Swoosh!

Tang Rao didn't waste any words, tossing out his Special Ninth Department's notebook right away.

The notebook was quickly picked up by a nearby special security officer.

After glancing at it, the officer's expression changed slightly. Without saying a word, he took the notebook and ran out.

It wasn't long before a portly middle-aged man jogged in, his face marked with a trace of urgency.

"Hey, why are you still holding guns, get out, get out," the middle-aged man quickly ordered.

All the special security officers immediately put away their guns and withdrew orderly.

"Major... Major Tang, hello," the middle-aged man walked up to Tang Rao, giving him a bow.

"I am Dai Ansheng, the deputy director of the Right District Security Bureau," the middle-aged man introduced himself.

Tang Rao glanced at Dai Ansheng, then pointed at the young thugs lying on the ground.

"These people are suspected of threatening public safety, interrogate them thoroughly," Tang Rao said expressionlessly.

"Understood, I've got it," Dai Ansheng nodded immediately.

"Do you need their statements recorded?" Tang Rao asked.

"No need," Dai Ansheng replied with a smile, waving his hand.

After leaving the bar, Tang Rao didn't linger; he had his people get in the car and leave directly.

After dropping Bai Xiaotong and Lei Li back at the Bai Family residence, Tang Rao drove Ye Xiaobai home.

...

"Do you know Lu Xiuhe?" In the car, Tang Rao suddenly asked.

"I know some," Ye Xiaobai nodded, holding yet another cup of bubble tea. Tang Rao admired his dedication; this idiot had memorized nearly all the 24-hour bubble tea shops in Tiandu, simply crazy.

"How to put it..." Ye Xiaobai looked troubled, "Eight years ago, Lu Xiuhe was called a prodigious talent. Actually quite similar to you, unaffiliated yet extremely outstanding. Back then, at the age of thirty, he rapidly rose, occupying the twenty-eighth level of the Heavenly Ladder. That achievement might not mean much to you, but back then, it was terrifying."

Tang Rao nodded, understanding that taking the twenty-eighth level of the Heavenly Ladder would at least require the late stages of Foundation Establishment.

Lu Xiuhe being in the late stages of Foundation Establishment at thirty indeed marked him as outstanding.

"It's just, he didn't have your ways. On the final day of the Heavenly Ladder, which is today eight years ago, he was erased for refusing someone's invitation," Ye Xiaobai said shaking his head, his face full of pity.

If Lu Xiuhe were still alive, he might have already reached the ranks of the top powerhouses.

"Refusing whose invitation?" Tang Rao asked.

"I'm not sure," Ye Xiaobai shook his head, "My knowledge is limited."

"Did you watch Lu Xiuhe die?" Tang Rao suddenly asked, his brow slightly furrowing.

"Uh..." Ye Xiaobai shrugged, "I didn't see it, I just heard about it."

"Address," Tang Rao said, his eyes flashed oddly.

"What?" Ye Xiaobai was somewhat confused.

"Lu Xiuhe's grave."

Ye Xiaobai: "..."

Half an hour later, guided by Ye Xiaobai's directions, Tang Rao arrived at a cemetery.

Artificial mounds of earth covered in evergreen trees, which looked somewhat eerie at night.

"Tang Rao, in the middle of the night, isn't this a bit much?" Ye Xiaobai gulped down his bubble tea, looking somewhat nervous.

The cemetery was already closed, they had sneaked in.

"Coward," Tang Rao scoffed.

"I'm not being a coward; this is respect for the deceased, you don't understand a thing."

Tang Rao: "..."

"Come on, Lu Xiuhe's tomb is at the very top, and it's also in a good spot. Speaking of which, your aunt really treated him well. You have no idea, any of these gravesites cost millions, and the ones at the top can't be secured for less than tens of millions," Ye Xiaobai muttered as they walked.

Tang Rao remained silent, just listening to Ye Xiaobai's blather.

"Just beyond here, the sixth one on the left," Ye Xiaobai pointed to a corner in front a few minutes later.

"Bang!" Tang Rao suddenly made his move, grabbing Ye Xiaobai with one hand while covering his mouth with the other.

Then, Tang Rao, holding Ye Xiaobai, approached the corner with the lightest footsteps and slowly peeked out his head.

A dark figure stood silently beside Lu Xiuhe's grave.

Ye Xiaobai's eyes widened in shock; someone was actually there!

Who would be paying respects to Lu Xiuhe in the middle of the night?

Because of the distance and the figure facing away from them, Tang Rao and Ye Xiaobai couldn't make out the figure's appearance.

After giving Ye Xiaobai a glance, Tang Rao let him go.

Ye Xiaobai clearly understood the gesture and didn't dare make a sound, standing stiff like a statue.

As for Tang Rao, he concealed all his presence and slowly moved forward.

Very slowly, so slow that even the chirping of the insects around was not disrupted.

"Who's there!" Suddenly, the shadow sharply turned its head halfway, its voice sharp and alarming.

As the shadow turned, Tang Rao exerted force from where he stood, his speed suddenly increased to a level almost invisible in the dark night.

But in the next moment, Tang Rao felt shocked; the dark figure in front of him vanished suddenly.

Without noise, without any warning, it just disappeared into the darkness.

With his capabilities, he could not detect any clue at all.

Tang Rao stopped in front of Lu Xiuhe's grave, his eyebrows deeply furrowed.

"Tang Rao..." After a moment, Ye Xiaobai came over and softly called out.

"It's not Lu Xiu." Before Tang Rao could ask, Ye Xiaobai shook his head, "Lu Xiuhe was 1.9 meters tall; the shadow just now was only about 1.78 meters."

So the stature was incorrect...

That figure just now, that alarming voice...

Tang Rao's mind shuddered violently.

Lu Xiuhe had refused someone's invitation and then was eradicated, invitation...

Zeng Yan! Nine-Headed King Hall!

That voice just now, although disguised, sounded so similar to Zeng Yan! And the stature, also extremely similar to Zeng Yan, about 1.78 meters, slim.

Could it be him?

Tang Rao's eyebrows were completely furrowed. Although he had only had a brief encounter with Zeng Yan before, based on his observations, Zeng Yan didn't seem like the kind of person who would easily eradicate others.

But if it's not him, why would he come?

"Tang Rao! Tang Rao!" Ye Xiaobai called out twice.

"What's wrong?" Tang Rao finally came back to his senses.

"Lu Xiuhe's tombstone..." Ye Xiaobai pointed at the gravestone.

At this moment, though Lu Xiuhe's gravestone had not yet crumbled, it was already full of cracks.

Perhaps even a gentle touch would reduce it to dust.

"Let's go..." Tang Rao shook his head; he was currently unable to find Zeng Yan.

But in a month, he would come to find him at Nine-Headed King Hall; then, he would ask him.

But Tang Rao was clear, when confronting Zeng Yan, he must be sufficiently strong.

Although there was no confrontation just now, Tang Rao was well aware that he was far from being Zeng Yan's match at this moment.

This so-called Inspector, where he came from and what his purpose was...

And Nine-Headed King Hall, what kind of place was it?

Was Lu Xiuhe's death related to Nine-Headed King Hall as well?

Maybe only Zeng Yan could provide the answers.

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