Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 538 - 535: Storm

Chapter 538: Chapter 535: Storm

Although he didn’t consider it a big deal, he still couldn’t allow himself to relax at all. This was the first time Xiao Yi had ever approached him for help, and he couldn’t afford to mess it up. Moreover, judging from Xiao Yi’s tone earlier, he took this matter very seriously.

He decided to take action immediately.

Picking up the phone, Mr. Ma’s expression immediately turned serious. One call after another was made from his cell phone.

In less than an hour, high-ranking officials across G Province had gathered in a vast meeting room. Each person treaded as if on thin ice, their hearts filled with dread. Except for a very few individuals, most did not know why they were suddenly summoned here; however, everyone realized that gathering them here in the dead of night could not be good news. The fact that they were all searched upon entering the meeting room and had all their communication devices, even electronic gadgets, confiscated, spoke volumes!

Everyone sensed that they were likely facing another major crisis, but nobody knew exactly who the storm was targeting. Each one feared they might end up as cannon fodder in the ensuing tempest.

Those with connections and backgrounds began to discreetly inquire about the situation, but they found that their attempts to gather information were met with severe reprimands from their backers, along with stern warnings. This made them promptly abandon their inquiries, though their anxiety only deepened.

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Xiao Yi was unaware that his call had caused a massive stir across G Province, like a butterfly effect. When he returned home, he immediately noticed that something was amiss—Liu Jingling was not in the living room watching TV as usual.

However, he didn’t pay it much attention and headed straight to Liu Jingling’s room upstairs.

Recently, checking on Liu Jingling, seeing how her recovery was progressing, and having a short chat with her had become his routine. Although he knew her health was no longer a concern and she had fully recovered the day before, he still habitually wanted to see her.

But as soon as he pushed open the door to Liu Jingling’s former room, he sensed something was wrong.

The room was very clean and tidy, so much so that it hardly looked lived in, and indeed... there was no one in the room...

Liu Jingling wasn’t there?

Looking at the empty room, Xiao Yi’s expression involuntarily froze.

After a while, it dawned on him, and his expression abruptly changed.

It’s so late, and she hasn’t come back? Where could she be?

Xiao Yi’s steps hurried downstairs, heading straight to a corner near the entrance, where he approached a bodyguard in a security uniform and asked directly, "Where’s Miss Liu? Where did she go?"

"Young Master Xiao, she left in the afternoon after you were gone. Didn’t you know?"

Initially, the bodyguard, ready to nap after seeing Xiao Yi return, stood up abruptly when he heard the hurried footsteps and prepared to say something; upon hearing Xiao Yi’s inquiry, he paused briefly and said,

"She left?"

Xiao Yi was startled.

"Yes, she took a parcel..."

The bodyguard nodded, and as he mentioned the parcel, his expression suddenly changed. She had left with a parcel without informing Young Master Xiao? Could it be... At that thought, he became anxious and his tone grew tense, "Young Master Xiao, she might have secretly taken some of your valuable items, right?"

Feeling incredibly regretful, he thought he should have stopped her that afternoon. It would be quite disgraceful if she had taken Young Master Xiao’s valuables.

Why was he so foolish that afternoon? At any rate, he should have stopped her and checked with Xiao Yi by phone.

"No, it’s okay, thanks. You can go back to what you were doing."

Hearing the bodyguard’s words, Xiao Yi finally regained his composure. Observing the bodyguard’s anxious expression, he gave a reassuring smile that seemed somewhat forced, then gently patted his shoulder before turning around to walk back to the villa.

She was gone, she had actually left...

Returning to the villa and looking inside, at the familiar sofa in the living room, his emotions, for some reason, suddenly became a bit gloomy. Liu Jingling’s face surfaced in his mind, as if seeing again that figure curled up peacefully on the sofa watching TV, that delicately serene face. He remembered how she would hurriedly stand up from the sofa as soon as she saw him return...

It was for the best that she left... She was meant to leave anyway...

After a while, Xiao Yi shook his head, pulling his mood out of that gloom, and slowly turned to head upstairs.

However, as he tread each step of the staircase, for some reason his heart felt increasingly choked and excessively irritated, and he just couldn’t ease up.

This inexplicable feeling really upset him and made him even more agitated.

She had actually just left like that, without even saying goodbye!

What an ungrateful wretch, after all the meticulous care during this time, to leave without a word of farewell!

Xiao Yi’s steps, unknowingly, led him back to that room. Gazing at the neatly made bed, he finally found a reasonable explanation and rationale for why Liu Jingling’s departure vexed him so much. A cold smile appeared on his face.

Unfortunately, he didn’t know which assassin organization she belonged to.

Throughout the long time they had spent together, their exchanges had been extremely limited, except for the first time when they talked more about the matters concerning the Li Family, and after that, their conversations were mostly about medical conditions.

Xiao Yi had also forgotten to ask her about this, a question that had initially puzzled him, until now when he remembered it.

If I ever find out your details, or if I ever run into you again, I must teach you a harsh lesson!

Xiao Yi snorted coldly in his heart and glanced around the room once more before taking a deep breath and quickly walking toward his own bedroom.

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"Brother Jianguo went way too far this time! If we don’t avenge this, how can our Gao Family continue to have a standing in G City?"

In a villa in G City, a middle-aged man, who looked roughly seventy to eighty percent similar to Gao Junjie, glared with a somber expression at another middle-aged man across from him, his tone somewhat frantic.

This middle-aged man was indeed Gao Junjie’s father, Gao Wencheng.

Sitting opposite, the man who looked more unadorned yet emanated an aura fiercer than that of Gao Wencheng, was the current head of the Gao Family, Gao Wenhua.

Gao Wencheng, having heard from his son Gao Junjie that he was kicked out publicly when he went to Jianguo’s place, was nearly driven to jumping up in anger, but he managed to suppress his rage and let Gao Junjie recount the details. By the time he finished, smoke was practically billowing from his nostrils. Without another word, he rushed directly to the family home to recount what his son had told him.

Gao Wenhua’s expression also turned particularly ugly.

Jianguo actually had the audacity to expel the nephew he had sent as his representative! What was that supposed to mean? Was this a direct face-off with the Gao Family? Although he had never regarded the Jianguo Group highly, sending Gao Junjie as his representative this time had already made his stance clear. However, having his own choice was one thing, Jianguo daring to disrespect him like this was another matter!

The Gao Family, although not as strong as Zhao, Han, Li, and Zeng in G City, was still a reputable household and had never been treated so disgracefully!

His jaw clenched tightly.

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