Chapter 314: Dragging Bai Ye to Find Si Jin
Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Dragging Bai Ye to Find Si Jin
Twelfth floor of the hospital, Dean’s office.
Dean Zhang stared at the strange man blocking the doorway. His nerves were completely taut and his face full of vigilance as he sternly demanded, "Who exactly are you? What are you trying to do, blocking the door?!"
Si Jin narrowed his cold eyes. His heavy gaze landed on the man. The air pressure around him was terrifyingly low, exuding a chilling aura like an impending storm.
"Zhang Qi, leader of Dark Tide’s Team One. You’ve hidden yourself quite well."
Zhang Qi’s heart violently lurched. A trace of panic flashed through his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. Feigning ignorance, he frowned and argued, "What Dark Tide? I don’t understand what nonsense you’re spouting!"
He stared at Si Jin, his heart full of dread. The oppressive feeling crashing down from the other man was incredibly strong—a genuine Level suppression. Without a doubt, he was absolutely a High-level Sentinel whose strength far surpassed his own.
Seeing his obstinate act, a mocking smile tugged at the corners of Si Jin’s lips. Too lazy to waste any more words, he turned around and grabbed the person he had previously knocked unconscious and left at the door. With a single flick of his arm, he tossed the body directly at Zhang Qi’s feet.
Zhang Qi subconsciously looked down. When he clearly saw that the unconscious person on the floor was Lin Yueyao, his pupils shrank violently. Unconcealable horror surged in his eyes. "You... what did you do to Miss Yue Yao?!"
Si Jin lifted his foot and unhurriedly took two steps closer. A chilling sense of oppression instantly enveloped and trapped Zhang Qi, making his breathing tight.
Panic seized Zhang Qi’s heart. A layer of cold sweat had long since broken out on his back, yet he deliberately put on a show of worrying for Lin Yueyao’s safety, warning him with false bravado. "Miss Yue Yao is an S-Class Guide! If you dare to hurt her, the Tower and the Star Alliance will absolutely not let you off!"
"Is that so?" Si Jin’s footsteps didn’t halt, his gaze biting cold. "But what if her S-Class rank was forcibly piled up using Dark Tide’s guide induction agent? And you, Zhang Qi, are the Dark Tide spy who initiated contact with Lin Yueyao back then, supplying her with contraband induction agents and helping her elevate her Level."
These words were like a thunderclap violently smashing into Zhang Qi’s heart, thoroughly shattering his final disguise. His face turned deathly pale, and his voice trembled involuntarily. "You... you’re talking nonsense! This is pure slander!"
Si Jin looked down condescendingly at his flustered and panicked appearance. There wasn’t a single ripple in his eyes, only an expanse of icy indifference.
"You know best in your heart whether I’m talking nonsense. Using your identity as the dean, you hid in this hospital—the most concealed location—while continuously supplying Lin Yueyao with drugs to stabilize her fake Level. At the same time, you used her status as an S-Class Guide and the Lin Family’s network to lay out your plans, gathering intelligence and probing for information on behalf of Dark Tide.
"You had hidden yourself flawlessly, but it’s a pity that by teaming up with Lin Yueyao to make a move on Lin Hao this time, you tried to probe Yun Sheng’s true strength, and instead ended up exposing your own identity!"
Meeting Si Jin’s sharp, overbearing gaze, Zhang Qi knew he had already been exposed. And given Lin Yueyao’s condition, she had probably been caught early on. This man surely had evidence in his hands already; there was no point in pretending any longer.
The cowardice and panic in his eyes instantly faded, replaced by a surge of vicious hostility. Since he couldn’t hide and couldn’t run, he could only fight to the death!
No longer hesitating, Zhang Qi raised his hand and pushed his total spiritual power, condensing it into a sharp Spirit Shock. He launched it directly at Si Jin, attempting to forcefully drive the other man back. Taking advantage of the brief window created by his attack, he rapidly tapped the terminal worn on his wrist. He intended to contact his subordinates downstairs for backup so they could gang up and kill Si Jin together.
But just as the terminal screen lit up, an overbearing and fierce burst of spiritual power tore through the air, accurately bombarding the device. With a loud BZZT, Zhang Qi’s terminal screen instantly blacked out and crashed. It was completely scrapped, unable to light up ever again.
"You!"
Zhang Qi’s eyes practically bulged from their sockets. His gaze was fierce and sinister; he had been completely forced into a corner. He pulled out two vials of High-concentration Induction Agent without hesitation, raised his hand, and stabbed them into his own neck, pushing the entire dosage into his body.
The moment the drug entered his system, his aura suddenly skyrocketed. Savage, manic spiritual power scattered wildly in all directions. His entire being entered a completely overdrawn, berserk state. A deep, blood-red hue crawled across his eyes. Completely disregarding the agonizing backlash from his own body, he acted as if he had gone completely insane, roaring as he charged straight at Si Jin.
The High-concentration Induction Agent had completely stripped away his sense of pain and fear. Even when Si Jin’s spiritual power struck at him like a sharp blade—nearly piercing right through his spiritual landscape—he showed absolutely no intention of dodging or retreating. Zhang Qi forcefully endured the attack, gritting his teeth as he pushed forward, the very image of a madman fighting tooth and nail.
However, a genuine gap in Level, even one bolstered by a drug-induced outburst, was still an unbridgeable chasm. From beginning to end, Si Jin’s expression didn’t fluctuate in the slightest. With a mere lift of his hand, his top-tier spiritual power crashed down, instantly shredding all of Zhang Qi’s berserk, chaotic attacks.
Before Zhang Qi could even reach him, an overwhelming, massive force slammed down, sending him flying backward to crash heavily onto the cold floor. Even though the impact left his blood churning and his bones numb, Zhang Qi still braced himself against the ground, struggling to stand up and continue his counterattack.
But Si Jin was faster. Stepping forward, he planted his heavy, powerful foot firmly squarely on the man’s chest, pinning him dead to the floor and leaving absolutely no room to struggle.
Si Jin lowered his eyes to look at the man beneath his foot, his brows slightly furrowed. At this moment, Zhang Qi’s eyes were so red they were nearly bleeding. His reason had been completely destroyed by the drugs. By the looks of it, no useful intelligence could be extracted from him now.
Right at this moment, an urgent flurry of footsteps suddenly rang out from outside the office door. Si Jin turned his head at the sound. The moment he looked up, his gaze met Yun Sheng’s as she peered inside. Her face carried obvious tension and worry.
Just moments ago, Bai Ye had received news that something had happened on Si Jin’s end. Worried that Si Jin might have been attacked by Dark Tide personnel and possibly injured, she immediately dragged Bai Ye along and hurried upstairs. But upon rushing to the doorway, the scene she saw completely exceeded her expectations!
The anticipated sight of Si Jin injured and in danger was nowhere to be found. Instead, she saw him pinning Dean Zhang under one foot. His posture was tough and highly oppressive, completely dominating the room.
Yun Sheng froze for a moment, then quickly took two steps closer. She carefully looked Si Jin up and down. Only after confirming that he wasn’t injured did her hanging heart finally settle slightly. "Are you... alright?"
Seeing that it was Yun Sheng, the chilling, bone-piercing hostility around Si Jin instantly dissipated by more than half. Even though he still maintained the posture of suppressing Zhang Qi beneath his foot, his cold and hard aura softened significantly. The look in his eyes as he gazed at Yun Sheng was incredibly gentle; he was practically a completely different person from the fierce and sinister man he had been just a moment ago.
"I’m fine, don’t worry."
Yun Sheng nodded. She looked at Zhang Qi’s bizarre state, and from the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the unconscious Lin Yueyao lying on the floor. Her mouth twitched slightly. "What exactly is going on? How did Dean Zhang end up like this? And Lin Yueyao... did you knock her out?"