Chapter 245
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Chapter 245: The Arrogant Order Keeper
After hanging up the call with Tang Xiaorou, Fang Yu called Wang Yan to inform her that he would be away for a few days.
Wang Yan thought Fang Yu was going on a graduation trip with his classmates, so she didn’t ask further.
Afterward, Fang Yu left Lijiang Residential Complex and boarded the high-speed train to Huaibei Nandu.
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Jiangnan Military Region, Military Compound.
After sending the injured and unconscious Mu Xue and Wang Lanlin to the military hospital, Xia Xiaoying came to the compound.
When Xia Heguang returned from his meeting and saw Xia Xiaoying, he looked surprised.
“Xiaoying, why are you here?”
As the head of the intelligence group based in the capital, Xia Xiaoying rarely came in person unless there were urgent matters.
“I came to Jiangnan two days ago to handle an official matter. As it happened, I encountered another major incident,” Xia Xiaoying said with a somewhat helpless expression.
“What happened?” Xia Heguang asked with furrowed brows.
Xia Xiaoying took a deep breath and told Xia Heguang about how Fang Yu had injured two Order Keepers.
After hearing this, Xia Heguang’s expression became extremely grave.
Very few people in both the secular world and martial arts circles knew about the Order Keepers organization.
Even as a military region commander, he knew very little about this organization, only having heard of its name and methods, but never having direct contact.
“The Order Keepers… were established to discipline martial artists who don’t follow the rules… Master Fang seriously injuring two Order Keepers will have unimaginable consequences,” Xia Heguang said heavily.
“Yes, but this conflict was unavoidable,” Xia Xiaoying said with slightly furrowed brows. “Fang Yu had already caught the attention of the Order Keepers, and today’s conflict occurred because those two Order Keepers were trying to arrest Fang Yu…”
“It’s already escalated to arrests… When do you think they started targeting Master Fang?” Xia Heguang asked Xia Xiaoying with confusion.
“Most likely after the battle at Moon Heart Lake. That battle was too sensational,” Xia Xiaoying said.
“But in that battle, Fang Yu fought with Gu Rulong who was at the Martial Lord realm. They were both martial artists, so shouldn’t that not have violated any rules?” Xia Heguang frowned.
Xia Xiaoying shook her head and said with an odd expression: “That was just the beginning. From what I know, in the past two months, Fang Yu has indeed fought several times in public places, causing massive damage to public facilities.”
“I just received intelligence that last night, Fang Yu fought with an unidentified woman and blasted a huge crater in Nine Rings Mountain, destroying that entire section of the race track.”
After a moment of silence, Xia Heguang asked: “How are those two Order Keepers doing?”
“Their lives aren’t in danger, but their injuries are serious. The man has a fractured left cheekbone and severe concussion… As for the woman, her nasal bone is shattered, and all four limbs have varying degrees of damage,” Xia Xiaoying said.
Xia Heguang nodded gravely without speaking, seemingly deep in thought.
Xia Xiaoying quietly watched Xia Heguang.
She had told Xia Heguang about this matter specifically to wait for his decision.
After a long silence, Xia Heguang said to the guard behind him: “Bring me my personal phone.”
A moment later, Xia Heguang took the old-style phone, opened his contacts, found a number, and dialed it.
Several minutes later, Xia Heguang hung up the phone with an unpleasant expression.
The Order Keepers already knew about Mu Xue and Wang Lanlin’s condition.
Regarding Fang Yu, their attitude was exceptionally firm.
“Fang Yu has not only repeatedly violated martial artist rules, but he even seriously injured two of our three-star Order Keepers! These two charges are enough to warrant his arrest!”
“As for your Jiangnan Military Region’s position, I couldn’t care less. We Order Keepers are an independent organization, not subordinate to any department, and we don’t need to consider anyone’s feelings in our actions. Your Jiangnan Military Region has no right to interfere with any of our operations.”
“Let me be clear upfront: we will not stop our arrest operations against Fang Yu. If your Jiangnan Military Region insists on interfering, we will not back down!”
“Fang Yu must pay the price!”
During the negotiation, Xia Heguang had arranged a military rank for Fang Yu, establishing a military background for him.
But the Order Keepers completely dismissed this approach, and their tone became even colder and harder.
“This Order Keepers organization is truly too arrogant,” Xia Heguang sighed and shook his head.
At this moment, Xia Weiyu stormed into the courtyard from outside.
“Grandfather, I heard everything you just said! Why do you need to humble yourself for that Fang Yu!?”
Xia Weiyu approached Xia Heguang, her face pale with anger.
Xia Heguang looked at Xia Weiyu and frowned, saying: “Weiyu, Master Fang helped our Jiangnan Military Region win first place in the quadrennial military region competition. How can we repay such a favor?”
“We didn’t let him help for free! We paid him!” Xia Weiyu said angrily.
“Payment? Master Fang didn’t even take the monster cores afterward, he only asked us to search for intelligence,” Xia Heguang said.
“So what! That still counts as payment!” Xia Weiyu said dissatisfied. “Fang Yu made such a big mistake, it’s his own doing, it has nothing to do with us!”
“Nonsense!”
Xia Heguang’s stern shout made Xia Weiyu tremble.
Seeing Xia Heguang’s grim expression, Xia Weiyu knew he was truly angry.
“Master Fang helping us win first place in the competition isn’t just about honor, it’s about real benefits! First place in the military region competition brings our region many resources! It has huge implications for our region’s development over the next four years!”
“Not only that, Master Fang taught us a set of physical techniques, and the Swift Dragon Unit’s members all know how powerful these techniques are! I’m now promoting these techniques throughout the entire military region, and I believe we’ll soon see results.”
“Do you think such favors can be repaid with just two pieces of intelligence?” Xia Heguang scolded with a dark expression.
Xia Weiyu lowered her head, unable to speak.
“I often teach you all that when someone shows you kindness, you should repay it like a gushing spring, especially those who extend help when you’re most in need,” Xia Heguang said, his expression softening slightly. “For our Jiangnan Military Region, Master Fang is exactly such a benefactor.”
Xia Heguang spoke from his heart.
Without Fang Yu, their Jiangnan Military Region would have been the weakest in this competition, inevitably finishing last and becoming the subject of mockery.
Xia Weiyu could dislike Fang Yu, but she couldn’t be ungrateful.
After being lectured, Xia Weiyu turned and walked out of the courtyard.
Xia Xiaoying glanced at her and sighed softly.
Among the three sisters, the most immature wasn’t the youngest Xia Tinghe, but Xia Weiyu.
“Don’t mind her,” Xia Heguang said.
“The Order Keepers are so adamant… what will you do?” Xia Xiaoying asked with furrowed brows.
“…There’s no other way, we can only do this much. From now on, we can only try to provide Master Fang with intelligence about the Order Keepers, reminding him to be more careful,” Xia Heguang said gravely. “With Master Fang’s strength, it won’t be easy for the Order Keepers to arrest him.”
Xia Xiaoying nodded.
“By the way, do you have any intelligence about the Xiao family?” Xia Heguang suddenly asked, remembering something.
Xia Xiaoying shook her head and said: “No special intelligence.”
“That’s really strange… After news of Xiao Chen’s serious injury spread, the Xiao family suddenly calmed down after just one night, becoming completely silent,” Xia Heguang frowned.
He had been prepared to shield Fang Yu from the Xiao family’s anger, but unexpectedly, the Xiao family never came!
He had received some rumors that Xiao Chen had fully recovered, his left arm reattached, and was currently in secluded cultivation.
But based on Xia Heguang’s impression of the Xiao family, even if Xiao Chen had recovered, they shouldn’t have let the matter rest so easily.
Yet the Xiao family had become unusually quiet, taking no action at all.
Such abnormal behavior made Xia Heguang feel something wasn’t right.
“I will continue to monitor the Xiao family’s movements and notify you immediately if there’s any news,” Xia Xiaoying said.
“Mm,” Xia Heguang nodded.
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After boarding the high-speed train, it took about three and a half hours for Fang Yu to reach Huaibei Nandu.
