Translator: CinderTL
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The Century's Most Notorious Criminal!
A week ago, nearly a hundred people's blood was spilled…
No—
If you count the people from Sanxing Property and Pinjian Martial Hall, the number exceeds a hundred!
In less than a month, this century's most notorious criminal has used the deaths of over a hundred people to announce his cruelty and ruthlessness to everyone in Guangzhou City!
More importantly, among those killed, most were people of status, power, and influence!
Among them was even Fang Lieyun, a top-tier martial artist whom nobody in the Security Bureau liked but whose strength was undeniable.
And now, Fang Lieyun was dead.
Yet this man, relying only on his own strength, managed to slaughter every single pursuer—dozens of external martial artists and over twenty internal strength fighters!
Under these circumstances, how many men would the Security Bureau, with its mediocre equipment, need to take down this monster?
And at what cost?
But above all—
Even if they did capture or kill this notorious criminal, if they had no connections…
Would the credit even go to them?
So, when Huang Shang shouted to expose Li Chunjun's identity, hoping to rally the Security Bureau's members living in the compound against him—
Instead of reacting, everyone fell into dead silence, frozen in fear.
At this moment…
Even they wanted to call the police!
But they didn't dare to.
After all, it wasn't their problem. They could just pretend nothing happened.
Besides…
A Deputy Chief was dead.
One man down, one slot open.
With Huang Shang dead, maybe they would have a shot at a promotion and a raise.
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Li Chunjun approached Huang Shang with zero urgency.
Huang Shang dragged his injured right leg, his face pale from the excruciating pain.
But when he saw Li Chunjun coming, he forced himself to endure the agony and quickly said:
"Wait! Let's talk! Whatever you want, I can give it to you! A billion! I'll give you a billion yuan if you leave Guangzhou City and disappear forever! With that kind of money, you can live like a king anywhere in the world! I can even help remove your wanted status…"
"Where is Jin Zhiya?"
Li Chunjun asked.
"Jin Zhiya…"
Huang Shang gritted his teeth.
"She… she never came back!
We already sent word back to Chiyang Sword Sect, but she's determined to complete the second round of examinations there—she acted like she never even heard the news!"
Li Chunjun listened without speaking.
Jin Zhiya…
She was even more rational than he had expected.
From her online chat history with Jin Haoxuan, it was clear that she spoiled and indulged her younger brother.
But now…
Jin Haoxuan was dead.
Her parents, Jin Guangming and his wife, were dead.
Yet she restrained her hatred and stayed in Chiyang Sword Sect, determined to pass the second trial and become a formal disciple.
To Chiyang Sword Sect, the death of a registered disciple might warrant some investigation—but not a major manhunt.
But if a formal disciple were killed, it would trigger a sect-wide pursuit.
The difference was night and day.
After a moment, Li Chunjun spoke again.
"Where is the rest of the Jin family?"
Whether Jin Zhiya came back or not didn't matter.
He was going to wipe out the Jin family either way.
"At the Sixth Estate in Jinghu District! They're all hiding there!"
Huang Shang didn't hesitate for a second before selling out the Jin family.
Better them than him.
After all, this monster was their problem.
If the Jin family couldn't clean up their own mess, why should he suffer for it?
Right now, Huang Shang hated the Jin family to his core.
"You want revenge against the Jin family? I can help you! Mo Lei is dead. The Security Bureau is under my control now. I can use our intelligence network to track down every last Jin family member! And the moment Jin Zhiya returns, I'll notify you immediately!"
Huang Shang pleaded desperately:
"Yes, I've made mistakes… but I've also done a lot of good! Surely that should count for something—"
"Good?"
Li Chunjun said calmly, "Tell me—where did that billion come from?"
Huang Shang froze for a moment, then grimaced in pain. "I had no choice! It's just the way things work! If you want to move up, if you want to get things done, you have to take this money! I've already been holding back, I didn't take more than necessary! Besides… legally speaking, at my rank, taking a billion shouldn't be a crime punishable by death!"
"Must've been tough for you."
Li Chunjun said.
"Uh…"
The unexpected "understanding" left Huang Shang momentarily stunned.
"Since it's been so tough for you, let me help."
Li Chunjun raised his sword.
The moment he heard the shift in Li Chunjun's tone, Huang Shang instinctively felt something was wrong.
And when he saw that gleaming blade rising high—
His soul nearly left his body in terror!
"No! No need to help—really, there's no need!"
He scrambled, trying to crawl away.
But Li Chunjun struck swiftly.
The sword came down like an executioner's blade—piercing through Huang Shang's back, straight through his heart, the tip bursting out from his chest.
His half-risen body was slammed back onto the ground, pinned like an insect.
"It is necessary."
Li Chunjun murmured, his voice barely above a whisper.
He twisted the sword hilt, then pulled it free.
Huang Shang's mouth opened and closed soundlessly.
His body convulsed for a few moments—
Then he fell completely still.
Li Chunjun wiped the blood off his blade, sheathed it, and strode away into the night.
For the next ten minutes, the entire residential compound remained deathly silent.
Though it was not yet 9 PM, the place was as dark and quiet as the dead of night.
Not a single window had its lights on.
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"Killed Level 6 creature. +27 XP!"
"Killed Level 6 creature. +29 XP!"
"Killed Level 5 creature. +12 XP!"
"Killed Level 6 creature. +26 XP!"
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[Life Level: 10 (725/1000)]
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Leaving the residential area, Li Chunjun didn't slow down for even a second.
He moved nonstop toward Jinghu Lake.
This time, he had deliberately avoided any blood splatter—his clothes were clean.
And since it was still early in the night, while there weren't many cars on the road, there were enough taxis around.
He flagged one down and headed straight for Jinghu Lake.
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Jinghu Lake was a well-known scenic area on the outskirts of Guangzhou City.
Thirteen years ago, it was open to the public.
But then, a powerful figure took a liking to the place.
They sealed it off, claiming it was for "renovation and upgrading."
That "renovation" had lasted thirteen years.
The people of Guangzhou had complained, but no one ever gave them an answer.
Eventually, they accepted that Jinghu Lake was simply off-limits.
Over time, it became a private retreat—only accessible to the elite and powerful.
Even now, Li Chunjun's taxi could only go as far as the lake's outer perimeter.
From there, he had to walk another kilometer to truly enter the Jinghu area.
If the security personnel—wearing badges from the City Construction Department—saw him, they would immediately drive him away.
And if anyone dared to argue?
They'd get a beating—or be arrested on charges of disturbing the peace and causing trouble.
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Li Chunjun relied on his sharp reflexes and keen hearing to evade patrols as he moved toward the Jin family estate.
But the moment he arrived—
He stopped.
This place…
Was an ambush.
Well—
Not exactly an ambush.
But there were a lot of elite, heavily armed fighters gathered here.
Clearly, the Jin family had paid a fortune to hire them for protection.
(End of the Chapter)
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