Blind Spot
Chapter 149 - 138 peaceful four

Chapter 149: 138 peaceful four

With a swift motion, a sweet-looking woman in a blue suit sat upright behind the anchor desk, broadcasting today’s daily news.

"The Presidential Visit Day in Manhattan on November 7th has been confirmed to have been attacked by the notorious Utopia. This organization has been quite active on the international stage in recent years, and just within this year, they have claimed responsibility for over thirty terrorist attacks..."

Li Chengyi frowned, changing the channel.

This time, a male reporter in a white coat was holding a microphone, interviewing a police officer at the scene of a car accident.

"...Approximately more than thirty people have been affected by this serial car accident, but fortunately, there are no casualties so far..."

Li Chengyi changed the channel again.

All he wanted now was to watch something light-hearted to relax, things like Utopia, that had nothing to do with him.

He wasn’t interested or concerned about what they were up to.

After all, he had only killed dozens of their people; terrorists are all going to die anyway, so what difference does it make where they die?

Finally, he found a comedy movie playing.

A silly-looking, short-haired man was faking a mental disability on the roadside, asking passersby for help.

People thought he was truly dim-witted, but suddenly, the man switched into genius mode and pulled out a math problem he had been pondering...

Li Chengyi’s mood began to ease as he watched. The tension that had been induced by Blind Spot started to relax slowly.

Beep beep...

Before long, a reply came through on his phone.

He picked it up without a second thought.

’Xiao Yi, it’s Song Ran. The boss is in trouble’—Song Ran.

Li Chengyi’s expression changed, and he sprang to his feet.

He had just reached 49% of the Shadow Dragon Bloodline, almost halfway there, nearly seeing the hope after the bloodline.

He had been planning to join the boss’s investigation after gaining the bloodline and becoming more powerful.

After all, his hope was to completely get rid of Blind Spot’s entanglement, but now... trouble arose before he could expect it.

He quickly redialed the phone.

After a short waiting tone.

Someone answered on the other end.

"Xiao Yi, the boss is in a coma; he won’t wake up no matter what, they checked and said he’s just asleep, but he just won’t wake up," Song Ran’s voice clearly carried exhaustion.

"When did it start? I remember he was still chatting with me before that!" Li Chengyi asked quickly.

"It started the day before yesterday. He was talking to us, delegating tasks, and then suddenly fainted and hit the ground, and he hasn’t woken up since," Song Ran replied.

"Where are you guys now?" Li Chengyi asked.

"We’re in Yunshan County, Fuzong Province, at a place called Du Family Village! It’s quite remote here; you won’t be able to get here, I’ll find someone to pick you up!"

"Okay! I’m currently at Suiyang Forever Botanical Garden!" Li Chengyi responded. "On the way, tell me what exactly happened, what are you guys doing there?"

"There’s a flight from Suiyang to Qunan tomorrow morning, you fly over first, and then I’ll send someone to pick you up at Qunan Airport to Yunshan County! I’ll send you all the information in a moment!"

Song Ran hung up the phone and sent the data.

While he sent the information, Li Chengyi quickly booked a plane ticket. After confirming the ticket, he called home to say he was going on a business trip, this time quite far, but with a big bonus, promising he could buy a bigger house when he returned.

He made preparations for his parents, so when he returned, he could tell them the house was bought with a down payment loan and move them into the new house.

After buffering for so long, it was time to slowly improve the family’s living conditions.

Having done all this, he checked the progress of his Evil Thoughts.

The Titan Sunflower’s Evil Thoughts were now at 42%.

All from constantly picking on his sister Li Chengjiu whenever he had the chance.

Although weaker than Zhuang Yijing, Li Chengjiu’s Evil Thoughts were not insignificant; after all, she had been trained, and her willpower was far stronger than an average person’s.

To have soared from 21 to 42 in such a short time, his sister was indeed remarkable.

Thinking about this, and seeing such a significant gap left.

Li Chengyi pondered how he could complete three evolutions’ worth of Evil Thoughts replenishment in an extremely short amount of time? With that, he would feel much more confident when heading to the boss’s side.

After all, three evolutions certainly were not on the same level as two.

Candidates for powerful individuals flashed through his mind again and again.

But none of them were suitable.

’The fastest I’ve ever replenished Evil Thoughts was when I remember... it was...’

Li Chengyi started to reminisce.

Suddenly, a person flashed through his mind.

’Right, she can!’

Marian Xilian!

As a mysterious woman who had always had an ambiguous relationship with his sister, Li Chengyi felt it was his duty, as a family member, to investigate her true background!

So...

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Fortunately, Marian was still residing in Suiyang.

Li Chengyi easily found her whereabouts with the help of Da Hei.

The Hong Li Group Suiyang Branch, coincidentally, was located in an office building right behind the New Century Building.

Just a few hundred meters from Hongjin Biotech.

Li Chengyi confirmed the specifics and immediately set off to find Marian.

He had initially thought he could slowly develop Zhuang Yijing and his sister Li Chengjiu, but now it seemed he had to resort to crooked paths to quickly replenish Evil Thoughts.

As to how to extract Evil Thoughts from Marian.

This woman was extremely emotionally volatile, so it should not be too difficult. However, provoking her out of the blue could lead to unforeseen consequences later on.

If it were not for the urgent situation at the boss’s end, Li Chengyi would not want to go through so much trouble.

But he had no choice.

He decided to give it a try, aiming to increase his capability when facing danger as much as possible.

With Da Hei’s precise location, Li Chengyi quickly arrived at the entrance of the Hong Li Group branch.

A row of shops resembling snack stalls was lined up below the company building.

In front of the shops, there was a sidewalk with a row of lush trees planted alongside it.

The shade of the trees cast a gloom over the entire sidewalk.

Li Chengyi stood under one of the trees on the sidewalk, leaning against an old tricycle, his gaze fixed on the entrance to the Hong Li Company.

At the entrance to the company building, there was only a staircase wide enough for two people, which led directly to a pair of elevators going up.

The elevators were equipped with identity-recognition security, which he had observed. Company employees needed to authenticate their irises and fingerprints when they came down to eat or when they returned with takeout.

The security procedures were relatively complex.

"It seems I have to take an unconventional approach..."

Li Chengyi’s eyes slightly narrowed as he tightened the hood on his head. From beginning to end, he didn’t reveal his face, instead keeping his head down and quietly observing.

Another ten minutes or so passed.

Just then, a group of taxi drivers parked nearby and came down to eat in the small restaurant.

Six people entered a small eatery to the right of the entrance to the Hong Li Company.

It was at this moment that Li Chengyi’s awaited target finally appeared.

Marian Xilian was dressed in a purple, form-fitting sweater, a white skirt over it, with blond hair cascading over her shoulders, a pair of teardrop-shaped platinum chain earrings peeking out among her hair.

She seemed to be chatting with two other black-haired female colleagues, nodding from time to time.

The three of them walked out of the elevator, heading towards the outside of the company.

Li Chengyi’s heart tensed slightly as he ducked his head, a purple and black wisteria dress mask covering his face.

Timing Marian’s route, he quickly stepped forward.

His right hand hung loosely at his side.

A golden short sword silently emerged into his palm.

What kind of evil thought comes fastest?

Of course, it’s... murderous intent!

Whoosh!

Li Chengyi suddenly lunged forward, raising his right hand high, stabbing viciously towards Marian’s chest with his golden sword.

To an onlooker, his motion seemed like he had accidentally stumbled, his body lurching forward.

But to Marian and her two colleagues, they could clearly see the golden short sword in Li Chengyi’s hand.

"Manager, be careful!!" one of the women screamed out a warning.

But before they could react, in the blink of an eye, Marian had pushed the other two away.

Clang!

In a flash, she raised her hand to block the sword with her wrist.

Hidden inside the sleeve of her sweater on her wrist was actually a carbon-gray short knife.

"This kind of mask, this type of weapon... are you a thug!?" she asked in a low voice.

"Why are you attacking me?"

"No... you have no intent to kill. You’re just probing? Testing?"

Locked in a hand-to-hand struggle, Li Chengyi was surprised that the woman’s strength was not faltering at all, sturdily blocking his sword strike.

Although he hadn’t used his full strength, such power was enough that even his sister, a military academy student, couldn’t withstand it and would often be beaten into howls by him.

Yet Marian, this woman, could it be...

Pureblood enhanced?

"Who is behind you!?" Marian’s eyes were sharp as she stared at his mask.

At this point, Li Chengyi already felt the situation was tricky.

He hadn’t expected that she would even notice his lack of killing intent. With this, he couldn’t provoke her to generate murderous intent and absorb evil thoughts.

His mind raced as he recalled her personal information.

Suddenly, an idea sprang to mind.

"Who do you think would tirelessly chase you down even when you’ve hidden away in Yi Country?" he replied obscurely.

Upon hearing this, Marian’s expression changed as if she had thought of something.

"You’re his man!!?"

A mysterious flame rose rapidly in her eyes.

Thump thump thump!

The two exchanged blows rapidly, and in just a few seconds, Li Chengyi was hit squarely three times.

What shocked him was that Marian’s combat skills were much stronger than those of Zhou Yan from Utopia.

This woman not only mastered Soft Qi but also dominated the initiative from the beginning, completely controlling the rhythm of the attack.

Once he confirmed her formidable strength, a decisive glint flashed in Li Chengyi’s eyes.

The golden sword in his hand suddenly extended, and he released his full strength in a burst.

The second evolutionary stage of the Wisteria Floral Dress protected and amplified his power in all directions.

Stepping back in an instant, he focused all his strength into his right arm.

Infused with Soft Qi, his power flowed.

With a thunderous roar, the golden sword sliced down like a beam of light from above.

All-Star Dragon Shadow!!

Soft Qi Eruption!

He had made his decision.

If she couldn’t defend against it, then let her die! After all, this woman had harbored murderous intent against him before.

If she were to die now, then so be it.

To strike directly and openly—if she died this way, it would only be because she was too weak and didn’t know how to flee.

The explosive force and speed of this sword, coupled with the golden sword’s extreme sharpness.

Marian sensed the danger the moment he engaged her.

And unlike earlier, with this sword, she truly felt his intent to kill!