After listening, Lei Wu and Zhou Ping furrowed their brows.
“Hmph! I knew they had ulterior motives. They cooperate with us on the surface, but secretly develop their own forces, attempting to control the entire Pingcheng. Now I know how these moles got in,”
Lei Wu said with a cold laugh.
Zhou Ping also slamd the table, “These people are truly despicable! Letting them all in, aren’t they afraid we’ll all die together?”
Then the two fell silent, their brows tightly knitted.
After a while.
Luo Sheng broke the silence: “By the way, City Lord, Uncle Zhou, have all the Evil Card Master spies hidden in Pingcheng been caught?”
He was still worried about Qin Jianjia’s safety.
Now the Evil Card Masters had almost turned hostile, wanting to take her away by force.
“You’re worried about Qin Jianjia, aren’t you?” Zhou Ping glanced at him, then continued, “You can rest assured about that. After we received the information, we struck swiftly and cleaned out many of the Evil Card Masters hidden within.
Now the Evil Card Master mbers are all in fear for their lives, so she’s safe for the ti being.”
Zhou Ping reassured him.
Luo Sheng asked again, “If the Qin family is colluding with the Evil Card Masters, will Qin Jianjia…”
At this point, Lei Wu spoke up, “Don’t worry, I believe she was forced into it. Her parents sacrificed themselves for Pingcheng, so she won’t be implicated.”
He gave him a reassuring look.
“Then why not intervene directly…?”
“Because we have no evidence,” Lei Wu sighed.
He continued helplessly, “If we pressure a family without any evidence, it will cause backlash from other families. More people will beco estranged from us, or even try to trip us up. At that ti, the real crisis for Pingcheng will begin.”
Luo Sheng suddenly understood.
No wonder the Card Alliance, with its absolute power, was still so cautious in handling this matter.
Even in a high martial arts world, they still had to weigh the pros and cons.
Force is omnipotent, but its only flaw is that it can’t control people’s hearts forever.
If the Card Alliance suppressed them by force, the local family and aristocratic forces might submit temporarily, but who knows what might happen after a long ti?
The establishnt of the Card Alliance in the past relied more or less on civilian forces to overthrow the previous dynasty.
If everyone is pushed too far, the next to be overthrown might be themselves.
So Luo Sheng changed the subject, “How do you plan to deal with the current Ghostly otherworld dinsion incident?”
“We don’t have any good ideas at the mont, we can only take it one step at a ti,” Lei Wu sighed.
Then he looked at him, “What’s your view on their actions this ti?”
Luo Sheng was silent for a mont before answering, “They seem to be using so kind of device to darken world fragnts, allowing them to develop their own consciousness and thoughts. Of course, the Evil Card Masters’ equipnt has been upgraded now.
They can pollute one world fragnt, then let it continue to infect other world fragnts, ultimately controlling other dinsions.”
“If that’s really the case, it’s even more serious than we imagined,” Zhou Ping said with a furrowed brow.
“Indeed, their threat is growing day by day, but it’s not like there’s no solution,” Lei Wu nodded.
“By the way, I hunted down two Evil Card Master mbers inside, one of them was the Card Collector Master who escaped from prison before. I brought back the bodies, I don’t know if that will be of any help to you.”
Luo Sheng suddenly rembered he still had the bodies.
Lei Wu and Zhou Ping imdiately turned to look at him, surprise appearing on their faces.
“Quickly, bring them out for us to see,” Zhou Ping spoke first.
He went to the door and called in two guards who specialized in body research.
Luo Sheng generously took out the bodies of Old Dog and Paul from Dongfang Muqing’s Azure Feather.
Because they were in a spatial storage artifact, isolated from air, the bodies were quite fresh, basically just recently deceased, the bodies still retaining so warmth and gradually turning cold.
The blood on them hadn’t completely dried yet.
When the guards who walked in saw the “fresh out of the oven” bodies, they were sowhat surprised.
The City Lord and Zhou Ping didn’t show any expression, after all, they also possessed such abilities. At their level, no ability was particularly surprising.
They just looked at Luo Sheng with a hint of admiration in their eyes and nodded.
The young man before them had brought them too many surprises.
“What do you think of these bodies?” City Lord Lei looked at the two middle-aged guards beside him.
Their strength was at silver 8-star level. Although they were still at silver level in middle age, their rich experience still made them highly valued in the Alliance.
The two guards squatted down and carefully examined the bodies.
Even though the card boxes were missing, it didn’t hinder them from finding clues.
After all, the card boxes were soone else’s spoils of war, everyone understood this.
After searching the bodies, the two guards found envelopes on them. Opening them, they saw densely packed writing inside.
One of the guards reported, “I estimate these letters contain many secrets, they need to be carefully analyzed.”
The Evil Card Master organization wouldn’t be so foolish as to directly state the content in the letters.
Instead, they used special codes that needed to be deciphered to understand the content.
“I have another discovery,” the other guard also reported, then pried open Old Dog’s body joints, “I estimate this Evil Card Master probably ca from Harbor City, these physical characteristics are almost exclusively found in those who have lived there for a long ti.”
“As for other detailed content of the bodies, we’ll need to take them back for research,” the guard concluded.
The environnt here was very rough, and the tools were quite rudintary.
Therefore, taking them back to the research lab was the best choice.
“Hmm, keep them safe. It’s best to find trustworthy people, I don’t want even the bodies to go missing,” Zhou Ping said cautiously.
It seed that the Evil Card Masters’ successful infiltration of the Guard Bureau and Ard Forces had cast a shadow in their hearts.
“Understood!”
The two guards first saluted, then took the two bodies out the door.
“It seems this matter is inextricably linked to the Evil Card Master organization in Harbor City. It’s just hard to understand why they would target us from such a distance,”
Lei Wu took a sip of tea, his fingers rubbing the edge of the teacup, lost in thought.
“These two were just small fries inside, we can’t see much from them for now. I estimate there’s still a big fish hiding in the city. Only by catching him can we know the true purpose of these organizations,” Zhou Ping said.
Then he looked at Luo Sheng and said, “Fortunately, you ntioned bringing this kid here, otherwise we wouldn’t have obtained so much information. This kid is truly a lucky star for Pingcheng!”
Lei Wu looked at Luo Sheng and nodded with satisfaction.
“It seems Xiao Chen recomnded a good person to us.”
He chuckled.
Luo Sheng felt a bit awkward being stared at by the sharp eyes of these two old n transitioning from middle age to old age.
Then the City Lord patted Luo Sheng’s shoulder, “You’ve done very well in this matter. After this crisis is over, your reward won’t be small. Take care of the remaining matters and go ho to rest well.”
“Thank you… By the way, Instructor Su Tianchen is still inside, will he be alright?” Luo Sheng expressed his thanks and asked before leaving.
Zhou Ping replied, “Don’t worry, don’t underestimate him. Xiao Chen’s strength is one of the top in Pingcheng, he won’t be in danger inside. Moreover, our people will go in to et up with him, so you can rest easy.”
“Alright.”
Luo Sheng nodded.
After leaving the room, he handed over all the dark and polluted cards obtained from Old Dog and Paul to the guards.
It was still that familiar mature female guard, “We et again, Mr. Luo. You’ve made quite a haul this ti.”
The female guard said with a smile, the curve of her mouth looking sweet and cute, combined with that mature aura, indeed full of indescribable allure.
Luo Sheng looked a few more tis and casually said, “Just by chance. How much money can these exchange for?”
He was in great need of money now.
Especially recently, constantly enhancing cards consud a lot.
“Don’t worry, we won’t shortchange you. The dark cards obtained this ti are very rare in the Alliance, so they have high value. One card is worth no less than 5 card coins.”
The mature female guard patiently explained.
The polluted cards were discounted, as they had little research value.
Then professional accountants calculated.
“These few dark cards total 30 card coins, polluted cards 10 card coins, and 5 card coins for handing over the bodies. Thank you for your contribution to the Alliance,” the mature female guard smiled.
Like a flower about to bloom.
“Thank you,” Luo Sheng said politely.
Then he saw 45 card coins added to his bank account.
This was quite a haul.
Luo Sheng felt a bit lightheaded as he walked, adding to his original savings, he now had 50 card coins.
With this money, he could take another big step forward in strength.
He left the command center with Wang Keai.
But on the way, she looked at Luo Sheng resentfully, quietly baring her tiger teeth, then biting down hard.
“What are you doing?”
Luo Sheng was at a loss for words.
Although the bite didn’t hurt much, he still felt it.
Wang Keai glared at him fiercely, “Did you think that female guard was pretty? Don’t you think she looks old? Hmph! Xu Yourong was right, you have lustful thoughts but no guts!”
“…”
Luo Sheng was speechless.
Finally, he shook his head helplessly, “I was just excited about the increase in inco, not what you’re thinking.”
“Really? I don’t believe you.”
Wang Keai had a ‘I’m not listening to you’ look on her face.
Her expression was quite strange, but also mixed with a hint of cuteness.
Luo Sheng lightly pecked her little cheek.
Wang Keai’s face imdiately showed surprise, soon a blush appeared, she stood there stunned, not knowing what to do, her heart also racing, her whole body feeling soft and numb.
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