Li Zhongguo's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

He asked calmly, "Who is it?"

"A Japanese man named Kawashima Ryūfū is the coach of the karate club at Jinling University. He is a member of the Kawashima family of Japan and can be considered a traditional martial artist."

Song Xiaoxiao thought Li Zhongguo would be anxious, but to her surprise, he waved his hand and said, "It's just a dead dog, it's no big deal."

Su Hao was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

He found himself growing to like the old man more and more.

This composure and calmness are truly befitting of someone who has weathered many storms.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The butler hurried over and opened the door, only to be stunned by the sight at the entrance.

Seven or eight people in black uniforms stood outside the door, led by a tall, stern-faced young woman.

He was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with short, neat hair, a pistol at his waist, and eyes as sharp as a hawk.

"Hello, I'm Zheng Yi, the head of the Special Operations Team of the Nanjing Inspectorate. Is this Li Zhongguo's home?"

The woman in the lead stepped forward and showed her identification.

The butler nodded and quickly invited the group into the courtyard.

Upon seeing the visitors, Li Zhongguo stood up and asked, "Fellow inspectors, what brings you here?"

Zheng Yi's gaze swept around the courtyard before finally landing on Su Hao. Her eyes narrowed slightly. "We received a report that a murder occurred this morning at the Jinling University Martial Arts Hall. The deceased was a Japanese man named Kawashima Ryūfū."

"According to witnesses, the perpetrator was a young man in his early twenties, about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a white T-shirt..."

She paused, then looked directly at Su Hao: "It must be you, right?"

Su Hao leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and said casually, "It's me."

Zheng Yi frowned slightly; she hadn't expected Su Hao to admit it so readily.

"Su Hao, you are suspected of intentional homicide. Please come with us."

Li Zhongguo suddenly spoke up: "I'd like to ask, does your Surveillance Department have jurisdiction over battles between superhumans?"

Zheng Yi paused for a moment, then turned to Li Zhongguo: "Mr. Li, what do you mean by this?"

"Both of them are superhumans. In private fights between superhumans, the person who suffers the most damage is responsible for their own death, and secular oversight agencies have no right to interfere. This is an unwritten rule in the superhuman world that has existed for thousands of years, and you should know it better than I do."

Zheng Yi fell silent.

She was certainly aware of this rule.

In fact, the Inspectorate has a department specifically for handling cases involving superhumans, but that is limited to cases involving ordinary people.

If both sides in a battle are registered superhumans and no innocent civilians are harmed during the fight, then the Inspectorate has no right to interfere.

She was silent for a moment, then waved her hand, signaling her subordinates behind her to leave the courtyard.

When only she, Su Hao, Li Zhongguo, and Song Xiaoxiao remained in the courtyard, she slowly spoke: "Su Hao, I have a few questions for you. Answer me honestly."

"Go ahead and ask."

"You and Kawashima Ryūka are both superhumans?"

"Yes."

"During your fight, were any innocent civilians injured?"

"No, everyone present is a student from the martial arts club and the karate club; none of them are ordinary people."

Zheng Yi nodded, then did something that surprised Su Hao.

She reached out and patted Su Hao on the shoulder, her tone tinged with admiration: "Then it's alright. I've disliked that Kawashima Ryuka for a long time. He's been running rampant in Nanjing just because he's Japanese, bullying men and women. Our Inspectorate has wanted to deal with him for a long time, but we haven't had a suitable reason. You did a great job ridding the people of this scourge."

Su Hao was taken aback for a moment, then laughed: "You flatter me."

Zheng Yi withdrew her hand and said seriously, "However, I still have to remind you. The Kawashima family has considerable influence in Japan, and Kawashima Ryūfū's parents will definitely not let this go. They may exert pressure through diplomatic channels, or they may directly send Japanese martial artists to retaliate. You'd better be prepared."

"Thanks for reminding me, I understand."

"My name is Zheng Yi. You can contact me if you need anything in the future." Zheng Yi nodded, gave Su Hao a business card, and turned to walk out of the courtyard.

Outside the gate, several members of the Inspection Department were waiting anxiously.

Upon seeing Zheng Yi emerge, a young female inspector quickly approached and asked in a low voice, "Team Leader Zheng, how did it go? Should we make the arrest?"

"What are you grabbing?" Zheng Yi glanced at her.

"The private battles between superhumans are none of our business. Let's call it a day."

The inspectors looked at each other, but dared not ask any more questions. They could only follow Zheng Yi into the car and leave Yunxi Bay.

In the courtyard, Li Zhongguo reminded him, "Su Hao, the Kawashima family has a lot of influence in Japan and is extremely protective of their own. If you kill Kawashima Ryūfū, they will definitely send people to retaliate."

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I won't let anything happen to you," Su Hao assured him.

Li Zhongguo waved his hand dismissively: "I, Li Zhongguo, have lived to such an old age, what storms haven't I seen? A few mere Japanese people, how could they possibly cause trouble on my Chinese soil? What I mean is, just go ahead and do it, if anything goes wrong, this old man will cover for you."

Looking at his heroic and spirited appearance, Su Hao felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

He stood up and said to Li Zhongguo, "Grandpa, I'm going out to buy some medicinal herbs."

"What do you need to buy medicinal herbs for?"

"Make some tonics for the injured martial arts club students to completely eradicate their internal injuries. Also, keep some commonly used pills at home, just in case."

Li Zhongguo nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Su Hao walked out of the courtyard and drove to Jinling's largest Chinese herbal medicine market.

Meanwhile, in the building of the Department of Supervision, Zheng Yi was being interviewed alone by her older brother, Zheng Zhi.

"Little sister, did you go to the Li family today?" Zheng Zhi sat behind his desk, a cigarette between his fingers, his expression somewhat grave.

Zheng Yi nodded: "I'm going."

"For the case of Kawashima Ryūfū?"

"Um."

Zheng Zhi took a deep drag of his cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and then said, "Do you know who this Su Hao is?"

Zheng Yi shook her head: "I don't know, but I checked his file, and it's clean, with no criminal record whatsoever."

"That's because his file was encrypted." Zheng Zhi stubbed out his cigarette, took a document from the drawer, and pushed it in front of Zheng Yi.

"Before this, he killed Zhang Tianhu. I applied to my superiors for an arrest warrant, but it was rejected."

"Furthermore, I received a warning from the higher-ups of the Huaxia Martial Arts Division, forbidding me from interfering in any matters related to Su Hao."

Zheng Yi was stunned: "Martial Arts Division? You mean... Su Hao is a member of the Martial Arts Division?"

"It's pretty close." Zheng Zhi leaned back in his chair, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"The Martial Arts Division is a special official agency that specifically manages superhuman martial artists both domestically and internationally, and resists evil cultivators from abroad. Its authority surpasses that of our ordinary oversight agencies. We have no right to interfere in the actions of their people, so you should not get too entangled with Su Hao."

Unexpectedly, Zheng Yi shook her head.

"Even if he's one of the military officers, I'll keep an eye on him."

"Why are you staring at him?" Zheng Zhi asked, exasperated.

"There's no need to keep harping on him; he's someone we can't afford to mess with!"

Zheng Yi chuckled and said, "Who said I was going to arrest him?"

"So what do you want to do?"

Zheng Yi said confidently, "He's quite capable. I'm keeping an eye on his movements so that if he kills any Japanese people in the future, I can handle the aftermath for him."

"That's ambitious!"

Zheng Zhi gave a thumbs up: "Count me in, I love killing those little devils the most."

"..."

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