Chapter 61: Leniency for Confession, Severity for Resistance

Just moments ago, Hua Cheng was beside himself with worry when he couldn't find Qian Lai, so much so that he nearly wanted to bash his own head in out of desperation.

In his capacity as Secretary General of the New City Youth Association, he requested the consulate to mobilize all security personnel, seal off the building, control access, and promptly reported the matter to the police.

Hua Rui was so frightened she could barely speak, convinced that this time, Qian Lai was unlikely to survive.

At that moment, she had a particular suspect in mind—the very man who had just made such a scene because someone spilled wine on him, Fang Wenjie.

From the start, she had been keeping an eye on that man.

Both Chen Ji and Wang Yun, even Lin Yue, turned their curious gazes over. No one could fathom what Guo Yun had to say at such a critical juncture.

In no time at all, this distinctive and flamboyant duo had made a name for themselves on the vast stage of Shanghai, to the point where they seemed poised to supplant “Bluebird” Pei Luan and “Tiger” Yao Hanzhuang. It would seem Old Liu’s fortune-telling from two months prior was coming to pass.

“If they could truly keep an eye on you, my father would no longer find you so indispensable,” Qin Shi replied with a faint smile.

Having spoken, his eyes drifted forward in abstraction, yet this manner only made Gong Jiaxi uneasy.

On the sand table at Wangjiang Terrace, a fierce battle was unfolding. Red and black tokens and banners stood divided along both banks, intermingling and clashing, the shifting tides of fortune playing out a drama of war between two nations.

“That’s my father, the marshal. His health has been poor, and since his last visit to Yunzhou, he’s stayed there to recover,” Situ Xiao explained. “Come, I’ll take you to meet him.” Situ Xiao took her hand and led her away.

He had not expected that Meng Zhu would not arrive in Yunzhou as planned, because Shi Keyun intercepted Meng Zhu’s entire family along the way.

No one asked her how much she truly knew, nor did anyone inquire whether she felt joy or sorrow. Through the thin gap in the window, Chu Tao could only glimpse the pale wooden hairpin in her bun and the receding line of her back.

This time, Fatty Haji was determined to give it his all. Useless in battle, always on the sidelines, he would be lying if he said he didn’t care. Now that he finally had a chance to prove himself, he wasn’t about to waste it.

Whether it was an act or not, the old man’s calm composure alone was enough to inspire confidence in Li Yan and the others. As long as he was there, there seemed to be no problem he could not solve.

Ashu truly was a reliable young man, Bai Xuan thought to himself, his gaze growing even softer as he looked at Xie Shurong.

Under Edmond’s command, the American team’s double assassins and double summoners unleashed their full power on Liu Xiang, managing to take her down in one swift move.

“Don’t worry, Young Master Yang Wen, we haven’t reached the end of our rope yet. Don’t forget, I’m a Martial Practitioner-level fighter. This sort of injury is nothing to me! Once we make it through this, we’ll settle the score with Liu Chuan!” Yang Yongwei was still smiling.

The guards had yet to move when, out of nowhere, Fourteen lunged at the Crown Prince, swinging a fist at him.

Lu Feng paused; if he agreed, he would not be able to leave. Who knew if Liu Chuan would use the pretext of protection to snatch his intelligence?

Anan had no other choice but to write to Fourteen about the incident. She waited two whole months and still received no reply.

With that, she and her partner Laurende took a shortcut through the maze, relying on their knowledge of the map to hurry toward the marked point.

Wang Chongyang watched as Bi Gan walked out of the Palace of Wine, then saw Hu Xian’er set her sights on Bi Gan’s heart. When Hu Xian’er left the palace with Bi Gan’s heart in hand, he immediately followed and took it from her.

Standing atop it was clearly impossible, but with a push, one might still use it as a foothold.

“Try it on them,” Chu Heng told Number 17, commanding her to use illusion vision on the gigantic cockroaches, knowing they were now within her sphere of influence.

At last, the “Tiger King” fully understood the special status the 113 Refuge Safety Zone held in this post-apocalyptic world.