After searching the city all day without success, Qin Ze and the Dew Duo arrived at the bar.
The Slacking on the Sidelines, muttered irritably, "They really know how to hide!"
"Did those bastards hide in the sewers?"
The bartender pushed two glasses of high-tech beer and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice toward the three people.
What new mission have you taken on this time?
Slacking on the Sidelines dismissively, saying, "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you."
The bartender's curiosity was piqued. "How do you know I don't believe you if you don't tell me?"
He took a sip of beer Slacking on the Sidelines: "We're saving the world."
The bartender scoffed, "You might as well say you're saving Old Wang's wife next door."
Slacking on the Sidelines shrugged, "See? I told you you wouldn't believe me."
Qin Ze sipped his juice, recalling every detail of the places he had searched that day.
To maximize efficiency, the entire Circus was out today.
Strangely, however, the believers did not kill anyone all day.
"You'd better stay away from them," the bartender advised Qin Ze.
Qin Ze looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.
The Slacking on the Sidelines was quite annoyed. "Trying to sow discord, huh?"
The bartender smiled. "I like to tell the truth."
" The Black Dragon Gang leader you reported yesterday and sent to the Inspection Team has already sent word that he'll teach you a lesson when he gets out."
"They treated you like a brother and confided in you, and you turned around and sold them out to the Inspection Team. Typical of you."
Slacking on the Sidelines dismissively, saying, "Let's see if he can get out first."
"Human trafficking and smuggling military supplies—either one of those offenses is enough to put him in jail for life."
Qin Ze looked around the bar and suddenly spotted a familiar figure in a corner.
He raised his elbow and poked the Slacking on the Sidelines beside him, saying, "Look there."
He glanced over from the Slacking on the Sidelines and his eyes lit up.
"Let's go have a drink with Colonel Ding."
Dressed in casual clothes, Ding Wenxuan sat alone in a corner drinking, his face filled with bitterness and sorrow.
Several hostesses approached him to chat, but he chased them all away.
"Isn't that Colonel Ding? Why is he drinking alone like this?"
Slacking on the Sidelines casually sat down in front of him, while Qin Ze sat in the empty seat next to him, Passerby A sat at the next table.
Ding Wenxuan glanced at the two men and said coldly, "Get lost."
He grinned, " Slacking on the Sidelines Colonel Ding has turned his back on us so quickly."
"My brother did your job; we almost lost our lives."
Ding Wenxuan held his wine glass, his face flushed slightly from the alcohol.
"We didn't give you any money?"
"I gave you over a million."
"What? Do I have to apologize to you?"
Qin Ze narrowed his eyes. "One million is your reason for hiding the truth?"
A tyrannical aura rose from his body.
Seeing this, people at the surrounding tables quickly left, fearing they might be caught in the crossfire.
Ding Wenxuan scratched his messy hair.
"So what?"
What else do you want?
"I've been cheated on, my wife is dead, what more do you want?"
He practically shouted the last sentence.
The noisy bar fell silent instantly as everyone turned to look.
The bartender quickly played some lively music, and the atmosphere finally returned to normal.
Slacking on the Sidelines the "good cop" role, saying, " Colonel Ding, please don't mind him. My brother here is a student at Wuhan University; he's pretty straightforward."
Ding Wenxuan looked surprised. "A student from Wuhan University?"
Slacking on the Sidelines nodded. "Coming to the Northern Territory early for trials, young people always want to see the wider world."
Qin Ze snorted coldly, withdrew his oppressive aura, and turned his head to the side.
Slacking on the Sidelines sighed and continued, "I deeply regret the passing of Mrs. Jing."
" Mrs. Jing's affair was not intentional. You noticed something was wrong with her long ago, otherwise you wouldn't have asked us to investigate, let alone contact the Cloud Clan."
"I don't know how much you know about the changes that have happened to Mrs. Jing, but I want to tell you that we are currently investigating this matter and trying to find out who is behind it."
" Colonel Ding, you wouldn't want Mrs. Jing to die so mysteriously, or for you to be cuckolded so unjustly, would you?"
After a moment of silence, Ding Wenxuan suddenly spoke, " The Cloud Clan approached me a few days ago."
He revealed his identity as Law Enforcement from the Cloud Clan and asked me to cooperate in finding that wanted criminal from the Maka Race.
"Later, a series of murders occurred in the city, and he quickly put the pursuit of the wanted criminal on hold."
"He was extremely excited at the time, mobilizing the entire Inspection Team to catch the murderer, saying what kind of believer the murderer was, and telling me about the characteristics of believers."
Qin Ze suddenly realized.
It turns out that the Cloud Clan came for Zhan Li from the very beginning.
He had previously wondered why the Cloud Clan was so well-informed; their people arrived as soon as the World Overlord showed any signs of awakening.
This made Qin Ze very curious about what Zhan Li was involved in that the Cloud Clan was willing to cross borders to hunt him down.
Ding Wenxuan gripped the wine glass tightly with both hands, then continued to recall:
"When I got home the next day, I noticed something was wrong with my wife."
"Many of her behaviors were exactly the same as the characteristics of a believer that the Cloud Clan had described to me."
"So I posted a 'catch them in the act' mission, wanting to test the waters further."
At this point, Ding Wenxuan gave a wry smile, "I didn't expect to actually catch them cheating..."
Slacking on the Sidelines, if you hadn't cut your losses in time, you'd be stuck Old Wang's children in the future."
Qin Ze remained silent.
You know how to comfort people.
Ding Wenxuan's eyes reddened. "I saw everything that happened in the hotel from the room across the street at the beginning."
"After confirming her identity as a follower, I notified the Cloud Clan."
" The Cloud Clan explained to me the extent of the threat posed by the believers. For the safety of Snow City, I had no choice but to do this."
Qin Ze wanted to laugh.
Is it mostly for their own benefit?
Otherwise, why not notify the superiors?
For such a major event, it's impossible for Penglai City to be unable to spare even a Advanced Martial Artist.
With such a huge time bomb appearing in Snow City, Ding Wenxuan chose to handle the situation discreetly and avoid affecting his career.
Slacking on the Sidelines and said, "I completely understand."
"You're probably having the Inspection Team continue their investigation as well. Why don't we share information and work together to find out the results sooner?"
" The Cloud Clan are, after all, a different race. You can't expect an outsider to be wholeheartedly devoted; there's no guarantee he won't have other ulterior motives."
After a long silence, Ding Wenxuan looked at the Slacking on the Sidelines eyes and asked, "Why are you investigating? This has nothing to do with you, does it?"
Qin Ze, standing to the side, said angrily, "Of course it's related! I was almost killed, I can't swallow this!"
"And if we find the real culprit, the school will definitely award me a lot of credit."
Qin Ze perfectly portrayed a naive and simple-minded college student.
"When the truth comes out, our reputation will rise accordingly," added Slacking on the Sidelines.
"For bounty hunters, reputation equals value."
Ding Wenxuan seemed to be convinced.
He downed the drink in his glass and said in a deep voice, "The believer is connected to the serial murders, and I'm having my men search for clues."
"Give me your contact information, and I'll notify you if I find anything."