Nightmare Apostle

Returning to his residence, Yang Xiao sat on the sofa, brewed a pot of tea for himself, and while drinking tea, sobered up, all the while recalling the conversation with Hong Anguo from tonight.

Hong Anguo’s attitude was very clear; he didn’t care about the Han family’s matters, leaving it to Yang Xiao, but hoped that Yang Xiao would share some credit with him in the future battle to reclaim the Academy.

Yang Xiao was not surprised by Hong Anguo’s thoughts. Even though he was the Jiangbei Province Office Chief, he was not known for combat, and with Jiangbei Province being deep inland, the security was relatively good, making it challenging for him to seize an opportunity for credit.

Moreover, this battle to reclaim Yiling Academy was crucial to the General Bureau’s strategic plans for the next decade and was heavily emphasized by the higher-ups. How could Hong Anguo possibly pass up such a great opportunity?

This man’s ambition was consistently significant; he hoped to achieve and show the bigwigs at the General Bureau incremental progress, climbing higher and higher.

Since Hong Anguo clearly expressed his support, Yang Xiao also needed to reciprocate.

When he goes to work tomorrow, he will have the secret department of the Provincial Bureau send a message to the General Bureau, recommending Hong Anguo as the frontline commander for the upcoming operation in his capacity as Dean Sheng’s contact.

Actually, for such a matter, he could have sent a message to the Gu Family’s young lady to inquire, but he insisted on sending through the Provincial Bureau.

For no other reason than to show Hong Anguo, to let him know that he is not ungrateful, and is keeping his promise by doing his utmost to fight for Hong Anguo’s interests.

As for whether it succeeds, it depends on Hong Anguo’s luck; he, anyway, has done his best.

Strictly speaking, by sending a message from the Provincial Bureau to the General Bureau, Hong Anguo isn’t authorized to know the content; it’s highly confidential, as per the Patrol Defense Office’s regulations.

But Yang Xiao isn’t that naïve; rules are dead, people are alive. Hong Anguo, being from an intelligence background, it’s rare for things to escape his eyes in his territory.

Logically, even if the role of frontline commander for this operation falls on Jiangbei Province, it should be for General Commander Wu Qingcang; but presumably, Wu Qingcang doesn’t care about such matters.

After sobering up completely, Yang Xiao used the Soul-Capturing Mirror to enter the Mirror Secret Room. Upon seeing Yang Xiao, the Great Protector eagerly wanted Yang Xiao to kill him and fulfill the promise.

However, Yang Xiao, unhurried, asked the Mirror Ghost to bring a chair, sat down, and began interrogating the Great Protector, making him confess every evil act committed over the years.

Especially those related to the Patrol Defense Office, these materials will be archived in the future.

Fearing this Demon profoundly, the Great Protector had no choice but to confess everything. Yang Xiao filled nearly half a book with notes, the wicked acts committed by this guy are simply too innumerable.

Such as wiping out entire families, kidnapping talented young people to be refined into puppets to bolster his Blood Soil technique, repeatedly attacking Chamber of Commerce transport teams, and killing Patrol Defense Office officers.

Among the three major forces, he personally killed no fewer than five officers who are equivalent to second-level full-time directors.

Three years ago, he even captured a city-level president of the United Federation, refined him into a flesh puppet, and sent it to the United Federation’s office building and detonated it, killing dozens on the spot.

"Did they know it was you?" Yang Xiao stopped writing and suddenly asked.

"It should... it should be unknown. We don’t leave names when doing such things." The Great Protector explained, "Though I heard later... later they somehow found out it was related to the Withered Bone Pavilion."

"Great!" Yang Xiao couldn’t help but clap in celebration.

The Great Protector couldn’t help but be taken aback. Although he didn’t know why the young man in front of him was so excited, something didn’t feel right.

He certainly couldn’t guess Yang Xiao’s thoughts. Yang Xiao immediately thought of his good brother Fu Qingzhu.

Now that he has risen to the fourth position in the Provincial Bureau, Qu Muzhi is closely serving Chief Commissioner Gu at the General Bureau, leaving only Fu Qingzhu of the Rongcheng Three Tigers advancing a bit slower.

This is a great chance for him to share some credit for capturing the Great Protector of the Withered Bone Pavilion with his good brother.

He can transport the Great Protector’s corpse back to Rongcheng, allow Fu Qingzhu to photograph it for confirmation, so he can claim credit within the United Federation.

And then return the corpse to himself, without delaying his plan to refine it into a puppet.

Yang Xiao already plans it: it’s best if he can successfully refine it into a puppet; if not, he’ll box up the broken corpse, and present it to the Esoteric Sect as a meeting gift—it won’t be a wasted trip.

This way, he maximizes the Great Protector’s value; he believes the Great Protector would also be happy for him if he knew.

"Why... why are you smiling at me like that?" The Great Protector saw Yang Xiao showing a peculiar grin and felt a chill all over, feeling more terrified than being stared at by a ghost.

"Nothing, just suddenly thought of something happy." Yang Xiao grinned, showing a kind and understanding smile.

Earlier during a conversation with Wu Qingcang, he informed Yang Xiao that the Second Guardian couldn’t ultimately prevail and used a feigning death skill, but didn’t manage to deceive the expert from the Huai Shuo Province support troop.

That expert went straight in with a blade, directly splitting the person into two halves.

Oh, it was split vertically—now, dead or alive, he’s definitely dead.

At Yang Xiao’s request, Wu Qingcang agreed to help him acquire this corpse, which should be delivered in a few days.

Indeed, the Second Guardian’s corpse was initially prepared by Yang Xiao as a gift for the Esoteric Sect.

Seeing that the interrogation was almost done, Yang Xiao didn’t pretend anymore. He took out the Ghost Bamboo Stick and Surprised Face, and began practicing changing faces again.

But this time, the Great Protector was obviously less cooperative. He cursed Yang Xiao bitterly, calling him untrustworthy, spouting obscene language, and insulted Yang Xiao’s ancestors and family members, trying to provoke him into delivering a swift end.

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