Return of the King, Chapter 1533 - 1518: A Murky Pool

Chapter 1533: Chapter 1518: A Murky Pool

At this mont, it was exactly seven o’clock in the evening in Shen Zhou.

While this incident was happening, Song Yun was dining with Qingluan and so others.

The others were Ye Yinyin and a white-haired woman, who seed to be Ye Yinyin’s ntor and had once guided her in cultivation.

It was at the dinner table that Song Yun learned the white-haired woman’s na was Liu Li, the most formidable person on Kunlun Mountain.

The four of them were dining in a Chinese restaurant, with Song Yun sitting beside Qingluan, while Ye Yinyin sat with Liu Li.

This was Ye Yinyin’s first ti eting Qingluan face-to-face, and she seed very interested, watching Qingluan constantly once they sat down.

"Am I that good-looking?" Qingluan asked with a smile.

Ye Yinyin nodded and said, "Even more attractive than I imagined."

"Thank you," said Qingluan.

"So you’re leaving once the holidays start, right?" Ye Yinyin stopped speaking to Qingluan and turned to look at Song Yun.

"Yes."

Song Yun nodded and said, "I need to go back to Sunan first and then head to Beijing."

"Master, what should we have for dinner?"

Ye Yinyin turned to look at Liu Li again.

"Whatever you like," Liu Li said with a smile. "Yinyin, Qingluan is very impressive, capable of shouldering the banner as the Holy Daughter."

"I know," Ye Yinyin nodded and said, "She gives

a sense of danger, just like you do, Master."

"Throughout your life, your intuition has always been the most accurate," Liu Li shook her head and said, "I still don’t understand why your feelings are so spot-on, almost like you have the power of foresight."

"I don’t know either."

Ye Yinyin shook her head and said, "But, Song Yun, I want to tell you sothing."

"Ah, what is it?" Song Yun asked as Ye Yinyin suddenly turned her focus onto him.

"Don’t easily trust everything you see and hear," Ye Yinyin said seriously.

"Ah."

Song Yun looked at Ye Yinyin in surprise.

"I was just casually saying,"

Ye Yinyin’s initial focused gaze on Song Yun quickly dispersed, "I just have a premonition, but I don’t know what it is about."

"Song Yun, Yinyin’s premonitions are usually very accurate," Liu Li said.

"Yes, I know." Song Yun nodded and said, "I’ll keep that in mind."

"That’s good. Anyway, Qingluan, you’re also going to Beijing with Song Yun, aren’t you?" Liu Li asked.

"Yes, why?" Qingluan asked.

"Nothing," Liu Li shook her head and said, "If you and Song Yun see Qingsi, ask her to visit the mountains if she has a chance, and tell her I miss her."

"Thinking about my mom," Song Yun looked at Liu Li in surprise.

"I’ve guided the leaders of the Shi Family and the Ye Family in cultivation," Liu Li said with a smile, "Back when your mother was cultivating with , she was the life of the party, and everyone adored Qingxia."

"We’ll rember," Qingluan nodded and said.

The al was rather uneventful. Initially, Song Yun had suspected that a strong-willed woman like Ye Yinyin eting Qingluan, another strong-willed character, might spark so reactions. But in the end, Ye Yinyin seed like a drifting cloud in the sky, lost in thought, while Qingluan engaged in light conversation with Liu Li and Song Yun, speaking neither too much nor too little, maintaining the sa elegant deanor throughout, and speaking with a calm, steady rhythm.

However, to Song Yun, it seed a bit odd that nothing happened when two such won were dining together—it seed abnormal.

Song Yun’s mischievous imagination indeed ran wild, hoping for sothing to happen between Qingluan and Ye Yinyin, yet if they did get along, it would certainly lead to tears for Song Yun.

While they were eating, an attack on a responsible official was quietly brewing elsewhere.

The responsible official, thanks to good fortune, was unhard as the bullets only pierced the car body. However, this incident directly shook the system of SH city.

This is a law-based society, and such blatant, audacious attacks on key people in the system show a flagrant disregard for law and order.

The system in SH city couldn’t sit still, and neither could the leadership in the Red Wall.

This was no minor issue. The fact that the leader of Shen Zhou’s second-largest city was attacked so openly, on the street, raised concerns about public safety, and damaged the system’s reputation internationally, especially now when stability is a priority due to leadership changes. Such an event was a slap in the face for the Red Wall’s system.

Imdiately, nine key figures convened a eting in the Red Wall to address the situation, and the sense of urgency from the eting was swiftly communicated to SH’s municipal committee.

"Please ensure to swiftly investigate who, or what organization, plotted this attack."

This was the most crucial line in the docunt from the Red Wall.

At this mont, Ma ChunTian was feeling a bit overwheld.

Really overwheld.

Initially, Ma ChunTian received information that the responsible official seed to have submitted so material regarding the Sam case to the mayor of SH privately. At that ti, Ma ChunTian didn’t think much of it. But feedback from the city’s system suggested that material ntioned sothing about himself.

Just now, his old rival, the mayor of SH, even called him personally to remind him to pay attention to so of the more obscure things that shouldn’t be known about him. Since everyone works in the system, Ma ChunTian wasn’t too surprised that the mayor knew about his unsavory dealings, as the whole circle is quite transparent, but it is those caught who are the failures.

After that, Ma ChunTian began to ponder just what exactly the responsible official had learned. Upon investigation, Ma ChunTian was shocked to discover that the official seed to have obtained direct evidence linking him to Sam’s death. While the evidence was one thing, Ma ChunTian was startled by the official’s audacity in trying to involve the mayor. Did he not realize that even if he handed the evidence to the mayor, it would have been useless? Did he think this would be enough to bring him down? Such naive simplicity.

Just as Ma ChunTian was contemplating teaching the responsible official a lesson, the official was attacked.

Now, the situation beca complex because this official was now firmly within the purview of the Red Wall and even the United States governnt, since he was in charge of the Sam case investigation. An assault on such a key investigator could only suggest that certain individuals wanted to halt the investigation.

Soon enough, rumors started circulating that the official had gathered evidence linking Ma ChunTian to Sam’s death, then submitted it to the mayor of SH, who inford Ma ChunTian. Consequently, Ma ChunTian allegedly orchestrated the attack to prevent the truth from coming to light.