Coming to View the House

"It's a society governed by law, brother. Don't act impulsively and run rampant in the city."

Old Wang lowered his voice when he said this.

But there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.

Kang De also smiled.

Ah, at least Old Wang knows that.

She knows her own experiences, her own story, and what she is going through.

He no longer needs to hide from everyone; he finally has someone he can confide in and share with.

Kang De then smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

As he chatted with Xiaoman, he slowly recalled what had happened before he went to sleep. That so-called Young Master Xie must be Xie Guangjun. He was willing to spend four million to buy that haunted house, so he must have something to hide.

Considering the name the female ghost wrote before she died... well, that sounds a bit strange, but considering the name she wrote before reincarnation, we can roughly draw a conclusion.

Xie Guangjun's hands are basically not clean.

If the female ghost was killed by this guy before she died, and he was a criminal who had broken the law and committed murder, he basically cannot be considered a normal person, and it would not be surprising if he did anything.

Especially when his hidden secret was discovered...

After a moment's thought, Kang De said in a deep voice, "Remember to stay with your aunt and uncle all the time, don't go out alone, and call me when you get back."

Xiaoman was silent for a moment, then asked warily, "Is there something wrong with Xie Guangjun?"

Kang De pondered for a moment and chose to tell the truth. His experiences from the Holy Seal Archipelago to Valentan had been constantly shaping his character, making him habitually prepare for the worst when considering things.

After all, Xie Guangjun had inquired about him through Xiaoman, and their previous conversations had shown that Xiaoman also knew that Xiaoman had paid for the house... Better safe than sorry.

So he said, "There's a big problem. The house we bought before was haunted by a female ghost, and a very malevolent one at that. Before I killed her, she wrote down Xie Guangjun's name."

Xiaoman whispered, "So, Xie Guangjun killed her?"

Kang De said, "Highly probable."

The conversation between the two sounded increasingly bizarre. The female ghost, the killing, the extreme malevolence—to outsiders, it sounded like they were completely insane. Yet, Xiaoman was speaking to Kang De in a completely serious manner.

Because all of this is true.

A secret between the two of them.

Kang De and Xiaoman realized this at the same time, and then laughed out loud simultaneously.

"Seriously," Xiaoman said with a smile, "Is it okay for me to tell you such a big secret?"

Kang De shrugged. "It's alright. You've known enough of my secrets since I was a child, haven't you?"

The girl giggled and said, "This time is different. If I hand it over to the country, I'll be rich."

Even while talking on the phone, Kang De couldn't help but chuckle smugly, "You woman, long hair, short brains, talking as if you wouldn't prosper if you didn't hand over your wealth to the state."

The girl smiled knowingly, one could easily imagine her striking a pose with her fingers delicately swaying and a flirtatious wink. "Oh dear, then I'll Master Kang, for taking me flying."

The two joked around for a while, then got back to business.

"Let's get down to business. Even if Xie Guangjun hadn't come to me, I would have. Since I've witnessed such an injustice, I can't ignore it. The fact that this bastard isn't in jail yet means he's most likely escaped the law. As a law-abiding citizen, I have a duty to assist the relevant departments in actively reporting this and not let bad guys get away with it."

Kang De said righteously, "But the problem now is that we need evidence. Otherwise, even if I go to the police station to report it, the police officers will think I'm crazy."

"You can't exactly say something like, 'I bought a haunted house, used the Holy Light Greatsword to exorcise the vengeful spirit inside, and received her cry for justice before she vanished into thin air, so I decided to seek justice for her,' can you?"

Xiaoman suddenly asked, "What Holy Light Greatsword? Ashbringer?"

It would be a lie to say she wasn't curious about Kang De's "journey to infinity," but the girl was still worried about being wiped out by the Main God, so she didn't dare to ask any questions and could only passively listen to Kang De's narration, because she didn't know where the limit was.

But I'm still really Kang De's journey.

Kang De replied, "No... that thing is still quite difficult to obtain. I'll get it for you to play with another day."

Speaking of which, Xiaoman is actually a veteran Warcraft player, but recently due to a lot of complicated things, she went AFK. As for the reason... don't ask, the answer is that Blizzard, the mother of all WoW, suddenly died.

As for creating the Ashbringer sword, it's not difficult. You just need to order thousands of high-quality Ashbringer cosplay swords, then pour White Mist into them one by one until they're successfully produced. Of course, the chances are extremely low.

Old Wang was startled. "No need, no need."

--Are they really going to make a special trip to an Azeroth dungeon just for me to steal this sword?

She quickly changed the subject. "So, what are you planning to do about this?"

Kang De thought for a moment, "Is he very rich? He just casually asked for four million to buy that house."

Xiaoman replied, "Yes, I heard he's very rich. I don't know him well, you know. My family only became wealthy a few years ago, so we can't compare to those born into rich families. Besides, I'm too lazy to associate with their so-called circle... But he really is rich, and he's very high-profile. Mainly, his family spoils him a lot; they give him whatever he wants. Haha, I didn't expect him to be this kind of person."

Kang De nodded repeatedly, "Very good, very good."

Wang Xiaoman was Kang De's childhood friend; they grew up together. He could practically tell what Kang De was up to just by hearing him make a sound, and immediately asked warily, "What are you trying to do? Robin Hood-style charity?"

"Of course not, what are you thinking? Do you think I have such selfless and noble sentiments?"

Kang De then nonchalantly replied, "It's not about robbing the rich to help the poor, it's about robbing the rich to help myself."

"... Hello."

Xiaoman said, "It's a society governed by law, so don't do anything reckless. I'm serious. At least in China, with cameras everywhere, satellites overhead, and a network that leaves traces everywhere, it's almost impossible for you to become a vigilante like those superheroes in comics and novels. They can find out who you are in a heartbeat."

Hearing the girl's rapid-fire words, Kang De casually reassured her, "Alright, alright, don't worry, I was just joking. Don't worry, I hate trouble even more than you think."

"... Well, anyway, as long as you know what's going on." The girl's tone suddenly became somewhat low and melancholy. She said softly, "You've been through a lot, I don't need to remind you, do I?"

She would never know Kang De's story.

Even if the other party is willing to talk, they will certainly omit a lot of the bloodshed, pain, and sorrow.

Thinking of this, the girl said softly, "This time, it must have been very tough too."

Kang De fell silent for a moment.

He thought of the endless war, the people dying one after another, the dense gravestones in Valentan, Hong San's kowtow, Preston's last words, and Nick's final smile.

"... Ah, yes," he said softly, "I've made quite a few good friends."

After a long while, the call ended.

Kang De lay back on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling.

The bloodshed and heaviness of Valentan gradually faded away.

Xiaoman is a special person after all; even just listening to a little bit of her story can put his mind at ease.

So, the next step is to move forward and look ahead.

He took out his phone, opened the search engine, and typed in the three characters "Xie Liqian".

This is what Xiaoman was talking about; Xie Guangjun's father.

Xie Guangjun is not a threat. This kind of well-known rich second-generation is not worth even thinking about. His threat level, danger, social connections, financial and human resources, and even his confidence to kill all come from his father's wealth and power. In other words, this Xie Liqian is his potential enemy.

Holy crap.

It even has Baidu Baike) entry.

The strong, the strong.

Kang De frowned, glanced at the page a few times, thought for a moment, then clicked on the encyclopedia's editing history, looked at the writing records, and the authors' IDs.

Then I laughed out loud.

"Damn, this is probably something they paid someone to make up."

He clicked on the ID's creation history and laughed even harder, "What a waste of money."

It's not surprising, after all, the times are developing too fast. The magical Internet was really distant for the previous generation, full of incomprehension and high-end concepts. It's like being in a completely different world, so it's not surprising that they were ripped off.

He then used his "Heavenly Eye" to search for this person, looking at his companies, shares, partners, and so on. He felt impressed but didn't think he was particularly powerful.

"Hmm... If a son is not taught, it is the father's fault. If you won't teach him, I will."

Kang De stared at the photo on Baidu Baike. The old man's smile was gentle, calm, and powerful. He seemed to be sitting at a table, chatting and laughing, exuding the air of a great man.

Who would have thought he had such a son?

He stretched out his hand, made a gun gesture, and shot the other person in the head with a "biu".

"Don't be so blind."

Kang De closed the browser and then opened the call log.

When he bought the house last time, he saw the name written by the female ghost before she disappeared. It was mostly related to a grievance. Although he did not know the female ghost, if she encountered injustice or died unjustly, it would naturally arouse his righteous indignation. Since he had the ability and power and had encountered her, why not help her seek justice?

If they're willing to help even people from other worlds, why not help their own compatriots?

He immediately made up his mind to resolve this matter whenever he had some free time.

Moreover, Xie Guangjun practically delivered himself to our doorstep.

If the other party was indeed a crazed murderer who had his eye on him, then theoretically, this criminal posed a threat to Kang De's family and friends.

Since that's the case, we should strike first and give this bastard a just punishment.

But before that...

Kang De checked yesterday's call log and clicked to dial.

If it were Kang De returned to Earth last time, he would definitely need to investigate thoroughly, probe indirectly, proceed cautiously, and then determine his action plan in order to resolve Xie Guangjun's matter.

But things are different now.

Blood and fire can temper a person.

Having experienced the Battle of Valentan, life and death, human nature, sacrifice, bloody battles, the brutal and cunning elves, the cowardly and apathetic people, and the brave and fearless martyrs, all of this made him grow.

Even in the final battle, though filled with pity, he still unhesitatingly unleashed the Heavenly Fire Sword, instantly annihilating the five major warbands, intimidating Twilight Moon, and making his name resound throughout the world. He himself appeared on the world stage as an undeniable strategic and even political force, about to chat and laugh with the kings and leaders of various nations and races. Now he's being cautious towards some lowly rich kid from this side of Earth. What a load of crap.

Even the Elf Queen would be worried that I'd suddenly go crazy and throw a bunch of kinetic weapons over her head.

A few breaths later, the call was connected.

The same smug voice from yesterday said sarcastically, "Hey? You made such a fuss yesterday, and now you're calling? Isn't it a bit late? Weren't you telling us to just wait to die?"

He reflected on it yesterday and realized that Kang De seemed to have been woken up and was still groggy. He figured that the guy was probably woken up while sleeping, which was why he was so grumpy in the morning and even hurled insults at Young Master Xie for his kindness. This made sense, since even the most foul-mouthed person wouldn't curse when they heard about a deal that could easily earn them two million with a nod.

However, he certainly wouldn't tell Young Master Xie about this guess.

Damn it, I'm not your father, why should I tolerate your morning grumpiness? If you have a foul mouth, then wait for Young Master Young Master Xie to deal with you. -- Damn it, we're both lackeys of rich second-generation, why should I be Xie Guangjun's lackey and get so little benefit? You just lick your fair-skinned and beautiful childhood friend and you get a house.

Damn, why should I?

Harboring this dark jealousy, the sycophantic man in the suit was naturally happy to watch the show.

As for Kang De calling again today, in the eyes of the man in the suit, it was like offering himself up for good.

The reason for this is either that they only realized what they had missed when they woke up today and reflected on it.

Or perhaps he mentioned this while licking the rich woman's feet last night and got beaten up by Wang Xiaoman, only then realizing how powerful someone he had unintentionally offended, and now he's coming to apologize and make amends.

Or perhaps Young Master Xie secretly used some underhanded methods...

--But it's all useless! Because you've already offended Young Master Xie! You're finished!

When the man in the suit saw Kang De's call, he was immediately struck by a thrill, even more exhilarating than ejaculating. He smugly imagined all sorts of scenarios where he would swagger around and get humiliated, as if he were Xie Guangjun. With the dark psychology that comes from being a lackey and acting subservient for so long, he had already decided to thoroughly humiliate Kang De.

But the next moment, the smug smile on his face froze.

Because Kang De's voice was neither flattering nor panicked, but only calm.

"Shut up, you idiot! I'm asking you, are you Xie Guangjun's lackey?"

The lackey was stunned.

"I am... ugh, I'm not... no, I am..."

The man in the suit, who had never expected this turn of events, stammered for a moment before finally reacting and angrily shouting, "What the hell are you saying! I'm Young Master Xie's man! But I'm not his lackey!"

"No human would talk to me like that. Only a lackey who takes advantage of his master's power doesn't know how to speak properly. If you had just said something like 'Hello, is this Mr. Kang De? I am XXXX' yesterday, I wouldn't have bothered with you. Even kindergarten kids are more polite than you. You stupid idiot [beep--], shut your mouth and stop barking. I need to speak to your master now, so you relay the message."

Kang De crossed his legs and said casually, "Isn't he looking to buy a house? Let him come and look at some."

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PS1: Time for bed... Something came up today, sorry I was held up.