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Chapter 213 What's going on?

It was late at night when the banquet ended.

After everyone dispersed, Liu Hong prepared to return, still carrying a warm Qi and Blood Pill in his arms.

He quickly returned to the car, looked around, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He understood the principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."

Fortunately, everyone at today's banquet was a respectable person, so my worries were unnecessary.

Although this Qi and Blood Pill is extremely valuable, strictly speaking, I have already worked very hard to get a promotion, so after thinking it over, I still feel that I shouldn't take this Qi and Blood Pill.

He took out his phone and called Ye Feng directly.

No one answered the phone. He checked the time; it was already very late. Could it be that they were resting?

After thinking for a moment, Liu Hong made a phone call anyway.

This time someone answered.

"Feed?" A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone, and Liu Hong was stunned for a moment.

However, it's perfectly normal for someone like Master Ye to have several female companions. After all, his strength is undeniable, and he's bound to have many women who admire him.

"Who are you? I'm looking for Master Ye."

"The head of the family is in seclusion due to important matters and is temporarily unable to be reached by phone. If you need anything, please call back tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Liu Hong understood; it turned out to be the butler.

"Alright, I'll...no...tomorrow."

Liu Hong originally planned to make the call tomorrow, but then thought better of it. After all, the Qi and Blood Pill was a hot potato for him, and he couldn't afford to waste a single one.

"Where are you now? I have urgent business with Master Ye. Just tell him I am Liu Hong, the director of the police department. Master Ye knows me."

Faced with these anxious words, Jiang Yingying pondered for a moment, but still refused.

"I'm sorry, Director Liu, but the patriarch specifically instructed before he went into seclusion that no one should disturb him."

"If you have something urgent, you can tell me first if you feel comfortable with it. I will try to pass it on. If the head of the family responds, I will have him contact you. If the head of the family does not respond, you will have to wait."

Jiang Yingying responded quickly; this was the best solution she could come up with.

Liu Hong had no choice at this point. After thinking it over, he realized that Ye Feng trusted the other party, otherwise he wouldn't have handed over the phone. In the end, he agreed to this method.

"Alright, then tell Master Ye that the matter of the Martial Arts Duo is over, and he was rewarded with a Qi and Blood Pill..."

"Clatter!"

"Well..."

Before Liu Hong could finish speaking, Jiang Yingying heard a piercing noise, like glass being shattered.

"Feed? Feed Director Liu, are you alright?" She instinctively sensed something was wrong, but her response still went unanswered; only sobbing could be heard from the other end of the phone.

Here, Liu Hong was sitting in the driver's seat when the entire driver's side window was shattered instantly.

A thick arm reached in from the outside, and its powerful fingers locked onto his neck. In just a few seconds, Liu Hong felt his neck deform.

The part that was being pinched seemed to be getting thinner, and his whole face turned bluish-purple.

Even though he tried desperately to pry the other person's hands apart, it was to no avail. He could only watch helplessly as his life force slowly dissipated. He knew in his heart that the other person was after the Qi and Blood Pill.

He couldn't think of any other reason.

In his final moments, he strained to look out, but the person outside the car was shrouded in darkness, making it difficult to discern their true appearance.

"Xuan...Xuan...Sang..."

Liu Hong's head and eyes widened, then his head lolled to the side, and he died.

He saw that one last look out the window, and there it was—that square face was imprinted in his mind's eye.

......

The next day, at noon.

Ye Feng walked out of the room. After such a long time of refining, he had finally finished refining the Great True Essence Pill. He stretched and called Jiang Yingying over.

"Let's prepare some food, the same old flavors."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yingying nodded. Just as she was about to leave, she remembered something and turned back to say directly, "Master, someone called you in the early hours of last night, saying that they were Liu Hong, the director of the police department."

"Liu Hong?"

Ye Feng was taken aback, then asked, "What is it?"

He didn't expect Liu Hong to call in the early hours of the morning. Officials like him usually follow a pretty regular schedule, unless they are on a case.

"He only mentioned that he was rewarded with a Qi and Blood Pill for the Xiongwu Shuang incident last time... but I don't know the specifics. He hung up the phone without saying anything else."

"That was quite sudden..."

Jiang Yingying pretended to be reminiscing, and Ye Feng felt something was off after hearing this.

"A... Qi and Blood... Qi and Blood Pill?"

Ye Feng could only think of this combination, then picked up his phone and called back, but this time no one answered.

He dialed the number again, but no one answered. After a while, Ye Feng really felt that something was wrong.

"What else did he say?"

"Think about it again carefully."

Ye Feng frowned, his bad premonition growing stronger.

Jiang Yingying pondered for a long time, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "After that, she didn't say anything complete, but it seems she mentioned a name, Xuan Sang."

There are too many fragmented clues; it's impossible to piece them together.

Ye Feng had no clue either; the only thing he could think of was a Qi and Blood Pill.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yingying was still speaking, "I was going to inform you last night, but he didn't finish his sentence, and you instructed me not to disturb you, so I didn't contact you."

"Okay, I got it. Go prepare the food."

Ye Feng didn't delve into the matter since there were no immediate results, but the other party was, after all, the director of the police department, so in principle, nothing should happen to him.

Unless the other party has a death wish, they wouldn't dare to act so boldly.

By the time Jiang Yingying had finished preparing breakfast, Ye Feng had already washed up and was sitting down to eat when he noticed a missed call from Liu Hong on his phone.

"Could it be that Liu Hong wants to give me the Qi and Blood Pill?"

Ye Feng was confused about the situation and was just pondering it when Jiang Yingying walked up and said softly, "Master, Mr. Wang has arrived."

"Please let him in."

Soon, Wang Sanpao walked in, his steps very quick.

He arrived in front of Ye Feng almost instantly. Ye Feng glanced at him and smiled, "Why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you sit down and have something to eat?"

"Master Ye, something terrible has happened!"

Wang Sanpao stood motionless in front of the dining table, his expression solemn.

"What is it?"

Ye Feng continued eating, but Wang Sanpao's next words caused the chopsticks in his hand to fall to the ground.

"Liu Hong...is dead!"