Chapter 599 - 379: Chenghua Avenue? I’m Very Familiar With That Place, Alright!!

Chapter 599: Chapter 379: Chenghua Avenue? I’m Very Familiar With That Place, Alright!!

Wu Xinggao considered for a few seconds, then shook his head decisively.

"No. Although Liu Yuancheng and I don’t get along, he’s a man of integrity. Faced with an assailant who disrupts the city’s order, he wouldn’t intentionally let the man escape just because I’m the Red Blood Gang’s backer."

Wu Xiong was surprised by Wu Xinggao’s firm answer.

"So, Liu Yuancheng wouldn’t have intentionally let the assailant go. And he’s a Peak Tier Two Cultivator, strong enough to clash fiercely with an Initial Stage Tier Three Cultivator. Yet the assailant still managed to escape with energy to spare.

In that case, the assailant who attacked the Red Blood Gang is truly formidable. His strength among Peak Tier Two Cultivators must be nearly unrivaled."

Wu Xinggao placed his right hand on the table, his fingers tapping lightly on the surface. TAP, TAP, TAP.

Seeing this, Wu Xiong knew his master was deep in thought, so he kept silent.

After a moment, Wu Xinggao’s voice broke the silence in the study.

"In a bit, pick some men and send them to the Red Blood Gang. Have them help Fang Jingtang stabilize the situation at the docks."

"Yes, sir."

"Also, take my thumb ring and go find *that* person. Tell him about the Red Blood Gang’s current situation.

Tell him that no matter what it takes, I want the head of that outrageously arrogant assailant." As he spoke, Wu Xinggao removed a flawless, lustrous, and smooth jade thumb ring from his finger.

"Yes, sir." Wu Xiong took the personal token from Wu Xinggao with both hands. Seeing his master had no further orders, he turned and left the study to carry out his assigned tasks.

When Wu Xinggao was alone in the study, the middle-aged man’s scholarly aura instantly vanished.

His face darkened. Spiritual Light flashed in his piercing eyes as a powerful Spiritual Energy Wave radiated from him, causing the items on the bookshelf to tremble slightly. He muttered to himself in an icy tone.

’This time, I’ve been utterly humiliated. Peak Tier Two... decent strength, I suppose. But in my eyes, he’s nothing more than a slightly stronger ant.’

Just as Wu Xiong had told Fang Jingtang earlier, many people now knew that the head of the Wu Family, Wu Xinggao, was the Red Blood Gang’s backer.

Anyone with even a little power, once they learned Wu Xinggao was backing the Red Blood Gang, either didn’t dare or felt it wasn’t worth offending him just to take over the docks by absorbing the gang.

But just when everyone thought the Red Blood Gang would continue to grow and prosper under Wu Xinggao’s protection...

...an assailant popped out of some godforsaken corner and, completely disrespecting Wu Xinggao, attacked the Red Blood Gang, knocking them down from a first-rate to a second-rate gang.

This act was tantamount to a hard slap across Wu Xinggao’s face, making him the butt of jokes among many prominent figures.

For a powerful man like Wu Xinggao, financial losses were secondary. The loss of face angered him several times more than any monetary loss ever could.

Thus, it was conceivable that Wu Xinggao would hold a deep grudge against the assailant, the main culprit who had attacked the Red Blood Gang. He would undoubtedly use every method at his disposal to find the man and take his life.

After the Red Blood Gang’s disaster, everyone initially suspected their arch-rivals, the Flying Dragon Gang, were the most likely culprits.

But as time passed and more detailed information emerged, everyone began to feel that the Flying Dragon Gang couldn’t possibly be the masterminds behind the incident.

This was evident from the fact that Wu Xinggao hadn’t sent his men to deal with the Flying Dragon Gang. After all, even though the Flying Dragon Gang was a first-rate gang, in the eyes of a powerful and influential figure like Wu Xinggao, they were nothing.

If the Flying Dragon Gang wasn’t responsible, then what was the origin of the masked assailant? Why would a Peak Tier Two Cultivator take the initiative to attack the Red Blood Gang?

Some speculated it was because the Red Blood Gang members were usually too arrogant and had offended such a powerful Cultivator, but this was immediately refuted by others.

The reason for the refutation was that the assailant was a Peak Tier Two Cultivator.

The members of the Red Blood Gang would have to be out of their minds to provoke an enemy they couldn’t possibly afford to offend. Therefore, it was impossible that they had brought this disaster upon themselves by offending him.

While the various factions within Dongwu City were speculating about the origins of the assailant who attacked the Red Blood Gang, his motives, and his current whereabouts...

...they would never have guessed, even if they racked their brains, that the "outrageously arrogant assailant" they were all talking about was currently in another world.

After lunch, he was in the kitchen wearing an apron, washing dishes while chatting with a slender, stunningly beautiful girl.

The assailant wasn’t giving yesterday’s attack on the Red Blood Gang a second thought.

SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH...

Lin Li rinsed the soapy dishes under the faucet. Su Yue, standing beside him, suddenly said, "Let’s go camping!"

"Huh?" Lin Li, who was rinsing the dishes, paused, stunned by her words.

Then, he placed the clean dishes in the cabinet, turned to look at Su Yue’s serious face, and said, "Are you okay? It’s so hot outside right now. What’s so great about camping? Isn’t it more comfortable to just stay home in the air conditioning?"

"It is pretty hot outside, but it only feels that way in the city. Once we get to the suburbs, it’ll be much cooler.

I’m telling you! I know a really cool place. Camping there is super comfortable, no worse than staying home with the AC on," Su Yue said mysteriously, very confident about the spot she had in mind.

"Where is this place you’re talking about?" Lin Li asked curiously.

"It’s near Chenghua Avenue. Ah, well, you wouldn’t know the area anyway. Just trust me. You’ll love it when we get to that cool spot..." Su Yue said.

Lin Li’s brow furrowed at her words. If it were any other place, he might really have been unfamiliar with the area, just as Su Yue said. But he was very familiar with Chenghua Avenue in the East District.

After all, a bit further past Chenghua Avenue was the edge of the safe zone.

Every time he drove his van to the wilderness outside the East District to hunt Mutant Beasts, he had to pass through Chenghua Avenue. He’d traveled that road many times.

But this was something he couldn’t explain to Su Yue. If he said he was very familiar with the area around Chenghua Avenue and she asked why, he wouldn’t have an explanation.

’Still, I could try a different approach...’

"Even though I’m not familiar with the Chenghua Avenue area, I saw a news report not long ago. The anchor mentioned Chenghua Avenue. It’s on the outskirts of the East District, right?" Lin Li asked, putting on a thoughtful expression.

"Yes, Chenghua Avenue is on the outskirts of the East District." Su Yue nodded. She hadn’t known about the avenue either, but she’d looked it up online beforehand, so now she seemed knowledgeable.

"The news said that terrifying Mutant Beasts have appeared in the wilderness on the outskirts of the East District recently.

It warned ordinary people like us not to go past Chenghua Avenue or wander around near the safe zone, to avoid putting ourselves in danger. So, maybe we shouldn’t go there!" Lin Li said.

Su Yue giggled. "I saw that news report this morning, too.

The news warned people not to wander around near the safe zone, but the camping spot I mentioned, while near Chenghua Avenue, is still a long way from the safe zone. So it’s safe.

Don’t worry! If it were dangerous, I wouldn’t have picked it as our camping spot."

Lin Li had thought he could use the news report to talk Su Yue out of camping near Chenghua Avenue.

But hearing her response, he knew his attempt at persuasion had failed.

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