Chapter 60: Chen Ling’s Plan

The bone-chilling wind blowing from the Frozen Sea made the hearts of many Fire-Tamperers go cold.

Since boarding the ship, the law enforcers had automatically split into small groups, scattered across the deck. Number 8 had originally intended to avoid the Aurora City group to prevent variables, but he hadn't expected them to target them anyway.

At the same time, Lu Xuanming and Pu Wen nearby also turned to look.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Ling finally took a step and walked slowly toward Yan Xicai, who was surrounded by many Aurora City law enforcers.

"Something you need?" he asked calmly.

"What’s your name?"

"Third District law enforcer, Chen Ling."

Yan Xicai looked him up and down. "That coat of yours is nice. Take it off and give it to me."

"Why should I?" Chen Ling countered.

As soon as these words were spoken, a thick scent of gunpowder spread through the air. Anyone could hear that the young master was angry and wanted to regain his face at Chen Ling’s expense... and Chen Ling was clearly not a soft target.

"Give him the clothes, give him the clothes, don't cause trouble... we’re about to enter the Ancient Armory, please don't cause trouble..."

Many Fire-Tamperers had their hearts in their throats, praying silently.

Yan Xicai reached out a hand casually to the side. A law enforcer behind him immediately pulled out a thick stack of silver coins and handed them to him, which he tossed out.

Cling—

Dozens of silver coins were scattered, all landing on Chen Ling before falling to the ground like trash.

"Is that enough?" Yan Xicai blew on his nails and said leisurely. "If it’s not enough, I’ll add one of your legs, how..."

Before he could finish the word "about," a cold gun muzzle was pressed against his forehead.

Yan Xicai froze.

"Not enough." Chen Ling held the gun with one hand, his eyes narrowing into a dangerous arc. With a click, a bullet was chambered.

"How about I add your life?"

Fire-Tamperers: ????

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A bone-chilling wind swept across the deck. The next moment, the onlookers finally woke up from their shock!!

The dozen or so law enforcers behind Yan Xicai were horrified and drew their guns simultaneously!

Countless muzzles were aimed at Chen Ling; if he dared to fire, he would surely be turned into a beehive. At the same time, Lu Xuanming and Pu Wen, standing in the distance, also showed surprise in their eyes.

It wasn't that they hadn't thought Chen Ling might resist—after all, not everyone was a soft target—but they never expected that after Yan Xicai said just two sentences, the other party would draw his gun without hesitation!

Threatening the life of the third young master of the Star Chamber of Commerce with a gun while surrounded by so many Aurora City law enforcers?

Is he a lunatic?!

At this moment, Number 8 felt his heart almost stop.

He rushed forward without hesitation, pressed down the gun in Chen Ling’s hand, and glared at him fiercely.

Chen Ling remained expressionless.

"You, you, you..." Yan Xicai’s face turned pale. It was the first time in his life he had been threatened so bluntly and viciously. "Do you know who I am?! You dare point a gun at me?"

Number 8 took a deep breath, lowered his posture, and apologized to Yan Xicai:

"I am truly sorry. Chen Ling just became a law enforcer, he’s too young, he probably doesn't know your identity..."

"Chen Ling! This is the third young master of the Aurora City Star Chamber of Commerce. You should know about the Star Chamber of Commerce; they control ninety percent of the resource channels in the seven major districts. Sixty percent of the shops in Aurora City are theirs.

Besides that, they are also the biggest sponsors of the Aurora Domain Law Enforcer Headquarters; they are the ones who pay the salaries of the law enforcers and even the law officers... Do you understand what I mean?"

Number 8 glared at Chen Ling, saying this through gritted teeth, especially the last half.

The Star Chamber of Commerce was the money bag for all law officers, including the three Aurora City law officers escorting them. They had the power to interrupt the journey at any time... If you dare to hurt a hair on Yan Xicai’s head here, everyone in the Third District will lose their qualification to enter the Ancient Armory!

Hearing Number 8’s flattery, Yan Xicai’s expression finally softened slightly... The Third District was a rural place after all; it was normal for a small law enforcer not to understand the value of his identity. The more ignorant, the more reckless and vulgar.

Yan Xicai was about to say something when the gun muzzle was raised again.

"Yan Xicai, right?" Chen Ling said calmly. "Was it this hand that threw money at me just now?"

In the horrified gaze of everyone, Chen Ling pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Snap—

Unlike last time, Chen Ling acted too quickly, and there was absolutely no warning. Everyone thought that after knowing Yan Xicai’s identity, he would be shocked and then give up resistance... but who would have thought he would still dare to fire??

"Ah!!"

Yan Xicai watched as the muzzle aimed at his eyeball, followed by the sound of the trigger being pulled. He screamed in terror, lost his balance, and fell backward to the ground!

A bone-chilling wind swept across the deck, and Yan Xicai was scared out of his wits...

He stared blankly at the unresponsive muzzle, stunned for a full few seconds before he came to his senses.

There were no bullets in the chamber.

The dark brown coat fluttered in the wind. Chen Ling slowly lowered the gun, a hint of mockery appearing in his eyes as he looked at Yan Xicai, who had fallen in a disheveled state.

"Chen Ling!! What are you doing??!" Number 8 looked at Chen Ling in disbelief.

"These people from Aurora City are just lucky; they’re all wine-and-meat bags who were born into a good family..." Chen Ling said leisurely. "Officer Jiang Qin, isn't that what you told me?"

Number 8 froze.

He stared fixedly at Chen Ling’s face. It was a long time before he said hoarsely:

"Are you rebelling? No, you’re not..."

Number 8 didn't finish the second half of the sentence.

But all the Fire-Tamperers hiding in the shadows seemed to realize something, their eyes flickering with hesitation and shock.

"Officer Jiang Qin, are you going to punish me?" Chen Ling met Number 8’s gaze calmly, his eyes narrowing into a subtle arc. "On this ship?"

Number 8 was taken aback.

To outsiders, this conversation was undoubtedly a conflict between law enforcers of the Third District.

Only the Fire-Tamperers could see something different... Either Number 13 wanted to rebel, though that possibility was slim; or the man in front of them wasn't Number 13 at all...

But Chen Ling himself.

On that train, everyone thought Number 13 would definitely be able to kill Chen Ling, after all, one was a powerful second-stage user of the Path of the Thieving God, and the other was just an ordinary person who had just become a law enforcer;

Could an ordinary person kill Number 13, and then dare to use his "name" to play a double-identity game with them the whole way??

That was impossible no matter how you thought about it!

But yet... that was exactly what happened.

Chen Ling looked calmly at Number 8, the corners of his mouth rising slightly... He knew, of course, that his identity had been exposed to the Fire-Tamperers, but he didn't care.

This was a ship heading to the Ancient Armory of the Martial Path, and there were countless law enforcers and three law officers on board. Even if the Fire-Tamperers knew his identity, they definitely wouldn't dare to make a move, let alone expose him.

Always hiding his identity, hiding in the Fire-Tamperer team, entering the Ancient Armory safely, and then killing everyone at the last moment... that was certainly a good choice, but it wasn't that attractive to Chen Ling.

Since this was a "performance," he had to increase the audience expectation as much as possible and design more interesting points of conflict.

Chen Ling had a much crazier plan!