124: Chapter 124 Long Zaitian's Recruitment

"So this guy was mentally ill all along. No wonder he's always so vicious and looks like he wants to bite people. We really should stay far away from him."

"Rest assured, once he enters Qingshan, he can forget about ever coming out in this lifetime. Naturally, he won't appear in our sight again either."

"That's true. That kind of place is exactly where someone like Jiang Chen belongs. Hopefully, he gets proper treatment in there."

Amidst the gloating discussion of the crowd, a thoroughly unwilling Jiang Chen was dragged away while still cursing and roaring.

"Ding! The host has perfectly resolved the framing by the Protagonist Jiang Chen, and in turn, framed Jiang Chen, slandering him as a mental patient. The host has gained 6000 villain points."

As Jiang Chen was being forcibly taken away, Chu Yuan also welcomed his own harvest.

Six thousand villain points—this harvest was quite substantial, being the largest amount granted besides killing a Protagonist.

It seems the villain system is quite pleased with this move of mine.

Unfortunately, this is just the beginning; it is still far from over.

A mental hospital—that is quite a good destination.

Jiang Chen is the first person to dare to come to my door and provoke me openly. If I don't play along with him, wouldn't that be a disservice to his sincerity?

"Young Master Chu, regardless of everything, Jiang Chen is still my subordinate. This incident has caused you trouble, Young Master Chu. On behalf of the entire police station, I offer you my apologies."

Police Bureau Chief Jiang Haitian expressed his apologies once again.

"Director Jiang, what are you saying? No one could have foreseen this. It was entirely Jiang Chen's fault; it has nothing to do with you."

"On the contrary, I should thank you for rushing over to help despite your busy schedules."

After some polite exchanges, the guests and host were satisfied.

With the departure of Party Secretary Chu Yushan and the others, the only outsider left at the scene was Group Leader Long Zaitian.

"Group Leader Long, your visit to my humble abode—surely it's not just to stand up for me, Young Master Chu?"

"I am a straightforward person, so please, speak plainly."

Although the Chu family does not fear the Dragon Group, there is no need to offend everyone.

Not knowing the other party's intentions, Chu Yuan couldn't be bothered to play guessing games with him.

"I am also a decisive person who dislikes dragging things out. It seems my style of doing things coincides with yours, Young Master Chu."

Group Leader Long Zaitian remained as steady as Mount Tai: "I heard there was a strange explosion case in Magic City. Not long after arriving in Magic City, I encountered the incident where mercenaries attacked Young Master Chu, so I came to intrude for a bit."

Group Leader Long Zaitian looked Chu Yuan up and down, his eyes filled with a hint of doubt.

He was precisely attracted by the incident where Zhang Yang was taken away by the system's self-detonation.

When the system acts, there are no traces to follow.

Group Leader Long Zaitian investigated for many days but found no traces of thermal weapons being used.

There is only one explanation: the so-called explosion was the work of a Transcendent expert.

Coincidentally, there was the matter of Jiang Chen bribing the Nether Palace to assassinate Chu Yuan.

Group Leader Long Zaitian's pursuit revealed that the Nether Palace's leader in Magic City, Black Ox, had been heavily injured by Chu Yuan, his cultivation directly crippled.

A dignified Dark Realm expert was actually crippled by a single silver needle from Chu Yuan.

The figure of Chu Yuan, this young master of the Chu family, appeared before Group Leader Long Zaitian.

One wouldn't know without investigating.

It seems that recent events in Magic City are all related to this young master.

As a young master of the Chu family, it is not strange for Chu Yuan to possess Dark Realm strength under the full cultivation of the Chu family.

Even having a Transcendent expert protecting him in secret is not a big deal.

According to Group Leader Long Zaitian's investigation, all of this was not the work of a Chu family Transcendent expert, but Chu Yuan himself.

That can only mean one thing: Chu Yuan possesses Transcendent strength.

Such a young Transcendent expert is simply unheard of; his future potential is immeasurable.

Driven by a bit of curiosity, that is why Group Leader Long Zaitian appeared here.

He himself is at the mid-Transcendent, yet he cannot see through the other party at all.

Could it be that Chu Yuan's strength is even above his own?

Group Leader Long Zaitian is unwilling to believe his own conjecture.

"So Group Leader Long came because of the mercenary matter. I wonder if those people who ambushed me have been caught by you?"

"To be honest, the ones who ambushed you are an organization called the Nether Palace. Their headquarters is abroad, and it is beyond our reach."

"Oh, according to Group Leader Long, doesn't that mean they can come whenever they want and kill whoever they want?"

Those mercenaries belonged to the Nether Palace. Since Group Leader Long Zaitian came uninvited, Chu Yuan wouldn't mind letting him deal with Ye Yun's people.

"Young Master Chu, there is no need to provoke me. The Dragon Kingdom is a forbidden zone for mercenaries. Any mercenaries who break in will be killed without exception, and the people from the Nether Palace are no exception."

"If Young Master Chu has a need, we, the Dragon Group, can handle those people."

"A few flies—I can still handle them, Young Master."

Neither Chu Yuan nor Group Leader Long Zaitian cared too much about those small fries; what they both cared about was the Nether Palace force behind them.

Not wasting too much breath on this, Group Leader Long Zaitian changed the subject and continued: "To be honest, I have one more thing to attend to this time, and that is to invite Young Master Chu to join our Dragon Group."

Invite me to join the Dragon Group?

No wonder Group Leader Long Zaitian was helping me from the very beginning and was so polite; it turns out he had this idea.

Unfortunately, Chu Yuan didn't care.

"Group Leader Long, I, Chu Yuan, appreciate your kindness."

"I am used to being unrestrained and have absolutely no interest in joining any organization."

Nonsense.

I am a big villain, after all.

No matter how amazing the Dragon Group is, he, Chu Yuan, has no need to work for others.

"Won't Young Master Chu reconsider? Having this status would make things much more convenient for you."

"Like today's incident, if you had the status of the Dragon Group, it would be easy to resolve."

Group Leader Long Zaitian continued his persuasion work.

Recruiting Chu Yuan, whether because of Chu Yuan's strength or the Chu family he belongs to, is entirely beneficial and harmless to the Dragon Group.

"In Magic City, the status of my Chu family seems to be more useful than the Dragon Group, right?"

"This..."

Group Leader Long Zaitian fell silent.

In Magic City, the Chu family's brand is indeed much more useful than the Dragon Group's.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Young Master Chu was assassinated by the Nether Palace, and although you heavily injured the other party..."

"According to the rules of the Nether Palace, if the target is not dead, they will never give up."

"If Young Master Chu can join our Dragon Group, the Nether Palace will definitely not dare to be presumptuous. Young Master Chu can also mobilize all the forces of our Dragon Group in Magic City to help you deal with the Nether Palace."

Deal with the Nether Palace?

Chu Yuan was somewhat tempted.

The Nether Palace where Ye Yun is located is like a mouse, while the Dragon Group is the cat.

The Dragon Kingdom is a forbidden zone for mercenaries. When a mouse runs into the cat's territory, it is naturally up to the cat to catch it.

If I take action rashly, wouldn't that break the rules?

Thinking of this, Chu Yuan suddenly had an interesting idea.