Killing Intent Has Arrived

It must be said that his bewildered expression was exactly the same as that of the other prisoners, extremely realistic.

The transfer of Liu Dezhu, Yu Junyi, Lu Guangyi, and others to prison happened last night, so the other prisoners didn't notice anything unusual. Yu Junyi had been in Prison No. 18 for quite some time, so naturally, he had acquaintances who could testify on his behalf.

Who would have thought that Prison No. 18 would actually be the imposter's home turf?

On the other hand, Lin Xiaoxiao's earlier statement to Qing Chen that she needed his help to find the people planted by those forces was actually just a pretext.

Because he didn't think Qing Chen really had a way to get those people out.

However, to his utter surprise, Qing Chen succeeded, and succeeded very well.

Ye Wan sighed, "Boss, giving him this Forbidden Item ACE-005 was really the right choice. It takes you half an hour to change your appearance, but he only needs to think about it. Without Artificial Intelligence to compare height, stride, and behavioral habits, someone like this would be impossible to find in a city of tens of millions of people..."

Lin Xiaoxiao tugged at his arm.

Ye Wan glanced at Li Shutong's solemn expression and quickly said, "Of course, I didn't mean to belittle you, boss."

"I'm not blaming you," Li Shutong sighed. "I'm just a little disappointed with my Middle-aged Health Manual."

Lin Xiaoxiao: "..."

Ye Wan: "..."

"Alright, arrange for those innocent people to be transferred to prison. Do it in batches, and try to finish before nightfall," Li Shutong instructed. "You two should also make your appearance now."

Just as Liu Hao and the others were arguing, Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan came down the stairs.

Lin Xiaoxiao clapped her hands and said with a smile, "That scene just now was truly spectacular! We should have found a way to record it. You two families sent so many people to Prison No. 18, and you were completely outmaneuvered by one person. I wonder if your bosses will think you're incompetent when they find out about this?"

Chen Yu, with his hands behind his back, turned to Lin Xiaoxiao and the other person. "Did you arrange for the imposters?"

"No, no," Lin Xiaoxiao quickly said with a smile, "What happened just now was quite unexpected for me too. I really want to praise that imposter; well done."

As the two walked down the stairs, Chen Yu stood in front of them, while behind him were hundreds of prisoners, like a black city wall right in front of them.

Facing the palpable pressure, Ye Wan remained completely calm and said, "I haven't seen my boss show up outside. Do you dare to make a move now? If not, get out of here."

Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the boss is currently in Prison No. 18?"

Chen Yu laughed as well, "If he were really here, why would he tolerate us running rampant? And does he really think we can't kill him? Demigod is just a title of honor, it doesn't mean he's invincible. He's still human. My friend, this era belongs to technology. Even extraordinary individuals like him and me are subject to others."

"Oh? You dare to compare yourself to my boss?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked suspiciously. "Then why didn't you come here to try before? From what you're saying, it seems like killing my boss is very easy. What were you doing eight years ago?"

Chen Yu sneered, "Eight years ago, it was Old Master Li who insisted on protecting him, saying he would never leave Prison No. 18 again in his life, but he has now broken that promise himself. Moreover, Old Master Li doesn't have much time left either; didn't you see that someone from the Li family has come?"

Ye Wan calmly said, "The incompetent First Branch of the Li family does not represent the entire Li family."

Du Hao's expression was cold, but he didn't dare to say anything.

"I think you've got one thing wrong," Lin Xiaoxiao said calmly, facing the hundreds of people in the crowd. He suddenly laughed, "If you hadn't secretly detained my boss's friends, this place wouldn't have been able to hold him at all. Using hostages to imprison a god—do you really think you can stand shoulder to shoulder with the gods?"

Lin Xiaoxiao asked, enunciating each word clearly, "You think you're worthy?"

"Li Shutong, who can be locked in this cage by worldly emotions, is still just a human being after all," Chen Yu said with a smile. "So, will he go to rescue people tonight? Will he guard the Forbidden Item ACE-002 or follow the clues to save his friend? Which will he choose?"

The reason Chen Yu and his group were willing to wait so long was to wait for Li Shutong to appear outside the prison.

They can only take action once they are certain that Li Shutong is not in prison and will not be returning tonight.

At this moment, Lin Xiaoxiao's expression turned cold. "Get out of the way."

Chen Yu smiled and waved to the back, clearing a path through the dense wall of people.

The prison became peaceful for a time.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan sat at the dining table talking in hushed tones, while in the distance Chen Yu sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, surrounded by hundreds of people.

Guo Huzhan was all alone; the people they had planted with Black Spade had already been captured by Qing Chen and transferred to another prison...

Countdown: 7:00:00

At 5 p. m., two hours before nightfall, Du Hao and Xie Yingeng were plotting their scheme.

They still have a question to this day.

Du Hao said in a low voice, "Prisoners undergo a full-body search before entering the prison. If that imposter was wearing a human skin mask, how could he possibly fool such a fair prison system? How did he disguise himself?"

"Is it possible that the other party is a superhuman whose ability is disguise?" Xie Yingeng asked. "We've encountered similar abilities before."

"That's possible, but the other party was assigned to Prison No. 18 just to pretend to be Xu Linsen. What's their motive?" Du Hao wondered.

"I can't figure it out," Xie Yingeng shook his head.

Yes, what exactly is this imposter after?!

They might not believe it, but even Qing Chen himself hasn't figured this out yet.

As they were pondering, the cold, metallic storm in the sky suddenly began to slowly rotate, vaguely locking the trajectory of the projectiles above all the prisoners' heads.

Surprisingly, this time not only were the Metal Storm units loaded with rubber bullets activated, but 36 Metal Storm units loaded with live ammunition were also activated!

As the cold, metallic storm swirled, the sound of electricity emanating from above was exceptionally eerie.

The next moment, the alloy gates of the prison square slowly rose, and dozens of mechanical prison guards stood outside, holding guns.

A neutral announcement rang out from Prison No. 18: "Inmates with the following numbers, please proceed to the gate: 039212, 039213..."

The announcement was made after listing 48 names in a row before it finally stopped.

Du Hao and Xie Yingeng looked at each other, neither of them understanding what was going on.

"Why would there be a sudden large-scale transfer of prisoners?" Du Hao wondered. He said to his subordinates, "Quickly check everyone's numbers. Make sure it's not one of our people who has been transferred out."

We've worked so hard to get everyone in here, it would be terrible if they got transferred out at this crucial moment.

The Li family, represented by Du Hao, and the Chen family, represented by Xie Yingeng, reached a settlement because the number of people transferred from both sides was roughly the same. They planned to capture Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan first before discussing the competition between the two families.

The balance had already been disrupted by Chen Yu's arrival.

If their strength is weakened further, then the Li family's First Branch will only be playing second fiddle tonight!

The next moment, one of his men excitedly told Du Hao, "Our people weren't moved; it was just ordinary prisoners who were moved."

Du Hao was also happy.

However, at that moment, he suddenly saw a middle-aged man among the transferred prisoners turn around and look at him expressionlessly.

Isn't this a highly skilled agent secretly planted by the Li family?!

Outsiders thought Du Hao was the boss in this operation, but in fact, this middle-aged man was the boss who had been hiding behind the scenes and directing everything!

Du Hao was completely dumbfounded. This transfer of a group of prisoners had somehow taken his boss away! How was he supposed to continue operating like this?!

He quickly stood up and yelled at the robotic prison guards, "No, you can't transfer him!"

He had just stood up when three guns locked onto him from the metal storm overhead.

The middle-aged man shook his head, signaling him not to act impulsively.

Du Hao's face turned ashen, while Xie Yingeng burst into laughter. "You still call us villains? The Li family's First Branch secretly planted experts among the crowd, and they did it even earlier than we did!"

The middle-aged man was a very patient hunter. Even though Guo Huzhan might have escaped with Forbidden Item, he never thought of making a move.

However, he did not expect that it was precisely because he did not lay a hand on Guo Huzhan that he was identified as an ordinary prisoner and transferred to another prison!

This is so sudden!

Moreover, Prison No. 18 was fully armed and on high alert from the start, giving them no chance to struggle.

It's important to know that these 72 metal storms overhead were specifically designed for demigods, making it the only prison in the entire Federation capable of holding demigods!

At this moment, Du Hao's gaze swept over the prisoners, and he quickly noticed a problem: the list of those transferred from the prison did not include a single person from any conglomerate.

Someone suddenly said, "These are all prisoners transferred here with us. Some are just petty thieves, and others are economic criminals. They're all sentenced to less than 15 years!"

During this period, 1,239 prisoners were transferred into Prison No. 18, of whom 721 were members of the conglomerate, and the rest were minor offenders used as a cover.

These people committed a wide variety of crimes, but they all had one thing in common: their crimes did not warrant the death penalty.

Du Hao and Xie Yingeng were not fools. They were originally worried that their power would be weakened, but now they began to worry about another problem.

In other words, if these minor offenders are all transferred away, then Prison No. 18 will only contain the conglomerate's people and those who deserved to die!

Du Hao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and the hairs on his back stood on end.

"So, the person who impersonated Xu Linsen was trying to differentiate us so he could identify the non-consortium criminals with minor offenses and then move them away!" Du Hao said.

But what exactly is the person who did this trying to achieve?!

Du Hao felt a chill run down his spine as he thought about it.

A subordinate approached him and said, "Boss, we've tried many methods, but we still can't make contact with the outside world. It seems that it's not a problem with our equipment; it's probably that the jamming device at Prison No. 18 has been activated."

"Why," Du Hao murmured, "Why did the jamming device in Prison No. 18 suddenly activate...?"

The timing of the activation of this shielding device seemed to be deliberately coordinated with something.

"Wait!" Du Hao turned and ran towards the slowly closing alloy gate. "I demand a transfer to another prison!"

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