The act of murder was quiet, no guards were attracted, and instinctively, all the guards chose to stay away from the cell where Wang Xu was located.
On the other hand, the dying sharp-tongued man forced himself up, fumbled for a communication device, found a number, and dialed it.
"Hello?" an impatient voice answered.
"Is this... Young Master Du?" the sharp-tongued man spoke weakly, almost incoherently, "Li... Li Lian, someone is here to rescue Li Lian."
Second Safe Zone, the largest entertainment venue in the city.
A man dressed in luxurious clothing was cuddling a beautiful girl, talking on the phone with one hand and caressing her with the other, but upon hearing someone was rescuing Li Lian, he abruptly stood up from the sofa.
"What?" Du Ze’s face darkened, "Who did it?"
"I don’t know, but the person who came is very strong, too strong, even stronger than the director." The sharp-tongued man recalled Wang Xu, and his hand holding the phone trembled slightly.
"Hmph! Strong? How strong can they be? Contact your director immediately, I want to ask him how he’s managing things!" Du Ze snorted coldly.
Strong individuals? The Du Family has plenty, a mere lowly commoner, how much power can he have?
Before dealing with Li Lian, Du Ze had thoroughly investigated Li Lian’s background, down to eighteen generations of his ancestors, and had never heard of him knowing any influential figures, making it effortless to deal with him.
Now that someone appears to want to rescue Li Lian, no matter how strong they are, can they be stronger than his Du Family?
With this thought, Du Ze no longer had any concerns and continued his merriment.
Li Lian’s injuries were severe, but fortunately, he was just an ordinary person, and the strengthening drugs were very effective for him. In just a short while, a bit of color returned to his pale face, and the pain throughout his body eased a lot.
"Wang Xu, aren’t you supposed to be with the Genius Battle Group? How did you get here? The Detention Center doesn’t have the authority to arrest a Tier Four Elite Warrior." Li Lian opened his eyes anxiously and said.
Seeing that Li Lian’s injuries had improved somewhat, Wang Xu smiled and said, "I injured someone in the Detention Center, so they had no choice but to arrest me."
"Ah, you injured someone in the Detention Center? Why are you so impulsive... Ōw..." Li Lian got nervous and tried to sit up, accidentally pulling on his wound and grimaced in pain.
"Alright, stop worrying about me; someone will come soon to get us out." Wang Xu said.
Li Lian’s eyes turned dim, and he said, "Wang Xu, if you can leave, you should go first. I can’t leave."
Wang Xu sighed, knowing that Li Lian was concerned about Du Ze’s influence. If Li Lian left with him, Du Ze would undoubtedly target him.
"Don’t worry, if I say we can go, we will." Wang Xu reassured.
A moment later, a commotion came from outside the cell.
The other prisoners looked up to see a bald middle-aged man wiping sweat from his forehead, striding towards the cell, nervously talking to a blonde and blue-eyed strong man beside him, "Mr. Sirus, please, you must speak for me before the Special Envoy. I truly didn’t know the Detention Center staff would be so audacious to detain the Special Envoy, I sincerely apologize..."
Sirus waved his hand to interrupt the bald man’s words and said indifferently, "Whether you’re forgiven or not is up to the Special Envoy; I’m only responsible for delivering messages, that’s all."
The bald man’s forehead sweat increased, cursing the Detention Center director in his heart for dumping such a big mess on him!
If there were an upper-rank person present, they would instantly recognize that this bald man was the district chief of the Seventh Safe Zone!
The title of Safe Zone District Chief may seem glorious and powerful, but insiders know it’s just an empty title, a puppet installed by the World Government with no real power.
In this era where power is respected, those truly holding great power are the high-standing strong ones.
Tier Nine Peak, Innate Venerable, or even the legendary "God-level" individuals, these are the true centers of power in the world.
Crowds of people moved through the Detention Center, drawing the interest of many prisoners in the cells.
The iron door of the cell was opened again, and Sirus stepped in first, respectfully placing a hand on his chest upon seeing Wang Xu.
"Are you the district chief of the Safe Zone?"
Wang Xu looked at the bald middle-aged man who had entered behind Sirus and asked coldly.
The district chief had once seen Wang Xu at a garden in the Protected Area, and seeing him in person again, his face was bitter, inwardly cursing the Detention Center director’s ancestors.
"Special Envoy, I deeply apologize for this matter..." The district chief quickly explained.
Wang Xu raised a hand and said, "Don’t give me officialese, I don’t buy it. You only need to tell me, is my brother Li Lian guilty or not?"
The district chief was sweating profusely. Li Lian’s charges were confirmed by the Detention Center director himself; he didn’t know, so how could he determine if he was guilty or not?
And the decision of guilt or innocence was up to the Supreme Court; if he spoke out of turn, he would be overstepping his authority, leading to consequences from above from which he’d be unable to escape!
Yet, upon seeing Wang Xu’s icy gaze and recalling his status as Special Envoy, the district chief could only grit his teeth and say, "Not guilty!"
"Not guilty is all that matters." Wang Xu nodded in satisfaction, immediately having someone contact the hospital to transfer Li Lian to a caretaking ward.
Just as the arrangements were completed, suddenly, a hurried figure ran over.
"Director Zhou, you’re finally here!" Upon seeing the newcomer, the bald man became furious and spoke through gritted teeth.
Director Zhou had just received word that the district chief had personally arrived at the Detention Center, which not only detained an important person, but also an envoy. This news was like thunder to his ears, sobering him up instantly from a few drinks, and he rushed back without delay.
"Are you the director of the Detention Center?" Wang Xu looked at Director Zhou and asked.
"Yes, Special Envoy." Director Zhou nodded cautiously in response.
"Sirus, what would killing him cost?" Wang Xu turned to Sirus and asked.
"Special Envoy, now that you are a member of the Core Area, killing him would only require compensation in Earth Coins." Sirus replied respectfully.
Director Zhou suddenly widened his eyes in terror, his knees buckled, and he knelt with a thud, tears streaming down his face, crying, "Spe... Special Envoy, this was ordered by Young Master Du, I had nothing to do with it!"
Wang Xu gave him a look of disdain and turned to leave.
"Sirus, I’ll leave this matter to you. Don’t let me down."
"Yes, Special Envoy." Sirus replied.
Dealing with someone like Director Zhou, Wang Xu had no mercy whatsoever. No matter how many excuses he might have, Wang Xu would not tolerate anyone treating his brother this way.
Boarding a flying battleship, Wang Xu spent half a day and finally arrived at the Second Safe Zone.
The largest entertainment venue in the city
Wang Xu walked into the splendidly decorated hall, following the map displayed on the Light Computer, and went directly to the tenth floor.
"Hmm?" As he reached a door, Wang Xu heard familiar voices coming from inside.
"Young Master Du, the B-level shields manufactured by our Golden Shield Company have no issues, why did you cancel the contract?" an anxious voice sounded.
In front of Du Ze stood two suit-clad men, one burly with a worried expression, and the other thin with a calm demeanor.
They were Jin Tun and Ghost Calculation!
After applying for retirement from the Genius Battle Group, the two had come to the Second Safe Zone and spent all their savings to start a shield company.
The company had just opened when they received a significant order. Jin Tun was overjoyed and went to great lengths for this order, but the buyer suddenly terminated the cooperation.
"If you like it, buy it. If you don’t, cancel it, what? Want to force a sale?" Du Ze scoffed.
Jin Tun was unwilling; he had invested all his resources and effort into this contract, spending an incalculable amount of effort, only for it to be ruined by Du Ze’s mere "not needed".
Because of this, Jin Tun had sought out Du Ze multiple times to persuade him to change his mind, but to no avail.
As Jin Tun was about to speak, Ghost Calculation suddenly stopped him and said to Du Ze, "Don’t bother, no matter what you say, they won’t agree."
"Why!" Jin Tun exclaimed anxiously.
"This whole thing was a trap from the start, and we fell for it." Ghost Calculation said calmly.
Jin Tun stood stunned, staring blankly at Du Ze.
Du Ze shrugged, nonchalant, "He’s right." appearing arrogant and overbearing.
"You!" Jin Tun glared at Du Ze in anger.
"What? Want to fight? You, a mere Tier Six guy, dare challenge me?" Du Ze curled his lips arrogantly.
Jin Tun’s breath caught, indeed, this man was from the Du Family, and the Du Family’s renown in the Second Safe Zone was far too great, with the family head being an elite Tier Eight expert. How could they possibly challenge the Du Family?
"Oh, is that so? I’d like to see how powerful your Du Family truly is."
Suddenly, a voice spoke, and then the door to the room opened, with a young figure stepping in, staring icily at Du Ze.