Sky-cracking Rider

The host had yet to appear at the event, but the manor's wait staff still managed to keep their cool, continuing to smile and provide service.

However, the guests gathered here were becoming more and more impatient, and Manor Lord Xia Ji hadn't even given an explanation, leaving everyone to wonder what it all meant.

Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and said to a waiter, "Hey, can you ask Mr. Xia Ji when he's going to come over? If he's caught up in something, please reschedule."

"Uh! Okay, okay!"

The waiter hurriedly complied.

Yet, another half an hour had passed, and still, there was no response.

At this moment, even the wait staff were starting to lose their composure, as if some situation had exceeded their ability to handle.

"I have a bad feeling about this!"

Chen Fei and Hanna Gagel exchanged looks, finding common ground as heroes.

"Something's wrong!"

Zuo Gengming had appeared beside Chen Fei at some point.

"?"

Boss Hanna looked at Chen Fei, waiting for him to make introductions.

Chen Fei promptly said, "This is Mr. Zuo from Spring Field Defense Limited Company!"

He had already reported to Boss Hanna about Zuo Gengming's request for help.

Just as Chen Fei had guessed, Hanna Gagel did not immediately refuse. Instead, after some consideration, she told him to arrange a meeting with Zuo Gengming for a detailed discussion.

Making money, that's standard procedure!

Now was a good time, as the other party had taken the initiative to come over, saving them the effort of looking around.

"Hello, Ms. Hanna!"

Zuo Gengming extended his hand smoothly.

"Hello, Mr. Zuo Gengming."

Hanna Gagel shook hands with him and then continued, "The cooperation between Jiu Defense and Spring Field Defense will have to be discussed later. You just mentioned something went wrong, what exactly happened?"

This moment was not suitable for the two parties to discuss business matters, so it had to be postponed.

"I feel something is very wrong; it seems like, like the management of the manor is unreachable."

Zuo Gengming looked around, and those waiters were no longer standing in place, preserving the calm as if nothing had moved; instead, they seemed hesitant, looking around in all directions.

Up to now, no one had taken the initiative to step forward to maintain order.

The wait staff's unusual behavior was affecting the guests even more, with an increasing number of people starting to feel uneasy.

"Eh? Is my phone broken? I can't make any calls."

"Same here, there's a signal but it just won't connect."

"The internet is also acting up, I can only open a few websites."

"I can connect to the satellite signal, but it just doesn't seem right, and I still can't make any calls."

People tried to use their phones only to find that everyone's communication tools were unable to connect normally, although the Wi-Fi signal was normal, and the signal strength wasn't weak.

A horse galloped from a distance, with a person riding on its back.

Reining in the horse, a sleek, jet-black Akhal-Teke with long legs slowed down, its nostrils flaring as it stopped at the edge of the venue.

The rider announced tragically, "I am Butler Thompson of the manor. I have a very unfortunate piece of news, my lord, Mr. Xia Ji, has been assassinated!"

The scene erupted into chaos; even the wait staff went pale with shock.

Damn, the boss has been killed, what could be bigger news than that.

"What? Mr. Xia Ji has been assassinated? How is that possible?"

"Who did it? Did you catch the killer?"

"Call the police, right now! Oh my god, how could this happen."

The military contractor magnates looked at each other in disbelief, their faces mirroring the impossibility of what they'd just heard.

"Mr. Zuo, it seems your prediction was right!"

Hanna Gagel shook her head in disbelief.

"It seems we've fallen into a huge conspiracy."

Zuo Gengming wore a bitter smile, not wanting to be a prophet of doom, having what he said come true.

"Let's hope the situation isn't too terrible. Xiao Jiu, stay alert!"

Chen Fei instructed the little bird on Boss Hanna's shoulder.

"Jiu!~"

The little bird called out spiritedly.

Boss Hanna's mascots were 100% reliable!

"The Pure Light Sparrow, eh!"

Zuo Gengming recognized the little fellow's breed and couldn't help but smile.

Xiao Jiu was indeed easy to overlook, but precisely for that reason, it could seize the opportunity to counterstrike!

History had proven that every individual who underestimated this little bird ended up suffering greatly, and some even had grass growing over their graves.

Someone loudly asked, "Could you please tell us, Butler Thompson, where is the crime scene?"

Suddenly hearing that the manor's lord had been assassinated, everyone present immediately lost their sense of security. Perhaps the next one to be assassinated would be one of them.

"I've already arranged for someone to call the police. Everyone, please follow me!"

Manor Butler Thompson dismounted his horse, taking the reins to lead the way for everyone. He wanted to catch the murderer more than anyone else, to avenge his master.

For some reason, the unmanned electric tour cars that had been visible everywhere in the mansion were nowhere to be found, and all had to walk toward the main house of the mansion, along with the visibly tense servants, a large group of people following closely behind the butler.

"I think we should stay here and wait for the police!"

Zuo Gengming always felt that something was amiss.

Hanna Gagel hesitated for a moment, then said, "Everyone has gone over there, and it would be even more dangerous for us to stay here. The murderer might be lurking nearby, waiting for someone to be alone."

Chen Fei looked at Zuo Gengming and then at his female boss, feeling that both were right, which made his decision all the more difficult.

"Uh! You make sense, but we have to be careful."

Zuo Gengming slowly nodded his head.

Of two evils choose the lesser one; it seemed relatively safer to stick with the large group.

"That's right, we must be careful!"

Hanna Gagel also strongly agreed with the caution of steering the ship for ten thousand years, and once again, they reached a consensus, following the crowd and ready to react to the situation.

The guests plus the servants plus the security personnel—nearly two hundred people—all streamed into the three-story main house on the ground floor.

Upon hearing that the crime scene was inside the study of the main house, Chen Fei's heart involuntarily skipped a beat.

He immediately noticed Zuo Gengming looking over with a surprised, inquiring gaze. Zuo knew that the manor lord Xia Ji had met with him not long ago, and Chen Fei quickly shook his head.

When he had left, Xia Ji had still been alive and well, only he didn't know what had happened afterward that had led to him dying a horrific death in the study.

The door to the study was wide open, but a cordon was erected to prevent tampering with the crime scene.

The noble-looking young man was dismembered and scattered in a pool of blood, his death gruesome beyond belief, with a strong stench of blood filling the air.

Not only Xia Ji was lying in the pool of blood in the study, but several servants as well, all without exception had been dismembered, their bodies completely disarticulated.

"Mr. Xia Ji was killed with a cold weapon. Look how clean the cuts are, the weapon must have been very sharp."

"That's right, it was a sharp blade. The murderer is a War Professional."

"It was a frontal attack without any guard!"

Among the guests who took turns peering into the study, some distinguished valuable clues.

"No, it's not just War Professionals, but also supernatural power users. Both Wind-type and Metallic ability users could've done this."

"Hurry up and make a list, who in the mansion is an ability user—the murderer must be one of them."

Someone dug out even more clues.

Chen Fei and Hanna Gagel looked at each other; supernatural power users, Wind and Metallic, it was almost as if they were pointing fingers right at them.

Zuo Gengming looked at Hanna Gagel and then at Chen Fei, his gaze alternating between the two, his calves trembling, and his voice quivering.

"Oh no, don't tell me it's true!"

Manor Butler Thompson, with a servant and about a dozen armed security behind him, was seriously watching the two.

"Sorry, Mr. Chen Fei, and Ms. Hanna!"

"Is there a problem, Mr. Thompson?"

Hanna Gagel turned around to look at him.

Her gaze then fell on a tray held by a servant nearby.

"I am very sorry, Ms. Hanna, and Mr. Chen Fei—the last person my master met before his death was Mr. Chen Fei, a Metal Ability User, and Ms. Hanna is a Wind-type Ability User. So, for the safety of everyone before the police arrive, please comply with the safety measures."

Butler Thompson picked up the needle-free injection gun from the tray. He did not say who the suspects were, but the implication was clear.

Those around them scattered in shock, leaving a deserted space of over ten meters in radius.

To everyone's surprise, Zuo Gengming didn't retreat in horror like the others but remained standing in place, a bitter smile on his face.

If Chen Fei or Hanna had meant him harm, they wouldn't have waited until now; they would have already made a move, and besides, he wasn't capable of defending himself.

Hanna Gagel stared at the injection gun and said coldly, "What's in here?"

She would not let anyone give her an injection just like that.

"A Supernatural Ability Suppressant, please understand. I guarantee with my personal reputation that it is absolutely non-toxic and harmless."

Butler Thompson did not hesitate to aim the needle-free injection gun at his own arm and then pulled the trigger.

A mist of fine droplets shot out with a puff as the high-pressure gas propelled the potion through the skin and directly into his body.

If it was poisonous, he would certainly be the first to suffer.

The Supernatural Ability Suppressant only worked on supernatural power users and had no effect on him—a regular person—there wouldn't be any reaction.

"Damn it!"

Hanna Gagel had previously experienced being forcibly injected with a Supernatural Ability Suppressant, and it felt incredibly awful. Her complexion immediately turned sour.

The Suppressant was relatively easy to obtain, but the specific Antidote was a controlled item and impossible to find on the market.

Seemingly noticing Hanna Gagel's concern, Butler Thompson said, "Please rest assured, Ms. Hanna. If your suspicion is cleared before the Suppressant's effects wear off, I will personally neutralize it for you, I promise."

At this point, his sincerity was evident.

"Hey, Jiu Defense, you better be smart about this!"

"Yeah, hurry up and inject the Supernatural Ability Suppressant, one with Metal, and one with Wind powers, you two are too suspicious."

"You two didn't really do it, did you?"

There was a continuous chorus of shouting around them, the military contractors were in a frenzy, fearing that the two from Jiu Defense might suddenly lash out, causing a slaughter and letting blood flow like a river. Just looking at the ghastly scene in the study was enough to show how brutal the killer was.

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