Imperial Treasure

Chapter 1403 - 813: Central Prison Escapee

Stamping his foot, his posture straight, an aura of fierce clarity, the military’s proud demeanor resounded, making a few celebrities and wealthy heirs present subconsciously straighten their backs.

Xiao Yu gave Sui Yi a standard salute and then said, "I’m glad you could come back."

Sui Yi smiled slightly and glanced at the sniper rifle on her back, "Finished with your work?"

Xiao Yu nodded.

Pu Qinghan noticed Xiao Yu had something to discuss with Sui Yi, and said to Sui Yi, "Sui Yi, I’ll head back to the company first... You can have a cup of coffee with Miss Xiao..."

Just as Pu Qinghan said this, the sound of clicks came; the media had arrived, whether public interest or entertainment media, all pointing their cameras at them...

Especially Pu Qinghan and Cheng Lin, their faces were highly recognizable...

At the other end of the street, a crowd surged in, initially terrified at the sight of the devastating scene, but since the battle was over and the danger passed, their enthusiasm for celebrities took over!

Fans shouted excitedly.

Pu Qinghan and the others knew they couldn’t stay any longer, so they got into cars on the side of the street and left hurriedly.

As for Sui Yi, Xiao Yu, and Ye Zixu, they vanished into thin air.

The street next door remained bustling; though many were talking about the incident on the adjacent street, it had nothing to do with Sui Yi and the other two.

In a teahouse.

Xiao Yu sat upright, not putting down her sniper rifle, instead starting directly, "Thanks for your help this time; otherwise, the consequences would have been severe."

"Just a coincidence, not really helping."

Sui Yi replied courteously and indifferently, which Xiao Yu was accustomed to; hearing this, she poured a cup of tea, the aroma spreading.

"Jiaoqu is one of a batch of evil criminals who escaped from the Central Prison; his methods are wicked, threat level reaches 80. If we couldn’t capture him today, more than ten or twenty people would’ve died... Teacher should have noticed it too."

"How did you come across him?"

Ye Zixu shared the events in the mountains, Xiao Yu noted the mountain’s location, her brows furrowed: "That place happens to be southeast of the Central Prison, with the Huai River below... They escaped through the Huai River underwater, maybe others remain in the mountains, we’ll continue the investigation."

Ye Zixu and Sui Yi knew there might be no more prisoners in those mountains, but didn’t say much; after all, regardless, the Imperial Guards need to check it out.

"But your tone suggests Jiaoqu isn’t the most vicious?"

"Yes, 35 escaped; in terms of social threat, Jiaoqu ranks fifth, four others are ahead, with one reaching a threat level of 95."

Sui Yi was curious, "95? Is this a unique standard of the Central Prison? What does it mean?"

Xiao Yu was silent for a moment, "Social threat level is typically measured by the number of deaths; if someone causes 12000 deaths in a year, their social threat level is 1200, meaning they kill around 1200 people monthly."

"So this most threatening escapee kills around 95 people monthly?"

"Yes."

Sui Yi pondered, then said, "Isn’t this confidential? Is it appropriate for you to tell me this way?"

"Not appropriate, yet you ask!"

Xiao Yu paused, "Because you asked, you asked... Also, though it’s confidential, you’ve already encountered it with Ye Zixu, telling you some info helps prepare you for any future encounters... And it eases our burden."

A reasonable justification indeed.

Sui Yi smiled slightly, "You’ve gained much more freedom than ten years ago, have you changed jobs?"

Xiao Yu recalled their venture to seek Loulan Ancient Country a decade ago... Back then, under military orders, she was under immense pressure; later...

"Mm, I transferred out of the Military Department to the Imperial Guards, then was coincidentally taken in by a master among the Imperial Guards, and later reassigned to work at the Central Prison..."

Indeed, a career change.

"It’s been years since I’ve seen Yue Beiqing."

Xiao Yu reached SS level, progressing faster than Gong Jiu.

Truly an emerging force.

Sui Yi speculated the master in the Imperial Guards must be quite formidable.

At least surpassing SSS level.

Xiao Yu carefully refrained from asking about Sui Yi’s whereabouts over those ten years, seemingly aware of the official internal "rebalancing" concerning Sui Yi; not asking was the best choice.

Just as Sui Yi and Xiao Yu casually conversed further, Xiao Yu’s phone rang. She answered it, and after a few words, her expression became solemn: "We’ve found traces of other escapees, I must leave... We’ll catch up another time."

Sui Yi nodded as Xiao Yu departed...

"Even in the world of the Evil Path, hanging stones from corpses is a ritualistic act; if there’s a ritual, there’s belief, indicating an underlying group."

"I suggest you look into domestic and foreign Black Witch and Wilderness Traveler sects..."

Xiao Yu’s expression became grave, "They have such rituals?"

But she only saw calmness on Sui Yi’s face.

Xiao Yu pondered thoughtfully, then turned away.

Ye Zixu watched Xiao Yu’s silhouette shoot out from the window, disappearing across building roofs in a few leaps.

"Could the secret Jiaoqu spoke of involve that group? Could they pose a threat to you?"

Ye Zixu’s guess was reasonable.

Sui Yi stood.

"Perhaps there’s something they want."

"Let’s go."

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Gong Jiu’s desired pastry shop was nearby, Sui Yi bought some cakes and drove to ST Company.

Meanwhile, Yue Beiqing was in the car, ready to relay information back...

Ming Lanyuan had already sent a message ahead.

"How’s it going?"

"One of the escapees from Central Prison, what do you think?"

"Hmm? That’s dangerous enough, so what happened? Are you dead?"

"...Seems like you’re not in a good mood, trying to make fun of me?"

"There is indeed bad news, even if you triumphantly return with the escapee, it won’t bring me joy. Do you want to hear it?"

"Did they... reject it over there?"

"Just passed the meeting, Bai’s faction is even more formidable than we imagined. They vetoed our proposal... and they are proposing to monitor Sui Yi and others to uncover more secrets."

"Heh."

Yue Beiqing sneered, "So are they still in the meeting now?"

"There’s another roundtable meeting in three days, and it’s led by Bai again. The situation isn’t optimistic."

Yue Beiqing hung up the phone, looking gloomy, scaring the people in the car into silence.

Meanwhile, Bai Yuanxiu stood on the top floor of a towering silver-white building, observing the sprawling cityscape through the floor-to-ceiling window, strategically planning, winning thousands of miles away. He climbed to this position step by step.

All for the ultimate power.

No one can stop him!

"Boss, we’ll be almost certain in the next meeting. As long as we keep Gong Jiu and the others under surveillance, our plan can officially start..."

"Be cautious... that Sui Yi is tough to deal with. Most importantly... her capability has yet to be determined."

"We have plenty of masters on our side. Even if she’s SSS-class, we can take her down and further boost your reputation, Boss..."

"Let’s wait and see."

Beside him, Han Junyan dared not say much, only suggesting with a smile, "Where would you like to sit, brother? Why not go to Heaven on Earth for some fun?"

"No."

Bai Yuanxiu turned and left.

Han Junyan rubbed his chin, thought silently, "Gone to see that beauty again? Seems hard to predict..."

What kind of person is Bai Yuanxiu? Stirring waves since youth, supporting powerful background, exceptional means; countless people sought to curry favor with him, even someone like Han Junyan had to carefully accompany him. They call it brotherhood, but it’s actually subordination. Hence, even he put considerable effort into pleasing Bai Yuanxiu. What pleases a man? Money and beauties.

For people like them, the allure of money is far less than peerless beauties.

Over the years, at least eight hundred beauties, if not a thousand, were sent to Bai Yuanxiu, yet he didn’t touch any. In others’ eyes, this naturally heightened the charm of Gu Sansi, high like a cloud. But Han Junyan knew these fiancé couples hadn’t even met a few times over the years; Bai Yuanxiu was frequently at Yun Yisang’s place.

A confidante who could keep Bai Yuanxiu by her side for over ten years... must be extraordinarily enchanting too.

As Bai Yuanxiu descended the stairs, several high-ranking officials greeted him in the expansive and pristine corridor, though not all.

Like Chu Muzhe.

A super rookie who ascended to an independent department head in ten years.

Many outside say, if detached from the Gu Family, he’s more authentic than he.

Though his rank is higher, the different department exempts the other from salute.

Indeed a formidable junior.

Bai Yuanxiu smiled, nodded at Chu Muzhe, and departed.

Chu Muzhe handed a stack of documents to his assistant behind, glanced over Bai Yuanxiu’s departing silhouette, eyes deep.

At the other end of the corridor, a man leaned against the railing, quietly witnessing this brief silent clash between two super rookies.

Silently, he told the person on the phone, "I’m coming home for dinner tonight... Yeah, brother, tell mom to stop setting me up on blind dates."

"It has nothing to do with her returning."

"I just... don’t want to be like you."

The person on the other end was silent, then hung up.

Jiang Muxiu sighed deeply.

Watching the video on his tablet, flying sheets of paper, swirling air currents, black hair, white hands...

Click.

He closed the screen, softly exhaled.

Finally returned.

It was half an hour later when Yun Yisang met Bai Yuanxiu again.

This man approached gracefully...

She looked away, continuing to water the plants.

Soon, however, her wrist was seized, the watering can dropped, and she was pulled into the house as the door slammed shut.

An hour later, Sui Yi’s car drove up. As it passed another vehicle, Sui Yi in the driver’s seat exchanged a glance with Bai Yuanxiu.

A moment.

Inside the car.

"Bai Yuanxiu?" Pu Qinghan’s slightly perplexed voice drifted through the air.

Sui Yi’s eyes darkened slightly.

It’s him.