Chapter 1 The Fire Within

Li Tianran walked out of the military police bureau hall.

At this moment, a ball of fire was burning in his heart.

He didn't understand why those who should maintain and make the rules were the very ones who didn't abide by them.

Why were some people in this world more vicious than hungry ghosts?

Was there still hope for this world?

Li Tianran looked up at the sky, only to see a bottomless darkness in the depths of the gray sky...

The military police were the sharp sword of law enforcement, but now, this sword had been kept in its sheath for too long and had already rusted.

"This world is too filthy."

"Only blood can cleanse it!"

Li Tianran clenched his fists, his eyes no longer holding any yearning for the military police, only the coldest madness.

...

Thirty minutes later.

Li Tianran returned to the farm. Hanhan had already gotten up and was sitting in the living room, looking at Li Tianran with a strange expression. She asked, "Big brother, what happened?"

"Remember that pretty older sister who smiled so nicely?" Li Tianran asked.

"I remember," Hanhan nodded. "The candy she gave me was so sweet!"

"She... won't be smiling anymore." Li Tianran smiled miserably, his calm tone hiding a deeper coldness and horror.

Hanhan was stunned.

"From today onward, I will no longer place my hopes on anyone, any organization, or any institution. In this dark world, only one's own strength is the most reliable." Li Tianran's voice was stern as he said, word by word, "I will abandon those past fantasies and fight only for myself!"

Hanhan didn't know what Li Tianran had encountered, but she could tell that Li Tianran's emotions were very unstable at this time.

"I won't leave again." Li Tianran said calmly, "A military police department that can't even judge criminals, why should I believe that they can take care of my family for me?"

Hanhan's eyes lit up.

...

Li Tianran sat in his room.

He had given up joining the military police department, but he still had a path to walk.

Li Ruya's death was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

First of all, if the other party just wanted to take revenge on Li Ruya, they could have killed her in her home. Why go to so much trouble to kidnap her, kill her, and then tie her body to a large tree less than a hundred meters from Li Tianran's house?

The meaning was self-evident.

"Li Ruya was just a warning, and the other party's real target is me?" A fierce glint appeared in Li Tianran's eyes. "Want to use this method to plunge me into endless panic, and then give me a fatal blow? What a vicious trick!"

Li Tianran didn't think that the other party just wanted to scare him.

In terms of hatred, he was probably far above Li Ruya.

He didn't think the other party would just give up.

He didn't have the habit of waiting for death.

He wanted to take the initiative.

But... he had to at least figure out who the enemy was first.

Li? Guo?

Or were there more?

He needed a lot of information to know all the intelligence he wanted.

But if he investigated these things himself, it would take too much time.

He was silent for a moment and thought of someone.

He picked up his phone and dialed a number.

Soon, the call was connected, and a woman answered, "Hello?"

"I'm looking for Bai Jingyan," Li Tianran said in a deep voice.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bai doesn't have time..." the woman said casually, about to hang up the phone.

"Tell him my name is Li Tianran," Li Tianran said softly. "He will definitely be willing to talk to me."

"Wait a moment!" The woman's voice changed. The sound of high heels hitting the ground came from the microphone, and soon, it seemed like someone else had answered the phone. The voice was very hoarse. "I am Bai Jingyan."

Li Tianran raised his eyebrows. The other party's voice had changed a lot, extremely hoarse, but he could still tell that it was Bai Jingyan.

"I am Li Tianran," Li Tianran said in a deep voice. "I need your help with something."

Bai Jingyan was silent for a long time, then suddenly squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Your blood... doesn't have what I want!"

"I know," Li Tianran said calmly. "Help me with three things, and after you're done, I'll give you the evolver's blood gene."

Li Tianran knew what Bai Jingyan wanted to do and what he needed most urgently at this time.

Bai Jingyan's breathing gradually became heavier. He said very simply, "Okay!"

"But, I only have the last two or three days to live... You better not lie to me, or you will see how crazy my counterattack can be."

Li Tianran was expressionless and said, "Your threats have no effect on me. If I wanted to kill you, you would have been buried underground long ago."

Bai Jingyan sneered and stopped talking.

"First, I want you to help me investigate Councilor Li and Councilor Guo of Nan City Council..." Li Tianran said in a low voice.

Bai Jingyan listened silently, then laughed wildly. "I didn't expect you to be so crazy. Good! I'll help you!"

What Li Tianran wanted to do was simple. If he couldn't determine who the enemy was, then he would find all the suspects and wipe them out!

...

After Li Ting and Guo Xuanjun left the military police bureau hall, they returned to the council building and met with Wang Dongchuan. After some discussion, Wang Dongchuan told them that although they had now been released on bail and would basically not be convicted again, within this day, people in the council who were not in Wang Dongchuan's faction had intentionally stirred up trouble, taking advantage of this incident to leak it out, letting the residents of Nan City know.

Although they had been released, the negative impact could not be eliminated for a while.

Wang Dongchuan gave them an idea.

That afternoon, Councilor Li and Councilor Guo, in the name of the council, visited the home of the girl who had been victimized in the cult case with condolence money.

Apart from Li Ruya, no victim knew that Li and Guo were also among the original criminals. These victims' families were filled with tears and were flattered.

A staff reporter took pictures of Councilor Li and Councilor Guo shaking hands with the victims' families and handing out condolence money.

In just one afternoon, these photos spread throughout the entire Nan City's regional network.

The public opinion of Li and Guo was greatly reversed, and they became models of loving the people.

While marveling at how effective Wang Dongchuan's trick was, they decided to add one last fire.

At five o'clock that afternoon, a press conference was held in Nan City's largest Youth Square to refute the rumors about this matter.

In the biting cold wind, hundreds of official reporters and some civilians gathered in Youth Square.

"Councilor Li, I heard that you were involved in the cult case that was just solved yesterday. Is this true?" a reporter began to ask.

Councilor Li sat on the podium, looked at the crowd below, cleared his throat, and said, "I know that there have been some negative rumors about me and Councilor Guo recently, but I can now clearly tell everyone that these rumors are groundless! They are slander! Framing! Otherwise, how could I have walked out of the military police bureau unscathed?"

The reporter nodded. "It seems that rumors are really untrustworthy! By the way, I also heard that you visited the families who were victimized in this case today and gave them condolence money, a lot of which you subsidized yourself..."

"We are councilors, of course we must take caring for the people as our primary task! Especially in this situation, we must let the people feel warmth!" Councilor Li smiled. "If we don't step forward when the country and the people are in trouble, then what's the use of us councilors?"

"If officials don't care about the people, they might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!"

Councilor Li's humorous words made the reporters and the people begin to smile.

"It seems that our Councilor Li is really benevolent and loving, using practical actions to make those rumors crumble!" the reporter said with a smile. "Let's applaud for having such a councilor! This is the pride of our Nan City!"

Whoosh!

A wave of frenzy swept through the crowd, and applause rang out.

Councilor Li and Councilor Guo looked at each other and smiled.

After tonight, they would no longer have any risks!

"Here, I want to add one more sentence! When facing rumors that are difficult to distinguish between true and false, everyone must have the ability to distinguish! You can't just believe what others say! How could we councilors do the things that criminals do? Absolutely impossible, one hundred percent..." Councilor Li stood up, he was radiant and eloquent.

"Bang!"

At this moment, a muffled sound rang out between heaven and earth.

Immediately afterward, Councilor Li's body swayed and fell heavily to the ground.

Blood flowed down the steps of the high platform.

Councilor Guo, who was sitting next to him, lowered his head stiffly, looked at Councilor Li's headless body lying on the ground, and immediately screamed like a pig being slaughtered!

"Someone's dead!"

Three seconds later, the crowd let out earth-shattering screams!

A combat warrior with a metallic sheen stood on the roof of a building a thousand meters away, the barrel of the gun in its hand emitting white smoke.

Its eyes glowed slightly, broadcasting the situation to Li Tianran.

"Bang!"

The second muffled sound rang out.

A large hole opened in Guo Xuanjun's chest, and he died on the spot!

Two bullets.

Two lives.

Almost forty hours after the cult case, Yuan Wen worked day and night to collect evidence, both taking evidence and interrogating, and with Yuan Zhenghong's support, but in the end, Councilor Li did not receive the punishment he deserved and could only watch helplessly as the other party swaggered away.

But at this time, Li Tianran tore apart all the rules, disregarded evidence, disregarded reason, and used violence to control violence!

In three seconds, he killed Li Ting and Guo Xuanjun, who had made everyone helpless!