Just an Investigation Mission, Inspector Bai of Wu'an

Lu Qi never expected that in just one short day, Lu Lin would have joined a martial arts squad and would be heading out of the city in three days.

Once outside the city, one has to face nothing but ferocious demonic beasts.

Even the lowest-tier First-Rank demonic beast is a creature with a green face, sharp fangs, a sturdy body, and a savage temperament.

Demonic beasts that previously only existed in books and appeared in pictures were now about to enter reality.

Lu Qi suddenly felt a bit panicked.

"What's wrong?"

"Lu Qi, are you okay? You usually act like you're the second coming of heaven, but now that your brother is just going out of the city, you're scared like this? When your brother becomes a Martial King or even a Martial God in the future, won't you have to kneel and kowtow to me then?"

Lu Lin tried to ease the tense atmosphere, but it was completely useless.

He could even see his father's lips trembling slightly, and his mother looked like she was trying her best to hold back tears.

"Ahem."

"Mom, Dad, Lu Qi, I'm just going out of the city to carry out a mission; it's not that difficult."

"I didn't tell you, but I joined the Dragon Saber Squad. The Captain is a Mid-level Martial Master, and there are two Low-level Martial Masters, plus three Peak Martial Artists who could advance to Martial Master at any time."

"Besides, we are just going out to do the simplest investigation mission; there won't be any danger..."

Lu Lin had done his best to explain it to his parents, but it seemed it hadn't been of much use.

The family remained silent for a long time before Lu Ping tremblingly picked up the cigarette he had dropped from the floor and said, "Yeah, it's fine. You're an adult now. When you're out there... take care of yourself."

"Don't worry. But Mom, Dad, I need to intensify my cultivation over these next few days, so don't wait for me for meals or when you go to sleep."

"Lu Qi, come downstairs with me."

"Okay."

Lu Qi didn't resist at all. In fact, he felt regretful that he hadn't cultivated diligently at school today.

It wasn't that he was afraid of Lu Lin scolding him, but rather that he was worried he wouldn't be able to shoulder the responsibility.

When Lu Lin was at home before, he had developed as he pleased. Even if he didn't cultivate very hard, his parents wouldn't say anything to him.

But now that Lu Lin was suddenly leaving, Lu Qi truly felt that he, too, bore a portion of the responsibility for the family.

While Lu Lin's family was finishing their family meeting.

At the headquarters of Liu's Martial Arts School, Liu Weiran finally waited for Liu Qinglong to get off work.

Liu Qinglong got a few dishes, and he and Liu Weiran sat down in the cafeteria to eat.

However, he noticed that Liu Weiran seemed a bit off today.

Usually, his daughter was as lively as a little lark, but today she looked completely dejected.

"Daughter, what's wrong? Did someone bully you?"

"Is that Ma Tianhu bothering you again?"

"Damn it, I'll kill that son of a bitch!"

Liu Qinglong set down his chopsticks and was about to stand up to go find trouble with Ma Tianhu when Liu Weiran hurriedly called out to him.

"Dad, it's not Ma Tianhu. It's Lu Lin."

"What? It's actually Lu Lin!"

"That little brat, I've been so good to him, and he dares to bully my daughter..."

Liu Weiran was speechless at her father's explosive temper.

"Dad, can you let me finish speaking? You're always talking about going out to get revenge; you don't act like a Headmaster at all."

Liu Qinglong sat back down. Hearing his daughter's teasing, he didn't care at all; instead, he asked with the air of a proud "daughter slave," "Alright, my precious daughter, hurry up and tell me. Are you trying to worry your old man to death?"

"Lu Lin registered as a Freelance Martial Artist this afternoon and signed a contract to join the Dragon Saber Squad..."

"Oh, that's not bad. The Dragon Saber Squad is a veteran martial artist team here in Dongshan City. But how did that guy surnamed Zhou manage to take a liking to Lu Lin? The kid doesn't have any dazzling combat records right now."

"Dad, be quiet!"

Liu Weiran finally couldn't take it anymore and shouted, forcing Liu Qinglong to shut his mouth.

This father of hers was great in every way, except for that mouth of his.

After calming herself down for a good while, Liu Weiran finally regained her composure. "Lu Lin is leaving in three days. The mission difficulty is supposedly low—it's just a simple investigation mission, that's all..."

"An investigation mission?"

Hearing those three words, Liu Qinglong's mood shifted.

Back in the day, his wife had also been a Freelance Martial Artist, and she never returned after going on an investigation mission.

At that time, Liu Weiran was only in her final year of kindergarten.

Before his wife left, she had taken Liu Weiran to an amusement park for the whole day, then hugged her and said, "Mommy is going on a small mission and will be back in two weeks at most. Ranran, remember to miss Mommy, okay?"

"Mommy, what kind of mission is it?"

"It's just an investigation mission, that's all. Don't worry, once Mommy catches the bad guys, I'll be back soon to buy Ranran some candy, okay?"

But just one day later, Liu Weiran's mother never returned.

Little Liu Weiran waited and waited, cried and cried. Slowly, she came to understand that her mother would never come back.

And the culprit behind her losing her mother was nothing more than that simple "investigation mission."

Liu Qinglong set down his chopsticks and sat beside Liu Weiran, pulling his daughter into his arms.

"It's okay, it's okay."

"There, there, baby, be good."

A burly man standing nine feet tall could not help but shed a crystalline tear at this moment.

He had to be strong in front of his daughter.

But he was human, too, and he missed his wife just as much.

"Young Master, that Inspector Bai from the Wu'an Bureau is here again."

The secretary in black stockings walked over and whispered into Ma Tianhu's ear.

"Inspector Bai?"

Ma Tianhu, who had been contemplating a cooperation proposal with the Jishan Martial Arts School, frowned. It was only after a prompt from his secretary that he remembered which Inspector Bai she was.

Scarface and his four disciples had died in an alleyway, and as the Wu'an Bureau, they naturally had to conduct a strict investigation to track down the killer.

By the second day, the Wu'an Bureau had confirmed Scarface's identity: he was the driver for Ma Tianhu, the second young master of the Ma Corporation.

That same day, Inspector Bai had brought two inspectors to question Ma Tianhu about the situation.

Within the Wu'an Bureau, the Martial Apprentice level were Patrollers, the Martial Artist level were Inspectors, and the Martial Master level were Commanders.

Inspector Bai was naturally a high-level Martial Artist, and a very beautiful one at that.

At the time, Ma Tianhu hadn't been in the mood to deal with the matter. If Scarface was dead, he was dead; the business he was launching was the important thing. Back then, he had brushed her off, claiming he didn't know the specifics and that Scarface had asked for leave to return to Jiangzuo City.

As for why he had died where he did, Ma Tianhu had even urged Inspector Bai to find the killer as soon as possible to bring justice to the deceased, and so on.

But he hadn't expected that just as he was about to sign the cooperation agreement with the Jishan Martial Arts School, this Inspector Bai would show up again.

"Make them wait a moment. I'm about to discuss the signing, and I can't step away."

The secretary was only responsible for relaying the message, so she left after receiving his instructions.