Above the Galaxy
Chapter 352 - 228: Little Grandmaster! _2

Chapter 352: Chapter 228: Little Grandmaster! _2

"I don’t know why you’re here to find me, but..." Tang Fei looked at Ye Shenyi and spoke, "If there’s nothing important, I’m off to attend the New Year’s event. Don’t you have family?"

"..."

"If you do, you should go back and spend time with them. It’s New Year’s; don’t go around spoiling other people’s mood."

"Tang Fei, are you looking for death?" Ye Shenyi shouted angrily.

"I’m looking for death?" Tang Fei’s gaze turned hostile as he coldly said, "You slander me for freeing a murderer... and when I’m completely unprepared, you attack me from behind..."

"If my reaction had been slightly slower just now, that strike would have taken my life, leaving me either dead or severely injured... And now you’re saying I’m the one looking for death? Who have I provoked?"

"Smooth talker. I’d like to see if your body is as tough as your mouth."

Tang Fei stood tall and firm, his voice solemn, "I know I’m no match for you, but... a master’s dignity can’t be insulted. Even if I were to die by your hands, I must fight you with all my might..."

"..."

Ye Shenyi was a bit flustered.

When did I ever insult your master’s dignity?

If it weren’t for you having a good master, I would have slapped you dead by now.

At this moment, Zhong Jiayuan arrived with several agents from the Monitoring Bureau and seeing Ye Shenyi, said, "Mr. Ye, we’ve been looking for you..."

Seeing Tang Fei opposite, he asked curiously, "Do you know each other?"

"We don’t know each other," Tang Fei shook his head and said, "He almost killed me."

Ye Shenyi looked at Zhong Jiayuan and spoke, "I suspect he’s harboring a criminal, that assassin... he let him escape."

"Mr. Ye..." Zhong Jiayuan appeared troubled as he asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

"No evidence," Ye Shenyi shook his head and said, "But he did leave with two people... And those two people disappeared in the crowd afterward."

"Two people?" Tang Fei widened his eyes at Ye Shenyi and said, "I’ve been with my brother the whole time, when did I bring two people? Don’t falsely accuse others, okay?"

Even Zhong Jiayuan became unsettled now and asked with a puzzled face, "Weren’t you with two people?"

He had indeed seen two people next to Tang Fei when he caught sight of him at the entrance of the alley.

One was a stout Little Fatty, standing beside Tang Fei. Another was a tall, thin figure with his entire face hidden in a cloak, standing a bit farther away.

In the dim light and amidst the flying snow, he hadn’t seen their features clearly.

"I was only with one person," Tang Fei said, "It was just me and my brother, who is a Little Fatty... Do I know any other person? I don’t."

Zhong Jiayuan’s expression changed slightly as he spoke, "I saw him standing next to you and I didn’t suspect anything..."

He had indeed been suspicious at that moment, but he mistook that person for a friend of Tang Fei.

The Monitoring Bureau had just offended Tang Fei, and now investigating his friend would likely make this notable figure from the Empire resentful...

Could that person have been the assassin? Did he let the murderer escape in a moment of oversight?

"I don’t know," Tang Fei quickly denied and said, "There were so many people in the alley, I thought they were all out for the New Year’s festivities... I couldn’t just drive someone away because they were walking close to me, could I?"

"I’m just a normal student from White Crane Academy, I don’t have any law enforcement power... At that time, I thought, since the Monitoring Bureau had searched from house to house, if there were any assassins, you would have already captured them. If nothing was found, it would mean this area is safe..."

"..."

Zhong Jiayuan felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if he had been stabbed deeply.

Was this a jab at the Monitoring Bureau’s incompetence?

"No, you must help me clear my name; I can’t bear such a serious accusation," Tang Fei insisted. "When I left, wasn’t the assassin still murdering people in the alley? Isn’t there surveillance there?"

"Pull up the surveillance footage and see who the assassin really is... who was actually committing the murders... that way my innocence can be restored..."

"We’ve tried," Zhong Jiayuan’s eyes were filled with a deep resentment as he said, "All the surveillance data has already been erased."

"..."

Tang Fei made a pitiful and wronged face, but inside he was overjoyed.

As expected, the old man was reliable. He said he would cooperate with them to sent Bai Wuxin away, but Tang Fei hadn’t expected such thorough cooperation that all the surveillance data in the alley was erased.

Zhong Jiayuan was keeping an eye on Tang Fei’s expression, and seeing that he hadn’t spoken for a while, thought he was annoyed and angry about this, so he offered some comfort, "However, several spies from Division Six fell into their hands..."

At this, Zhong Jiayuan felt a bit of schadenfreude.

Originally, this case was entirely handled by their Division Five, but after he reported the search results to the dean, the dean had also deployed people from Division Six.

In the Monitoring Bureau system, Division Five was responsible for large-scale arrests and battles. Therefore, Division Five had many gendarmes and special agents.

Division Six was in charge of assassinations, so they had more spies and assassins.

Division Five operated overtly, Division Six covertly.

If the case progressed smoothly, Zhong Jiayuan was opposed to others trying to steal the credit.

But if the case reached a deadlock or even faced the possibility of failure, then Division Six stepping in meant sharing the responsibility with him.

The burden was heavy; it was much more comfortable for two people to carry it than one.

Moreover, as soon as they got involved, they lost several good men, which made the sacrifices and deaths of Division Five seem not so conspicuous...

At this moment, he somewhat appreciated the assassin’s bloody methods.

For people like them, the first priority was the security and stability of power.

First, to preserve oneself, and then to perform one’s duty to the country.

"Since they’ve made a move, they must have left traces. We’ve sent those bodies to the forensic department. Whether the assassin left fingerprints, hair, or fabric, we can use the database to find him... The most troubling issue now is that we still can’t determine the identity of the assassin."

"When will the results be available?" Tang Fei asked.

"If he indeed left evidence, we will have the results before New Year..." Zhong Jiayuan checked the time on his wrist and said, "Three hours should be sufficient."

"That’s good." Tang Fei finally felt relieved and said aloud, "If there are results, please notify me, Brother Zhong... I also hope you can find the murderer soon. I’m a rootless refugee from the Old Land; I can’t withstand being framed like this..."

"No problem." Zhong Jiayuan quickly agreed.

Seeing Ye Shenyi standing there with an uneasy expression, Zhong Jiayuan wanted to explain a few words on his behalf, after all, this was the Grandmaster summoned by the dean for them: "I think there has been some misunderstanding, Mr. Zhong didn’t mean to wrong you..."

"Mr. Zhong just wants to resolve this case with us and help our Monitoring Bureau catch the murderer..."

"So, I’ve become his suspect?" Tang Fei scoffed continuously, and said aloud, "Without confirming my involvement, he attacked me from behind, nearly killing me... Is this his method of solving problems?"

"Although I’m just a minor character, if someone tries to take my life... even if I die, I will fight fiercely to tear a piece of flesh from him..." Tang Fei threatened aloud.

Tang Fei’s words seemed to be addressed to Ye Shenyi, but in reality, he was threatening Zhong Jiayuan.

Ye Shenyi, as a Grandmaster, wouldn’t be significantly threatened by him.

But Zhong Jiayuan not only operated in the bureaucracy but also belonged to the Zhong Family...

As long as he kept clinging to Phoenix’s support, Zhong Jiayuan had to be cautious with him.

Without desires, one is tough.

Those with desires must live more carefully.

"It’s a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding..." Zhong Jiayuan said with an embarrassed face.

"Out of respect for Brother Zhong, I won’t pursue the matter of his malicious wounding..." Tang Fei looked at Zhong Jiayuan and said aloud, "I have other matters, so I won’t interrupt your case handling."

After finishing, he prepared to leave.

"Where are the people you brought?" Ye Shenyi asked aloud, "Where is your brother?"

"Sometimes, it’s suitable to keep a brother close to your chest, not standing beside you..." Tang Fei said aloud.

Just then, they heard a woman’s magnetic voice shouting, "Tang Fei, I’m here..."