Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 235 Anonymous Death Threat
"If you put it that way, Tong-ge, going to Terra might actually be a good idea."

Xu Xiaotian shook his head repeatedly as soon as he finished speaking.

"But I'm not going anyway. At least here I can eat canned food, but over there I'd be drinking nutritional supplements all the time. I might as well be dead."

Guan Tong smiled and said, "The first batch of people to go through this kind of immigration program will definitely be carefully selected. Ordinary people like us don't have a chance anyway."

"Brother Tong, you're no ordinary person, you're much stronger than me! By the way, Brother Tong, do you have any plans to go to outer space?"

"That's not true."

Although Guan Tong enjoys being alone, she hasn't reached the point where she absolutely has to live on another planet.

Moreover, he felt that launching a space colonization program was merely a safety measure by the national leadership. Unless absolutely necessary, they would never abandon their home planet.

but……

"Although I don't want to go to outer space, I have a premonition, and I don't know if it will come true."

"Brother Tong, do you have a premonition?"

Guan Tong hesitated before saying, "I think there might be rules involving going to other planets in the future."

"Huh? Really?"

"It's just a premonition. After all, extraterrestrial beings can be brought to our Tianshui Star by the Fire Thieves, so if the Fire Thieves want to, they can also bring us to an extraterrestrial planet."

Instead of being scared, Xu Xiaotian's face lit up with a look of eager anticipation: "So, there might be a rule in the future that will put us on an outer planet to complete this? That would be really exciting!"

"Could it be that we've already been there?"

"???"

Xu Xiaotian looked completely bewildered.

"What are you talking about, Brother Tong? Where in the past have there been any rules about going to outer planets?"

"It's not the rules, it's that 'First Ascended Challenge'," Guan Tong reminded him. "Have you paid attention to the follow-up investigations regarding the venue for that competition, 'Holy Grail Island'? According to the national satellite survey information that was later disclosed, there is no such island on Tianshui Star at all."

Xu Xiaotian's eyes widened: "So, the Ascended Ones who participated in the competition were transported to an outer planet?"

"It's not certain, it's just a possibility. That's why I said that we might be thrown onto an alien planet by the Fire Stealers in the future."

"We'll really have to look forward to that!"

The two chatted as they ate, and after the meal, they talked about their recent situations and the future.

After leaving the building, Xu Xiaotian scratched his head sheepishly: "Brother Tong, I can only have lunch with you today. I have a lot of work to do this afternoon."

"It's okay, just go about your business."

"Okay, I'll come to the academy to find you next time I have time. It's such a rare treat to chat with you, Brother Tong!"

Guan Tong felt the same way; this chat with Xu Xiaotian was the most he had ever talked to anyone recently.

Even in the classroom at the academy, he doesn't actually say much.

"Then I'll go back first!"

Xu Xiaotian was about to return to his department when Guan Tong remembered something and called him back.

"Wait, Xiaotian. There's one more thing I forgot to mention."

"What's the matter?"

"The organization that planned that kidnapping has been destroyed. Now only the mastermind and a few key members may still be on the run."

Both of them were involved in the kidnapping case. Since Guan Tong had information about it, she took advantage of this rare meeting to inform Xu Xiaotian as well.

But to his surprise, Xu Xiaotian slapped his forehead upon hearing this: "Brother Tong, I really didn't remember this if you hadn't mentioned it! A while ago, Director Li—that's Li Meng, the former head of the public security bureau in Yunhua—called me."

"Oh? Is it because of the kidnapping case?"

Guan Tong still remembers the last time she met Li Meng. At that time, Li Meng said that the case would be temporarily sealed and that he would inform her of the results of the investigation later.

Since he called Xu Xiaotian, it's very likely because he has a result.

“That’s it!” Xu Xiaotian said. “He told me that many of the participants have been arrested, the evidence is all there, and the case is considered closed.”

"Closed?" Guan Tong frowned. "As far as I know, the biggest boss hasn't been caught yet, so how can the case be closed?" Xu Xiaotian shook his head: "I don't know. Actually, if Director Li hadn't called me, I would have forgotten about the kidnapping."

"...You've got quite the nerve."

Guan Tong recalled the underground prison level she had seen at the Yongzhou base. If Xu Xiaotian hadn't been rescued, he probably would have been taken there. Half a year in that prison would have crippled him.

"Don't worry, Brother Tong, I will never forget your life-saving grace," Xu Xiaotian said with a smile. "I will definitely repay you when I have the chance."

"You've treated me to a hot meal today, that's enough to repay you," Guan Tong said. "I'm going back to the academy now, see you next time."

Guan Tong said goodbye to Xu Xiaotian, but her mood wasn't very good on the way back to the academy.

Even though the "eldest sister" was still at large, Li Meng called Xu Xiaotian and said the case was closed. Whether this was a charade or not, Xu Xiaotian couldn't accept it.

However, he had no intention of relying on others, and he would continue to investigate this "chief culprit" in his own way.

Moreover, he felt that if the higher-ups in the government really cut ties with this person, it would be much easier for him to find him—after all, he had previously prepared to find the person even if the government did not cut ties, which would definitely be a completely different level of difficulty.

……

Guan Tong returned to the academy in the afternoon. After finishing his afternoon classes, he went back to the dormitory assigned to him.

However, when he reached the door, he saw a note slipped under the door.

He bent down and pulled the note out from under the door, then unfolded it.

A line of text was written in red ink on the white paper:

"If you don't want to die a violent death, stop giving Yelena Stasia individual lessons immediately!"

Guan Tong frowned slightly as she looked at the words.

Who could have done it?
A student? Unlikely.

Even if some students were dissatisfied with his extra lessons for Yelena, they wouldn't dare to issue a death threat to a lecturer.

Other lecturers? That seems unlikely too.

Because he helped Yelena quickly master the flow of mental energy, it did not harm other lecturers, and there was no conflict of interest.

If it's neither a teacher nor a student, then who could it be?
Guan Tong felt a little tired and annoyed.

He's just here at the college to teach a class, and yet someone's causing him all this trouble. Can't they just let him have a short, peaceful period of campus life?

"The most urgent task is to identify the threat."

Guan Tong looked up at the corridor. Since this was the faculty and staff dormitory area, there were no security cameras installed.

Furthermore, due to the "digital withdrawal" rule, all access restrictions have been lifted during this period, allowing anyone to enter and exit the dormitory building. This means that anyone leaving a note could be anyone in the college, or even someone from outside the college.

He looked at the note in his hand again: "I wonder why the threatening person wants me to stop giving Yelena Stasia individual lessons. Do they not want me to have one-on-one contact with her? Or do they not want her to become stronger in the short term?"

If it's the former, then the threatening person could simply be an ordinary student. Since Yelena is very beautiful, it's not impossible that a boy who secretly admires her might act impulsively out of jealousy and do something thoughtless.

If it's the latter... then you'll have to ask Yelena herself. Only she knows who might be preventing her from becoming stronger quickly.

Guan Tong thought about taking out her key to open the door and enter the room.

He immediately smelled a bloody odor coming from the bedroom, and his expression turned serious.

I walked to the bedroom and pushed open the slightly ajar door.

The next moment, he saw a severed black bear head in the middle of his bed, the blood staining the sheets. It was a direct warning: I can cut off a bear's head and put it on your bed, and I can cut off your head while you sleep.

Upon seeing the bear's head, Guan Tong knew that this couldn't have been done by a student driven by jealousy.

A student might be capable of slipping a note to someone, but they would never be capable of cutting off a bear's head and throwing it on his bed as a death threat.

"very good."

Guan Tong looked at the bear head and slowly began to smile.

"I've been developing my Shadow Domain ability recently and I've been looking for people to do experiments with, but it's not easy to find them... and here someone has come to me on their own initiative."

(End of this chapter)