Chapter 52 Is This the Assurance You Gave Me?
"In summary, this is how things are. I’ve been unwell recently, so I’ve had to stay in bed to rest. But who knew this woman would suddenly break in, claiming she wanted to kill me? I had no choice but to fight her off to defend myself..."
"Did I abuse my powers? Are you kidding? The blood in this house is mostly mine. This woman just spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, and she had a poison pouch in her mouth. To pry it free, I had no choice but to knock out a few of her teeth, but the blood she lost isn’t even a twentieth of mine."
"Yes, that’s right, I’m the victim here. This woman is ferocious and evil. You’d better put her in the highest strength restraint suit, or I’m afraid you won’t be able to hold her. I only managed to take her down by using a Forbidden Technique... Barely, just barely..."
The police quickly finished recording the statement.
Even though Xu Lingjun was covered in blood, looking more like a perpetrator than a victim, who could fault him with that handsome face?
Moreover, he had that kind of heroic handsomeness; even covered in blood, he looked like a righteous hero who had slain countless vicious enemies and was on the brink of a deadly battle.
He also produced his ID and property deed to prove he had indeed been attacked at his home all of a sudden.
When the police asked if he had offended anyone...
Xu Lingjun pondered for a moment and said, "I’ve always been friendly and never provoked anyone, but my face is too annoying, causing me too much trouble. Even though I’ve rejected their romantic advances, they still blame their partners’ change of heart on me. I’ve already said I’m not interested in married women... I remember being threatened by a few people who said they’d get even with me. Later, they pooled resources to hire Martial Artists to get rid of me. At the time, I wasn’t even a Martial Artist. With such a grudge, it’s not unreasonable they might hire an assassin."
The policewoman taking notes asked, "How did you manage to be okay when they hired Martial Artists to deal with you?"
Xu Lingjun answered, "They hired a female martial artist, so I was able to find out who hired her."
The policewoman looked up, glanced at Xu Lingjun, and couldn’t help but nod approvingly, saying, "Tell me their names. Since they have a previous record, we’ll investigate them first. Don’t worry, I will ensure justice for you."
"Thank you. One is called Zhong Dawei, and the other is called Li Zhonghan. Later, the female martial artist revealed the matter. Knowing they had done wrong, their parents transferred them to other cities."
"I have noted it down, and we will ask them to cooperate with the investigation at the time."
That said,
Inside the house, several policewomen helping Ming Step change into a restraint suit suddenly let out a startled scream.
"What happened?!"
The policewoman taking notes, evidently the highest ranking, otherwise she wouldn’t have had the opportunity for a one-on-one conversation with Xu Lingjun.
Upon hearing the screams from inside...
She hurriedly rushed inside.
Xu Lingjun also followed closely.
Whenever a Martial Artist commits a crime, they must forcibly put on a restraint suit to prevent further harm.
So, two policewomen took Ming Step inside to change.
But at this moment...
When Xu Lingjun and the policewoman barged in, they saw a half-naked woman, with the lower part of her body already in the restraint suit, but her upper body was still bare... And on her back were two massive wounds, which were shocking to behold.
Ming Step lay weakly on the ground, howling in agony.
As if undergoing some horrific treatment...
The two policewomen were frightened and hiding to the side, yelling, "Sister Hongmian, we tried to help her put on the restraint suit but found something wrong on her back, so we tried to remove her jacket, but who knew behind her back..."
"This... this is..."
The policewoman referred to as Sister Hongmian’s pupils contracted; the woman’s back was smooth, not at all like someone with scars, but the wound was so shocking that even though it had healed long ago, it still looked incredibly gruesome.
This woman was either deformed or...
She quickly rushed up, pinning Ming Step beneath her.
Shouted, "Quickly get in touch with Vice Director Yuan, tell him we’ve discovered the whereabouts of Mysterious races of the heavens in our jurisdiction." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
On hearing the words Mysterious races of the heavens.
Ming Step, who was struggling desperately, suddenly froze... understanding her worst fears had come true after all.
Exposed.
It was finally... exposed.
She turned to look at Xu Lingjun, her pupils blood-red, like a cornered beast with unyielding hatred facing the hunter.
"Ah, why did you come in? After all, this person is still a woman, and she’s naked; you’d better leave."
One of the policewomen exclaimed.
"No need, if he wanted to look, he wouldn’t have waited until now,"
Hongmian said, "He can help us keep an eye on this woman. This woman is very important to us, extremely important!"
The policewoman nodded, saying no more.
Soon...
Dozens of Armed Police vehicles, with blaring sirens, rushed into the Taoyuanli District.
All the Armed Police were fully armed, even Yuan Tianqing was wielding a weapon that had once been a battlefield legend.
Upon discovering the invasion of Mysterious races of the heavens.
The race that had threatened Blue Star for hundreds of years, none could take it lightly...
Then.
Fully equipped, they swiftly escorted Ming Step away.
On the periphery, Shang Youya was already stunned, watching as the still-breathing, struggling Ming Step was loaded into a police car.
Fear surfaced in her eyes.
What was going on...
Wasn’t it just an assassination of a mere Qi Gathering Realm Martial Artist?
Sister Ming Step was a High level Chi Yu, killing a Qi Gathering Martial Artist should have been a breeze.
Why...
Why was she captured alive instead?
No, her capture meant...
She quickly turned and cautiously fled.
At this moment, Yuan Tianqing gratefully shook Xu Lingjun’s hand, "Xu Tongxue, thank you for helping us eliminate another significant threat. The Mysterious races of the heavens have infiltrated Blue Star, which is critically important. Their arrival must have an ulterior motive, rest assured we will find out who ordered them to assassinate you."
"Thank you, I’ll leave my safety to you."
"No need to be polite."
Xu Lingjun said embarrassedly, "There’s one more thing I’d like your help with."
"What is it?"
"These things that have been damaged by the assassins, can you compensate for them?"
Xu Lingjun sighed, "The assassins were so vicious, they completely wrecked my home... I’m just a poor student with nothing but this 300-square-meter house. I can’t afford to restore it myself."
"This..."
Yuan Tianqing couldn’t help but hesitate.
His eyes swept over the ruined living room, noting several big footprints on the wall, each one having kicked through the wall... did the female assassin have such big feet?
Moreover, the bloodstain damage all over the walls inexplicably reminded Yuan Tianqing of that poor Bone Splitting Lizard from before.
He awkwardly chuckled, pretending not to notice, and said, "Don’t worry, capturing a Mysterious race of the heavens alive comes with at least a five million reward, after taxes you’ll still have over three hundred thousand left, more than enough to repair the damages."
"Thank you so much."
"You’re welcome!"
Yuan Tianqing and his men, escorting Ming Step, quickly left.
Soon, in the vast living room, only Xu Lingjun remained.
He looked back at the living room, once again a murder scene, and couldn’t help but sigh in exasperation.
He could already anticipate what Sister Yaya would say upon returning.
"Is this the promise you gave me? Before it was just similar, now you turned it directly into a murder scene."
She’s bound to say that.