Above the Galaxy
Chapter 552 - 343: I have a treasure that you will definitely be interested in!

Chapter 552: Chapter 343: I have a treasure that you will definitely be interested in!

Phoenix Chamber.

The virtual screen in the room was displaying the carnage in a residence in the Moonlight District; Zhuang Zhongbing had died, and so had his wife and the child in her womb.

A group of people in black clothes gathered at the entrance of the house, both angry and helpless in the face of such a situation.

Phoenix stood in front of the virtual projection, quietly appreciating everything, her expression inscrutable, making it hard to guess her emotional state at that moment.

Jin Dewang stood by respectfully, hardly daring to breathe.

He knew that the young master’s mood must not be good.

Anyone encountering such a situation wouldn’t be in a good mood.

Seeing Bai Ye start to make a phone call, Phoenix immediately spoke up, "Can the electronic mosquito fly a bit closer? I want to hear what he’s saying."

"Your Highness, if it gets too close, it might be discovered," Jin Dewang smiled ingratiatingly, "They are elites of the Imperial Guard with exceptional counter-surveillance abilities. If they detect the electronic mosquito, we won’t be able to carry out close-range surveillance anymore. Our existence might also be exposed."

"Mm," Phoenix nodded, showing understanding, and said, "Record the call and later have a lip-reading expert analyze it."

"The electronic mosquito will record the entire surveillance video; we can just replay it later," Jin Dewang explained.

Phoenix then said no more.

When Bai Ye finished his call, he ordered his subordinates to take the bodies of Zhuang Zhongbing and his wife back.

Zhuang Zhongbing was an active member of the Imperial Forbidden Team, and his unexplained death meant the Guard had a responsibility to investigate the case thoroughly to provide closure.

Moreover, this was the person specifically requested by Manager Chen; alive they must see the person, dead they must see the body.

The Imperial Guard arrived quickly and departed even faster; in the blink of an eye, they had swiftly evacuated with the two bodies.

Only the broken doorway and the large pool of blood inside the house testified to the events that had occurred.

Soon, all of this would disappear like smoke in the air.

Some people would vanish completely from this world, as if they had never been here.

After the Imperial Guard had withdrawn, the electronic mosquito was also retrieved by nearby covert operatives.

However, the surveillance video had already been transmitted in real time to the system here via the star-chain network.

The Maid brought in a gaunt old man, who, under Jin Dewang’s direction, replayed the segment of the video where Bai Ye was making the phone call.

The old man watched Bai Ye’s lips and translated in real time, "Director, we’ve found Zhuang Zhongbing, but he’s already dead..."

"His wife and child were also killed, throats cut with a single sword, the killer was a sword master..."

"Yes, we arrived too late... No clues were found at the scene... I’m bringing the bodies back for the medical examiner to take another look."

"Yes, yes, I understand, I will explain to the Manager... Please, Director, put in a good word for me with the Manager... It’s my fault for not discovering Zhuang Zhongbing’s movements in time, all my fault..."

"Thank you, Director, my life was given by you... If the Director ever needs anything, it’s yours anytime..."

"Yes, yes, I will handle the wrap-up, please rest assured, Director."

After Bai Ye hung up the phone, the gaunt old man finished his task and was taken out by the Maid.

Jin Dewang cautiously glanced at Phoenix and whispered, "The Director should be Li Baolin, the head of the Imperial Guard Office, the direct superior of Bai Ye and Zhuang Zhongbing..."

"After we let Zhuang Zhongbing and his wife go, as per Your Highness’s instructions, we kept surveillance on Bai Ye and Li Baolin... Sure enough, Li Baolin soon began to discreetly search for Zhuang Zhongbing’s whereabouts."

Phoenix nodded and said, "Manager Chen is Chen Fenglei; behind the Old Land case, there indeed lies Chen Fenglei’s shadow." _{f.re(e) w.e(b)nov el.c.om}

Previously, it had only been a speculation, and Phoenix had felt uneasy.

She suspected it was him, yet feared it was.

Now that the truth was out, Chen Fenglei being the mastermind behind the Old Land case, Phoenix readily accepted it.

When faced with a problem, she either solved the problem or the person creating the problem.

Grief and crying couldn’t protect oneself.

As for the deaths of Zhuang Zhongbing and his wife...

Phoenix felt somewhat regretful, but it didn’t give her a guilty conscience.

When he did those things, he should have anticipated such an outcome.

Anyone who does wrong must face punishment.

Any person.

Once you enter the palace, it’s deep like the sea; only the bigger fish eat the smaller fish.

Kindness doesn’t survive in a place where people devour each other.

"Your Highness, what should we do next?" Jin Dewang asked.

Phoenix thought for a moment and answered, "Given Chen Fenglei’s special status and the fact he has many experts around him, you must all be careful not to act rashly, or even get too close. If his Beehive detects you, you probably won’t have a way out."

"Yes, Your Highness. Without your instructions, we absolutely won’t make any contact with Chen Fenglei," Jin Dewang quickly agreed.

"Keep Li Baolin and Bai Ye under surveillance; these two are good cards to hold, which might be useful at a critical moment."

"Yes, Your Highness. I’ll arrange it right away."

Phoenix’s beautiful eyes looked towards Jin Dewang and encouraged him, "Lao Jin, you’ve accomplished great deeds again; I don’t even know how to thank you."

"Please don’t say that, Your Highness. Being able to serve you is the greatest fortune of my life," Jin Dewang spoke with sincere trepidation.

Although he had never been inside the palace, he knew the rules there well.

When a superior says they have nothing left to reward you with, that’s when you need to watch out for your own head.