Having lost Zhu Qiang's control, the sphere in the sky fell from the heavens, its spiritual power gone, no longer radiating light. Ling Zhenfei caught it in his hands, and without time to take a closer look, stored the object inside the Heaven-Dropping Essence Marrow.

"Are you okay?" Ling Zhenfei first asked Han Lian, who was hiding behind him.

Han Lian shook her head and said, "With your protection, I'm fine."

Admiration filled Han Lian's eyes as she looked up at Ling Zhenfei. The way he had shielded her just now was so cool that her heart couldn't stop pounding.

At that moment, they could see two police cars approaching from a distance. It was the reinforcement Han Lian had called for, and Ling Zhenfei knew his mission was effectively over.

Seven or eight police officers descended from the two police cars, guns in hand, swiftly surrounding the group.

"Nobody move, hands on your heads. If anyone resists, don't blame me for my bullets not being selective."

These people were already terrified, no one dared resist, and they were captured dutifully by the officers.

Although Ling Zhenfei's mission had already ended, seeing Zhu Qiang struggling in pain on the ground filled his heart with compassion. He stepped forward, using his Silver Needle to stop the bleeding, also stimulating the meridians to lessen the pain, and finally dressed the wound simply.

"Ling Zhenfei, you don't need to play the good guy. All of this is thanks to you. Just wait until I get out of prison, I will definitely not let you go," Zhu Qiang glared at Ling Zhenfei, eyes full of hatred.

Before Ling Zhenfei could reply, Han Lian spoke up, "Then I will make sure you never leave prison. Do you realize how many crimes you've committed? Thinking you can get out of prison is just delusional. You might as well spend your next life there."

Ling Zhenfei stopped paying attention to Zhu Qiang. Any remaining connection between him and Zhu Qiang would be severed in the future, with prison being Zhu Qiang's ultimate fate.

Arriving at the road they started from in Han Lian's car, there was already a large police presence outside the Imperial Palace Club, with various police lights flashing, the scene extremely impressive. Not only were there police officers, but also armed forces and SWAT teams, each armed and ready for battle.

They were about to launch a full assault on the Imperial Palace Club, entering from three doors simultaneously to make arrests. The spectacle would surely be magnificent, but Ling Zhenfei had lost all interest as his part was done.

Han Lian's work, however, was far from over. He was the responsible officer within the police, and there were still many situations that would require his presence.

Ling Zhenfei had wanted to leave early, but it was now past two in the morning, and it was hard to catch a cab in this remote area, so he had no choice but to wait in Han Lian's car.

That night, all of Binyang was in motion. The police and the surveillance departments were all working, and there were arrests being made in every major enterprise and department, causing quite the commotion throughout the city.

Even those living in the area had many people unaware of such a place existing in their midst.

Sitting in Han Lian's car, Ling Zhenfei listened quietly to the gunfire and shouting outside, but it all had nothing to do with him anymore.

The entire incident with the Imperial Palace Club originated from the affair with Lin's Group. It was by assisting Lin's Group that Ling Zhenfei had gotten embroiled with Wei Damin, which led to Wei Damin poisoning his fish pond and setting fire to his vegetable greenhouse.

It was for this reason that Ling Zhenfei sought vengeance against Wei Damin, and upon discovering Wei Damin's connection to the Imperial Palace Club, he and Zhuo Yue conducted a covert visit. However, who could have expected that this visit would lead to the theft of the club's membership list?

This list could make Zhuo Yue famous overnight, but the implicated members were too numerous, involving many Binyang officials. Aware of the gravity, Zhuo Yue forwarded the list to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for an official complaint.

But it was also because of this that Ling Zhenfei and Zhuo Yue were pursued and attacked, with Zhuo Yue ultimately meeting a tragic end in Capital City, and Ling Zhenfei severely wounded.

Zhuo Yue's death had seemed to end matters, allowing Ling Zhenfei some peace, but unexpectedly, he was betrayed by someone he once trusted completely, Jiang Hao. This betrayal resulted in Ling Zhenfei being targeted by the assassins hired by the Imperial Palace Club.

It was the attack from these assassins that led Ling Zhenfei to decide to have the investigation team eradicate the Imperial Palace Club. Thus, he infiltrated the club at night, successfully obtained all necessary evidence, and ultimately caused the club's complete downfall.

With that, everything was over. The Imperial Palace Club was finished, Zhu Qiang, Feng Kai, and others were destined for prison, and he could finally feel at ease. Constantly being pursued was something even Ling Zhenfei couldn't bear.

Now that it was all over, he could enjoy life properly and live without fear. He had always been just a small-time doctor, dreaming of farming in a village, improving life for himself and his sister-in-law, and wanting to avoid all conflict.

With nothing else to do in the car, Ling Zhenfei took out the artifact he had just obtained from Zhu Qiang to study. This artifact was essentially just scraps, as the Silver Needles it once contained were all dispatched, leaving it devoid of spiritual power and without any Cow Hair Fine Needles.

This artifact looked like a sphere full of minute holes, densely packed with them, enough to trigger trypophobia in many. Yet, Ling Zhenfei sensed something extraordinary about it. Since it was an artifact, it must have its purpose.

After thinking for a moment, Ling Zhenfei tentatively channeled a thread of his Northern Spiritual Energy into the sphere. To his surprise, his strand of spiritual power was stored within the sphere instead of dissipating with the air current.

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