After hanging up the phone, the old man pushed open Lu Zhiyong’s room door and said, "You serve in the Undying Army, I need to ask for your advice on something."
"Big brother, don’t talk to me with such politeness... It scares me when you do," Lu Zhiyong put down the ancient book in his hands and spoke up, "Just tell me what you need, and I’ll do my best to do it. But don’t blame me if it’s something I can’t handle."
"Tang Fei just called, saying someone broke into the house they were staying in..."
"Why not just call the police for this kind of thing? Or what? Do you want me to contact the police for you?" Lu Zhiyong curiously asked, "Our family does have some connections with the police, but you’d better think this through... If I make this call, it could expose our family’s relationship with Tang Fei..."
"I’m not asking you to call someone," the old man said, "Listen to me until I finish... That thief was already hammered to death by Little Fatty. But, his identity is quite strange..."
"What’s strange about him?"
"He’s from the Undying Army, reported dead seven years ago, and the police have it on record..." the old man said, "Why would someone who was supposed to have died seven years ago appear in those two young men’s house? What exactly are they looking for?"
Lu Zhiyong’s face showed deep thought as he said, "The living dead?"
"The living dead? What do you mean?" the old man asked.
"I’ve heard that the Undying Army has a special department, the ’living dead’ department. They report some of their loyal soldiers as dead, to let them carry out certain special secret missions..."
"Then, when they are sent on missions, it’s very hard for you to track them down or find any information about them... They’re alive, but they are socially dead. That’s why they’re called ’the living dead’..."
"How do you know about this?"
Lu Zhiyong smiled wryly and said, "The Undying Army is practically becoming the Shen Family’s private army, most of its generals are from the direct line of the Shen Family... However, no matter what army it is, they all need our Lu Family’s equipment, and they have to find ways to get into good relations with us Lu Family offspring..."
"One time Shen Jianfeng from the Shen Family invited me for a drink, and when he was drunk, he accidentally mentioned this department to me... I pretended to be drunk too, hoping to get some specifics from him, but he suddenly became alert and refused to utter another word about it..."
"You mentioned that this thief died while on a mission for the Undying Army, and you said he was registered as dead but still alive, that’s when I suddenly thought of this ’living dead’ department..."
"Who’s in charge of this ’living dead’ department?" the old man asked.
"I don’t know that," Lu Zhiyong shook his head and said, "But, to keep such a tight lid on this secret, even we Undying Army generals are not clear about it... those who carry out these highly covert tasks must be the core of the core within the Shen Family... "
"The core of the core of the Shen Family..."
"Serving in the Undying Army, their rank can’t be too low either..."
The old man’s mind raced for a moment before he said pensively, "Shen Wuxiu?"
"It’s quite possible it’s him," Lu Zhiyong nodded, "This person is serious and somber, usually keeps to himself, and is extremely hard to approach..."
"But why would Shen Wuxiu have his sights set on Tang Fei? What is it that they’re stealing by sending out these living dead?"
"I have no idea," Lu Zhiyong said with a wry smile and a shake of his head, "I’m good for charging into battle, chopping off heads, but when it comes to figuring out these conspiracy games, my head hurts more than two combined..."
"Could it be because of Shen Xinglan?" the old man pondered for a moment and said, "I should warn that kid so he isn’t fooled by someone’s facade."
"Forget it," Lu Zhiyong snorted with disdain, "He’s cunning enough on his own, it would be good if he didn’t fool others himself..."
When you encounter a problem you can’t solve, don’t panic, don’t be anxious. Think of those capable friends around you and dial their numbers.
After calling Phoenix and the old man, Tang Fei realized there was nothing more he could do.
The military system wasn’t something an outsider like him could meddle in; even if he wanted to investigate, there was no entry point.
Leave the problem to those who could solve it, and he would just peacefully be a bystander.
The feeling was rather comfortable.
Tang Fei purchased some food and daily necessities online for Little Fatty, then left him a note and returned to White Crane Academy.
When Tang Fei got back to the small courtyard, he was surprised to find Qin Shuang standing there.
Tang Fei was taken aback, thinking Chen Tianqi really did have some tricks up his sleeve.
From a loyal lap dog to abundance in the end.
Qin Shuang was dressed in the pure white Training Clothes of White Crane Academy, her long hair simply coiled atop her head, her features picturesque, surpassingly elegant against a snow-white backdrop. No wonder she had gained so much fame at a premier institute like White Crane Academy and earned the nickname "Shiva."
Shen Xinglan also had a nickname, "Peach Blossom Young Master"...
Tang Fei had been at White Crane Academy for some time and had yet to earn his own unique nickname.
This made him feel somewhat dejected, thinking these people were surely short on talent. It’s just a nickname, how could it take so long to come up with?
Tang Fei even wanted to crown himself with a nickname like "Peach Blossom Young Master" or "Jade-faced Flying Dragon"...