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Jia Shu, on the other hand, gives the impression of being effeminate, cunning, and fond of using schemes and tricks...

Therefore, regardless of what outsiders think, these two people don't seem to be the same kind of people, and they shouldn't be together.

But in reality, Jia Shu and Huang Shangzong were true master and disciple.

When Jia Shu was studying at the military academy, Huang Shangzong discovered his potential and recruited him to his service, beginning his training.

After Jia Shu graduated, Huang Shangzong first had Jia Shu stay at the school as a counselor to accumulate experience for two years, and then transferred him to the Investigation Bureau system for intensive training.

Throughout his teaching period, Huang Shangzong consistently instructs Jia Shu in various grand and righteous principles.

But for some reason, Jia Shu studied diligently and pondered carefully, and thus found a narrow path to follow.

At first, Huang Shangzong was also somewhat surprised and suspicious, wondering if Jia Shu had learned those cunning schemes from others. But upon closer observation, he discovered that Jia Shu's methods did indeed bear some resemblance to his own...

Huang Shangzong was a magnanimous person, and besides, Jia Shu's abilities were still outstanding, and he hadn't heard of any problems with Jia Shu's character, except for his way of doing things being different from his own. So he didn't pay any attention to it...

After recalling his relationship with Huang Shangzong, Jia Shu's gaze became somewhat profound.

Although he didn't completely turn things around this time, he still suffered a major setback.

This unexpected event abruptly halted his upward trajectory in both rank and ability.

A catastrophic opportunity where one step behind leads to further setbacks could very well cause him to completely lose any chance for advancement.

Thinking of this, a cold glint appeared in Jia Shu's eyes.

'This matter cannot be left unresolved.'

We can't let this much time go to waste.

Even if I can't get a promotion in rank for now, I absolutely must break through in strength.

'Therefore, we must devour Qiu Tu and make him a Tier 3 Cataclysm.'

'Only by becoming a Tier 3 Cataclysm will my abilities undergo a qualitative change. Only then will I be able to truly glimpse the realm belonging to higher-tier Cataclysms.'

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Jia Shu's sinister eyes.

As he watched the scenery rushing past the window, he recalled the "trump card" he held in his hand regarding Qiu Tu.

Just as Javi said, Javi's ability is [Shadow Devouring]. This ability can only be continuously improved by devouring people who "possess secrets".

So... this ability also grants Jia Shu the ability to "see" the size of a person's secrets.

Jia Shu was shocked the very day Qiu Tu traveled through time and "met" with him for the first time.

Because he noticed that a thick "darkness" shrouded Qiu Tu behind him. That "darkness" was so vast that it almost covered the entire corridor, obscuring all vision.

But it should be noted that Jia Shu had met "Qiu Tu" before, and at that time, "Qiu Tu" had no "darkness" and no secrets.

As a result, Qiu Tu had acquired such a huge secret in just one day, which immediately aroused Jia Shu's curiosity.

Therefore, Jia Shu kept paying attention to and testing Qiu Tu. In the end, he discovered Qiu Tu's secret—he was not the original "Qiu Tu," but a soul from an unknown source that had taken up residence in "Qiu Tu's" body.

And all of this is very likely related to the arrival of Lariro.

It was precisely because of this that Jia Shu deliberately paired Qiu Tu and La Riluo together during this period, wanting to see what kind of chemical reaction would occur.

Now, although he has overplayed his hand, he still has this "trump card" left.

Once he reveals this trump card, Qiu Tu will 100% be investigated by the Security Department and the Inspector, and will most likely lose his official status like Jia Shu.

In that case, wouldn't Qiu Tu, as an ordinary person, be completely at Jia Shu's mercy?

'We can't give Qiu Tu any more time to develop. We must strike at the heart of the problem, and nip it in the bud!'

'If we don't take him down now before he fully takes off, it's hard to say whether we'll have another chance later...'

With this in mind, Jia Shu secretly made a decision.

He planned to call Yan Chen as soon as he arrived in Jingnan City to discuss this matter.

Based on his understanding of Yan Chen, as long as he was given enough benefits, Yan Chen wouldn't care about the life or death of such a lowly section chief!

Just as Jia Shu was thinking this, he suddenly noticed that the green jeep had slowly come to a stop.

He snapped out of his daze and looked up. He saw some ragged, stick-wielding disaster victims blocking the road with stones in the middle of the dilapidated road not far away.

In the Cataclysmic Era, the roads between cities are all dilapidated highways from before the Cataclysmic Era. Disaster victims often set up roadblocks on these roads, charging tolls.

Generally speaking, when they encounter a large convoy, the disaster victims will mostly scatter, but when they encounter ordinary passersby or small cars, they will definitely extort a lot of money from them—unless those passersby or small cars have weapons.

As Huang Shangzong's driver, Lao Ji was certainly no ordinary person.

Upon seeing this, he decisively pulled out his pistol, leaned out of the car window, and fired a shot into the sky!

A gunshot rang out.

The disaster victims who had blocked the road earlier dispersed in an instant!

Seeing this, Jia Shu didn't notice anything unusual, but he still felt a vague unease in his heart...

It was as if something bad was about to happen.

His mind raced, trying to see if he had missed any clues or considered anything.

Before he could even figure it out!

Suddenly, two groups of people rushed out from both sides of the road!

Wearing matching black knitted balaclavas and patchwork tattered tactical vests, and armed with rifles, they unhesitatingly opened fire on the jeep!

Faced with high-speed bullets, the Jeep's doors and windows were pierced as if they were made of paper!

Hundreds and thousands of bullets were unleashed on Jia Shu and Lao Ji without any cover!

Perhaps because the scene before them was too sudden, the two of them didn't even have time to use their cataclysmic abilities before they were riddled with holes!

When those bullets pierced Jia Shu's body, there was no pain on Jia Shu's face, only shock and disbelief!

After all... in his heart, he should still have an infinite future!

He should have had another chance to devour Qiu Tu and become a Tier 3 Cataclysm! To explore the world belonging to higher-tier Cataclysms!

He clearly has the potential to make a comeback and become active in the political arena of the unplanned area again!

How could he possibly die here so carelessly!

Who would dare to defy the world and attempt to assassinate me at such a time!

Is it Qiu Tu?

But where did he get these large-caliber weapons specifically designed to target second-tier Cataclysms?

Is it a combined force?

But even if the coalition wanted to attack me, they wouldn't have a way to know the exact time I was expelled and then make arrangements in advance, right?

Who is that...?

Time seemed to slow down at that moment.

In a sudden flash of inspiration, Jia Shu had an answer in his mind!

It's Ryu Woong-won!

He finally discovered the secret behind the case from back then?!

Thinking about this, and then recalling Jia Wei falling into Qiu Tu's hands, and how smoothly they weathered this incident...

A look of realization finally appeared on Jia Shu's face...

'As expected... you have to nip it in the bud...'

'I understand this principle. Qiu Tu understands it too...'

Thinking this, Jia Shu finally collapsed heavily onto the car!

A barrage of bullets rained down as both teams fired wildly, as if they were throwing money away.

Finally, after firing for more than twenty seconds, the entire jeep exploded with a "boom!" and was completely engulfed in flames!

Upon seeing this, the two teams of men in black, well-trained, took out their equipment and conducted a thorough search. After confirming that there were no survivors inside, they exchanged a hand signal and immediately retreated!

From their appearance to Jia Shu's death and their departure, the entire process took less than a minute, demonstrating their excellent training!

Meanwhile, on a small hill not far from this road, a man wearing a clown mask and a suit watched the scene, clutched his stomach, and laughed wildly, "Hahaha!"

He laughed as he said, "Brother, brother, you've finally met your match?!"

"Hahaha! You've finally met your match!"

He laughed and laughed, but then tears streamed down his face, and his voice became ferocious, "You've finally met your match!!"

Just then, a frail voice suddenly reached his ears, "I've found you..."

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Hearing the aged voice, Javi was clearly startled.

He jumped to the side and looked warily in the direction from which the sound came.

Then they saw an old man who looked like the Thunder God, with a thin body, dark skin, but white hair and beard!

The old man's eyebrows were thick and rugged, like two white swords pointing straight to the sky. His face was like an old pine tree sculpted by time, with deep and hard wrinkles.

Such a striking feature immediately caused Javi's pupils to contract sharply, as if he were seeing a nightmare!

"Liu Xiongyuan?!"

The sound was almost squeezed out of Javi's mouth bit by bit.

He looked at the old man with disbelief and said, "How did you get here?"

Upon hearing Jia Wei's words, Liu Xiongyuan stood with his hands behind his back, staring silently at Jia Wei.

His eyes were like two bottomless ancient wells, the pupils as black as ink, yet burning with raging flames, making it impossible for anyone to look directly at them!

"I'm here to kill you."

Upon hearing Liu Xiongyuan's words, Jia Wei's pupils contracted slightly.

He cautiously observed the escape route while giving an awkward laugh and saying, "Uncle Liu, there's something I've always wanted to explain."

"I didn't actually kill Liu Kai."

"They're all my brothers!"

With a frenzied expression, Javi pointed at the burning jeep not far away and shouted, "It was him! It was all him! He killed Liu Kai and then framed me!"

He removed his mask, revealing a face that bore no resemblance to Jia Shu, and then said while crying, "Back then, Liu Kai and I were as close as brothers."

"How could I possibly kill him?"

"It was all my brother's fault. He killed Liu Kai and framed me. It's true, Uncle Liu!"

Upon hearing Jia Wei's words, Liu Xiong Yuan's gaze remained calm and composed. He simply asked, "Are you finished?"

When Jia Wei saw that it had no effect, his entire demeanor changed. He pointed at Liu Xiong Yuan and cursed, "You damn old bastard! I told you, it wasn't me! It wasn't me!"

"You've been chasing me for so many years! Aren't you tired?!"

"I've been avoiding you every day! I never thought you'd find me!"

"It's alright! Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"

At this point, he patted his face and said with a smug look, "Did you see my face?"

"This isn't my true form! It isn't!"

"Even if you kill me, I will be reborn somewhere else!"

What can you do to me?

Upon hearing Jia Wei's words, Liu Xiongyuan simply asked again, "Are you finished?"

Javi: ....

Jia Wei knelt down in front of Liu Xiong Yuan with a thud, and then said tearfully, "Uncle Liu, can you please let me go...?"