Chapter 135 District Chief Lu and her husband, both...
She didn't go into details, only explaining that Rhine was undergoing an upgrade in her powers, which was why her body wasn't adapting.
Grandpa Rhein didn't ask any more questions. He had someone take his grandson and then said goodbye to Shanran.
"Miss Shanran, it's a pity your stay was too short this time, and I was unable to properly entertain you. I look forward to your next visit."
"I'm also looking forward to seeing you again next time, goodbye Grandpa."
When she left, Xie Qingheng followed beside her.
Rhein's phone rang in the morning; it was his subordinate informing him that Xie Qingheng had woken up.
Xie Qingheng had just woken up and was still weak.
Upon learning that Shan Ran was about to embark on his journey back to the Third Continent, he expressed without hesitation that he would go with her.
So Shan Ran, along with Ganuo and Xie Qingheng, boarded the ship back to the Third Continent with the Kunwu team.
The Kunwu squad also received the news about the safe zone.
They never expected that such a thing would happen so soon after they left the safe zone.
A few days ago, Nan Guishang had an accident while on a mission.
Where he stood, a towering flame and a deafening roar erupted, billowing black smoke that mingled with the vibrant fire-based supernatural power, making him extremely conspicuous.
Another small team, following closely behind Nan Guishang, quickly located the unconscious Nan Guishang.
The scene contained the corpses of high-level monsters, as well as traces of artillery shells and explosives.
It was obvious that someone had taken advantage of the time when Nan Gui Shang was fighting the Nightmare Beast to attack him.
Such things have happened before. Although Shang Shao is low-key, he has an outstanding appearance, is clean, and wears designer clothes from before the apocalypse. He is obviously a person who does not lack food and drink.
It's normal for someone like that to be targeted when walking alone outside, so the team didn't take it seriously.
When his "body" was returned to the safe zone, it happened to be during the few days when the fog covered the island and the mountains lost signal.
At that time, Cheadle's focus was on Shan Ran and dealing with the series of consequences caused by the explosion of online public opinion. Shan Ran completely exposed the true face of the top families, and the two sides were now irreconcilable enemies. The future of the world would undergo earth-shattering changes.
Not only Cheadle, but also Lu Wenrou and Nan Guijianghai were extremely busy.
None of them inquired about the details of the merchant's death abroad.
On the fifth night, everyone had the same dream. When they woke up, they found that none of the things in the dream had happened, so they were all relieved.
Unexpectedly, the unexpected happened on the night after the strange dream.
In the early morning, Lu Wenrou and Nan Guijianghai, who had worked hard all day, finally remembered their son who was still unconscious. Feeling guilty, they went to visit him together.
Because it was late, the two of them only took a few guards with them and went to their son's room.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived near their residence, they encountered a group of people who wanted to relocate their business from the south.
Beside him, Ah Jie lay on the ground, his face swollen and black, with black blood flowing from his seven orifices, clearly indicating that he had died from poisoning.
Xiao Yu is an ordinary person, and his tolerance to poison is much worse than A Jie's; his body almost turned into a pool of blood.
The other party had a very good understanding of the interior of the safe zone and was very experienced. The entire process of infiltrating the safe zone, poisoning, and moving the drugs did not alert any guards.
If Lu Wenrou and her husband hadn't suddenly missed their son and come to visit, Nan Guishang would have been quietly sent away like this.
The two immediately thought of the dream they had last night.
In the dream, they did not retain consciousness after death and did not know what happened afterward, but they believed that their son would definitely not die.
After the safe zone was destroyed, only his son remained. He either had to find a way to take revenge or be captured and studied.
He thought it was just a dream, but he never expected that someone would actually come to take him away in reality.
The enemy was few in number, but each of them was a high-level superhuman. Lu Wenrou and Nan Guijianghai were powerless to stop them and both sacrificed themselves.
All the guards they brought with them were also killed in action.
However, the fighting was so loud that it quickly attracted a large number of guards, and members of the special operations team also arrived one after another.
Chandler was working overtime and was some distance away. By the time he arrived, the battle was over.
The entire building was reduced to ruins, with several large craters around it, affecting several nearby buildings and resulting in a large number of casualties.
The opponent's ability level is extremely high; a single collision of abilities is equivalent to an explosion.
Many people are digging out people buried in the rubble; there are injured people and corpses.
When the merchant who returned from the south was unearthed, his body was even more severely damaged.
This was the first time Chandler had seen Ashang, who was already unconscious, injured again.
What followed was a scene he was seeing for the first time, but also the last.
He saw the bodies of Lu Wenrou and Nan Guijianghai.
The nightmare scene appeared vividly before his eyes. Chandler's mind went blank, and a sense of powerlessness overwhelmed him. He slammed his knees to the ground and braced himself with his hands to keep from falling.
His fingers unconsciously dug into the soil. He looked around blankly and found that many people were watching him.
Although the people around were busy with their own things, they couldn't help but look over here.
Some of them looked reluctant, some had tears in their eyes, and some were already sobbing.
The number of attackers was not large, but the lowest level was C, the average was B, and there were even A-level attackers.
Currently, there are only three B-level units in the safe zone, one of which is Chandler, whose combat strength is not very high.
After a fierce battle, the safe zone rescued the Nan Guishang and captured a few of them. The others, unwilling to fight for long, quickly fled.
However, the other side came prepared, and the moment they were captured, they all committed suicide.
Suicide squad.
This was Chandler's first reaction.
Top-tier families, power-enhancing drugs, dreams...
Chandler raised his hand to wipe his face, but found that there were no tears; he couldn't cry at all.
He pushed himself up, steadied his swaying body, forced himself to calm down, and then gave the order.
Immediately seal off the safe zone and apprehend the night patrol team.
The order was given to the entire security zone, not just the official guards.
The reason given is that the Night Squad is suspected of betraying the safe zone and leaking important intelligence, resulting in heavy losses within the safe zone.
The flames that shot into the sky from the inner city were so obvious that many people saw them and were wondering what had happened when they received this order.
Their phones immediately displayed this message.
I don't know what happened, but most people came out in droves.
The night patrol team was very familiar with the routes inside the safe zone and intended to use this advantage to hide and find a suitable opportunity to escape. However, Chandler seemed to have gone mad and directly issued such an order that left no way out.
A week ago, someone found the night patrol team.
Little did Cai Siling and Cai Sihan know that being tempted by a large amount of supplies and crystal cores and revealing a little information to help outsiders enter would cause such turmoil.
Upon seeing the towering flames, they realized something was wrong. Ignoring the rest of the team, the two of them secretly escaped in the chaos.
While escaping, Cai Sihan complained, "This scene is a bit like the one in my dream."
Cai Siling sensed something was wrong and asked his sister. The two compared their dreams and realized they had the same dream. He couldn't help but get goosebumps.
In the dream, they also attracted outsiders, and their deaths were quite tragic in the end.
But the goal in the dream was to take over the safe zone, which is different from now.
They can't be that badly off, can they?
When they were caught, the brother and sister shouted that they were innocent.
But Cheadle wouldn't listen.
He is usually rational and always needs evidence, but now he is not rational and doesn't need to be so particular.
If it were just a dream, he wouldn't be so certain, but since the Night Squad fled immediately after A Shang was attacked, he could be sure.
If Kunwu's team isn't there, there are other teams skilled in interrogation.
The Cai siblings quickly confessed and explained the whole story.
The assassins were thoroughly searched, and none of them possessed spatial storage abilities. No supplies were found, and apart from their cell phones, they had nothing on them that could prove their identities.
Chandler took the phone; it contained a defensive wall set up by a high-level digital information ability user.
The opponent's level was similar to Cheadle's, or even slightly higher. It took him a lot of effort to break through the defense and turn on his phone.
The phones of the group were very clean, with no extra information other than the necessary basic communications.
Their communications are all encrypted, and they use their own internal jargon.
It's impossible to determine which specific family it belongs to, but it's definitely one of the top families.
Chandler walked up to Cai Siling and her brother, looking down at them coldly.
The two men were already on the verge of death and covered in wounds from the torture during interrogation.
When they saw Cheadle approaching, they continued to beg for mercy.
"We...we were wrong, but we didn't do anything, really nothing. We just leaked a little information. Our team is too big; we all have families to feed. We just wanted to trade for some supplies. Please, please forgive us..."
"We are official citizens of the inner city of the safe zone; you have no right to treat us like this..."
Before they could finish speaking, a sharp dagger was plunged into their throats.
At Chandler's signal, the squad behind him acted swiftly and decisively.
Even though he had the guards cordon off the area beforehand, the commotion was too great and there were too many onlookers, so he couldn't stop people from getting close.
Most of them were unaware of what was happening and watched from a distance after being stopped by the guards.
The crowd was noisy and buzzing with discussion, all speculating about what had happened that night.
Chandler ordered a news blackout to prevent the news of the deaths of District Chief Lu and his wife from leaking out for the time being.
The current leader of the safe zone is dead. His combat power and prestige are insufficient, so if he were to take the position of district chief, he would likely find it difficult to win over the people.
The Third Continent appears calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging. Turbulent times breed heroes, and major bases are firmly established in all directions, expanding their influence and densely populating their populations. They should not be underestimated.
Moreover, this is precisely the time when conflicts with powerful families are escalating. If the news gets out and there is no one to oversee things, who knows what kind of turmoil it will cause.
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