Chinese Superman

Chapter 176 The Rules Set by the Martial Ancestor

"What?"

Captain Zhou's expression changed.

"You're taking over? Captain Yan, isn't that against procedure? The murder happened in our jurisdiction, and it involves the underground city and local gangs—"

"Procedure?" Captain Yan interrupted him, a cold smile playing on his lips. "Captain Zhou, this is an order personally given by Director Wang. Do you think it's in accordance with procedure?"

"Director Wang?"

Captain Zhou was even more surprised. Director Wang Hai was so busy with his affairs, why would he suddenly pay attention to such a "small case"?

He glanced at Zhao Meng beside him subconsciously, wondering: Could the Li family have such great influence? Their son had just died, yet they were able to alarm the head of the Ancheng branch of the Weapon Master Administration Bureau, and even bypass him, the captain of the jurisdiction?

That's too fast! I only finished the call a few minutes ago!

Zhao Meng was also taken aback.

But he reacted quickly and, seeing this, knew that an even bigger figure had arrived.

He quickly put on a smile, stepped forward, and pulled a fine cigar from his pocket, respectfully offering it to Captain Yan: "Captain Yan, it's an honor to meet you! Have a smoke! I'm Zhao Meng from the Wild Wolf Gang, and this place is usually watched over by my men. Today's matter is truly—alas, I'm sorry to have troubled you all. If there's anything the Wild Wolf Gang can do to help, just say the word!"

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Captain Yan didn't even glance at the cigar. His gaze fell on Zhao Meng's face, and he asked with a half-smile, "You're Zhao Meng, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang?"

Zhao Meng's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was off about the tone, but he still forced a smile and said, "It's me, it's me. I never expected that Captain Yan would know the name of such a nobody as me. It's truly an honor—"

"You're no nobody."

Captain Yan suddenly dropped his fake smile, his face darkening as he shouted sternly, "Zhao Meng! You are suspected of multiple serious crimes, including organizing a criminal gang, illegally controlling public resources, extortion, intentional injury, and murder! The evidence is conclusive; you are hereby arrested!"

"What?!"

Zhao Meng's smile froze instantly, and the cigar in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

The gang leaders behind him were also dumbfounded.

what's going on?

Didn't you check the Chinese almanac before going out today?

"Arrest them!" Captain Yan gave the order.

Several fierce-looking inspectors immediately stepped forward to handcuff Zhao Meng.

Zhao Meng was both shocked and furious. He instinctively struggled to back away, while simultaneously glaring at Captain Zhou and shouting, "Captain Zhou! You're just going to stand by and watch?! We are—"

He didn't finish his sentence, but the threat was obvious.

Captain Zhou's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He hurriedly stepped forward, blocking Captain Yan's path, and forced a smile, saying, "Captain Yan, is there some misunderstanding? Zhao Meng—Chief Zhao is a prominent figure in our Ancheng, and a master of the Innate Realm. Arresting someone so casually without solid evidence and an official arrest warrant issued by the branch office might not have a good impact, would it?"

"Moreover, this case—"

He tried to delay with procedures and influence, but a storm was brewing in his heart.

The sudden intervention of the inspection team, and Zhao Meng's direct arrest by name, is definitely not just a matter of pressure from the Li family!

Could it be that the Wild Wolf Gang has done something earth-shattering behind my back?

Captain Yan looked at Captain Zhou with a meaningful gaze, but said nothing more.

Just then, a stern yet angry voice came from the alleyway: "Zhou Tao! How dare you! Who gave you the right to obstruct the inspection team from performing their duties?!"

Then, Wang Hai, the branch director, strode in, surrounded by a group of people, his face ashen.

He had clearly rushed over, one of his uniform buttons was fastened incorrectly, but at this moment he exuded a terrifying aura, his gaze piercing towards Captain Zhou like a knife.

When Captain Zhou saw Wang Hai appear in person, his mind went blank, his face turned deathly pale, and his legs began to tremble: "Director Wang! What brings you here? I—I didn't mean that, I just felt that the procedure—"

"Program? Now you're talking to me about the program?"

Wang Hai stepped forward, pointed at Captain Zhou's nose, and angrily rebuked him, "You've abused your power, colluded with criminal gangs, and accepted bribes. Do you really think the bureau doesn't know?! From today onwards, you're suspended from duty pending investigation! Men, take away his service weapon and identification!"

Two of Wang Hai's trusted men immediately stepped forward, restrained Captain Zhou without saying a word, and removed his equipment.

Although firearms cannot be used in the dungeon, they are still very useful in reality.

A martial artist at the Transcendent Realm has virtually no chance of resisting when faced with firearms.

Therefore, in the Bureau of Weapon Bearers, apart from the relics they possess, most are still equipped with firearms. In some cases, the relics are not easy to carry, so it is better to carry a gun.

Captain Zhou's face turned ashen, his body went limp, and he dared not utter another word.

He knew he was finished.

When Zhao Meng saw this scene, he was terrified, and his last hope was shattered.

Wang Hai squinted at Zhao Meng and asked sternly, "Confess, what earth-shattering thing have you done?"

"To cause a major upheaval?"

Zhao Meng was being held by two armed men, completely bewildered, with no idea what he had done.

Control the [portal]?

Using novice adventurers to "fatten up" monsters before killing them?

Or perhaps they would use lawless places like the "Dungeon" to destroy evidence of a corpse?

I have indeed done a lot of bad things.

But these bad things can't really be considered earth-shattering; most other gangs have done them too.

After thinking it over, Zhao Meng forced a smile and said, "I'm innocent, Director Wang, it's a huge injustice. How could a nobody like me cause such a stir? Even if I had the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard, I wouldn't have the ability to do so."

"Have any high-difficulty dungeons that you were confident of clearing turned around?"

"High difficulty? Impossible. With my current strength, how could I possibly handle a high-difficulty dungeon?"

"strangeness----"

Wang Hai asked in surprise, "Could there be a second Wild Wolf Gang in Ancheng?"

"Alright, take him back first. We can talk things out in the interrogation room! Take all the key members of the Wild Wolf Gang away! Don't let a single one escape!"

"yes!"

The inspection team and the officers who accompanied Wang Hai immediately sprang into action with great efficiency.

Zhao Meng and his key subordinates were quickly put into prison vans.

The three teams on site were also asked to remain in place and await questioning.

Wang Hai then turned to Captain Yan, his expression softening slightly, and said in a low voice, "Old Yan, this is your responsibility. Make sure you investigate all connections thoroughly! Headquarters and the regional headquarters are watching; there can't be any slip-ups!"

"Understood, Director Wang," Captain Yan replied solemnly.

Wang Hai nodded, then gave a cold glance at Captain Zhou, who was pale as a ghost, and Zhao Meng and the others who were being taken away. He turned and left in a hurry, as he still had to go and oversee the full investigation into the Li family and the follow-up matters.

Overnight, the seemingly stable "order" of Ancheng was completely disrupted by an invisible hand.

The once arrogant and domineering Wild Wolf Gang collapsed, the Li family, which had been at the height of its power for ten years, was overthrown in an instant, and even the corrupt officials in the Law Enforcement Bureau were purged in a flash.

The storm came so swiftly and thoroughly.

So much so that many local forces, large and small, only realized the next day that the city seemed to have changed.

Wang Hai still couldn't find out what exactly happened, which alarmed his superiors.

There are no Nightmare or Purgatory-level dungeon flips.

But no matter what, the Wild Wolf Gang and Li Gongming are doomed.

Even at the very end, they didn't understand who they had offended to end up like this. They were slapped so hard they saw stars, and they still didn't know who hit them or why.

"Drip, drip, drip—"

The sound of running water in the bathroom finally stopped.

After a moment, the door was opened, and Qiao Chunxia came out, drying her wet short hair.

She changed into a set of light blue cotton pajamas that had faded slightly from washing. Her body carried the faint scent of shower gel, washing away the dust and faint smell of blood from the mine, and also seemingly washing away some of her fatigue and tension.

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She walked to the bedside, lifted the pillow, and carefully picked up the antique bronze ring.

She placed the brass ring in her palm and softly called out, "Grandpa Ring~ Grandpa Ring? Are you still there?"

At the summit of the Great Wall, Xia Xinghan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them.

"I am here."

A peaceful and familiar voice rang in Qiao Chunxia's mind, which immediately put her at ease, and a smile appeared on her face.

She relaxed and fell onto the bed, turned to her side, and held the ring up to her eyes, as if that would allow her to "see" the old man inside.

She started talking to herself: "Grandpa, I'm done washing. I feel so much better—I was so tired just now, I felt like my body wasn't even mine anymore."

"I can't believe that you can control my body and defeat so many powerful people, even the battle-hardened goblins are instantly killed."

This was the first time Qiao Chunxia had so directly perceived the power of martial arts realms.

Given her overexerted physical condition, although her cultivation level is at the third level of the Transcendent Realm, her physique, strength, and spiritual power may not be as formidable as someone at the first level of the Transcendent Realm.

Even so, Xia Xinghan, controlling her body, could still instantly kill a group of experts, including Zheng Feng.

In other words, a martial arts grandmaster at the first level of the Transcendent Realm can kill a high-level martial artist at the fifth level of the Transcendent Realm.

"Grandpa with the ring, you must be a martial arts master, right?"

"No," Xia Xinghan denied immediately.

Is a martial arts master really that weak?

"no----"

Qiao Chunxia whispered in astonishment, "Wait a minute, are Grand Martial Masters really that strong? Can someone at the first level of the Mortal Transformation Realm instantly kill someone at the fifth level? The difference in cultivation level is just too great."

"Wait a minute, I understand, you are a Grandmaster of Martial Arts!"

Qiao Chunxia's eyes sparkled with lofty admiration.

A martial arts grandmaster is already capable of establishing a sect and school in the vast and magnificent land of Great Xia.

We are now in the High Martial Era, the second phase of spiritual energy revival, and countless famous mountains and rivers have been revived.

A martial arts grandmaster can freely occupy any mountain and establish his own sect, recruiting many disciples, and this is officially recognized.

The reason is simple: martial arts grandmasters are too strong!

Looking across the entire Great Xia, there are hundreds of millions of martial artists, but only a few hundred are Grandmasters of Martial Arts. That's the true value of such a title.

Qiao Chunxia's mind was quick and unconventional. She had just finished being excited about her cheat code being a martial arts grandmaster, and then she began to examine the magic core she had obtained from the dungeon.

"Phew—this is the magic core! I really have it!"

"With this, I can go to the [Martial God Temple] to exchange for a Grade A martial art! Mom has hope!"

"Oh, right, grandpa," she suddenly remembered something and asked with great interest, "what kind of martial art should I exchange for? An offensive one? Or a movement-based one? Or—is there any martial art that can help me enter someone else's dream? I mainly want to learn [Zhuangzi's Dream of a Butterfly], but that seems to have very high requirements, and it's a mental technique—"

【Zhuangzi's Dream of a Butterfly】, a martial art of legendary status!

Very few people possess it.

Like the national-level "Pillow Book of Sun and Moon," it was personally recorded by Xia Xinghan into the "Martial God Hall," because Xiang Xiaohu himself hadn't even learned it.

Xia Xinghan laughed, "Whatever martial art you want to learn, I can teach you. Why bother going to the [Martial God Temple] to exchange for it?"

"Oh? Really?" Qiao Chunxia's eyes lit up, but then she hesitated. "But—isn't martial arts supposed to be taught privately? Especially those above Grade A—"

"Forehead----"

Xia Xinghan suddenly remembered the rules he had set.

The martial arts of the Martial God Hall are open to all martial artists in the world!

All martial arts at or below Grade B are free, but starting from Grade A, you need to exchange for magic cores to learn them.

Even a grandmaster from a martial arts school or a professor from a university, if they want to teach the Class A martial arts of the [Martial God Temple], they need to exchange for it at the [Martial God Temple] before they can teach it.

This is a rule set by the Martial Ancestor!

No one disobeyed, and no one dared to exploit the loopholes.

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