Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1035: Chapter 901: Beyond Provocation

Qu Jianlei and his party left the estate like that, carrying five Storage Talismans.

Kopache, Tess, and the two Modified Warriors all had their eyes stabbed blind, but at the same time, they were moved out of the estate.

As the four of them left, the estate behind them was burning fiercely.

Although this estate was not too large, with all kinds of equipment, it was worth at least a hundred million, now reduced to ashes.

Kopache couldn’t afford to think about these things; his eyes were blind, but his Perception was still intact.

Feeling the other party had left, he finally spoke up, "Why didn’t the intelligent system set off the alarm?"

"Not sure, maybe there was interference from a powerful computing unit," Tess answered, bearing the pain, "Sir, please request assistance."

"I can’t afford to lose face like this," Kopache flashed his body and left directly. Despite losing his vision, he still retained his Perception.

What happened today in the estate was truly humiliating; he didn’t even consider reporting to the government.

Of course, this was also because the opponent’s strength was terrifying. If he could recover through the government, he wouldn’t hesitate to use his connections.

Relying on his Perception, he arrived at the headquarters of Dukas, darting into his room, closing the door, forcing himself to issue commands.

"Contract, shrink all of Dukas’ businesses, all of them!"

"All actions against Ping’an, immediately, must cease!"

Someone hesitantly indicated, "Sir, just now... we raided Ping’an’s jewelry store."

"Ping’an’s jewelry store... who told you to raid it?" Kopache spoke through clenched teeth, wishing he could kill someone.

Peaceful Jewelry is not the main trade group business, it’s considered a subsidiary, not nearly as famous as those large jewelry trading groups.

However, on Purple Star, because they are a local enterprise, they pay special attention to the reputation of their jewelry buyback, earning more recognition from locals.

Think about it, people buy jewelry to wear and pass down, while others buy it for value retention or even appreciation.

Jewelry sold by Ping’an is never ambiguous in buyback, an advantage foreign jewelry merchants can’t compete with.

So, this is just a subsidiary business, but the income is decent, though it doesn’t help Ping’an build its image.

Outside, hearing the words, someone answered nervously, "Sir, we chose the target ourselves, and injured two people."

Upon hearing this, Kopache was very helpless, replying through gritted teeth, "Let those who acted surrender to the government with the goods, and find a doctor!"

"Surrender?" The opposite was stunned again: Dukas has done all sorts of messy things, when did they ever surrender?

"Or don’t blame me for not warning you!" Kopache didn’t want to explain further, "Hurry up, find me a doctor!"

Just at this moment, a scream came from outside, "Report, Tatar was killed at home!"

I knew it was going to be like this! Kopache sighed softly, Tatar was the company’s A-level, who had caused Peaceful some trouble.

That means the opponent’s retaliation wasn’t just aimed at him.

"Alright, calm down, first contract everything, wait for the next instructions from headquarters... Where is the doctor? Find me a doctor!"

Amid the chaos at Dukas’ Purple Pond Headquarters, dawn gradually broke.

As a security company, they had countless connections with local black and white forces, quickly receiving a wealth of intelligence.

Apart from the attack on Kopache Supreme and his group, three A-levels and three B-levels also died that night.

Among the six, three were members of Dukas—two official, one peripheral.

The other three had also targeted Peaceful, and they pushed quite aggressively.

So, the perpetrator’s identity was becoming obvious.

But when the City Guard sent people to investigate Ping’an, the other side was quite uncooperative: investigate if you want, provide the evidence!

Large trading groups and individuals are really different, the influence is there.

There were also people in the City Guard who had been bribed, intending to force an entry, but Jilt’s response was: solve the Star Thief case first!

In other words, when we provided insufficient evidence, you ignored it; now you suspect something, you want to force an investigation?

Ping’an firmly rejected the City Guard, the other side was about to flip but heard that the people who robbed Ping’an Jewelry had surrendered to the City Guard.

In fact, Ping’an’s retaliation made many people paranoid, pondering what had changed.

When they heard Dukas’ people surrendered, even the stubborn ones dared not remain tough.

There really is no shortage of people in the City Guard who understood the situation, single-mindedness is quite rare.

As for these murder cases, they are also important to the government, but without evidence, what can they do?

No matter what kind of society, a murder case involving major forces can often peter out.

This isn’t about the system, it’s fundamentally driven by self-preservation instincts.

The City Guard stepped down, and Dukas headquarters was filled with gloom.

Tess and the other two have been sent to the hospital; Tess is B-level, as Kopache’s confidant, she can follow protocol for Limb Regeneration.

As for the other two Modified Warriors, Dukas can pay for their external injuries, and give some nutrition and severance pay, that’s it.

A security company is not a charity, impossible to cover everyone’s Limb Regeneration—even the military can’t achieve that!

Kopache’s eyes have also been simply treated for now, as he needs to stabilize the situation and hasn’t had time for further treatment.

The current information indicates that, apart from one A-level and one B-level death which were further apart, the others died around the same time.

During that period, he was also attacked, which confirms that more than just four Supremes came.

However, this is quite normal; what group would only have Supremes without other levels of Awakened?

The key issue is that there were various surveillance devices around the victims—Purple Star indeed has such facilities.

Yet, those surveillance devices almost failed to record the murderers’ movements.

Occasionally, one or two optical images show elusive dark shadows; thermal imaging and energy monitoring equipment are useless.

Of course, the latter two are far less distributed than the former, which is one reason for not capturing information.

Nevertheless, Kopache analyzed that the perpetrators likely weren’t below A-level Awakened.

If there are exceptions, they would either be B-level with Wind or Dark Attributes.

Considering that three A-levels were silently killed, without disturbing nearby people...

This is another extremely worrying matter; he believes it highly probable that the other Supremes were mobilized.

The information has been sent to headquarters, where they are nervously analyzing and planning countermeasures.

Kopache is analyzing and setting up defenses at Purple Pond Headquarters when his private terminal vibrates.

The caller is Qingyan Supreme, the real boss of Dukes.

Over the years, he has gradually retreated behind the scenes, reportedly researching ways to exceed Supreme status, rarely showing up.

He asked detailed questions about last night’s events and, finally, sighed softly, "So, what is your opinion?"

When Kopache heard this, he presumed the boss had already made a choice.

He smiled bitterly, "What opinion can I have? I’m up against four Earth Attribute Supremes, just because I said one word..."

Qingyan is most worried that Kopache can’t accept it and insists on revenge, which could lead Dukes to disaster.

However, he is inconvenient to persuade as Kopache is injured on duty; Qingyan can’t make decisions, or it might destabilize the company.

Now that Kopache can understand by himself, that’s the best outcome.

He sighed, "Third Brother, I really feel a bit ashamed; this matter... we might just have to accept it, can’t afford trouble."

"I know," Kopache’s mood is calm, "They didn’t kill me because Ping’an can’t withstand turmoil."

Having walked the line between life and death, some things must be let go when it’s time.

Qingyan first apologized and then began to enlighten him, "Based on analysis, other Supremes probably acted last night as well."

"I figured," Kopache answered weakly.

"I’m not purely a businessman; if vengeance could be had, a financial loss wouldn’t matter, but... can’t afford this fight."

A person who fights bravely and fiercely must face being unable to afford it; this feels truly unpleasant.

"Then all we can do is wait," Qingyan sighed as well, "Wait for the right opportunity to settle the score."

"I have a question," Kopache finally couldn’t contain himself, "Who exactly are they?"

"And how did Ping’an contact them? My information channels are limited... Boss, do you have any clues?"

Still unconvinced? Qingyan was also somewhat speechless, but this sentiment is quite normal, isn’t it?

Qingyan answered solemnly, "I strongly suspect they are related to those two heavily armed merchant ships."

"Because before this, the Ping’an Trading Group was always struggling, never retaliated so fiercely."

"You might not know, on the starships that attacked Ping’an, there was also Grandet Supreme."

"It now seems he is most likely doomed, which shows the opponent’s strength."

"Though those two armed merchant ships might not exist and could just be a ploy, it’s the turning point for Ping’an’s stance change."

"Currently, my only curiosity is what Ping’an sacrificed to enlist such a powerful force?"

"You’re on Purple Star, investigating the financial flow might be easier... check their financial transactions."

"Forget it, I don’t want to investigate," Kopache clearly refused, "Last night, my people even robbed Peaceful Jewelry."

"If I investigate their financial directions further... honestly, Boss, I really don’t want to die!"

"Not wanting to die is good," the boss finally openly expressed his stance—before, I was only comforting you!

"Send someone to contact Jilt, see how we can put this matter to rest."

Kopache froze for a moment before asking, "Boss, are you sure they won’t let us go?"

"How rare," Qingyan dismissed calmly, "Why do you think you weren’t killed?"

"They just weren’t ready before, and with such support, who would be foolish not to leverage them in a counterattack?"

"You need to understand, Ping’an’s losses over the years are really significant, especially the Star Thief incident."

"Not to mention, just two merchant ships were lost; do you expect them to swallow their anger?"

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