The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 115 - 99 Sudden Ambush

Chapter 115: Chapter 99 Sudden Ambush

The vehicle sped along.

Wang Jian, who was driving, was now intently receiving the latest news from the investigative bureau, tracking the fugitive Huang Xin’s most recent movements.

According to the message.

Huang Xin had just stolen a car and was driving recklessly into the Ruined District. Upon reaching it, he abandoned the vehicle and proceeded on foot, plunging deep into the area.

"Damn, this is going to be a hassle," cursed Wang Jian.

Chen Hao asked, "What’s wrong?"

"The suspect has ditched the car and chosen to continue on foot. He’s now hiding somewhere in this region. Given that we’ve only got three people on this operation, finding a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator in the Ruined District is going to be tough. All I can do now is try to reach the spot where he left the car as quickly as possible and start searching."

"If we’re lucky, we might be able to find him. If not, we’ll have no choice but to abandon the mission," he said.

"There’s nothing we can do about it. The Ruined District connects to the danger zone, and no one wants to risk searching that area," Chen Hao replied.

"Hold tight, I’m speeding up," said Wang Jian, who understood the situation and knew there was nothing else to try.

The vehicle accelerated, aiming to reach the point where the fugitive Huang Xin had abandoned his car as quickly as possible.

However, it was at this moment that Li Yi’s phone suddenly rang; it was Sister Lin calling.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call," he said, and answered the phone.

On the other end, Lin Yue’s voice was urgent: "Li Yi, where are you right now? Are you in the Ruined District?"

"Sister Lin, how did you know?" Li Yi was surprised, as the details of his mission should not have been known to Sister Lin.

"Li Yi, listen to me, get out of the Ruined District immediately. I received a message from Qin Qing, she said recently Yang Yilong’s people are after you, wanting to take you down. I’m worried they may already be in action. They’re trying to set up a fake case to lure you into the Ruined District. Get back here right now, I’m on my way to you in the car..." Lin Yue said anxiously.

"What?" Li Yi was startled.

But before he could ask for more information, suddenly, the speeding car jolted violently. It was unclear whether it was a tire blowout or something else, but the vehicle instantly lost control and crashed into the roadside.

"Be careful, the car’s going to flip," shouted Wang Jian at that moment.

The car rolled over with a thunderous noise, finally coming to a halt against a pile of rubble at the side of the road.

But quickly.

The doors and windows were smashed, and Li Yi, Wang Jian, and Chen Hao quickly clambered out of the vehicle.

"Is everyone alright?" Wang Jian immediately asked.

"I’m fine," Li Yi took a deep breath, his mind still on the phone call from Sister Lin.

Chen Hao declared promptly, "There was a steel cable stretched across the road. Someone intentionally trapped us."

He then saw a thin, barely noticeable steel cable lying across the road surface, which had caused their vehicle to overturn.

Realizing something, Wang Jian immediately said, "Let’s go, we shouldn’t stay here. Mission aborted. We’re heading back to the investigative bureau."

He had barely taken a step.

Shadows emerged from the nearby abandoned buildings.

"Wang Jian, why the rush? We just met a little while back; don’t you want to spend more time with an old friend?"

A deep voice arose as a man in a black coat lightly leapt onto a remnant of ruin, his expression cold as he stared at Wang Jian, Chen Hao, and Li Yi, as if they were prey.

"It’s one of Wei Bin’s, I recognize you, you’re called Knife, right?" Wang Jian frowned, "What, not satisfied with the last defeat, you’re back for revenge?"

"Wang Jian, I wasn’t planning on taking you down this time, but you’re out of luck, catching this ride. To ensure the news doesn’t leak, I’ll reluctantly have to take care of you as well," Knife said with a twisted smile, then glanced aside: "Stop hiding, you guys from the Yang Family aren’t going to let me take the fall for killing an investigator, are you?"

"There’s someone else?" Wang Jian’s face instantly changed.

The next moment.

From behind the abandoned building next to them, a tall middle-aged man in a suit walked out with a stern face, "I only told you to kill Li Yi, not to kill Wang Jian too."

"Are you an idiot? Killing Li Yi and sparing Wang Jian is like delivering the murder evidence right to the Investigation Bureau. Either you don’t act at all, or you kill them both. With no one left to testify, the Bureau can do nothing. This is the Ruined District; there are no surveillance cameras, no backup. If you don’t even dare to do this, I suggest you stop hiring assassins to commit murder. It’s embarrassing," said Daozi, not mincing his words.

"You’re... one of Yang Yilong’s men?" Li Yi was now staring intently at the middle-aged man in the suit.

He had seen this man before at Yang Yilong’s residence and remembered him vaguely.

Yang Ye sneered at Li Yi, "I had already advised Yilong that after getting the Boxing Techniques, he should have kept you until he had fully mastered them and then gotten rid of you. But he insisted on talking about righteousness and let you go. Now you’ve become a hidden danger. Not only did you ruin the Yang Family’s chance to acquire the Mysterious Object, but you also have a Cultivation Value of 420%. You’re a potential danger. Yilong thinks too highly of himself and doesn’t see you as a threat, but I disagree. Giving you time might actually lead to you turning the tables. Instead of that, it’s better to strike first. Killing you now, before you grow stronger, would save us trouble later."

"So that’s how it is," Li Yi clenched his fists tightly. "You Yangs are really ruthless."

"I had no choice. I didn’t want to come to this, but we made enemies the moment we forcibly took your boxing techniques. You don’t have to say it; I know you bear a grudge, you just held your tongue because you lacked strength at the time. I’ve seen plenty like you. Once you gain power, you’re bound to seek revenge. Yang Ye said as he loosened his tie and took off his suit, revealing his muscular torso, clearly ready for a fight.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi couldn’t help but laugh angrily, "You want my boxing techniques, and you expect me to just give them to you for free and without a word of complaint? Who do you think you are, the Emperor? Don’t be so full of yourself. Dressed in a suit, you try to look like a businessman, but strip that away, and you’re nothing more than a bully, a bandit."

"Big fish eat little fish. That’s just the way society is," Yang Ye said with a cold laugh. "Now that I’ve shown myself, after I kill you, I can also take that jacket off you, wash it clean, and return it to Yilong."

"If you think you can, just try," Li Yi’s eyes were boiling with a killing intent, a rage burning within him.

Wang Jian said with a grave expression, "Yang Ye, does Yilong know you and these guys like Daozi ambushed us? I need to make a call to Yilong. If this is all just a misunderstanding, I can pretend nothing happened."

"Wang Jian, at this juncture, does it still make sense to say such things? It wasn’t easy to lure you to the Ruined District. Yang Ye, you deal with this guy, I’ll help you kill Li Yi. Act fast, less we have more dreams at night," Daozi said from the side.

"So you want Investigator Wang Jian to die by my hand?" Yang Ye’s gaze shifted slightly, "Fine then. At this point, it doesn’t matter who kills whom."

The two immediately confirmed their targets.

Seeing this situation.

Wang Jian realized that there was no possibility of de-escalation. Whether Yilong knew about this or not, once Yang Ye made his move, the Yang Family would be implicated.

"Whether it’s Yang Ye or Daozi, they’re both cultivators of the Inspiration Realm. We’re no match for them head-on, let alone the fact that they have brought a full ten helpers from the Spirit Medium Realm. The only way now is to look for a chance to scatter and flee. Don’t hesitate..."

"I’m sorry, this is my fault," Li Yi bowed his head slightly.

Wang Jian shook his head, "No, I already had a vendetta against that Daozi. He clearly wants to kill two birds with one stone this time. It’s really Chen Hao who got dragged into this through no fault of his own. Besides, I already sent a distress signal, but whether we can hold out until help arrives is unclear."

"Since I chose to be a field agent, I was already prepared to face danger," Chen Hao said, his expression serious yet unafraid. "Li Yi, don’t blame yourself. If it weren’t for you saving me last time, I wouldn’t even be alive today. Let’s consider we’re even now. If I survive this, I’ll still choose this job."

Their conversation was brief.

Because Daozi and Yang Ye didn’t want to give them any more time to live.

"Move." Daozi’s deep voice rang out, and he rushed forward, like a fierce tiger, straight for Li Yi.

"Be careful with this Li Yi. He knows boxing techniques. I’ll go help you as soon as I’ve dealt with Wang Jian," Yang Ye said, worried about unforeseen developments, giving explicit instructions.

"Understood."

Daozi simply responded with a word.

Seeing this, Yang Ye said no more and immediately rushed toward Wang Jian.

The remaining Cultivators from the Spirit Medium Realm blocked off and surrounded them, preventing their escape.

Such planned coordination sank the trio’s hopes of breaking free.