Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 560 - 362: Confronting Shi Hongyi_2

Chapter 560: Chapter 362: Confronting Shi Hongyi_2

The flight information was retrieved, and this plane had landed in Asuncion three hours ago.

"Asuncion!"

Zhao Manying frowned, "What is Cangming doing in Asuncion? Even if he’s abroad, his mobile phone should work as usual."

However, Ji Xinghuo had a bad feeling.

There are two Star Gates in South America, one in Immortal City, and the other in Asuncion. This Star Gate city is equally chaotic and it is also the base of the Latin Revolution Army, the center of South American resistance against the United States rule.

In history, to fight for control of the Star Gate, wars broke out in Asuncion, sacrificing millions of lives.

The control of the Star Gate changed hands many times.

In the recent decade, the Asuncion Star Gate had been under the control of the Latin Revolution Army.

After entering the core circle, Ji Xinghuo received a top-secret report every week, which revealed that the Latin Revolution Army had covert support from the Asia-Pacific Community, hence they were able to contend with the United States, persisting through numerous defeats, surviving round after round of encirclement and suppression, not only remaining undefeated but growing stronger.

Thus, the Asuncion Star Gate was also indirectly controlled by the Asia-Pacific Community.

The Security Department’s tracking system also covered Asuncion, but Zhao Cangming’s mobile phone signal disappeared after the plane had landed.

The airport cameras captured him leaving alone.

After that, there was nothing.

Security and power in Asuncion are both complicated, and the coverage of the tracking system is not perfect, Zhao Cangming clearly disguised himself, with his whereabouts unknown.

"Could Cangming have entered the Star Realm from Asuncion?" Zhuo Yanran speculated.

"Very likely."

Zhao Manying shared the same speculation but was puzzled, "Why would he enter the Star Realm from the Asuncion Star Gate, when there is the Chaka Star Gate just a few hundred kilometers from Chang’an, instead of flying halfway across Earth to South America?"

She looked at Zhuo Yanran, "Mom, did Cangming ever tell you that he was going to the Star Realm?"

"He mentioned it a few times, but I didn’t agree," Zhuo Yanran replied, "The Star Realm is so dangerous, he has your support as a sister, and he’s not lacking resources, there’s no need for him to risk his life. His father died in the Star Realm, I don’t want to see him follow in his father’s footsteps."

Zhao Manying didn’t know what to say and remained silent.

Ji Xinghuo didn’t speak either.

To his knowledge, Zhao Cangming didn’t work after graduating from college, focusing solely on cultivation. Nevertheless, his talent was far inferior to his sister’s. Zhao Manying poured a lot of resources into his progress, including Alien Species and capacity-expanding wonders, yet he was still only an intermediate Mutant.

In fact, this progress wasn’t slow; a 22-year-old intermediate Mutant was far beyond most of his peers in strength.

However, Zhao Cangming had shown impatience several times.

Ji Xinghuo said, "Even if Cangming wanted to enter the Star Realm, he could do it directly through the Chaka Star Gate; you can’t stop him, there’s no need to go to Asuncion."

"Exactly!"

Zhao Manying gave Ji Xinghuo a meaningful glance.

Ji Xinghuo immediately understood her meaning: could this be related to the Shi Family? A few months ago, she had perceived some signs from Shi Renzhong’s changes.

Because Zhuo Yanran was present, they couldn’t speak openly; she didn’t know the real cause of her husband’s death.

"I’ll check again." Ji Xinghuo couldn’t be certain.

He pulled up the records of the Asuncion Star Gate for the past three hours, as well as the surveillance footage around the Star Gate.

However, Zhao Cangming’s name wasn’t in the records, and his figure wasn’t seen in the videos either.

"Didn’t enter the Star Gate?"

Ji Xinghuo was puzzled; had Zhao Cangming disguised himself?

Zhao Manying also watched the entire surveillance records, and with her True Eye, she couldn’t distinguish which person was Zhao Cangming in disguise.

"Either Cangming has entered the Star Realm, or he’s still in Asuncion," Zhao Manying said, "Reporting to the police is useless, we’ll have to go to Asuncion ourselves to look for him..."

As she spoke, her gaze at Ji Xinghuo paused.

Ji Xinghuo also realized.

Zhao Cangming could very likely be bait, and the real target was to catch a big fish like himself. In Chang’an surrounded by experts, even the Sun King couldn’t possibly kill him, but venturing into South America, it would be dangerous if he stepped into a trap.

"The likelihood of it targeting me isn’t high," Ji Xinghuo shook his head, finding the plan too crude.

The biggest flaw was that Zhao Cangming didn’t need to detour through Asuncion to enter the Star Realm; it was wholly unnecessary.

"Why would Cangming do this?" Zhao Manying wondered, "Did he volunteer, or was he coerced?"

Ji Xinghuo was also at a loss.

However, his intuition told him, the likelihood of coercion was greater.

Zhao Cangming was just an intermediate Mutant, controlling him was all too easy. Any random Super Mind Hacker could do it without leaving a trace.

"I’ll check who he has been in contact with recently, there might be a clue," Ji Xinghuo expanded the search range in the tracking system, pulled up Zhao Cangming’s call log and internet footprint, and after looking through just a few pages, his expression turned somewhat awkward.

The browsing history was full of content not suitable for children, including videos and virtual companions, with a very mixed variety of tastes.

Zhao Manying and Zhuo Yanran both looked away.

"Ahem..."

Ji Xinghuo silently mourned for Zhao Cangming for a second. It was fortunate that he wasn’t present; otherwise, he would’ve died of embarrassment right there.

He quickly skipped over those contents and proceeded with conditional filtering.

He soon found a clue.

Since last year, Zhao Cangming frequently communicated and chatted with a person, and from the content of the conversations, their relationship appeared to be very close, seemingly boyfriend and girlfriend.

Zhao Manying asked in confusion, "Cangming has a new girlfriend?"

"He never told me," Zhuo Yanran shook her head.

Ji Xinghuo immediately pulled up the woman’s information and froze when he saw the name.

"Shi Buk!"

Zhao Manying was also shocked.

Ji Xinghuo remembered this person; she was present when he sparred with Shi Renzhong last year. She’s the daughter of Shi Daoyuan, the granddaughter of Shi Hongyi. Since Shi Daoyuan was executed, Shi Buk seldom visited the Emperor Star Club.

Zhao Cangming had actually gotten involved with the granddaughter of his enemy.

Ji Xinghuo also pulled out the records of the two checking into hotels—a whole page of dense entries, with over a hundred instances in just over a year.

Zhao Manying looked stunned.

There was nothing she could do about it in her heart because her brother didn’t know that the Shi Family were enemies.

"No, wait!"

"It’s normal to date, but why would Cangming hide it from his family, making sure nobody knew?" Ji Xinghuo suddenly said.

Zhao Manying immediately guessed as well; it was obviously at Shi Buk’s request.

But why would Shi Buk ask for such secrecy?

A name flashed through both their minds—Shi Hongyi!

Ji Xinghuo accessed the flight records and sure enough found Shi Buk’s name on the passenger list. She was on this plane too, traveling to Asuncion with Zhao Cangming, then disappearing in this Star Gate City.

"The Shi Family!"

Zhao Manying clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and suppressed the anger in her heart.

"What about the Shi Family?" Zhuo Yanran was completely confused. She could tell her daughter was very angry but couldn’t understand the conversation between her daughter and her boyfriend, "Was Cangming taken into the Star Realm by the Shi Family?"

"Mom, I can’t explain right now," Zhao Manying didn’t want her mother to worry too much, "We’ll handle it."

Then she looked towards Ji Xinghuo.

"Should we go to Asuncion to look for him, or..."

"No need for that trouble," Ji Xinghuo interrupted Zhao Manying, "Searching for someone is too slow, we’ll go directly to Shi Hongyi to demand people."

He searched for Shi Hongyi in the tracking system and the result showed that Shi Hongyi had just arrived at the Quartz Group headquarters fifteen minutes ago and hadn’t left yet.

"Auntie, you go home and wait for our news,"

Ji Xinghuo told Zhuo Yanran, then scooped up Zhao Manying by the waist, shot out, and with a bang, disappeared into the horizon.

Zhuo Yanran looked up at the sky, her face full of bewilderment.

Very quickly, a towering skyscraper appeared in the central business district, rising over 1500 meters with the bright, hard-to-miss letters "Quartz Group" flashing even during the daytime.

As he was flying at high speed, Ji Xinghuo activated Electromagnetic Induction and immediately located Shi Hongyi; he was on the top floor in his office.

"He’s there."

Far from slowing down, Ji Xinghuo accelerated to Mach 2, taking Zhao Manying with him like a fighter jet, diving towards the top floor of the building.

Boom!

The glass curtain wall shattered as Ji Xinghuo broke through the walls and flew into the office, abruptly stopping less than three meters in front of Shi Hongyi. The strong airflow turned the office into a mess, looking like a ruin.

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