Zheng Shuizhou's corpse was found by a servant responsible for tidying the changing room. The Sky Wolf Gang members did not preserve the crime scene. They moved Zheng Shuizhou's corpse and the horrified servant who found him to an open storage space near the changing room, assigning four members to guard the area.

The female servant, who had accidentally discovered the body, was now sobbing and shivering, huddled amidst the four gang members. The entire ship had been chartered by the Qingzi Sect. The captain and crew were only concerned with sailing and didn't interfere with affairs on board. Consequently, when the foreign captain heard the news and came to investigate, he was harshly shooed away by the Sky Wolf Gang.

However, the gang members guarding the door didn't realize that there were now two extra people in the storage space where Zheng Shuizhou's corpse lay.

These were none other than Zhou Yang and Xue Qingyi.

"Sis, I'm not the killer. Why have you brought me here?" Zhou Yang fixated on the canvas-covered corpse of Zheng Shuizhou, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"I don't believe Lin Feng would kill for money. Before they arrive, let's examine Zheng Shuizhou's body and find out the cause of his death!" Xue Qingyi said in a low, calm voice.

"Once again, it's all about that kid. He sure is trouble!" Zhou Yang murmured to himself and casually unveiled the canvas over Zheng Shuizhou. With a frown, he gently examined Zheng Shuizhou's body, his hands clad in transparent plastic gloves.

"Cause of death is suffocation due to a ruptured windpipe..." Zhou Yang muttered. "However, the techniques behind the three wounds on his body are quite familiar. The right arm was destroyed by a Wing Chun Vertical Fist; the bone was snapped. The joints, tendons, and bones in his left arm were all broken, with only the skin still intact. This must be the work of the Marrow Cleaver Technique. As for the shattered windpipe, the injury was deep and inflicted by fingertips—it's likely the Tiger Claw style from the Great Grasp Hand…"

Hearing Zhou Yang's analysis, Xue Qingyi's beautiful eyebrows furrowed. Lin Feng was proficient in these martial arts… Could Zheng Shuizhou actually have been killed by Lin Feng?

"Damn... Aren't these three martial arts the ones Wolf King specializes in? Even I haven't fully mastered the Great Grasp Hand yet!" Zhou Yang exclaimed as realization dawned, mumbling to himself in shock. "That kid Lin Feng is proficient in all three? Could he actually be Wolf King? That's impossible..."

"No, the killer isn't necessarily Lin Feng!" Xue Qingyi suddenly shook her head, her lips pursed. "Someone must be framing him!"

The person framing Lin Feng is not only highly skilled but also mastered Wing Chun, the Marrow Cleaver Technique, and the Dragon Claw Hand. Moreover, he knows Lin Feng's background... Not many people match this description. A name quickly popped into Xue Qingyi's mind, causing her expression to suddenly change.

Watching Xue Qingyi's face change dramatically, Zhou Yang seemed to discern her thoughts. He gave her a bitter smile and asked in a hushed tone, "Sis, are you thinking of Ling Yun?"

Xue Qingyi nodded, her face somber. "Only the four core members of our team knew Wolf King's routes during the mission in Area 72 of Country Y. You've been with me the whole time, and I know you wouldn't leak information. Virus is a hardcore homebody with an intense passion for computer technology; as innocent and carefree as he seems, he doesn't look suspicious at this point either. That leaves only Ling Yun. He's always been a mystery I can't unravel. After the White Wolf Squad disbanded, all its members were transferred under his leadership to the Hei Sha Mercenary Group, and he even became its vice-captain in one fell swoop! If he truly plotted against Wolf King back then, considering his motives and methods in this current case, he's the prime suspect. Plus, he was the one most eager to learn martial arts from Wolf King. Whether it was Wing Chun, the Marrow Cleaver Technique, or the Great Grasp Hand, he mastered all of them…"

"You're saying Ling Yun first plotted against Wolf King, then found out Wolf King has become this Lin Feng, and now he's deliberately framing him?" Zhou Yang stared in disbelief. "That's unlikely! I can't even believe Lin Feng is Wolf King. How could Ling Yun, with all his skepticism, believe it?"

"It's precisely because he's skeptical that he would believe it!" Xue Qingyi pursed her lips and told Zhou Yang, "Let's leave here first and stealthily check if Ling Yun is on board…"

Zhou Yang nodded and leaped out of the storage room window, following Xue Qingyi.

However, as soon as Zhou Yang and Xue Qingyi landed after jumping from the window, they found two muscular men in black trench coats and sunglasses standing at the edge of the corridor. The men leveled two silenced submachine guns at them. Standing nearby was a strikingly handsome and charismatic man, holding a top hat and beaming amicably at the pair. "Ling Long, Star Maple, we meet again!"

"Ling Yun!"

"It really is you!"

Zhou Yang and Xue Qingyi exclaimed simultaneously upon seeing the strikingly handsome and charismatic man.

"How are you on the ship? And what... What is this all about?" Zhou Yang glanced at the two burly men holding guns behind Ling Yun and asked incredulously.

Being suddenly held at gunpoint by a former comrade had left Zhou Yang a bit dazed.

Ling Yun said indifferently, "Zhou Yang, Zhou Yang, are you unwilling to believe it, or did you simply not guess? Qingyi has probably figured it out, hasn't she? Why not let her tell you..."

Xue Qingyi's eyes remained clear and cold as she stared at Ling Yun. "During the operation in Area 72 of Country Y, was it you who betrayed Wolf King?"

Ling Yun nodded with a slight smile. "Wolf King was becoming too conservative. His era has ended. The White Wolf Squad could only achieve a more brilliant future under my leadership. So, I sent him away."

Xue Qingyi bit her lower lip hard, her hands trembling, wanting to rush over and fight Ling Yun to the death.

"Ling Long, I advise you not to be impulsive. I don't want to kill you yet! These are German-made submachine guns, and the men holding them are the two best gunmen in my Hei Sha Mercenary Group. At this close range, you won't be able to dodge their bullets!" Ling Yun, seemingly seeing through Xue Qingyi's intentions, calmly added, "Don't act rashly! I just don't want you interfering with the Sky Wolf Gang's business…"

Xue Qingyi remained silent. Unseen by Ling Yun, a steel needle, as thin as a hair, silently slid from her trouser leg and fell to the deck beneath her.

"It really is you?!" Zhou Yang finally snapped back to reality. He looked at Ling Yun in shock, scarcely believing Xue Qingyi's suspicion was correct. Ling Yun had betrayed Wolf King, and he was also the one who had killed Zheng Shuizhou and framed Lin Feng…

Was this really the Ling Yun they used to know?

...

At this moment, the door to the storage room where Zheng Shuizhou's body lay was opened. Dozens of people from the Qingzi Sect and the Sky Wolf Gang silently filed in.

"Lord Dragon, please take a look!" Fu Chuanqi said to Long Shaotian in a low, serious voice, but his gaze, seething with murderous intent, was locked on Lin Feng.

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