Newspaper Boy
Chapter 23 Omen of Bloodshed
Guan Ya had just cut a piece of steak and brought it to her mouth, but upon seeing his expression, she quietly put it down.
The team leaders at the table also tacitly paused their eating and turned their gazes towards Fu Qingyang.
“Just received news that a team in the Chaomen District was massacred.” Fu Qingyang’s voice was heavy.
Qingteng’s expression changed slightly, and he blurted out, “How could that be?” Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice, “Did the Lust God General do it?”
The others’ expressions also turned serious.
The southeastern coastal area has always been relatively stable. The massacre of an entire team was something they had never encountered since joining the job.
“The specific situation is unclear,” Fu Qingyang said with a cold face as he stood up, “Everyone, come with me on a mission to see the scene.”
With a “whoosh” sound from the high-backed chair, the people at the conference table stood up and followed Fu Qingyang out of the conference room.
Zhang Yuanqing then beckoned to the bunny girl holding the phone and said:
“Cut Guan Ya’s steak and put it in a lunch box for me.”
The bunny girl immediately left with the plate.
Zhang Yuanqing followed the others. After waiting for a few minutes in the living room, three black business cars slowly drove up and stopped at the entrance of the villa.
Fu Qingyang led the team leaders through the courtyard and towards the entrance.
Zhang Yuanqing waited for more than ten seconds until a bunny girl came over in a hurry holding a lunch box. “Mr. Yuanshi, your steak!” “Thank you!”
Zhang Yuanqing took the lunch box and rushed out. By this time, Fu Qingyang and the others had already entered the car, looking out through the car windows.
Jiang Jingwei saw Yuanshi Tianzun holding a lunch box and heading straight for her car through the window. Her eyes lit up, and she happily stretched out her hand:
“Yuanshi, did you bring food for me?”
Unexpectedly, Yuanshi Tianzun replied, “It’s not for you, it’s okay for children to go hungry for a few meals.”
As he spoke, he climbed into the car.
With everyone present, Fu Qingyang said in a faint tone, “Let’s go!”
The three business cars quickly drove away from Fujiawan Villa. In the middle car, Zhang Yuanqing handed the lunch box to Guan Ya, who was sitting upright with a serious expression, minding her own business.
He poked her lower back twice with the lunch box before Guan Ya turned her head, and said, “What are you doing? Don't be special. So many people are watching, it's so embarrassing…”
She seemed a little shy. The experienced driver, like Zhang Yuanqing, lacked experience in some areas and was not much stronger than a girl.
“You didn’t eat lunch.” Zhang Yuanqing put the lunch box on the experienced driver’s lap and said with a smile, “I only care if you’re hungry. Don’t pay attention to other people’s gazes.”
Guan Ya’s eyes softened, and her smile widened. She said with a grin, “Big progress!”
Zhang Yuanqing stared at Guan Ya’s beautiful eyes and whispered, “Because it’s you…”
Guan Ya’s cheeks flushed slightly.
“Cough, cough, cough…” Li Dongze in the back row coughed hard like a consumptive patient.
The squad leader looked out the window and said in a deep voice, “Pay attention to the impact!”
Zhang Yuanqing stopped talking. Guan Ya took a small silver fork and ate the cut steak in small bites. Jiang Jingwei and Li Dongze sat together and kept nudging Guan Ya’s shoulder from behind.
Guan Ya would take a bite herself and then feed them a bite, and soon finished the steak.
As night fell, the light pollution of the metropolis replaced the sunlight. The city’s activity did not weaken because the sun had set. The vehicles flowed like rivers, and the pedestrians on the street were like streams.
More than half an hour later, the three business cars drove into an apartment. Several patrol vehicles were parked downstairs.
Zhang Yuanqing stepped out of the car, looked up at the high-end apartment building, and frowned:
“Here?”
The entire team was killed. He originally thought it was the official Wayfarers’ office location. Now it seemed that this team had searched for the hiding place of an evil profession?
The one who could kill the entire team was likely the Lust God General, but how could the Lust God General be found by an ordinary team?
It was unlikely that they would deliberately expose their whereabouts, because if a suspected Lust God General’s hiding place was discovered, then multiple executives would definitely come together, or even directly notify Fu Qingyang.
With doubts, he followed behind Fu Qingyang, took the elevator, and arrived at the floor where the incident occurred.
The entire floor was sealed off, and red warning lines were set up at the corridor and elevator entrances. Armed patrol officers were guarding the entrances and exits.
As soon as he got out of the elevator, a refined middle-aged man came up and said, “Elder Fu!”
The middle-aged man was wearing a suit, but no tie. Two buttons were undone on his chest, and there were fine crow's feet at the corners of his eyes. His temperament was gentle and refined, with a hint of unrestrainedness.
Zhang Yuanqing scrutinized him for a few seconds and made a judgment about the person's profession – Wood Wanderer!
If the other party wore a tie, buttoned up, looked serious, and was unsmiling, then he would be a Scout.
If he only wore a white shirt, rolled up his sleeves, unbuttoned three buttons on his chest, and had messy hair, then he would be a Fire Master.
The five main professions of the Five Elements Alliance were still easy to distinguish.
“Executive Wan!” Fu Qingyang nodded slightly, his expression solemn, and said, “Please lead the way.”
Executive Wan made a gesture of invitation and led the group through the corridor and into a room sealed off by warning lines.
This was a two-bedroom apartment, quite impressive, with a total area of about 100 square meters. The living room was decorated in a high-end style, with sofas, coffee tables, and appliances, all visibly expensive.
It was worth mentioning that the furnishings in the living room were very tidy, with no signs of a fight.
Executive Wan went straight through the living room, opened the door to the bedroom. Inside, the air conditioner was blowing cold air, and a woman in her early thirties was lying on the double bed covered with light blue sheets, mature and beautiful.
Her dead eyes were open, staring at the ceiling with fear and resentment. Death had frozen her last expression.
There were bruises on her snow-white neck. Executive Wan said in a low voice:
“Her name is ‘Deep Sea Queen’, one of my team leaders. This is her home.”
Fu Qingyang, Guan Ya, and Li Dongze, the three Scouts, inconspicuously scanned the furnishings of the room. Fu Qingyang’s face showed no expression, but his tone was a little low:
“Tell me the details of what happened.” Executive Wan nodded and said: “This afternoon, the Chaomen District Public Security Bureau received a call reporting that they heard a woman crying for help next door, and the caller said that they saw strangers entering and leaving the residential building. Deep Sea Queen reported to me and then led the team to check.
“After visiting, they found that it was a false alarm. It was just a couple arguing. She reported the situation to me and then returned.
“Tonight, the northern branches summarized all the information about the Lust God General. I temporarily notified my team leaders to hold a meeting, but I couldn’t contact Deep Sea Queen.
“I led the team to check and found that she had been killed. I realized something was wrong and immediately contacted her team members, but all six team members were missing. I reported the matter to Elder Jinghong and obtained the addresses of the six team members from him. I sent people to check and found that they were all killed.”
His expression was painful and angry.
Fu Qingyang looked at the female corpse on the bed and asked, “Has the body been checked?”
Executive Wan’s face twitched and he said:
“Rape and murder! This is definitely the work of the Lust God General, that bastard.”
Fu Qingyang pondered for a few seconds and said: “The police call was just a cover. The Lust God General should have been nearby at the time. He marked Deep Sea Queen and her team members. After things calmed down and they returned home, he followed the marks and killed them.
“The Lust God General is provoking the Songhai Branch. He wants to tell us that this is the consequence of targeting him.”
“Arrogant!” The muscular man roared.
“Arrogant!” Jiang Jingwei also roared. The emotions of the two Fire Masters instantly resonated.
The faces of the official Wayfarers present were not good-looking, with both anger and fear. They asked themselves that if they were targeted by a God General-level figure, it would be difficult to escape.
Guan Ya frowned and said: “Executive Wan, you are still too lax. The Lust God General is different from the Black Impermanence who only wants to hide and trade secretly.”
A Saint Realm peak God General, if he really has no shame and hunts the Transcendents, is impossible to defend against. They have many ways to find out the addresses of the lower-level Wayfarers. Alas, this is the situation of the barefoot not being afraid of those wearing shoes. Destruction is always easier than guarding order. However, with the Lust God General making such a fuss, the elders will not tolerate him. Zhang Yuanqing said:
“It can’t be prevented. Unless the Songhai Branch goes on strike collectively, they will still be fished out. A level 6 Saint who has given up on his subordinates is a headache.”
At this time, Fu Qingyang took out a pair of black gloves from his pocket, walked to the bed, and said, “Avoid looking!”
He wanted to examine the body? Zhang Yuanqing quickly turned his back with everyone.
About ten seconds later, Fu Qingyang’s voice came from behind: “Okay.”
He took off the gloves, threw them into the trash can, and said with a cold face: “Lust is very cautious and did not leave any bodily fluids.”
No bodily fluids left behind… Zhang Yuanqing silently dismissed the idea of offering the Red Dancing Shoes.
“Elder Fu, didn’t you say that if Lust dares to kill, you can find him?” Jiang Jingwei spoke straightforwardly, urging, “Why haven’t you taken action yet? Are you bluffing?”
Fu Qingyang’s stern face paused for a moment, “I am preparing.”
Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly said: “Jingwei, don’t worry, Elder Fu has his own sense of propriety.”
This child is not even comparable to Yuanshi’s hair… Fu Qingyang walked to the bed and opened his palm.
A burst of black mist surged, and a miniature Kongming lantern appeared in his palm, two palms in size, with slender bones as the frame and thin cicada-like human skin instead of white paper.
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The bottom was a thin saucer.
The strangest thing was that this miniature Kongming lantern was semi-transparent as a whole, like a holographic projection, not a real object.
“Is this a prop of the Night Wanderer profession?” Zhang Yuanqing asked.
Fu Qingyang said, "Yes."
“This prop is called the Seeking Grievance Lantern. It uses the residual spirit of the deceased as fire. Before the spirit burns out, it will lead me to the murderer. Most props that hide aura cannot block it. This is an important prop used by the Taiyi Sect to search for enemies.”
Speaking of this, he looked back at his confidant subordinates: “Exchanged for the Silenced Village strategy.”
The foundation of a large organization is abundant. This thing is good, but I already have the Red Dancing Shoes. Otherwise, I would have to pester the branch to get it… Zhang Yuanqing thought.
Bai Long, Qingteng, and others showed joy.
With this thing, they can quickly lock onto the Lust God General.
Fu Qingyang stretched out his hand and placed the "Seeking Grievance Lantern" on Deep Sea Queen’s forehead. A black flame silently surged at the bottom of the saucer.
The black flame burned, filling the shriveled human skin lantern. The Seeking Grievance Lantern slowly rose into the air, passed through the ceiling, and quickly floated upwards.
Fu Qingyang said: “You can’t fly, stay here and wait for me, Yuanshi, take a look at my face.”
Zhang Yuanqing immediately opened his Star Eyes to scrutinize Fu Qingyang’s face.
The Palace of Virtue and the Palace of Prosperity were shining brightly, indicating that his career was going smoothly recently. The Palace of Labor was gray, indicating that he had been working hard recently. There were no problems with the Palace of Disaster, indicating that he would not encounter danger. Zhang Yuanqing said: “Elder Fu has been very lucky recently and is not in any danger.” Fu Qingyang nodded, opened the bedroom window, and transformed into a white rainbow and fled into the sky.
Vaguely, Zhang Yuanqing saw him stepping on a faint sword aura.
I hope Fu Qingyang succeeds and kills the Lust God General. Zhang Yuanqing thought, and moved his gaze to Guan Ya.
Now that this kind of thing has happened, it is necessary to observe whether colleagues have any signs of bloody disaster in the near future for the sake of insurance.
Guan Ya’s face was normal, Jiang Jingwei’s face was normal, Bai Long and Qingteng’s faces were normal, but when he looked at Li Dongze, his face changed.
Between Li Dongze’s eyes, there was blood covering the top of his head, indicating that he would have a bloody disaster in the near future.
Not only him, Tang Guoqiang and Dajiba were also shrouded in blood, and they all had bloody disasters in the near future.
However, the black mist that permeated Executive Wan’s eyebrows indicated that he would be injured in the near future.
What about me? Zhang Yuanqing looked at the table by the window with a solemn face. He saw his face reflected in the round mirror on the table full of cosmetics.
Blood covered his eyebrows!
Did Fu Qingyang fail to kill the Lust God General?
Everyone present, except for a few women, would die?
Zhang Yuanqing was stunned. He didn’t expect such a result. His mind raced. All the men present would be in danger, even death, but they were not in danger. What was the difference between the two? That’s right, these women would all be staying at Fu Qingyang’s villa recently and would be protected by Fu Qingyang.
We who have not received protection will have a bloody disaster. All the men present will be targeted by the Lust God General? Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood and exclaimed: "This murder is also a cover, the Lust God General is nearby!"
ps: Correct typos later after updating.