Chapter 468: Chapter 226: Might is Right (Part 2)

Hearing this, Cao Hui thought he had dialed the wrong number. He couldn’t help but question, "Grandpa, the Gu Family tricked you, didn’t they? They want to use our family as their weapon, and they want to harm your most beloved grandson..."

Cao Hui was rambling, about to say more, when the Cao Family Patriarch cut him off again with an icy voice. "I knew everything you just mentioned beforehand. That’s precisely why I sent you!"

"Cao Hui, you’ve enjoyed the family’s blessings but have shown no ambition. After all these years, you’re still just a Tier Three Evolver. Now, the family needs you. You must see this through. If you do it cleanly, I can still save your life. But if you make a mess of it, then when the Rebirth Association investigates, not even your grandfather will be able to protect you..."

At this, the voice on the communicator softened slightly.

After a brief pause, the voice continued, "The Law Enforcement Team I’ve assigned to you this time are all family loyalists. There are three at Tier Seven and one at Tier Eight, all of them top-tier Combat System Evolvers. If the target is unwilling to hand over the research blueprints for inspection, you are to execute him on the spot for obstructing official duties!"

Hearing the voice from the communicator.

It was so ruthless that at first, Cao Hui thought the person on the other end couldn’t possibly be his grandfather.

But as the voice on the other end continued, word by word, Cao Hui finally understood his grandfather’s intentions. He was clearly meant to be the weapon used against Li Chang’an, and afterward, he would most likely become the scapegoat for assassinating a Level 5 Citizen.

This sort of thing was not unfamiliar to Cao Hui.

When he was younger, playing at home, he had often overheard his grandfather arranging for someone to be a scapegoat. Cao Hui had even asked about it, and the answer was always the same: it was for the good of the family.

Over time, Cao Hui had grown used to it. He had even occasionally mimicked the tone of his elders, demanding others make sacrifices in the family’s name.

But he never imagined that fate’s boomerang would one day come back to hit him.

This time, it was his turn to be sacrificed for the family’s interests.

’No wonder they hadn’t told me anything beforehand.’

’He’d thought his grandfather had been deceived by the Gu Family.’

’Now it seemed his family had deliberately kept him in the dark.’

’Only by keeping him in the dark, ensuring he didn’t know Li Chang’an was a Level 5 Citizen recognized by both the Rebirth Association and the Mark, would the family have plausible deniability later. They could then push all the blame onto him.’

Once he understood the full picture, Cao Hui felt as if his bones and blood had frozen solid, and his pounding heart slowly sank into his stomach.

He was all too familiar with his grandfather’s tone.

’He knew he had no way to disobey...’

And so, after a long silence, Cao Hui could only say in a bitter tone, "I understand, Grandpa."

After ending the call, Cao Hui’s gaze turned frigid. Steeling himself, he looked at Li Chang’an and snapped, "I’ve just confirmed it. You’re not only impersonating a high-level citizen, but you’re also refusing to comply with the Rebirth Association’s investigation. Law Enforcement Team, arrest him!"

At his command, the members of the Law Enforcement Team, who had been uncertain just a moment before, instantly tensed up.

Some believed Cao Hui’s words, thinking Li Chang’an was truly an imposter.

The smarter ones, however, guessed at the trickery involved. But just as the Cao Family Patriarch had said, they were all Cao Family loyalists. The Cao Family had leverage over each of them, so for now, they could only keep their mouths shut.

Su Ruobing was shocked. Even after she had revealed Li Chang’an’s identity, they were still this bold. Attacking a high-level citizen in broad daylight, especially one who was Level 5 or Above—that crime was a guaranteed death sentence, the kind no one could save you from!

Li Chang’an, on the other hand, wasn’t particularly surprised.

After all, Gu Yizhi had gone to such great lengths to deal with him; it was impossible that his status as a Level 5 Citizen alone would be enough to get him off the hook.

If they didn’t have a backup plan, there would be no reason for these great families to even exist. They’d just be a bunch of useless freeloaders.

On the contrary, this was the exact situation Li Chang’an had anticipated.

After all the twists and turns, it all came down to fists.

They not only wanted him dead, but they also wanted to seize his factory and the technology for the Super Electromagnetic Cannon and the Energy Particle Beam Cannon for themselves.

For the enormous profits at stake, these great families were even willing to push forward a core disciple from their own Alliance.

From any angle.

Choosing Cao Hui as the scapegoat was the perfect move.

After all, Cao Hui was already a notoriously arrogant and domineering princeling in Kyoto, and everyone knew of his admiration for Su Ruobing.

Making a deadly move against Li Chang’an out of a romantic rivalry would seem completely in character for him.

’The only question is what benefits the Gu Family promised the Cao Family to convince their Patriarch to offer up his own beloved grandson as a scapegoat.’

’Of course, none of that mattered now.’

Li Chang’an prepared to make his move.

Beside him, Su Ruobing’s expression turned utterly glacial. With a wave of her delicate hand, a translucent, crimson-red Magic Staff materialized.

Her talent for cultivation was also exceptional; she had become a Tier Seven Mage years ago. Now, as she stood ready for battle, the aura she exuded was nothing to be trifled with.

One of the five Rebirth Association Law Enforcement Officers behind Cao Hui, a gaunt man, stepped forward. He held an unremarkable gray cloth bag in his hand.

With a flick of his wrist, the bag suddenly swelled in the air like the gaping maw of a python about to swallow the heavens. In an instant, it engulfed Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an didn’t resist. He could sense that the bag possessed no offensive capabilities; it was merely a Subdimensional Space designed to temporarily isolate its target.

The shockwaves from an all-out battle between Tier Seven, let alone Tier Eight, Evolvers were simply too massive. A direct confrontation could easily lead to uncontrollable consequences.

Therefore, unless the combatants had a death wish, High-level Evolvers would typically enter a sealed, isolated space before engaging in battle.

The gray bag was originally meant to exclude Su Ruobing.

After all, Cao Hui’s order was to capture Li Chang’an; it had nothing to do with Su Ruobing. They had no need to involve the young lady of the Su Family.

However, as the bag descended, Su Ruobing didn’t retreat. Instead, she took several firm steps forward, resolutely joining the battle.

Seeing this, Cao Hui, who was already in a foul mood, flew into a rage. He couldn’t help but roar, "Su Ruobing, you fucking bitch! You’re that eager to die, are you? Fine! I’ll grant your wish! Get them! Leave the man barely breathing, and knock the woman out. I’ll have my fun with her before anything else!"

Inside the bag was a world shrouded in gray mist. It was a space separate from the Main World, where no one would disturb their battle and they wouldn’t have to worry about their immense destructive power harming civilians.

Therefore, the High-level Evolvers from the Law Enforcement Team no longer needed to hide their fangs. One by one, they unleashed their formidable auras.

The most menacing of them was, naturally, the Eighth-rank Evolutionist. His entire body was wreathed in a Martial Dao aura that roiled like boiling water.

The next most threatening was an Evolver at the Tier Seven Peak. His body was covered in rings of dense and complex Inscriptions.

Sensing the terrifying auras emanating from the two, Su Ruobing’s pupils contracted sharply.

Although she had already guessed their opponents had ill intentions, she never expected them to be so willing to go all out.

’A Tier Eight and a Tier Seven Peak Evolver!’

’In any faction, they would be considered pillars of strength.’

’They were the kind of assets that were irreplaceable once lost.’

’Yet now, to deal with Li Chang’an, the Gu Family had brought out two of them at once—and that wasn’t even counting the other Tier Seven Early Stage Evolvers.’

She took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the turbulent thoughts in her mind.

Su Ruobing looked at Li Chang’an, her tone solemn. "I’ve already notified Governor Hu. We just need to hold on for fifteen minutes. That should be enough!"

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