23: Captain Lu handled the case according to the law. There was no other way but to follow his improvisation.

The arrogant Yang Danhong is dead!

Lin Qiming rushed over, his face drastically changed as he looked at the body.

"Lu Ming! Didn't he surrender? You..."

Lu Ming ignored him and took a phone from Yang Danhong's body.

His face turned grim when he saw the last message Yang Danhong sent to Shi Hu.

He tossed the phone over, his gaze cold: "So what if I killed him? Do you have a problem with that?"

The large characters on Lin Qiming's phone — [Law Enforcement Team Lu Ming, must be eliminated!] — made him open his mouth, his words of blame ultimately turning into forced comfort.

"Actually, Brother Lu, you don't need to worry too much. Shi Hu is hiding in the Mist Zone, so he most likely won't receive the message."

"And when the Night Watch Division's esteemed sirs return in a while, he probably won't be able to stir up any trouble."

Rely on this bunch of good-for-nothings?

Lu Ming remained silent, lifting his foot to kick Yang Danhong's body down from the rafter, where it landed heavily on the open ground in front of the Inspection Team members.

"Dispose of it."

Lu Ming dropped these three words, then turned and leaped off the roof.

The Inspection Team members exchanged glances, looking at Yang Danhong, whose eyes were wide open in death on the ground.

Recalling his confident demeanor just moments ago, they felt a chill.

This Team Leader Lu truly lives up to his reputation as a bringer of misfortune; his methods are too ruthless... yet, inexplicably, it also brought a sense of satisfaction...

On the way home, Lu Ming's mood was at rock bottom.

Shi Hu could break into the Fourth Realm at any moment; being targeted by such an old man was like having a venomous snake constantly lurking and watching him.

The Fourth Realm represented power capable of turning the Jiang City upside down.

Even the ordinary Director of the Night Watch Division was merely at the peak of the Fourth Realm.

What was even more troublesome was that Shi Hu was hiding in the Mist Zone.

That place was a lawless territory in Jiang City, perpetually shrouded in eerie dense fog. Inside, there were not only mutated demonic beasts but also various infiltrating alien races.

"Ding, Inspector Lin Qiming has transferred 300 contribution points to you. Current account balance: 550 points."

Lu Ming's eyebrows furrowed as he saw the sudden message pop up on his phone.

Lin Qiming's message followed immediately.

"Brother Lu, what happened today, I, Lin Qiming, owe you a favor. This is a small token of my appreciation."

Lu Ming put away his phone, feeling a bit speechless.

No wonder this old fox could become a perennial fixture in the Inspection Team.

He handled social graces perfectly.

After seeing the strength he displayed, he immediately changed his tune.

He called it a small token, but the 500 contribution points, all told, amounted to half a year's income for him.

However, this transaction ultimately left him at a loss.

Being targeted by an old man who could break into the Fourth Realm at any time was like a persistent, inescapable disease.

Lu Ming clenched his fists, his knuckles white, veins protruding on the back of his hands.

He felt a myriad of anger, but nowhere to vent it.

Unconsciously, he turned into the Outer City's Eight Alley.

"You're Lu Ming, right?" Two men, with full foreheads and robust vital energy, suddenly blocked his path.

"Our Master Hu wants to invite you for tea. Go back and bring the Xu family sisters with you too."

The man speaking had an indifferent gaze, not showing the slightest courtesy despite Lu Ming wearing the Law Enforcement Team uniform.

Lu Ming paused, his eyelids slightly lifted, a grin spreading across his lips, revealing his white teeth: "Alright!"

The straight blade in his hand suddenly swung out. The two men's expressions changed, wanting to resist.

But Lu Ming's blade was too fast, so fast that it only left a cold silver streak in the alley.

The man on the left reacted slightly quicker, raising his arm to block in a hurry. With a "swoosh" sound, his entire body was split in two.

"Didn't they say he only had nine layers of vital energy?"

His pupils constricted, and at the critical moment of life and death, he turned and ran.

But after only two steps, he felt a chill at the back of his neck.

He subconsciously looked down, only to see a straight blade piercing out from his chest, carrying warm blood.

"Thud!"

The body fell heavily to the ground, eyes wide open, filled with unwillingness and fear.

"Black Tiger Gang, huh?"

Lu Ming looked coldly at the two corpses on the ground, slowly pulling out his phone.

"Haowen? Help me find out something..."

...The Black Tiger Gang's lair was in the south of the city.

Beyond the city gate here was the Youhai Mist Zone, attracting a large number of superhumans who ventured into the Mist Zone.

These people were all desperate individuals who lived on the edge, making the south of the city the most troublesome area for the Law Enforcement Team.

The Black Tiger Gang, which controlled the black market transactions in this small territory, was more effective here than the Law Enforcement Team.

Rumor had it that an important figure from the Inner City backed Lin Hu.

The "Night" Bar was one of the Black Tiger Gang's businesses.

According to the information Lin Haowen had gathered, Lin Hu frequently appeared there.

As the three of them walked through the entrance, the clamor inside suddenly ceased, followed by an outburst of loud laughter.

"Old Li, your mouth is really unlucky, talking about someone and they appear."

"Oh, oh, oh, isn't this the Law Enforcement Team that got played by those Myriad Gods Sect bastards? Could it be that they're scared witless and need a drink to pluck up courage?"

"Hahaha..."

A vein throbbed on Wang Yaowen's forehead, his triangular eyes glaring fiercely at the few men: "Watch your mouths!"

The laughter in the bar grew louder.

The slightly tipsy middle-aged man stood up and saluted.

"Reporting, sir! I have the right to freedom of speech. Don't like it? Then come and arrest me!"

Wang Yaowen clenched his fists tightly, his chest heaving up and down, wishing he could smash the other person's face with a punch.

"Hahaha, Law Enforcement Team, useless..."

Before the word "useless" could fully land, Lu Ming's figure had already turned into an afterimage.

No one saw how he moved, only heard a dull "thump" sound, like a sandbag hitting a wall.

The middle-aged man who had just been arrogantly raising his glass was now embedded in the decorative mirror on the back wall of the bar like a piece of broken cloth. The mirror frame was shattered like a spiderweb, and two bloody teeth, mixed with fresh blood, dripped down.

The entire place was dead silent, even breathing sounds were cut off.

Lu Ming's gaze swept across the crowd. Wherever it passed, those desperadoes lowered their heads, their Adam's apples bobbing violently.

"Muttering nonsense, so much pointless talk."

"Later, handcuff him, take him back, and charge him with provoking trouble!"

"Yes!"

Phew, that felt good!

Wang Yaowen felt as refreshed as if he had drunk ice water on a hot summer day.

Lin Haowen's lips twitched. He really wanted to tell his captain that there was no such crime in current law.

"Clap clap clap!"

Crisp applause came from behind the bar. Lin Hu slowly clapped his hands, a playful smile on his lips.

"Your thunderous methods, sir, truly open my eyes."

Lin Hu slowly walked out, followed by six burly men. "However, forgive this old man for being uneducated, but may I ask which legal text mentions 'provoking trouble'? I've never heard of it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming looked up and glared at Lin Haowen: "Really, Haowen, you didn't even remind me, making me casually invent a trumped-up charge."

He paused, then turned to stare into Lin Hu's eyes, saying each word distinctly: "Forget it, it doesn't matter. Provoking trouble didn't exist before—now it does!"

Arrogant, extremely arrogant!

Lin Hu's pupils contracted, then he burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, it's been a long time since anyone made me laugh!"

"Inspector Lin, you all saw it, right? Is this the style of your Law Enforcement Team? Haha..."