582: Section 582

Xinghai City under the cover of night gave one the feeling of falling into an abyss.

The cold streets were devoid of pedestrians. Occasionally, a breeze would blow by, sweeping away plastic bags and waste paper on the ground.

The desolate moonlight sprinkled over the city, casting a lonely and cold hue upon it.

The starlight filling the sky dotted the night, as if trying to illuminate the city.

Outside a Martial Arts Hall, a slaughter had just taken place.

The Right Division Guard, led by Captain Shan Kui, had just purged the place in a bloodbath.

Every member of the Blood Handprint hiding here had been slaughtered, with none spared.

A golden light streaked across the night sky. As the light landed outside the Martial Arts Hall, a human figure appeared within it.

It was Lin Yi, who had just arrived.

"Chief Commander!" Seeing him, Captain Shan Kui hurriedly stepped forward and bowed in salute.

Lin Yi glanced at him with a gloomy expression and asked, "Where is Wei Nan?"

"He is lying inside!"

Lin Yi said nothing and walked straight into the Martial Arts Hall.

This Martial Arts Hall was one of the feeding grounds for the Blood Handprint in Xinghai City.

Moreover, it was not far from the school, just a three-to-five-minute walk away.

That was precisely why some students kept disappearing without a trace.

However, no one had ever suspected this Martial Arts Hall.

If not for the intelligence from the old beggar and his group, even if Lin Yi and his team had returned, they would have struggled to discover the problems existing in this Martial Arts Hall.

During the day, they would teach the students normally. In fact, the students studying here were all safe and sound, with not a single one having gone missing.

This became their best camouflage, and no one would ever think that there could be a problem here.

Lin Yi walked into the Martial Arts Hall and saw Wei Nan sitting on the sofa in the lobby.

His clothes were soaked red with blood. Fortunately, someone had helped him with basic wound treatment, and he did not appear to be in any serious danger.

Lin Yi approached, and Wei Nan smiled first.

"Chief Commander, you have arrived?"

Wei Nan's voice was weak, and his face was pale.

Lin Yi furrowed his brows and asked, "What happened?"

"Sigh…" Wei Nan sighed softly first and said in a low voice, "Li Xuewen…"

"Li Xuewen? What happened to him?" Lin Yi hurriedly asked.

Wei Nan looked down at his injuries and chuckled, "Li Xuewen is an instructor at this Martial Arts Hall!"

"This injury of mine… was caused by his sneak attack!"

Wei Nan recounted the situation he had encountered to Lin Yi.

Today, his and Captain Shan Kui's mission was to destroy this feeding ground hidden behind the Martial Arts Hall.

Just as they had arrived, in order not to alert the enemy, Wei Nan had taken a few people and walked in first.

Captain Shan Kui, on the other hand, had taken the others and surrounded the Martial Arts Hall.

Just as Wei Nan and his team found the entrance to the feeding ground, they ran into Li Xuewen.

Old friends meeting again after a year, but things had long since changed.

Although Wei Nan already had the answer in his heart the moment he saw him, for Li Xuewen to appear here late at night, it was hard not to think that something was wrong with him.

While Wei Nan was talking to him, he also wanted to persuade him to turn back before it was too late.

But Li Xuewen acted as if he had been brainwashed and immediately launched a sneak attack on Wei Nan.

He stabbed a knife into Wei Nan's body and then fled through the door…

Wei Nan smiled bitterly and said, "I really didn't expect that Li Xuewen had actually joined the Blood Handprint…"

After he finished speaking, Lin Yi's brows furrowed deeply.

"Didn't he join the Public Security Bureau? How did he become a member of the Blood Handprint?"

Wei Nan shook his head gently, "I don't know. It's been so long, there must have been some changes!"

Lin Yi said nothing, just nodded.

"Your injuries are too severe right now. I will have someone take you to the medical clinic for treatment immediately!"

Subsequently, he immediately called someone over to send Wei Nan to the medical clinic. After he left, Captain Shan Kui came forward.

"How is it here?" Lin Yi glanced at him.

Captain Shan Kui hurriedly replied, "Chief Commander, everything inside has been cleared. Twenty-three people were rescued. We are prepared to take them to the Police Station first and notify their families to come and pick them up tomorrow!"

"Hmm!" Lin Yi nodded with a gloomy expression.

Currently, there were no Blood Handprint members left inside the Public Security Bureau. At least on the surface, they had all been cleared out.

The person leading the team was still Captain Tang Zhan.

Although he was usually lazy and never took responsibility for anything, just like before, he would show up when a case occurred. He would conduct an investigation, but it was just going through the motions.

As long as he discovered that it was related to a Yao Beast, he would throw it directly to the Monster Hunting Bureau. He would post it as a mission, letting those Demon Hunters come out at night to hunt those Yao Beasts.

He would simply act as a hands-off manager, ignoring and asking nothing.

Although this attitude of his was hard to accept, even if he were really replaced, would the next captain of the Public Security Bureau necessarily be better than the current Captain Tang Zhan?

What if a Blood Handprint member was promoted instead? Wouldn't that be aiding and abetting the villain?

Therefore, at Lin Yi's strong request, Captain Tang Zhan had not been removed.

At least in Lin Yi's view, his heart still retained conscience and humanity, and he had not completely degenerated into an existence as vicious as the Blood Handprint.

The night's clearing mission ended. As dawn broke and the sun rose, soft sunlight pierced through the skyline and sprinkled over the high-rise buildings.

Lin Yi, who had not slept all night, stood on the street. Looking slightly weary, he squinted his eyes against the rising sun.

He spread his palm towards the morning sun on the horizon, the golden morning light enveloping his entire palm, dyeing the center of his palm a bright red.

The next moment, Lin Yi's eyes changed abruptly. His palm clenched into a fist, as if wanting to grasp that blazing sun.

Morning, 9:54 AM. Xinxing Martial Arts Hall.

A bus slowly pulled into the station and stopped. When the doors opened, passengers walked off the bus one after another. Until finally, a young man also got off the bus.