Night’s Nomenclature
Chapter 578: Return Countdown
Shendai Yunhe could not accept this failure.
He had even used himself as bait, sacrificing another leg, to gain this opportunity to capture him, but the target still escaped.
Even the Airship's Radar couldn't pinpoint where the target had gone.
Due to excessive blood loss, his Face[-] grew paler, while the area around his eyes turned red with anger, making him look exceptionally ferocious.
Shendai Yunhe gradually calmed down: "Reinforce the defenses. If I'm not dead, he will definitely return."
At this moment, Qing Chen suddenly said in the air: "Based on my understanding of Force field Awakened Ones, when you were 300 meters away from me, if I didn't resist, you could have easily controlled the Force field around me from a distance. That means you could have stopped me from falling long ago, instead of making it so thrilling and catching me in mid-air at the last moment."
Yang Yang said seriously: "But that's how it's done in the movies! It looks better that way!"
Qing Chen: "Don't add so much drama at a time like this! I was about to smash into the ground!"
"Don't worry, you wouldn't have! I caught you, didn't I!" Yang Yang said confidently.
The two of them skimmed low over the city. Fortunately, the Shendai Consortium had imposed a curfew, leaving only a few High Caste pedestrians on the streets.
Otherwise, the sight of them flying through the air would have attracted countless onlookers and photographers.
And then, the scene of Qing Chen being carried would have been posted online.
Yang Yang muttered softly, "Huh, why is no one around? Where did everyone go?"
Qing Chen: "Quickly find a place to land. We'll detour through the sewers to the lower districts. Flying in the sky is too conspicuous."
With that, Yang Yang landed somewhat reluctantly, and they entered the sewers together.
"Is the matter in City 10 finished?" Qing Chen asked.
"It's finished," Yang Yang followed behind him. "The Student Protest went relatively smoothly. The House of Representatives has publicly promised to increase investment in education, so that more children can attend school without worry. In the future, they will also consider including junior high school in the scope of compulsory education. However, I also told Black Spade that the history of the Outer World proves that real victory cannot be achieved without bloodshed and sacrifice. Trying to negotiate peacefully with the Conglomerates is a dead end."
Qing Chen thought to himself: "So you wanted them to see how I do things? But saying that might make them very unconvinced. After all, this is a cause they've worked hard for, and it's being rejected all at once."
Yang Yang nodded: "Don't worry, Xu Linsen is still very open-minded. If he finds a better path, he will join it. Once Black Spade merges into Daybreak, I won't have to agonize over which organization I belong to."
Qing Chen was stunned for a moment. So Yang Yang brought Xu Linsen here for this reason?
Others have to choose between two organizations, either joining this one or that one, a simple either/or choice.
Yang Yang's thinking is different. She directly tries to find a way to merge Black Spade into Daybreak!
The two of them didn't return to the surface until they reached Ninth District.
By this time, the battle in Ninth District was over, and some civilians were carrying gang members with their hands and feet bound, heading towards labor reform camps.
These civilians had learned to be clever. They had found some long steel pipes from somewhere, strung the gang members up upside down, making it look like they were carrying a pig.
The civilians from the building in front would consciously pass the steel pipes to the civilians in the next building.
On this unsettling night, people outside Ninth District didn't even realize that a revolution had just taken place here.
After walking only a few steps, Qing Chen suddenly stopped. Not far ahead, Jiang Mubei was looking at him with ill intent.
"Hahaha, wrong way," Qing Chen said, turning to leave.
But as soon as he turned around, he saw Xu Linsen blocking his path.
Jiang Mubei said coldly: "Hiding around us for so long without revealing your identity, were you deliberately watching us make fools of ourselves?"
Qing Chen said: "Ahem, when you asked at the Fatty Intestine Noodle shop where I was, I raised my hand! I raised it twice!"
Jiang Mubei said painfully: "Have some decency!"
Qing Chen was silent for two seconds: "How dare you talk to Joker like that"
Jiang Mubei: "???"
Xu Linsen: "???"
Xu Linsen suddenly remembered that he had even told this guy to his Face[-] that he should become Joker!
He suddenly couldn't understand how the ability to disguise could be so dangerous when mastered by this kind of person!?
Qing Chen saw Dharma Image beginning to faintly appear behind Xu Linsen, and quickly said: "Just kidding, just kidding. Daybreak and Black Spade have the same goals, we're all heading down the same road, so we should be comrades."
"Is that how you scheme against your comrades?" Jiang Mubei said indignantly. "We trusted you so much, and you tricked us into killing Shendai Yunluo."
"I did it for the residents of Ninth District, and also, I'm going to kill Shendai Yunhe," Qing Chen explained earnestly.
Speaking of this, Xu Linsen also remembered that they had been guessing on the way back how many gangs the Arts Society would take the opportunity to swallow up tonight. Jiang Mubei guessed a dozen, and he guessed twenty.
But the truth was that Luo Wanya had made thorough preparations and was waiting for tonight. In just one night, he had wiped out a total of 71 gangs in Ninth District.
After tonight, only the Guardians' Union was left in Ninth District.
However, at this moment, Qing Chen suddenly received a message from an unknown number: Shendai Kongyu has already been ordered by the Ten Councillors to rush back to City 22 overnight and is expected to arrive in six hours.
Qing Chen looked up. This message must have been sent by Shendai Yunluo. After all, if it were Shadow, or his Kestrel subordinates, they wouldn't need to be so secretive.
It had to be said that this Shendai Yunluo was truly reliable. Helping him boost performance was one thing, but even after being tricked into trying to kill him, he still selflessly helped provide information.
However, Shendai Kongyu's return to City 22 also meant that Qing Chen's leisurely days were over.
From today onwards, he would once again have to find an opportunity to approach Shendai Yunhe while being hunted by the Shendai Consortium.
He couldn't continue to hide in Ninth District, because if Cloud Mirror saw him, it would bring disaster to the Guardians' Union.
Qing Chen called Luo Wanya: "I have to leave."
Luo Wanya: "Huh?"
Qing Chen smiled: "In six hours, the Shendai Consortium will have a way to find my whereabouts, so I can't stay and implicate you."
"Will it be dangerous? There are still six hours, don't rush to leave," Yang Yang asked.
"Yes, but it's also part of my plan. Six hours is what someone told me. I can't gamble that the danger will arrive on time, so I have to leave now," Qing Chen said, looking at Luo Wanya: "Next, I'll distract everyone's attention in the city to buy you time. In City 22, only the Dragon Mark Gang is more difficult to deal with, but with the members of Black Spade here, it shouldn't be too difficult."
Luo Wanya nodded: "I've already found a replacement for Chen Yidong of the Dragon Mark Gang. His name is Gao Yang, and he's currently integrating into us."
Jiang Mubei said from the side: "Hey, don't just assign tasks to other organizations like that! You're being too presumptuous!"
Yang Yang tilted her head and asked: "Is it really part of the plan? Actually, I can fly you out of City 22 now, it wouldn't take six hours, they wouldn't be able to find you at all."
Qing Chen shook his head: "The Dragon Mark Gang has intricate roots, Luo Wanya needs some time. Besides me, none of you can delay for more than ten days and still escape unscathed. Yang Yang, you stay and help Lao Luo. After 10 days, wait for me at the place I told you about, and we'll meet up then."
Yang Yang nodded.
Jiang Mubei: "Hey, these are our Black Spade people, how can you command them so naturally!"
Yang Yang said with a smile: "We already have a child, named Shinguji Maki."
Qing Chen looked innocently at this girl who drives at any time: ""
Jiang Mubei: "You're surname is Qing, and her surname is Chen, why is the child named Shinguji Maki, who are you trying to fool!?"
In fact, Qing Chen had already anticipated that Shendai Kongyu would be recalled.
After all, such a big matter was beyond the control of Shendai Yunxiu and Shendai Yunluo. Unless Shendai Kongyu defected, she would have to return to assist in the capture.
But it didn't matter, this was part of Qing Chen's plan.
At this time, Return Countdown only had ten days and eighteen hours left. Qing Chen had experienced escape and assassination, and his feud with Shendai Yunhe was coming to an end.
He wanted to end it all before returning.
And he knew how to end it all.
Qing Chen returned to the city, waiting for the Shendai Consortium's new round of arrests.
And Xu Linsen and the others stood in Ninth District.
This Blackheart A asked in confusion: "I was originally looking for him to settle accounts, how did he fool me?"
From the moment Qing Chen changed the subject to the moment he left, their attention was completely led by him.
"So what do we do now?" Jiang Mubei asked.
"Isn't there still the Dragon Mark Gang left?" Yang Yang said: "To celebrate my arrival in City 22, let's go and take it down now! We're idle anyway!"
Xu Linsen and Jiang Mubei looked at each other. She was completely dedicated to Daybreak. Even if they were going to attack the Dragon Mark Gang, there was no need to be so hasty!
Luo Wanya said: "Yang Yang, there are still some things that need to be done with the Dragon Mark Gang"
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Yang nodded, as if she understood everything, and left with Xiao Mengqian: "You're Zhang Mengqian, right? Your Boss mentioned you to me."
Zhang Mengqian was stunned for a long time: "You are?"
Yang Yang said kindly: "Call me Boss's wife."
"Ah?" Zhang Mengqian was dumbfounded.
Yang Yang continued kindly: "Where do you and your Boss live? Take me to see. Also, tell me what he has been doing these days, be sure to tell me in detail."
With that, she led Zhang Mengqian further and further away.
Leaving Xu Linsen and Jiang Mubei and the others with a bewildered look, why was this girl's thinking so jumpy? Moreover, their union with Daybreak seemed to be inevitable for some inexplicable reason.
Outside City 22, an Airship was flying rapidly, with Shendai Kongyu sitting inside.
The original plan was for an Off-road Vehicle to carry her, arriving in six hours.
As a result, one of the Ten Councillors suddenly changed the itinerary, and the means of transportation was changed from an Off-road Vehicle to the Federation Group Army's Airship, shortening the journey to 1 hour.
Shendai Kongyu returned early.
The black Airship landed at City 22's Airport, and the blue Turbine jets gradually extinguished.
Outside the Airship, a black vehicle drove up quickly and dropped off a corpse.
It was the one that Qing Chen had left behind in the previous bar.
Shendai Kongyu frowned: "So urgent?"
"Sorry, Commander Kongyu," an officer said: "This is the order of Director Shendai Jing Cheng."
"Understood," Shendai Kongyu nodded. The Daybreak Boss killed Shendai Jing Cheng's son Shendai Yunyi in the Outer World, so the other party was eager for revenge and must find the killer in City 22 at this time.
All indications showed that this killer was the Daybreak Boss, otherwise there would be no second sniper in the world with such amazing sniper skills.
Shendai Kongyu summoned Cloud Mirror and silently cut open the corpse's chest to sacrifice it.
Unexpectedly, in the Cloud Mirror's image, Qing Zha De was lying on a rooftop, aiming at an unknown target with a sniper rifle, and pulled the trigger.
Everyone present next to Shendai Kongyu was stunned.
They had directly witnessed the assassination scene!?
The Shendai officer pulled out his phone in the snowy Airport and roared: "Quick, the target is on the top of the Times Building! Quickly confirm who he is assassinating!"
The Daybreak Boss's snipes never miss, pulling the trigger means death, which seems to have become an iron law.
But the Cloud Mirror can only see a small range of images, they don't even know who was killed!