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Chapter 503 - 468 Le Yuan

Chapter 503: Chapter 468 Le Yuan

Under the moonlight, the corpse wearing a clown mask lay face up on the lawn, with a conspicuous knife wound on its neck, and blood still flowed continuously.

The gunman, who had rushed over, now hid behind a flowerbed more than a man’s height, glimpsing the body of his companion using his peripheral vision and feeling a surge of shock in his heart.

As the "Debt Collector" of the Underworld, their intelligence work was very thorough. They knew Wu Li was in this area before their operation tonight but chose to proceed anyway, intending to tell Xie Ming that getting anyone’s help was futile!

It wasn’t that they underestimated Wu Li, but rather, the majority of the strong in the Underworld didn’t pay much attention to the experts of the Martial Arts World.

It’s not that they thought the experts of the Martial Arts World couldn’t fight. On the contrary, in pure combat, the experts of the Martial Arts World would definitely have the upper hand. However, combat in the Underworld often involves using any means necessary, only focusing on the most efficient ways to kill—guns, bombs, Hidden Weapons, poison, etc. The primary goal is to kill the opponent; everything else is secondary.

Although Wu Li had the record of killing over forty Gunmen alone, in the eyes of the "Dark Clown," that was merely killing a bunch of disorganized small-time thugs, which wasn’t considered that remarkable in the Underworld. As for killing Long Yu, his most notable reputation had been in the Martial Arts World before he joined the White Reaper, and having spent years on the battlefield, few knew his true strength.

Therefore, despite knowing Wu Li would be there tonight, the "Dark Clown" still came to kill.

The newcomer knew his companion was not a foolish man. He wouldn’t foolishly engage in combat with Wu Li. But now that his companion had died, it still shocked him deeply.

In fact, the "Dark Clown" on the ground had indeed attempted to use other means to deal with Wu Li, but unfortunately, he found no opportunity in front of Wu Li. In the end, he even tried to pull the pin on a grenade strapped to his body, hoping to take Wu Li down with him but failed to do so and was killed by a throat slash from Wu Li’s knife.

"Wu, Li."

An icy voice called out the name, one syllable at a time. Then, in fairly fluent Chinese, the voice said, "Believe me, opposing us is the most foolish thing you have done in your life."

"Oh?"

Wu Li walked out from the room, the dagger in his hand still stained with blood.

He was not at all worried about being shot by the opponent. He strode confidently onto the lawn, looking towards the flowerbed, "Believe me, if you still hold on to your opinion, the Dark Clown will soon be removed from the Underworld."

The other party snorted coldly and turned to leave, with the sound of his footsteps gradually becoming more distant.

Wu Li did not pursue, as he worried about being lured away from safety, and the others present dared not follow. Chasing would mean courting death.

[Overseas Chinese Society individual Martial Arts Reputation value +300, current Reputation value 6176]

[Underworld individual Martial Arts Reputation value +1000, current Reputation value 4268]

After the Dark Clown retreated, Wu Li received a message from the system.

He had sparred with He Ye in the morning and casually won, gaining only 100 Reputation value in the Overseas Chinese Society, but repelling the Dark Clown tonight gave him 300 all at once. This indicated that actual combat indeed increased one’s reputation more easily than sparring.

And the biggest gain was from the Underworld, with a surge of 1000 Reputation value. If he defeated a few more individuals on the Underworld’s bounty list, Wu Li felt his reputation value in the Underworld could very well exceed ten thousand.

"Master He, all good?"

After making sure the other party had left, Wu Li walked towards He Ye and crouched down to ask.

He Ye shook his head and forced a wry smile, "I’m fine, thanks to Master Wu tonight."

"President!"

"President, are you both alright?"

At this point, other bodyguards from the manor also arrived one after another; five people, each bearing injuries.

"Everyone, first take care of the injured, the ambulance will be here soon. I have Master Wu here, so there won’t be any issues."

He Ye said to the others, who acknowledged his instruction and dispersed.

He Ye turned to look at Wu Li, "Thank you for tonight, Master Wu!"

Wu Li stood up, his face expressionless as he looked at Xie Ming, "If President Xie truly wants to thank me, please answer a few questions."

"Hmm?"

Xie Ming’s eyes shifted slightly, but he continued to look at Wu Li sincerely, "What questions?"

Wu Li: "President Xie, you actually knew beforehand that the Dark Clown was attacking tonight, didn’t you?"

Xie Ming was startled, then chuckled, "Why would Master Wu ask such a thing?"

Wu Li looked at him, "Just now in the hallway, when Master He said through the communicator that the attackers were the Dark Clown, everyone was surprised, except for you. You had no reaction, as if you already knew who was coming."

Xie Ming’s expression froze, while the others present looked at him in astonishment. He Ye, sitting bloodied on the ground, looked at Xie Ming with disbelief.

Xie Ming’s smile was somewhat strained, "Master Wu, how could I possibly have known in advance? And this way of speculating is a bit too..."

"Your current heartbeat, breathing rate, and muscle tension are all different from before I asked. So, I am even more certain of my guess," Wu Li said coldly as he looked at Xie Ming.

Xie Ming: "Master Wu, you..."

"I believe in Master Wu!"

A voice interrupted Xie Ming’s words—it was He Ye.

He stared fixedly at Xie Ming, "For a Martial Artist like Master Wu, the five senses—let alone the Sixth Sense—are sharpened to the extreme. You can’t even cast a hostile glance at him from a thousand meters away without being detected! That’s why I believe Master Wu; he couldn’t have made a mistake."

Hearing this, Xie Ming’s face immediately turned ashen.

What Wu Li had just said as his basis for judgment did indeed sound somewhat unreliable, but now that He Ye had spoken, there was no way for Xie Ming to deny it. The others present might not understand the Realm that Wu Li was in, but He Ye certainly did.

"Moreover, earlier on Zhang Ziyue told me that the Dark Clown isn’t an Assassin but a Debt Collector. Therefore, they rarely kill their targets. But just now, that person directly threw a grenade, aiming to kill on the spot."

Wu Li pointed to the Dark Clown on the lawn and said, "Why is it that the businessmen from the Shared Guardian Association were kidnapped previously, but when it comes to you, Mr. President Xie, it becomes a silencing move? Coupled with the fact that you knew in advance that the Dark Clown would be the attacker, I am very curious about what’s going on."

"President, did you really know that the Dark Clown was going to attack?" He Ye stared intently at Xie Ming.

Xie Ming’s face was bitter, "I didn’t know they were coming tonight."

That was an indirect admission.

"Why? Is it because of that incident before? Right?!"

"Xie Ming! You—cough cough cough..."

He Ye asked furiously, aggravating his injuries in his agitation.

"Master, please don’t get worked up."

The bodyguard who was left to take care of him quickly helped him breathe, but He Ye pushed the bodyguard away, forcefully stood up, and walked up to Xie Ming. He grabbed Xie Ming by the collar, "What’s going on here?"

If he had known in advance that the opponent was the Dark Clown, many people actually wouldn’t have had to die tonight, and among the dead were quite a few of He Ye’s disciples.

"Old He, calm down," Xie Ming urged.

"Do you know how many people have died tonight? How can I calm down! I..."

"Phew—"

He Ye, overwhelmed with rage, spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Wu Li swiftly moved forward, supported He Ye, and pressed several times on his chest before turning to the remaining bodyguard, "Master He needs to recuperate. Take him to the hospital first."

Afterward, he handed He Ye over to the bodyguard and turned to look at Xie Ming, "Mr. President Xie, have you figured out how to explain?"

If the Overseas Chinese community were being persecuted, Wu Li wouldn’t mind lending a hand, since he was also looking to enter the Southern F security market by this opportunity. But if it were deception and exploitation, that would be a different matter entirely, to avoid being used by others.

Xie Ming’s face was still bitter, "Master Wu, let’s go inside and talk."

A few minutes later, Wu Li and Xie Ming sat down again in the previous room.

Wu Li sat down and looked at Xie Ming without pressing him.

Under Wu Li’s quiet gaze, Xie Ming felt like prey caught in a spider’s web, with no chance of escape.

And as the invisible pressure increased, Xie Ming began to feel somewhat breathless.

"Really impressive..." Xie Ming looked at Wu Li with a face full of admiration.

"I’ve experienced Master He’s murderous aura, and over the years, though I haven’t trained in Kung Fu, I believe I’ve cultivated my mind quite well. But facing Master Wu alone, even without fighting, I’m still losing."

Wu Li didn’t respond, thinking that it wasn’t so mystical—it was just that Xie Ming had a guilty conscience, combined with having witnessed him kill one Dark Clown and repel another, thus mentally and in terms of momentum, he was much diminished.

"Actually, those members of the Shared Guardian Association who were kidnapped... it was I who tasked the Dark Clown to do it."

Xie Ming looked at Wu Li, making a startling revelation.

Wu Li nodded, "Continue."

Xie Ming: "The Shared Guardian Association has been in existence for twenty-three years, and I think it’s time for some changes. But there are quite a few old brothers in the association who disagree with my ideas."

Wu Li: "So you contacted the Dark Clown to kidnap those who opposed you?"

Xie Ming: "I never intended to kill them. As long as they disappeared for a while, once the reform I was carrying out was fully implemented, I would naturally release them."

Wu Li: "Then why is the Dark Clown here to kill you now?"

Xie Ming smiled bitterly: "It’s not the Dark Clown who wants to kill me; it’s the people from ’Le Yuan.’"

"Le Yuan?"

Although Wu Li had clashed with people from ’Le Yuan’ more than once before, he had always thought they were Long Yu’s men, so this was the first time he was hearing this name.