Card Kingdom: This kid's codex is full of gold

Chapter 69 Lin Yan's Shock

"Zhang Yun, are you alright?"

Lin Yan stepped forward and naturally took Zhang Yun's arm, her face showing just the right amount of anxiety.

Zhang Yun was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and let her take his arm.

"Sister Lin, I'm fine."

Lin Yan looked him up and down to make sure he wasn't injured before turning to look at Tian Gang.

The concern on his face transformed into a professional, social tone:

"Team Leader Tian, it's been a long time."

"Miss Lin, it's been a long time." Tian Gang nodded, forcing a stiff smile.

As the rotating manager of Lin's Trading Company, Lin Yan was definitely a prominent figure, and Tian Gang naturally knew her.

Lin Yan asked directly, "Zhang Yun is my sworn brother. What happened to him that requires you to personally bring him back to the station?"

Tian Gang replied directly, "It's nothing, just a simple home invasion robbery."

"Two thugs broke into Zhang Yun's residence tonight with the intention of committing murder. Zhang Yun fought back in self-defense, and both thugs died on the spot."

"I brought him back simply to take a routine statement; it wasn't an arrest."

"Two thugs?"

Lin Yan frowned slightly and asked Zhang Yun, "Brother, do you know who they are?"

Zhang Yun shook his head: "I don't know."

Officer Tian Gang explained, "Those two are members of the Hyena Squad, named Fei San and Gui Shou respectively. They are both Bronze Summoners and are involved in multiple murder cases."

"A Bronze Summoner?"

Lin Yan looked slightly taken aback and asked Zhang Yun, "Brother, did you kill them all?"

"Yes."

Zhang Yun nodded and casually explained, "They were careless and were killed by my Silver Naga Guardian."

"oh..."

Although Lin Yan did not recognize Fei San and Ghost Hand, both of them were bronze summoners. Ordinary iron summoners could not possibly kill them despite being of a higher level.

However... considering that Zhang Yun possessed a gold card, Lin Yan wasn't too surprised.

She looked at Tian Gang again and smiled, "Officer Tian, since my brother acted in self-defense, he is innocent."

"He has to go to school tomorrow for an important assessment. How about this... I'll take him home first, and if you need any assistance, just talk to Attorney Xu directly."

Attorney Xu stepped forward, handed over a business card, and smiled:

"Officer Tian, we're all old acquaintances, please do me a favor and help me out."

Tian Gang pushed his hand away and said expressionlessly, "No need to give me your business card, I have several in my drawer."

"You can take them away if you want, but I have something to remind you..."

Tian Gang's tone became slightly serious as he said in a deep voice, "The two people Zhang Yun killed in self-defense tonight were both Old Scar's men."

"That old guy is brutal and vindictive; he'll most likely find a chance to get revenge on Zhang Yun."

"His summoner rank has reached the peak of the second-tier bronze level, and he also has a mutated silver card beast under his control. He is by no means an ordinary person."

"I suggest that Zhang Yun stay at the police station for two days first, and then he can return to a normal life after we summon Lao Ba to the police station."

Upon hearing Tian Gang's words, Lin Yan realized the seriousness of the problem.

She said earnestly to Zhang Yun, "Brother, do you want to listen to Officer Tian's advice?"

"The higher the level of the other party, the more dangerous your situation will be if they really want to retaliate against you."

Zhang Yun smiled and said, "If the other party keeps hiding and doesn't come to justice, I can't stay in the police station forever, can I?"

"I will be careful and will not go to places with few people, so that they will not have the opportunity to assassinate me."

Seeing that Zhang Yun was connected to the wealthy Lin family, Tian Gang didn't want to get involved and nodded, saying, "Alright, since you don't need protection, go with Miss Lin."

"If there is any progress in the case, our bureau will summon you at any time. We hope you will cooperate fully."

"Okay, thank you, Officer Tian. I will definitely cooperate!"

Zhang Yun bowed, expressing his heartfelt gratitude.

He realized that the officer had brought him back to the station to protect him.

But he has to take the school's promotion exam tomorrow, and he doesn't want to be stuck at the police station.

"Alright, Officer Tian, I'll take my brother with me now. Goodbye."

Tian Gang nodded, said no more, and turned to walk towards the police station building.

Attorney Xu followed him into the police station to learn more about the case.

"Brother, let's go back."

Lin Yan then pulled Zhang Yun toward a white minivan parked by the roadside.

Lin Yan got into the driver's seat, while Zhang Yun sat in the passenger seat.

"Thanks, Sister Lin."

Zhang Yun smiled at Lin Yan and fastened his seatbelt.

"It was nothing, Mr. Zhang, you're too kind."

Lin Yan rested one hand on the steering wheel, tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear with the other, and smiled at Zhang Yun as she turned her head:

"Mr. Zhang, where are you going now?"

Just call me Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun thought for a moment and replied, "Please take me to the hotel owned by the Lin family. I'd like to stay there for the night."

"Okay, then you'd better sit tight."

Lin Yan gently pressed the accelerator, and the car slowly started moving.

She didn't pry too much into Zhang Yun's private affairs, after all, her relationship with Zhang Yun was just a simple business transaction.

She was only able to help Zhang Yun because he could provide her with high-quality cards.

...

A moment later.

The car came to a stop in front of a five-star hotel next to the card mall.

The hotel's exterior is a deep blue glass curtain wall, and on either side of the revolving door in the lobby stands a miniature silver card beast sculpture.

Lin Yan pushed open the revolving door and walked in. The female manager on duty at the front desk was dozing off with her chin resting on her hand. When she saw Lin Yan come in, she immediately perked up.

She quickly stepped forward, bowed, and said:

Good evening, Manager Lin!

"Get me an executive suite," Lin Yan casually instructed.

"Yes, Supervisor Lin, please come with me."

The female manager took the room key and respectfully led the way, not daring to even glance at Zhang Yun beside Lin Yan.

Although she was also a supervisor, her status and position were worlds apart from Lin Yan's.

Lin Yan could decide the fate of the manager of this five-star hotel with just a single sentence.

As a lowly supervisor, all she could do was polish Lin Yan's shoes.

A moment later, the elevator went up to the top floor.

The corridor was covered with thick carpets, and there was no sound when you stepped on them.

Lin Yan swiped the door open, inserted the room card into the power outlet, and all the lights turned on at the same time.

She stepped aside to let Zhang Yun go in first, then crossed her arms and leaned against the doorway, smiling as she said, "Zhang Yun, you should rest well here tonight."

"This is a hotel under the Lin family's umbrella. I doubt that so-called Old Scar would dare to set foot here, even if he had the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard."

"The 10,000 skull cards you requested should arrive by tomorrow evening."

"You can pick it up at the store, or I can deliver it to you."

"Thank you, Sister Lin," Zhang Yun said sincerely.

"Then I won't disturb your rest."

Lin Yan waved to Zhang Yun and was about to turn and leave, without mentioning the gold card at all.

Zhang Yun called out to her, "Wait, Sister Lin."

"Is there anything else?" Lin Yan turned to look at him.

Zhang Yun lifted the floating legal code beside him, took out a card from it, and handed it to Lin Yan.

"I don't plan to sell my Dragon Wolf Card for the time being. Please take a look at this card and see if you'd like to buy it."

"A purple card?"

Lin Yan suddenly remembered something and quickly reached out to take it.

She looked down and carefully examined the image on the front of the card, her pupils immediately contracting to pinpoints.

The card is silver-purple with dark purple light patterns flowing around its edges. It depicts a two-armed Naga holding a longbow, whose amber vertical pupils carry a faint trace of corrupting demonic energy.

"This...this is a corruption card?!"

Lin Yan's voice trembled slightly as she quickly flipped the card to the back, where rows of eye-catching data appeared before her eyes:

Corrupted Naga: Water/Dark attribute

[Card Quality: Corrupted Silver]

[Card Beast Level: Tier 1, Stage 5]

[Potential: ☆☆☆☆]

[Class: Naga Archer]

[Talent: Corruption (S)]

[Skills: Corrupting Breath (A), Dark Arrow (A), Tail Strike (B)]

Overall combat strength: 555

"This...this is truly a Corruption Card! It's as rare as a Gold Card!"

"Moreover, its overall combat power reaches 555 points, which is comparable to a typical near-gold card!"