Chapter 1828: Chapter 957: Spicy Hot Pot (Part 2)

The three people sat in the car, the floating vehicle automatically driving through the Iron Forest, passing through one whimsical and magical holographic neon after another.

Ahead, the neon was a blue tide, and as they passed through, it seemed as if they were flying out of azure seawater and diving into the night.

All three in the car remained silent, Qing Chen still smiled and said, "They thought I was a newbie. When I initially lost over five thousand, they suggested that small bets weren’t exciting enough. After switching to bigger bets, they all ended up crying. You all must remember, gambling is a very vile thing. Its vile nature lies in how it makes money come too quickly. It will subvert your values, make you gradually disdain your salary, thinking the little money you earn each month with hard work is meaningless, and gradually lose your love for life."

Qing Chen: "None of my people are allowed to indulge in gambling. If I find out, each and everyone will be sent to jail."

Black Spider listened quietly. This new boss really seems to loathe gambling, right? Surely it has something to do with his gambler father from the Outer World.

She listened as Qing Chen rarely nagged, only feeling that he was full of the fireworks of life, nothing like a high and mighty figure; he just lived beside her, existing in the same world.

The floating vehicle dropped off two people as it passed through the shadows of the Rose Boulevard interchange.

Qing Chen and Black Spider walked back side by side, she suddenly said, "No matter what you say, thank you for tonight."

"Hmm," Qing Chen nodded: "You need to work well from now on. Tonight’s people are to fill your intelligence network. I hope that one day you’ll be a great help to me. Remember, I didn’t help you for yourself, I did it for the Eastern Continent."

"I will," Black Spider said: "Definitely. I have no regrets after tonight."

Qing Chen said, "What about the Duke of Storm City?"

Black Spider paused.

She hadn’t included this target in her plans at all, just because she thought it was impossible to have a chance to kill him, and didn’t want to face it further.

But not hate the Duke of Storm City? How could that be?

The opponent whipped her night after night in that dark room, letting her practice only to make her more resilient to beatings. At the start, the Duke of Storm City hadn’t thought of making use of her heavily; she earned the position of Executioner through effort.

She was originally a normal girl, but now, she needed physical pain daily to fill some addiction inside.

All thanks to Duke of Storm City.

But to kill Duke of Storm City? He’s about to become King Roosevelt, how to kill him?

Black Spider stopped in her tracks, blankly watching Qing Chen continue walking forward.

Qing Chen smiled and said, "Feels difficult, right? I also think it’s tough, but this person is definitely someone I have to kill, and when the time comes, I’ll show you how I kill him."

Black Spider paused again, quickly caught up, wanting to hold Qing Chen’s arm, but gave up, knowing her own boundaries.

"Boss, can we really kill Duke of Storm City?" she asked like a little girl.

"How would you know if you don’t try?" Qing Chen said.

"But, how to kill?"

"I have many disciples. When they grow up, they’ll be able to kill him."

"When will they grow up?"

"They need a little more time."

Zero computed many variables, but Qing Chen thought she hadn’t factored in the Knight Reserves.

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Eastern Continent Federation, City No. 5.

Li Ke sat blankly in front of the hotpot.

The copper pot boiled with red oil, and though Zhang Mengchan covered her eyes with silk, she could accurately pick out every piece of tripe from the pot.

Li Yunjing sat beside: "Eat slowly, Li Ke has been obsessed these past days, no one’s fighting you for food."

Xiao Mengqiu said, "I actually hope he’d fight me like usual."

"For now, he’s not in the mood for it."

Lunch meat, quail eggs, duck feet, oily tofu skin, green bamboo shoots, spicy beef... filled the table.

But Li Ke had no intention of using chopsticks.

At the adjacent table, someone said, "Who would have thought the Li Family would collude with enemies? They previously blocked the Parent Association on the road, and now they dispatched floating airships in the mountains searching for Parent Association, behaving like traitors. News even said two days ago that Li Family Head Li Yunshou took his floating airship North, supposedly to call upon big shots on the West Continent, eager to curry favor."

"It’s one thing for the Li Family as a consortium to exploit everyone usually, but to act so spinelessly at such a critical time, is the family creed merely a façade? The Elderly Master of the Li Clan, Li Xiurui, left too soon. If that elder were here, surely he wouldn’t watch Li Yunshou sell out to foreigners."

Li Ke’s eyelids twitched hearing this but lacked the courage to refute anything.

He only softly said, "My father isn’t like that."

Zhang Mengchan offered him a piece of tripe: "No energy because you haven’t eaten, is that why your voice is so quiet...?"

Li Ke looked up, and stared intently at Zhang Mengchan: "Do you believe me, my father isn’t that kind of person. He may differ from the master’s position, but he definitely wouldn’t betray the country for personal gain, definitely not."

Zhang Mengchan stayed silent.

Li Yunjing also remained silent.

Li Ke whispered, "Even Qing Yi doesn’t believe me anymore."

Previously, Qing Yi would call several times a day, yet now it’s been three days without a call.

In the last satellite call, Qing Yi coldly asked him to follow the news intently.

At that moment, Li Ke realized something was wrong; they hurried to end the training, even paused life-and-death barriers, returned to the city.

Then, Li Ke watched the overwhelming news about the Li Family, transforming into a living corpse, mechanically sleeping, waking, like he’d lost his soul.

He couldn’t believe his father would make such a choice; he thought his father must have his reasons.

Repeatedly he said it, but gradually even he wasn’t so certain.

Because the Li Family’s floating airships were currently in the mountains, relentlessly searching for Parent Association Members, even finding a team of three hundred people, annihilating them in the mountains with missiles.

Moreover, how would the master view him after experiencing Li Family’s betrayal?

How would Qing Yi view him after his comrades died by Li Family’s hands?

How would those junior brothers and sisters view him as the senior brother?

Li Yunjing said not a word to console him, just quietly carried out the Protector duties, eating spicy beef.

Li Ke sighed: "So you all think my father betrayed, right."

Zhang Mengchan turned to "look" at Li Ke: "Is this matter quite significant?"

"Hmm?" Li Ke froze for a moment.

Zhang Mengchan earnestly said, "What decision your father makes, does it have much to do with you? You just need to know what you’re doing."

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