Chapter 44

Hai Cheng City Police Department.

After the provincial task force arrived, they immediately launched an investigation, but the results were far from satisfactory. Whether it was Zhang Lin's testimony or the statements of the six bodyguards, they all proved one thing: they had kidnapped Lu Li to teach him a lesson, but Lu Li was highly skilled, and they were all beaten up.

It was self-defense, there was nothing to argue about.

As for Xia Ming's cause of death, all seven of them unanimously claimed it was suicide.

They all swore that they only saw Lu Li kick Xia Ming once and scold him a few times, and there was no further physical conflict between the two.

To be honest, if the task force hadn't seen Xia Ming's autopsy report, they might have accepted this explanation. However, the injuries on Xia Ming's body were too numerous, and they weren't fools; a living person couldn't possibly hurt themselves so badly.

After a day of fruitless investigation, while discussing the case in the evening, the task force suddenly received a call from the provincial department, informing them to stop the investigation and return immediately.

The task force members were stunned upon receiving the message. Was the case being closed just when they were starting to get some leads? But it was an order from above, and no matter how many doubts they had, they had to follow it.

Thus, Xia Yuantian's highly anticipated investigation by the task force ended in such an anticlimactic manner.

Xia Yuantian received the news almost immediately. He now worked at the provincial department, and the victim was his nephew, so it was only right to inform him.

Upon receiving the news, Xia Yuantian immediately found his elder brother, Xia Yuanxing. In the living room, the two sat facing each other, motionless for a long time, feeling helpless, frustrated, and even somewhat relieved.

It wasn't until late at night that Xia Yuantian finally spoke with difficulty: "Brother, Director Zheng said this is a mysterious incident, beyond human control."

"Are we just going to let it go like this?" Xia Yuanxing's eyes were bloodshot, as if he had suddenly aged several years. "Brother, don't forget that Ming was wearing the amulet you gave him, but the police didn't find it later."

"Hmm?"

Xia Yuantian was taken aback and said seriously, "Brother, you mean that boy stole Ming's amulet, which led to his death by evil spirits."

"It must be that. If not for him, how could Ming have died?" Xia Yuanxing's face was full of grief. Suddenly, he moved to kneel, which frightened Xia Yuantian, who quickly stopped him: "Brother, what are you doing?"

"Brother, I only have this one son, and I must avenge him. Since that boy has the help of a ghost, we can't do anything to him. Master Song, who gave you the amulet, must have a way. You saved his life, I beg you, ask him to deal with Lu Li."

Xia Yuantian was taken aback, his expression uncertain: "Brother, Master Song is a righteous and upright person. He hates bullying the weak the most. We all know what Ming did. To put it bluntly, he got what he deserved. Asking Master Song to intervene isn't a problem, but we might end up making him unhappy."

"Got what he deserved?" Xia Yuanxing flew into a rage: "He just fancied a few women. So what if he slept with them? With our family's influence, we can just pay some money and make it right. That woman, Wang Xuexi, isn't a good person either. What's the big deal if she's dead?"

Xia Yuanxing screamed hysterically, leaving Xia Yuantian feeling helpless.

But the two brothers were close, and he couldn't refuse.

Xia Yuantian remained silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, I'll go to Master Song myself. No matter what reason that boy has, using evil spirits to harm others is wrong. Master Song, for my sake, won't let this go."

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The next morning, as Lu Li walked into the stadium, he received a call from Xue Weimin.

In the call, Xue Weimin bluntly told him that the provincial task force had left Hai Cheng early that morning, and the case of Xia Ming's death was officially closed. However, Zhang Lin and the others were temporarily detained due to involvement in other cases, and when they would be released depended on how much they had helped Xia Ming.

After hanging up, Lu Li, who was still unaware of the details, was greatly impressed. The provincial department was indeed efficient, closing the case without even questioning him, the main party involved.

The speed of the investigation was impressive, and he couldn't help but admire it.

Inside the stadium, Xia Qingshuan was running. Lu Li glanced at her from a distance but didn't go over.

Although their past grievances had been resolved, both Lu Li and Xia Qingshuan were reserved by nature, and neither would take the initiative to greet the other.

In a corner, Professor Jin saw Lu Li and stopped practicing Tai Chi, frowning as he said, "Lu, Itou Kenji arrived in Hai Cheng yesterday afternoon and challenged Lu Qian and Feng Gang, severely injuring both of them with a single strike each."

Lu Li was startled, "He really came?"

"Yes! It's said that he only used one strike in each battle, and no one could stop him." Professor Jin looked serious, his eyes filled with worry.

"Seems he's got some real skills!"

Lu Li smiled indifferently and started to warm up his wrists and ankles.

If his San Yang Quan hadn't been fully mastered, he might have been a bit worried, but now that it was complete, there was nothing to be concerned about.

After all, in Lu Li's memory, even in ancient times when martial arts were flourishing, there were very few martial artists who could achieve great mastery before the age of thirty, let alone now.

Could that Japanese boy be a once-in-a-century martial arts prodigy? He didn't believe it.

Seeing that Lu Li wasn't taking it seriously, Professor Jin said sternly, "Lu, I know you young people are competitive and think you're as good as anyone, but there are always better people out there. Don't be arrogant."

"Professor Jin, you've said it yourself, San Yang Quan isn't well-known. Even if he challenges people, he won't challenge me. Instead of worrying, I should focus on my training. Besides, is there no one else in Hai Cheng?"

"Uh?"

Professor Jin was taken aback and laughed, scolding, "You brat! But you're right, there are many young experts in Hai Cheng, and someone should be able to deal with Itou Kenji."

Clearly, he didn't have much confidence in that.

After all, both Feng Gang and Lu Qian were young talents he highly regarded, yet they couldn't even withstand one strike. As for the others, they were likely even worse.

As class time approached, Lu Li waved to Professor Jin and left.

He and Xia Qingshuan almost reached the stadium entrance at the same time. They looked at each other, smiled, and nodded, acknowledging each other.

There were many classes in the morning, and during the second class, someone suddenly burst into the classroom.

The person spotted Lu Li and ran over, whispering to him, "I just got the news that Cousin Shouye was cut by a Japanese guy and was just taken to the hospital. We need to go quickly."

"What?"

Lu Li stood up abruptly, his face filled with shock and anger: "He's asking for it! Let's go!"

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