Gale Force Head Split

"Tell me, who was it?!" Li Wei demanded coldly.

"I... what are you talking about? I really just... it was just an accident..." The young enforcer stammered, unsure if it was guilt or Li Wei who was frightening him.

"Forget it, even if you don't say it, I know! It's probably 'Fatty' Aubrey and the Iron Fist Gang behind him, right? Who else would want me dead besides them?"

The Iron Fist Gang? Isn't that Zaun's most notorious gang in Piltover?

Everyone frowned at that.

And the fantasies of many present were shattered by this sudden turn of events.

Especially Viktor and Seraphine.

One had grown accustomed to the enforcers' civility and enthusiasm in front of him, a university professor. The other had never even left her home, naively viewing the enforcers as the flawless embodiment of justice from fairy tales.

Everyone thought that as long as Li Wei cooperated honestly with the enforcers, any issues could be resolved later through proper channels.

But the reality was:

"You're not here to enforce the law at all—"

"You've taken dirty money from the Iron Fist Gang to carry out an illegal 'execution' on me!"

Li Wei realized then that he was even more foolish than Seraphine.

"Yeah, how could I not have thought of it... How could a Zaun gang like the Iron Fist Gang, notorious for their evil deeds, gain a foothold in Piltover without the tacit approval and support of the Piltover enforcers?"

"They don't need to take revenge on me personally. They just need to send some crooked cops like you, under the guise of impartial law enforcement, to kill me openly."

"Suspect resisted, police firearm discharged—"

"Heh, how pleasing to the ear!"

An enforcer "accidentally" killing a Zaunite was never news. But when this cliché story happened right before their eyes, it evoked a different feeling.

Witnessing Li Wei's plight and hearing the background he described, the Zaunite students present were filled with indignation.

These enforcers always treated Zaunites as potential criminals, claiming that Zaunites disrupted Piltover's security.

But behind the scenes, they were colluding with the Zaun gangs themselves?

The students felt a sense of shared misfortune, as well as agitation and indignation. Grief and indignation ignited anger, and anger needed to be vented through resistance.

Li Wei could sense that everyone's faith was quickly being reaffirmed. Even a few students who weren't official members before were now faintly drawing out threads of faith.

Of course, this situation probably wasn't just because of anger.

It was also because...

Li Wei's composure in the face of danger, his otherworldly demeanor, and his extraordinary power to manipulate storms brought hope of victory and confidence in the struggle to those students who were fearful and wavering under the enforcers' guns.

Seeing that Li Wei could easily handle even the enforcers, those who were worried about their personal safety and whose positions were uncertain finally swayed to the side of the Wind Takers.

So everyone shared the same hatred and anger, and their gazes became firm.

"Ahem... everyone, calm down." The old officer leading the team had no choice but to step forward, sweat beading on his forehead. "We were just ordered by our superiors to bring Mr. Li Wei back to cooperate with the investigation."

"The person who shot at you just now was a rookie; he definitely didn't fire at you intentionally. What you said about 'crooked cops'... is a bit much."

"Is that so?" Li Wei stared coldly at the young enforcer, whose face had turned pale. "This guy's breathing was still steady when he shot at me. Now that he sees I haven't been killed, he's so nervous that his heart is about to jump out of his chest."

"Enforcer, can you really guarantee that your subordinate isn't a crooked cop?"

The old officer's expression changed several times.

He glanced secretly at the young enforcer with a guilty look on his face, and finally said through gritted teeth, "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. I still hope you can cooperate with us and go back to accept the investigation, to explain everything clearly."

No way!

Now that something like this had happened, how could Li Wei honestly cooperate with the investigation?

The enforcers and the Iron Fist Gang were obviously in cahoots. If he naively followed them back, wouldn't that be like diving into a 1v5 situation under the tower, deliberately feeding kills?

"Professor Viktor, Seraphine, I'll entrust my sister to your care for the time being."

"Also, students... don't forget the things we discussed. I believe that even if I can't be there for the time being, you will definitely be able to make our 'business' bigger and stronger."

Li Wei unhesitatingly gave instructions about his "affairs" and then turned to leave.

Yes, he was going to run.

He had no choice but to run.

He had previously controlled the airflow, manipulated the raging wind, and remained unscathed in the hail of bullets... It looked very imposing and dashing, as if the Unforgiven had arrived.

But in reality, that level of wind magic was already the limit of what Li Wei could currently do.

If he let these enforcers realize, if they discovered that they could just call for a few more reinforcements and fire a few more volleys of bullets to break the defense of this "extraordinary powerhouse"...

Then Li Wei wouldn't be able to run even if he wanted to.

He had to take advantage of the fact that the other party didn't dare to act yet and quickly slip away.

"What?"

"You still want to keep me here?"

Li Wei adopted the arrogant demeanor of an otherworldly expert, displaying the imposing manner of Qiao Feng breaking out of Juxian Manor, and walked towards the enforcers with a contemptuous gaze.

The officers swallowed nervously.

Li Wei took a step forward, and they took a step back.

When they had retreated to the classroom door, with nowhere left to retreat, they parted for him as naturally as the Red Sea had parted for Moses.

The wall of people blocking his path was thus split open.

But before Li Wei could leave, he realized that behind the divided wall, there was someone who hadn't moved, someone still standing in front of him.

The female officer who had originally been hiding at the back of the group had now become the vanguard, blocking Li Wei's escape.

"Get out of the way!" Li Wei snapped.

But the young policewoman with fair skin and a youthful face was even more resolute and brave than her seniors and superiors: "Mr. Li Wei, please stay."

"Please trust the Piltover Enforcers..." As she spoke, she glanced thoughtfully at her colleague who had "nervously discharged" his weapon: "No matter what hidden circumstances are behind this, we will investigate thoroughly and bring the truth to light."

The beautiful policewoman's tone was very firm, which was very reassuring. It seemed that as long as Li Wei surrendered and followed the legal procedures honestly, she would definitely be able to give him justice.

But how could Li Wei believe her?

Looking at her slightly green and youthful face, it was clear that she was just a rookie.

Such an overly naive rookie enforcer, who couldn't even see the ways of the world, could uphold justice for anyone?

"Stay? Stay and wait to die?"

"I've already experienced your 'justice'."

Li Wei took another step forward.

But the female officer didn't retreat.

She stood firmly in the doorway, raising the rifle in her hand: "Please don't come any closer, Mr. Li Wei!"

"Are you sure?" Li Wei narrowed his eyes, acting like an expert.

He was prepared to scare the other party away like this. Or just rush up and cleanly take her down with a series of combos.

But just then...

He heard the old officer shout nervously, "Miss Caitlyn, please don't do anything rash!"

"Caitlyn?" Li Wei was slightly taken aback.

The name sounded a bit familiar.

Then he heard Caitlyn say, "Sorry, Officer. I have to fulfill my duty as an Enforcer."

"Mr. Li Wei - I apologize for this."

As soon as she finished speaking, the young female officer named Caitlyn didn't hesitate to pull the trigger.

With a loud bang, the muzzle flashed again.

But this time, what was fired from the gun wasn't a bullet, but...

A net of ropes?

"Damn it!" Li Wei remembered: "It really is her!"

She was also a hero character in the game, [Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover].

He usually saw her in her swimsuit skins, so when she changed into a plain Enforcer uniform, he didn't recognize her at first glance.

"Rising Winds!"

Seeing that the net was about to engulf him, Li Wei immediately repeated his old trick, using wind to create an invisible wall of wind in front of him.

The strong airflow blew the open net askew, causing it to flutter and tremble in the air before it even touched Li Wei's body, tangling into a mess and falling weakly to the ground.

Li Wei seemed to have defused the enemy's attack again with ease. His every move was full of the demeanor of an expert.

But while he was summoning the airflow to block the net, Caitlyn wasn't idle either.

Like a hunter who doesn't panic in the face of danger, while using the recoil of the net's launch to retreat lightly, she also deftly turned the mechanism of the rifle in her hand, adjusting the firing mode.

Bang!

Another shot rang out.

This time, it seemed to be just an ordinary bullet, aimed only at Li Wei's thigh, a non-lethal area.

Li Wei subconsciously wanted to continue using the wind wall to block it, and this trick still seemed to work.

But at the moment the bullet came into contact with the airflow, in the instant it trembled violently and was about to deviate from its trajectory—

This bullet "exploded."

It wasn't an ordinary bullet at all, but a blade compressed into a bullet!

The bullet casing shattered instantly, and its core rapidly unfolded into a wide, sharp blade with lightning speed!

The blade flew through the air, tearing through the air, like an iron plow pressing down head-on.

"This is... 'Peacemaker'?!" Li Wei recognized the move.

"Crap!" But recognizing it was useless.

His low-budget wind wall could only deflect the bullet's trajectory; it couldn't completely block projectiles.

Now, the opponent's bullets were indeed deflected, but they had transformed into blades, increasing the attack range.

No matter how fast Li Wei dodged, he would inevitably be grazed by the edge of this flying blade.

Although that level of injury was within his tolerance, and he could continue fighting even if injured, but...

He couldn't afford to get hurt right now!

If he got injured, those Enforcers would know his strength was limited.

The confidence he had painstakingly built for his students would crumble to some extent.

So he had to win.

And he had to win with style!

"Uh, wait a minute."

In this lightning-fast moment, Li Wei suddenly realized.

If it was just about being cool, maybe taking a little injury wouldn't matter.

After all, there were different ways to be cool.

Mages had their elegance, and warriors had their romance.

"Then... let's go!" At this moment, Li Wei completely abandoned defense and evasion.

He channeled the storm into his fists, rushing forward at high speed to meet the blade.

The blade cut Li Wei's arm.

But the wind howled at this moment.

However, this wind did not appear around Li Wei; instead, taking advantage of the natural breeze blowing through the classroom door, it appeared behind Caitlyn.

As Li Wei charged towards Caitlyn, facing the blade, a storm also violently pushed Caitlyn towards him.

He used the wind to "pull" Caitlyn towards him, catching her off guard:

"Gale Force Head Split!"