Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 162 An Unexpected Outcome...

Lin Xiufeng did not chase after Li Li and his group; he only made sure that the person in charge was not harmed.

Thorn Rose and her group rushed out quickly and ran away just as fast.

Except for the eight unlucky guys who were stopped, everyone else ran away.

The people from the southern branch of Linhai House gave chase for a while, then returned and retrieved the four boxes, cursing as they did so:

"You treacherous bastards! They keep stealing our Heavenly Martial Corps' supplies!"

Lin Xiufeng observed carefully that although the Heavenly Warriors who were there to provide support intercepted the enemy and protect the supplies, they were not actually fighting with all their might.

Simply put, like the second brother who robbed supplies with Sun Ziyue, the Heavenly Warriors did not want to expend much of their own Heavenly Martial Power reserves for supplies.

After all, the supplies belong to everyone, but the military strength belongs to them.

On the contrary, the Heavenly Martial Souls fought even more actively.

The members of the supply transport team seemed used to it. The female captain, who was in charge, looked Lin Xiufeng over with great interest for a while, then suddenly asked him:

"Is this handsome guy also from the Southern Branch?"

“I come from the Central Division. When the last transport team returned to Tianlan Star, Minister Zhao and Qin Yong, the deputy minister of the Northern City Division, asked me to look up some information.”

"I was promised to bring back news, and this information is exactly what we in the central region need, so I came."

As Lin Xiufeng spoke, he took out the identity information ball of the Tianwu Group.

After confirming this, the people at the Southern Branch of Linhai House exclaimed in surprise:
"Lin Xiufeng, Vice Minister of Central Taiwan! Gao Zhiyong, the Nemesis of Upheaval?"

The group of people from the southern branch of Linhai House were all in an uproar, with countless pairs of burning eyes fixed on Lin Xiufeng's face.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Xiufeng inquired about the news regarding the transport team leader.

The transport team leader frowned, puzzled, and said:

"We haven't received any requests to inquire about any information, and to my knowledge, no other transport teams that come to the Dream Continent have received such requests either."

“I understand that the captain may have concerns. But the information you requested isn’t classified; it’s just detailed information about the people involved in the Double 95 Massacre. You don’t necessarily have to see Vice Minister Qin Yong to tell me, do you?”

Lin Xiufeng's emotions were churning, but he remained calm and confirmed that the transport team leader was not answering in this way for the sake of secrecy.

The captain looked helpless and said:

“As you said, I have no need to keep this information secret, and I certainly won’t keep it secret from the deputy minister of the central branch.”

"Neither I nor any of the transport team leaders I know have ever received such a request!"

"I am absolutely certain, absolutely certain, and absolutely certain!"

"What information do you want to know, handsome? Come back next time, and I'll tell you."

...Lin Xiufeng had never considered this possibility.

Qin Yong repeatedly stated that he had asked the material transport team for help...

In the end, they never asked for anything?

This shouldn't be the case...

Absolutely not!
Zhao Zongshan, there's absolutely no reason for you to do this!
The people from the southern branch of Linhai Home left, and the transport team left with them.

Lin Xiufeng stood alone on the rocks on the beach, deep in thought, pondering carefully...

However, he still couldn't think of a reasonable reason.

For such a small matter, why would Zhao Zongshan or Qin Yong refuse to help from the beginning and even lie to him that they had asked the transportation team to help investigate?

What... reason is there to do this?

Lin Xiufeng now only hopes that there will be different news from the other sources.

He was about to leave when someone approached him and said:

"Thorn Rose and Li Li invite you to meet them over there."

Lin Xiufeng wasn't too surprised and went to look for him.

In the mountains and forests, there were no other rebels, only Thorn Rose and Li Li. Upon seeing him, they both smiled. "Long time no see, Lin Xiufeng."

"Thank you for showing mercy earlier." Li Li felt that if Lin Xiufeng had tried to stop him, their gains would have been greatly reduced.

"A kickback?" Lin Xiufeng joked.

Thorn Rose smiled and said, "We are willing to give it, but we are afraid that you, the Vice Minister of the Central Region, will not dare to accept it. If you do, it will become evidence of your conspiracy with us to rebel against Heaven."

"If you're unwilling, then you're unwilling, but don't make such a big accusation. Commander Li Li just treated me to a simple meal, that doesn't count as a kickback, does it?"

As Lin Xiufeng spoke with a smile, Li Li had already given her some snacks to choose from.

Lin Xiufeng had just started eating when Thorn Rose got straight to the point:
“We are aware of the situation of the Youlin Feiyue Group, and we also know about your situation.”

"Zhao Zongshan intends to replace You Linfeiyue with Zhongbu City, allowing his niece, the peerless sword saint, to seize power and marginalize you, the deputy minister."

"While I may not fully understand the reasons behind the Heavenly Martial Legion's miraculous victory in annihilating the Heaven-Turning Organization, I can assert with absolute certainty that it was absolutely inseparable from the major contributions of the Youlin Feiyue Legion! Otherwise—"

"The heads of the other four branches of the Dream Continent Heavenly Martial Group would never stand by and watch the Peerless Sword Saint take the position of head of the middle branch."

"Zhao Zongshan's actions, to put it bluntly, were a case of crossing the river and then burning the bridge, and of nepotism."

"We all feel indignant on your behalf."

"An unexpected encounter, and you're already busy being a mouthpiece for Anti-Heaven? Or are you trying to sow discord? In the end, do you want to invite me to be the leader of Anti-Heaven?" Lin Xiufeng's joking tone was intended to avoid discussing these topics.

Unexpectedly, the thorn rose smiled and said:
"If you're willing to come, the position of deputy leader is yours for the taking!"

“Our leader once said that if Lin Xiufeng could join Fantian and seize control of the exit of Tianwu Realm from Tianwu Group, she would be willing to hand over the position of leader!”

"You're really showing your sincerity, but unfortunately I don't know where to get out! Otherwise, I'd be somewhat interested in being the leader, but being the deputy leader is just not that interesting."

Lin Xiufeng smiled and brushed it off, surprised by the anti-heaven leader's attitude.

"If you are willing, you have a good chance of learning the secret through the peerless sword saint."

Thorn Rose subtly hinted, hoping to sway Lin Xiufeng's interest.

"Thorn Rose, this is so pointless. We met to catch up, but instead you keep using your divisive tactics, just because you're a beauty, right? That's going too far. If you keep this up, I'm leaving."

As Lin Xiufeng spoke, she grabbed a few bags of snacks and got up, without Thorn Rose trying to stop her.

Li Li caught up and called out to Lin Xiufeng:

"The chief commander is just like that, he only cares about the development of the organization and puts personal relationships aside."

"I don't have the spirit of a commander-in-chief; I'm just speaking from a personal perspective:"

"It's best to stay in the Heavenly Martial Group, after all, it's more promising than rebelling against Heaven. If things are really not going well, rebelling against Heaven is an option."

"I won't go into details about this. It's been a while since we parted. I wonder how the friends from the Youlin Feiyue group are doing?"

When Li Li asked about Zhao Youyue and the others, Lin Xiufeng told them about their recent situations.

After chatting for a while, Thorn Rose reminded Li Li not to stay too long before saying goodbye to Lin Xiufeng.

Before leaving, Li Li asked with concern:
"You were on the beach, talking to the transport team leader. Were you asking someone to pass on a message to your relatives on Tianlan Star?"

"I do have someone who asked me to send my regards, mainly because they want to inquire about old news from the past."

Li Li originally wanted to ask for help to let Lin Xiufeng know he was safe, but then he thought that if the transport team investigated and found out that he wasn't from the Tianwu Group, it would cause trouble for Lin Xiufeng.

So she didn't mention it, and instead said, "We have people here who know about the news. New members join every day, and they come from all sorts of backgrounds."

Lin Xiufeng thought that this was a way, so he said he was asking for information about the Tianwuzhe in the hospital murder case during the Shuangjiuwu massacre.

"I heard from someone who came in a couple of years ago that I'll ask around for you. If I get any news, I'll send someone to Central City to find you."

After saying this, Li Li, fearing that Thorn Rose would urge him on, hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Lin Xiufeng returned to Central City, and Renxing and Fangyuan returned one after another.

Lin Qiru didn't come back, but Renxing saw her at Mirror Lake and knew that her stakeout had ended up the same way as everyone else's.

All the transport teams said they had never made any such request!

(End of this chapter)