Chapter 659: The Hunt

The old white man, who called himself Kevin, ran a small shipping company that was doing quite well.

The content of this bounty was a vendetta.

"His name is Lee Austin, a gangster boss in the Bronx. Six years ago, he found me and said he wanted to provide security services for my company, charging two million federal dollars a year.

"The so-called security service is actually extortion. They won't really protect you, they're just making excuses for their robbery. At that time, my business was at a critical stage and I was short of funds, so I refused him.

"Then my family was threatened by Lee Austin. He threatened to kill my wife and sell my daughter to the Bronx as the lowest of prostitutes, to sleep with those niggers. I had some connections in New York County and wasn't afraid of the gangsters' harassment, so I hired a bodyguard team to protect my family 24 hours a day, and I also called the police. But the worst happened…"

Speaking of this, the old white man Kevin took a sip of his coffee. The bitter liquid lingered on his tongue, and equally bitter memories surged in his heart:

"Three days after calling the police, my daughter was kidnapped on her way home from school, and the bodyguards were shot dead. A group of thugs broke into my house, raped my wife, and killed her in our home. The police took over the case, but there were no results. They said there was no evidence that Lee Austin killed my wife and kidnapped my daughter.

"They also said that Lee Austin had no fixed residence, was ruthless, and was a very dangerous gangster, and told me to wait at home for news. You could tell that those good-for-nothings who were eating taxpayers' money didn't want to do anything. Not long after, I received a letter from Austin, saying that if I didn't want my daughter to die, I should pay the security fee of two million federal dollars a year, as agreed.

"I had no choice but to give in. Austin would send me a video of my daughter every year to make sure she was still alive, and also to tell me to pay the money obediently if I didn't want her to die. Over the years, I haven't dared to remarry or have more children.

"I never gave up looking for my daughter, I asked private detectives for help, I asked the police for help, I asked other gangs for help, but nothing worked.

"Later, a police chief who was on good terms with me hinted that Lee Austin was not an ordinary person, that these kinds of people were extremely dangerous, and that the best way to deal with them was to find their own kind. He recommended the Bounty Hunter Guild to me."

The old white man Kevin stared at Zhang Yuanqing and said:

"It was when I came into contact with the Bounty Hunter Guild that I understood why the police were afraid and wary of Lee Austin. It turns out that there are people with superpowers in this world, and Lee Austin is one of them, and so are you."

Lee Austin is a The Way of the Extraordinary, no wonder he's so arrogant… Zhang Yuanqing nodded, "Didn't that police chief recommend the Judgement to you?"

"The Judgement?"

"Never mind, you go on." Zhang Yuanqing originally wanted to explain things to this businessman, but then he realized that the police and the Judgement were connected, just like the Security Department and the Five Elements Alliance.

The Judgement couldn't not know about the case six years ago, and the extortion of Kevin, so the most likely thing was that the gangster boss Lee Austin's identity was probably not simple. He wasn't just a rogue cultivator, so the Judgement was wary, or too lazy to care.

In the Second District, there were also many evil professions and rogue cultivators who had committed countless crimes but were still at large.

Not all law enforcers would throw their heads and shed their blood to arrest criminals.

Moreover, The Way of the Extraordinary had a moral value limit and wouldn't commit crimes frequently or continuously. On the contrary, some serial-killing perverts were controllable.

The old white man Kevin nodded and continued:

"I found out that Lee Austin is also a bounty hunter, so I didn't dare to make the task public, he would see it. But even meeting bounty hunters privately, I think it's unsafe, because I might meet a friend of Lee Austin's.

"Someone told me that your circle is small, and even if you're not friends, you might know each other."

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood and stared at the old white man's face, "So, you had the Hunter Guild pick a foreign superhuman?"

Kevin shook his head:

"What really made me see an opportunity and post the bounty was that I heard that Lee Austin's backer had been besieged by the police's special operations team, and he was also on the kill list, but he was a cunning bastard who hid himself. The incompetent police didn't find him."

This Lee Austin is an evil profession, backed by an evil organization, and his backer has fallen. Tsk, it seems that the conflict between the Merchant Guild and the Dionysus Club has already begun… Zhang Yuanqing said:

"In addition to killing Lee Austin, do you need me to help you find your daughter?"

With his Star Observation ability, finding an ordinary person wouldn't be difficult at all.

Sadness flashed in Kevin's eyes, "My daughter is already dead. After Lee Austin fled, several of his gathering places were raided by the police, and many women who were forced into prostitution were rescued. According to the confession of a prostitute, my daughter died two years ago. In the slums, she was forced to receive many customers every day and died of disease. She was only 16 when she was kidnapped, not yet an adult...

"The videos that Lee Austin sent me were all pre-recorded. That son of a bitch."

It seems that the First District also needs the Eye of the Devil to cleanse it... Zhang Yuanqing put away the photos on the table and said:

"Mr. Kevin, I accept your task. According to the rules of the Guild, when you entrust a murder, you can choose to have the head or a photo."

The old white man's chewing muscles bulged and his expression was slightly ferocious. After a few seconds, he calmed down and said in a hoarse voice, "I don't want that dirty head."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly, "Then tomorrow, at the same time, at this restaurant, I will come to see you with the photos. Prepare the money."

He originally wanted to say that if the other party had already fled New York County, he would choose to cancel the order, but after thinking about it, as long as that guy was still in the Free Federation, he would kill him at all costs.

The Eye of the Devil is me, and I am the Eye of the Devil.

It was lunchtime, and he left the restaurant with Annie, took a taxi, and went to another restaurant down the street for lunch.

Annie sat at the table, took a sip of the lemonade brought by the waiter, and asked, puzzled:

"Mr. Yuanshi, why didn't you just have lunch at the restaurant just now?"

"It's the same reason why the male lead in your Free Federation movies never looks back at explosions."

"Is it to look cool?"

"Don't be so blunt, it's to enhance the hunter's style."

While chatting casually and waiting for the waiter to serve the food, Zhang Yuanqing heard the phone make rapid "ding-dong" sounds, and messages came in one after another.

He picked up his phone and found that Asano Ryo was speaking in the chat app:

[Asano Ryo: Ahhhhhh? Yuanshi-kun, you're still alive? Are you really still alive?]

[Asano Ryo: Wuuuuu, wuuuuu]

[Asano Ryo: Did you guys find someone to cosplay Yuanshi-kun? Everyone, I miss Yuanshi-kun too.]

[Asano Ryo: Did you change Yuanshi-kun's name to Lord Tongtian because you can no longer face this ID? My heart aches like a knife.]

[Red Rooster Bro: What is she talking about?]

[Xiahou Aotian: She seems like a lunatic, I don't understand what she means at all.]

[Sun Miaomiao: Uh, she doesn't seem to know that Yuanshi has been resurrected?!]

[Guan Ya: We didn't bring her along the day we entered the instance. Looking at her reaction now, she probably hasn't looked at the group in the past few days...]

The chat group instantly fell silent.

This Japanese high school student was too unnoticeable, and everyone had forgotten about her.

So that's how it is? Asano Ryo stopped crying and stared blankly at the phone screen. After a dozen seconds, she sent a message tentatively:

[Asano Ryo: Yuanshi-kun, has he really been resurrected?]

[Lord Tongtian: Oh, sorry, I forgot about you, Ryo-chan. I've been resurrected, but this is a secret, don't reveal it.]

The chat group "ding-donged", and Asano Ryo sent a voice message. The content of the voice message was gibberish Japanese, with sobs and choking.

[Lord Tongtian: Speak Chinese, don't speak bird language.]

[Asano Ryo: Everyone thought you were dead, and I was arranged by the organization to go to the Judgement as an intern. I'm now a Level 2 Bronze Prosecutor in Manhattan, New York County.]

What a coincidence, Ryo-chan is also in New York County? Level 2 Prosecutor... Zhang Yuanqing's heart stirred, and he chose to private chat.

[Lord Tongtian: You're in Manhattan, New York County? Do you know Winnie Burren?]

[Asano Ryo: She's my direct superior. I just met her this morning. By the way, she also asked me about the member information of the Revenant Gang. She knows you're the successor of the Devil Monarch and is very interested in a portable speaker prop.]

Once a Revenant, always a Revenant. She immediately sold out Winnie Burren.

There are so many Devil Monarch props, and this woman is only interested in the Elvis speaker. Heh heh, it's definitely not because of the授液 video inside, but for the information in the speaker?

The Elvis speaker records the Devil Monarch's every word and deed, his conversations with outsiders. There's probably some information inside that's unimaginably valuable...

I was just worried about not being able to control Winnie Burren's movements, and Asano Ryo has already infiltrated the enemy's ranks. Well done, Ryo-chan... Zhang Yuanqing sent a message:

[Tell her the information of Guan Ya, Sun Miaomiao, and Zhao Chenghuang. Also, tell her that my relics were handed over to Fu Qingyang and Guan Ya.]

[Asano Ryo: Okay! Yuanshi-kun, can I report to you in person?]

She was embarrassed to say she missed you.

[Lord Tongtian: Lie low quietly. When the time comes, I will find you.]

.........

Late at night, the rooftop of a red brick apartment building.

Zhang Yuanqing took out the Grand Astral Compass, placed it on his lap, and then laid out Lee Austin's photos and personal information.

Lee Austin is a member of the Biological Alchemist Society, Level 3, and his profession name is "Breaking Bad", one of the three major evil professions in the First District.

The core skills of Breaking Bad are powerful toxicity and petrification, and they also possess considerable close combat ability, which is far stronger than orderly professions of the same level.

This information was given to him by Asano Ryo. Lee Austin is on the Judgement's wanted list, and the Judgement has detailed information about him.

Zhang Yuanqing dialed the Grand Astral Compass and opened his Star Eyes.

.........

Kings County.

A bar in a slum.

Lee Austin put his arm around a scantily clad white prostitute and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground.

The bar was filled with the smell of smoke, alcohol, sweat, and evaporating hormones. The walls were covered with graffiti. The women here were as rude as the men.

The people who came here were mostly gangsters, gang members, and social idlers, mostly with black skin and thick lips. The women were cheap prostitutes who could be had for $50.

This bar was one of the strongholds of the Biological Alchemist Society. The bar owner was called Henry, Demon Dog Henry.

A mutant in the Saint realm.

Lee Austin had not fled New York County, but was hiding here.

It wasn't that he didn't want to escape, but that he couldn't.

The war between the Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild had already begun. The Biological Alchemist Society was caught up in it, and all members had to gather and stand by, ready to be assigned tasks at any time.

In the alternating flashing light pollution, Lee Austin pushed the woman away and went to the bar, complaining:

"The women here don't interest me at all. Not being able to fight and kill makes my life even more boring and dull. I feel like I'm in jail."

The bartender in the worn uniform glanced at him and said indifferently:

"I know you're unhappy. Your old nest was raided by the Judgement, your men were scattered, and the women who made money for you were rescued, but now is a time of war.

"During wartime, any losses are inevitable. As long as we can win, women, money, and power will all come back."

Lee Austin shrugged and let out a lewd laugh, "I'm going to grab a few female executors from the Judgement. Those bitches taste pretty good."

At this moment, a hand reached over from the side and placed a photo on the bar, in front of Lee Austin.

Then came a cold voice, "Are you Lee Austin? Turn around and let me see clearly. You foreigners all look the same. I'm a bit face blind."

.......

ps: I'll update the typos first and fix them later.