ACSP: Chapter 23: The Storm Approaches, Publicly Executing the Chen Family's Mole!
Although Jiang Chen using Chidori to snap Captain Liu Lei's neck takes a while to describe, it actually happened in an instant.
By the time Li Yanran and the others reached the back seats...
...Captain Liu Lei's head had already rolled onto the floor.
"This..."
Li Yanran stared at Captain Liu Lei's head, her eyes filled with shock.
Behind her, Wang Shanshan, Lin Ye, and the others were also looking at each other in bewilderment.
They were all dumbfounded.
What on earth had just happened here?
How did someone end up dead?
Li Yanran looked up at the fading lightning in Jiang Chen's hand and said in disbelief, "Jiang Chen, did... did you do this?"
Jiang Chen nodded without hesitation. "He just harbored murderous intent toward me. I can't keep someone who wants my life around, so I had to kill him."
Li Yanran frowned, about to say something more.
But by then, others from the City Lord's Mansion had already rushed over upon hearing the news.
Seeing that Captain Liu Lei had been killed, everyone was stunned.
The news quickly reached City Lord Li Hongfei.
City Lord Li Hongfei knew that Captain Liu Lei and Jiang Chen didn't get along.
But he hadn't expected Jiang Chen to actually kill him at a time like this.
Are young people nowadays all this impulsive?
Killing someone over the slightest disagreement.
Couldn't they just sit down and talk it out?
"Jiang Chen, what exactly is going on? Can you give me an explanation?"
City Lord Li Hongfei frowned as he looked at Jiang Chen and asked.
He knew Jiang Chen's value and didn't want to make things difficult for him.
But Captain Liu Lei was also a member of the City Lord's Mansion and a squad captain.
If he didn't clarify the reason, it would be hard to convince the others.
"He harbored murderous intent toward me, so I had to kill him."
However, facing City Lord Li Hongfei's questioning, Jiang Chen still gave the same answer.
This immediately enraged the others from the City Lord's Mansion.
"What kind of bullshit is that? You can actually sense something like 'murderous intent'?"
"Then look at me now. Do I have murderous intent toward you?"
"Kid, you'd better give us a reasonable explanation right now, otherwise, even if the City Lord wants to protect you, we won't stand for it."
"What more explanation is needed? Killing one's own is a grave crime. No matter what his reason is today, he must be severely punished."
They spoke one after another, forgetting the level gap between Captain Liu Lei and Jiang Chen.
Li Yanran watched anxiously, wanting to speak up for Jiang Chen but not knowing where to start.
In the end, she could only turn her gaze toward her father.
Li Hongfei was also in a difficult position at the moment.
If Jiang Chen had given him any other reason, he might have been able to help him out.
But the boy had insisted on a reason that no one could accept.
Was something like murderous intent really something that could be sensed?
Just then, Jiang Chen spoke up again: "I have a special perception ability that allows me to feel a person's malice. This malice cannot be hidden; I can sense any murderous thought or hostility..."
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at a manager in the crowd with a cold gaze.
"For example, you. You harbor hostility toward everyone around you. If I'm not mistaken, you must be a mole lurking within the City Lord's Mansion."
As soon as these words were spoken...
The others present immediately shifted their gaze to that manager.
This manager was the one who had been mocking Jiang Chen the most.
Seeing Jiang Chen point the finger at him, he turned pale with fright and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense! He's slandering me! I've been working at the City Lord's Mansion since before the World Mutation. How could I possibly be a mole?"
Hearing this, the others also felt it made sense.
This manager was considered a long-time veteran of the City Lord's Mansion; there was no reason for him to be a mole.
It must be an excuse Jiang Chen made up to get himself off the hook.
City Lord Li Hongfei looked at the manager with a grim face. "Elder Qin, to clear your name, you wouldn't mind if I used a Mind-Reading Technique, would you?"
The manager called Elder Qin was terrified when he heard City Lord Li Hongfei's words.
Without a word, he pulled out two smoke bombs and smashed them at his feet.
—Bang!
—Bang!
Pungent smoke instantly exploded within the carriage, forcing everyone back.
By the time the smoke cleared...
Elder Qin was nowhere to be found.
"Damn it, that bastard really was a mole."
"This guy must have been bought off by the Chen family."
"No wonder the internal information of our City Lord's Mansion was often leaked. It was all that bastard's doing."
"Damn, I knew it! No wonder we were suddenly attacked on our way back from the secret realm last time."
Everyone gritted their teeth, wishing they could tear the escaped Elder Qin into a thousand pieces.
Just then...
Someone suddenly noticed that Jiang Chen, who had been standing in the crowd, was also gone.
—Bang!
Suddenly, a strange noise came from the roof of the carriage.
It sounded like something had fallen onto the roof.
City Lord Li Hongfei and the others quickly left the carriage and went to the roof, only to find that Elder Qin, who had escaped using smoke bombs, was already dead.
And the one who killed him was Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen was standing next to Elder Qin's body. Seeing City Lord Li Hongfei lead the others up, he didn't say anything, but simply nodded to the City Lord.
City Lord Li Hongfei nodded back, then quickly walked to Elder Qin's body and began to search it.
Before long...
City Lord Li Hongfei found several secret letters of correspondence with Chen Zhentian on the body.
"It seems this guy really was working for the Chen family."
He muttered with a grim expression, then looked at Jiang Chen again and said gratefully, "Brother Jiang Chen, it's all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, we never would have known who the mole was."
"It was just a small matter. You're welcome, City Lord Li."
Jiang Chen smiled faintly and turned to head back inside the carriage.
Li Yanran stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the group that had been questioning Jiang Chen earlier. "Well? You should all believe Jiang Chen now, right? I'm telling you, Jiang Chen's abilities are immense. You'd better not mess with him in the future, or you'll have to face the consequences."
After saying that, she also left the roof.
Everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with unprecedented shock.
They didn't expect that someone in this world could actually sense the malice of others.
This was simply inconceivable.
"By the way, didn't that Jiang Chen just graduate? How can he be so powerful?"
At that moment, someone suddenly spoke up.
In an instant...
Everyone fell silent.
The air seemed to freeze in that spot.
Only then did the managers belatedly realize this.
That's right, isn't Jiang Chen just a freshman who just finished the Contract Ceremony?
Why is his strength so formidable?
First, he killed Captain Liu Lei inside the carriage.
Then, right under their noses, he intercepted and killed Elder Qin as he was trying to escape.
You have to realize, both of them were Level 50+ Contractors!
Is this something a new graduate could pull off?
...
At the same time.
In a forest 300 kilometers away from Jinghai City.
A group of people in black were moving swiftly through the woods, staying hidden.
The Chen Clan, led by Chen Zhentian, had already established a tight layout here.
The Novice Secret Realm that many families in Jinghai City were competing for was located inside this forest.
They had arrived here as early as last night.
"Big Brother, I've already arranged the personnel. According to the latest intelligence I've received, Li Hongfei has brought almost all the high-end combat power from the City Lord's Mansion this time. If this plan succeeds, Jinghai City will change its surname to Chen."
Second Elder Chen spoke with full confidence as he stood beside Chen Zhentian.
Hearing this, Chen Zhentian was also filled with confidence.
Li Hongfei, oh Li Hongfei!
The two of us have been fighting for three years; it's time to settle this once and for all.
More than half of the family forces participating in the secret realm competition this time are my people.
I'll see how you fight me today!
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