Chapter 23

In a hidden warehouse in the bustling city, Lu Yun, with a pale face, was hiding here. The corner of his mouth still had traces of blood, and he looked extremely weak.

Cultivators, even those at the Qi Condensation stage, possessed something that others couldn't compare to, such as essence blood!

This was equivalent to the essence of a cultivator's entire life force. If essence blood was used to activate spells, it would greatly increase the power of the spell, but at the same time, the loss of essence blood would cause significant harm to the body and affect the foundation of cultivation. Excessive consumption could make it very difficult to truly recover.

Lu Yun had previously, in order to survive, resolutely burned some of his essence blood. Even though it wasn't much, the harm to himself was very, very great.

"Damn it!" Lu Yun's face was full of ferocity: "How could a cultivator get involved? Damn it! Damn it!"

"My failure here means I can't hide it from the other side. I can't have any more contact with him! I must escape even further. That young man won't come after me, but if the Special Task Force guys find any clues, it will be troublesome!" Lu Yun forced himself to calm down. The most important thing now was to heal his injuries.

While Lu Yun was hiding and healing, at the place where the gunfight originally occurred, under the police's layered encirclement, two people were investigating in the woods.

The police outside didn't dare to come here at all; they were only dealing with Wang Chenglong's bodyguards and the four bandits.

"There's a trace of fire, and a strong wind has passed!" In the woods, a man around 27 or 28, very handsome, carefully observed the surroundings and muttered.

"It can be basically confirmed that two cultivators fought here!" The other person was a woman, around 25 or 26, exuding a cold aura, with a cold expression on her face.

"One of them fled in a panic, and the other left safely! Bingbing, which one should we chase?"

Feng Bingbing frowned and said, "You chase one, and I'll chase the other. Also, Wei Chen, please call me Bingbing in the future; I don't like how you call me!"

Wei Chen's face was full of embarrassment, and he smiled and said, "Then I'll chase the one who fled. He must be hiding, and it will be hard to track him down. I have an advantage over you, and we shouldn't delay. If we do, there will be no clues left!"

"Alright!" Feng Bingbing nodded and then walked out of the woods first.

"Feng Bingbing, wait, I will conquer you one day!" Wei Chen muttered to himself and also strode out of the woods.

Half an hour later, Wei Chen broke into an abandoned warehouse. For someone with the ability to track by scent and the power of metal, as long as he acted quickly and the trail didn't break, he could continue tracking.

But the warehouse was empty, with no sign of anyone.

Wei Chen twirled a small knife in his hand, looking at the spot where Lu Yun had been sitting, with some bloodstains nearby.

"Just left, huh? I'll see where you can run to!" Wei Chen muttered, "Daring to fight in the city center, do you think we in the East Sea Special Task Force are just for show?"

Wei Chen sniffed the air, left the warehouse, determined the direction, and quickly continued his pursuit.

Feng Bingbing, on the other hand, lost the trail when she reached the main road. One reason was the time, and the other was the numerous distractions on the main road, which made the scent dissipate quickly.

Moreover, Feng Bingbing didn't have Wei Chen's scent-tracking ability, so this lead was considered broken for her.

However, Feng Bingbing only slightly frowned, showing no disappointment. She quickly returned and obtained preliminary case information from the police.

"Only these people in the convoy? No one else?" Feng Bingbing looked at the information and coldly stared at Qi Shan, the deputy director of the East Sea Municipal Public Security Bureau and head of the Major Case Team!

"Second-level authority!" Qi Shan was very frustrated. His position in the entire East Sea Public Security System was also very high, but facing the crazy people from the Special Task Force, he couldn't help but feel inferior.

Feng Bingbing glanced at Qi Shan and coldly showed her credentials.

"There are two more people, one named Gu Fan and one named Chen Jiaxin. The target of the attack has been determined to be Gu Fan. This Gu Fan is a doctor who needs to treat Old Mr. Wang, and nothing can go wrong. As for Old Mr. Wang to us in the East Sea..."

"Don't tell me so much. I just want to know where this Gu Fan is!" Feng Bingbing waved her hand and said bluntly.

"East Sea City First People's Hospital!" Qi Shan had no choice but to answer.

When Feng Bingbing showed her credentials, Qi Shan saw a blue star on it!

Although there was only one, it was enough to make Qi Shan cooperate unconditionally.

Watching Feng Bingbing turn and leave, Qi Shan had no intention of admiring her figure. He quickly returned to his car and called someone.

"Director Qi!"

"Mr. Wang, the situation has changed!" Qi Shan said solemnly, "The Special Task Force has intervened, and it's a one-star agent. I must be honest. She's already on her way to the hospital to find Gu Fan."

"Thank you, Director Qi! I'll treat you to tea another day." Wang Chenglong was a bit troubled. The Special Task Force, a group of crazy people with all sorts of privileges, if possible, Wang Chenglong really didn't want to have any contact with them.

"Sure, sure!" Qi Shan's eyes narrowed into a line.

After hanging up, Wang Chenglong frowned and slowly found a phone number, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed.

The call was answered after a while.

"Hello?" The voice on the phone made Wang Chenglong instinctively sit up straight.

"Old Mr. Liu, hello, I'm Wang Chenglong, the grandson of Wang Yuanzheng." Wang Chenglong said respectfully.

"Yuanzheng's grandson? What's the matter?" Old Mr. Liu asked in confusion.

"Old Mr. Liu, it's like this. My grandfather is seriously ill..." Wang Chenglong briefly and concisely explained how his grandfather was attacked, Gu Fan's appearance, and the subsequent attack, and how the Special Task Force was now investigating Gu Fan.

"Yuanzheng's descendants, sigh..." Old Mr. Liu said solemnly, "You haven't done anything wrong, so what are you afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid, but Gu Fan is currently treating my grandfather. I'm afraid I can't stop the Special Task Force. Could you, Old Mr. Liu, help me send a message? Even if they need to find Gu Fan, they should wait until after he treats my grandfather?" Wang Chenglong said cautiously.

"East Sea Special Task Force, I don't know if they will give this old man any face. I'll ask for you!" Old Mr. Liu sighed, "Yuanzheng, an old friend!"

"Thank you, Old Mr. Liu, thank you, Old Mr. Liu!" Wang Chenglong quickly thanked him.

Wang Chenglong didn't know much about this Old Mr. Liu, not even his name. He only followed his grandfather's instructions to store this number, saying that if he encountered trouble from the Special Task Force, he could call this number, and he would definitely help!

Now, as expected, Old Mr. Liu was very willing.

Using this opportunity now, Wang Chenglong didn't feel it was a loss. As long as Gu Fan could treat his grandfather smoothly, everything was worth it.

And now, Feng Bingbing had already appeared in the hospital.

And soon, she was at the door of Old Mr. Wang's ward.

"Stop, what are you doing? This is a ward, you can't go in!" Wang Yuyan quickly intercepted Feng Bingbing.

Who knew what the situation was inside? If she was disturbed and something went wrong, it would be a big problem.

"Is Gu Fan inside?" Feng Bingbing looked at Wang Yuyan and frowned slightly.

"Yes!" Wang Yuyan sized up Feng Bingbing and asked, "Are you looking for Gu Fan?"

Chen Jiaxin, who was playing with her phone, also looked up at Feng Bingbing—Who is she? What does she want with Gu Fan?

"Then it's settled!" Feng Bingbing pushed the door.

"What are you doing? Gu Fan can't be disturbed right now." Wang Yuyan quickly blocked Feng Bingbing and said angrily.

If this person's rash entry caused any harm to her grandfather, Wang Yuyan wouldn't let it go!

"Move aside!" Feng Bingbing frowned.

To the police, Feng Bingbing's identity was very intimidating, almost like a superior. But to ordinary people, the intimidation was much less.

And the Special Task Force didn't have many privileges over ordinary people.

Wang Yuyan suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, shivering all over.

But at that moment, Feng Bingbing's phone beeped.

"Director!"

"The one called Gu Fan, don't rush to meet him. He's a doctor treating a patient. We'll talk to him after he's done."

"Yes, Director!" Feng Bingbing hung up.

She didn't think about why she received this call but immediately turned around and sat down, planning to wait.

Wang Yuyan looked at Feng Bingbing with a bit of fear. That icy feeling just now couldn't have been an illusion.

This cold woman was not to be trifled with!

Since she wasn't going to barge in, Wang Yuyan didn't try to stop her. She didn't even want to chat with her...

In contrast, Chen Jiaxin was much easier to talk to! She was almost friends with Chen Jiaxin!

Now, Wang Yuyan felt she should put in more effort.

Because Gu Fan was becoming more mysterious and intriguing. She could definitely get a lot of information about Gu Fan from Chen Jiaxin.

Feng Bingbing's phone beeped again.

"Wei Chen, how's it going on your end?" Feng Bingbing asked.

"Lost the trail, I almost caught him! Unfortunately, he got away!" Wei Chen asked, "How about you?"

"Everything is going smoothly!" Feng Bingbing said.

"Where are you? I'll come to assist you!" Wei Chen said enthusiastically.

"No need!" Feng Bingbing coldly refused.

"Don't underestimate that person. It's safer if we work together!" Wei Chen insisted.

"I said no need!" Feng Bingbing hung up, frowned slightly, and quickly returned to her cold demeanor.