Chapter 84: 84 is done!

Chapter 84: Chapter 84 is done!

“To live in the cracks, to make a living under the sticks… Arrest Officer Chen is a remarkable man, and he has perfectly captured their hardships…” Yue Shan laughed heartily, and his interest in Chen Yuan grew stronger.

“How so?”

Chen Yuan and Yue Shan exchanged glances.

Yue Shan gently shook his head:

“It’s just that Yue Shan has little interest in the fair sex, and the cultivation technique I practice cannot break the body before the Gang Condensation Realm.”

Chen Yuan’s eyebrows raised, somewhat incredulous.

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No interest in women, yet visiting the brothel for no reason?

As if seeing through Chen Yuan’s thoughts, Yue Shan continued:

“Yue Shan was guided by Mr. Zhang to come here to strengthen his resolve through practice.”

“To practice resolve at the brothel…”

The idea seemed absurd, but upon reflection, it wasn’t entirely without reason.

“However, since you wish to talk with Yue Shan, why pick another day? Let’s make it today, Yue Shan is curious to see what motivated you to reach out to me.”

Yue Shan did not hide his intentions and then stood up and walked towards the door.

Chen Yuan watched Yue Shan’s retreating figure and narrowed his eyes, following him.

On the second floor, Su Xiaoyue, draped in red gauze, watched their departing figures, her gaze flickering, pondering something.

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South City,

Inside a certain tavern.

Yue Shan was escorted to the best private room, and without needing to say much, once Chen Yuan revealed his identity, the shopkeeper was very insightful in preparing everything.

After a meal and drink to their fill.

Chen Yuan looked at the mess on the table and smiled. Yue Shan certainly lived up to his robust frame, having consumed at least twenty pounds of meat.

And he still seemed not to have eaten his fill.

“Wang Ping, you go out first,” Chen Yuan waved his hand indicating.

Wang Ping nodded in understanding, then picked up the official long sword set aside, walked out of the private room, and stood guard by the door without sideways glances.

Yue Shan swallowed a big bowl of liquor, sighed in relief, placed his chopsticks into the bowl, and wiped his mouth:

“Arrest Officer Chen, speak frankly about what you wish to discuss. Yue Shan will help as much as possible, but if it’s beyond me, don’t blame Yue Shan for not exerting effort.”

In Yue Shan’s view, Chen Yuan’s intention in building a connection with him must stem from a need.

That’s the only reason Chen Yuan appealed to him; otherwise, Yue Shan wouldn’t have given him the time of day in the Yanyu Building.

In the county town, as an arrest officer and ninth-rank official, he’s quite an influential figure to the common people, but to those in the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, he’s nothing much.

Not to mention himself, even the county magistrates, if they didn’t want to show respect, would not give much.

The Heavenly Patrol Bureau always conducts its affairs quite arrogantly.

“Brother Yue misunderstands. Chen isn’t asking for help, rather, he’s here to offer Brother Yue a chance for merit,” Chen Yuan said calmly, tapping his fingers on the tabletop.

“A chance for merit?”

Yue Shan frowned, not quite understanding what Chen Yuan was hinting at.

Suddenly, an idea struck him, remembering the previous mention by Chen Yuan of the demon people of the No-Life Sect, he looked intently at Chen Yuan and said:

“You’re not talking about something related to the demon people of the No-Life Sect, are you?”

Chen Yuan nodded:

“Brother Yue is right, it’s indeed about the demon people of the No-Life Sect.”

“Do you know their whereabouts?”

Yue Shan instinctively was somewhat skeptical.

“I wouldn’t dare say for sure, but I’m seventy percent confident…” Chen Yuan said with a calm demeanor.

“You’re not fooling old Yue, are you? Matters involving the No-Life Sect should not be spoken lightly, otherwise…” Yue Shan’s expression was very grave.

Chen Yuan smiled faintly and retorted,

“Does Brother Yue think Chen is the type to jest?”

“You truly know?”

Yue Shan’s gaze was fixed on Chen Yuan.

“Absolutely certain!”

Chen Yuan did not back down.

“With such news, why haven’t you reported it? Instead, you come to me?”

Although Yue Shan was a burly man, he wasn’t dim-witted, just a bit slow, and he easily sensed something amiss in Chen Yuan’s words.

“Report it, huh…”

A hint of cold laughter shone in Chen Yuan’s eyes as he said self-mockingly,

“Is reporting it useful? The last time the lord from the Heavenly Patrol Bureau investigated the Demon’s traces of the No-Life Sect, they let them escape. What does that signify? It signifies that within Ping’an County, there definitely are demons from the No-Life Sect lurking,

and what did the government do? They put me, a mere Martial Artist at the Blood Refining Level, in the position of arrest officer to chase after those demons, while they remained indifferent!

Each one neglectful of their duties, treating human lives as grass.

Have I not reported before? No, I have spoken, but the higher-ups told me not to continue the investigation. The duty of an arrest officer is to catch criminals, to maintain public order.”

“Bang!”

Chen Yuan slammed his palm on the table, stood up, and proclaimed righteously,

“What can I, a mere arrest officer, decide? Their goal is stability, to have peace until the end of their term, not to lift the lid off the No-Life Sect!”

“Brother Yue, there are probably many such officials within the Heavenly Patrol Bureau as well.”

Yue Shan’s face darkened, and he coldly snorted,

“These guys are a disgrace, allowing the No-Life Sect’s demons to run amok!”

“Yes, they are all disgraces, but I am not. I am determined to eradicate the demons of the No-Life Sect. You may not believe I am selfless, and in fact, I am not, but I bear a blood feud with them!”

“In my family, elders died at the hands of the No-Life Sect’s demons. Since then, I, Chen Yuan, vowed an irreconcilable enmity with them!”

Chen Yuan took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, his face full of determination.

His gaze slowly swept over Yue Shan, a slight smile appearing unintentionally at the corner of his mouth.

He was playing on emotions, and his goal, aside from building rapport, was to make that Lord Zhang lower his guard a bit.

In this world, there are no fools. Chen Yuan eagerly revealing the traces of the No-Life Sect’s demons would make anyone suspect an ulterior motive.

And Chen Yuan didn’t want to be too conspicuous.

Yue Shan was silent for a long while:

“Not to hide from you, my entire family also died at the hands of the No-Life Sect, which is why I joined the Heavenly Patrol Bureau – for revenge!”

“Since you’ve said so much, after I go back, I will report to Lord Zhang, mobilize the experts of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, and eradicate the No-Life Sect!”

“Brother Yue, thank you. Turning to you was Chen’s last resort.” Chen Yuan sighed.

“You are very much to my liking, don’t worry, this will definitely succeed.”

Chen Yuan nodded gravely:

“Good.”

This time, Chen Yuan indeed used Yue Shan, but whether for him or for Chen Yuan, it was a good choice, saving Chen Yuan the trouble of going to Prefecture City to try and convince Lord Zhang.

“Arrest Officer Chen, previously I, old Yue, doubted you with a villain’s heart, thinking you were approaching me because you wanted something. Unexpectedly…” Yue Shan’s face showed some embarrassment.

“Brother Yue, Yuan’s actions are not only for our personal vendettas but also for the hundreds of thousands in Ping’an County, to spare them from the torment of the No-Life Sect’s demons!”

“No more words, it’s all in the wine.”

Yue Shan picked up a bowl of wine and drained it in one gulp.