At this time, which big shot from the Li Family would still be outside the Half-Mountain Manor?
The newly-promoted head of the Li Family's intelligence agency!
Qing Chen's first reaction was that Li Changqing was in danger.
He knew that only the death of such a high-profile figure could thoroughly infuriate the Li Family.
Moreover, it could also deal a heavy blow to the Li Family's entire intelligence system before the outbreak of the Federation's civil war.
Qing Chen pondered who was leaking Li Changqing's whereabouts; such a trap couldn't possibly exist without an insider.
Li Yunyi, who had just been stripped of his intelligence agency power by the old man!
The teenager was very clear about one thing—if anything was so complicated that the truth was obscured, then applying the concept of 'interests' was enough to lift the fog.
He was not sure that this was done by Li Yunyi in collusion with Jindai and Deer Island, but there was definitely a connection.
Qing Chen tried to call Li Changqing, but there was only a buzzing busy signal; it seemed the other party's signal had been jammed.
Qing Chen became more and more certain that Jindai and Deer Island's targets tonight were none other than Li Changqing; someone was deliberately cutting off Li Changqing's contact with the outside world!
After descending from the building where the sniping point was located, he sprinted through the streets of the Fourth District like the wind. He had already obtained clues about Qing Wen and Qing Zhong from Li Dongze. As long as he found these two, he might be able to locate Li Changqing.
Although he had not known Li Changqing for long, he did not want the other to die.
At this moment, the surroundings were filled with brilliant neon lights and shadows, while a huge blue whale moved overhead, accompanied by an incomparable sense of oppression, almost suffocating.
Qing Chen waited at the location of the clue provided by Li Dongze.
But then, something unexpected happened.
The Shadow Candidate named Qing Zhong, protected by several followers, was quickly fleeing.
Qing Zhong was injured, with blood streaming from his waist.
More than a dozen people passed in front of Qing Chen, treating him as if he were just a bystander, completely unaware of the danger close at hand.
However, Qing Chen did not act; he looked in the direction from which Qing Zhong and the others came and saw Qing Wen and a dozen people quickly pursuing them.
They also swiftly passed in front of Qing Chen.
The deadly struggle between the Shadow Candidates seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Qing Chen watched their retreating figures and remembered the promise from Qing's shadow.
This was his best chance to kill Qing Wen and Qing Zhong.
Qing Chen was very familiar with the terrain here; all he needed was to find a high point, and he could easily kill both of them.
He could indeed open fire directly on the street, but if he did that, the Protectors around Qing Wen might turn around and kill him right away.
When it comes to close combat, Qing Chen still had no choice but to flee, and it wasn't certain he could escape.
But where was Li Changqing? Qing Chen had not seen Li Changqing!
The teenager stood on the street, silently watching the dazzling neon lights and the ostentatious city. Should he kill, sweeping away two obstacles in the struggle for the Shadow, or save someone he had just met less than a month ago?
But just a few hours before, he had told the other that they were now friends.
Qing Chen imagined Li Changqing climbing up to the roof and tying the Heartless Bronze Bell to the eave.
Every time he remembered how the other had carefully tied a beautiful bow, he felt like laughing.
Qing Chen recalled how the other had stretched out her pinky finger in the small cottage at Autumn Leaf Courtyard, like a little girl expecting a present, hoping to make a childish promise to let Qing Chen take her out to play in the city as an ordinary person secretly.
"This kind of agreement, actually, has no real force."
"But an agreement is still an agreement."
Qing Chen said calmly, "One, help me locate where Li Changqing is now."
"Are you looking to make a deal? You'll have to do something for me," One asked.
"Okay," Qing Chen replied.
"You haven't even asked what it is," One said, perplexed.
"I've agreed!" Qing Chen insisted.
"Red Light District, turn left, the target is 5102 meters away."
The youth abruptly changed direction on the long street, his whole being exploding with an unmatched vigor.
Qing Chen dashed along the long street, brushing past crowds getting ready to revel.
He couldn't concern himself with the consequences that followed.
But Li Changqing couldn't die tonight.
Li Changqing's motorcade was speeding through the block.
On the road, all the vehicles gave way upon seeing the auspicious cloud emblem on these cars.
Li Changqing hadn't even had time to change her clothes; she sat in the back of the bulletproof car in the middle of the convoy, silently looking at the LCD panel in her hands.
"Is it confirmed that Jindai Tongwu showed up when Qing Wen and Qing Zhong clashed?" Li Changqing asked.
"Yes, I've accessed the mechanical eye data of our informant, it is indeed Jindai Tongwu, no mistake," Lao Jiu said. "At first, I was a bit puzzled too, having looked for him for so long without success, wondering how he could suddenly appear. But after I made a special confirmation, it turned out to be him. Even his walking gait is exactly as I remember."
"Is the informant still following him?" Li Changqing asked.
"Yes," Lao Jiu glanced at the tracking device in his hand: "The informant's marker has stopped moving, Jindai Tongwu might have ceased moving."
"Hmm," Li Changqing nodded: "Get in touch with him, ask for the specifics, and also, have the special services unit hurry over. We can't let Jindai Tongwu escape again."
Previously, Li Changqing told Qing Chen that her midnight outing was due to Qing Wen and Qing Zhong's dispute.
But in reality, the conflicts between Shadow Candidates were not yet significant enough to demand her attention to such an extent.
Tonight, Li Changqing was intent on ferreting out Jindai Tongwu.
However, this was a secret she could not reveal to Qing Chen.
"By the way, why did Qing Wen and Qing Zhong come into conflict?" Li Changqing asked.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Lao Jiu said with a smile: "According to the information provided by our informant, recently Qing Zhong has taken a fancy to a dancer in the Fourth District, going there every day. Qing's family controls District 18 and naturally, it was quite easy for them to obtain this information. Then, given the hopeless struggle for the Shadow position following Qing Huai's death, they teamed up with Qing Wen, setting up an ambush outside the dancer's residence, planning to kill Qing Zhong outright."
"I thought there would be some clever scheme, but it turns out it's still just violence and murder," Li Changqing said lightly: "The quality of this generation's Shadow Candidates doesn't seem too good. But it looks like the battle for the Shadow has always been , not revealing the most ruthless character until the very end. What's the situation now, did Qing Zhong die?"
"No," Lao Jiu shook his head: "The informant said that the Guardians with Qing Zhong were killed, and Qing Zhong is now on the run. I sent people to check the dancer's residence, and indeed, a Transcendent died there, even members of the Contraindicated courts have arrived."
"The Contraindicated courts?" Li Changqing paused: "Just a C-Class Guardian, why would those crows arrive so quickly? Did they foresee that an even higher level Transcendent was going to die?"
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