Xu Qingxiao went upstairs.
Chief Constable Chen followed him up.
Inside the guest room.
Once Chief Constable Chen closed the door, Xu Qingxiao took off his bamboo hat.
Their next conversation would certainly involve the White Robe Sect. Xu Qingxiao did not want to conceal himself; revealing his identity instead would put Chief Constable Chen at ease.
Sure enough.
The moment he took off his hat, Chief Constable Chen's expression became quite a spectacle.
"Xu Qingxiao!"
"How could it be you?"
"Impossible! How could it be you?"
Chief Constable Chen's eyes widened as he stared at Xu Qingxiao in disbelief. He had never imagined that the person meeting him would actually be Xu Qingxiao.
This was utterly inconceivable.
Wasn't Xu Qingxiao supposed to be in Southern Yu Prefecture right now?
And how could he possibly be a disciple of the White Robe Sect?
That was absolutely impossible.
Absolutely, positively impossible.
"Why couldn't it be me?"
Xu Qingxiao remained calm. He poured a cup of tea and handed it to him.
Chief Constable Chen did not drink it.
Instead, he stared at Xu Qingxiao and spoke with utmost seriousness.
"I practically watched you grow up."
"It couldn't be you."
"Did Wu Yan tell you?"
"No, even if Wu Yan told you, he couldn't have given you the code phrase. It was updated at the beginning of the month."
"At that time, Wu Yan couldn't possibly have received the notice."
"Who exactly are you?"
Chief Constable Chen could not believe it. His instinct was to assume Wu Yan had told Xu Qingxiao, but he quickly rejected that possibility. The code phrase changed every month, and Wu Yan had still been on the run at the time.
He might even have been dead already.
He could not possibly have obtained the new code