How Many Like You Can Fight

Chapter 21: How Many People As Skilled As You Are?

"When did I kill someone?"

Facing Tan Mingxue's accusation, Fu Qian asked as if nothing had happened.

"Still playing dumb?"

Tan Mingxue sneered.

"The conflict here yesterday was widely known. You personally killed a Transcendent. Do you really intend to deny it?"

"I'm very sorry, but all matters related to Transcendent are under our jurisdiction. If a Transcendent's death is involved, you'll have to come with me."

"Oh, you're talking about that?"

Fu Qian's expression didn't falter at all.

"Someone did die here yesterday, but they fell from the fourth floor and died from the impact."

"You can explain that to me slowly after we get back."

Tan Mingxue said coldly, a killing intent flashing across her.

"My patience is limited. If you continue to be stubborn, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Team Leader Tan!"

Wen Li was getting anxious at this point.

"Mr. Fu is a bodyguard we hired normally. The conflict was entirely because assassins wanted to harm me. Mr. Fu was merely fulfilling his duty. How can you be so unreasonable?"

Seeing Wen Li's reaction, Tan Mingxue's expression softened slightly.

"We're just asking Mr. Fu to come with us for confirmation. If there's no issue, he'll be back soon. Miss Wen, please rest assured."

"After all, a fierce battle and the death of a Transcendent are involved. We need to be responsible for everyone's safety. We ask for your understanding."

This woman is clearly not going to give up until she takes me with her today.

Fu Qian thought to himself.

According to the information he had gathered, they did have the right to investigate any conflict involving Transcendent.

But this incident happened yesterday, in the Wen Family's residence. For her to show up today, he didn't believe there weren't other factors at play.

Thinking about Young Master Ye, who hasn't appeared all day, he must have gone to report me, right?

He directly exposed the matter, getting the Night Watchers to come after me.

Even if he can't kill me with a borrowed knife, he can at least use this opportunity to probe some of my background.

Also, the Night Watchers' attitude is quite peculiar. Although Tan Mingxue spoke euphemistically, she clearly doesn't want Wen Li to follow.

Is she unwelcome to this extent?

Currently, I seem to only have two choices.

Choice One: Go with this Team Leader Tan, leave Miss Wen here, and rely on the bodyguards and Young Master Ye's group to protect her life for a while.

Choice Two: Refuse to cooperate, activate my Asura mode, directly kill this Team Leader Tan, and then face the endless stream of Night Watchers that will follow, taking them down one by one until no one bothers me again to complete my mission.

That's a bit too Asura-like.

Although if I leave, Miss Wen's life might be in danger, with Choice Two, the assassins could just sit back and watch.

The key is that Wen Li would probably be terrified, which isn't good for someone like her who's a mental-type fighter.

Fu Qian decided to cooperate for now and probe the local Night Watchers' capabilities.

He could also gather information for the Asura route.

"No problem, I'll go with you."

Under Wen Li's worried gaze, Fu Qian left the Wen Family mansion with Tan Mingxue.

In the crowd, Fu Qian saw Mr. Ji, with whom he had fought twice yesterday. Young Master Ye, however, was hiding very well.

The journey was quite long. The car wound its way around, and just as Fu Qian was about to lose patience, it finally stopped.

"Please."

Tan Mingxue got out of the car first. Fu Qian followed, seeing the Night Watchers' base for the first time.

This place was much more down-to-earth than he had imagined.

In stark contrast to the Wen Family's beautiful private villa, the Night Watchers' base was located in a busy urban area.

From the outside, it looked ordinary, though it was quite spacious.

It was only after following Tan Mingxue into the base that he felt its uniqueness.

The internal layout of the building was clearly meticulously designed, with many areas made of special materials.

There weren't many people coming and going, but each of them exuded an aura of power and strength.

"Some related personnel will be arriving shortly."

Tan Mingxue led Fu Qian to an office, gestured for him to sit, and took out an exquisite notebook.

"Before that, I need to confirm a few simple questions with you."

"Ask away."

Fu Qian replied lazily as he looked around.

"Is Fu Qian your real name? Theoretically, all Transcendent information should be registered within the Night Watcher organization, but I've checked all the records, and you've never been listed."

"Of course it is. As for why there's no record of me, it's probably because I haven't been a Transcendent for long."

"Oh?"

Tan Mingxue rolled her eyes.

"Based on the current information, your strength is at least Sixth Order. Are you trying to tell me you went from a normal person to a mid-tier Transcendent in just a few days?"

"Is that not possible? This old man observed the stars the other night, suddenly felt something in his heart, and achieved enlightenment."

Clang!

Tan Mingxue slammed the notebook in her hand onto the table.

"Do you know who you killed yesterday?"

"An assassin. I'll emphasize again, I only injured him; he fell to his death himself."

"And as a professional bodyguard, I was merely fulfilling my duties."

"Professional bodyguard."

Tan Mingxue was so amused she actually laughed.

"A professional bodyguard earning a monthly salary of twenty-five thousand? Your price isn't high at all!"

"Low profit, high volume. We build our reputation!"

"What's going on?"

Seeing that Tan Mingxue was about to lose her temper, the office door creaked open, and a man in his thirties wearing glasses walked in.

"This guy is simply unreasonable. You ask him."

Tan Mingxue snorted and stood up.

"Experts always have distinct personalities!"

The man with glasses grinned, took the notebook, flipped through it, and extended his hand towards Fu Qian, introducing himself.

"Mr. Fu, is it? I'm Qi Xue."

"Please don't misunderstand. The reason I've asked you here today is purely out of duty. After all, with a mid-tier expert suddenly appearing in our jurisdiction, we must have a grasp of the situation. As for the conflict, Transcendent individuals have strong vital energy, and fights are inevitable. We can't possibly manage every single incident."

See? A fellow professional. Much better professional conduct.

Fu Qian nodded.

"You can ask."

"We have the basic information already."

The man with glasses flipped through Tan Mingxue's notebook.

"Then I'll ask the question I'm most curious about: How did an expert like yourself end up working as a bodyguard for the Wen Family?"

"I was entrusted by someone."

"Who?"

The man with glasses's interest piqued.

"No comment."

After a few more perfunctory questions, the man with glasses finally put down the notebook.

"Thank you for your cooperation. You may leave."

"Hey!"

Tan Mingxue was anxious.

"How can you just let him go?"

"Based on the current information, Mr. Fu's past is quite clean. The conflict was indeed a matter of duty. As for the lack of a previous record, we have one now."

The man with glasses waved his hand, signaling Tan Mingxue not to say more. He then turned back to Fu Qian.

"Mr. Fu, do you have any questions for us?"

Questions?

Fu Qian thought for a moment, then pointed at himself and Tan Mingxue.

"In the base, how many people are as strong as you two?"