The next moment, Xue Jing dived into the black flames around him and disappeared on the spot.
The black flame that fell into the courtyard fluctuated, and a dark shadow stepped out from it and stepped on the lawn.
As soon as he appeared, Xue Jing immediately dived underground, hid in the shadow of the house, and began to move towards the room.
Along the way, he saw several security guards patrolling around, and even some hidden infrared alarms, just like the secret locations in spy movies.
However, no matter how cautious the security facilities are, they are basically equivalent to non-existence in front of Xue Jing's [Hide] + [Stealth] + [Shadow Jump].
If you can get through, just use stealth to swim over. If you can't get through, just shoot a black flame in and jump over.
Under the Lv7 level of hiding, Xue Jing instinctively knew where the cameras were and where the cameras were facing. He remained undetected from beginning to end, like a non-existent ghost.
As he gained more information about the entire villa, the details of the house that he visualized in his mind became clearer and clearer, and his investigation speed became faster and faster. He moved around the villa and soon inspected all the rooms.
Then, through the completely visualized details of the house, he easily found a hidden basement entrance in an inconspicuous corner, opened it, and slipped in.
However, apart from some gold bars, cash, and confidential files and archives hidden in the basement, there was nothing unusual.
Well, I also found a small notebook with many names written on it. They all looked like women, Lili, Juanjuan, Wenwen, etc. There was an address written behind each name. There were more than 20 of them in total. I don’t know what they were used for…
Xue Jing put everything back in place. Because he was wearing armor, he was not afraid of leaving fingerprints. Then, he instantly dived into the black flames beside him.
On the electric pole on the street outside the villa, a black flame flickered and Xue Jing walked out of it.
Without stopping, he immediately flashed and headed towards the next congressman's home.
…
(I felt like writing more today, but I caught a cold and felt dizzy. After struggling for a while, I still couldn’t do it.)
(But I tried hard, and there is hope for the future!)
Chapter 200: Four-dimensional senses, the trajectory of time, meeting ISE again, a late night battle begins! (4K)
Xue Jing spent the entire night searching the homes of seven councillors in the entire Mufeng Street.
But I didn't gain anything... I can't say that, I did learn some secrets that ordinary people couldn't know. After all, it was the residence of a ruling congressman, so there must be something special about it.
But none of them had anything to do with what he was investigating.
At daybreak, Xue Jing ended his investigation and returned home.
Under the cover of night, he could rely on Shadow Flame's several hiding abilities to be invincible, but during the day, these abilities that showed Hei Bulongdong were too conspicuous.
Xue Jing took a nap at home for a few hours. After waking up, he went to the Canglong Dojo, where he practiced martial arts, taught his little apprentice, and brushed up his skills and experience. At night, he once again transformed into a black dragon knight.
Three days passed just like this.
During this period, Xue Jing investigated the homes of a total of 26 congressmen, but still failed to find any clues related to Tianxu Worm Mother.
"Did I not check carefully enough? Or did Pei Xiaoen make a wrong guess? The Tianxu Worm Mother has nothing to do with the councillors..."
Xue Jing was covered in pitch-black shadow flame armor, crouching on a telephone pole, his eyes filled with contemplation.
"Or am I really so unlucky that I have to find the last one before I can make a discovery, with a one in thirty chance..."
"That can't be possible. When I threw the Five Emperors' Coins before, didn't I throw a 'Star Tremor Hexagram', saying that I was blessed with great fortune?"
"Fuck feudal superstition."
Xue Jing recalled the information of the remaining four congressmen.
Chu Minyi, Xi Sihan, Zuo Qingxia, and Chi Liangyun.
He investigated them one by one according to the degree of suspicion from the most suspicious to the least suspicious, and the remaining four were the least likely.
Among them, Chu Minyi is Pei Xiaoen’s boss, and the person who commissioned him.
As for the rest, Chi Liangyun is the chief councillor, and Xi Sihan and Zuo Qingxia are both runners-up.
These three people have the closest interests to Qingcheng, and it is almost impossible for them to do such a thing.
"No matter what, we should finish investigating everything first."
Xue Jing's figure flashed and disappeared like a ghost.
He first went to the homes of two deputy councillors, Xi Sihan and Zuo Qingxia, but as he expected, he gained nothing and only found a little bit of black material that was useless to him.
He then crossed most of the city and went to Chu Minyi's home. Although this person was the one who commissioned him to investigate the matter, it did not rule out the possibility that the other party wanted to play a confusing trick of reverse thinking.
Of course, the final result proved that Xue Jing was overthinking. There was nothing wrong with Chu Minyi, and nothing could be found in his home.
"The only one left is Chief Councillor Chi Liangyun..."
Xue Jing frowned slightly.
This is the person who is least likely to have any connection with Tianxiu Chongmu. He is an old congressman who is about to retire after completing his career. He only wants a peaceful and smooth transition at the end of his career. He has no reason to do such a thing.
"Is it possible that these 1 billion cash and 10 divine relics are going to fly away?"
Xue Jing touched his chin.
In any case, I have already checked the last one, so I must go in and take a look.
Looking at the ordinary house in front of him which could not be considered a villa but had an unremarkable appearance, Xue Jing flashed and turned into a black shadow and stepped into it.
Unlike most councillors who live in the North City District, the chief councillor Chi Liangyun lives in the West City District, which is known as the "poor west district". His house does not look that good, just like an ordinary family's.
Even the security personnel and facilities were quite inadequate. In the whole room scene that Xue Jing imagined in his mind, there were only two symbolic guards standing at the door, and there were no security equipment such as infrared sensors. Not even a single surveillance camera could be found.
But Xue Jing did not let his guard down because of this, and even became more cautious. He maintained the state of 'hidden shadow' + 'breath blocking' throughout the whole process, and roamed carefully throughout the house.
Xue Jing didn't believe that a chief councilor had no arrangements for his own safety.
After carefully investigating several rooms on the first and second floors, Xue Jing climbed to the third floor of the house in the shadows.
As soon as he came up, he realized something was wrong.
Xue Jing stopped at the door of one of the rooms on the third floor, poked half of his head out from the shadows, revealing a pair of silver-white eyes, looking towards the door.
In the entire house, only this room did not emit any sound, so Xue Jing did not get any data. In the whole house scene he visualized in his mind, this room was a completely dark rectangular space.
In other rooms, even if there was no one there, as long as there was a little space for the wind to blow in, Xue Jing could more or less visualize something.
"Are the walls made of special sound-proofing materials..." Xue Jing narrowed his eyes slightly.
He revealed his upper body from the shadows, stretched out his index finger, and a ball of black flame condensed at the fingertip, gently touching the wall.
The shadow flame's annihilation effect on matter caused it to silently "burn" a small hole in the wall.
As Xue Jing's fingers went deeper, the small holes burned became deeper and deeper, until the wall was burned through by the black flames, revealing a little light, and then Xue Jing withdrew his fingers.
With the gap, the perfect sound insulation was broken, and Xue Jing could vaguely hear some conversations.
"Time... I..."
"Mr. Guan... if you can..."
"… Green Cube…"
Xue Jing put his ear to the small hole and listened for a while, but still couldn't hear it clearly.
He thought about it, and simply snapped his fingers. A black flame the size of a fingernail popped out, passed through the small hole, and entered the room.
Then a shadow jumped and the whole person dived into the black flame beside him.
The room was equipped with several bookshelves and looked like an ordinary study room, with two people sitting in it.
One of them was an old man with a hunched and thin figure, wearing white pajamas and with a face full of wrinkles.
The other one was a very tall man wearing a black windbreaker that covered his entire body.
It was the first time that Xue Jing saw someone whose physique was even bigger than that of his senior brother. He looked like an adult brown bear standing upright.
There was not a single hair on the top of the man's head, only six button-like things. Below the corners of his eyes was a black mask that covered most of his face. The mask was not worn on, but sewn to the skin with fine needle and thread.
Neither of the two people in the study noticed that a shadow had quietly appeared in an inconspicuous corner nearby.
They continued talking.
"The problem now is that time is running out."
"The 'Great Meeting' will be held in eight days. If it is delayed by two days, even if the operation is successful, by the time the news reaches them, the meeting will probably be almost over."
The old man made a hoarse and aged voice.
"Can't you try to force him?"
"I can't stand it anymore. I've been in this skin for almost half a year. If I stay any longer, the old man will pickle me..."
The brown bear-like man spoke in a mechanically steady voice:
"A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water. It's useless. Jiao Hongyuan is already a rotten life. There is no place for him to be forced."
The old man curled his lips in dissatisfaction and said:
"Why don't you just go grab the 'Green Cube' and set it free in the city center?"
The man glanced at him calmly, "If I were to do it, then it would be basically confirmed... And to ensure that there is no connection, Jiao Hongyuan had already reset the password of the Green Cube himself. Currently, he is the only one who knows the password. I can't use it even if I snatch it."
"That thing, if you enter it wrong once, it will trigger the 'transfer property', there is no way to crack it..."
The old man lazily slumped on the chair: "Fuck it, or else just let me get into Jiao Hongyuan's body..."
The man said, "Then you'll be dead... It doesn't matter if you die. There's a great doctor in the inner ring. If she were to do an autopsy, she'd probably find your 'core' in the body. Then..."
The old man said, "It's not certain that the doctor will come to perform the autopsy, right? Let's take a chance. It's better than just waiting like this."
The man clenched his palms and said, "It was possible a few days ago, but now Jiao Hongyuan has completed the limit-breaking surgery, and his combat power is almost comparable to my body. I'm afraid you can't get in..."
"Oh? Isn't that a good chance? This body of yours is used for reconnaissance, and it doesn't contain many powerful alien implants. Without further ado, I'll go to the basement..." The old man stood up from the chair and walked towards the door, quite decisively.
But the man immediately stretched out his bear-like hand to stop him: "Listen to what I have to say, you have no chance. People who practice traditional martial arts have strong intuition, especially the Grandmaster of Breaking Limits... Even a defective one like Jiao Hongyuan is almost impossible to be attacked by surprise."
"If you get close to him and show any hostility, you will be discovered immediately."
The old man said unhappily, "Damn! Isn't there any solution to the current situation?"
"That's about right... It doesn't matter. Qingcheng's plan is just one step in the chess game. Even if it fails, it won't affect the overall situation."
"Okay, I'm leaving soon. I'll stay here for Qingcheng. I just came here today to remind you not to do anything stupid..."
In the corner, Xue Jing, who was lurking in the shadows, heard this and immediately and quietly entered the black flames and appeared on the electric pole on the street outside.
Inside the armor-covered helmet, his expression kept changing as he digested the information about the explosion he had just overheard.
He immediately took out his cell phone, opened the chat app, typed quickly, typed out all the conversation he had just heard based on his memory, and sent it to Pei Xiaoen.
"I didn't expect that something would happen to the most unlikely chief councillor, Chi Liangyun... Although it seems that it wasn't his own intention, but something 'took over' him."
"Listening to the conversation between the two, it seems that the man just happened to come over at this time to remind Chi Liangyun..."
"So, if I hadn't listed Chi Liangyun as the last person to be investigated and hadn't come here at this time, I wouldn't have been able to hear their conversation. This is too coincidental. I'm really lucky."
"I see. Is this the 'good fortune' predicted by the Xingzhen Gua? The things passed down by our ancestors are indeed useful!"
Xue Jing thought to himself.
After passing all the information to Pei Xiaoen, he stepped on the telephone pole, leaped into the air, and was about to leave this place of trouble.
And just at this moment.
A strong figure suddenly appeared right above him and raised his hand to press on his neck.
Xue Jing's heart was filled with alarm, and without the slightest hesitation, he turned around in the air, activating his twin powers and twin speeds at the same time. His skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and blood all circulated and condensed in his right arm, transforming into a terrifying force that seemed to be able to penetrate heaven and earth.
"roar!!"
Amid the dragon's roar, the unrivaled secret of Hidden Dragon School, Pointing the Eyes, came out.
"Squeak—"
Without any hindrance, the point of light directly pierced through the visitor's palm and went all the way in. Along with the crackling sound of flesh and bones breaking, the visitor's entire palm was pierced directly, and a large spiral hole appeared on the back of the shoulder.
The light golden force continued to move towards the air without decreasing, and only slowly dissipated after it was a hundred meters away.
"Um?"
The visitor was quite surprised, and he suddenly stopped, floating in the air.
Xue Jing landed on the ground, did a backflip more than ten meters above the ground, and stood on a telephone pole. His silvery eyes looked at the figure suspended in the air.
It was the man as strong as a brown bear who was in the room just now.
"Your martial arts skills are not bad, and your energy is very coordinated. Are you practicing traditional martial arts?"