Chapter 857: The Change of the Ink Jade

Chen Moyu’s body trembled.

Zuo Qing’s right hand, resting on the hilt of the straight knife at his waist, suddenly exerted force, and a flash of blade light pierced through the office in an instant, embedding itself in Chen Moyu’s shoulder and pinning him against the wall!

Chen Moyu let out a muffled groan, his expression twisting in agony as blood flowed down his shoulder.

Zuo Qing stared into his eyes, slowly walking forward, and spoke coldly:

“Do you really think that standing by my side and taking on all the trivial matters will allow you to conceal the truth?

Do you think I’m that foolish?”

Zuo Qing casually grabbed a thick stack of documents from the desk, and with a sudden force of his fingertips, the documents were torn apart, turning into a flurry of fragments.

“Commander Zuo… I don’t understand what you’re saying?” Chen Moyu gritted his teeth and replied, “The technical department and the search team have indeed found nothing…”

“Of course, there won’t be any findings.” Zuo Qing stood in front of Chen Moyu, looking into his eyes, and spoke calmly, “Because the technical department also has your people.

Do you think that by using the permissions of internal members, you can perfectly erase that call record without anyone noticing?

The technical tricks you employed might fool others in the technical department, but do you think such methods can deceive Guan Zai?

You underestimate the pinnacle of humanity too much.”

Zuo Qing pulled out a new document from his pocket and slammed it onto the desk. “The data records retrieved from Guan Zai show that on the day the [Mask] team went missing, a call was received… an encrypted call from my phone.

In the entire Night Watch, the only ones who could access my phone, besides myself, are you, the commander’s secretary.

Also, among the list of new recruits for this training session, the verification materials of three recruits have been tampered with, and the last person to check those materials before they were sent to Yuan Gang… was also you.”

Zuo Qing reached out and gripped the straight knife embedded in Chen Moyu’s shoulder, speaking coldly:

“Now, do you have anything else to say?”

Chen Moyu was silent for a moment, and a smile appeared on his pale face.

“Truly worthy of you, Commander Zuo… I thought I could delay for a few more days, but I didn’t expect you to see through it so quickly.”

Seeing that smile, Zuo Qing’s grip on the knife tightened unconsciously, the blade cutting deeper into Chen Moyu’s shoulder, causing his body to tremble again in pain.

“Who else is behind you?” Zuo Qing asked coldly.

Chen Moyu’s pupils slightly constricted, but the smile on his face did not fade. “What are you talking about?”

“Altering the new recruit files, colluding with the Ancient God Church to slaughter recruits; planting moles in the technical department to erase the traces of the [Mask] team… the ultimate goal of all this is to weaken the combat power of the Great Xia Night Watch and obstruct the formation of the war stronghold.

You’ve only been with the Night Watch for five years; your foundation is too shallow. Such a grand scheme is not something a mere Chen Moyu can orchestrate.

There must be someone behind you…”

Chen Moyu narrowed his eyes, his gaze toward Zuo Qing becoming complex.

“Commander Ye’s choice of you as his successor is indeed wise… but unfortunately, some things are already destined. Even if you see through everything now, it won’t change anything.”

Zuo Qing’s eyes instantly turned cold.

He suddenly pulled out the straight knife, blood gushing from Chen Moyu’s shoulder. The crimson blade once again pierced the side of Chen Moyu’s neck, the edge slicing through flesh, mere millimeters away from severing his windpipe.

“Where is the [Mask] team? What have you done?!” Zuo Qing shouted.

Chen Moyu smiled, speaking slowly, “Commander Zuo, I’m just a pawn following orders, knowing too little… Since you’ve already guessed the identity of the one behind me, why not ask him yourself?”

Before Zuo Qing could respond, a strange glint flashed in Chen Moyu’s eyes as he leaned his neck against the sharp blade, the edge easily slicing through his blood vessels, blood splattering everywhere!

Zuo Qing’s pupils suddenly constricted.

Amidst the bloodshed, Chen Moyu smiled at Zuo Qing in front of him, the light in his eyes rapidly dimming.

In the end, his body collapsed into a pool of blood, breathing ceased.

Blood dripped from the dark red cloak, falling drop by drop. Zuo Qing stood before Chen Moyu’s corpse, gripping the straight knife, slowly closing his eyes, his chest heaving violently.

When he opened his eyes again, they were filled with endless fury!

He stepped forward to the door, kicked open the office door, and walked into the corridor, covered in blood, startling the staff passing by.

“Pass the order down.” Zuo Qing said flatly, “Open a high-level video conference now, and have all the senior officials appear on screen immediately. They must clearly show their faces, and they are not allowed to move freely; they will wait for me in the meeting.

Prepare a plane for me; I need to go to Huaihai City in half an hour.”

He turned back, about to re-enter the room, but as if remembering something, he stopped.

“Also… have [Nightfall] temporarily suspend the new recruit training and come to Beijing to see me immediately!”

…

Training Camp.

“Hey, have you heard? Something happened at the instructor’s dorm last night!”

“Really? What happened?”

“Last night, Li Zhenzhen was called away by Instructor Jialan, and then borrowed a Cupid’s Arrow to find Instructor Lin overnight!”

Li Zhenzhen was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke up, “Actually, Instructor Jialan just…”

Before she could finish, the people around her were already in an uproar.

“So Instructor Jialan likes Instructor Lin?!”

“And then what? What happened next?”

“Then, that night, the instructors heard a loud noise and rushed to Instructor Lin’s room, only to find…”

“They broke the bed!!”

“Wow~~~”

The expressions of the new recruits were utterly delightful!

Just as the new recruits were in a frenzy, Bai Li Pangpang leisurely walked up to the high platform of the training ground, and the crowd below immediately quieted down.

Currently, the training set up by Lin Qiye and others for the new recruits mostly consists of a combination of physical training and theoretical training, ensuring that the recruits are thoroughly exhausted while not delaying important theoretical knowledge learning.

Today’s lesson is Bai Li Pangpang’s “Detailed Explanation of Forbidden Objects.”

Bai Li Pangpang stood on the platform, his gaze sweeping over the quietly seated new recruits, his expression thoroughly enjoying the moment.

“First, open your textbooks…”

“Report.”

“Speak.”

“Instructor Bai Li, is there a textbook for this lesson?” a new recruit asked cautiously.

Bai Li Pangpang’s expression froze.

Damn it, I got too into character and almost forgot that this class doesn’t have a textbook at all.

Bai Li Pangpang coughed twice, quickly adjusting his state, and with a mysterious smile, said, “Of course there is a textbook…”

Bai Li Pangpang’s left hand reached into his pocket and gave a gentle shake. At the same time, a massive Taiji Bagua diagram unfolded from beneath his feet, instantly covering the entire training ground.

In the next moment, countless dazzling lights shot out from his pocket, and various forbidden objects spun around Bai Li Pangpang, like stars surrounding the moon, each shining with its own brilliance, dazzling the eyes of the new recruits.

“Newbies.” Bai Li Pangpang stood beneath the sky full of forbidden objects, slowly spreading his arms, and smiled, “Welcome to Instructor Bai Li’s… Forbidden Objects Class.”