With the deaths of Wang Haoren and Li Chan, chaos immediately erupted outside.

A beautiful woman screamed and jumped out of the sports car, while new employees in line watched curiously.

Several other veteran employees from the reconnaissance department rushed over to check the situation.

Some people shouted for security, while others called for medical staff.

From a large map perspective, people are seen gathering in circles.

Seeing the chaos, Wei Ning felt this was a good opportunity for him to leave.

He flipped through his inventory and found an Escape Scroll in the item list of [Storage Box - Li Chan].

This is also a kind of consumable for getting rid of someone.

Compared to the "Return Scroll" which allows you to directly escape the fog and return to your save point, this "Escape Scroll" only helps players return to the entrance/exit of the fog; the player still has to complete the action of leaving the fog themselves.

However, it also has advantages, namely that it is relatively cheap and easier to obtain.

Wei Ning glanced at the entrance and exit of Fog Zone No. 3.

I found that the chaos there wasn't much better than outside.

A swirling vortex of wind and snow completely covered the area around the entrance and exit.

The golden grassland terrain was almost completely swallowed up by wind and snow.

The types of monsters in the area have also changed.

It must have been while he was in the instance that the area around the entrance/exit was partially refreshed.

In the fog zone map rules, in addition to the regular weekly refresh, there will occasionally be local refreshes.

Terrain changes, monster redistribution, and even the emergence of new dungeons are all possibilities.

This is usually caused by special tasks or items.

Regarding the situation in Fog Zone 3, Wei Ning strongly suspects that it was caused by some item brought by the two Lv.19 assassins.

Because at this point, in the entire map of Fog Zone 3, besides Wei Ning, only Lin Muyao's squad remained.

The team kept getting caught in the swirling snowstorm, killing many monsters but still unable to find a way out.

Judging from their route, you could tell they wanted to head out of the snowstorm.

I was just confused by the snowy terrain and couldn't find my way out.

Wei Ning believed that Lin Muyao wouldn't create a snowstorm to trap herself for no reason.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the two assassins tampered with the entrance, trapping Lin Muyao's group.

As for why they did this...

Wei Ning never expected this.

It couldn't be that Lin Muyao brought people to rescue him and then got into a conflict with the assassins, could it?

Wei Ning assessed the situation and the possible course of action, but his hands didn't stop moving.

He used [Stealth] to enter stealth mode while holding the [Escape Roll] in his mouth.

The reel shimmered with white light, like twinkling stars.

The radiance spread along Wei Ning's lips, covering his nose, forehead, and cheeks, and finally enveloping his entire body, turning him into light.

With a whooshing sound, Wei Ning's entire body scattered into countless butterflies, soaring towards the sky.

The scenery before Wei Ning's eyes changed rapidly.

The wasteland, the withered forest, the scarecrow—all flew by in the blink of an eye.

The snowfield and blizzard rushed towards us.

White light butterflies coalesced into a human shape, the white light faded, and Wei Ning landed.

He remained in stealth mode even after landing on the snow.

In front of him, the fog gate of fog zone 3 remained open.

Gray mist rose and swirled.

Wei Ning glanced at Lin Muyao on the large map:

【Lv.4 Lin Muyao - Elemental Hunter】

I thought to myself, "It's so fast to level up when you have money."

But the fastest way is still to see if someone uses cheat codes.

Wei Ning touched the fog gate and left fog zone 3.

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Bang!

A pair of iron hands slammed down in anger, smashing the luxurious wooden table to pieces.

"Who the hell is who?!"

The owner of the Iron Hand is Wang Haoren's father, Wang Shengren.

A middle-aged man with a square face and wearing glasses.

He was wearing a bathrobe, his belly exposed, and his usually refined and amiable face was contorted with anger, like a furious polar bear.

His iron hand, usually hidden in his sleeve, was revealed, his fingertips crackling with electricity.

His anger stemmed not only from his son's passive behavior.

What angered him even more was that he couldn't see a single clue.

The overall situation in Qinglian County has been settled. After the new faction took power, everyone has already divided up the spoils.

It's a time to digest the benefits, so who would make a move now?

And it was his good-for-nothing youngest son.

What's the point?

Is it for fun?

"Mr. Wang..."

A girl stood by the bathroom door, too frightened to move.

"They're all useless."

Wang Shengren grabbed the girl and slammed her to the ground like he was pinching a chick.

Bang, bang, bang, several times in a row.

He only threw the girl onto the wreckage of the broken wooden table after she had passed out and her body was twitching.

"Pack up."

Wang Shengren gave instructions to the person outside the door.

Two servants in white coats quickly entered and cleaned up the girl and the wreckage at the scene, as if the girl and the table were just trash, no different from each other.

"Sigh, forget it, let's just write off her family's debts."

Wang Shengren shook his head, releasing his mercy.

My heart is still too kind.

Holding a string of alloy prayer beads, Wang Shengren came to the altar, waved to the golden Buddha, and lit three sticks of incense.

Outside in the lobby, the sound of high heels echoed.

A charming woman in a white business suit walked in with a smile.

"Mr. Wang, you are truly a great philanthropist."

"Xiao Chen is lucky; her debt has been cleared, and her family can finally enjoy a good life."

The woman was slightly plump, and her walk was swaying. Her voice was gentle and sweet, and combined with her alluring eyes, it created a sense of oppression in the viewer.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Wang Shengren sat on the sofa, with Buddhist prayer beads in one hand and a wine glass in the other.

The woman bent down to pour him a drink.

"We've found some clues, but there's no conclusion yet."

The woman stole a glance at Wang Shengren, observed his expression, and then continued:

"The second young master's collection was all made through Li Chan."

"Li Chan has four subordinates who work for him; they are people from the northern part of the city who came to Qinglian through clandestine means..."

The woman took out the investigation report and began to examine a series of files.

Besides information on Zhang Heiniu and his assassins, the materials also included a lot of student data.

The pictures of some bottles and jars contain faces of fear or despair, many of whom are still wearing school uniforms and are students from Qinglian Middle School and Qinglian County Middle School.

Wang Shengren frowned, his eyes shadowed behind his glasses.

He was very displeased.

How could these impoverished people possibly harm his son?

Not to mention that kind of bizarre, traceless method.

This could not possibly be some kind of student revenge.

You're going in the wrong direction.

Wang Shengren shook his head and casually placed the Buddhist beads on the students' files.

"What I want to investigate are the Bureau of Management, the Meng family, the Li family, and the newly arrived Lin family."

In fact, Wang Shengren already had an answer in his heart.

He suspected that this was the work of the Li family.

Because recently, the Wang family had a very unpleasant falling out with the Li family over two Lv.29 and Lv.39 industrial parks.

In the end, it was only through the old man's connections with the new director of the management bureau that the Li family was able to back down.

Haoren's recent troubles are most likely related to the Li family.

Although Hao Ren has multiple lives protecting him and can be resurrected in three days, killing him is clearly a provocation.

If he doesn't demonstrate his strength, how can he intimidate everyone?

"Focus your investigation on the younger generation of the Li family, and give me definite results within three days."

After making the arrangements, Wang Shengren glanced at the documents on the coffee table, said nothing more, and gestured for the woman to leave.

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"Sister Wei, since Mr. Wang puts it that way, can we withdraw the people monitoring the students' parents?"

Chen Li bowed and scraped, following behind Shan Hongwei, his eyes involuntarily following the movement of her white bodycon skirt.

"Get out of here my ass!"

Shan Hongwei, holding the file bag, raised her hand and tapped Chen Li on the forehead.

"Mr. Wang said he'd investigate the Li family, but did he also say he wouldn't investigate the students?"

"Mr. Wang didn't explicitly say that he's kind-hearted, but that doesn't mean we can refrain from doing it."

"Young Master lost his life, and not questioning me is already showing mercy. You want me to slack off? Are you trying to kill me?"

Shan Hongwei glared at Chen Li, and, still not satisfied, kicked him again.

Chen Li obediently rolled around twice and then crawled back with a grin.

Dan Hongwei felt nauseous, wondering if she had gotten a good kick from this kid.

"Do it properly. Deal with those streets by the day after tomorrow. Use your usual methods, release some monsters into the streets, and clear out the surrounding neighbors as well. I'll get the media involved and report it as a disaster. But remember, absolutely no survivors. This is to avenge the Second Young Master and Boss Wang. Make sure it's done properly."

"Only when Mr. Wang is at peace will we have better days, understand?"

Shan Hongwei threw down the file bag and left without looking back.

"Don't worry, Sister Wei, I'll definitely make you proud!"

Chen Li bowed and scraped, clutching the file bag as if it were a priceless treasure.

This is not a list to be silenced; it is a stepping stone for his advancement.

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Qinglian County.

Jinhua Street Department Store Plaza.

The bustling night market stalls were surrounded by people strolling around.

Wei Ning took a deep breath, enjoying the relaxing air.

It's only been a few days since I left, but it feels like I've been gone for half a lifetime.

Wei Ning strolled around the mall, bought a big bag of delicious food, and prepared to go see Wu Sheng.

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