Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 276 Running Away with a Bucket, Run
"I regret it so much, really. I've regretted it ever since."

Xuan Ziwen looked dejected: "I regret contacting those scourges who are loyal to the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Those guys clearly want to use sweet talk and money to steal advanced technology from me so that the Douluo people can achieve a leap in soul guidance technology."

"Especially that guy named Fan Yu! He talks about technical exchanges, learning and practice all the time, and he's full of admiration and longing... Who knew he actually came here with the intention of stealing technology!"

"Okay, okay..."

Jing Hongchen impatiently tapped the table, interrupting his long-winded chant: "I'm not a professional investigator, what's the use of telling me all this? You might as well save these words to explain to His Highness the Crown Prince and see if he believes them."

The case involves a staggering 100 million gold soul coins and even touches upon highly confidential technologies such as sealed baby bottles.

With such evidence laid bare before him, even Kong Deming standing here would be shaken. He might even have to personally clean house.

How can a person be so audacious?
"Teacher Xuan, what were you thinking back then...?"

Huo Yuhao covered his face in exasperation.

Even if someone has very low political sensitivity, they wouldn't do something so stupid, would they? There must be someone with ulterior motives stirring things up here!
"They were just talking about communication technology, so I didn't think much of it at first."

Xuan Ziwen chuckled twice.

"'Them'? Who are they? Where are they now?"

"this…"

Xuan Ziwen's smile vanished, replaced by a guilty expression: "It seems they all went to teach in the Douluo Three Kingdoms... Didn't Shrek Academy just open a new Soul Tool Department? They said they could get better resources there, and then—"

They all ran away beforehand.

"You! Me!...cough cough!"

Jing Hongchen, who thought she had calmed down, almost fainted: "Have you ever considered that those people might be spies themselves? Or that they might have already defected to the three kingdoms and were planning to flee the country?"

"...So now..."

"Go find your senior brother! Go find Ye Yulin!"

Senior brother?

Huo Yuhao glanced at Xuan Ziwen with some surprise, truly not expecting that the new head of Mingde Hall would be from the same school as him. But now was clearly not the time to delve into such matters, after all, human lives were at stake.

"The sooner the better. Since Xu Tianran has given you this information, it proves that he still intends to recruit you and won't take any action for the time being. It's best to take this opportunity to get out of here as soon as possible!"

Jing Hongchen slammed his hand on the table and stood up, pacing back and forth inside the protective barrier: "Take advantage of this moment and quickly have Ye Yulin find someone to help you get out of the country, and never come back!"

After uttering a few angry words, he sat back down, still somewhat uneasy: "No, doing this would basically be considered treason, and you'd be detained by the border troops halfway there. Given Old Ye's upright nature, he might not help you..."

Jing Hongchen doesn't know what's wrong with her now, that she's so concerned about a traitorous spy and anti-nationalist, and even going so far as to arrange for him to escape.

"Um... if needed, I also have a way to go."

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered: "It's just that we might have to suffer a bit on the way."

"you?"

The two looked at him with surprise.

Up until now, Huo Yuhao is just a greenhorn from a foreign land, without any high-level professional title or special status. Where did he get any connections? And where did he make those connections?
"Don't worry! It'll be useful. Just follow my instructions."

Huo Yuhao pressed down on the new black and gold ring on his hand, instantly dispelling the doubts of the two suspicious men. The Aodu Chamber of Commerce?

That's actually quite a powerful approach.

"I didn't expect you to be so capable! You must have asked your elders for help, right? Your mysterious disappearance before was also done through this method?"

Jing Hongchen raised an eyebrow and gave a sarcastic remark.

"Keep it a secret~ This kind of thing is a secret..."

Huo Yuhao winked to signal silence, then he and Jing Hongchen looked at Xuan Ziwen with strange eyes.

The smuggling routes that the Chamber of Commerce has cultivated over the years are not just for show. As long as you don't do something like a few hundred people crossing the border at night and causing a major disaster to the 100,000 Soul Master Corps, no one will care whether you are illegally entering or leaving the country. Making a living is not a difficult task.

But if you want to bring someone along, you'll need to put on some extra packaging.

——In the literal sense.

"Hey... don't seal it completely! Leave a gap!"

Xuan Ziwen, who had been stuffed into the metal cabinet, spoke up in a panic, afraid that the two ill-intentioned guys would suffocate him: "Can't we do this kind of thing near the border? Why do we have to do it here?"

"Hmph! Do you think Mingdu's defenses are any better? There are plenty of spies in the Aodu Chamber of Commerce. It's always better to be cautious than not."

Dressed in black robes, Jing Hongchen kicked the cabinet door hard, turned to look at Huo Yuhao, who was dressed similarly, and then secretly glanced at the seventh-level soul master guarding the side. He lowered his voice and condensed a transmission thread:
"Young Huo, is this person really trustworthy?"

"You can rest assured about that. After all, I have relied on his help to enter and leave Mingdu many times. If you don't trust him, why don't you trust me?"

Huo Yuhao has become quite adept at it, able to spout all sorts of nonsense without batting an eye.

"Row."

Jing Hongchen glanced at the sealed package and added a barely perceptible mark to the corner.

Prior to this, they had already decided on Xuan Ziwen's future residence:

Shrek Branch School!
Although I've heard that things haven't been peaceful there lately, and the development there is quite precarious, it's still the only place that can accommodate someone as great as Xuan Ziwen.

"Once you get there, you can briefly meet with my grandchildren and have them let you know you're safe. But please, don't make it too obvious!"

At the end, Jing Hongchen's expression suddenly tightened: "It doesn't matter if you run away, but I still have to continue to live in Mingdu. No matter what happens to you, don't involve me!"

I risked my life to help him because of my friendship with Kong Deming. And my subsequent attempt to distance myself from him was simply to uphold my duty as a loyal subject of the Sun and Moon Sect.

The binding is too deep.

Putting aside the family's influence, the number of people who follow him around is enormous. If something were to happen to Jing Hongchen, the number of people who would suffer along with him could reach four figures.

Just like the power shift that is happening within Mingdetang now, a bunch of high-ranking officials have been forced to step down, and about 40% of their research projects have been transferred to the military for management.

"With these power-hungry insects embroiled in political infighting... what future does the Sun Moon Empire have to offer?"

Jing Hongchen patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder wearily, and quietly returned with this last bit of comfort in his heart: "Fortunately, there is still such a genius with a heart set on the sun and moon. After Confucius passes away, the empire will have a peerless powerhouse to rely on."

(End of this chapter)