736: Chapter 732: The Man in Green 736: Chapter 732: The Man in Green Upon arriving at the pedestrian street square, they saw that the local people had all gathered here!
“Everyone, don’t panic!
That was just a minor earthquake!
It’s not enough to collapse the buildings in Jiang City!
Please disperse quickly and, after you return home, always be aware of aftershocks occurring!”
Wang Ke’er, who had been dressed in casual clothes shopping just moments ago, had once again changed into her police uniform and was shouting into the loudspeaker.
And the people standing on the pedestrian street were still terrified by the “earthquake” that had just occurred!
“Damn it!
How could an earthquake happen all of a sudden?
What the hell is the Seismological Bureau doing?
Not even a single warning, if the earthquake had been stronger, wouldn’t we all be dead?”
“The Seismological Bureau telling you?
Dream on!
Even if they knew about an earthquake like this beforehand, they would keep it a secret just to avoid causing panic while they themselves would have fled first!”
“Are there still aftershocks?
If this continues, I dare not even return home.
My house is old, if the aftershocks are stronger than the previous shake, it might just collapse!”
“Aftershocks should be weaker than the earthquake we just experienced, right?
That’s what the geography books seem to say!
Plus, the residential buildings in Jiang City are pretty sturdy.
An earthquake of this magnitude can’t bring them down, so I don’t worry!”
…
The people were buzzing with discussion, naturally talking about the earthquake that had just occurred.
The violent tremor caused by the Spirit Vein Stone, although not large, was enough to send these citizens into a panic…
The ground swayed, and the buildings shook, that’s why everyone had fled their houses!
“Ye Tian, how come you just came out of the mall?”
Wang Ke’er, in charge of maintaining order at the scene, noticed Ye Tian who had suddenly emerged from the mall building and immediately shouted.
When the earthquake occurred, everyone in the mall building had fled, so Ye Tian standing out was somewhat conspicuous.
Ye Tian approached Wang Ke’er and apologized, “I’m really sorry, Taiping, I fell asleep inside and just woke up.
What happened just now?
Was there an earthquake?”
…
Ye Tian’s attitude annoyed Wang Ke’er.
“Asleep?
The building was shaking and you could still sleep?
If the building had really collapsed, you wouldn’t have survived!”
Wang Ke’er reprimanded harshly and then remembered what Ye Tian had said to her before the earthquake occurred…
“Ye Tian, you kept asking how long it would take to evacuate the crowd.
Is it related to this earthquake?”
Wang Ke’er asked carefully, but of course, Ye Tian couldn’t tell her the truth!
“Taiping, your imagination is really too rich!
I have to admire it myself!
I think you’re wasting your talent as a police officer!
With your imagination, you could be a novelist, you would definitely become famous with just one book!”
Ye Tian said with a playful smirk, causing Wang Ke’er to be instantly enraged!
“Ye Tian, what do you mean?
Can’t you speak properly?”
But Ye Tian just smiled again and said, “Taiping, in life, the wittiest phrase is ‘ignorance is bliss’.
Why don’t you play the fool instead of always digging to the bottom of things?”
This time, Ye Tian was not joking but was quite serious.
Wang Ke’er was at a loss for words.
It took her several seconds to digest what Ye Tian had just said.
She wanted to ask Ye Tian again, but he had already walked four or five steps away and was out of reach.
Being a police officer, Wang Ke’er had to maintain order at the scene, so even though she was very curious, she couldn’t chase after Ye Tian to ask…
As there were no more disturbances, the people at the pedestrian street square also dispersed and no longer congregated at the square.
Ye Tian quickened his pace, holding a fragment of the Spirit Vein Stone in his hand, needing to leave quickly and return to the headquarters of Night King Hall.
However, after taking no more than two steps, Ye Tian spotted a swift figure!
This person was dressed in green, over forty years old, with sharp eyes and a resolute expression.
Ordinary people can’t move this swiftly, so this man in green must be a Qinggong expert.
Another strange thing was that when the earthquake hit, everyone had gathered at the pedestrian street square and now, after the earthquake had ended, everyone had left.
But this man in green, at this very moment, hurriedly rushed to the pedestrian street square, going against the flow of other people, what was his purpose?
Ye Tian immediately sensed something odd about this man.
His expression changed slightly, and after a brief contemplation, he turned around and followed the man in green.
The two maintained a distance of more than ten meters, and with Ye Tian’s Qinggong evidently superior to that of the man in green, the latter remained unaware that someone was tailing him…
The man in green kept heading towards the central part of the pedestrian street square.
Seeing that there weren’t many people around, he started making a phone call!
Ye Tian hid beside a fountain, about five or six meters away from the man in green, so he could clearly hear the man speaking on the phone.
“This should be the spot!
The earthquake just now was clearly caused by the vibrations of the Spirit Vein Stone!
Therefore, by applying the principles of locating the epicenter used in earthquake testing, we can roughly determine that the Spirit Vein Stone is nearby…
However, to pinpoint the exact location, meticulous testing is necessary, haste makes waste…
We’ve all been deceived, the map that was stolen is fake…
Yes!
If necessary, kill everyone here!”
The words spoken by the man in green on the phone took Ye Tian by surprise.
It seemed that his attempt to destroy the Spirit Vein Stone had already produced adverse effects…
The people from the Sima Family had already deduced that the recent earthquake was caused by the vibrations of the Spirit Vein Stone, so they had sent someone over.
Of course, Ye Tian didn’t recognize who this man in green was, but from the tone of his speech, his position in the Sima Family must be significant.
“After confirming the exact location of the Spirit Vein Stone, I will need the assistance of ten puppets.
Please be sure to send them over in time!”
After finishing his call, the man in green hung up.
The man then took out a compass from his pocket, looking just like a geomancer.
The people from the Sima Family favored using compasses, so Ye Tian was used to seeing this, but he didn’t know how the man in green was planning to use the compass to find the exact location of the Spirit Vein Stone.
The man in green stared at the compass for a while and then casually walked into the mall, muttering to himself as he moved…
“Strange, why would it be inside the mall?
Could it have been sold as jewelry already?”
Ye Tian closely followed, and the man in green, unaware of Ye Tian’s presence, followed the compass’s directions straight to the parking garage on the second basement level of the mall.
Just as the man in green was about to find the hidden door in the corner, Ye Tian walked up behind him and shouted—
“Stop!”
There was no one else in the parking garage, making Ye Tian’s voice echo loudly.
The man in green turned around in surprise and glanced at Ye Tian!
“Who are you?
Daring to block my way?”
Although he sensed hostility, the man in green did not take Ye Tian seriously, his words filled with disdain and contempt.
“Hehehe~~~~ Who am I?
I’m just an ordinary police officer!
Although I’m off duty today, I just heard you on the phone saying ‘if necessary, kill everyone here’!
As a police officer, I won’t allow such a thing to happen, so please come with me to assist with the investigation!”
In front of the man in green, Ye Tian obviously couldn’t reveal his true identity, so using the identity of a police officer was both fitting and reasonable.
Upon hearing that Ye Tian was a police officer, the man in green appeared even more arrogantly!
“A mere police officer, daring to obstruct me?
You must have a death wish!
Do you police really think, with just a handgun, you can arrest me?”
The man in green obviously looked down on the police.
The police of today rely on their weapons to enforce the law and are powerless against a true master.
In response to the man in green’s mockery, Ye Tian chuckled and said, “You shouldn’t underestimate the police, they can be very formidable!
Plus, to maintain the security of Jiang City, our police force’s combat effectiveness has increased significantly!”
As Ye Tian spoke, he felt that his words were somewhat grandiose, thoroughly enhancing the glorious image of the police!
If Wang Ke’er heard him praising the police like this, she would definitely give him a kiss, right?
“What a joke!”
Seeing that Ye Tian didn’t know when to retreat, the man in green became furious.
He no longer wasted words with Ye Tian, put the compass on the ground, and assumed a combat stance!
“I, Li Bo, have never encountered such an arrogant person.
Today, let me teach you a lesson and show you what heaven and earth are!”
“Li Bo?”
Ye Tian now knew the identity of his opponent and immediately showed a serious expression on his face.
The guy in front of him was indeed from the Sima Family!
Ye Tian had learned from Zhang Bo that the Sima Family had four butlers, Zhang, Huang, Ma, Li.
Except for Zhang Bo, the chief butler whose strength was extraordinary, the other three butlers were roughly on the same level, all top-tier martial artists.
When Ye Tian had battled Zhang Bo in the past, he had been pushed to his limits, but now, his own strength had become even more refined.
He didn’t take the other butlers of the Sima Family seriously…
“I don’t know such people!
Whether you have a criminal record at the Public Security Bureau, I’ll check thoroughly after I arrest you!”
Ye Tian grandly spoke, his words instantly infuriating Li Bo.
Li Bo’s face turned ferocious as he clenched his teeth and stared at Ye Tian with glaring eyes!