Chapter 39

39. I Can Do Anything

“Found it!”

On the other side, in a secluded room in Star River City, a somewhat chubby bespectacled man turned around.

“The residual magical energy collected at the scene that night has been traced back to its source through big data.”

“Oh?”

Hearing the fat man’s voice, the other two people in the room immediately came over.

They were exactly the members of the Light Magic Society who appeared with Su Zeheng at “the scene where Wen Han was attacked” that night.

“Fat Brother, how is it?” The bald man in a white shirt and vest patted the fat man on the shoulder.

“At the scene, we gathered four magical energy traces. One belongs to Old Su, and another has no information in the big data, completely blank.”

The long-haired man next to them crossed his arms: “Then what about the remaining two?”

“Look.” The fat man pointed to a man in the photo, “Data shows he was once an ordinary company employee. According to his colleagues, he should have been hurt in some way, then disappeared. I think he was targeted by the Monster Alliance during that time.”

The long-haired man nodded: “The Monster Alliance always excels at leading people into the abyss when they are most vulnerable and suffering… But given that he killed so many people, his death isn’t unjust.”

The bald man nodded, returning to the topic: “What about the other one?”

“It’s called Wen Han.” The fat man opened another file, “She is the victim.”

“Oh? Does she know magic too?”

“Of course, otherwise, how would there be her magical residue?” The fat man rolled his eyes, “But her record is quite ordinary, studying, working… nothing unusual.”

The long-haired man narrowed his eyes: “It feels suspicious…”

Ding…

“The phone is ringing.”

The three of them turned to look at the landline behind them. The bald man went over to pick it up.

“Hello?… What? They found Lin Xiaomei’s trail? Good! We’ll head over right away.”

After hanging up, he looked up.

“Lin Xiaomei has been found! She’s the target of the Recycling Station this time. We can’t let her die at the hands of the Black Mage. We must take her to the police station for detention immediately!”

“Old Su hasn’t returned yet,” said the fat man and another person also stood up.

“We’ll deal with him later. The three of us are enough!”

“Good!”

…

Star River City, abandoned construction site.

“Qin Long?” Seeing the caller, Wen Han pushed her sunglasses up and answered, “Hello?”

“Where are you?” Qin Long asked gently but confusedly, “I just got to the hospital. Where are you? The nurse said you’ve been discharged.”

Wen Han remained silent.

She had been hesitating whether to make a move or not, and now you’ve come to me on your own.

Perhaps this is fate. Then don’t blame me.

No more hesitation on her face, Wen Han revealed an evil smile, gently teasing, “Yes, I’ve left the hospital.”

“So where are you now? I have something to tell you!”

Are you going to confess?

Wen Han raised an eyebrow and gave him the address, then hung up the phone.

“As for Lin Xiaomei…”

She opened the MMS again, her finger pressing the send button.

…

“Thank you! Please pack the other three.”

Taking the pancake from the vendor, Su Zeheng took a big bite, savoring it.

He was enjoying the delicious food, but suddenly he saw a car he knew all too well.

“… Something happened?!”

His eyebrows furrowed, and he suddenly threw the remaining pancake back into the bag, “Boss, I don’t need those three anymore!”

“They’re already being made!!!” the boss shouted in panic.

Su Zeheng stopped immediately, took out a banknote from his pocket, “Keep the change, I’ll come back to get it later!”

Dragging the bag with food, he immediately looked in the direction the car was going, and hurriedly stopped a taxi in front of him.

“Driver, catch up with the car ahead!”

…

Beep-beep—beep-beep—beep-beep—

The surroundings were empty, the wail of sirens like a ghostly presence constantly approaching.

Lin Xiaomei, covered in mud, struggled and painfully climbed up the slope in front of her, looking around frantically.

“I’m done, I’m done…”

She muttered to herself, her thoughts already disrupted by the sound of sirens.

She knew very well what wrongdoings she had committed, and she knew the result of her escape.

But she couldn’t regret it, nor did she have time to think about it anymore.

She just wanted to escape!

“I can’t be caught by them. I don’t want to stay in prison! I don’t want… don’t want!”

In her panic, she slid down the slope, covered in dust.

The sound of sirens gradually faded away, and Lin Xiaomei finally began to calm down.

“Gone… Finally gone!”

“But me…” She shook her head, tears streaming down, “I’m done… I’m completely done! Really done!”

Where can she go from now on?

Go abroad for plastic surgery? But now she might be recognized as soon as she appears. The influence of that video is too great.

“… Right!” Her eyes almost sparkled, “It’s all because of that video! It’s Qin Long! It’s that Wen Han! I will kill them! I will… but I can do nothing now.”

“No.” A voice suddenly came.

Lin Xiaomei was startled and immediately looked up, “Who?!”

“Don’t be afraid, I’m not a policeman.”

The sun’s light made the figure in front of her blurry.

As the light dimmed, a man wearing a black mask appeared before her.

Lin Xiaomei cowered in fear, “Y-you don’t report me! Do you want to… sleep with me? I can! As long as you don’t… say anything! Whether it’s my mouth or elsewhere, I can satisfy you, I guarantee you’ll be satisfied. My techniques are widely praised!”

She tried to approach, but was blocked by the man.

“No!” The man shook his finger, “I have no interest in the flesh of mortals.”

“Mortals?” Lin Xiaomei looked at him as if he was crazy, “Y-you… what are you?”

This guy… is he crazy?

“A helper.”

“A helper?” Lin Xiaomei sneered, even more convinced that the man was mentally unstable, “Do you want to help me repay my debts?”

“Not to help you repay your debts, but to help you escape.”

“Escape?” Lin Xiaomei was even more puzzled, “What do you mean…”

“Listen yourself.” The man pulled out a phone with no brand logo.

Lin Xiaomei hesitantly took it and pressed the play button on the screen.

“I’ve hired the best lawyer. She won’t be able to get out of prison…” The familiar, chaotic voice kept coming from the speaker.

After a moment, Lin Xiaomei could no longer control her anger, “So it was him? Qin Long… Qin Long, you son of a bitch! How dare you… Ahhh! I’ll haunt you even after death!”

The man silently took the phone, suddenly smiling, “You can escape here. You don’t have to worry anymore.”

“? Why should I believe you?” Lin Xiaomei looked suspiciously at the Star River City map marked with their location.

“Do you have any other choice?”

“I… then why are you helping me?”

“For…”

The man put away the simple map, a mysterious and inscrutable smile under the mask.

“Art.”