Murderer

Li ChunJun cut through the encirclement formed by more than thirty people and stood with his sword in one hand.

"Why did you fight back? No matter the circumstances, violence is never acceptable. Even if I truly meant to kill you, you should not have resisted, should you? Otherwise, what makes you different from an assailant like me?"

He spoke to Cui Yuan with detached indifference.

Then he strode away.

"No!"

Behind him, the others who had snapped awake could not help crying out in grief.

"Cousin!"

"Xiao Lin! Don't scare me! How am I supposed to explain this to your wife?"

"Brother! You killed my brother! I'll fight you to the—"

Sshk!

Sensing the movement behind him, Li ChunJun turned and thrust his sword.

The blade did not tremble or hesitate in the slightest.

Blood sprayed.

This good elder brother, who had wanted to avenge his younger brother, was pierced straight through the head by a single sword strike!

He died without pain.

Thrusting the sword, drawing it back.

Li ChunJun retrieved his blade, turned around, and left.

This time...

No one lost control and rushed at him, determined to fight him to the death.

Everyone, no matter how grief-stricken, retained the most basic shred of reason.

The corpse of that "elder brother" with his head pierced through was the best sobering agent.

Less than three minutes after Li ChunJun left, the first Garrison Department vehicle drove in.

A few minutes later, police cars and ambulances streamed into Hengguang Garden.

Da Shang Kingdom's garrison officers were not normally this efficient.

Arriving within half an hour of a report would already have counted as exceptional efficiency.

But the caller was from Hengguang Garden, and the matter concerned a Guangzhou City magnate like the Jin family. Naturally, the garrison vehicles had rushed over at top speed.

As one heavyweight figure after another arrived, cordon lines were put up.

Cui Yuan, the Security Department Minister...

Also entered the Jin family's living room.

But at the sight of more than a dozen corpses crisscrossing the room, a chill ran through his heart.

It was over!

At that moment, he realized that he was completely finished.

His days as Security Department Minister were over.

But when he thought of Li ChunJun's savagery...

And the seven dead Security Department employees, losing his position as Security Department Minister did not seem entirely bad.

At least he could extricate himself from this incident and no longer have to face that vicious monster.

Soon, a sedan arrived at the scene under escort.

Its door did not open.

Only when another small convoy of three sedans arrived right behind it did the person inside get out.

This man...

Cui Yuan recognized him at a glance.

Mo Lei.

Director of the Garrison Department.

A major figure who ranked among the foremost in the entire Guangzhou City local government.

Guangzhou City's violent institutions were divided into the Public Security Department, the Garrison Department, and the City Defense Army.

Of these, the City Defense Army fell under the Military Department's jurisdiction. It was the strongest and equipped with firearms.

But the Military Department was basically controlled by the Red Sun Sword Sect. Unless a major incident occurred, even the local council had no authority to mobilize it.

As for the remaining Public Security Department, despite its name, it was actually responsible for finding every possible way to collect exorbitant taxes and smoothing over all manner of complaints from the common people.

It held immense deterrent power over ordinary people, but to Martial Artists and criminals, it was not worth mentioning.

The Garrison Department, on the other hand, gathered the city's somewhat renowned Martial Artists. There were more than a hundred External Refinement Martial Artists, and too many Internal Strengthening Martial Artists to count on both hands. Its combat strength was formidable.

This Director Mo Lei not only held great power, but was himself a Harmony Realm Martial Artist.

At a time when most Harmony Realm martial masters were focused on opening the bridge between Heaven and Earth, ascending to the Innate Realm, and embarking upon the path of body cultivation to become immortals, a figure like him was essentially the strongest Martial Artist still active outside.

Not to mention that firearms and other modern weapons barely circulated on the market now. Even if they did, with a Harmony Realm martial master's formidable strength, so long as he was not pinned down in an alley by several guns, in a complex environment like a shopping mall, ten or eight gunmen would not be enough for one Harmony Realm martial master to slaughter.

"Even this great figure has been alarmed."

Cui Yuan's heart jolted.

It seemed the rumor from several months ago was true.

Jin Zhiya really had become a disciple of the Red Sun Sword Sect.

Otherwise, someone of Director Mo Lei's status would not have waited outside voluntarily for Jin Guangming, the Jin family's true master, to arrive.

When Mo Lei got out of the car, the small convoy of three sedans also stopped.

One major figure after another soon appeared.

Jin Guangming, helmsman of the Jin family.

Han Feng, master of Sword Tasting Hall and a towering figure of the martial arts world.

Chief Prosecutor Liu Yacun.

Every one of them could make their respective field tremble in Guangzhou City with a single stomp of their foot.

After these people gathered, they quickly headed toward the main hall of the Jin Family Courtyard.

When he saw the corpses in the main hall, which had already been cleaned up a little...

Jin Guangming's expression instantly became incomparably ugly.

His wife was dead!

His son was dead too!

Back when trouble had arisen at Three Stars Property Management and Shen Zhengxian had personally stepped in to handle it, he had people keep an eye on Shen Zhengxian's movements.

Before long, news came that Shen Zhengxian had gone missing.

With accidents happening one after another, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Cautious by nature, he had gone to Sword Tasting Hall at the first opportunity.

As Guangzhou City's number one martial arts force, Sword Tasting Hall was filled with experts.

Not only did it have no fewer than a palmful of Internal Strengthening Martial Artists, but its hall master, Han Shan, was a rare Harmony Realm martial master whose name had once resounded far and wide in his youth.

Even now that he was older, the prestige he had accumulated over the years meant that he still wielded unquestionable influence in Guangzhou City's martial arts circles.

It was said that he was even an honored guest of a certain member of parliament.

The Sword Tasting Hall he had founded was one of the few safest places in Guangzhou City, aside from the City Guard garrison.

The facts proved that he had indeed possessed remarkable foresight and avoided this calamity.

But his wife and son had both become souls beneath that murderer's sword!

"Director Mo!"

Suppressed fury burned in Jin Guangming's eyes.

Though this son of his had been a disappointment, he was still his only descendant.

Now...

Not only was he dead, but the wife who had been his benefactor had also died in their home. No one could remain calm in the face of such a thing.

"Chairman Jin, rest assured. The Garrison Department will absolutely apprehend him and bring him to justice! He will be sentenced to death!"

Mo Lei immediately made his promise.

"Death!? That is too cheap for him! I want to slice him into a thousand pieces!"

Jin Guangming gritted his teeth.

"Certainly."

Mo Lei nodded. "Once we capture him, I will send him over for you to deal with."

"If he could kill Sun Yongxing, then this Li ChunJun is no weakling. When did someone like this emerge in Guangzhou City's martial arts circles?"

A trace of doubt filled Han Shan's eyes.

But when Jin Guangming swept his bloodshot gaze toward him, he too gave his promise. "No matter the reason, using strength to bully the weak and acting wantonly is wrong! The martial arts world cannot tolerate scum who rely on force to commit every kind of evil and disregard the law! As Guangzhou City's foremost force, Sword Tasting Hall shall shoulder without hesitation the social duty of capturing this murderer, to Clean Up the atmosphere of Guangzhou City's martial arts world!"

He glanced at a burly man behind him. "A Li, select several capable men and assist Chairman Jin and Director Mo in bringing this murderer to justice as soon as possible! Furthermore, in the name of Sword Tasting Hall, issue a Martial Arts Kill Order! Any Martial Artist who provides clues about this thief may enter Sword Tasting Hall and choose one martial skill. Whoever kills this murderer may further enter Sword Tasting Hall and receive instruction in Sword Tasting Hall's 'Phoenix Pride Sword Diagram'!"

Hearing that Han Shan was willing to put forth such effort, Jin Guangming gave a slight bow. "Many thanks to Hall Master Han for upholding justice for my Jin family."

"Sword Tasting Hall was established thanks to Chairman Jin's generous support. I am merely returning a peach for a plum! Besides, such a lawbreaking villain has tarnished the name of Guangzhou City's martial arts world. For both public and private reasons, I cannot stand idly by."

Han Shan declared righteously.

Seeing that Director Mo and Hall Master Han had both made their positions clear, Chief Prosecutor Liu Zhengcun could not remain unmoved.

He said as well, "This villain committed murder and violence; the evidence is conclusive. He is now fleeing out of fear of punishment, and his whereabouts are unknown. He poses an immense danger to society. Urgent matters call for expedient measures, so there is no need to follow the Prosecutor's Office procedures... I will immediately report to the Higher Procuratorate and have an Imperial Arrest Warrant issued, leaving him nowhere to hide in the city, Xuan Province, or even the entire country!"

"Thank you, Prosecutor Zhang."

Jin Guangming cupped his hands in salute once more.

Then, exhausted in body and mind, he turned again to Han Shan and Mo Lei. "I will have to trouble you all with everything."

Cui Yuan, watching this scene from afar, could not help shuddering.

This...

Was there any way Li ChunJun could survive this!?

No matter how skilled Li ChunJun was, how could he possibly have even the slightest chance of survival against the Heavenly Net formed by the business world, political world, judicial world, and martial arts world—four layers of pursuit, with Kill Orders personally issued by the top figures in all four fields!?

Terrifying!

Too terrifying!

When a colossal entity like the Jin family truly unleashed its power and displayed its unparalleled influence in Guangzhou City, who in all of Guangzhou could withstand it!? And who would dare stand in its way!?

He was dead for sure!

Li ChunJun was dead for sure!