Chapter 49

Inside the city.

Li Hao, wearing his patrol uniform, walked down the streets and alleys.

Passing by the dilapidated cathedral, he took a careful look. Inside the cathedral, he saw a red shadow floating alone, motionless, as if it were already dead.

No one could see their existence.

Not just one!

Three superhumans had died at the cathedral, but Li Hao only saw two red shadows. He didn't know if the third one was missing or had been eliminated.

"Can others kill the red shadows besides me?"

Li Hao didn't know, but he did know that even if the owner of the red shadow died, the shadow still existed, and that was enough.

"The Red Moon organization... bloodline... red shadow..."

He deeply etched this organization into his mind.

A group of bad people!

Bad people should be exterminated, their families wiped out, their bones ground to dust... He would remember all of this.

After confirming the existence of the red shadows, he didn't rush to act.

As if he hadn't seen them, Li Hao walked past quietly and headed straight for the cemetery.

Zhang Yuan's grave was not outside the city but inside.

It was slightly off to the side, but there was a public cemetery area nearby, surrounded by some factories.

...

After walking for more than half an hour, Li Hao finally arrived.

This cemetery was on a small hill.

Zhang Yuan was buried here. When he died, he was almost completely burned, so they didn't even need to cremate him.

Halfway up the hill.

A new grave stood there.

Li Hao hadn't come for a few months. The last time he visited was during the New Year.

As soon as he reached the grave, Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly. In front of the tombstone, there were fresh flowers, though they didn't seem to be from today, as they were already somewhat withered and scattered by the rain.

But Li Hao was sure the flowers hadn't been there for long.

However, Zhang Yuan's family had long passed away. After his death, Li Hao had paid for the grave himself, with no relatives to attend the funeral.

Who would come to pay respects to Zhang Yuan?

Li Hao looked around, seeing no light orbs, confirming that there were no superhumans nearby. Only then did he walk up.

He silently looked at the flowers in front of the tombstone, lost in thought.

On the tombstone, Zhang Yuan's photo was young, as if he were smiling. Li Hao quietly looked at it for a long time before slowly saying, "Xiao Yuan, when you told me to run, I didn't. I think I won... My teacher killed a very powerful member of that organization and many superhumans!"

"I don't know if they will come again, and I don't know if the thing that killed you is dead this time... Originally, I wanted to use their heads to honor you, but unfortunately... it seems someone took them away."

Li Hao sat down in front of the grave, sighed a few times, and then smiled, "But now I'm starting to enter this field. I'm working hard to become a superhuman. Once I become one, maybe... I can truly avenge you! I know the leader of that organization is called Ying Hongyue. I don't know who did it, who killed you, but I know that if I destroy the Red Moon organization... you will be avenged!"

After saying this, Li Hao fell silent.

He sat beside the tombstone, looking down the hill, slightly lost in thought.

He didn't pay attention to the flowers by the tombstone.

Who sent them didn't matter.

Whether it was an enemy, a relative, or someone who killed Zhang Yuan and felt remorse, it didn't matter.

Li Hao didn't want to delve into it.

After sitting for a while, Li Hao continued up the hill. This was Zhang Yuan's grave, and his parents' graves were also nearby, but higher up.

His parents died in a car accident... but that didn't really matter anymore.

Whether it was a car accident or not, Li Hao blamed the Red Moon.

If it was a car accident, the Red Moon should die.

If it wasn't a car accident, the Red Moon should still die.

People live in this world, and they need goals and motivation.

His parents were dead, his best friend was dead, and his teacher was nice to him, but the teacher... was not his parents.

Sometimes, Li Hao felt lost and lost his direction.

Just getting by!

If it weren't for the red shadows and the ongoing threat, when Zhang Yuan died, life for Li Hao would have been just that, nothing to look forward to.

Now, the Red Moon gave him a reason to live!

Sometimes, Li Hao thought the Red Moon should be as powerful as possible. If they were too weak and could be easily destroyed by his teacher... wouldn't that make him lose his fighting spirit?

Without the Red Moon, Li Hao might not even want to get involved with superhumans.

At the top of the hill, there were many tombstones.

Li Hao walked to one of them. On the tombstone, there was a photo of a man and a woman, both smiling happily. This photo was taken on Li Hao's tenth birthday, a family portrait.

However, Li Hao had removed himself from the photo. If his parents were alive, they might not have wanted to use this photo as their memorial.

Li Hao looked at it for a while, not sitting down, standing there for a long time without speaking.

His eyes were somewhat unpredictable.

Sometimes angry, sometimes crazy, sometimes calm.

Such complex eyes shouldn't be in his.

But at this moment, he seemed a bit mad.

Li Hao remained standing, motionless.

He had talked to Zhang Yuan at the foot of the hill, but here... Li Hao was silent, just looking at the photo. After a while, he suddenly took a step forward and, with a light palm, destroyed the photo on the tombstone!

If there were others around, they would have found it unbelievable!

But at this moment, Li Hao laughed, a bit strangely.

He looked deeply at the tombstone, then looked around, and walked down the hill.

As he walked, Li Hao clenched his fists!

He hadn't paid attention before.

Today... he was different. He knew more, understood more.

At this moment, Li Hao's eyes were suddenly filled with killing intent!

Yes, even when facing the superhuman he had tricked to death, he hadn't shown any killing intent, but now, Li Hao was brimming with it!

The grave... was empty!

He hadn't dug it up, but he could sense it and see something was off. Someone had tampered with his parents' grave. He couldn't feel anything below, and with his internal energy slightly leaving his body, he could still do it.

But when his internal energy left his body, he couldn't sense anything below, just emptiness.

"Red Moon!"

This thought flashed through his mind.

He understood that someone had dug up his parents' grave.

After the car accident, perhaps to cover up, the burial might have been tampered with, but he hadn't noticed before and didn't have the strength to investigate.

Only now did he realize that his parents' graves might have been robbed after their deaths. Where were the bodies?

Wasn't it obvious?

When Zhang Yuan died, he was burned to ashes. As the heir of the Li family, did his father's bloodline have some unique qualities?

Did the Red Moon collect his father's bloodline... just because Xiao Jian was with him, did they need to kill him again to unseal Xiao Jian?

"The Eight Trigrams line is now connected to me! Was it connected to my father before?"

Many questions arose in his mind, but they quickly faded.

He didn't need to know too much!

Was it meaningful?

The only meaningful thing was... to kill those people!

Killing is just a nod of the head, but digging up graves and stealing bodies... such people deserved death!

Not just his parents, Li Hao suspected that the graves of all the Eight Families might have been dug up.

All the dead might have had their remains stolen.

Perhaps not just this generation, even the ancestral graves might have been desecrated!

"Since they know the differences of the Eight Families, know they need the bloodlines of the Eight Families, and know the Eight Families have weapons... digging up the ancestral graves seems inevitable!"

Li Hao's eyes grew colder!

He didn't need to investigate. His parents' graves were empty, and the others were likely the same.

These beasts!

He walked down the hill, and as he walked, he turned to the cemetery management office.

In the office, there was an old man, dozing off.

"Grandpa!"

Li Hao called out, waking the old man.

The old man opened his eyes groggily, startled by Li Hao, but quickly recovered: "In broad daylight, don't scare people!"

Li Hao smiled: "Sorry, sorry... It's like this, Grandpa. I'm the descendant of the 118th grave on the hill. I just went up to visit my parents and found that their memorial photo had been damaged..."

"Is that so?"

The old man was surprised, "No one goes up there... Could it have been damaged by the rain?"

"I don't know."

Li Hao shook his head: "Grandpa, I'm not here to blame anyone. Seeing the photo damaged, as a son, it's hard for me... Grandpa, I've been busy lately and don't have time to come and repair it. Could you help me call someone to fix it? I'll have someone bring the photo later..."

Saying this, Li Hao took out a few star coins from his pocket.

Handing them to the old man, Li Hao smiled: "This is the fee. If it's not enough, Grandpa, have someone come to the Patrol Bureau to find me. I'm Li Hao from the Patrol Bureau!"

The old man saw his uniform and nodded quickly: "Enough, enough! It's my duty. Once you bring the photo, I'll have someone fix it right away."

"Thank you!"

Li Hao thanked him and then said, "Also, at the halfway point, the 1125th grave is for my friend. He has no relatives or family. I saw flowers in front of the tombstone. Did someone come to pay respects?"

"I'm not sure."

The old man was embarrassed, "You know, we just handle basic management. Who comes to pay respects, to which grave... the cemetery is different from a residential area. We can't ask, and there are many people coming and going, so it's hard to say who came to pay respects."

Li Hao nodded slightly and smiled, "It's fine. I was just curious, thinking maybe my friend's relatives came back... If you don't know, it's fine."

Saying this, Li Hao thanked him again and turned to leave.

In a moment of anger, he had destroyed the photo.

As an ordinary person, he hadn't dug up the grave, so why destroy the tombstone?

Li Hao suppressed his anger and killing intent.

Rage without power was useless and would only reveal his weaknesses to the enemy. He hoped they wouldn't pay too much attention to this.

"I will kill them all! Not one will be left!"

Li Hao cursed countless times in his heart, waiting for the right moment.

...

He walked again, heading back to the Patrol Bureau.

Li Hao was constantly adjusting his mindset, not letting this affect him. His face gradually returned to its usual calm, but the fire in his heart could burn everyone.

His parents' bodies might be gone, and the result was obvious.

They were completely burned, so it was as if they had been cremated... but was it a normal cremation?

They must have extracted his father's bloodline!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the fire burned even more fiercely!

So fiercely that Li Hao almost felt his superhuman lock appear, and he barely suppressed the anger, not showing any signs.

...

Just as he returned to the Patrol Bureau, Li Hao saw a familiar face.

It seemed like they were waiting for him.

Wang Ming!

Li Hao put on a fake smile and, a few steps away, quickened his pace: "Commander Wang!"

"Don't!"

Wang Ming was a bit embarrassed, sounding a bit awkward, and looked at Li Hao, saying, "Call me by my name!"

"That wouldn't be right!"

Li Hao smiled, "Commander is a young talent of the Night Patrol. My teacher told me that Commander is very powerful, not inferior to our captain. In any aspect, it's not right to call you by your name!"

Wang Ming was a bit embarrassed and probed, "Did... did Old Yuan say anything to you?"

Like, did he take on any disciples?

Li Hao looked puzzled, "Oh, yes, yes, my teacher said that Commander is a genius and will surpass him eventually..."

Wang Ming was at a loss!

Well, it seems Yuan Shuo didn't say anything, which was good, otherwise it would have been awkward.

Should he call Li Hao "Senior Brother"?

Though Hao had called him that before, it was during a mission, and he didn't feel too awkward. But now... it would be really awkward, and he didn't want to call this "Senior Brother."

Wang Ming didn't mention it again and quickly said, "I have to go!"

Li Hao nodded, "Of course, Yincheng is just a small place. Someone like Commander shouldn't stay here for long!"

Wang Ming hesitated, then said, "You know about the Night Patrol and superhumans! This time, Professor Yuan obtained many mysterious energies. As his student, I think you should strive for some, and enter the superhuman realm as soon as possible!"

Wang Ming's expression became more serious, "The matter with the Eight Families in Yincheng isn't over! The Red Moon has paid a huge price and planned for many years, but they didn't achieve their final goal. You will still be a target for them! As the only heir of the Eight Families, I think they won't let it go easily!"

"Yincheng is not a place to stay for long. It's too remote. Even Professor Yuan can't stay here forever. It was fine before, but now that he has reached the Doushan level, staying here might not be a good thing."

Li Hao nodded, sighing, "I know, but..."

"You should develop in Baiyue City. With your teacher's strength, he can get you a position in the Night Patrol. Not all Night Patrol members are superhumans; there are also logistics departments that handle intelligence and logistics. There are many suitable positions for you."

"You are a pure-blooded descendant, born in the Patrol Bureau. I heard you got a promotion, maybe to a Patrol Inspector... even if you go to the Night Patrol, you will still be a Level 1 Patrol Officer and can get a good job."

Wang Ming gave some advice, then added, "When you go to Baiyue City, you might feel unfamiliar and uncomfortable... but people aim high. You are young, and you will adapt! When you get there, we have worked together and even fought together. If you have any difficulties, you can find me... of course, I am just a small figure in the Night Patrol and can't help you much."

He added, "For small things, you can find me, but for big things, don't."

He then added, "Also, Li Meng and Hu Hao, you can find them if you have difficulties. They are helpful and won't refuse you."

Li Hao was a bit puzzled and surprised. Was he being too nice?

Was there something he didn't know?

He instinctively felt it was related to his teacher. Otherwise, a Night Patrol member like Wang Ming wouldn't need to say much to him, an ordinary person.

Li Hao thought about it but quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Commander!"

"Don't call me that... forget it, do as you like!"

Wang Ming waited for Li Hao not just to say these things. He quickly added, "If you can become a superhuman in Yincheng, that would be best! If you can't become a superhuman in Yincheng... I can try to get you a chance to absorb mysterious energy!"