Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1126: Chapter 766: Report_2

Fu Qingzhu was also a smart person. Yang Xiao knew he must have also sensed the danger, and leaving without waiting for him was also to figure out the situation.

It’s inconvenient now, but later tonight, he would contact Fu Qingzhu. Such attacks wouldn’t just happen once, and internal dangers are harder to defend against than external ones.

If Fu Qingzhu needed, he could bring over a few experts from Xiang Ma Town to act as his bodyguards.

Currently, Yang Xiao could be considered to have a strong force. Besides managing the Peace Hotel, his Pingxi Marquis Mansion was the largest power in Xiang Ma Town, and getting a few Fierce Level Apostles was a trivial matter.

As they chatted, Nalan Shuo mentioned Hao Feiyang, the second-level member who was transferred away, with a sigh of regret in his words.

"Take a look at this, it was sent to me by a friend from the Provincial Bureau." Nalan Shuo picked up a paper face down on the table and handed it to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao frowned after looking at it. It was a report from Huang Guozhao, the director of the City Center Official Residence, sent to the Provincial Office just a few hours ago.

It mentioned his assignment of Hao Feiyang to a task, and the last two lines of the report commanded Yang Xiao’s respect. freёweɓnovel.com

"This order is issued by me alone, and none of the brother units or the on-site executioners, Deputy Director Yang Xiao of the Lin’an Patrol Office, and Director Qu Muzhi of the Luming Bureau are aware. I will bear all consequences alone."

Yang Xiao took a deep breath and nodded, "Chief Huang has taken all the responsibility on himself."

"Little Yang, I’ve never gotten along with Huang Guozhao, but our differences were just political. He’s not a good person, but definitely not a villian."

Nalan Shuo sighed, looking up at Yang Xiao, "This time you succeeded, and everyone’s happy, but if you failed, Huang Guozhao would bear all the blame. If it got out that he used his own people as scapegoats, his career would be over."

"Moreover, he didn’t involve me in this, didn’t try to drag me down with him, and as colleagues in the Patrol Defense Office, he stood by righteousness."

"Put in his position, maybe I’d also have no choice, using his own people, his heart wasn’t relieved, but as the director of the Patrol Defense Office and the city’s protector, he fulfilled his duty."

"I understand." Yang Xiao nodded, imagining the dilemma Huang Guozhao faced making this choice.

The director had taught him early on that the world wasn’t black and white, nor simply right or wrong. Their choices often came with pain and helplessness, which was the reality of life.

After leaving the director’s office, Yang Xiao walked to the outside of the investigation team’s office by some strange compulsion, only to find it empty.

He hadn’t seen Beibei or Xi Menxiu at the hotel, and now they weren’t in the office either, a sense of unease rose in his heart.

He immediately took out his phone and called Xi Menxiu. Fortunately, the call was picked up after only a few rings; the other side was noisy, as if busy.

"Where are you?" Yang Xiao got straight to the point.

"Director, I’m at my aunt’s place going through records, nearly killing myself with work!" Xi Menxiu’s complaining voice came through the line as he directed others to move more files.

Hearing the word "records," Yang Xiao immediately realized someone was in trouble, probably having received a Ghost Script.

Sure enough, this time it was Beibei. She had unfortunately received a Ghost Script while picking up girls at a bar last night.

The script was titled "Dead Body."

Upon receiving the news, the entire investigation team immediately sprang into action. Those who needed to research did so, while Da Xiong handled the technical department. They had nearly confirmed the task location, and Yu Shu had already gone ahead with Beibei.

"By the way, the task location is on a water-surrounded island in Xiangxi, where there was a fishing village a hundred years ago, but it’s now abandoned." Xi Menxiu explained to Yang Xiao while flipping through materials.

However, Yang Xiao’s attention was drawn to something else, "What did you mean by accompanying Beibei? Besides them, who else went?"

With Xi Menxiu doing research at his aunt’s, and Da Xiong managing the technical side, there should only be Beibei and Yu Shu from the investigation team. How was there someone extra?

"Oh, my fault, I forgot to mention, besides Beibei, there was another unlucky soul." Xi Menxiu quickly added, "Also from our Rongcheng, isn’t it a coincidence?"

"One of our Patrol Defense Office brothers?" Encountering a reliable person on the team during a task greatly increased survival odds, something Yang Xiao deeply felt.

"No, but you know this person too." Xi Menxiu teased.

"I know, but not one of our Patrol Defense brothers, then who? Someone from the Apostles Union, or the Chamber of Commerce?" Yang Xiao only knew those people.

"Neither, remember Li Qingxuan? We gave him quite a hard time back then," Xi Menxiu said quickly.

At those words, Yang Xiao immediately recalled Li Qingxuan, a fellow book lover. The two had first met in a dungeon, cooperating well, and later, during a clash with the Yu Yuan Sect, he got involved, leading to some misunderstandings.

"It’s him..." Yang Xiao’s mind slowly conjured up a face, deeply impressed on him.

"Yes, isn’t it a coincidence? But we interacted with him before, and he’s reliable. With him partnering with Ms. Bei, their survival chances increased significantly."

"Captain, don’t worry, we found plenty of information this time, it shouldn’t be a big problem," Xi Menxiu said with a smile, possibly to comfort himself.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but sigh. Whenever others received a Ghost Script, they could always find some useful clues, yet he never could. Sometimes he even suspected he was treated differently by the Ghost Scripts.

He hadn’t seen Beibei or Xi Menxiu at the hotel, and now they weren’t in the office either, a sense of unease rose in his heart.

He immediately took out his phone and called Xi Menxiu. Fortunately, the call was picked up after only a few rings; the other side was noisy, as if busy.

"Where are you?" Yang Xiao got straight to the point.

"Director, I’m at my aunt’s place going through records, nearly killing myself with work!" Xi Menxiu’s complaining voice came through the line as he directed others to move more files.

Hearing the word "records," Yang Xiao immediately realized someone was in trouble, probably having received a Ghost Script.

Sure enough, this time it was Beibei. She had unfortunately received a Ghost Script while picking up girls at a bar last night.

The script was titled "Dead Body." freeweɓnovel.cѳm

Upon receiving the news, the entire investigation team immediately sprang into action. Those who needed to research did so, while Da Xiong handled the technical department. They had nearly confirmed the task location, and Yu Shu had already gone ahead with Beibei.

"By the way, the task location is on a water-surrounded island in Xiangxi, where there was a fishing village a hundred years ago, but it’s now abandoned." Xi Menxiu explained to Yang Xiao while flipping through materials.

However, Yang Xiao’s attention was drawn to something else, "What did you mean by accompanying Beibei? Besides them, who else went?"

With Xi Menxiu doing research at his aunt’s, and Da Xiong managing the technical side, there should only be Beibei and Yu Shu from the investigation team. How was there someone extra?

"Oh, my fault, I forgot to mention, besides Beibei, there was another unlucky soul." Xi Menxiu quickly added, "Also from our Rongcheng, isn’t it a coincidence?"

"One of our Patrol Defense Office brothers?" Encountering a reliable person on the team during a task greatly increased survival odds, something Yang Xiao deeply felt.

"No, but you know this person too." Xi Menxiu teased.

"I know, but not one of our Patrol Defense brothers, then who? Someone from the Apostles Union, or the Chamber of Commerce?" Yang Xiao only knew those people.

"Neither, remember Li Qingxuan? We gave him quite a hard time back then," Xi Menxiu said quickly.

At those words, Yang Xiao immediately recalled Li Qingxuan, a fellow book lover. The two had first met in a dungeon, cooperating well, and later, during a clash with the Yu Yuan Sect, he got involved, leading to some misunderstandings.

"It’s him..." Yang Xiao’s mind slowly conjured up a face, deeply impressed on him.

At those words, Yang Xiao immediately recalled Li Qingxuan, a fellow book lover. The two had first met in a dungeon, cooperating well, and later, during a confrontation with the Yu Yuan Sect, he got involved, resulting in some misunderstandings.

"It’s him..." The face slowly materialized in Yang Xiao’s mind, leaving a strong impression.

"Yes, isn’t it a coincidence? But we’ve interacted with him before; he’s reliable, and with Ms. Bei partnering with him, their chances of survival have increased."

"Captain, don’t worry either, we’ve found quite a bit of information this time; it shouldn’t be a big problem." Xi Menxiu said with a smile, perhaps to reassure himself.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but feel a bit sigh. Other times when someone else received a Ghost Script, they could find some useful clues, but whenever it was his turn, it seemed like nothing could be found, almost as if he was experiencing discrimination from the Ghost Scripts.