Martial Arts Overlord!

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, then a deep voice burst out, filled with undisguised rage!

"Utterly foolish!"

Song Xiaolong, is your brain completely underdeveloped, or is your cerebellum incompletely developed?

"What did Zilu tell you? Seven days later! There's a city-wide police overhaul conference in seven days. If Lu Jin really doesn't cooperate then, then you take action, and you have to do it cleanly! Who told you to take action tonight?!"

Song Xiaolong's fingers trembled as he gripped his phone, his voice filled with grievance and panic: "Boss, I didn't... I didn't give the order. It was that idiot Zhang Wu who was instructed by someone. I had no idea..."

"Shut up."

The man on the other end of the phone interrupted him, his tone as cold as a knife.

"It's no use saying all this now. My people have told me they're going to take measures to clean you up. You're beyond saving."

I'll give you an address. Go there, and I'll arrange for someone to take you away!

The phone hangs up.

In an office on the top floor of an office building, Gao Qiqiang leaned back in a large leather chair, tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, then took out a black satellite phone from a drawer and dialed a number that had no name saved.

When the call connected, his voice was low, yet it carried an undeniable coldness.

"Something's happened. Song Xiaolong knows too much. He's headed to the Hengtai unfinished building in the suburbs. Send him away!"

Send it as far as possible!

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, then a cold, emotionless voice slowly rang out.

"Useless! You can't even handle a simple task! Gao Qiqiang, if you're exposed, just kill yourself. The sect leader might still take care of your daughter out of consideration for your twenty years of service."

In an instant, Gao Qiqiang gripped the satellite phone, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of Chen Wei's newly opened weapons shop in the inner city, the fire department had extinguished the last embers of the fire, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of burnt wood and leather.

The shop's facade was mostly burned down, the roller shutter door was deformed by the high temperature, and the ground was covered with a layer of sewage mixed with ash.

In the open space in front of the shop, a corpse lay under a white shroud.

Chen Wei leaned against the wall, his face ashen, staring at the hand, his stomach churning.

Lu Jin stood at the shop entrance, his clothes covered in dust, but he stood very steadily. His calm expression made Jiang Wanli next to him take several more glances at him.

He Yulong looked him up and down, and only after confirming that he had no wounds did he breathe a long sigh of relief.

Then the head of the inner city branch, who was known for his good temper, turned around and faced Jiang Wanli, his face as dark as the sky before a storm.

"Director Jiang!"

He Yulong's voice wasn't loud, but every word seemed to be uttered through gritted teeth.

"I think you've done an excellent job maintaining order! In broad daylight, someone dared to murder my martial arts school's disciples, and one of them is even a formal member of the Martial Arts Association! Is there no law anymore? If my beloved disciple, Xiao Lu, hadn't happened to be here signing the agreement today, would Chen Wei's family already be dead? Or, if my disciple's skills were a bit lacking and he hadn't reacted in time, would he already be perishing in the fire!"

Jiang Wanli's face turned ashen, and he did not refute.

He crouched down, lifted a corner of the shroud, and glanced at the corpse that Lu Jin had punched to death.

The technician next to him reported in a low voice: "Director Jiang, we've found out. The deceased was named Zhang Wu. He was a minor leader under Song Xiaolong and had a long criminal record for multiple offenses of provoking trouble and intentional injury. He had a thick stack of criminal records in the bureau."

Jiang Wanli's expression changed drastically. A burst of energy erupted from his body, shattering the ground and whipping up a fierce wind. His voice boomed like thunder: "Besides being a member of the Martial Arts Association, Xiao Lu is also the honorary captain of our police station! I don't care who he is, investigate! Investigate to the end, and bring all those involved to justice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a black government car pulled up outside the police cordon. The door opened, and Han Chong stepped out, his expression even more somber than Jiang Wanli's.

He strode up to Lu Jin, looked him up and down several times, and only after confirming that Lu Jin was unharmed did his furrowed brows relax slightly.

Then he turned around and gave Jiang Wanli his order, his tone leaving no room for negotiation: "No matter who is involved, arrest them all, leave no one unpunished. Pingshui City will not tolerate this kind of lawlessness."

Just then, a police officer ran over quickly and whispered a few words in Jiang Wanli's ear.

Jiang Wanli's expression suddenly changed: "Song Xiaolong drove alone to the suburbs. Our surveillance cameras captured him heading out of the city in the area of ​​the Hengtai unfinished building."

"Send men to pursue them immediately! If they resist, shoot them on the spot!"

Lu Jin turned his head and looked at Jiang Wanli. His voice was not loud, but every word was steady: "Director Jiang, take me with you. I want to see what the person who wants to kill me looks like."

He Yulong's face immediately darkened: "No! Xiao Lu, it's too dangerous! That Song Xiaolong has been immersed in the Bone Forging Realm for many years, and his strength is unfathomable. Your strength is not enough to contend with him!"

Jiang Wanli and Han Chong exchanged a glance and nodded at the same time.

Lu Jin looked at them, his tone still calm, yet carrying an undeniable certainty: "Since I dare to go, I have absolute confidence."

The group exchanged glances, seeing Lu Jin's confident assertion.

Finally, He Yulong sighed and turned to Zhao Wen beside him, saying, "You go with your junior brother. No matter what happens, bring him back to me safely."

Zhao Wen nodded and walked to Lu Jin's side.

Lu Jin patted Chen Wei on the shoulder and whispered, "Get some rest," before turning and getting into Zhao Wen's car.

The vehicle drove into the night, its red taillights disappearing at the end of the street.

Han Chong stood at the entrance of the weapons shop, his hands behind his back, watching the direction the convoy had gone, and suddenly chuckled softly.

Jiang Wanli stood beside him, his anger not yet fully subsided, but upon hearing the laughter, he couldn't help but turn his head.

"Mayor Han, something's not right."

His voice was very low, so low that only two people could hear it.

"Song Xiaolong's men, though usually reckless, aren't stupid. The reason Song Xiaolong has been able to survive in Pingshui City for so many years is because of his caution. Would he really send people to openly set fire to a shop? And a shop that a member of the martial arts association has a stake in? What's the difference between that and turning oneself in?"

Han Chong did not answer, but continued to gaze in the direction where the convoy disappeared, a smile always on his lips.

"So what? I think it's fine."

He turned around and looked at Jiang Wanli, his eyes carrying a profound meaning that only a seasoned veteran could understand.

"Whether it's right or wrong, taking down a criminal gang in Pingshui City is a good deed. Besides, Song Xiaolong has connections with the Qiangsheng Group, and the Qiangsheng Group is close to Mayor Bai."

"I don't see anything wrong with it; at least it's quite lively."

Jiang Wanli frowned slightly. He understood what Han Chong meant and didn't ask any further questions. He simply nodded.

Some things are best left unsaid.

Han Chong patted him on the shoulder, his tone returning to its usual nonchalant ease: "Go and take care of it, clean up Xiao Lu's tail."

He paused, then added in an even lower voice.

"I'd like to make Xiao Lu owe me a favor. Favors from martial arts geniuses aren't so easy to come by."

Jiang Wanli glanced at him, nodded, and turned to walk towards the technicians who were investigating the scene.

On the other side, Lu Jin leaned back in his seat, the streetlights outside the window passing over his face one after another, alternating between light and shadow.

All of this was naturally arranged by him.

He first randomly approached Zhang Wu, a minor leader under Song Xiaolong, and then used his "Heavenly Eye" to create an illusion, making Zhang Wu mistakenly believe that Song Xiaolong had given him a death order and promised him a large sum of money after the deed was done.

Then, taking advantage of the opportunity to sign the share agreement at the store tonight, they waited for Zhang Wu to take the bait.

Arrest people, find dirt, kill them to silence them. Although the whole plan is a bit rough, as long as the job is done, someone will naturally help him clean up the mess.

This is called leveraging external forces.

He looked at Zhao Wen, who was driving, and smiled calmly, saying, "Senior brother, let me meet this Song Xiaolong later."

Zhao Wen frowned slightly, his tone filled with obvious worry: "Are you confident? I know Song Xiaolong's background. He has been practicing martial arts for decades. Although his talent is average, his strength is not bad. If you are not confident, don't be reckless. Leave it to me."

Lu Jin leaned back in his chair, his tone as calm as if he were commenting on the weather: "I can't sleep unless I see someone like him die with my own eyes."

"What if they get arrested and then released? Who knows?"

Upon hearing Lu Jin's words, Zhao Wen's pupils contracted. He didn't say anything more, but his evaluation of Lu Jin changed a bit again.

He's usually all smiles, but he's actually a ruthless person.

Lu Jin's eyes flickered. He had done this at the risk of encountering the sword-wielding giant at any moment when he entered the Eternal Night Ruins from the inner city.

If all our efforts are in vain, wouldn't it be a waste of time?

A moment later, Lu Jin and his group arrived at their destination. The Hengtai unfinished building was located on a deserted construction site on the outskirts of Pingshui City. More than a dozen unfinished cement frames stood in the night, surrounded by weeds.

Several vehicles were parked outside the construction site, and the police officers quickly dispersed and began searching separately.

Lu Jin and Zhao Wen exchanged a few words and decided to split up to search. Then, his Heavenly Eye quietly activated, and his golden vertical pupil pierced through the darkness, scanning every corner of every unfinished building.

Immediately, Lu Jin sensed an extremely faint mental fluctuation, which immediately caused his pupils to dilate in shock!

"The aura of the Holy Realm!"

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow. He was very familiar with this aura, recalling what He Yulong had mentioned before.

Once the Holy Realm is discovered, as long as one has sufficient mental strength, one can break through it directly and enter the Holy Realm from the real world.

But before Lu Jin could forcefully break through, he found that the scenery in front of him had changed.

The sky was grayish-white, the ground was soft and fluffy like flesh and blood, and the air was filled with a nauseating stench of decay.

"Just as I suspected, the Qiangsheng Group is connected to a cult."

"Is this a case of murder to cover up a crime?"

Lu Jin snapped out of his daze and looked at the scene less than twenty meters ahead, where Song Xiaolong was leaning against a low, gray wall, panting heavily.

His suit was torn in several places, and the scar on his face looked particularly grotesque in the grayish-white light.

Song Xiaolong's face was filled with fear and disbelief, his voice trembling: "Bastards! I've worked for Gao Qiqiang for so many years, and he actually wants to kill me! You can't do this to me! I'm still useful! I still have value!"

"Let me out! Where am I! You bunch of bastards!"

At this moment, Song Xiaolong was in a state of extreme panic; he had no idea where he was.

But he was certain this wasn't the real world.

After his roar ended, no one answered him; only the sound of silent footsteps could be heard.

That was the sound of someone climbing the stairs, a sound that sent chills down my spine!

Song Xiaolong immediately turned around to continue his escape, but the next second!

He saw Lu Jin!

Song Xiaolong's pupils suddenly contracted, and the expression on his face changed from fear to shock, and from shock to a sense of absurdity that he could not understand at all!

"Lu Jin! What are you doing here!"

Lu Jin shrugged, a half-smile playing on his lips, his tone as relaxed as if he were greeting an old friend:

"Why can't I be here? Didn't you want to kill me?"

Song Xiaolong's mind felt like it had been struck by lightning!

In just a few hours, he went from a powerful underground figure to a wanted fugitive.

All of this could very well be thanks to this young man in front of us.

He wasn't stupid; the moment Lu Jin appeared, everything clicked together.

But Song Xiaolong couldn't understand why Lu Jin knew about his operation before it even started.

Could it be that his conversation with Gao Zilu was overheard and leaked by someone close to him?

"Master Lu!"

But at this moment, he had no time to think. If he got entangled in a fight with Lu Jin, the people chasing him would arrive immediately.

Song Xiaolong's voice changed, carrying the pleading tone of a dying person grasping at a last straw.

"It was all Gao Zilu's doing! It has nothing to do with me! I've lost everything now, I'm just a stray dog, you can just ignore me! I'm leaving Pingshui City and will never come back!"

Lu Jin looked at him, a smile still on his face.

He raised his left hand, and the black watch on his wrist transformed into a mercury-like light in his palm, reforming into a long spear.

The spear tip pointed diagonally at the ground, and the dark gold patterns on the spear began to glow, appearing particularly dazzling under the gray-white light of the Holy Divine Realm.

He looked up at Song Xiaolong's pleading eyes, then grinned.

"But look, I'm already here."

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