureau chief was indeed good to him, but there was always a limit.

The houses here are so expensive that even the fat bureau chief himself couldn't afford to live in them, let alone himself.

Soon we came across a Chinese-style villa.

Someone from the Huo family was already waiting for him and led him inside.

There are already quite a few people here.

They were all dressed in solemn black and white, clearly looking like they were attending a funeral.

No wonder Cui Hong and the others invited me to come today.

From the moment Xie Lingxin stepped through the door, she felt many eyes focused on her.

I came in a hurry today and didn't think about the funeral.

Fortunately, the Environmental Protection Bureau's uniforms were also black, so it wasn't too rude.

I braced myself and went inside, despite the many stares I received.

Search for Cui Hong and others in the crowd.

Cui Hong and the others didn't see him, but he quickly realized why there were so many strange looks.

Among the crowd, there was a person who was about the same age as him, and even looked similar, who was looking at him with a very strange expression.

Shock, doubt, anger, panic, helplessness...

Such expressive eyes.

Chen Lingguan?
Xie Lingxin immediately understood.

"This... I've never heard of the Chen family having another young master?"

Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Among powerful families, is this something that's rare?

"Is there even a question? Looking at these two faces, what else is there to say?"

Some people in the crowd were already whispering among themselves.

However, due to the intimidation posed by Chen of Leizhou, they dared not be too obvious.

"Mrs. Chen?"

On the other side, Qu Yuzhen also noticed the commotion and saw Xie Lingxin in the crowd.

His expression changed slightly, becoming somewhat unpleasant.

He quickly regained his composure and said apologetically, "Oh, Patriarch Huo, Madam Huo, please accept my condolences. Yun Tao was unable to come in person due to other matters, so he asked me to convey his apologies."

"Mr. Chen, you are very kind."

"Gentlemen, I have something to attend to, please excuse me."

"Alright, Madam Chen, please make yourself at home."

Qu Yuzhen left in a hurry.

Today, this place is full of prominent figures from Leizhou.

The fact that Chen Lingguan and he appeared at the same time was enough to make their faces the subject of much conversation.

Then what she has been hiding all these years may be exposed to the public.

How could she possibly remain calm?
A middle-aged couple next to them exchanged a glance, their expressions showing some surprise.

"Is that Xie Lingxin? He really looks like her... What's going on?"

"Alright, let's not discuss other people's business. The people from the clan management office are here."

Huo Zhenxiong stopped his wife, his expression slightly grim.

Madam Huo said, "It seems they're after that child. After all, he offended them because he was avenging Xiaoshan... We can't let anyone be bullied in the Huo family."

"rest assured."

Fok Chun-hung took her hand and walked over.

"Thank you brother!"

At this moment, Xie Lingxin finally met Cui Hong and the others.

Zhu Wenjie called out, clearly pleased to see him.

Cui Hong sighed; in the end, he didn't listen to advice.

"Little one, didn't I tell you not to come?"

Liu Sanxian said with dissatisfaction.

"You two, stop yelling!"

Xie Lingxin was also dissatisfied: "Why can't I come? Where is everyone?"

He acted as if he was the one causing trouble for others, not others.

The three of them were speechless.