The Reason Behind It

Xu Wuyi left Luo Jing's office and walked down the long corridor.

He did not go to see anyone from the Fourth Squad. He did not go to Fang Xiaoxiao and the others' office area, nor did he return to the spot where he had once sat for more than three months.

He knew those people had to be waiting for him. He knew they had many things they wanted to say. But now was not the time. The most important thing now was that Zhou Bin and Li Zhaowen were still in the Song Family's hands.

He walked straight out of the Inspection Department headquarters, took the elevator, and returned to the surface.

The door disguised as a storage room shut behind him, and once again he stood in the lobby of that dilapidated building.

The old man in a security uniform behind the reception window looked up, nodded at him, and said nothing.

Xu Wuyi walked out of the building and stood by the roadside.

Night had already fallen outside. The streetlights along both sides of the road cast a dim yellow glow, stretching the pedestrians' shadows long.

The little shops were still open—the breakfast stalls, appliance repair shops, barbershops—all still doing business.

He stood at the roadside for several seconds, then headed on foot toward the eastern district where the Song Family was located.

His pace seemed slow but was in fact swift. After only a few steps, his figure had vanished without a trace.

The Song Family was one of Xingjing's foremost great clans. With a foundation built over a century, it had produced talented members generation after generation. The family alone had several Quasi-Grandmasters, as well as a Grandmaster holding the fort.

That Grandmaster was called Song Yi. He was a highly respected figure