Chapter 124: Yang Zongchen’s Black Snake Head, Dark Dragon Lord’s Plan!
After Clear Blood Powder was ingested, Wu Yifei seemed to digest it very quickly. Evil Qi began to emanate from his body, and Bai Yu, without any hesitation, started absorbing the Evil Qi.
From the current state, everything was good, and no accidents occurred.
However, Yuan Guofeng frowned tightly, looking not particularly pleased.
After about ten minutes, Yuan Guofeng said, “The energy is too immense to handle. If we forcibly clear the Black Lotus Flower Petals, he will surely die, and it’s still unknown what will happen to the Black Lotus Flower Petals.”
“Slowly retract your strength, I’ll stabilize him first.”
Bai Yu nodded, then slowly withdrew his strength, finally storing the Golden Page into his Soul Sea.
To be honest, although he had been using his Soul Sea, he couldn’t enter an internal observation state.
Bai Ling said that Bai Yu’s Soul Sea was a chaotic mess.
Bai Hua: It was pitch black, with nothing in it.
As for Wu Yifei, the Evil Energy in his meridians seemed to be flowing back, heading towards an unknown location.
Bai Yu recalled a sentence Yuan Guofeng said: 【The Evil Energy has escaped from the Soul Sea and is now flowing out from the acupoints, circulating through the meridians.】
Acupoints? Soul Sea?
Let’s just note it down for now!
After Yuan Guofeng withdrew his strength, he breathed a sigh of relief, “The energy released this time is probably less than one ten-thousandth of a petal.”
“It feels like one petal is equivalent to a top-tier Heaven Yuan Realm expert, or even more terrifying.”
“Heaven Yuan Realm?”
Bai Yu frowned.
That’s not right! If that’s the case, then how powerful would the Black Lotus Boy be?
“Don’t worry, when these Black Demon Seven Sons were first born, they were only at the Spirit Sea Realm level. The energy I’m referring to is the vast Evil Energy behind them, equivalent to the energy stored by alien Evil Gods in their realms.”
“Alright.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang.
“Beep beep beep.” Bai Yu glanced at it; it was the Captain calling, making him feel a bit awkward.
“Answer it. There’s nothing else going on now. If you’re busy, go ahead.”
“However, tomorrow or the day after, most likely the day after, we will have a more formal discussion meeting with those guys from the Eleventh Administrative Region.”
“If you’re interested, you can come and watch. It’s also a good opportunity to understand what international exchanges are like.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu naturally became interested.
Hahaha~
With so many chips in hand, how else could these Sakura Island people negotiate? They’d have to be obedient!
“Alright! I’ll definitely attend. Shall I leave now then?”
“Mm.”
“Wait a moment, Professor Yuan, I’d like to ask, can I share information about the Black Lotus Flower with my teammates? I don’t feel like it’s something that can’t be disclosed.”
Yuan Guofeng thought for a moment and said, “As long as it doesn’t reach the ears of the Sakura Island people before the formal negotiations.”
“After the negotiations are concluded, this information will also be handed over to the various Investigation Bureaus. We need to clarify who the enemy is.”
“To be precise, I might be deploying actions against the Black Demons today, and you should receive the news. It’s not a big deal.”
“Alright! I understand.”
He walked out the door and answered the phone.
Soon, Li Yunbin and the others’ car arrived at the hospital entrance.
Bai Yu excitedly got into the car, closed the door, and immediately said, “Big news! Super big news!”
However, everyone reacted indifferently. It couldn’t be helped! With Bai Yu around, they learned about big news every day and were already used to it.
“No, if you guys don’t react, then half the fun of me telling stories is gone. I won’t tell it then!”
Liu Feifei quickly chimed in, propping her chin with her hands, her eyes full of anticipation, “Tell us, tell us, we want to hear!”
Zhao Bin also took out his tablet and said, “You speak, I’ll take notes diligently.”
Seeing their reaction, Bai Yu thought to himself, “Then I’ll really tease them!”
“Professor Wang Wen called me to a meeting this morning. The other party in the meeting was from Kanagawa City in the Eleventh Administrative Region.”
Hearing this, everyone was a bit confused.
Sakura Island people? What were they doing in Tianhai City? And why would Bai Yu be called to such a meeting?
“Clap clap clap~”
Liu Feifei applauded and said, “Well said! So what was discussed in the meeting? Can you reveal it?”
Bai Yu rolled his eyes, “Forced applause?”
“The meeting discussed the Black Blood Case. Three years ago, a similar case occurred in Sakura Island. It’s said that over 3,000 people died, and ultimately the Black Demon King was born.”
Zhao Bin asked doubtfully, “Black Demon King?”
“Mm.”
“I’ve heard of this figure when reading materials. It’s said to be an Ancient God from the Heian Period, and it’s related to their Onmyoji Ancient God, Abe no Seimei. However, I didn’t find much information.”
Bai Yu didn’t expect Zhao Bin to have read even this.
After thinking for a moment, he said, “The so-called Black Demon King they refer to is actually one of the Black Demon Seven Sons under the Black Demon Ancestor from the Mythical Three Kingdoms period. Due to a celestial phenomenon shift, one of them descended into Sakura Island mythology and became the Black Demon King.”
Hearing this, everyone’s interest piqued.
This was delving into the stories of the Ancient God world!
Zhao Bin, who was also very interested in this kind of knowledge, asked, “So, are those Sakura Island people here to exchange and share processing experience with us, or did they offer very high terms?”
“They proposed four conditions, and these four conditions are…”
After hearing the conditions proposed by the other side, Liu Feifei said angrily, “They’re really thinking too highly of themselves!”
Zhao Bin adjusted his glasses. They couldn’t get involved in this matter at all; they could only watch how the officials negotiated.
Seeing that everyone thought the story was over, Bai Yu smiled, “Hehe, you didn’t think the story ended here, did you? Don’t forget, there’s still me!”
Zhao Bin was made curious, and said quickly, “What is it?”
He seemed a bit anxious.
“This story is a bit long, let me tell you in detail.”
He explained the concepts of the Black Demon King, Black Demon Warrior, Black Demon Seven Sons, and the descent of the Black Lotus Boy.
Including the Black Lotus Flower of the Black Lotus Boy, the Black Lotus Flower Petals, and the Shadow Spider Woman.
The incident with the Shadow Spider Woman naturally clarified the complex relationships between the Lizardmen, Sea Monster Clan, Black Demon Faction, and other Alien Races.
Zhao Bin caught a key piece of information: “Yang Zongchen? Are you sure he is also an inheritor of the Black Lotus Flower Petals?”
“Certain!”
“We’ve interacted with him before, do you remember?”
“Mm? We’ve interacted?”
“We did! On the evening of the 29th of last month, the first time we went to Xiangya Hospital, we handled two cases. The first was for his wife, and the second was for the young man Wu Lei who died later.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu couldn’t help but ask, “Then is it possible that the knife that killed Wu Lei belonged to Yang Zongchen?”
At this moment, Li Yunbin replied, “The possibility is not high. According to what you said, the Black Demon Warrior’s influence has also infiltrated. Therefore, someone like Yang Zongchen would not easily take action to harvest; he would have his subordinates do it.”
“That’s true!”
Meanwhile, Zhao Bin had been drawing something on his tablet. Bai Yu glanced at it; it was a complex relationship web.
“Did you find any trickery?”
Zhao Bin didn’t answer, continued drawing for a while, then took a deep breath and said, “The clues are clear!”
Now it was Bai Yu’s turn to be curious, and he asked, “What do you mean?”
Zhao Bin is a good person, he doesn’t keep people in suspense. He directly said, “The important clue you were missing is that during the interrogation of He Chenming and Wei Wutao today, we obtained crucial information.”
“Their Spiritual Item smuggling was all done by water transport, leaving Tianhai City.”
“And in this process, besides the wealthy individuals at their level who were also engaged in Spiritual Item smuggling and had dealings with the Lizardmen, there were also some important figures involved in the water transport operations!”
“As the Deputy General Manager, Yang Zongchen has sufficient authority to operate! And he likely has many Black Demon Monsters under his command who can maintain their sanity, acting as his pawns.”
“Originally, we thought the Sea Monsters were responsible for the transportation, but the Sea Monsters’ transportation capacity wouldn’t be that exaggerated; even a few tons would be difficult. The key is that larger Sea Monsters would inevitably be detected!”
“Therefore, the transportation by cargo ships of several thousand tons is the key!”
“In this case, Yang Zongchen, as a figure of the Black Demon faction, has formed a cooperation with the Lizardmen and Sea Monsters. Other wealthy individuals are the main soldiers in the downstream transactions.”
“Wait! I also found something here. Yang Zongchen, after learning that his wife had Black Blood Disease, went to the hospital for a check-up and even took Clear Blood Powder.”
“This doesn’t seem right. Didn’t he realize he was a Black Demon?”
If that were the case, it would completely overturn Zhao Bin’s previous idea.
Hearing this, Bai Yu said, “The inheritors of the Black Lotus Flower Petals have their energy hidden in their Soul Sea, which cannot be detected by ordinary means. Perhaps he was just putting on a show.”
“Then it’s fine! We can go arrest him now. He’s likely the superior of Wei Wutao and the others, codenamed – Black Serpent Head!”
Upon saying this, Zhao Bin became noticeably excited. This was a super crucial figure!
“Um! Wait! This matter will be handled by the big bosses in charge of the Black Blood Case. Moreover, the opponent’s strength is unknown. It’s not necessarily a weakling like Wu Yifei who just recently fused. If we go, we’ll definitely be alerting the enemy, and we might not be able to catch him, and could even be beaten badly.”
Zhao Bin, having gotten too excited, calmed down upon hearing this and said, “That’s true. Then, knowing so much information, can’t we do anything?”
“Not entirely. We can follow the clues and be responsible for capturing the Shadow Spider Woman.”
Everyone: .
Good idea!
What a brilliant idea!
Meow meow meow~ Is this something we can do?
At this moment, the communicator rang, it was about the Black Blood Case again, and everyone naturally rushed over.
Now that they had figured out the behind-the-scenes information, they had a direction.
Noon.
During lunch, Jiang Yan and Hu Chengyong joined them.
Due to the recent numerous events, all teams were very busy. It was rare to have a chance to meet, so they gathered to chat.
Jiang Yan spoke about her recent case investigation: “From the information I’ve gathered recently, I have a feeling that the Dark Creatures are about to make a big move.”
“What do you mean?”
“I can’t quite explain it, but I’ve chatted with the teams responsible for Dark Creature cases in other districts. A while ago, it was an outbreak period.”
“But these past two days, it’s suddenly become quieter. And I also heard that the Dark Creatures are moving in organized, large-scale formations. I’m afraid these guys might suddenly turn against the Lizardmen and cause a major incident!”
Bai Yu recalled that on the morning of August 3rd, when he attended Professor Kong Shen’s funeral, Zhang Youpeng had mentioned to him that Wang Haobin had seen a gathering of rats in the sewers!
‘The Dark Creatures shouldn’t suddenly turn around and deal with us, right? They all transferred from Yunze City in the South, and they haven’t firmly established themselves in Tianhai City, so they shouldn’t be that arrogant, right?’
‘With the current situation, they should be going after the Lizardmen and Sea Monsters, or perhaps the Black Demons? But I don’t think the Dark Creatures are stupid enough to charge head-on and let our Investigation Bureau watch from the sidelines, right?’
‘But if that were the case, that would be great!’
While the three group leaders were chatting, Director Yang entered the cafeteria.
Director Yang walked directly towards the three group leaders.
The conversation of the three group leaders gradually quieted down.
“Director Yang!”
“The three of you, bring a team of members and come with me to the conference room.”
“Understood!”
Members from all three groups were present, so they naturally heard it and followed without needing further notification.
They were also a bit curious about what Director Yang intended to discuss.
Inside the conference room.
There was no PPT or anything. Director Yang simply sat at the head of the table, resting with his eyes closed.
After a while, he opened his eyes, glanced at Bai Yu with a gaze that seemed incredibly deep and meaningful, then swept his eyes over everyone and said, “I will tell you about four cases this time.”
“The first case is the Black Blood Case. This case is extremely complex, but it is also the most troublesome matter for the foreseeable future.”
“Behind this case, in addition to the Black Demon Ancestor you know of, it is also related to his Black Demon Seven Sons. The enemy we are facing is named the Black Lotus Boy. Detailed information will be released this afternoon.”
“Your task is very simple: you only need to screen the Black Blood Case patients and put pressure on the other side to prevent the spread of Black Blood Disease. The rest will naturally be handled by specialists.”
“The second case is Dark Creatures, also known as the forces of the Shadow Realm. Their conflict with the Lizardmen is because the Lizardmen colluded with the Sea Monster Clan and kidnapped a Spirit Sea Realm Shadow Spider Woman in Binhai City. This Shadow Spider Woman is an Incarnation of a Lord-level creature from the Shadow Realm!”
“The reason for the kidnapping is also related to the Black Blood Case.”
Hearing this, the expressions of the people from the 8th and 9th groups were quite interesting.
These Lizardmen were too audacious! They dared to do such a thing?
However, it would be great if there was internal conflict among the Alien Races!
Director Yang continued, “But don’t just look at the surface of things. The ultimate goal of the Dark Creatures is to summon a powerful existence codenamed Dark Dragon through Sacrifice. The Sacrifice is not just the Lizardmen; they may attack our Human Race at any time!”
“They didn’t go easy on our Human Race in Yunze City!”
“Moreover, we must do our best to prevent and control the descent of this Dark Dragon.”
“Now that you know the purpose of the Dark Creatures, investigate along this line. If you sense anything amiss, report it immediately.”
