"Miss Zhuge, are you sure it's this way?"
"Sure! I'm very sensitive to the smell of hellfire. There's no mistake." Zhuge Ni nodded.
After Huang Litian led her to the ruins of the underground black market, Zhuge Ni indeed followed the remaining hellfire and detected a familiar scent. But when Huang Litian saw the direction Zhuge Ni was tracking, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Because the direction Zhuge Ni was following was exactly the direction of the Investigation Bureau!
Huang Litian's heart was filled with excitement. It seemed that he would soon have solid evidence to accuse Ye Lin!
This meant that all his previous guesses were correct. Even if Ken Sen wasn't killed by Ye Lin, the underground black market incident was definitely related to Ye Lin!
Zhuge Ni continued to track, her face full of excitement. Because she was about to see Ling Ye, whom she had been longing for.
But when the two of them reached the Investigation Bureau's prison, they found it empty.
Looking at the empty prison, Zhuge Ni was somewhat disappointed but also somewhat happy. Disappointed because she didn't see Ling Ye, but happy because Ling Ye had escaped and wasn't caught by the Investigation Bureau.
In her opinion, a guy like Ken Sen, who ran an underground black market, was a real villain. Ling Ye killing him was just getting rid of a menace to the people.
"Where are they? Where did they go?" Huang Litian's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
Huang Litian's apprentice Xu Xiu soon arrived.
"Master, they were released..." Xu Xiu said timidly.
"Released? Who told you to release them? Without my order, how dare you let them go?" Huang Litian rushed forward and grabbed Xu Xiu by the collar, his saliva spraying onto Xu Xiu's face.
"I don't know, Master. It was signed by the deputy director himself. Not only were they released, but the case of Ken Sen has been closed. There's no need to continue the investigation." Xu Xiu said with a bitter expression.
"Closed? No need to investigate anymore?"
Huang Litian felt as if all his bones had been sucked out of his body, and he collapsed to the ground weakly.
He felt that all his efforts of the past two days were a joke, a complete joke.
"Damn it!"
Huang Litian punched the wall hard, and his blood immediately stained the white wall red.
In the eyes of the big shots, were they all just pawns?
"Officer Huang, can you tell me where the released person went?" Zhuge Ni asked Xu Xiu.
"Sorry, I don't know." Xu Xiu shook his head.
He had reported Ye Lin's disappearance as soon as he found out, but the response he got was a document signed by the deputy director.
It stated that the case of Ken Sen was closed as an accidental fire, and Ye Lin was naturally released.
"Well..." Zhuge Ni's mood was a bit low.
"Miss Zhuge, thank you for your cooperation, but I think... this matter is over." Huang Litian gave a bitter smile. "But don't worry, I will keep my promise to Mr. Zhuge. I will personally escort you to the examination hall tomorrow morning and announce that you will become a member of the Investigation Bureau after graduating from university."
"Okay, thank you." Zhuge Ni nodded. "Then I'll go first."
As Zhuge Ni left the Investigation Bureau, she felt lost.
"Ling Ye... you're really a mysterious guy!"
The interest in Zhuge Ni's eyes grew even stronger. The more she couldn't get, the more she was agitated. The less she saw Ling Ye, the more curious she became about him.
The name Ling Ye was like a cat scratching her heart, making her itchy.
When Zhuge Ni returned home, she was immediately stunned. Because she saw the person she detested the most in her own house!
"Ye Lin! Why are you here?" Zhuge Ni frowned immediately.
At that moment, Ye Lin was helping Zhuge Qianxing sweep the fallen leaves in the yard. Facing Zhuge Ni's question, he shrugged and said, "Do you believe me if I say that Mr. Zhuge has taken me as his disciple?"
"You're lying!" Zhuge Ni was furious. "How could my father take a coward like you as his disciple? It seems that you not only fear death but also tell lies!"
"Whatever you say," Ye Lin spread his hands and didn't bother to explain further. Life is never smooth sailing. He had been taken as a disciple by Zhuge Qianxing and even obtained the legendary Tianqi Ancient Key. It was only natural to be scolded by Zhuge Ni. After all, being scolded wouldn't make him lose any flesh.
Having grown up in the slums for over a decade, he had endured countless insults and beatings. Those people's words were much harsher than Zhuge Ni's. In comparison, Ye Lin even thought that Zhuge Ni's scolding was like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum.
"Get out right now! Immediately!" Zhuge Ni pointed at the door and shouted shrilly.
"If Mr. Zhuge says so, I'll leave right away," Ye Lin replied calmly.
"The Mr. Zhuge you're talking about is my father! Do you think he would favor an outsider?" Seeing Ye Lin still daring to defy her, Zhuge Ni became even angrier.
"Dad! Dad!"
"What's wrong, my little princess? Why are you so angry as soon as you get home?" Zhuge Qianxing came out with a helpless look.
"Quickly get him out! This guy is a coward and a liar. Why are you keeping him in our house?" Zhuge Ni said anxiously.
"Er... Ye Lin isn't lying. Dad and he are indeed master and apprentice now," Zhuge Qianxing said.
No sooner had Zhuge Qianxing finished speaking than Zhuge Ni lost her temper.
"What did you say? Dad! Are you going senile? You took him as your disciple? Are you crazy?"
Zhuge Ni pointed at Ye Lin and said excitedly.
"Fine! Even if we set aside his character, just talking about his talent, he's a forbidden spell caster. What can you teach him? Forbidden spell casters don't live past 25! He might even die before you. Dad, what's in it for you?"
"Er..."
Even the intelligent Zhuge Qianxing didn't know what to say at that moment. He couldn't reveal Ye Lin's immortality to Zhuge Ni, could he?
"Nini, don't say such harsh words. Ye Lin isn't as bad as you think. He's actually the Lingye you've been looking for all along! Ye Lin and Lingye are the same person!" Zhuge Qianxing thought that Zhuge Ni would have a change of heart after hearing this, but instead, she just sneered and gave Ye Lin a cold look.
"So you're not only a coward and a liar but also a fraud! You even managed to deceive my father!"
That day, she had seen Ye Lin run away with her own eyes, and she had also seen Lingye come to her rescue like a savior.
How could these two people be the same person?
People are like this. Once they have a certain belief or obsession, it's hard for them to get out of it. Zhuge Ni was like this at that moment.
"This house! Either he leaves or I do!"
Zhuge Ni stormed out, gritting her teeth as she passed by Ye Lin.
"Just you wait! I will find the real Lingye and expose your false mask!"