Qing Chen's Disappearance

In the middle of the long street, Li Changqing was almost exhausted, fighting and retreating.

At this moment, the number of experts from the Kamishiro Family who were besieging her had decreased from eight to two.

Many people have a misunderstanding about Eight Trigrams Palm, which is that this style of boxing uses softness to overcome hardness. But in reality, Eight Trigrams Palm is extremely wild, with almost every move targeting vital points. It moves across the upper and lower body, as light and deadly as a flower petal or a leaf falling.

In Outer World, the fighting eventually devolves into chaotic, haphazard punches, with whoever swings their arm the hardest winning.

However, that was when the practitioner's own strength, speed, and reaction speed could not match the moves. Now, when Li Changqing Eight Trigrams Palm, an A-level practitioner, uses Baguazhang, it is a completely different story.

Perhaps this is the true charm of Eight Trigrams Palm.

The Hu Corporation Intelligence Agency is a neutral intelligence organization, and the reason they can survive in the cracks between conglomerates is because of their orthodox cultivation methods.

However, no one could have imagined that Li Changqing, a member of the Li family, would become a director of the Hu Corporation Intelligence Agency.

The next moment, a B-Class gene warrior realized that Li Changqing was exhausted and fiercely chased after her.

Li Changqing ran towards the end of the long street, but just as the other person was about to approach, he suddenly turned around.

With her fair hands, as if threading a needle, she passed between the arms of the B-Class gene warrior and, as if holding a bouquet of flowers, placed her palms on the gene warrior's jawbone, sending him flying with a powerful slap.

The force of the B-Class gene warrior's impact combined with the force of the two palms pushing against him, and he actually heard the sound of his neck bones breaking. He died in mid-air before he even hit the ground!

Hidden Flower Beneath the Leaves!

The A-level expert from the Kamishiro Family, who had originally intended to take advantage of the situation, hesitated for a moment upon seeing this swift and decisive counterattack from the brink of defeat, and dared not step forward.

He worried that Li Changqing's tired expression was a facade.

The gunfire over the long street had stopped at some point.

Li Changqing stood wearily on the long street and looked back, but the trace of Kamishiro Togo had vanished without a trace.

She wasn't surprised, because this was a trap set by the Kamishiro Family, and it was expected that they had planned their escape route in advance.

However, even if Kamishiro Togo returns to his family, he will be severely punished.

If the other side really kills Li Changqing tonight, then at a time when civil war is about to break out, it would be a terrible thing for the Li family's intelligence system to change its commander at the last minute, and it might even cause the entire intelligence system to come to a standstill.

But since the other side failed to kill Li Changqing, all the losses must be borne by the executor Kamishiro Togo.

Li Changqing looked at the Jinmao Building two kilometers away, wondering if the sniper had left on his own or encountered danger.

She knew very well that once the other side had dealt with all the Kamishiro Family snipers, they could have left.

For a sniper, that's enough.

But the other side didn't leave; those blank shots were all to help her suppress the enemy.

However, doing so would also put the sniper in danger.

Wang Bingxu has disappeared without a trace. This B-Class expert who has followed her for many years is very likely targeting the sniper on the Jinmao Building.

Thinking of this, Li Changqing suddenly turned to look at the A-level expert. "Your boss ran away, leaving only the two of us. I'll allow you to choose a way to die."

However, upon hearing this, the A-level expert did not continue fighting, but instead turned and fled into the distance.

In tonight's battle, Li Changqing and the mysterious sniper actually broke down the psychological defenses of this A-level expert.

"Boss, should we go after him? I can drive," said Xiao Ying from the side.

Li Changqing shook his head. "I need to wake up Old Nineteen. I have more important things to do."

A-level beings are not so easy to kill. The Kamishiro Family spent a great deal of money, using seven B-Class gene warriors and one A-level expert, but they still couldn't kill Li Changqing in a short time.

Moreover, Li Changqing was alone, and after the fierce battle, she was simply unable to pursue and kill him.

Eight against one, the A-level expert from the Kamishiro Family had preserved his stamina far better than Li Changqing.

The enemy escaped because they anticipated the arrival of reinforcements from the 081 Garrison Brigade. If Li Changqing were to rashly pursue them, he might be caught off guard and suffer a disastrous defeat.

But that's not the point.

Li Changqing has to go to the Jinmao Building now, she's worried that Qing Chen might be in danger!

Compared to this matter, even the pursuit of Kamishiro Togo and the A-rank experts can be put aside for now.

At this moment, the wig that Li Changqing had been wearing earlier was nowhere to be found, and his black leather jacket was torn in many places due to the intense fighting.

She simply took off her leather jacket and threw it on the ground, and didn't feel cold even though she was only wearing a black vest in the dead of winter.

This version of Li Changqing exudes a more heroic air than before.

"Cough cough cough cough," the Old Nineteen woke up again.

She looked at the Old Nineteen: "Are you alright?"

"He shouldn't die," Old Nineteen said, coughing. "Boss, you... don't catch a cold."

"I'll head to the Jinmao Building first. We can talk about it later," Li Changqing said before running towards the Jinmao Building.

Old Nineteen said anxiously, "The Shield Guard Battalion of the 081 Garrison Brigade must be arriving soon. Your best option is to wait for rescue here."

"No, I'm going to rescue them first. You all stay here and wait patiently," Li Changqing said before running off.

Looking at his boss's back, Old Nineteen wondered what could be so important that could make Li Changqing give up the pursuit of Kamishiro Togo and that A-level expert?

You should know that the Shield Guard is about to arrive, and now is the best time to hunt down the Kamishiro Family.

If we delay any longer, by the time we try to arrest them, the key figures of the Kamishiro Family in City No. 18 will probably have already found a way to leave the country.

But he knew that no one could stop his boss from making decisions.

After arriving at the Jinmao Building, Li Changqing took the elevator straight to the 130th floor.

She stood where Li Dongze had stood, and with just one glance, she could confirm that the sniper who had saved her had indeed been attacked and was seriously injured!

On the opposite side of the wall that Qing Chen had smashed with his back, Li Changqing found a sniper rifle bullet hole. With this comparison, she roughly knew what had happened.

But the question is, where is Qing Chen? And whose bloodstains are on the ground?

What's most puzzling is, what happened to the missing floor tile?!

It's normal for it to be broken during a battle, but it's not normal for the whole piece to disappear completely!

Li Changqing went to check the surveillance footage of the Jinmao Building with doubts, only to find that the hard drive storing the video recordings had long since disappeared.

Qing Chen is probably not dead; someone rescued him.

But who saved them?

She returned to the long street with her questions in mind.

The Shield Guards had arrived and were conducting a rapid search of the surrounding area.

Li Changqing looked at Xiao Ying: "Are you alright?"

"No... it's nothing," Xiao Ying said. "I was just waving the flag and shouting, but nobody paid any attention to me, and I didn't dare to pay attention to anyone else..."

"That's normal," Li Changqing said. "Everyone has their own expertise. From now on, you just need to focus on driving. You don't need to participate in combat until you get the remaining gene injections."

Tonight, although the Xiao Ying didn't help in the fight, the tail whip it used to escape its predicament was enough to amaze everyone.

If they had been trapped in the first ambush point set up by the gods, it would have been all over.

Li Changqing asked Xiao Ying, "Can our car still be driven?"

"Although we collided with their SUV, our car is sturdy, and the engine and everything is fine," Xiao Ying said.

"That's good. Let's go back to the Banshan Manor now," Li Changqing said.

As Li Changqing spoke, he picked up the heavily injured and immobile Old Nineteen and threw him into the back row.

She herself sat in the passenger seat.

However, Li Changqing suddenly noticed something was amiss. "Where are the corpses of the gene warriors on the ground? Two are missing!"

The Xiao Ying, trembling, replied, "Boss, that was terrifying! You were fighting when suddenly a Shadow Gate opened in the long street. A hand reached out from that dark door and dragged the corpse inside by the ankle!"

Old Nine had already fallen unconscious again, so he didn't know what had happened.

The Xiao Ying was terrified at that moment. A hand from the darkness dragged away the corpse. The thought of it was absolutely horrifying.

Li Changqing was stunned for a moment. "The Shadow Gate? Don't scare yourself, this is the effect of the Forbidden Item ACE-008."

She knew of this Forbidden Item, which had been recorded many times in history. The Forbidden Item ACE-008 was actually a necklace.

It was first found by an ordinary person by chance. At that time, the civilization of superhumans had just risen, and not many people even knew what the Forbidden Item was.

Later, the effects of the Forbidden Item ACE-008 were discovered, and this ordinary person was brutally murdered because others were jealous of his possession of the Forbidden Item.

It is said that this item has appeared in the hands of tomb raiders, thieves, and assassins, but now it is unknown who has it.

Li Changqing had no clue, and she didn't know who had stolen the corpses from the battlefield, so she stopped thinking about it.

She looked at the long street in disarray.

After tonight, it is foreseeable that Shendai's foundation in City No. 18 will be uprooted by Li Changqing.

How did Kamishiro learn of her itinerary?

The origin of the vehicles driven by the gods.

The residences, sources of funding, and methods of entry of these masters from the Age of Gods.

All of this will become clues for Li Changqing.

City No. 18 is one of the Twin Stars of the Federation, a place where too many forces and spies gather. However, starting tonight, the Kamishiro Family will be unable to have any influence here for at least ten years.

The Kamishiro Family has already suffered heavy losses.

The vehicle quickly left the battlefield and drove into the Banshan Manor.

The attack on Li Changqing had gradually shocked the entire manor, but she did not go to the Privy Council. Instead, she sent the Old Nineteen to the manor's medical clinic first, and then had Xiao Ying drive to the Autumn Leaf Villa.

The "No Visitors" sign still hangs quietly in front of the small courtyard gate.

Li Changqing pushed the door open, but it was empty; there was no one in sight.

She knew perfectly well that the sniper had long since left the battlefield.

Therefore, Qing Chen should have returned long ago.

Unless the other party is seriously injured and needs to hide away to recuperate.

She took out her phone, only to find that it had been smashed to pieces in the fight.

"Where's your phone?" Li Changqing asked Xiao Ying.

Xiao Ying handed it over. "Boss, I don't have Instructor Qing Chen's phone number on my phone."

"No need," Li Changqing typed in a series of numbers from memory.

Xiao Ying was shocked. This Changqing boss had actually memorized Qing Chen's phone number?!

What the heck? Even in the Outer World these days, very few people would bother memorizing phone numbers anymore.

In an instant, the image of daylight in his mind became grand once again.

However, after Li Changqing dialed the number, the call was not answered.

The woman's face grew serious.

On the 132nd floor of the Luoshen Building, Qing Shi's shadow sat at the dining table, watching Qing Chen's phone light up. "Who would be making a phone call in the middle of the night for no reason?"

He completely ignored the phone call and didn't even bother to check who was calling.

The room was pitch black and quiet, with only the sound of the shadow boiling water for itself.

After an unknown amount of time, Qing Chen slowly woke up. He felt a burning sensation in his abdomen, and it hurt whenever he moved.

His arms and back were severely injured by Wang Bingxu's kick.

Qing Chen stared blankly at the three crooked corpses lying on the floor of his living room. "This is...?"

As Qing Shi's shadow poured himself another cup of tea, he slowly said, "These are offerings for your Puppet Master sacrifice."

"Huh?" Qing Chen genuinely hadn't expected the other party to do something like this, but he was more concerned about another question, "Why are there only three?"

The room suddenly fell silent.

After a long silence, Qing's shadow slowly said, "I won't argue with you about such a foolish question. I'm a patient. I saved your life and found three sacrificial offerings for you. The first thing you should say is thank you, not ask me where the rest are."

"I didn't ask where the rest were," Qing Chen said seriously.

Qing Shi's shadow tapped the table with his finger and said, "But that's what you mean."

Qing Chen asked, "You're the one who cut off the power to the Jinmao Building, aren't you?"

"That's right," Qing Shi's shadow nodded.

"If you hadn't wasted time cutting off the power, you might have come sooner and I wouldn't have gotten injured," Qing Chen said, panting as he sat on the sofa.

"I've noticed you have quite a few demands on your savior," Qing's Shadow sighed. "If I hadn't cut off the power and removed the surveillance footage, my identity might have been exposed. My identity is one of the Federation's biggest mysteries, perplexing tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands. How could such an interesting mystery be solved by saving someone as insignificant as you? Wouldn't it be more interesting to keep them puzzled?"

"Why did you save me?" Qing Chen asked.

"There's no reason why. I'm sparing your life so the Shadow Struggle will be more interesting," said the Qing Clan's Shadow. "However, you'd better be more polite to me next time. Do you know that my lifespan is already short? Every time I make a move, it shortens my lifespan. It's like trading my life for yours."

"Thank you," Qing Chen said earnestly.

Regardless of what the other party intends to do with him, the debt of gratitude for saving his life is genuine.

As he spoke, Qing Chen flicked his wrist, urging the Puppet Master to sacrifice all three corpses in the living room.

Although both of them were used to seeing life and death, having a corpse in the living room was still somewhat of an eyesore.

In the blink of an eye, all three corpses turned to ashes. This battle alone allowed the second string of the Puppet Master to take shape, reaching a length of 50 meters!

Not only that, even the third thread has grown to a length of more than 20 meters.

If this thread weren't much thinner than a hair, Qing Chen probably wouldn't have been able to wrap it all around his wrist.

"Although I didn't give you Forbidden Item, this offering is a small benefit in advance. Don't say I didn't give you anything," said Qing's shadow.

Qing Chen thought to himself, "This shadow of the Qing family is quite good at business. He's making a killing with this risk-free business."

Qing Shi's shadow looked at Qing Chen: "How have you considered my request to bring you to my Qing Clan Secret Intelligence Department?"

"Where is the workplace?" Qing Chen asked.

"City No. 10, that's the political center of the Federation," said the Shadow of the Qing Clan.

"Is it dangerous?" Qing Chen asked curiously.

"How can being a spy not be dangerous?" said Qing's shadow.

"What's in it for me?" Qing Chen asked.

"Only those who have never held power would ask such a naive question. Allowing you into the Secret Intelligence Department is a benefit in itself," sighed the Shadow of the Qing Clan.

The Qing Clan's shadow continued, "The Qing Clan Secret Intelligence Department has professional infiltration, assassination, and intelligence personnel; their informants are countless. Externally, they gather intelligence on enemy positions and control public opinion; internally, they monitor all Qing Clan members and all officers in the Federation Group Army they control. They carry Federal Central Intelligence Agency credentials; they can even get immunity from the PCE Public Security Management Committee killing people in the street just by showing their credentials. Isn't that power enough? Aren't the benefits enough?"

Qing Chen said, "I'll think about it some more..."

He always felt that this matter was not so simple; if he agreed, the other party might have a series of elaborate plans waiting for him.

At that point, they might be drawn into the vortex of power and unable to extricate themselves.

"Suit yourself," Qing Shi's shadow asked in a calm tone, "You clearly had the chance to kill Qing Wen and Qing Zhong tonight, why did you let them go? You're so fond of Forbidden Item, so you should know that these two have a total of three Forbidden Item on them. Qing Wen originally had one, Qing Yi gave him one, and Qing Zhong also has one. Isn't such a great temptation enough to sway you?"

"Killing can wait, but if we don't save lives in time, we'll never have another chance," Qing Chen said.

"Womanly compassion," Qing Shi's shadow casually remarked.

"It's not about being soft-hearted. If you can't even save a friend in danger, what's the point of having so much power?" Qing Chen retorted.

In fact, the benefits that Qing Chen gave up tonight are enormous.

It wasn't just the life and secret promised by the Qing family's shadow, but also the three Forbidden Item on these two individuals.

"Was the fight between Qing Wen and Qing Zhong tonight arranged by you?" Qing Chen asked.

"Of course not, why would I design such a low-level button?" said Qing's Shadow. "Every time there Shadow Struggle, there are candidates who seem popular but are actually not very smart, or who seem powerful but are actually impulsive and brainless. It's normal."

A 5,000-word chapter, with another chapter at 11 PM tonight.