Chapter 220 -118: Ghost-Catching Sect! Even If a Grandmaster of Divine Intent Personally Arrives, I Am Not Afraid
Flanking him on either side sat a beautiful woman in a black-and-white uniform.
One was massaging his leg with her fair, tender hands, while the other held a teacup to his lips.
But now, all three of them were frozen, their six eyes locked on the seven figures in the doorway.
When he got a clear look at the visitors, the furious expression on the middle-aged, balding man’s face vanished, replaced by sheer astonishment.
His wandering hands shot back from the thighs of the women beside him.
Then, the balding man stood up with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “Oh, I was wondering who it could be. Turns out it’s our colleagues from Yanjing!”
“Isn’t this a bit...”
Before he could finish, a burly, bear-like man rushed out from behind Dai Teli!
He reached the balding man in two great strides and, without a word, grabbed him with both hands. He lifted him clean off his feet and dragged him before Dai Teli!
“Hey! What are you doing!”
The balding man struggled with all his might, his legs kicking wildly in the air.
“This is Yun Port City, not Yanjing! My brother-in-law is the City Manager! You can’t just act recklessly!”
Dai Teli looked down calmly, then reached out and placed his right hand on Huang Fugui’s shoulder.
“I’ll give you half an hour.”
“If I still don’t have He Zhongpeng’s file, I’m going to twist your head off.”
At this, the balding man immediately started yelling at the stunned guards downstairs, his voice raw, “Quick! Find He Zhongpeng’s file, now!”
“I’m giving you twenty minutes! If you don’t find it, I’ll put a bullet in every last one of you worthless bastards.”
The entire headquarters instantly descended into chaos. The guards, who just moments before had been playing cards, smoking, sleeping, and boasting, began frantically rummaging through every box and cabinet.
A short while later, Dai Teli and his six companions left the guard headquarters, their hearts heavy.
Dai Teli led the way, his expression grim and his brows tightly knit. The six people behind him looked even more distraught.
From the Commander of the Guards, they had finally gotten the details on the man named He Zhongpeng.
It turned out he was the eldest son of a flour mill owner in Yun Port City and had recently returned from studying in the Western World.
Ordinarily, this wouldn’t be a problem. A rich kid writes a few radical articles and gets arrested—so what?
The problem was what else they discovered: the man’s adoptive grandfather was Lu Yun.
The very same Lu Yun who was Daxia’s first Grandmaster of Divine Intent and the current Military Governor of Yun Port City.
The seven of them walked down the street in silence. Finally, one of them could no longer bear it.
A strapping man in his thirties quickened his pace and whispered, “Commander Dai, his adoptive grandfather is Lu Yun. What are we going to do?”
Dai Teli stopped in his tracks. The question stumped him. ‘Yeah, what are we going to do?’
‘Seize a man from the clutches of a Grandmaster of Divine Intent? Or from the Military Governor of Yun Port City, who commands an army of one hundred thirty thousand men?’
‘Isn’t that a little too brazen? I’m not that brave.’
After a moment, Dai Teli took a deep breath and spoke slowly. “Forget it. We’ll decide what to do when we’re back in Yanjing.”
The six men behind him exchanged glances, then hurried to catch up.
After all, they couldn’t afford to offend a Grandmaster of Divine Intent over a single mission, could they?
Behind them, chaos still reigned in the guard headquarters. The balding commander stood at a second-floor window, watching the seven figures retreat into the distance as the smile on his face slowly vanished.
“From Yanjing? Big deal. If you’ve got the balls, why don’t you try messing with one of Lord Lu’s men?”
“Bunch of cowards.”
He turned away, muttering curses, then plopped back down on the sofa, pulling the two uniformed women into his arms.
“Let’s continue.”
The balding man held the two uniformed women, reveling in their soft, fragrant company.
The woman on the left massaged his shoulders while the one on the right kneaded his legs. As he enjoyed the treatment with his eyes closed, his hand began to subconsciously wander toward the waist of the woman beside him.
Just then, several young guards burst in, panicked. Each one’s face was paler than the last.
The leader was panting, his chest heaving, barely able to get the words out. “Commander! B-bad news! More than twenty people have disappeared over in East City!”
Hearing this, the balding man exploded in a rage. “You son of a bitch, is this about that case from a few days ago? So they’re missing, so what? Why make such a fuss? Now get the hell out! All of you!”
‘In these chaotic times, isn’t it perfectly normal for a dozen people to go missing every day?’
‘Yun Port City might be more peaceful than elsewhere, but things like this are unavoidable. When a poor family’s child disappears, they search for a few days, and when they can’t find them, they just resign themselves to their fate.’
‘If a rich family’s kid goes missing, they pull some strings and try to find them. If they succeed, great. If not, there’s nothing to be done.’
‘This is still considered good. Elsewhere, full-blown wars have started, and people are dying by the hundreds and thousands every day.’
The lead guard swallowed hard and spoke again. “No, Commander! This time it’s a disaster!”
The balding man froze. ‘A disaster? What kind of disaster could it possibly be?’
“The Shen Family’s young master is among the missing—Secretary Shen’s third son, Shen Luofan!”
“What?”
He shot to his feet and crossed to the guard in a few quick strides. “Say that again, you bastard!”
Once he confirmed the news, the balding man began to panic.
Secretary Shen was a high-level official in the City Affairs Bureau and a trusted aide to his own brother-in-law. But that wasn’t even the most important part.
The thing was, Secretary Shen also had a treasured daughter, the younger sister of the three Shen brothers: Shen Luoying.
She was married to Lord Lu’s eldest son, Lu Jingteng! She was the one and only Lady of the Lu Family!

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