No More Hidden Dangers

Qing Xing, I didn't really suspect that someone was deliberately creating an accident to frame me.

In the eyes of a master of destiny, he knew very well that the Forbidden Item he possessed was a unique existence in this world.

Just as no two leaves in the world are exactly alike, the functions of Forbidden Item have never been repeated.

Even among superhumans who are also force field users, the Forbidden Item they release can vary greatly.

Therefore, Qing Xing, it seems no one could have orchestrated such a sophisticated accident.

Of course, the idea that it was Qing Xing was correct; even Qing Chen could not perfectly replicate that kind of interconnected yet seamless accident.

The accidents he caused all had traceable clues, which meant that flaws existed and would be discovered.

However, the Forbidden Item ACE-005 Daifuku made up for this flaw, allowing him to appear in any guise.

If someone were to investigate, they would find that the person who caused the accident was completely different each time.

All Qing Chen could do was create a plausible accident to incite the Shadow Candidate' hostility towards Qing Xing...

That's enough.

The biggest weakness of Qing Chen's accidental actions is that he cannot guarantee success every time; he cannot calculate everything.

In the event of an accident, any single variable could cause it to fail.

But the Forbidden Item have a different effect; they are the rules that alter fate.

Qing Xing, his biggest weakness is that people have guessed that his lucky aura comes from Forbidden Item. If he hadn't used it so frequently, this Forbidden Item would probably have been extremely dangerous.

At this moment, Qing Wu hung up the phone.

He was covered in dust, looking like a terracotta warrior.

Just now, Qing Chen was disguised as a window cleaner. When Qing Wu below, Qing Chen seemed to have lost his grip on the bucket, and the bucket smashed straight down on Qing Wu's head.

Qing Wu is an extraordinary being, and a master at that.

So he noticed the bucket falling the instant it came down and dodged backward with lightning speed.

However, in the instant Qing Wu dodged, he bumped into a pedestrian who was looking down at his phone as he passed by.

The pedestrian swayed to the right and accidentally knocked over a hotel sign standing by the roadside.

The tall signboard leaned precariously onto the road. A passing dump truck swerved to avoid it, and the mud and sand inside the truck were flung outwards due to inertia, spilling all over Qing Wu.

Actually, there was no danger, it just made Qing Wu look a bit disheveled.

It was a very crude accident, but as long as it was an accident, that's fine.

Qing Chen, who was working at a height, quickly lowered the rope and landed on the ground. After witnessing Qing Wu make a threatening phone call to Qing Xing, he couldn't help but laugh to himself while comforting Qing Wu, "Are you alright? I accidentally dropped something just now."

Qing Wu glanced at Qing Chen and said coldly, "Forget it, it's none of your business. Someone is trying to scheme against me."

Qing Chen was taken aback. "Huh? Scheme against you? I accidentally dropped the bucket, I didn't mean to scheme against you."

"That's not what I meant," Qing Wu asked. "Someone planned for you to accidentally fall into the bucket of water."

Qing Chen thought to himself that Qing Wu was quite a reasonable person. After blaming Qing Xing, he didn't make things difficult for the passersby.

He said thoughtfully, "No wonder I felt something was off about this bucket today, but if someone is trying to scheme against you, that's going too far!"

"Heh," Qing Wu sneered, "I'll twist his head off sooner or later."

Perhaps neither Qing Xing nor Qing Wu expected that the perpetrator of this accident would not only stay but also remain to continue stirring up trouble.

However, Qing Wu was a ruthless person. After the accident, his first action was not to brush off the dust, but to make a threatening phone call to Qing Xing...

Qing Chen looked at Qing Wu and said, "Would you like to clean the dust off your clothes first?"

Qing Wu shook his head. "It's alright, you go ahead with your work, just be more careful next time."

It has to be said that Qing Chen had a pretty good impression of this Shadow Candidate Qing Wu their first interaction.

You should know that even if an ordinary person knew they had been tricked, they would be angry with others, but Qing Wu did not do that.

This made him feel somewhat guilty towards Qing Wu, and he decided that if there were any unexpected events to arrange next time, he would still prioritize Qing Wen.

Qing Chen did not leave. He dutifully went back and finished wiping the glass before going to the building's restroom. He took out the clothes he had sealed and put in the toilet bowl and changed into them.

When he walked out of the building again, it had nothing to do with the previous accident.

Qing Chen dialed Yan Chunmi's number, only to hear the woman say affectionately, "Mom, I won't be home for dinner tonight. I'm with Liu Yuan right now, and I'll be back before 9 o'clock sharp."

Qing Chen frowned. Liu Yuan was a top-tier movie star in the Federation and the most beloved character among audiences in the holographic virtual life movie. Some people said that with Liu Yuan, the movie was guaranteed to be a box office hit.

Yan Chunmi said she would be back before 9 o'clock, which meant she wouldn't miss the "Kamishiro Jingbian" deal with Kashima that night, and she would be there on time.

At this moment, seeing that Qing Chen remained silent, Yan Chunmi said, "Yes, Mom, you go ahead, I'm listening."

Qing Chen knew this was an implication that Liu Yuan couldn't hear their conversation. "Investigate Qing Xing's every move. I need to know what he was doing each time an accident happened, and what items he carried with him each time he went out. The key is the items."

Yan Chunmi: "Mom, don't worry, I'll get back to you as soon as possible."

The host of the Forbidden Item may carry it with them on a daily basis, or may choose not to.

For example, on the day Qing Yi went to the Intelligence Department Three to arrest someone, the person was arrested in the afternoon, but Qing Chen's accident happened several hours later.

For example, according to information provided by Yan Chunmi, when Teacher Qing Yi had his accident, he was Qing Xing swimming in the family's Ginkgo Manor and had nothing on him.

Assuming the other party does indeed have a notebook, they would write in the High Noon: "This evening, Qing Chen will be involved in a car accident at the intersection."

Of course, this is just a hypothesis; in reality, writing one's destiny is certainly much more complex.

Qing Chen suspected that the other party would not carry Forbidden Item with them, and no one had ever seen Qing Xing always carrying the same notebook.

Based on speculation, the Qing Xing is that they knew the importance of the Forbidden Item, and knew that this Forbidden Item must be the most valued one in the entire sequence of Forbidden Item, making it easy to attract theft.

Therefore, it has always been carefully kept, and no one has ever known what the Forbidden Item is or where it is.

This increases the difficulty for Qing Chen to seize the Forbidden Item; he must first know what the Forbidden Item is and where it is before he can have any chance of seizing it.

Otherwise, even if they kill the Qing Xing Forbidden Item, it's very likely that the other party will hide it away and keep it sealed away.

Qing Chen knew that it would be very difficult to seize the Forbidden Item this time, because even if he succeeded, he didn't want anyone to know that the item was in his possession.

Otherwise, he would be as Qing Xing as he is now, not only being guarded against by everyone, but also being blamed for any minor mishaps that happen to others.

At this moment, Yan Chunmi also realized a problem: her new boss must be eyeing the Forbidden Item that Qing Xing had.

Moreover, she realized a problem: if this Forbidden Item that could write destiny fell into the hands of this new boss, many people would likely suffer.

However, over the years, there have been quite a few people who have been thinking about Qing Xing having the Forbidden Item in their possession, but it seems that none of them have found Qing Xing where they hid it.

In a barbecue restaurant in the District 5, Qing Chen ate synthetic meat with a bland taste.

He had to admit that he sometimes felt sorry for the inhabitants of the Inner World. With the technological level of the Inner World, they could have made this synthetic meat much better. However, in reality, the artificial meat in the Outer World was much tastier.

This shows that when the conglomerate produces these products, it has completely abandoned the quality assurance of taste and texture; all they need to do is ensure that people can get the necessary nutrition after eating them.

Nothing else matters.

Qing Chen turned to look at the next table and found that the people at the next table had added a lot of seasonings to their barbecue and were eating it with great relish.

He looked around and saw that more than half of the people in this small barbecue restaurant were not paying attention while eating, and they kept looking out the window.

Outside the store, there were many people disguised as pedestrians gathered in this area.

This is the transaction location Qing Chen has chosen. In half an hour, he will exchange Kamishiro Jingbian here with Kashima's intelligence personnel.

As the transaction time approached, countless intelligence agents were lurking throughout the neighborhood, creating a tense atmosphere.

Qing Chen knew that the Kamishiro Family had also arrived.

The transaction was kept secret. Kamishiro didn't know what they were trading, but he guessed that Kashima must have brought out an important missing member of the Kamishiro Family.

Just then, several young people walked in from outside.

In an instant, dozens of eyes in the barbecue restaurant looked over, scrutinizing them from head to toe.

Qing Chen was stunned. He hadn't expected that the people who came in were actually acquaintances.

Sun Chuci, Tuanzi, and their teammates in the wilderness hunting team.

Sun Chuci had sharp eyes and saw Qing Chen sitting alone at a table eating barbecue as soon as he entered the store.

"Ah!" Tuanzi exclaimed in surprise, "Qing Chen, what are you doing here! What a coincidence!"

The next second, dozens of people in the barbecue restaurant stood up at the same time, subtly protecting Qing Chen.

Sun Chuci and the others were terrified by this scene. The dozens of people stared at them solemnly, all of them with their hands under their coats, ready to draw their guns at any moment.

They looked in alarm at Qing Chen, who was alone at the table. The young man remained calm and composed, a stark contrast to the tense atmosphere around him.

Against the backdrop of those standing intelligence officers, it was as if a spotlight had suddenly shone solely on Qing Chen in the darkness of a stage, making the still-sitting boy the protagonist.

"Wow, they're really important people," Sun Chuci thought to himself. "They even bring so many people when they come out for barbecue?"

Sun Chuci instinctively wanted to pull Tuanzi and the others away. He keenly realized that the fact that the other party had brought so many people here meant that danger was definitely about to occur.

"Come and sit down, I can't finish the barbecue I ordered," Qing Chen said with a smile, then turned to the agents of the Seventh Team of the Intelligence Department One beside him and said, "Don't be nervous, they're my friends."

After saying that, he turned to look at the trembling shop assistant and owner in the corner and comforted them, "We will pay the money as usual. We'll leave as soon as we're done. We won't damage your tables and chairs."

The boss felt reassured because he was friendly and good-looking.

He then realized that there wasn't a single real customer in his shop; all the tables were occupied by the people the boy had brought.

But the shop owner said tremblingly, "I'll add some meat for you; consider it a free gift."

Qing Chen laughed and said, "No need, we have money."

At this moment, Tuanzi whispered to Sun Chuci, "Senior, shall we go? I'm a little scared."

"Don't be afraid, I feel fine," Sun Chuci quickly calmed down after a brief moment of panic and continued walking into the store.

Qing Hua gave a signal, and Yang Xuyang led two detectives to search Sun Chuci and the others. He also arranged for a female detective to search Tuanzi and the Tuanzi.

Qing Chen did not stop him. Tonight's events were too important; it was better to be cautious than to make a big mistake.

Qing Chen smiled and said, "You just greeted me. If I let you out now, you might be captured and taken hostage by someone with ulterior motives. So, just stay here and An Xin your meal. It's on me. You can leave after I finish my business."

"Okay, thanks," Sun Chuci nodded.

Qing Chen asked curiously, "How have you been since you returned to City No. 10?"

Sun Chuci replied, "With the bounty you gave us before, we rented a new house and replaced some weapons and equipment. That money should be enough for us to survive until after the Spring Festival, then we plan to go to the wilderness again."

Eighty-five thousand yuan is neither a lot nor a little; it should be enough for seven people to get through the winter, but it certainly won't be enough to replace their weapons and equipment with better ones.

Qing Chen didn't say much. Dealing with Zheng Cheng's Time Walker required taking things slowly; being too enthusiastic could easily make them suspect that he had ulterior motives.

At that moment, Qing Zhun pushed open the door of the barbecue restaurant and walked in, saying with a smile, "Boss, the people from Kashima have arrived. Shall we prepare for the transaction?"

Qing Chen glanced at Qing Zhun, then directly dialed Yingzi's number.

The call connected, and a familiar voice came from the other end, lazily asking, "Ready?"

Qing Chen glanced at Qing Zhun thoughtfully, then said, "Well, the people from Kashima have arrived. Are you ready on your end?"

"I'm all ready, but you'd better be careful and avoid any accidents. After all, when things get really chaotic, bullets don't have eyes," Shadow said.

"I understand," Qing Chen said, getting up.

Before leaving, he glanced at Qing Zhun, "Is the other side ready?"

Qing Zhun smiled and said, "Ready."

As they were talking, he suddenly pulled out a pistol equipped with a silencer and fired it at the two agents next to Qing Chen.

Before the two detectives could react, everything went black and they collapsed to the ground.

Sun Chuci and the others were stunned. How could someone kill someone without saying a word?!

The Tuanzi, who was picking up the meat, was so startled that it quickly put the meat slices back on the grill.

Qing Zhun knew that Qing Chen didn't want to kill anyone, so he explained, "Things are more important tonight, and we don't have time to take them both back, right? It would be a burden to carry them around."

"I can distinguish between what's important and what's not, is there anything else?" Qing Chen shook his head and asked.

Qing Zhun thought for a moment and said, "There probably aren't any more."

"Out of 96 agents, 5 of them are moles. Qing Zhun, you are the probationary inspector in charge of internal discipline. Make sure this never happens again. After tonight, there should be no more hidden dangers within Group 7." After Qing Chen finished speaking, he walked out of the barbecue restaurant without looking back.

Qing Zhun smiled and said, "Okay, boss!"

Dozens of detectives followed closely behind Qing Chen.

In just half a minute, the barbecue restaurant was deserted, with everyone gone.

Sun Chuci put down his chopsticks, glanced silently at the two corpses on the ground, then looked back out the window and watched as the boy walked into the dazzling neon lights outside.

"Senior, what do you think he does?" Tuanzi asked cautiously.

"I don't know, but he's a big shot from a conglomerate. Let's stay here and not go out," Sun Chuci said. "This kind of person is a bit dangerous. I'm not sure if I should try to curry favor with him."

Another teammate thought for a moment and said, "But I think he's a good person..."

Meanwhile, in the secret prison of Intelligence Department One, the assassin who had been imprisoned for attacking the Kamiyo Style Street suddenly opened his eyes.

He walked to the narrow iron gate of the secret prison and, with a gentle push of his hand, opened it.

For some reason, the door, which should have been locked tightly, was opened much earlier than expected.

The secret prison was empty; the people who were supposed to stay there had all disappeared.

The assassin, expressionless, entered the password and pressed the elevator button; he even knew the elevator password for the secret prison.

The elevator arrived, and he rode it all the way to the third floor.

At this time, the Seventh Group of the Intelligence Department One was empty, and all the lights were off.

He entered the password again, went to the toilet on the third floor, opened the water tank, took out a sealed bag, and then took out a listening device from the bag.

The assassin then headed back toward the inspector's office.

However, he had just opened the door and stepped inside when he almost tripped over something.

Before the assassin could react, the office lights came on, and four agents were already waiting with guns drawn.

The next second, four pistols fired simultaneously, riddling the assassin with bullets.

Tonight, Qing Chen plans to take advantage of the trading Kamishiro Jingbian.

Prior to this, Qing Zhun had been saying that there were still traitors who hadn't been caught, but they were a bit hard to find and needed to be lured into a trap.

It wasn't until tonight that Qing Zhun discovered some clues.

The reason why Qing Zhun couldn't find these two traitors earlier was because the traitors weren't helping Kamishiro, Lee, Chen, or Kashima, but rather the Kyung family's First Branch.

From the perspective of a broad conglomerate family, these two agents also served the Kyung family, which is why Qing Zhun did not find them immediately.

But now, for the Seventh Group of the First Intelligence Department One, the agents' will can only serve one person.

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