Jin Tianxiang was woken up in the middle of the night by a call from his son. Suffering from a severe case of morning grumpiness, he was furious as he answered the phone.
"If you can't give me a reason, even if you're my son, I won't let you off easy!"
"Dad, something's happened, something big!"
"Speak!" Despite his grumpiness, Jin Tianxiang immediately suppressed his anger upon hearing the news.
"Our casino, the vault has been robbed. All the funds inside, nearly a billion, have vanished without a trace!"
"Pfft!"
Jin Tianxiang felt his blood pressure surge to his head. If someone had stabbed him then, the blood would have sprayed out over two meters high.
The Jin family had suffered heavy losses in recent months and was trying to regroup. They needed manpower, but also a significant amount of capital.
Jin Tianxiang had planned to withdraw all the money from the casino vault at some point. He had already made arrangements for these funds to be transferred to his subsidiary companies for their operations.
Now, such a large sum of cash had disappeared. It was a complete disaster! He spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.
"Quick, get the car ready, head to the manor!"
An hour later, the car arrived at the manor. Jin Tianxiang leaped out of the car with agility that belied his fifty-plus years.
"What's going on, what's going on, who did this! With our manor's tight security measures, how could someone succeed!"
"Dad, we've reviewed the surveillance footage repeatedly and found no anomalies! That money just vanished. The key issue is that the vault door wasn't opened, and there are no signs of damage or forced entry on the surrounding walls..."
"Argh, this makes me so angry, it's an outright insult!"
"Dad, could it be that Ling Tian who did this!"
Jin Peng didn't consider any other possibilities; he was convinced that the green fish-head creature was responsible. Only that guy could pull off such a bizarre and twisted act! The crucial point was that this time, the guy's actions had escalated. There were no signs of intrusion at the scene; instead, it was as if a sealed room had been created! Cases like this, involving sealed rooms, were the most difficult to solve.
Of course, the Jin father and son's first thought was whether there was an inside job. Otherwise, how would the thief have known about the vault beneath the casino?
Thus, all security personnel on duty that night, both inside and outside the casino, were summoned for individual questioning. However, it was useless. The cameras at the vault entrance had faithfully recorded everything that happened during the night. They could even clearly hear the security guards' conversations. Every movement of anyone near the vault was recorded by the cameras, leaving them no opportunity to tamper with anything!
At this point, one of Jin Peng's subordinates said to him, "Young Master, this matter is very strange. Why don't you invite Master Chong to take a look?"
The so-called Master Chong was actually the Gu King. Gu King was just a nickname, and no one would call themselves by their nickname in daily life. However, Jin Peng's subordinates knew that Master Chong was highly skilled and a frequent guest of Jin Peng.
Jin Peng nodded, "I'll go and invite him myself!"
Half an hour later, the Gu King arrived at the scene with Jin Peng. By then, the sky was already beginning to lighten, the night having passed.
Jin Tianxiang was aware of the Gu King's existence, but he wasn't particularly warm towards him. This person was too bizarre, and Jin Tianxiang always felt uneasy cooperating with such an individual. For him, anything he couldn't fully control was like a useless chicken rib. Jin Tianxiang had also told Jin Peng that he could cooperate with the Gu King, but not to get too deeply involved. Especially not to be foolish like Bai Haotian and have Gu worms implanted in him.
Jin Peng explained the situation at the vault that night and their current investigation to the Gu King in detail.
"Mr. Chong, please take a good look and tell us what happened. How did that thief manage it?"
The Gu King entered the vault and surveyed the surroundings, his mind working rapidly. If he were to do this, infiltrating the vault wouldn't be difficult, as he had many Gu worms. These Gu worms, if unleashed, would be unstoppable by the security personnel. However, the problem was that doing so would surely be recorded by the surveillance cameras. But now, there were no signs of intrusion in the security system, and all the security cameras were intact!
However, the Jin family still suspected that the surveillance footage had been tampered with. Otherwise, how could they explain that everything in the vault had disappeared almost in an instant? Clearly, they believed someone had edited the video. But the problem was, they had people check, and there were no signs of the security system being breached. Moreover, the video showed no traces of being cut, which was baffling!
"Indeed, it's truly baffling!" the Gu King blurted out nonsensically.
"Master, what do you mean?"
"This was done by a cultivator. You ordinary people won't be able to figure it out!"
Upon hearing this, the Jin father and son's expressions changed drastically. Most people were unaware of the existence of cultivators in this world, and the Jin father and son were certainly not among them. But even for them, cultivators seemed too distant. Now, hearing the Gu King say this, the father and son were at a loss. Could they even defeat such a formidable opponent if they found any trace of them?
"How... how did he do it?" Jin Peng asked, full of disbelief.
"Cultivators have many strange techniques, such as the 'Five Ghosts Moving Things' technique, the 'Moving Mountains' technique... These arts have the ability to move everything here silently and swiftly in a short period. Only this reason can explain everything that has happened here!"
The Jin father and son never imagined they would provoke such a master. Now, Ling Tian's suspicion was considered less likely. They didn't believe the young Ling Tian possessed such skill. It was already remarkable for a twenty-year-old to have such incredible medical skills, but to claim he also had god-like abilities was illogical. However, the Jin father and son didn't realize how many illogical things existed in this world.
Just then, a person in charge from the training center rushed over.
"Young Master, Young Master, it's bad! Something's happened! We've had a case of mass food poisoning over there. Those participating in the training are all vomiting and having diarrhea, and some are in critical condition!"
"What?" "What?"
The Gu King and Jin Peng's eyes widened.