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Chapter 523 - 561: The Show Begins!

Chapter 523: Chapter 561: The Show Begins!

Li Xue closed the door and walked over, kicking Fang Yi in the shin.

Fang Yi turned his head and smiled, "Finished with your work?"

Li Xue replied, "Not yet."

Fang Yi let out an "Oh" and said, "But you look tired." He took his legs off the coffee table.

"Mhm," Li Xue nodded like a pecking chicken, her bright eyes gleaming with a kind of hopeful light.

"Oh, tired are you? Go get some water yourself," Fang Yi said casually.

In an instant, Li Xue’s expression changed, darkening immediately, her eyes fixed straight on Fang Yi. She pouted in a cute but deadly serious manner as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"Heroine, don’t be mad, it was just a joke. I’ll go get you some water right now," Fang Yi got up.

"Hehe," Li Xue smiled broadly.

A minute later, Li Xue was lying on the sofa with her feet on the coffee table, just like Fang Yi had been, except her pretty face couldn’t hide her fatigue.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Li Xue sighed lightly, "It really is a headache."

"Shall I rub it for you?"

"No, rubbing won’t fix it." Suddenly, Li Xue turned her head and lying casually stared at Fang Yi, "Not to mention, why did you suddenly send me to arrest someone, and at this time too? Do you know how much that affects things? Even if I am the director, it’s really hard to suppress the news! And Mr. Lin from the Lin Family is getting impatient, insisting on going out, and during this time, the Lin Family keeps pressuring me, even through my family..."

She hadn’t spoken earlier, but once she did, Li Xue’s mouth gushed like a breached dam, non-stop.

Fang Yi didn’t stop Li Xue, letting her talk. Actually, Li Xue was under a lot of pressure right now. Holding it in would definitely make her uncomfortable, so it might be better to let her vent.

Fang Yi naturally understood Li Xue’s situation. Li Xue was very young, and for someone her age to have become the director of the Guard Department, it was like a lamb thrown into a pack of wolves. Many people did not accept her, putting a lot of pressure on her.

If it had not been for Li Xue’s consecutive extraordinary achievements, coupled with the former director Liu Yuanguang stepping down and the support of the Bai Family behind her, she might not have gotten this far.

But regardless, Li Xue had already taken this position, so the responsibilities that came with it were unquestionable.

"Hey, hey, hey, big pervert, why are you just nodding and not talking? I am the director after all. I’ve said so much, you should give some advice," Li Xue said, clearly dissatisfied.

"What advice can I give?" Fang Yi smiled.

"Are you kidding me? You’re backing out now? I shouldn’t have arrested Li Xuan if I knew this would happen," Li Xue said petulantly.

"Alright, then what do you want me to do?" Fang Yi asked.

"Make Li Xuan confess to his crimes!" Li Xue stared at Fang Yi and blinked, saying, "Even Mr. Lin from the Lin Family was persuaded by you to pin everything on Li Xuan, so you can definitely make Li Xuan confess, right?"

Fang Yi smiled and said, "I don’t need to do it, someone else will help him confess."

Li Xue blinked her eyes in a puzzled manner.

"Just wait, it’ll happen tonight. Don’t sleep; someone will come to the Guard Department to snatch people," Fang Yi said lightly.

However, these words, when they fell on Li Xue’s ears, caused her expression to suddenly change.

Someone daring to come to the Guard Department to snatch people?

That’s asking for death!

Li Xue’s expression turned cold and, ignoring her fatigue, she stood up to leave, but was caught by Fang Yi.

"What are you going to do?"

"Of course, I’m going to deploy manpower," Li Xue said matter-of-factly.

Fang Yi shook his head, "No need for all that trouble. Heavy deployment might deter the enemy from coming. Instead, to avoid harming the innocent, leave a few veterans here and give the rest a break."

Li Xue, stunned, looked at Fang Yi wanting to say ’are you even capable?’ but recalling Fang Yi’s past achievements where he single-handedly dealt with ten enemies, she held back her question.

Silent night had fallen.

Around three in the morning, a group of people entered directly through the main gate.

There were five of them, tall and slim, dressed in black, all masked, and also wearing fur hats; however, from the glimpses of golden hair strands visible, they were clearly not from Xuan Cang.

The gate guard was knocked unconscious, and the guard dogs lay motionless on the ground, as the group of five headed towards the building.

The leader, with eyes sharp as an eagle’s, though he moved fast, his steps were steady. As he approached the building, he instructed, "After we go in, no killing to avoid escalating things in Xuan Cang. Nobody escapes if this blows up. Just focus on getting the person out. If we can’t rescue them... then we kill!"

"Yes!"

His followers, all whispered in agreement, blending with the chilling, somber night.

Meanwhile, in an interrogation room upstairs.

Li Xuan was tied to a chair, and when he saw Fang Yi walk in, he was immensely shocked. His eyes widened, and he struggled excitedly, his teeth clenched as if he was about to pounce.

Li Xuan’s agitation was not out of joy, but fury.

"Fang Yi!" Li Xuan gritted his teeth, pronouncing the name that had been the bane of his existence.

Since childhood, Li Xuan had always been the best among his peers, unbeaten in intelligence and skill from kindergarten through to university, always the most outstanding and unreachable.

Even after university, when he went abroad and entered society, Li Xuan had never faced a setback. Even in the Divine Court, among his peers, he was the most dazzling.

But why, why did this bastard have to appear?!

Li Xuan couldn’t understand, he really couldn’t!

Even the woman who was originally his girlfriend had fallen for this bastard. Li Xuan wanted to curse him, to condemn him to eternal damnation!

Fang Yi slowly walked over, stopping in front of Li Xuan. He lit a cigarette, blew out a puff of smoke, and then just stood there, towering over Li Xuan.

"Fang Yi!" Li Xuan looked up at his imposing figure, his teeth clenched, "I’ve lost!"

Fang Yi nodded, "Yes, you’ve lost."

"But I can’t accept it! I still have a chance to start over!" Li Xuan said coldly.

"What makes you think so?" Fang Yi seemed genuinely curious.

"That family of five was killed; I didn’t lay a hand on them, I was just involved. In fact, you can’t catch me with any evidence! Fang Yi, even if you get Lin San to drag me into this, it’s useless. I was merely a bystander, too close to the action maybe, but... what do you have to convict me of? Ha... hahaha... haha..."

Li Xuan burst into mocking laughter, filled with derision.

Yet, Fang Yi remained unperturbed and joined in the laughter, then suddenly said softly, "The show has just begun."