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Chapter 57 Sowing Discord (Please continue reading)

If Lu Ming didn't know the headquarters so well, didn't know so much about his network of friends, and wasn't familiar with the current Captain Project, he probably wouldn't have been able to see any problems.

Even at the very end, when they were tricked, they didn't know that it was headquarters behind it all.

But now that Lu Ming had thought of this in advance, he naturally wouldn't let things become so complicated. He followed the headquarters' wishes and fought Fang Shiming to the death.

This method of using someone else to do one's dirty work is not clever, and it's rather underhanded.

Trying to be clever like this, thinking that Lu Ming and his friends can't see through it, is essentially a manifestation of arrogance. And Lu Ming happens to hate it when people secretly plot against him or scheme against him.

Being fooled like a fool, and then pretending to be a nice guy in the end—if Lu Ming could tolerate that, he would have to have lost his human emotions and become a heartless vengeful ghost.

"Lu Ming, what's your decision?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Ming shook his head and refused, saying, "I have no intention of joining the circle of friends, but I won't go to Yang Jian's side either. To be frank, I'm not interested in your trivial matters at all, and I don't want to get involved."

Li Yao frowned: "You need to understand that once the Captain's Plan is implemented, the entire paranormal circle will be completely changed. No matter how strong you are personally, if you offend certain people, you will be united and taken down. This is the new rule set by the dealer after the reshuffling. If you want to stay outside the rules, no one will let you do it."

What Li Yao said was both right and wrong.

That's right, because reality is just that cruel; the Captain's Plan did indeed have such a significant impact on the paranormal world.

That's incorrect because Li Yao's target at that moment was Lu Ming.

As long as you become powerful enough, let alone going outside the rules, even if you break the rules directly, no one will dare to say anything.

Lu Ming shook his head and didn't continue arguing with Li Yao, because such an argument would be fruitless.

He changed the subject, asking somewhat abruptly, "People often keep their most secret and true thoughts hidden deep in their hearts, and this is something that cannot be changed. Li Yao, do you believe that there is absolute trust and loyalty in this world?"

trust?

loyalty?

Li Yao was taken aback, not understanding why Lu Ming would suddenly ask this.

The question was asked abruptly, without any warning, but Li Yao seemed to be affected by something, and the question still involuntarily came to mind.

But before she could answer, an old newspaper stained with blood suddenly floated in from nowhere, and a light mist began to spread around them.

The newspaper covered Li Yao's delicate face, and when it fell again, a complete and exquisite human face had appeared on it.

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A moment later, Lu Ming left the place where he had been talking to Li Yao.

In Li Yao's memory, the conversation between the two did not go smoothly at first, but after she frankly stated her purpose, Lu Ming finally relaxed his guard and sincerely expressed that he had no intention of cooperating with Yang Jian.

However, for a period of time afterward, due to certain special reasons, he could only act alone and therefore could not join the circle of friends for the time being.

Although the two did not end up collaborating, they became friends because they got along well.

Watching Lu Ming's departing figure, Li Yao smiled and said, "Everyone says that ghost tamers are difficult to get along with, but now it seems that this is just a misunderstanding. Lu Ming's attitude was very sincere. When I get back to my WeChat Moments, I'll have to persuade President Fang that there's no need to recruit him. This person is harmless and poses no threat to our WeChat Moments."

What Li Yao didn't know was that none of this had actually happened; it only existed in her mind. It all stemmed from the supernatural presence of the blood-stained old newspaper.

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Lu Ming was not a belligerent person; knowing there was a trap ahead, he wouldn't be foolish enough to jump in.

Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. If headquarters wants to sow discord, then the blame should fall on headquarters. If Lu Ming rashly clashes with Fang Shiming in his circle of friends, it would only serve headquarters' wishes.

"Cao Yanhua has disappointed me greatly. In the end, he still chose to oppose me. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Lu Ming will certainly not let the headquarters' schemes go unpunished. He will definitely fulfill some of the promises that should be kept, but not now.

Right now, Lu Ming still needs to go to the training base to retrieve the ghost embroidered shoes from Qian Yi to complete the puzzle of the mummified bride. Besides confirming the headquarters' intentions, this is the most important thing.

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Inside the Ping An Hotel.

Shen Liang remained at the scene to handle the aftermath. The thought of Lu Ming taking away the ghost that Lin Shan was controlling made his face darken.

Fortunately, after speaking with Cao Yanhua, the vice minister remained silent for a moment, and finally told Shen Liang not to worry about Lu Ming for the time being, without punishing Shen Liang.

At this moment, a young man who looked like a college student stepped out from the crowd and said, "Captain Shen."

"Wang Jiang, is there something you need?"

"It's like this, this Lin Shan is my classmate from the same school, but I have some past conflicts with him, so we're not exactly on good terms. I came here today specifically to check on him."

Shen Liang glanced at Wang Jiang and shook his head, saying, "The person is already dead, there's no point in saying anything more."

At this point, Wang Jiang bit his bruised lips, as if recalling some unpleasant past events. His stiff face became somewhat ferocious: "I used to have a crush on the most beautiful girl in the department. She disappeared, and the police couldn't find her... I suspect Lin Shan did it. No matter what the final outcome is, she can't just die like this without knowing why."

Upon hearing this, Shen Liang frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "The situation in the hotel is very complicated. There are corpses all over the place. As a newcomer, you probably can't handle seeing that scene. You should go back."

Although Shen Liang spoke in a consultative tone, his attitude was very firm.

As he just said, Lin Shan is already dead. Regardless of whether he killed him or not, it's really not worth discussing these things further.

If negative comments are spread, it could actually damage the headquarters' image.

If it were a ruthless character like Yang Jian, this little thing would be easy to handle; Shen Liang would at most turn a blind eye.

But Wang Jiang was just a newcomer, so sending him into the restricted area was tantamount to asking for trouble.

Shen Liang thought for a moment, then patted Wang Jiang on the shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Alright, send me the information about the person you're looking for later. Our headquarters has a dedicated coroner at the scene, and we'll notify you immediately if there's any progress."

Shen Liang's approach to this matter was very tactful.

Wang Jiang felt a little uncomfortable hearing this, but since everything was done according to the rules, he couldn't really find any fault with it.

(End of this chapter)