Never-Ending Grudge!

Beep.

Just as Xia Ping intended to head to the station to leave Black Moon City, a system notification suddenly rang in his mind: "Someone harbors undying hatred toward the host. Rewarded with 1,000 Hatred Points."

What?!

Hearing this, Xia Ping was startled. Someone actually harbored undying hatred for him? Who could it be? He hadn't done anything particularly evil; he had only taken out a few underworld lunatics. Could it be because he killed that young man in white?

He immediately thought of the young man he had just slain. The other party was clearly wealthy or influential, not an ordinary person. Now that he had killed him, it would surely invite massive trouble.

However, Xia Ping hadn't expected someone to harbor such intense, undying hatred because of it.

"Indeed, the situation is truly looking a bit off."

Xia Ping cautiously walked toward the station. As he approached an alley near the station, he immediately noticed that the number of underworld thugs patrolling the area was five or six times higher than before.

He clearly saw tall, burly men in black suits and sunglasses walking back and forth around the station. They were everywhere, covering every corner like soldiers, their vigilance extremely tight.

Any traveler approaching the station was intercepted by these men in black, who searched their belongings. Only after confirming there were no issues were they allowed onto the train to depart.

Anyone found with the slightest problem was immediately seized and subjected to brutal interrogation.

"It seems I really have provoked major trouble. I guess that dead young man's identity isn't simple at all." Xia Ping's eyes flickered as he activated the Heaven and Earth Audio-Visual Method to perceive the situation around him.

He immediately discovered that not only the station but the entire surrounding area was crawling with hidden men in black. They stared with grave expressions at every passerby, refusing to let any suspicious person slip through.

Soon, Xia Ping found a few men in black chatting nearby.

"Tsk tsk, what a massive operation. I haven't seen a scene like this in a long time."

"You can say that again. I heard Supervisor Zheng is furious. He used his highest authority to mobilize the entire company, even ordering the peripheral members to capture that murderer at all costs. Anyone who catches him will be heavily rewarded."

"That's normal. His own son was killed; who wouldn't be furious?!"

"Tsk tsk, the murderer is dead for sure. Supervisor Zheng has already spoken: once caught, the killer will be hacked into ten thousand pieces. He even wants to track down his identity and wipe out his entire clan."

"How ruthless, even implicating his family. But that's the price for offending our Black Bear Company."

"Right, no one who dares to kill a member of our Black Bear Company has ever left unscathed!"

"Stay sharp. Don't let the murderer escape."

"Of course, I've been watching closely. I won't let any suspicious person pass."

The men in black discussed among themselves while vigilantly scanning their surroundings.

Hearing these words, Xia Ping's expression turned grim. He hadn't expected the people from Black Bear Company to be so vicious. If his true identity were discovered, it would surely bring immense trouble to his family.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance; he had a skin mask to change his appearance, so they couldn't possibly discover his identity unless he was caught.

"The people from Black Bear Company shouldn't have seen my face. I was very careful during the previous encounters."

Xia Ping's eyes flickered. "But it's almost impossible to board the train unscathed. Once I get close, the Golden Potion and the secret manuals on me will be discovered immediately."

If he discarded these items, he could certainly escape safely, but he was unwilling. He didn't want to let these things fall into others' hands for nothing, so he wanted a solution that served both purposes.

"Right, I need to check the system shop to see if there's anything to help me out of this predicament." With a thought, Xia Ping opened the system shop in his mind to browse the items.

After half an hour of searching, he finally found something useful.

Invisibility Pill, worth 1,200 Hatred Points!

This pill had a special effect: once consumed, it would immediately suppress the user's aura and render them invisible. Surrounding living beings would be completely unable to perceive the user's presence for one hour.

If he took this pill, he could easily leave this place.

However, Xia Ping felt a sharp pang of pain. This was a full 1,200 Hatred Points—he had been saving up for a long time, and until now, he only had a little over 1,000.

To lose the majority of his points just for this one pill—how could he be willing?!

"No, I absolutely cannot let Black Bear Company off the hook like this. They forced me into such a desperate situation and sent so many people to hunt me down. If I don't return the favor, wouldn't that make me seem ungrateful?"

A sharp glint appeared in Xia Ping's eyes. He immediately formulated various plans in his mind. He had to deal a heavy blow to Black Bear Company before he would be willing to leave Black Moon City; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to swallow this insult.

One hour later, on the first floor of the Black Bear Company building.

Zheng Cheng, along with his subordinate Song Hui and several trusted aides, stood in the lobby. Their expressions were dark, like gathering storm clouds, and the atmosphere was suffocating.

"What exactly is going on?"

Zheng Cheng glared at his subordinates, his anger erupting. "It's been an hour! An hour has passed, do you hear me? And you haven't found a single clue! What use is the company paying for you useless trash!"

He couldn't believe the facts. They had mobilized the entire company's resources, with ten thousand members deployed to surround the area airtight. By all logic, not even a fly should have been able to escape.

But they found nothing. They found absolutely nothing. The murderer seemed to have turned invisible, vanishing without a trace.

"I'm sorry."

Song Hui smiled bitterly. "Supervisor, we really did our best. We mobilized everyone and even searched every passerby, but we came up empty-handed. It's as if the guy evaporated into thin air. We could still find traces earlier, but half an hour ago, he just vanished without a trace."

"I suspect that guy must have accomplices, and their influence isn't simple."

The others nodded as well. Without the help of accomplices, it would be impossible to shake off their pursuit.

"Trash, you're all a bunch of trash!"

Zheng Cheng was furious, his temper extremely volatile. However, he also knew that Black Moon City wasn't just home to Black Bear Company; there were many other gangs far more powerful than them.

If those gangs had intervened to help, even Black Bear Company would be helpless and forced to accept the loss.

But while Black Bear Company might accept the loss, he, Zheng Cheng, absolutely would not!

"Supervisor."

Suddenly, Song Hui looked toward the front in terror, his finger trembling as he pointed at the lobby entrance. "Look, there's a piece of white paper there with something written on it."