At ten in the morning, in a suite at a private club in South Harbor.
Zheng Tianyuan lay on the soft, large bed, snoring loudly.
A well-known female artist in South Harbor lay beside Zheng Tianyuan, wide awake, but not getting up.
Ever since Neison had found Zheng Tianyuan stealthily and forced him to lure Jiang Wuming to South Harbor, Zheng Tianyuan had been living in constant fear for days.
Even though he had meticulously fabricated evidence of his alibi last night and even secured Wang Liang as a witness, his unease had not dissipated.
Last night, after Wang Liang left the private club, Zheng Tianyuan dared not sleep.
Although he suspected Neison had killed Jiang Wuming, he worried that Neison might still find him stealthily, so he waited in the club's office.
He waited until dawn but did not see Neison.
For this reason, Zheng Tianyuan concluded that Neison had left South Harbor overnight after killing Jiang Wuming.
After coming to this judgment, Zheng Tianyuan finally relaxed. He then went to a room in the club, roughly woke up the female artist sleeping there, and celebrated wildly.
Having not slept well for days and then indulging himself wildly, Zheng Tianyuan was likely to sleep until the evening!
Seeing Zheng Tianyuan sleeping like a log, the female artist contemplated whether to get up, take a shower, have lunch, and then return to the room to accompany Zheng Tianyuan.
However—
Before the female artist could make a decision, a voice sounded from outside the door.
"Boss!"
Zheng Tianyuan's bodyguard stood at the door, calling out tremblingly.
Four staff members from the Enforcement Division of the Martial Arts Department stood behind Zheng Tianyuan's bodyguard, their expressions all cold.
"Boss..."
Seeing no response from the room, Zheng Tianyuan's bodyguard called out again, raising his voice considerably, but still, there was no response from the room.
The leading staff member from the Martial Arts Department's Enforcement Division raised an eyebrow at this, then pulled Zheng Tianyuan's bodyguard behind him and struck the door lock with his palm.
*Bang!*
With a muffled sound, the door was directly blown open, and the four staff members from the Martial Arts Department's Enforcement Division walked into the room expressionlessly.
"Ah—"
In the suite's bedroom, the female artist, seeing someone barge in, quickly covered herself with the quilt and screamed.
"We need to question Zheng Tianyuan about some matters. Wake him up and have him get dressed to come out."
The leading staff member from the Martial Arts Department's Enforcement Division said in a deep voice.
"Okay, okay..."
The female artist, her face pale, nodded instinctively. After the leading staff member from the Martial Arts Department's Enforcement Division left, she came to her senses and shook Zheng Tianyuan's shoulder, "Mr. Zheng... Mr. Zheng..."
*Swish!*
Zheng Tianyuan's eyes snapped open, and he sat up. He looked around blankly, then glared at the female artist, "Did you call me?"
"Mr. Zheng, some people are outside looking for you to understand some things. They want you to get dressed and come out," the female artist said tremblingly.
Huh?
Startled by the female artist's words, Zheng Tianyuan was stunned for a few more seconds before coming to his senses. Without getting dressed, he let out a low roar, "Who's looking for me?"
"Zheng Tianyuan, we are staff from the Martial Arts Department. We need to understand some matters with you. Please cooperate."
In the suite's living room, the leading staff member replied.
*Swish!*
Zheng Tianyuan's expression changed, and his heart trembled: Why are people from the Martial Arts Department looking for me? Could it be that my cooperation with Neison has been discovered?
Impossible!
No one knows Neison found me, and no one knows I'm involved in last night's events!
Zheng Tianyuan immediately denied it in his mind and tried to comfort himself.
Then, he calmed himself, put on a bathrobe, walked out of the bedroom, and asked the four staff members from the Martial Arts Department's Enforcement Division, "What do you want to understand from me?"
"Zheng Tianyuan, last night, foreign assassins attempted to kill Jiang Wuming and his companions. According to the information we have, you colluded with these foreign assassins."
The leading enforcement staff member got straight to the point.
*Thump!*
Zheng Tianyuan's heart skipped a beat, but this time he didn't show panic on his face. Instead, he pretended to be calm and said, "Although Jiang Wuming and I had some conflicts before, his death has nothing to do with me. I was at the club all last night and didn't leave half a step. You can check the surveillance if you don't believe me. Also, I am very familiar with your Director Wang Liang; he even came to my place for tea last night. You can ask him..."
"Jiang Wuming is not dead."
The leading enforcement staff member interrupted Zheng Tianyuan expressionlessly.
"Uh..."
Zheng Tianyuan's voice came to an abrupt halt, his pupils instantly dilated, and his face showed unconcealed shock, as if asking: How could Jiang Wuming possibly be alive?!
"Wang Liang has been arrested."
The leading enforcement staff member spoke again.
*Swish!*
Zheng Tianyuan's face instantly turned pale. He stared wide-eyed at the leading enforcement staff member, dumbfounded.
"Take him away!"
The leading enforcement staff member shouted coldly.
As his voice fell, two staff members from the Martial Arts Department's Enforcement Division immediately stepped forward and escorted Zheng Tianyuan away.
This time, Zheng Tianyuan offered no explanation or struggle. His mind was completely occupied by one question.
What exactly happened last night?!
...
It wasn't just Zheng Tianyuan who was curious about what happened last night.
Tyler, a four-star War God, was also very curious.
A few days ago, after receiving orders from his master, Anthony @ Roman, he not only placed a bounty on Jiang Wuming on the dark web but also dispatched two two-star War Gods, Jack and Neison!
He knew Jack and Neison were going to act last night, but it was already daylight in South Harbor, and they still hadn't reported back to him.
Therefore, he didn't contact Jack and Neison proactively. Instead, he dispatched scouts to investigate and learned that all the assassins, including Jack and Neison, who went to assassinate Jiang Wuming last night were dead!
As for how Jack and Neison died, the scouts couldn't find out...
After learning all this, Tyler pondered for ten minutes before finally initiating a call to Anthony @ Roman.
"I apologize, esteemed Lord Anthony. I did not complete the task you assigned..."
After the call was connected, Tyler proactively admitted his failure and truthfully reported the failed assassination attempt, then stated his deduction,
"It is now confirmed that the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall is indeed secretly protecting that brat named Jiang Wuming, and the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall's strength is even greater than rumored..."
"He is the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall."
Anthony @ Roman interrupted Tyler's words.
Besides assigning the task to Tyler, he had also secretly sent Caesar as a precautionary measure.
When Caesar discovered that Jiang Wuming was the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall, he reported it to Anthony @ Roman.
Now, with Caesar having gone silent, Anthony @ Roman subjectively believed that the Martial Arts Department of Longguo was secretly protecting Jiang Wuming and had arrested or killed Caesar.
"Wh-what?!"
Tyler was so shocked that he almost dropped his satellite phone.
"Announce to the world that Jiang Zhan's son is the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall!"
Anthony @ Roman gave a cold order. He was worried about the matter being exposed and decided to strike first!
...