Chapter 9: Clean and tidy



Looking for me? Lee Austin instinctively pressed his lower back, stood up from his seat, distanced himself, and looked at the man who was talking.

He was a young man with shiny blond hair and a pair of sapphire eyes, handsome, elegant and aloof. He stood in the dirty and chaotic bar, like a bright white rose blooming in the mud.

Such a dazzling man entered the bar, and no one noticed?

Lee Austin stared at the young man in white clothes, his pupils stained with the pale color of granite, and shouted in a deep voice: "Who are you?"

As an experienced poison master, he instinctively sensed the danger and asked to buy time, just two seconds, after which the petrification skill would be activated.

Regardless of whether this man in a white suit is a friend or an enemy, it’s always better to control him first.

"You've read it. You are definitely Austin." The blond man nodded slightly, then picked up the glass from the bar and threw it casually. There was a bang from the ceiling and the surveillance camera was broken. Then, he raised his hand and grabbed Lee Austin's neck. With a "click", Lee Austin's neck was twisted.

At the same time, Zhang Yuanqing, who had disguised himself as a handsome blond man, raised his left hand and tapped his chest.

"puff!"

The force penetrated his chest, and a stream of blood spurted out from his back, splashing on the drinker next to him.

Lee Austin's thick lips trembled, and the pale color in his pupils went out. A level 3 Breaking Bad actor died just like that, without even having time to utter his last words.

The bartender behind the bar was wiping the glasses and ignored the scene.

The drunkard, who was splashed with blood, did not react and continued drinking. Zhang Yuanqing pulled out the large-caliber pistol from Lee Austin's waist and fired two shots at the bartender's head.

“Bang!”

The bartender's head was like a torn watermelon, his skull was flipped open and red blood splattered. His body tilted and he fell heavily.

Zhang Yuanqing took out his cell phone and took a video of Lee Austin's body, then put away the gun, removed the illusion, pointed the gun at the ceiling, and pulled the trigger.

The loud gunshots drowned out the noise. The guests and prostitutes in the bar were suddenly startled and some squatted with their heads in their hands, while others looked for cover. Their skillful actions were heartbreaking.

The thugs guarding the bar pulled out their pistols and pointed the black guns at the young man in the white suit.

Suddenly, these thugs seemed to have lost hope in life. With numb expressions, they pointed their guns at their temples and pulled the triggers.

Amid the continuous gunfire, the gangsters fell one by one.

At this time, Zhang Yuanqing turned his head slightly and looked inside the bar, sensing an extreme malice and anger approaching.

He is an enemy of the Saint Realm.

There were too many ordinary people in the bar, so he immediately used his illusionist's emotion manipulation ability to create panic, causing the guests in the bar to lose their minds, rush towards the door in fear, and flee screaming.

A dark shadow shot out from the corridor leading to the interior of the bar.

This is a half-human, half-beast monster with a human body, but the head on its neck is that of a hellhound. Its eyes are bloodshot and full of violence, and its bloody mouth full of sharp fangs spews out wisps of highly corrosive black smoke.

Aberration!

Zhang Yuanqiqing's mind flashed quickly with the information of the deformers. The core skill of the deformers is the word "distortion". A certain part of their body can produce deformation, thus possessing corresponding super powers.

This is similar to the sorcerer's transformation into a poison, but once the person undergoes the transformation, he or she can no longer return to the appearance of an ordinary human.

In the Middle Ages, most legends about demons originated from the Transfiguration.

In addition, the deformer also has the skills of "poisonous smoke" and "devil". The former is a skill with strong corrosive toxins, and the latter is a physical bonus.

The passive skill is "Cold-blooded", which makes the Aberrant always calm, never show mercy, and never lose reason.

This passive skill counters the illusionist's mental manipulation.

Henry, the "devil dog", rushed out of the passage, quickly glanced at the bar, ignoring the guests who were fleeing in panic, and fixed his eyes on the bodies of Baohe Lee Austin.

Immediately, the young man in a white suit walked to the bar, puffed up his throat, opened his bloody mouth and spewed out a ball of black mist as thick as syrup.

Zhang Yuanqiqing dodged sideways.

The black mist shot out and hit the wine-covered floor, making a hissing sound and creating a deep hole.

"Demon Dog" Henry's throat bulged again, and he was about to launch the black mist, but the enemy suddenly disappeared from his sight, and the blond young man with blue eyes disappeared.

The next second, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down and saw a short black and white blade piercing out from his back.

He only had time to let out an angry and unwilling roar before his body quickly shriveled up and his soul and vitality dissipated.

"A level 4 deformer is not very challenging," Zhang Yuanqing muttered, raised his hand and snapped his fingers, which turned into a dreamy starlight and dissipated.

The next day, at eleven o'clock in the morning.

In Queens, outside a restaurant, Zhang Yuanqing, who came alone, disguised himself as an ordinary-looking white young man, stood on the street, looking into the restaurant.

Carefully sense the nervousness, anticipation, and impatience of Kevin, the old white man in the restaurant's private room.

No problem, Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly and entered the restaurant.

Now that he is a casual cultivator, he has to be cautious in any action he takes. He has to be on guard against the fact that his actions in the bar last night have attracted the attention of Heavenly Punishment. The Heavenly Punishment Execution Department followed the clues and found Kevin. Today's meeting is a trap.

Or maybe it was a plot by the Biological Alchemy Society.

Although the possibilities of both are very small, we must be on guard.

After entering the restaurant, he went to the toilet first, changed back into the appearance of "Zhang Qingyang", and then pushed open the door of the private room with ease.

In the same small private room, in the same position, the old white man Kevin sat anxiously and nervously, his eyes occasionally looking towards the door of the private room, and his frequency of drinking coffee became faster and faster.

He drank another cup of coffee and subconsciously looked towards the door.

This time, he saw the door of the private room open and the bounty hunter from a foreign country yesterday walked in.

Kevin's eyes lit up, and he raised his buttocks uneasily, staring at the bounty hunter.

Zhang Yuanqing glanced across the room, paused briefly on the two suitcases at Kevin's feet, then pulled out a chair and sat down. He placed his phone on the table, unlocked it, and pushed it to Kevin: "Mission completed, please accept it!"

Kevin almost snatched the phone from his hand, frowned, and clicked on the video.

The video is only five seconds long. Lee Austin's body is lying on the ground with blood on his chest. The person filming kicked the body to ensure the authenticity of the video.

He watched the short five-second video over and over again. After a long while, Kevin put down his phone, looked at the young bounty hunter with bloodshot eyes, and said, "I have my own channel, I want to verify it."

"This is your freedom." Zhang Yuanqiqing nodded, and at the same time, he thought to himself that if the King of Fear heard this, he would be very happy.

Kevin took out his mobile phone and called the sheriff.

"Old man, did your police department catch that bastard Lee Austin?"

"Oh, my old friend, from now on you don't have to look for Austin anymore, because he was killed last night. You can sleep well."

Kevin hung up the phone silently.

He took a deep breath, as if to suppress some emotion, raised his hand and asked the bodyguard to put two silver suitcases on the table, and said, "You are an excellent bounty hunter. Take your reward. This is the most cost-effective business I have ever done in my life. Thank you!"

Zhang Yuan opened the suitcase with a snap, and was filled with bundles of grass-green banknotes that were intoxicating.

"Happy cooperation!" He closed the box and said with a smile without verifying the authenticity, "You are a smart businessman. You should know the consequences of giving me counterfeit money."

Kevin nodded, shrugged, and smiled, "I've asked the chef to prepare lunch, but now I just want to be alone for a while."

Zhang Yuanqiqing sensed the other person's emotions and smiled: "Goodbye."

He carried two suitcases and left the private room in a leisurely manner.

As the door of the private room closed, Kevin's upright figure suddenly collapsed. He leaned back in his chair, lowered his head, held his face with his hands, and his shoulders trembled.

A hoarse cry came from between fingers.

The Minister's Office is located on the 104th floor of the New Covenant County Bank Headquarters Building.

Asano Ryo, who was wearing a small suit and a white shirt, stood up straight and said, "Minister Winnie, the list of Yuanshi Tianzun's gang members has been sent to your email. I have already found out about Yuanshi Tianzun's relics. On the eve of the trial, Fu Qingyang and Guan Ya visited him. Yuanshi Tianzun's relics were given to the two of them, and the other gang members did not get them."

After a pause, she added, "I didn't find out any information about the portable speaker. In addition, according to Guan Ya, Yuanshi Tianzun did not leave the Demon Lord's props to them. They should have returned to the spiritual realm with his death."

Having returned to the spiritual realm, Winnie Bertram's beautiful eyes flashed with disappointment and melancholy, "I know Fu Qingyang, but who is Guan Ya?"

"She is Xu Run and Fu Qingyang's cousin, and also Yuanshi Tianzun's girlfriend."

Minister Winnie nodded slightly, and did not continue the topic of Demon Lord and Deputy Yuan Shi Tianzang, but said, "Go to the 106th floor, meeting room 6, there is a meeting that requires your participation."

She didn't explain why, and then she lowered her head to read the document.

Asano Ryo knew it was time for him to leave, so he bowed and left.

After leaving the office, Asano Ryo called the director's assistant Emma and told her that he was going to the 106th floor for a meeting.

Emma said: "The Dionysus Club and the Merchants Guild are fighting fiercely.

, Tianfa is involved, and we are short of manpower. Your next job is to cooperate with the Execution Department to investigate the case and arrest the criminals."

Asano Ryo said: “Yes!”

After hanging up the phone, she took the elevator to Conference Room 6 on the 106th floor.

This was a small conference room with a dozen executives sitting around a long conference table. A middle-aged man with a slicked-back hair was standing in front of the projection screen, saying something in a low voice.

Seeing Asano Ryo coming in, he glanced at the work badge hanging on her chest, pointed to a seat for her to sit down, and continued, "The surveillance at the scene was destroyed, but according to the testimony of witnesses, the traces at the scene, and the analysis of the autopsy report, the person who killed Hellhound Henry and Lee Austin is proficient in illusion and can manipulate emotions. He is suspected to be an illusionist from the second largest district, but judging from his powerful close combat ability, he seems to be a night wanderer."

Li Austin was killed? Yuanshijun moved so quickly that Asano Ryo was surprised and habitually lowered his head to avoid the scout's insight, even though there was no scout at the scene.

[Asano Ryo: Yuanshi-kun, the Heavenly Punishment has noticed your actions last night. They will investigate you, but after internal analysis by the Executive Department, they believe that you are not an enemy at the moment, so the intensity of the investigation will not be too great.]

Asano Ryo: I have reported to Minister Winnie according to your instructions, and she did not ask any more questions. 】

[Tongtian Sect Master: Well done, Liangjiang. Your next task is to get close to Winnie and gain her trust. I will help you with this opportunity to assist the Executive Department in catching criminals and get a promotion for your achievements.]

【Asano Ryo: Okay, I will definitely not let you down. 】

[Tongtian Sect Master: Liangjiang, the organization has something to entrust you with. Enter the Tianfa database and search for a person named Chen Shu. If you have any information, reply to me immediately.]

Zhang Yuanqing put down his phone, picked up the crystal shrimp dumpling, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

After eating, he ordered another bowl of wontons and a stack of shrimp dumplings. While eating, he opened the bounty hunter app and logged in. The background showed that the task had been completed. He successfully passed the assessment and officially became a bronze hunter, able to accept tasks within 10 points.

Zhang Yuanqing returned to the main interface and browsed the bounty missions. He found that many bounties for hunting down members of the Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild Tianfa appeared overnight.

This should be a bounty offered by lawful and evil organizations to each other.

These tasks are mainly aimed at attracting independent practitioners from the public, which also indirectly shows that the conflict between the two major camps has become more intense.

"Let me see if there are any tasks I can take."

Zhang Yuanqing swiped the screen and scrolled to the bottom. There were many tasks with less than 10 points, including debt collection, finding people, theft, security, and even instigating murder, rape, and bank robbery.

It is definitely not worth it to touch the legal and moral bottom line for those few points.

Even evil professions are unwilling to do it because the reward amount is too small and the morality value is very expensive.

"Let's start with the low-level tasks like debt collection and finding people." Zhang Yuanqing casually took a debt collection task, put down his phone, and ate noodles with relish. Just as he finished the bowl of noodles, Asano Ryo's reply came.

[Asano Ryo: I found Chen Shu's information. There's a lot of content. I'll send you a document.]

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