Zhang Yuanqing took off the jacket with the burned sleeves and threw it into the basket of the bicycle, then returned to the Public Security Bureau and had a clerical staff member reissue a phone card for him.
The phone card corresponding to "The Way of the Extraordinary" could only be processed through the clerical staff of the unit.
Zhang Yuanqing's reason was that he accidentally dropped his phone into the sewer and was too lazy to look for it, so he planned to get a new one.
He didn't plan to tell Guan Ya and Li Dongze about this. If the conflict became widely known, and then someone had an accident soon after the fight, according to normal case-handling logic, people who had conflicts recently would be routinely investigated, regardless of the degree of suspicion.
And these two knew that he controlled a rule-type item.
For the same reason, Zhang Yuanqing's revenge would not be immediate, but would be delayed.
After reissuing the phone card, he ran to a nearby mobile phone store and purchased a domestic phone priced around 3,000, and used his ID card to reissue a new phone card.
At a cafe not far from the Public Security Bureau, Zhang Yuanqing was sipping iced coffee while thinking about how to retaliate against Xiahou Tianyuan.
Getting involved with the Xiahou family was not his intention, but he had no choice in this matter.
The Xiahou father and son's attitude was very clear: cooperate well and you can get benefits; don't cooperate and they will directly grab the phone.
Anyway, a small person has no power to choose.
This is not surprising. If a large family with resources is rejected by a small employee, will they swallow their anger and give up? That would be a fantasy.
Unless this matter is insignificant to the large family.
This is what my mother often said, the oppression of capital. I didn't expect that one day I would experience it... Zhang Yuanqing murmured.
"Xiahou Tianyuan's blood is in my hands, I can directly launch the Red Shoes to hunt him down, to the death. But this approach is too crude. The traces of the Red Shoes killing people are very obvious, and not many people know that I control the Red Shoes, but there are some.
"Moreover, the other party comes from a Spirit Realm family, a family that specializes in making items, not ordinary official or wild practitioners. Maybe they have ways to resist or restrain the Red Shoes. Without knowing the enemy, I can't act rashly. I'll ask Xie Lingxi for information about the Xiahou family later."
He took a sip of coffee and continued to think:
"By the way, isn't the Xiahou family looking for the people from the Palace of Ending Slaughter? I can fish in troubled waters, using the Palace of Ending Slaughter as a shield and disrupting the Xiahou family's actions, killing two birds with one stone.
"Wang Qian knows me. It's not wise to intervene in this matter with my real face. Maybe I can use the disguise ring..."
A rough plan formed in his mind... He first sent a message to his cousin Chen Yuanjun:
"Cousin, I want an unregistered phone card. Remember to get it for me after you get off work."
Chen Yuanjun didn't reply, but Zhang Yuanqing knew he would take care of it for him. From childhood to adulthood, as long as the request wasn't excessive, his cousin wouldn't refuse.
His cousin felt very sorry for this cousin who lost his father in childhood and lacked maternal love.
Then, Zhang Yuanqing dialed Xie Lingxi's phone number.
.......
Huayu Hotel, the swimming pool on the 48th floor.
Sunlight shone in from the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, and a rectangular swimming pool, with its blue water gently swaying, shattered into shimmering waves.
Xie Lingxi was lying on a lounge chair, half-closed her eyes, enjoying the comfort after swimming.
She wore a pink waterproof jacket that only reached the root of her thighs. Her fair and tender jade legs were close together, long and straight. In a few more years, they would grow into round and slender legs.
The female assistant sat aside, intently cutting fruit.
The phone rang. Xie Lingxi had just opened her eyes when the female assistant had already wiped her hands clean and brought the phone over.
Seeing that the caller ID was "The Way of the Extraordinary", Xie Lingxi immediately perked up. She quickly took the phone, pinched her throat, cleared her throat, and then answered in a soft, tender voice that made the female assistant's hair stand on end, coyly saying:
"The Way of the Extraordinary, big brother~"
"I heard that the experts of the Xiahou family had a conflict with the Palace Master of the Palace of Ending Slaughter?" Zhang Yuanqing asked, pretending to be curious.
"The Way of the Extraordinary, big brother, you called me just to gossip about this?" Xie Lingxi looked aggrieved and said sadly.
"Speak properly, don't be sarcastic. What's wrong with your voice?"
"This is just how my voice is~"
"Oh, it seems like my speaker is going to sing again."
"Cough cough!" Xie Lingxi coughed and replied in the crisp, normal voice of a young girl:
"Didn't I say it yesterday morning? Palace Master Sister beat up the direct descendant of the Xiahou family. Of course the Xiahou family won't swallow this... Does The Way of the Extraordinary, big brother want to help the Xiahou family capture members of the Palace of Ending Slaughter and force out Palace Master Sister?"
"No, I'm just curious. How many people did the Xiahou family bring this time? Do you know?"
"I'm not sure about the exact number. The leader is Xiahou Chi, who is Xiahou Tianwen's grandfather. He was a level 6 Scholar many years ago. I don't know if he has leveled up now. In addition to Xiahou Chi, there are two other direct descendants of the Xiahou family, Xiahou Xin and Xiahou Tianyuan. One is Xiahou Tianwen's father, and the other is his younger brother. Xiahou Tianwen is the guy who was injured by Palace Master Sister."
That Palace Master can fight a level 6 Scholar to a draw, so she must be at least at that level... Zhang Yuanqing asked again:
"Do you know the Xiahou family?"
"I know!" Xie Lingxi was lying on the lounge chair, sticking out her small buttocks and gently stroking her long legs.
What kind of posture is that? The female assistant frowned.
Fortunately, the swimming pool was chartered. Otherwise, if the Xie family's young lady's indecent posture was seen by outsiders and reported back to the family, she would have to apologize.
"The Xiahou family is a Spirit Realm family with a long heritage, with many members and complex factions. If you want to understand the organizational structure of the Spirit Realm family, let's put aside the ordinary members and just talk about the Spirit Realm practitioners.
"First of all, the Xiahou family has an ancestor who is said to be one of the first Spirit Realm practitioners. I'm not sure about his level. Below the ancestor is the Council of Elders. The Xiahou family has three elders, all of whom are Dominators. These three are the real power holders of the family.
"Below that are the Enforcement Team and the Provincial Representatives. The Enforcement Team's duty is to cooperate with the official encirclement and suppression of evil occupations, and to punish members of the family who violate the law. The captain of the Enforcement Team is Xiahou Chi.
"The Provincial Representatives are the practitioners who are responsible for managing the Xiahou family's industries all over the country, the local authorities, who are usually level 6 Spirit Realm practitioners. Our Xie family has a similar structure. My father is the great-grandson of the ancestor and holds the position of family head.
"However, there are still elders above him, and Provincial Representatives at the same level as him. My father fights with those uncles and uncles every day."
Little girl, don't you know that family scandals should not be publicized? You don't have to tell me this... Zhang Yuanqing complained and asked again:
"What level is Xiahou Xin?"
"Probably level 4." Xie Lingxi chuckled cunningly, "There is fierce infighting within the Xiahou family. Xiahou Tianwen was beaten up by Palace Master Sister, and I don't know how many people in the family are gloating."
"What is your Xie family's attitude towards this matter?"
"Although Xiahou Chi is a direct descendant of the Xiahou family, he cannot fully represent the Xiahou family. Our Xie family is not afraid of him. As for the Five Elements Alliance, the Xiahou family can't afford to offend the officials, so they just say they don't want to participate and won't interfere."
You can choose not to participate if you don't want to, so to be respected, you have to be strong yourself... Zhang Yuanqing chatted with her a few more times and then hung up the phone.
........
7:30 PM, at the dining table.
Zhang Yuanqing took a sip of soup and looked at his aunt, whose face was rosy, "Aunt's period is over? So fast?"
"It's still a little uncomfortable..." Jiang Yuer敷衍 casually.
Seeing that she had no interest in arguing, Zhang Yuanqing looked at Chen Yuanjun with a lack of interest:
"Cousin, where's my phone card?"
"It's in my briefcase, I'll give it to you after dinner." Chen Yuanjun took a sip of soup, frowning with deep frown lines, "Grandma, there's too much ginger."
A peaceful dinner ended, and Zhang Yuanqing got the phone card. He couldn't wait to return to his room, opened the chat software on his phone, and sent a voice message to Wang Qian:
"I already know about the Palace of Ending Slaughter and the Xiahou family. The Xiahou family came to me today and hoped I could help them lure you out. I refused. This is the most I can do.
"I have an informant who is very capable. If you need help, you can contact him. His phone number is........"
After sending the message, Zhang Yuanqing waited for a long time but didn't receive a reply from Wang Qian.
He's very cautious... He muttered in his heart.
The core of Zhang Yuanqing's plan was the disguise ring and Wang Qian's trust.
Under normal circumstances, Wang Qian would definitely not believe him easily, but if he was in danger and had no other choice, it would be different.
Of course, if Wang Qian didn't ask for help, Zhang Yuanqing would just change his plan, act alone, and kill Xiahou Tianyuan.
But in that case, there would be no Palace of Ending Slaughter as a shield.
........
Late at night, an apartment by the river.
The cold wind blew open the hanging curtains and drifted into the pitch-black bedroom, swirling around the bed.
The person sleeping on the bed suddenly woke up and opened his amber-colored vertical pupils.
"Don't be nervous!"
In the center of the whirlwind, a translucent figure condensed, its features blurred. Although it had no substance, it could make sounds.
The bright light of the street lamps shone into the room through the open window. In the dim light, the man on the bed had slanted eyes and sword-like eyebrows, and a thin face, giving him a gloomy and sharp aura.
Heng Xingwuji stared at the spiritual body by the bed, secretly vigilant, and asked:
"You're finally here. Where is your leader?"
The spiritual body with blurred features smiled:
"Where is Black Impermanence? Trust is the basis of cooperation. It seems we don't trust each other enough."
Heng Xingwuji said in a deep voice: "I don't know where the boss is. No one knows."
After a moment of silence, he added: "We have been under a lot of pressure recently. We have lost several brothers, and the boss was almost targeted by Fu Qingyang."
"Fu Qingyang is the most outstanding figure in the younger generation of the White Tiger Army. There are not many people below the Dominator realm who can win against him. Even Black Impermanence may not be able to escape if he is targeted. You can't just hide anymore. You have to fight back."
"Humph, that's easier said than done." Heng Xingwuji said coldly: "Besides the Five Elements Alliance, the people of the Gu King are also looking for us. How can we fight back?"
"That's why I'm here to find you." The Yin Spirit smiled:
"You have two options. One is to wait for the fallen on the list to gradually lose control and divert the Five Elements Alliance's attention. But the fallen are scattered all over the place, and your enemy is the Songhai Branch.
"The second method is to gather the fallen near Songhai, control them, and counter-besiege the official practitioner teams, creating some trouble for the Five Elements Alliance branch. This will relieve the pressure."
"That's easier said than done..." Heng Xingwuji snorted coldly:
"The prerequisite for a counter-siege is sufficient intelligence."
The Yin Spirit said: "To express sincerity, I will reveal the official practitioner's deployments and actions to you."
Heng Xingwuji was a little moved: "I need to report to the boss!"
........
The next day, Zhang Yuanqing woke up and instinctively took out his phone to check for messages. Wang Qian did not reply.
He got out of bed disappointed and washed up. After having breakfast, he took a taxi to work.
He had just sat down and was discussing the length and depth of the situation with the veteran driver when Li Dongze, dressed in a suit, black vest, and white shirt, came out of the office.
"Yuanqing, Guan Ya, come out with me." He said while looking at his watch:
"The Kangyang District Search Team has a meeting at nine o'clock. We've discovered the whereabouts of 'Heng Xingwuji'."
Zhang Yuanqing perked up.