The Law of Heaven

Chapter 42 Starting Today, I'll Be Kept
The police car stopped in front of Yishu High School. Yu Ge, smoking a cigarette, glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "Alright, Xiao Si and Xia Xia go in first. I have something to say to Xiao Yuan. Girls aren't allowed to listen to men's business."

Aihara sat obediently in the passenger seat, without even unfastening his seatbelt, and turned to say, "Go."

"Then let's go."

Xiangsi met his gaze, concealing a hint of worry in her eyes, and obediently picked up her bag and got off the bus.

"Hmph, who cares?"

Yu Xia also got off the car with her bag, tossing her slightly curly long hair. Her eyes lingered on the two of them for a moment, but she didn't say anything in the end.

The girls turned around and waved: "Bye-bye."

Yu Ge watched their departing figures, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "Xiao Yuan, do you still remember me?"

Aihara answered frankly, "I don't remember it well."

Yu Ge gazed at the school gate, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I was seriously injured a while ago and was hospitalized for about half a year. I didn't know that Lao Xiang had gone to Wushan, otherwise I would have stopped him."

Aihara vaguely sensed that the police chief seemed to be explaining something to him, and was also trying to eliminate the misunderstanding.

"This is my fault; I didn't keep an eye on him."

Yu Ge exhaled a breath of stale air: "But he never told me that you also became an immortal being."

Xiang Yuan feigned ignorance: "Uncle, what did you say?"

Yu Ge rolled her eyes: "You little rascal, you're just as cunning as your uncle. Stop pretending. There was no evidence of you left in Chaoxin Gymnasium, but you're on the Deep Blue Alliance's hunter list. I checked it last night."

"Wow, good heavens, an S-rank reserve unit! You're really something. Of all the paths in this world, you chose the most comfortable one."

Aihara almost spat out his iced tea.

He had a bad feeling that soon everyone would know he was being kept by a sugar daddy.

Their reputation has been damaged.

Alright, now it's time for the truth.

"The old minister said that if he were gone, he would ask me to look after you. But I won't interfere too much with your choices, as long as you are safe and sound."

Yu Ge said earnestly, "But I have to remind you, the waters of the five major families are very deep. There are all sorts of people in there, and you never know if there are some with ulterior motives."

The current chairman of DeepBlue Union is an upright and trustworthy person, so the company currently maintains a positive image, and most people abide by the law. However, this chairman doesn't have long to live, and he may not be able to completely suppress the crooked thoughts of his subordinates. In short, don't trust them too much.

Yesterday, in my capacity as a supervisor of the Humanity Covenant, I met with the top leaders of the five major families and emphasized the matter concerning you two siblings. As long as I am alive, even if someone has designs on you, they won't dare to go too far.

Aihara recalled the hunters' statements from the previous night; he and his sister had been under the protection of the SWAT team.

This was clearly arranged by Chief Yu.

"Thank you uncle."

He said it from the bottom of his heart.

"No need to thank me. Your uncle saved my life back then, and I owe him that. I know you have many questions for me, but I'm sorry I can't give you the answers."

Yu Ge suddenly stuck out her tongue.

Aihara was taken aback.

The sheriff's tongue was covered with intricate runes that looked like intertwined snakes.

“When I was young, I made some mistakes and learned some things I shouldn’t have known. To save me, Lao Xiang tried to erase part of my memory. I’ve also forgotten some of Lao Xiang’s secrets.”

Yu Ge said softly, "So I don't know why he went to his death. As for the cause of his death... I'm investigating it in secret. I'll let you know as soon as I have a conclusion, but don't do anything rash."

Aihara pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"The only thing I can tell you is that the Xiang family is not an ordinary family, especially your grandfather's lineage, which has many immortal beings. As for your second uncle's lineage, they are quite ordinary, mostly ordinary people with no special background. Even the old Xiang himself became an immortal being because he was close to your parents."

Yu Ge scratched his head in a bit of a predicament: "There are some complicated things involved, and I can't explain them clearly in a short time. After my application is approved, I can retrieve some information for you to see if you want to know."

Aihara pursed her lips and gave a strong "hmm".

Ever since he learned that his second uncle was an immortal being, he had a vague feeling that his biological parents were probably not ordinary people either, but he never had any evidence.

Now we have solid evidence.

My second uncle was clearly hiding a lot of stories.

Including his parents.

There are also mirages.

There are too many mysteries.

My second uncle is dead, which puts an end to everything.

Aihara, however, will have to work on this for a long time.

He secretly decided that every year during the Qingming Festival, he would eat some of his second uncle's offerings to vent his anger.

"By the way, your uncle's family has died."

Yu Ge glanced at him.

"What? Is he dead?"

Aihara wore an expression of utter grief, forcefully wiping away nonexistent tears: "Good riddance!"

"I won't ask you what happened, nor do I want to know if it has anything to do with you. Don't look at me like that. I am indeed a public official, but my main responsibility is to control the immortal species. Cases involving ordinary people are not under my jurisdiction."

Yu Ge said meaningfully, "But if you offend someone, someone will use this incident to send investigators to check on you. Even with my power, I can't directly stop those investigators from coming to you."

Aihara hesitated for a moment: "Investigator?"

Yu Ge nodded: "These are investigators in our system who specialize in investigating crimes committed by immortal beings. When a major case comes up, an investigation team will be dispatched directly. Your uncle's family's case is a bit strange, especially since you had a dispute with them. It's not surprising that the investigators approached you. Remember, don't say the wrong thing."

He handed over a business card: "If you don't know what to say, you can give me a call."

Aihara took the business card, looked at it, and asked curiously, "Uncle, what kind of system is this?"

Yu Ge smiled and said, "It's a secret. If you're willing to join, I can tell you. But it's not an easy job. It pays little, is very demanding, and has no future."

Aihara shrugged: "Never mind then."

Yu Ge nodded slightly: "I have to thank you for the Chaoxin Gymnasium matter. My daughter's situation is rather special; she hasn't shown any signs of awakening yet. If anything happens to her, please contact me."

Aihara paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Yu Ge unbuckled his seatbelt and patted him on the shoulder: "Go to school, and take good care of your sister. I'll try my best to find out the truth about Lao Xiang's matter. We're very professional in this area."

"Okay, thank you uncle."

After Aihara got off the train, looking at his heavy dark circles, she hesitated, then said, "But when it comes to my profession..."

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Yu Ge was stunned for a moment.

"Uncle Yu, I think you're really professional as a police officer. Why don't you arrest my second uncle, a conman who gambles and whores?"

Aihara sighed regretfully, "If we sentence him to ten or eight years, we won't have so many problems now."

Yu Ge was taken aback.

Damn, that makes some sense.

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As the bell rang for morning self-study, Aihara slowly walked upstairs with his bag, receiving a call from Xiaosi along the way.

"Brother, are you alright? This morning, Uncle Yu suddenly came to the door and told me that my uncle's family had died. I was shocked and thought it was you..."

Xiao Si hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but stopped, like a frightened little rabbit.

"It's nothing, it wasn't me, don't worry about it. Focus on your class, I'll check your homework when you get home tonight!"

Aihara hung up the phone. He wasn't surprised by what happened this morning; he had expected it to happen.

I never expected that Chief Inspector Yu would come in person.

This confirms that Uncle Yu and Second Uncle are indeed very good friends, and currently they can rely on each other to a certain extent.

But Aihara was a cautious person, and he knew that no one in this world could be completely trusted.

Blacksmith need its own hardware.

Only by becoming strong ourselves can we truly succeed.

Speaking of which, Chief Yu did give him a heads-up today: the mastermind behind it all might use the case of his uncle's family being wiped out to continue causing him trouble.

Even if Aihara didn't make the move, he's still a prime suspect, and the blame will most likely fall on him.

We must find a way to resolve this.

This time, Aihara is no longer the penniless and naive young man he once was. He holds a crucial bargaining chip that might allow him to soar to new heights.

He had serum in his hand.

Contaminated serum that can be treated.

According to the intelligence obtained in the misty mountains yesterday, many people in the five major families are suffering from mental pollution, including some powerful figures with extensive connections.

Perhaps I can even learn the Perfection Technique through this.

Aihara witnessed the power of Perfection last night. The most direct example was Jiang's steel body, which raised her combat power by more than one level.

"Hmm, we need to find an opportunity to sell the stolen goods and hurry up and make Xiao Qi's Divine Incense. That's a big asset too."

Aihara paused for a moment as he passed the corner of the stairs.

Yu Xia leaned against the corner of the wall, playing with the strands of hair that had fallen onto her chest. Her charming oval face held an inscrutable smile as she asked, "What did my dad say to you?"

Xiang Yuan feigned ignorance: "He didn't say anything, just told me to be careful lately..."

Yu Xia suddenly walked over with her hands behind her back, stood on tiptoe and breathed sweetly into his ear: "Don't lie to me. You were the one who dealt with the robbers at Chaoxin Gymnasium, weren't you?"

Aihara's hand, which was in his pocket, jerked as if he'd been electrocuted.

For some reason, there seemed to be something hidden in the girl's watery and charming eyes that he couldn't understand.

Just then, class monitor Wang Qinghe walked over and shouted, "Hey, Xiangyuan! Come with me to the Academic Affairs Office, the Academic Affairs Director wants to see you."

Aihara asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Wang Qinghe was very excited and lowered his voice to say, "Don't you know? A rich woman driving an Aston Martin just came to the school gate and specifically asked for you at the academic affairs office!"

What the hell!

Aihara didn't expect the other party to arrive so quickly.

At that moment, Yu Xia's gaze towards him became strange, as if it were full of hidden meaning.

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