Chapter 682
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Chapter 682: The Mysterious Fourth Person
“I don’t remember. When that beam of light descended, I lost consciousness, but…” Cao Yuan paused, speaking uncertainly, “I felt like something ran out of my body in that instant…”
An Qingyu began to think seriously.
Using the Forbidden Ruins here would result in being locked onto and killed by that mysterious gaze. If he guessed correctly, that red beam of light was likely the divine punishment used here to kill the owners of the Forbidden Ruins. Logically, after the beam descended, Cao Yuan should have been reduced to ashes.
But why did he not only survive but also heavily injure or even kill several Envoys of the Divine Will?
An Qingyu understood very well what being a wanted criminal of the [Extreme Evil] level represented. The fact that Cao Yuan could become a criminal of this level indicated that his existence had truly threatened this country…
What exactly happened during the time he lost consciousness?
“Jiang Er, search the database within the [Pure Land] and see if there are any video records from two years ago in Hachiman-dai City.” An Qingyu pondered for a moment and said to Jiang Er beside him.
“Okay.”
Jiang Er nodded, merging into the electronic screen to begin retrieving the database.
“And you? How did you come to control the entire [Pure Land] step by step?” Cao Yuan asked curiously.
An Qingyu smiled slightly, “After Jiang Er and I drifted here, I first conducted a simple experiment on the tolerance rules of the Forbidden Ruins. I didn’t expect it to attract the pursuit of the Envoys of the Divine Will, but thanks to Jiang Er’s abilities, we easily escaped.
Later, I spent a week learning the language here, then took 200,000 yen to the casino. After bankrupting four casinos in a row, I casually eliminated a few small gangs that were looking for trouble. In the end, I won back 940 million yen and, using a fake identity forged by Jiang Er, established several logistics companies.
These logistics companies spread across most of Japan, from modern metropolises to remote rural towns. My people are everywhere, ostensibly engaged in logistics work, but through the hidden cameras attached to them and the vehicles, combined with Jiang Er’s abilities, I can have my eyes and ears spread across most of Japan.
Unfortunately, even after achieving this, I still haven’t found any of you…
About half a year ago, I realized this method wasn’t working, so I shifted my focus here.”
An Qingyu adjusted his glasses and continued, “According to the intelligence I’ve gathered, the [Pure Land] is more like an observer suspended above the mortal world. If I’m not mistaken, it hides the deepest secrets of this country. If I can uncover them, I might be able to find you.
Thus, I began a scheme that lasted for half a year…”
Once An Qingyu finished recounting all his plans and arrangements, Cao Yuan fell silent.
He looked at An Qingyu with a hint of helplessness in his eyes. We are all human; why can the gap be so vast…
The brain is truly a wonderful thing, but unfortunately, mine isn’t functioning well.
Cao Yuan sighed.
An Qingyu picked out the last piece of bone debris and began to carefully stitch up his wound. However, before he could finish stitching, Cao Yuan’s wound had basically healed on its own. From the outside, there were almost no signs of injury.
“You also have accelerated regeneration?” An Qingyu asked in surprise.
Cao Yuan shook his head, “I don’t know. Although my injury recovery speed was relatively fast before, it didn’t seem to be this fast. I always feel like something changed in me since that incident two years ago…”
An Qingyu raised an eyebrow, his gaze subtly fixed on Cao Yuan’s brain. He licked his lips slightly and tentatively asked, “How about this: let me dissect you, and then I’ll tell you what happened?”
Cao Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth, “I don’t have a habit of being a guinea pig.”
“How boring.”
An Qingyu shrugged.
At that moment, Cao Yuan seemed to remember something. “Qi Ye is here too.”
“What?” An Qingyu was taken aback and quickly regained his composure. “Where is he?”
“I don’t know the exact location, but half a month ago, an Envoy of the Divine Will came to extract information using his photo. At that time, he should have just landed, and an Envoy went to find him.” Cao Yuan paused and continued, “But aside from me, there were no other intruders in the prison area, so he should not have been captured.”
“He’s Lin Qi Ye; it shouldn’t be that easy to catch him.” An Qingyu said with a smile.
Cao Yuan looked at him with a hint of melancholy.
An Qingyu also realized he had misspoken, cleared his throat, and moved past the topic. “Besides him, is there anyone else?”
“Yes, the Envoy of the Divine Will showed me a total of five photos.” Cao Yuan recalled. “The first one was Fatty, the second and third were you and Jiang Er, the fourth… was someone I had never seen before, and the fifth was Lin Qi Ye.”
An Qingyu’s eyes narrowed slightly. “If these photos are arranged in chronological order, after you, the next to land would be Fatty, followed by me and Jiang Er a year and a half ago. But why is there a stranger? Could there be others like us?”
“Not quite.” Cao Yuan shook his head firmly. “I wasn’t the first to land; Fatty was the first. When I was just captured here, they showed me Fatty’s photo to ask me questions. The correct order should be Fatty, me, you and Jiang Er, the stranger, and then Lin Qi Ye.”
“So, that means Jialan and Shen Qingzhu haven’t landed yet?” An Qingyu pondered for a moment and dismissed that idea. “Not necessarily; not being captured by the Envoys of the Divine Will doesn’t mean they haven’t come…”
“To be honest, I’m a bit curious.” Cao Yuan couldn’t help but speak. “If the first was Fatty, then how did he, with his not-so-bright mind, survive here and perfectly avoid the pursuit of the Envoys of the Divine Will?”
An Qingyu thought for a long time and also had no answer.
“Regardless, you should rest well here. With your current recovery ability, you should be able to move freely within a week at most.” An Qingyu put away the scalpel and said.
“And you? Are you going to find Qi Ye and the others?”
“No, I’m staying here.” An Qingyu shook his head. “Since Qi Ye is here, he will eventually make a big commotion. I just need to quietly wait for him to appear. The [Pure Land] hides the secrets of this country, and I need time to decipher them.
I hope that by the time we meet, I will have fully grasped the intelligence of this country… However, once you recover, I can send you down to find them first. As long as you wear the communication earpiece, Jiang Er can contact you at any time.”
Cao Yuan thought for a moment and nodded firmly. “Okay.”
