Chapter 455: Chapter 385: Xiaoyu Is So Well-behaved, How Could He Possibly Kill Someone?

As they drew near, they found a person leaning against the wall.

They were no longer breathing.

"They’re already dead!"

"Wait, this person looks familiar... Huh, isn’t that Li Xuewen?"

"It really is Li Xuewen. How did he die?"

When the few officers from the security police station recognized who the corpse was, they were all stunned.

So, while having someone collect the body, they immediately called Tang Zhan.

「Meanwhile.」

「Military District Command Center.」

Lin Yi, Tang Zhan, Captain Luo, and Wei Shang were all there.

They were planning the operation to mop up the remaining members of the Blood Handprint.

"Contact reporters—the more, the better!"

"Spread the news of Lin Yu’s death!"

"Let’s shake the tree and see how many snakes we startle out. We’ll catch them as they come!"

"Anyone who resists arrest is to be killed on the spot!"

After Lin Yi finished speaking, the others all nodded.

Tang Zhan eagerly volunteered, "I’ll contact the reporters. I know people at the various TV stations and media outlets in Xinghai City. If we give them this news, they’ll be extremely interested!"

Lin Yi nodded.

Just then, Tang Zhan’s phone rang.

「Over twenty minutes later.」

「Security Police Headquarters.」

Lin Yi, Tang Zhan, and Wei Nan arrived at the morgue.

The moment they saw Li Xuewen’s body, both Lin Yi and Wei Nan’s brows furrowed deeply.

That pale, bloodless face... Yet, for some reason, it seemed strangely unfamiliar to Lin Yi and Wei Nan.

"What kind of temptation could be so great that they’d be willing to throw their lives away for the Blood Handprint?"

"To even be willing to harm their own families..."

Wei Nan’s eyes were tinged with red.

After all, the person lying here had once been their friend.

So much could change in just one year.

Lin Yi sighed softly. "When people’s beliefs are shattered, it’s easy for them to go astray."

"If it hadn’t been for the problem with his leg!"

"He might be in the New District right now!"

He thought back to when he’d seen Li Xuewen a few days ago.

The things he’d said had been half-truths.

Some of it was true, but some of it was false.

But his obsession with the Martial Arts University had never faded.

Perhaps that was the root cause of his downfall.

He failed to get into an Upper Martial Arts University as he’d dreamed.

He had let down his parents, let down himself, and worst of all, let down those eighteen years of effort.

It caused him to become disheartened and lose all hope.

He could have taken his family to live in the New District and enjoy a better environment.

But now, he was reduced to muddling along at the security police station in the Old District.

Stuck with those do-nothing colleagues.

For him, it must have been a kind of pain and torture.

Perhaps that was why Li Xuewen saw no hope for his future.

And why his beliefs shattered completely.

He willingly fell from grace and became a member of the Blood Handprint.

"Perhaps the other members of the Blood Handprint have had similar experiences to Li Xuewen."

"This must be their main method of recruitment."

After Lin Yi finished speaking, Wei Nan remained silent until after he had pushed the drawer containing Li Xuewen’s body shut.

Only then did Lin Yi lead Wei Nan out of the room.

As they walked out of the police headquarters, Wei Nan let out a heavy sigh.

He looked up at the azure sky and murmured, "Lin Yi, when do you think we’ll stop having to distinguish between the New District and the Old District?"

"When can everyone live under the same blue sky, enjoying the gentle sun and the soft breeze?"

"When won’t we have to struggle for eighteen years just for a martial arts exam?"

"When won’t we have to fight for our lives just to survive?"

Lin Yi glanced back at him.

For a long time, he said nothing.

Because not even Lin Yi himself knew when the kind of life Wei Nan described could ever truly be realized.

"But aren’t we working toward that right now?"

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