89: Chapter 89 Kill him and bring back the body!

Inside the conference room, as one of the directors issued the order, the subordinate responsible for controlling the projector pressed the off button.

After all, with Song Yiqing dead, there was no longer any need to watch what followed.

The directors present were well aware that Huo Jin possessed extremely formidable strength.

He was the best henchman they had for getting things done.

Facing Song Yiqing at his peak might have been quite difficult, but killing a martial arts expert who was already exhausted was not impossible.

They then moved on to another item on the meeting agenda.

President Xue—Xue Heng—who was sitting at the very end of the long conference table, stood up at this moment and, like a subordinate, began reporting the status of upcoming plans to the circle of directors.

"According to the current progress, the research and development of the No. 2 serum has been completed, and it can be launched on the market subsequently..."

The directors listened attentively, offering their own insights from time to time.

Xue Heng nodded repeatedly in agreement, not daring to show even the slightest disrespect to these people.

The Xue Group could only grow to its current state because of the support and path-clearing provided by these very people.

Therefore, in front of them, even a president was reduced to nothing more than a small fry.

But just as they were discussing the subsequent planning and layout, suddenly! One director exclaimed in surprise.

"Wait! Quickly, put the projector back on!! Quickly!!"

His attitude was extremely anxious, which made everyone present feel curious and puzzled.

However, when the live stream footage was projected again, everyone was stunned.

"Huo Jin is dead?? What is going on? Rewind!!"

One of the directors shouted sternly, his words revealing a look of anger.

As the footage began to rewind, the live stream showed that Huo Jin was about to make a move.

Unexpectedly, Song Yiqing suddenly erupted into action, and with three Flying Swords, he instantly killed seven members of the Shadow Exploration Team in an extremely fierce manner.

Afterwards, Red Leaf, one of the three swords, fell into his hand, and within two breaths, he slit Huo Jin's throat.

From the start of the action to the end, the whole process took no more than four seconds.

As for Song Yiqing, he acted as if he had just done something mundane; after flicking the blood off the sword, he tossed it into the peerless sword casket.

Lin Tianyi, Fatty, and the others were, unsurprisingly, shocked by this move.

It wasn't until Song Yiqing reminded them that they needed to move that they finally came back to their senses.

As for where they were going, according to Song Yiqing, they were going to find the young man, Zhang Qilin.

...The playback ended there, but the boardroom, which had previously been filled with mocking laughter, was now plunged into a deathly silence.

Everyone silently watched that figure walking through the corridor on the screen.

After a full three minutes, the old man sitting on the right side of the head of the table—Wei Chengjun—spoke slowly.

"Has Song Yiqing's background been investigated clearly?"

"It has!" Standing at the end of the long table, Xue Heng quickly stood at attention and said,

"There are no issues with Song Yiqing's identity. He is just an orphan who grew up in an orphanage and later got admitted to the Kyoto University of Archaeology. There is nothing else."

"Heh," Wei Chengjun sneered. "You're the only one who would believe such superficial information meant for others to see."

"Judging by the abilities Song Yiqing has displayed, he must have been taken in by martial arts factions. However, it is impossible to tell which sect or school he belongs to right now; it rather looks like he has combined the strengths of many."

"Oh?" The middle-aged man sitting at the head of the left side—Shen Renda—spoke up. "What does Elder Wei mean? Do you still want to let Song Yiqing join us? He has killed one of the company's men and is now completely standing on the opposite side of us."

"The death of Huo Jin is of no consequence," Wei Chengjun shook his head slightly. "But Song Yiqing's uniqueness might have a certain promoting effect on our Phase Three plan."

"Phase Three plan..." Shen Renda suddenly fell into a muttered silence.

Immediately after, Wei Chengjun proposed, "Therefore, in my opinion: One, we recruit Song Yiqing and have him work for us, fulfilling whatever demands he makes as much as possible. Two, we kill him and bring back his body for Wen Xiuya to study and clone. I personally lean towards the first option. What do you all think?"

The proposal sparked discussion among those present. After much deliberation, everyone voted by a show of hands, and the number of board members who chose the second option was visibly greater.

Once the conclusion was reached, Wei Chengjun spoke, "Since we are going with the second option, let's have our other card make a move."

...After Song Yiqing successfully killed Huo Jin, the shocking footage was made into a short video, which went viral on the internet and was even pushed to the trending searches.

#Song Yiqing's Bloody Counter-Kill!# #The True God of War!# #Those Who Repay Kindness with Enmity Deserve to Die!#

The discussion regarding Song Yiqing rose steadily, and at the same time, the Kyoto University of Archaeology, which was associated with him, undoubtedly faced another wave of condemnation.

So much so that the institution that everyone who wanted to study archaeology once dreamed of had now become a place that everyone found somewhat repulsive. Filthy!! Too filthy!!

If they treated Song Yiqing like this, then how would they treat other ordinary students? I fear it would be even filthier!!

...Inside the Forbidden Land Exploration Official Command Center of the Taklamakan Desert, when Song Yiqing ended Huo Jin's life with one sword stroke on the screen, Zhu Yongfeng couldn't help but slam the table and stand up.

"Good!! Good!! Dealing with those who repay kindness with enmity, this is exactly how it should be done!"

"Hehehe," but at this moment, Qian Pingning chuckled. "General Zhu is truly spirited! You are really being a bit too biased towards Song Yiqing. I wonder if General Zhu would be the same if it were someone else."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Zhu Yongfeng was extremely dissatisfied with this old thing who had the face of a hawk; if worse came to worst, they would have to settle it with their fists.

However, Qian Pingning just waved his hand, indicating he had nothing to say. Yet, the way he seemed to be hiding something made Zhu Yongfeng feel increasingly uncomfortable.

But at this moment, a staff member specializing in analyzing electromagnetic signals suddenly said, "Huh!! Why is this signal so strange? Does this mean... a Demon Tower? There is a Demon Tower underneath this??"

"Hmm?" Zhu Yongfeng was drawn in by his words and asked in confusion, "What Demon Tower? Bring it over and let me see."

"Yes!" The soldier nodded quickly and handed the file over. When Zhu Yongfeng saw some of the content transmitted from inside, his expression froze.

"Demon Tower? There are eerie monsters inside that can turn people into stone?"