Chapter 995: Heart 6’s Empty City Strategy

Thief Saint, Lan Yu.

Still wearing "Ying Fu’s" clothes, she walked straight to Chi Tong’s office and pushed the door open.

"How was it?" Chi Tong narrowed his eyes.

"Tested him. He really hasn't recovered his memory. Those Twilight Society members shouldn't have been able to make contact with him yet... Or rather, even the 4 Ks can't handle the King’s ability." Lan Yu replied leisurely.

Hearing this, Chi Tong finally let out a long sigh of relief...

Lan Yu’s test just now wasn't baseless. Last night, the Wuji Domain did indeed discover traces of the Twilight Society’s 4 Ks, and the way they appeared was just as described—bizarre and unpredictable.

If not for that, Chi Tong wouldn't have been this nervous. He knew the strength of the Twilight Society, especially the legendary 4 Ks; each one was an Eighth-Order, and they usually didn't appear. If they had all come for Heart 6, it meant the Twilight Society was truly serious... This also meant that the Gray King and the Red King might also descend.

There were five Adjudicator Proxies in the Wuji Domain now. Even if the 4 Ks attacked, Chi Tong wouldn't be afraid, but if the Red King and Gray King intervened, everything would be different.

With the Silver King absent, just relying on them, plus a Wuji Lord who was being hard-controlled by the Silver King, they could never be a match for the Red King and the Gray King!

"It’s good that there’s no problem with Chen Ling. Having external enemies is one thing, but if there were problems internally, everything would be in chaos..." Chi Tong wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"But I don't understand, why did you want me to pretend to be Ying Fu to test him?" Lan Yu asked.

"Ying Fu and Chen Ling entered the Wuji Domain in the same batch, and at the banquet before, their relationship seemed quite good... If Chen Ling had truly recovered his memory and knew that the Twilight Society’s 4 Ks had all come, he would inevitably lower his guard.

If Ying Fu proposed that the two of them join forces in secret, it would be basically impossible for him to refuse. After all, two people together is always better than fighting alone."

"Then what do we do next?"

“……”

Chi Tong looked at the four K cards on the table, his temples throbbing. He felt a sense of physical and mental exhaustion.

First Diamond Q, then the four Ks. He knew the high-level combat power of the Twilight Society was gathering here, and he was just a small Thief Saint... If this pressure were on anyone else, they would have probably collapsed long ago.

"What else can we do... Search!" Chi Tong gritted his teeth. "We have five Adjudicator Proxies. Even if all four Ks are here, we aren't afraid of them... Dig three feet deep if you have to, but find them!"

"Understood."

Lan Yu was about to leave, but as if thinking of something, she tossed a document onto the table in front of Chi Tong.

"What is this?" Chi Tong got a headache just seeing documents now.

"Something sent by my subordinates while I was outside the door. It seems that the dirty bomb factory was working overtime at high intensity a while ago, leading to worker error and the leakage of some radioactive elements... Anyway, quite a few people should be sick, and they need doctors."

"Just a few workers. If they’re sick, they’re sick. Where would we find so many doctors?" Chi Tong’s attention was elsewhere, and his tone was extremely impatient. "Let them be."

"Oh."

……

Chen Ling set down the empty bowl of noodles again and let out a satisfied burp.

He turned his gaze outside the window, a faint light flickering in the depths of his eyes...

"Four Ks..."

Chen Ling’s brain raced as Ying Fu’s words from just now surfaced in his mind.

Chen Ling didn't know that Ying Fu was actually Lan Yu in disguise. He was just habitually cautious, and besides, he didn't trust Ying Fu at all... Ying Fu couldn't be considered an ally, and rashly exposing his identity to join forces with the other party wouldn't necessarily lead to a good outcome.

Of course, more importantly... Chen Ling didn't believe for a second that the 4 Ks had come to the Wuji Domain.

It wasn't that Chen Ling didn't believe his senior brothers and sisters would come to save him, but he knew them too well. If they knew he was trapped in Wuji, they would definitely kill their way through and save him, rather than secretly placing playing cards on the road in the middle of the night to create psychological pressure.

Chen Ling had just fabricated a "Diamond Q," and overnight, several more "Ks" had appeared. This familiar method allowed Chen Ling to guess the mastermind immediately...

Fang Liangye.

"An empty city strategy... not a bad method." Chen Ling thought to himself. "It’s just lacking some authenticity and impact..."

Chen Ling walked out of the restaurant and saw Hongxiu, wearing a Law Enforcer’s trench coat, walking toward the other side of the corridor. His heart stirred, and he smiled and greeted her:

"Miss Hongxiu, where are you going?"

Seeing Chen Ling take the initiative to block her path and strike up a conversation, a strange look appeared in Hongxiu’s eyes. She subconsciously scanned her surroundings, and after confirming no one was around, nodded slightly:

"Going out for something..."

Seeing this, Chen Ling leaned directly to her ear and whispered something.

"Huh?" Hongxiu’s expression was a bit strange. "Hmm... that’s no problem..."

A smile appeared on Chen Ling’s face.

"How far this play can go depends on you... Miss Hongxiu."

……

Wuji Domain, Factory District.

Ordinary figures wearing factory uniforms were walking slowly along the route to the cafeteria. The massive procession looked like exhausted zombies, without a hint of vitality...

Among the crowd, a dozen people with thick dark circles under their eyes looked at each other, then silently began to move, walking in the same direction.

Taking advantage of the main group entering the cafeteria, they walked out from the side and hurried toward a warehouse in the back.

*Tap, tap, tap.*

Someone knocked on the warehouse’s rolling shutter door.

"Who is it?"

The leading worker paused, pondered for a moment, and said uncertainly:

"I... uh... what was it... oh, I want to buy a glimmer of hope."

As soon as he finished speaking, the rolling shutter door opened a crack, and the group swarmed inside.

Under the dim light, Fang Liangye stood in front of a sealed window and turned to look at the dozen figures in work clothes... They were all workers in this factory, but at the same time, they had another identity: colleagues in the Human Rights Union.

Like Fang Liangye, they had once tried every possible means to entangle with the Silver Government to protect the human rights and safety of the residents. Writing letters, petitioning, protesting, hanging banners—they had tried every method, but batch after batch of them had been locked up by the detention center... The ones remaining now were basically new members.

Under the high-intensity oppression of the Silver Government, there would always be people who remained awake, and there would always be people who dared to fight. And such people were becoming more and more numerous.

"Mr. Fang! You are amazing!"

The leading worker, who looked to be about sixteen, was a dirty-looking boy. He looked at Fang Liangye with extreme excitement.

"We followed your instructions, secretly pulled the power switch, and then threw a few playing cards on the road... Those dogs from the Silver Government were actually scared out of their wits today! Hahahahaha!!!"