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Lu Su sat in the car sent by the Thousand-Legged Secret Realm base, looking out at the scenery.

Director Gu sat beside him.

If anyone had told Lu Su that he would meet Bai Yueming during this secret realm training, he never would have believed it.

After all, there were only three Master Card Masters in all of Great Ming, at least publicly. Among them, Yama Bai Yueming was mainly stationed in Coastal Cities, responsible for preventing unrest in the secret realms at sea.

People at the very pinnacle of Great Ming were beyond the reach of countless others, no matter how much money they spent.

Yet Lu Su had merely killed a minor traitorous Black Iron Grade Card Master and earned an audience with one. It was clear there was far more beneath the surface of this matter.

Seeing Lu Su frown deeply, Director Gu assumed he was nervous about meeting Bai Yueming and could not help saying, "Classmate Luo, don't be nervous. You rendered great service this time. Master Bai probably wants to meet this young hero of ours."

Director Gu's words pulled Lu Su from his thoughts. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Gu."

Before long, the car arrived at the headquarters of the Shanghai City Card Master Association.

Director Gu led Lu Su to an elevator clearly reserved for upper management. "Chairman Yan already gave instructions before we came. You can go straight up."

As he spoke, he swiped his ID card, and the elevator opened.

Lu Su took a deep breath and stepped inside.

The elevator doors slowly closed, then shot upward at high speed.

Soon, the elevator reached the top floor.

"Ding-dong."

As the elevator doors opened, the President's Office on the top floor appeared before Lu Su.

The most eye-catching feature was naturally the enormous floor-to-ceiling window.

But Lu Su had no time to admire the view outside.

He respectfully greeted the white-haired old man and the middle-aged man with the goatee in the President's Office. "Master Bai, Chairman Yan, hello. I'm Lu Su."

The white-haired old man was naturally Yama Bai Yueming. Unlike his murderous title, Bai Yueming was far more easygoing than Lu Su had expected. "Classmate Luo, don't be nervous. Have a seat."

Lu Su obediently sat down, though only half his butt touched the chair.

The middle-aged man with the goatee smiled at the sight. "Classmate Luo, we really have you to thank this time. Otherwise, it would probably have taken us quite a while to finish our investigation."

This man was naturally Yan Wenlai, the president of the Shanghai City Card Master Association.

Yan Wenlai was right. Although the Association had not found any clues for the moment, they would eventually uncover the truth.

After all, only a few people had entered the secret realm. Once the other high schools were attacked, the attackers disappeared. But by cross-referencing the information on the Card Masters stationed in the secret realm, they would soon discover who was missing.

Lu Su's evidence had merely sped up the process. Thinking of this, he asked, "Then why did Master Bai and Chairman Yan ask me to come here?"

Hearing Lu Su's question, Bai Yueming's expression gradually turned solemn. "Classmate Luo, I heard that after the attacker died, you obtained a material card?"

Lu Su was startled. This was all it was about?

Still, he directly took out the material card. Lu Su did not think a Master Card Master would covet a Black Iron Grade material card of his.

Even if it was Gold Quality.

"This is the material card condensed after the attacker's death." Lu Su handed the material card to Bai Yueming and quietly waited for his judgment.

Almost the instant he took the material card, Bai Yueming sighed.

Having been stationed along the Coastal Defense Line for many years, he naturally recognized the origin of this material. "As expected, it's material produced by a Demon's Nest."

"It can be confirmed that the Spirit Summoning Society did this."

At the mention of the Spirit Summoning Society, Lu Su immediately thought of Old Wang's unfinished words before his death. He could not help saying, "Master Bai, Chairman Yan, before the attacker died, he said 'qi,' but he dissipated before he could finish."

Yan Wenlai and Bai Yueming exchanged a glance. Then Yan Wenlai said, "Classmate Luo, keep this discovery to yourself. Don't tell anyone else."

Yan Wenlai said this because he feared that Lu Su, being so young, would go around talking about it after leaving.

The Association itself did not matter much. Their main concern was Lu Su's personal safety.

However, their worries were unnecessary. Lu Su was no ordinary high school student. Otherwise, he would not have covered up Old Wang's face the moment he recognized him. He immediately nodded solemnly. "I understand. Thank you for your concern, Master Bai and Chairman Yan. I won't speak carelessly."

Yan Wenlai and Bai Yueming could not help smiling at this. Lu Su's performance had far exceeded their expectations.

Just as Yan Wenlai was about to say something encouraging, the elevator chimed again.

A Young Man carrying documents stepped out. He quickly walked over to Yan Wenlai and said softly, "Chairman Yan, the information you asked me to investigate is all here."

Seeing Yan Wenlai give a slight nod, the Young Man saluted the two of them and left.

Yan Wenlai flipped through the documents in his hands, his brows gradually knitting together. He then handed them to Bai Yueming. "Elder Bai, take a look. In every secret realm where something happened this time, one of the stationed Card Masters had applied for the assignment temporarily."

Bai Yueming accepted the documents and examined them carefully.

Before long, he had his answer.

Bai Yueming sighed and said somewhat wistfully, "I was wondering when the Spirit Summoning Society had planted so many pieces on the board. Now it's no longer strange."

"Look. Aren't all these suspicious ones desperately short of money?"

"Some had mothers who were ill. Some owed gambling debts."

Hearing Bai Yueming's words, Chairman Yan was stunned. "They betrayed the Association just for money?"

Bai Yueming shook his head. "They probably never expected to become monsters themselves. But I've dealt with the Spirit Summoning Society for so many years."

"This is the method of their president, Ghost Scale Jin Ping."

As he spoke, Bai Yueming turned to Lu Su and said earnestly, "Classmate Luo, be extra careful if you receive unexplained financial assistance in the future."

Lu Su nodded. "Thank you for the advice, Master Bai. Then I'll be leaving first?"

Lu Su had a feeling that if he kept listening, he would hear even more explosive information. But that was not a good thing for a mere Black Iron Grade Card Master like him.

Bai Yueming returned Flesh Demon (Gold) to Lu Su and smiled gently. "Go back, Classmate Luo. Be careful on the way."

Only after the elevator doors closed did Yan Wenlai turn to Bai Yueming. "Elder Bai, do you think there's anything suspicious about this Classmate Luo?"

That was right. Yan Wenlai had never fully trusted Lu Su. As the president of a city's Card Master Association, he could not afford to be careless.

Bai Yueming slowly shook his head. "The Spirit Summoning Society would never bear to throw away such a promising seedling as a disposable pawn."

"Besides, Lu Zhi Dao didn't sense anything wrong with him either."

As Bai Yueming spoke, a red-robed figure holding a command tablet slowly appeared behind him.

Investigator Judge Lu Zhi Dao.

Seeing the red-robed figure, Yan Wenlai finally let out a breath of relief. "Then it seems this Classmate Luo truly has no problem."

"But where did the Spirit Summoning Society get so much money?"