Imposter

Zhou Zhe desperately clawed at the large hand clamped around his throat.

Yet that hand remained as immovable as a hydraulic press!

His face, flushed red from asphyxiation, held not only terror but also confusion...

Why... why would Chu Yuan dare to kill someone!?

He clearly had a bright future ahead of him; was he really throwing everything away just because he had been provoked a few days ago?

Zhou Zhe's status was too low, so he was unaware of the news that Li Chen was already dead.

Therefore, he found the current situation somewhat inconceivable.

Regardless of what he thought, it did not help the situation in the slightest.

In the inner room, Zhou Zhe's mother was also awakened. She ran out in her pajamas and immediately saw her husband lying on the floor without a sound.

And her son, who was about to be strangled to death by that little beast...

She let out a terrified scream and collapsed to the floor, at a complete loss.

"Mom... run..." Zhou Zhe squeezed the three words out of his throat with great difficulty, but his voice was as thin as a mosquito's, completely drowned out by the woman's shrill shrieks.

Just as Zhou Zhe was falling into total despair, a sharp, cold glint shot in from outside the door, piercing straight toward Chu Yuan's back!

Zhou Zhe saw a sudden shift in Chu Yuan's expressionless face. He tossed Zhou Zhe onto the floor and, with a dagger appearing in his hand from nowhere, slashed backhanded!

Clang!

The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing scraped against his eardrums, making him feel nauseous.

But he couldn't care about that now; he scrambled away from Chu Yuan, reached his mother's side, and shielded her behind him.

At the same time, he looked toward the doorway with anticipation—someone had come to save him!

Who was it!?

To his surprise, the figure that appeared was wearing a First High School uniform.

When he saw the face clearly, Zhou Zhe felt inconceivable once again... another Chu Yuan!

His gaze darted back and forth between the two Chu Yuans.

Chu Yuan caught the long sword that returned to his hand and looked at the imposter before him, saying with a hint of killing intent: "Who are you?"

The conflicts between him, Zhou Zhe, and Li Chen were merely petty squabbles.

But this true culprit was aiming to ruin him!

Chu Yuan naturally wanted to kill him!

Yet he didn't expect the other party to reveal a strange smile, followed by a voice identical to his own: "I am Chu Yuan! And who are you? How dare you impersonate me..."

Suddenly, the imposter's expression shifted, as if he had sensed something.

He pushed off the ground with force, shattered the window, and vaulted out!

Chu Yuan naturally wouldn't let him get away so easily; almost instinctively, he moved to give chase!

But at that moment, the sound of chaotic footsteps reached his ears.

Chu Yuan's heart stirred, and he quickly weighed his options.

To discover the anomaly here and arrive this quickly, it could only be the authorities!

If he chased after him now, he might indeed catch the true culprit, but he could also fail!

On the contrary, staying here would better prove his own identity!

The real one was right here... didn't that prove someone was impersonating him?

But he couldn't let the other party escape so easily either...

He stepped to the window and looked down, seeing a figure fleeing rapidly, nearly blending into the night.

Chu Yuan channeled his mana, and the long sword in his hand vibrated!

Wind-Riding Sword Control Art: Swift!

A cold light shot from his hand like a star-piercing spear!

Carrying biting killing intent, it whistled toward the fleeing figure...

"Don't move!"

"Put your hands up!"

Several figures in uniform swarmed in, pointing their handguns at Chu Yuan...

"So you mean that after learning of Li Chen's death, you realized someone was deliberately framing you;

And remembering your previous friction with Zhou Zhe... you intentionally came here to lie in wait?"

"That's right." Chu Yuan glanced at Zhou Zhe: "Isn't there a witness right here?"

Zhou Zhe froze for a moment, then suddenly looked at Chu Yuan with reddened eyes, gritting his teeth as he said, "You knew all along! And you were here long before that!"

"That is correct."

"Then why didn't you step in sooner! Why didn't you save my father!" Zhou Zhe roared.

If Chu Yuan had arrived early and possessed the ability to contend with that fake Chu Yuan, why couldn't he have acted sooner!?

Chu Yuan looked at Zhou Zhe, expressionless, then shook his head and said softly, "Like you, I am just a student who has only been cultivating for a few days; I do not have such great power."

"Bullshit!" Zhou Zhe cursed angrily, "You did it on purpose!"

"Why would I do such a thing on purpose?"

"Because I provoked you before! So you are holding a grudge!"

Chu Yuan watched him quietly, and the Public Security Bureau captain who was questioning him also shook his head. In his view, it was indeed possible that Chu Yuan had intentionally withheld help, but based on his conduct and courage, it could basically be ruled out that it was due to his minor friction with Zhou Zhe. Perhaps... he had wanted to intentionally let Zhou Zhe and his mother see the face of the fake Chu Yuan! Otherwise, if he had acted prematurely, the fake Chu Yuan might have retreated immediately... In that case, there would still be no witnesses, and based solely on Chu Yuan's word, he would be unable to convince anyone. However... how could a mere high school student have such deep schemes? He was responsible for following up on the death of Li Chen, so he was relatively well-informed about Chu Yuan's background; yet, looking at it now, the information on paper could not be fully trusted...

"Even so, that does not rule out the possibility that you staged this whole thing yourself."

Chu Yuan suddenly laughed. "Are you implying that I, an ordinary high school student, could find an Internal Breath Realm martial artist to act with me... and that, with the capabilities of your Public Security Bureau and the Li Family of the state government, you still wouldn't be able to uncover any information?"

The captain did not answer, only saying, "An ordinary high school student would not have the ability to force back an Internal Breath Realm martial artist! Until the real culprit is caught, your suspicion cannot be entirely cleared."

Chu Yuan retorted sarcastically, "Why don't you just go ahead and suspect that I might be a spy for the Alien Race?"

Hearing this, the captain felt a bit annoyed, but before he could say anything, a female officer nearby snapped, "You're right! I do suspect you are a spy for the Alien Race! Come back to the bureau with us for investigation!"

The captain's expression changed, and he scolded sharply, "Xiao Yuan! Shut up!"

"Captain! He's just a murderer..."

"Hmph! Chu Yuan is a member of the Great Qin Super-Grade Blue Cloud Project! His father sacrificed his life ten years ago in the war against the Alien Race invasion! To think that the descendant of such a hero could be so casually convicted by you, and even labeled a spy for the Alien Race!?" A stern voice came from the doorway.

Chu Yuan looked toward the door and greeted, "Principal."

"Principal Qi! I absolutely did not mean that!" The captain stood at attention, his demeanor stiff...