Chapter 270: 213, Join Kyushu

Pat, pat, pat.

He Jinqiu clapped his hands with a smile, “I underestimated Kunlun; you were able to unearth their cautious maneuvers, quite unexpected indeed.”

Zheng Yuandong waved his hand, signaling Lu Yuan to release the people; the several young men and women silently walked to He Jinqiu’s side, “Sorry boss, we didn’t know when we were exposed.”

“No need for apologies,” He Jinqiu said with a smile, “It wasn’t your fault, many of us, myself included, underestimated Mr. Zheng.”

“Now, tell me the purpose of your visit,” Zheng Yuandong asked calmly.

At this moment, He Jinqiu took several photos out of his pocket, placed them on the table, and pushed them towards Zheng Yuandong, “Seven days ago, the CIA carried out a secret decapitation mission in the Middle East region, where one of the team members was supposed to be a Transcendent from Time Traveler. They executed a retreat plan after completing the mission, but that Transcendent was accidentally killed by a sniper.”

“That’s not surprising,” Zheng Yuandong said, “Even a demigod can’t withstand full firepower coverage; a normal Transcendent would certainly die from a sniper shot.”

“Exactly,” He Jinqiu laughed, “but what I’m about to highlight is not that, but rather… after the Transcendent died, the plants where his body lay suddenly grew rapidly even in the deep autumn, and even bloomed flowers.”

Zheng Yuandong frowned; he knew what He Jinqiu was getting at.

The problem was that there were people within Kunlun who had reached the awakening threshold but couldn’t awaken in the Outer World.

Initially, everyone thought that everything in the Inner World wouldn’t interfere with the Outer World, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.

Perhaps, the Outer World really might form a Taboo Land.

The key was that both He Jinqiu and Zheng Yuandong bore the responsibility of protecting the homeland’s security; neither could afford to gamble on this possibility.

He Jinqiu continued, “The Transcendent, according to Kyushu’s estimation, is only F-Class, so he wouldn’t create a Taboo Land, but I suspect if one day, a B-Class superhuman dies in the Outer World, a Taboo Land might really appear.”

“Already, the Inner World is struggling with the trouble of Taboo Lands. Vast areas of land have been eroded by Taboo Lands. I’ve reviewed the records, and the very first Taboo Land, designated 001, even swallowed up an entire city. Even the people of the Inner World couldn’t stop their spread, let alone us,” He Jinqiu said.

As He Jinqiu mentioned, Taboo Lands are always a great concern in the Inner World, which is why the consortium continually allows the existence of the Contraindicated Tribunals.

Within the Federation, a curious incident circulated: years ago, the Li Family had waged a small-scale war against Deer Island. During the war, the Contraindicated Tribunals could freely enter and exit the battlefield to collect the bodies of the Transcendents, and both sides of the war, Li Family and Deer Island, seemed oblivious to the Tribunal members, letting them move around at will.

From this, the menace of the Taboo Lands could also be seen.

He Jinqiu said, “Old squad leader, setting other differences aside for now, there’s one point on which you and I must agree, we must never allow a Taboo Land to appear domestically.”

“But I’ve heard that even if you cremate the body of a Transcendent, it could still turn the funeral home into a Taboo Land,” Zheng Yuandong said, “This is almost an irreversible process, only the Contraindicated Tribunals know how to handle it.”

He Jinqiu spoke calmly, “Currently, the best method is to quietly transport the body of any deceased Transcendent out of the country for burial. Moreover, such matters must be kept secret, as Transcendents may secrete Taboo objects, and we also have to ensure that these objects don’t end up in the hands of outsiders.”

Kyushu has always handled foreign affairs, and the situations they face are usually harsher and more severe than expected, hence, their measures tend to be more drastic.

For He Jinqiu, since the impact of a Transcendent’s death cannot be completely eliminated, it should be transferred to someone else.

Zheng Yuandong was silent.

He Jinqiu smiled, “I know Mr. Zheng is upright and wouldn’t want to do something that benefits oneself at the expense of others, but my duty is to protect our fellow countrymen; the life and death of others doesn’t concern me. In addition, Kyushu has stronger foundations abroad than Kunlun, so if Kunlun finds a deceased Transcendent, just inform Kyushu and I’ll take care of the burial site and transportation. If anything goes wrong, I’ll take the responsibility.”

“It has nothing to do with being upright,” Zheng Yuandong said calmly, “If I must make a choice, I’d also prefer our fellow countrymen not to suffer from an invasion of Taboo Land. If anything happens, Kunlun and Kyushu will handle it together.”

Zheng Yuandong was not old-fashioned; he knew what to choose.

Seeing that they had reached an agreement, He Jinqiu stood up and said, “Before the second round of the Shadow struggle ends, I’ll be staying in Los Angeles City for a while longer; please don’t mind, old squad leader.”

“Stay for dinner,” Zheng Yuandong said.

“No need, I still have things to do,” He Jinqiu smiled, “Los Angeles City is a place of outstanding people and magical land; I’ll go look for some Time Travelers to see if any would like to join my Kyushu.”

Zheng Yuandong watched He Jinqiu’s departing figure and suddenly said to Lu Yuan, “Today, go look for Qing Chen, I think he is He Jinqiu’s main target this time.”

“Didn’t you say to wait?” Lu Yuan asked curiously, “You yourself said that the timing isn’t right yet.”

Zheng Yuandong looked at him, “If it weren’t for He Jinqiu taking action personally, indeed we could wait more.”

Kyushu is usually lavish in recruitments; when He Jinqiu recruits members, he generally offers terms hard to refuse, tempting enough to entice anyone.

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At dusk, Qing Chen, accompanied by Nan Gengchen, walked off campus, planning to dine out luxuriously.

“Chen, did you observe the two transfer female students in class today? Were they Time Travelers?” Nan Gengchen asked.

“She doesn’t seem like a Time Traveler, probably transferred to Los Angeles City, trying her luck to see if she can get public test eligibility,” Qing Chen said, “and she’s also very low-key.”

“Brother Chen, if you say she’s not, then she definitely isn’t,” Nan Gengchen said, “but the population of Los Angeles City is growing rapidly; it’s said that our country has nineteen cities that will give birth to public test eligibility, and the housing prices in those cities have risen a lot.”

“Yes,” Qing Chen nodded, “after all, the benefits that can be gained from the Inner World are too many, and eventually many people will be tempted, especially after the commercial benefits are developed.”

“Brother Chen, have you heard? There’s a rumor in the third grade that a traffic star is transferring to their school. Last week, paparazzi captured his parents handling the transfer,” Nan Gengchen said, “It’s said that he’s from Three Gate City next door.”

“Don’t bother with such people, and don’t get too close to them,” Qing Chen said, “Being captured by paparazzi, the whole nation knows you, unnecessarily increasing risks in the Inner World.”

However, just at that moment, Qing Chen suddenly stopped walking, quietly looking ahead.

Across the street, He Jinqiu, hands in his pockets, was smiling and sizing them up. He didn’t speak; he just exchanged looks with Qing Chen across Xingshu Road.

Nan Gengchen whispered, “Brother Chen, do you know him?”

Qing Chen didn’t speak.

He had never met him in the Outer World, but had seen him in the Begonia Boxing Gym in the Inner World. Before returning, the other had sat in the stands and observed him several times.

And Qing Chen knew more than that about this man, because he had also seen him in the information Lin Xiaoxiao had given him.

He Jinqiu.

One of the executive directors of the Hu Clan’s intelligence organization in the Inner World, a Transcendent, grade unknown.

The next moment, He Jinqiu crossed the street and came over to them, greeting Nan Gengchen first: “Qing Xiaotu, Little Duck student, nice to meet you. Please take good care of us.”

Nan Gengchen’s expression changed; the other not only knew his ID but also knew Qing Chen’s name in the boxing ring!

However, Qing Chen’s expression didn’t change. He quickly analyzed in his mind: The one who knew the ID ‘Little Duck’ was He Xiaoxiao, and He Xiaoxiao most likely belonged to Kyushu. So, the other person was from Kyushu.

Qing Chen even speculated that the other person might be He Xiaoxiao himself, but the other’s voice wasn’t consistent with He Xiaoxiao, and when narrating events, the tones were also different.

Though one can change vocal cords with a voice changer, the emphasis during speech, a personal behavioral habit, is difficult to change.

Qing Chen trusted his judgment.

Thus, He Jinqiu should not be He Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that Qing Chen wasn’t speaking, He Jinqiu calmly said with a smile, “Don’t be nervous, I just happened to see your boxing match. You fought beautifully and even made a Tiger Grade Boxer cry.”

“Hmm,” Qing Chen said, “Do you need something from us?”

“It’s like this,” He Jinqiu smiled, “I think both of you are among the best in the Time Travelers, and I would like to invite you to join us.”

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That night, Lu Yuan excitedly returned to Lijing Gate, entering Kunlun Courtyard he smiled at Zheng Yuandong, “Boss, guess what? I specifically went to Qing Chen’s house to find him, originally thinking he would refuse, but after persuading him with emotion and reasoning, the guy actually quite approved of our Kunlun’s philosophy.”

Lu Yuan continued, “You have no idea, when I introduced our Kunlun’s deeds and spirit, I almost moved myself. Qing Chen now shares rent with Nan Gengchen, who listened on the side and was moved to tears by me. Boss, I never realized before how good my eloquence was!”

“Nan Gengchen? The one beside Li Yinuo… has Qing Chen agreed to join Kunlun?” Zheng Yuandong asked calmly.

“He has, he was very willing!” Lu Yuan sat in the armchair and sipped his tea, “Not just Qing Chen joining, but Nan Gengchen also took the initiative to join us. However, I told Nan Gengchen that joining Kunlun isn’t just about wanting to; this time we’ll recruit Qing Chen first, we still need to evaluate him further.”

“Hmm,” Zheng Yuandong nodded calmly.

“Hey, boss, why aren’t you happy at all? Qing Chen is really a good catch, with his fierce performance on Laojun Mountain, having such a person joining Kunlun is a good thing! When the time comes, assign him under me, it will be like adding wings to a tiger!” Lu Yuan said.

Zheng Yuandong looked at Lu Yuan expressionlessly: “Before you persuaded him to join Kunlun, he had also joined Kyushu very decisively. I suspect, now if the Emo Clan invites him to join, he’d agree just as swiftly.”

Lu Yuan: “???”

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