97: Chapter 97 Teasing Sun Lingyue

Seeing Ye Fan come to report to Chen Hu, Sun Lingyue couldn't help but widen her eyes. Chen Hu hadn't lied to her earlier; Ye Fan really was his subordinate.

Suddenly, she realized another problem.

Just now, Chen Hu used a steel needle to launch a sneak attack, directly breaking through Killer Bear's defense and shooting the needle into his kneecap. Doesn't this mean that Chen Hu is also a powerhouse in the Bone Refining Realm?

Since when did the Bone Refining Realm become so cheap?

At this moment, the other Zhenwu Division officers swarmed forward and used specially made ropes to tie up Killer Bear.

After Ye Fan shouted "Killer Bear," they knew that the guy in front of them was one of the criminals wanted by the Zhenwu Division.

As long as they brought Killer Bear back to the Zhenwu Division, everyone present would make a great contribution.

Besides that, the reward for Killer Bear from the Prefecture Zhenwu Division was 10,000 Merit Points.

Even if Sun Lingyue took half of the reward's Merit Points, the remaining five thousand points would be split equally, and each of them would still receive 500 Merit Points.

Merit Points were not easy to earn. For officers like them, if they were lucky, they could earn 100 Merit Points a year; if they were unlucky, they would only get a few dozen.

In other words, after capturing Killer Bear, the Merit Points they earned would be equivalent to five years of hard work.

"You, come with me."

Suddenly, Sun Lingyue pulled Chen Hu outside the ruined temple.

"Why did you appear here? Did you know in advance that the one who committed the massacre was Killer Bear?" Sun Lingyue asked, looking at Chen Hu.

Chen Hu could see that the favorability rating above Sun Lingyue's head was constantly changing; after Sun Lingyue finished this sentence, it had already broken through 80 points.

"That's not it."

Chen Hu shook his head. "I came to Xianglin Town to visit relatives and friends, but my friend wasn't there, so out of curiosity, I came to watch you investigate the case. I happened to discover you were tracking a criminal, so I followed along!"

But Sun Lingyue didn't believe Chen Hu's explanation. "You're lying. Your subordinate called out Killer Bear's identity the moment he arrived!"

"My subordinate came from the Prefecture City and had seen Killer Bear's wanted poster, so he recognized him!" Chen Hu continued to quibble.

"Is that really so?" Sun Lingyue still felt suspicious.

"Of course it is!" Chen Hu nodded seriously.

"Chen Hu, are you secretly in love with me?" Sun Lingyue suddenly asked.

"Young Miss Sun, aren't you being too narcissistic? How could I possibly be secretly in love with you!" Chen Hu decisively denied it.

"Is that so?"

Sun Lingyue sneered. "That night I got drunk, and you brought me home. Later, when we encountered spies from the Blood Fiend Sect, you also proactively informed me, giving me a chance to make a contribution. Today, you must have known we were capturing Killer Bear, which is why you secretly followed to protect me!"

"Since you say so, how will you repay me, your savior?" Chen Hu suddenly stepped forward, seizing the initiative, and looked at Sun Lingyue with a burning gaze.

"You... what do you want to do?"

Feeling Chen Hu so close, Sun Lingyue felt inexplicably flustered inside.

"I've heard that after a hero saves a beauty, she either works like an ox or a horse for him, or she offers herself in marriage. Do you want to be my beast of burden, or offer yourself to me?" Chen Hu took another step forward, the distance between them reduced to only twenty centimeters.

"In your dreams! This young lady won't be your beast of burden!"

Sun Lingyue reached out to push Chen Hu away, then turned and ran into the ruined temple.

"How interesting!"

Seeing the shy Sun Lingyue, a playful smile appeared on the corner of Chen Hu's mouth.

After Sun Lingyue ran away, the favorability rating above her head soared again, reaching 88 points.

"Tsk tsk, these ancient young ladies are so easy to chase. Just one tease, and the favorability rating shoots right up!" Chen Hu retracted his gaze and thought to himself.

After achieving his purpose for coming to Xianglin Town.

Chen Hu greeted Sun Lingyue and left with Ye Fan.

It was unknown if Sun Lingyue was still shy, but when Chen Hu greeted her, she only responded with an "Mm."

Since they had already arrived in Xianglin Town.

Chen Hu was in no hurry to go back.

Instead, he tasted the local specialties of Xianglin Town before leisurely heading back to the Prefecture City.

However, over at the Linjiang Prefecture Zhenwu Division, a sensation was caused after Sun Lingyue brought back Killer Bear.

Luo Ningshuang personally verified his identity, and after confirming it was Killer Bear, she also felt it was truly incredible.

Killer Bear was a Mid-stage Bone Refining powerhouse. Sun Lingyue, a Refining Flesh Mid-Stage, led a group of Skin Refining Realm officers to capture a Bone Refining Realm Killer Bear?

Therefore, she called Sun Lingyue alone to her office: "Squad Leader Sun, tell me about the process of capturing Killer Bear."

Sun Lingyue did not hide anything.

She described the whole process in detail.

After listening, Luo Ningshuang had an expression of seeing a ghost; a mere third-rate Gang actually had two Bone Refining Realm experts.

Furthermore, they weren't ordinary Bone Refining Realm experts.

After all, Killer Bear was a Mid-stage Bone Refining expert, and not a weak one among those at the Mid-stage Bone Refining level.

That Ye Fan could suppress Killer Bear in a fight, which meant the other party was likely at the Late-stage Bone Refining level.

Ye Fan was Chen Hu's subordinate.

Then, was Chen Hu even stronger than Ye Fan?

A Late-stage Bone Refining powerhouse was actually willing to hole up in a third-rate Gang; did he have some special purpose?

But upon reflection, it didn't seem right.

If Chen Hu was deliberately lying low in the Fierce Tiger Gang, he shouldn't have exposed his true strength.

To verify the truthfulness of Sun Lingyue's words.

Luo Ningshuang called the few people under Sun Lingyue's command separately to question them.

The results obtained were all about the same.

For a moment, she developed a strong curiosity about Chen Hu.

On the other side.

After Chen Hu and Ye Fan returned to the Prefecture City, they did not go to the Fierce Tiger Gang General Hall.

Instead, they came to the Slum Area compound.

Then they picked up 11 more subordinates.

The number of subordinates reached 775.

And obtained an Elementary draw.

Now, the novice protection period had passed.

Facts had also verified that it was now very difficult to draw powerful cards from the Elementary draw.

Chen Hu decided to save them up first; once he had enough for nine, he would combine them into an Intermediate draw before drawing.

After leaving the Slum Area.

Chen Hu still did not go to the General Hall.

Instead, he took Ye Fan to the Goulan to pass the time.

Many people thought Goulan was a brothel.

In fact, Goulan and brothels were completely different types of places.

Using modern terms, Goulan was an entertainment venue similar to a theater.

Chen Hu didn't know.

While he was taking Ye Fan to watch a performance at the Goulan.

His name was gradually appearing on the desks of various forces in the Prefecture City.

In the Inner City, the Huang Family.

When Huang Yongcheng heard that the vice leader of his puppet Gang, the Fierce Tiger Gang, was actually a Bone Refining Realm expert, he was quite stunned.

What made him feel even more incredible was that this vice leader also had a Bone Refining Realm expert under his command.

Therefore, he summoned his son, Young Master Huang Shixuan, to question him.

"Do you know about Chen Hu of the Fierce Tiger Gang?"

Huang Yongcheng asked in a deep voice.

"I know, the new vice leader promoted by Leader Gao Zhan!" Young Master Huang Shixuan replied.

"I just received news that Chen Hu is a Bone Refining Realm expert, and his subordinate Ye Fan, who is by his side, is also a Bone Refining Realm expert!" Huang Yongcheng's expression became even more serious. "Tell me, what are two Bone Refining Realm experts trying to do by lying low in the Fierce Tiger Gang? Are they spying on our Huang Family's private salt business?"

Upon hearing this, Young Master Huang Shixuan's thoughts raced. "Father, I think it's unlikely. If they really wanted to spy on our private salt business, they wouldn't run to the Fierce Tiger Gang to act as undercover agents. How about this, I will go talk to Chen Hu and see if I can test his purpose."

After pondering slightly, Huang Yongcheng nodded. "Alright then, you go test him first. If they really have designs on our Huang Family, we must prepare countermeasures!"