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On the mountain path of Laojun Mountain, Zheng Yuandong, dressed in a black Zhongshan suit, was walking slowly along the path.

The bloody footprints on the ground guided him to review the events of that night.

Nine subsonic bullet casings were scattered on the highway, and the bullet hole in the leader of the criminals' ears indicated that a gunfight had taken place there between the pursuers and the killers.

Kunlun also collected two blood-stained bullets, but blood samples showed that the bloodstains on the two bullets came from different people.

This indicates that the masked man who killed the assailant was also injured.

Standing where Qing Chen had thrown the stone, Zheng Yuandong said to Lu Yuan behind him, "He was injured on the highway, and then he realized that he couldn't catch up with the thugs by walking on the highway, so he went through that forest to get here and threw the boulder."

Lu Yuan frowned. "And then it hit the van driven by the criminals? That was incredibly accurate! With a drop of over ten meters, how precise must the prediction have been?"

"Yes, compared to the ability to precisely insert the needle into the spleen, this is their most formidable technique: calculation," Zheng Yuandong said. "Have the DNA comparison results in the blood come back?"

Lu Yuan shook his head. "The results are in, but there is no DNA sample from the same person in the DNA database."

"Let's check for similar cases; maybe we can find his relatives," Zheng Yuandong said.

"Okay," Lu Yuan nodded, "This might take a little longer, but we should have an answer in three days at most."

Zheng Yuandong said, "If we find someone who is polite and capable, Kunlun needs this kind of person right now, someone who can stand on their own."

Qing Chen and the other two settled down on Laojun Mountain, not in a particular hurry to return to the city.

On the one hand, Qing Chen's feet still couldn't walk for long periods of time, and on the other hand, after experiencing such a major event, Jiang Xue also wanted the young man to relax here and avoid the noise.

As for tutoring classes and such, Jiang Xue felt they weren't that important after what happened that night.

Let's wait until Qing Chen has recovered from his injuries before discussing anything else.

Jiang Xue reapplied the medicine to Qing Chen: "If I had known you would get injured, I would have bought the special wound medicine from the Inner World. The medicine there must be better than that from the Outer World. I could have put the medicine in a small bottle and brought it back with me by holding it in my mouth."

"It's alright, Aunt Jiang Xue," Qing Chen smiled, "It doesn't hurt as much now."

"By the way," Jiang Xue suddenly said worriedly, "You left so many bloody footprints at the scene, someone must be able to find you through DNA matching. Although your DNA hasn't been entered into the database, your father has been detained..."

Nowadays, blood samples are taken from anyone who has been detained.

However, Qing Chen shook his head. "No, I know what I'm doing."

Jiang Xue glanced at Qing Chen, feeling somewhat surprised. She realized that there seemed to be more to the story, but the young man in front of her was unwilling to say more.

In this whole incident, there are two key factors that will expose Qing Chen's identity: one is Nan Gengchen, and the other is the blood sample.

However, Qing Chen believed that Nan Gengchen would not be confused about such matters and would definitely say something that would mislead Kunlun.

In the latter case, Kunlun would not be able to find the corresponding gene sample for comparison, which involves some Chen Nian stories.

Otherwise, Qing Chen wouldn't dare to chase after someone barefoot.

Qing Chen said, "Aunt Jiang Xue, I want to be alone for a while. I have something to take care of."

"Okay, then I'll take Xiaoyun out for a walk. Call me if you need anything, I won't go far," Jiang Xue said.

After Li Tongyun and Jiang Xue left the room, Qing Chen took out his mobile phone and communication equipment.

He first unlocked the communication device, which was filled with messages from Liu Dezhu:

"Wow, your guys are amazing! They wiped out the entire gang of thugs!"

"Boss, thank you for your timely reminder. Thank you for sending your men to save me. I, Liu Dezhu, will do anything for you for the rest of my life!"

"Boss, after this night, I'm truly devoted to you. From now on, don't worry about anything else. I'll take any risk that others wouldn't dare to take. Just give the order, and I'll go even to the most godforsaken place!"

"Boss, why aren't you saying anything?"

"By the way, boss, we're back in Los Angeles. This morning, our classmates are probably going to visit Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen together. I'll help you collect the money then!"

Qing Chen glanced at the time; it was 9 a. m.

Countdown: 39:00:00.

It has only been nine hours since the last return.

This time, the journey was so rushed that he didn't even check the countdown after returning before grabbing his knife and charging out.

There's still a little over a day left, plus the two or seven days of time travel, so by the time school starts, my wounds should be mostly healed.

Qing Chen replied to Liu Dezhu, "Just woke up. Let me find out what happened with my men first."

Liu Dezhu, standing on the communications equipment, was filled with awe. A big shot is a big shot; he could even sleep through something this big. But then again, a big shot like him naturally sits calmly, unmoved by external gains or losses...

In this matter, Liu Dezhu noticed several details:

First, the big shot didn't know he was coming to Laojun Mountain, nor did he know he was coming ahead of time, because when he was giving instructions in the Inner World, he didn't seem to be faking it.

Therefore, we can temporarily rule out the guess that the big shot is by my side. So the big shot is an alumnus of the school, or possibly a senior in the third year of high school.

Secondly, could the masked killer from last night be the big boss himself?

Analyzing their personalities first, it doesn't seem like it, because my impression of the big shot has always been that of a cunning and scheming character.

Yin, extremely yin.

Last night, the person seemed to be displaying a very fierce side in order to avenge the Kunlun members.

This is quite different from the big boss that Liu Dezhu remembers.

In conclusion, Liu Dezhu tentatively concludes that, while suspicion cannot be ruled out, the masked killer last night was likely not the boss himself.

So it seems that the big shot has already developed his own power and subordinates in the Outer World. That's terrifying.

At this moment, Qing Chen did not rush to reply to Liu Dezhu, but decided to pretend to understand the situation and leave the other party waiting for a while.

He opened his phone and found that his class group chat had already exploded.

Many students are saying that Liu Dezhu and his mysterious companion saved everyone.

Although Liu Dezhu himself does not admit it, people do not believe his denial.

Study committee member Yu Junyi sighed, "Back then, before the criminals even appeared, Liu Dezhu had already sensed it from the Inner World and told everyone to run. But no one believed him at the time. I even thought he was crazy. Thinking about it now, I feel ashamed."

A female classmate excitedly said, "The gang leader even pointed a gun at his head and asked him where his companions were, but Liu Dezhu was very tough and didn't reveal any information to them."

Actually, she didn't know that Liu Dezhu really didn't know where the mysterious big boss and his mysterious subordinate were at that time, and he couldn't tell them even if he wanted to!

Later, Bai Wan'er recounted what happened in the class group, which brought the discussion to a climax: the thugs originally planned to take the four of them away in the chaos, but Liu Dezhu's men arrived in time.

The other party first secretly killed the thugs escorting him, and then killed the thugs escorting Liu Dezhu.

She stayed by Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen's side the whole time.

Bai Wan'er said that Hu Xiaoniu woke up by chance in the middle of the night and kept mentioning that he wanted to thank Liu Dezhu and Liu Dezhu's men.

The other party not only saved people, but also avenged the two Kunlun members.

Suddenly, when she mentioned the two Kunlun members who had sacrificed their lives, all the participants fell silent.

Even though everyone has survived the ordeal, now is not the time to express joy.

Qing Chen suddenly realized that Hu Xiaoniu actually had a very good character.

Now that Liu Dezhu's reputation is growing, could I use this to recruit some reliable Time Walker?

Whether it's doing business with them or helping each other out, it might be helpful at some point.

He closed WeChat and opened other platforms.

Early last night, when the fire began to spread, news of what happened on Laojun Mountain had already spread throughout the country.

Weibo, Douyin, and Bilibili are all filled with videos and news about the fire that broke out on Laojun Mountain.

However, in this incident, most people described the scene after the fire, and no one came forward to disclose what happened.

They only learned through an ID called "Kunlun Lu Yuan" that all the arsonists had been killed and the kidnapping case of Time Walker had temporarily come to an end.

Only then did everyone realize that the arsonist was the mastermind behind the widely publicized kidnapping of the Time Walker.

No one mentioned the masked killer, no one mentioned who killed the criminal, because Qing Chen hid it too well, and the few people who knew the truth didn't seem to intend to expose it online.

For example, Nan Gengchen, the mysterious girl in the parking lot, Li Tongyun, Jiang Xue...

Today is the first day of the National Day holiday, and many tourists who originally wanted to visit Laojun Mountain have cancelled their tickets after hearing the news.

Many tourists didn't even get to see the sunrise at the Golden Summit before boarding buses and leaving the scenic area.

It is said that the first bus to Laojun Mountain in the morning was already overcrowded, and the scenic area's transportation system was temporarily paralyzed.

Qing Chen reviewed everything that had happened last night in his memory. Once he was sure that no one except Li Tongyun and Jiang Xue would be able to confirm his identity, he realized that...

He suddenly remembered something very important: gold bars.

Last night, amidst the chaos, Hu Xiaoniu said something very important.

Someone else might forget it, or ignore it because of nervousness.

But Qing Chen wouldn't.

Now, gold bars are a very special keyword in his mind.