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    Starry Sky Professional Directory 82

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    Chapter 82: Suspicion (Dedicated to Qingfeng Wenxian, Zui Mingyue, and Huan Meng Hui Alliance Leader)

    Wild! Fierce!

    Injured beasts are the most dangerous!

    Fang Xing, at this moment, was undoubtedly in this state!

    He used his hand as a blade, instantly slashing out a blade force!

    —Ghost God Blade!

    The blade force cut through the air, heavily striking the thin, black-clothed man, sending him flying again with a clear sound of bone fracturing.

    ‘This guy… isn’t actually that strong! And he doesn’t have any backup…underestimating me?’

    ‘Thinking the nano-protective suit will save his life? But he’s almost been shaken to death by me…’

    ‘Unfortunately, if I had my Qinghong Sword, I could pierce the nano-protective suit with one strike…’

    ‘Hmm? Wait… something’s wrong!’

    At the moment of life and death, the thin, black-clothed man displayed remarkable fighting spirit, or rather… extraordinary tenacity. He possessed incredibly rich experience in taking a beating and knew how to use various methods to dissipate force.

    ‘He… he seems to be…’

    Fang Xing’s extended finger, pointed like a sword, unconsciously paused slightly.

    Then…

    The thin, black-clothed man immediately seized the opportunity, scrambling to a door, and hissed, “For the door!”

    He pulled open the door and rushed inside.

    After Fang Xing followed him in, he discovered it was just a small, ordinary compartment, and the black-clothed man had disappeared…

    He stood there, stunned.

    A moment later.

    A group of Prevention Bureau action team members had sealed off the building. Jing Xia, accompanied by a bully dog, sniffed around.

    “Captain!”

    At this time, a team member came over and handed over a sniper rifle.

    “It’s a very old model… ballistic comparison results show it was used by the Gate Sect.”

    Jing Xia grabbed the sniper rifle and looked at Fang Xing: “Sorry… it seems the Gate Sect is retaliating for the last incident. I underestimated them.”

    “It’s okay…”

    Fang Xing waved his hand, recalling the moment he was shot.

    ‘Something’s not right… If they really wanted to attack me, they wouldn’t have let me have such a strong premonition of danger… A true killer would definitely be able to conceal their killing intent, and wouldn’t use such an old sniper rifle… If it had been a laser sniper rifle, I would be dead…’

    ‘That person… was intentionally giving me a chance, and ultimately actively exposed the Gate Sect… Was he trying to warn me?’

    Fang Xing was now fairly certain that the thin, black-clothed man was Liu Wei.

    For someone who mastered muscle activation, changing his body shape was a piece of cake.

    But while a person can change their appearance at will, their body’s instinctive reactions in a crisis cannot be changed!

    How should I put it? The original owner was too familiar with Liu Wei, especially when he was getting beaten up…

    ‘So… he’s trying to warn me that the Gate Sect is going to attack me? Wait… Could Liu Wei have already joined that Evil God organization? No wonder he couldn’t warn me openly…’

    Fang Xing had long felt something was off about Liu Wei and wanted to distance himself.

    Unexpectedly, he had actually joined the Gate Sect.

    But judging from today’s warning, Liu Wei hadn’t completely lost his humanity.

    It just goes to show, humans are indeed the most complex creatures.

    “Captain Jing Xia, any discoveries?”

    Fang Xing, seeing Jing Xia’s excited look, asked.

    Woof woof!

    At that moment, the bully dog, at the spot where Liu Wei had last left, barked furiously at the door.

    “Not bad… I underestimated the Gate Sect, and they underestimated you… You’re too strong, forcing that cultist to flee, even using spatial teleportation or similar technology in his escape, leaving behind coordinates…”

    Jing Xia’s face was flushed with excitement: “With these clues, if we can’t catch a few of the Gate Sect’s hidden bases, we’re all useless!”

    Fang Xing fell silent, suspecting this was deliberately leaked by Liu Wei.

    ‘What a good brother, he said we’d go our separate ways, severed our ties…’

    ‘Unfortunately, I’m not the same as before.’

    ‘Besides, this kid Liu Wei definitely messed up. He originally planned to just shoot me once, then discard the weapon and some clues, but he didn’t expect me to be so strong, directly chasing him until he was cornered, revealing even more information… I hope I can still see him at school tomorrow…’

    The next day.

    Yucai High School.

    Fang Xing entered the classroom with a little anxiety.

    Immediately, he frowned.

    Liu Wei, who usually looked like a bodybuilder, was absent today. His seat was empty.

    Not only that, when Teacher Lan Fei started calling roll, Liu Wei was still absent.

    “Classmates… Liu Wei is absent today due to illness. In addition to studying hard, everyone should also take care of your health…”

    After Lan Fei finished speaking, she began her lecture: “The Hundred Star Joint Examination is approaching. I hope everyone can get good scores. Now, please open your Moral Education textbooks to page 57…”

    After class, Fang Xing left the classroom and went to the restroom.

    It has to be said that whether male or female, it is human nature to gossip or do other things in the restroom.

    After all, Federation law does not allow the installation of surveillance cameras in private residences and public restrooms.

    ‘This kid Liu Wei, he used to like to do bad things in the restroom… He even sold cigarettes and alcohol…’

    Fang Xing looked disgusted as he entered a restroom stall and knocked open a tile on the top layer.

    Inside the tile, there was a communication device.

    Judging by the worn-off serial number, it was a black market product.

    He paused, then opened the communication device. A light flashed, and a pre-recorded video appeared.

    “A Xing… I’m leaving!”

    In the video, Liu Wei sighed: “My dream of going to university… I’m giving it up! Why? I presume you recognized me yesterday. You didn’t report me to the Prevention Bureau, and I appreciate that…”

    Just as Fang Xing could easily recognize Liu Wei, Liu Wei had obviously also noticed something was wrong with Fang Xing.

    “Now I’m going to tell you something. Your current situation is dangerous, very dangerous! Since the last time, the Gate Sect has had their eyes on you. They like to develop disciples among excellent students… I always wanted to take this mission, but I couldn’t…”

    Liu Wei continued.

    ‘It seems that he’s referring to Guo Peipei’s incident… If Liu Wei had received the mission, he might have let me off?’

    Fang Xing pondered.

    “Okay… I’m sure you’ve guessed it, I’ve joined the Gate Sect…” Liu Wei chuckled in the video: “Because of this, I gained abilities. It’s what I deserved, the Gate Sect really can awaken abilities… However, it’s not that those with abilities become the minions of the Evil God. I still retain my own will, and I’ve found a way to resist… I will dedicate myself to a greater cause in the future, fighting for the liberation of more bio-humans! So… don’t look for me anymore. I hope you can get into your dream university, old friend!”

    “Liberate bio-humans? Did this kid join the resistance? Isn’t this jumping from one pit into another?”

    Fang Xing frowned: “But, there don’t seem to be many choices. After all, the Gate Sect certainly has ways to control its members. Without relying on a large force, it’s hard to solve…”

    He reviewed the events: Liu Wei’s college entrance exam was hopeless, he joined the Evil God organization, then saw the organization was going to deal with him, so he came to warn him.

    It could be said, this was indeed the original owner’s good brother!

    ‘However… I’m not the original me.’

    ‘But, Liu Wei risked exposure to warn me… It seems the scale of this attack on me is unprecedented, far greater than the Guo Peipei incident?’

    ‘The kind where I could be caught off guard? This is so inexplicable, who have I offended?’

    Fang Xing couldn’t help but complain.

    He also understood, it was simply because he was too outstanding.

    Being too prominent naturally attracts covetousness.

    Xia Long and Lu Guangming were investments, the Gate Sect wanted to corrupt… There wasn’t much difference.

    The key was having the value to be used!

    “My background is still too low. As a bio-human, I have no background and am easy to target… If I’m too outstanding, I’m bound to encounter various problems.”

    “Haha! Are you moved?”

    The video continued, and Liu Wei suddenly changed his expression, grinning and winking: “Don’t be too moved, saving you was just a favor… Actually, I’ve long wanted to use the Gate Sect as a stepping stone to join other large forces… What era is this? Following Evil God followers, there’s no future!”

    “Finally, I’m not sure if there are still people from the Gate Sect in the school, there might be more than just Guo Peipei, be careful…”

    The video ended there.

    Fang Xing remained silent, then suddenly exerted force with his right hand.

    Layer upon layer of innate true energy slowly ground the black market communication device into powder, which he then sprinkled into the toilet.

    Whoosh!

    Along with the sound of running water, the powder completely disappeared.

    “Really… I can’t help you now either, everyone takes care of themselves…”

    Fang Xing sighed, returned to the classroom, and continued his Martial Dao class.

    After school.

    On the riverbank.

    Fang Xing aimlessly kicked stones.

    It has to be said, Liu Wei’s performance made him look at him in a new light.

    Though childish, the brotherly feelings weren’t fake.

    This made him feel even more awkward, as he wasn’t the real original owner.

    ‘Another debt of gratitude, I’ll have to repay it later.’

    He reminded himself.

    Throughout his journey, although most of it was due to his own efforts, he had received support from the principal and Xia Long, and he would definitely have to repay them in the future.

    Besides that, there was his use of Gu Yun, and this time, Liu Wei’s warning…

    ‘Without realizing it, I’ve already accumulated so many karmic connections and entanglements… Have I truly integrated into this universe?’

    Fang Xing murmured in his heart.

    “Huh?”

    Suddenly, he glanced and saw Bai Liany, his classmate, wearing a floral white dress, slipping into a bridge hole.

    ‘Not going home after school, what’s she doing under the bridge? Picking up side jobs? She usually hangs around the rich areas?

    ‘I hear many rich people are tired of everything and like to have wild encounters… This job isn’t easy.’

    Fang Xing sighed, feeling somewhat suspicious.

    What he didn’t notice was that the surveillance cameras that had been ubiquitous on the streets suddenly flickered and became blurry, as if they had malfunctioned…

    (End of Chapter)

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