Wang Jie's Speculation

They arrived in less than a minute.

But the Wild Boar King was already dead.

There were only three people here.

If those two officials hadn't killed it, could it have been this pale-faced kid?

Impossible!

"Leng Yuan!"

Greedy Wolf gritted his teeth and roared her name word by word, his voice brimming with fury.

"I need an explanation!"

He thrust a thick finger at the Wild Boar King's corpse on the ground, spittle flying everywhere.

"You people from the Professioner Association sure throw your authority around! Your duty is to monitor the stability of this area and ensure that no abnormal situations beyond a Professioner's ability to handle occur! The rules state it clearly: as long as the monsters are no higher than level 10, you are not allowed to intervene!"

"And now?"

He stepped forward, his imposing aura bearing down like a mountain. "You openly broke the rules and killed this Elite BOSS before we could! What, do you look down on our Greedy Wolf Battle Group, or do you think we're easy to bully?!"

Lu Fei's expression changed at Greedy Wolf's roar and accusation, and he instinctively wanted to argue. But Leng Yuan spoke first.

Her voice remained as cool and calm as ever, without a trace of emotion.

"We didn't kill it."

"Bullshit!"

Greedy Wolf exploded at once. Pointing at his own nose, he roared, "Do you take laozi for a three-year-old? This Elite BOSS just spawned less than a minute ago! Other than you two, who else around the outskirts of Wild Boar Forest could possibly do it?!"

The battle group members behind him began to clamor as well.

"Exactly! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're wearing that uniform!"

"You stole our boss and still want to deny it? No chance!"

"Hand over what it dropped! Otherwise, don't even think about leaving this forest today!"

For a moment, everyone was worked into a frenzy.

Leng Yuan finally frowned.

It wasn't that she feared Greedy Wolf. She simply felt that these people were like a pack of rabid dogs incapable of reason.

Trying to reason with them? That would be a complete waste of breath.

Just then, Greedy Wolf's eyes shifted as he suddenly looked again at the silent youth who had not said a word from beginning to end.

Right, wasn't there still a witness here?

Greedy Wolf forced a smile onto his face, one that looked worse than crying, and walked toward Yang Yu.

He deliberately softened his tone. "Kid, don't be scared. Big brother isn't a bad guy."

"You've been here the whole time, so you must have seen what happened just now, right?"

Greedy Wolf coaxed him patiently.

"Tell me, was this Wild Boar King killed by those two people in black?"

As he spoke, he used his gaze to pressure Yang Yu.

In his eyes, what other choice did a frightened high school student have when facing the vicious leader of a battle group like him, besides nodding?

As long as the kid nodded and confirmed that Leng Yuan's group had broken the rules, he would have the moral high ground today.

Then, whether he forced them to hand over equipment or reported them to their superiors, he would be invincible.

At that moment, everyone's eyes focused on Yang Yu.

Leng Yuan and her partner looked at him too. They wanted to see how this frightened, stupefied boy would answer.

Yang Yu looked at the fleshy face before him, then at the men behind Greedy Wolf who were eyeing him like tigers.

He found it a little amusing.

Another group that had misunderstood things?

But he really had killed the boss, and he didn't want anyone else taking the blame.

Slowly and clearly, he spoke three words.

"It wasn't them."

His voice was not loud, but it rang exceptionally clearly through the tense forest clearing.

The air fell into deathly silence.

The smile on Greedy Wolf's face froze.

The battle group members behind him were stunned as well.

Leng Yuan and her partner both showed a flicker of surprise in their eyes.

"What did you say?"

Greedy Wolf dug at his ear, seemingly thinking he had misheard.

He bent down until his face was almost pressed against Yang Yu's, then asked again, word by word, "Kid, I'll ask you one more time. What... did you just say?"

A cold killing intent spread from his body.

Yang Yu could even smell the foul stench from his mouth.

He frowned slightly and quietly took half a step back, putting some distance between them.

Then, looking Greedy Wolf in the eye, he repeated in a matter-of-fact tone, "I said they didn't kill it."

This time, everyone heard him clearly.

Greedy Wolf's expression visibly shifted from shock to livid, then to a purplish red like pig liver.

He felt like his lungs were about to burst from rage!

Was there something wrong with this kid's head?!

He had given the kid an easy way out, but not only had he refused to take it, he had slapped Greedy Wolf right across the face instead!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Greedy Wolf laughed in extreme anger, saying "good" three times in a row. Even the finger he pointed at Yang Yu with was trembling slightly.

He gave Yang Yu a deep look, then cast a venomous glance at the calm-faced Leng Yuan.

He knew that if he kept making a scene today, he would gain nothing.

With this damned kid refusing to cooperate, he had lost his most important "evidence."

"We'll see about that!"

He squeezed the words through clenched teeth, then abruptly waved his hand.

"Let's go!"

With that, he turned without looking back and stormed off with his equally baffled and furious subordinates.

On the dim forest path.

Greedy Wolf walked at the front, his face so dark it seemed ready to drip water. Dead branches and leaves crunched beneath his feet.

Behind him, a scar-faced lackey cautiously approached and asked in a low voice, "Boss, are we just letting it go? That was an Elite BOSS! And those two officials, along with that reckless kid, showed you no respect at all!"

Another lackey chimed in indignantly, "Exactly, Boss! I say we should've attacked them directly! There were so many of us, were we really afraid of just three people? We could've taken them all out without anyone knowing. And if they dropped something good, wouldn't we have struck it rich?"

"Idiot!"

The handsome youth walking beside Greedy Wolf, his younger brother Wang Jie, coldly rebuked him.

The scar-faced lackey choked on his words, shrank his neck, and dared not speak again.

Greedy Wolf stopped and looked back at his brother. Some of the anger on his face subsided as he asked, "Xiao Jie, what do you think happened here? That Wild Boar King really wasn't killed by those two officials?"

Wang Jie's eyes gleamed with a chill that did not match his age. He shook his head and analyzed, "Brother, I've heard of those two, especially that woman named Leng Yuan. She's famous in the Professional Association for being an ice queen—rigid and obsessed with rules. It's unlikely that she'd openly violate the rules over a level 10 Elite BOSS."

"Then... who killed it?" Greedy Wolf frowned. "It couldn't have been that poor kid, could it?"

"Of course not."

A contemptuous curve appeared on Wang Jie's lips. "That kid looked like a rookie who had just left the city. He probably got lucky and happened to pass by when the boss died, then got scared stupid. The person who truly killed the boss probably took the loot and left long ago."

"Damn it!"

Greedy Wolf slammed his fist into a nearby tree, shaking leaves down in a rustling shower. "I don't care who it was. Whoever dared steal laozi's boss better pray I don't find them!"

"Brother, why be in such a hurry?"

Wang Jie's gaze grew even colder. "No matter who killed it, those two officials need to be dealt with. They work for the same boss, yet they're this thoughtless! But there's no need for us to confront them head-on. Isn't their job to monitor and deal with monsters above level 10? As long as we use that thing, they're dead for sure! As for that rookie, just give the brothers the word."

As Greedy Wolf listened to his brother's analysis, the anger on his face gradually faded, replaced by approval.

"Xiao Jie, you're right! You really are my brother—your brain works far better than these idiots'!"

He patted Wang Jie on the shoulder and burst into laughter, as though all the humiliation from earlier had vanished.

"Come on! Don't let this little matter ruin our mood! I'll take you to clear a Dungeon first. You're a B-rank profession Shadow Walker, so your leveling speed can't fall behind! Our Wang family can't spend our whole lives doing dirty work for others!"

Seventy percent of the protection money they collected had to be handed over.

Part of the income from wild monsters and Dungeons also had to be handed over.

That was why Greedy Wolf had been so furious after feeling that his boss had been stolen.

"Mm." Wang Jie nodded.

The group headed toward the Dungeon in grand procession.