Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 215 - 187 Hongguang Surveillance, Murder Plot Outside the City

Chapter 215: Chapter 187 Hongguang Surveillance, Murder Plot Outside the City

Dongjiang, Wanhua Street.

In the busiest midsection, shops were packed side by side, with a stream of people weaving through them like threads in fabric.

Today the sun shone brilliantly, and it coincided with a holiday.

A full three-day holiday was, without a doubt, a carnival for the children.

Even those who toiled thirteen or fourteen hours a day in their daily grind would take some time out of their work-centric lives to spend with their children, showing them the colorful world outside.

Even those in less affluent circumstances would dress their little treasures in their brightest and best clothes to visit the eateries and stores they wouldn’t usually splurge on, treating them to a big meal and a few small toys.

However, these common joys had little to do with the Guanhai Building on the forty-eighth floor.

In front of the building’s plaza, many vehicles were parked, but the wealthy guests who actually walked through the doors were few.

Even though the concept of genetic enhancement had been hotly discussed for over two decades, with shops spreading across towns and cities throughout Zhuxia...

For the average citizen, it remained an extravagantly priced luxury.

The hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions spent on various potions and treasure armors had long drawn a deep divide between the upper class and the common folk.

Guanhai Building, level 47, was divided into two parts, and entering through the tightly guarded door on the left side led to a vast hall.

Hundreds of light screens flickered, painting different landscapes and terrains.

Employees went to and fro, meticulously recording even the slightest changes in the images on the screens.

Huang Shicheng sat in his spacious and bright office at the far end, occasionally turning to look through the one-way transparent glass at the bustling figures of his staff.

Most of the time, he preferred to sit by the window facing the sea, a cup of clear tea in hand.

Gazing out at the vast and misty waters, the salty sea breeze opened his mind as much as his view.

As part of Hongguang Group’s eighteen branches, the newly established Dongjiang Branch was not longstanding, and it was in a stealth fight for the market against the local enterprise Taihe.

Although he had the support of headquarters, he was not at a disadvantage.

But he still felt frustrated and hamstrung, far from slick in his operations.

Being ridiculed several times during teleconferences for his poor performance, Huang Shicheng actually harbored some resentment inside.

He was always thinking about making some achievements to show to those uglier-faced members of his family.

"I didn’t expect you to already be dead before I could even make my move," he mused.

Thinking of Taihe.

Thinking of that old fox.

Huang Shicheng could not help but silently laugh.

Watching as you build your towers high, watching as they topple down, even with the Eternal Life Group’s backing, so what?

This place was ultimately Zhuxia.

The tendrils of the Eternal Life Group couldn’t reach in here...

If they wanted to do anything, it could only be sneaky and covert.

In this aspect, his advantage was significantly greater.

"It’s just that, that young Police Security officer managed to go to such lengths; I underestimated him in the past.

At General Wenshan’s Tomb, what exactly did Dong Qingshan gain that day?"

"Thump... Thump, thump."

"Come in."

Huang Shicheng put aside his idle thoughts, swiveled his chair around, and his expression became very serious.

"Director Huang, the second target you ordered us to watch hasn’t done anything unusual these past few days."

The middle-aged man had a slightly odd look on his face and chose his words carefully before continuing in a low voice, "Apart from watching two movies with Miss Sun, he has been teaching at the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall, which the Tianxiang Group internally confirmed."

"Teaching, huh?"

"So, he became formidable because he gained some secret cultivation technique from Dong Qingshan? It doesn’t make sense.

If it’s just a Martial Arts secret, Taihe wouldn’t go to such great lengths to block the news...

They’re even willing to collude with the Eternal Life Group to uncover the hidden truth."

Thinking about how his own deployed men were excluded and gained no benefits...

Huang Shicheng felt annoyed.

He had a nagging feeling that he had missed something extremely important.

"What about Dong Qingshan then?"

"Most of his body tissue has decomposed... nearly a month has passed, and his bones and sinews remain exceptionally tough, almost comparable to those of an A-class Genetic Beast and could be used to make low-grade armor."

The middle-aged man’s eyes flashed with fervor: "The research report has been submitted.

Experts analyzed that his constitution is tenfold stronger than an ordinary person and that his bones show signs of particular jade-like transformation...

The blood stem cells they extracted, once activated, contain incredibly potent energy.

Moreover, under spectral detection, they show a silvery-gray color.

The preliminary verdict is:

Dong Qingshan indeed practiced some unknown cultivation technique, and the evolutionary pathway of his body was highly compatible with his own, with no sign of rejection."

"Are you sure it’s not genetic alienation?"

"It’s not."

"To say it’s the implantation of ferocious beast genes falls short. Rather, he’s followed the path of the ancient Qi Refiners, cultivating bones as strong as jade and blood as heavy as mercury..."

"Then that must be it. Intensify the surveillance on Zhou Ping’an, and report immediately if there is any anomaly," Huang Shicheng ordered, his eyes lighting up and leaning forward on his desk to mask the excitement stirring within him. "Moreover, the one hundred and thirty-nine peripheral monitoring points must be watched without lapse..."

"Yes, the researchers analyzed some of Taihe’s recent actions and indeed gathered some useful information.

Since they are paying attention to the historical affair between Madame Zhao Yue and General Yin, there must be a reason for it.

Although we’re a step behind, we’re not without gains..."

"What about Eternal Life Group? Any movements?"

"No significant actions for the time being. I don’t know whether they’re brewing something...

However, a few hunting groups suspected of being affiliated with Eternal Life Group have been very active during this period.

They have made frequent appearances around thirteen monitoring points, and it’s unclear what they may have discovered."

After his routine report, the middle-aged man tactfully left the room.

Less than an hour later, he returned, knocking on the president’s office door with an excited look on his face.

"Director Huang, we’ve made a significant discovery."

"At monitoring point number twenty-three, something unexpected has occurred..."

The two rushed to the side of a light screen, where they saw more than ten burly men in field uniforms busily repairing the ground and positioning vehicles on the screen.

"This is, the Tiger Roar Type 3 vehicle-mounted auxiliary cannon!"

Huang Shicheng was profoundly shocked.

"How far is monitoring point twenty-three from the city?"

"Thirty-seven point five kilometers.

Because it’s near Bloody Eagle Cliff, we didn’t have enough manpower to excavate that area...

Additionally, the terrain is mostly rocky, with little vegetation and soil.

According to the Zhuxia school of geomancy, the probability of a tomb being there is very small. So, we haven’t carried out any checks there for the time being."

The middle-aged man was well aware of these facts and answered off the cuff.

"Widen the angle. Let’s see what’s happening within ten li."

Huang Shicheng gave the order coldly.

"Stop here..."

Quickly, an anomaly was spotted on the third light screen to the east, monitoring point number twenty-five.

There was a group of people hiding in the sparse woods, about seventeen or eighteen of them...

The one leading them was tall and strong, with a long scar stretching from his brow to his chin on the left side of his face, as if his face had been split into two.

He looked fierce and intimidating.

Even through the surveillance camera.

It still made one’s heart chill, involuntarily drawing a gasp of cold air.

"Zhao Family’s Ferocious Tiger, Zhao Shirong."

Huang Shicheng’s eyelids twitched. "Wasn’t it said in the intelligence reports that he took the Li River water route and would take two more days to arrive at Dongjiang? How is it that he has arrived ahead of time?"

Feeling that he had discovered something significant, he was momentarily unsure what to decide.

"Go and invite Elder Ruan over. No, I’ll go personally."

Huang Shicheng furrowed his brow and thought for a while.

Whether it was the appearance of the field artillerymen or the arrival of Zhao Family’s Ferocious Tiger, it was an unmistakable indication that something was quietly unfolding.

Coincidentally, the locations where these people were found were exactly among the one hundred and thirty-nine possible locations of Madame Zhao Yue’s tomb.

He would still need to communicate with headquarters to see whether there was a need to intervene.

...

Zhou Ping’an sent Sun Lishu home with a slightly embarrassed air.

He declined her suggestion to come in and sit, smiling, "For this matter, please thank your father for me, just say that I already have an idea."

"So you won’t thank me?"

Sun Lishu’s face bloomed with a smile as she mustered a lot of courage to feign a hearty demeanor and asked with a laugh.

"Of course, I should thank you too. I’ll invite you to visit my home next time..."

"Really?" Sun Lishu looked surprised and delighted.

Zhou Ping’an chuckled, "Aren’t you on good terms with Xiao Lan? She doesn’t have many friends, and she would surely be happy to have you over."

"Oh, yes, very good."

Sun Lishu’s face instantly fell, and she turned sullenly to walk toward her house.

After a few steps, she turned back, somewhat worriedly advising, "I also overheard that the Zhao Family doesn’t play by the rules, especially Zhao Shirong.

I heard he’s extremely brutal and terrifying, not much of a rule-follower. You mustn’t let him scheme against you."

"Mhm, next time you have a day off, I’ll invite you out to a movie," Zhou Ping’an promised with a nod, suddenly suggesting.

"Ah..."

Sun Lishu spun around abruptly.

Her face flushed with a hint of crimson as she revealed a radiant smile, "Alright."

This time, she felt as if her legs were stepping on clouds, light and unable to touch solid ground.

She practically staggered home unevenly, even failing to catch the notice of Councilman Sun, who was standing at the second-floor window deep in thought.

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