On the car, both Long Hai and Chen Qian suddenly shivered, feeling a streak of fear in their hearts. Ling Zhenfei's strength was evident, and his progress was truly swift, one could say at lightning speed.

From an unknown person to being named in Huaxia, it didn't take much time for him. His spiritual energy had terrifyingly reached Dawen's realm, causing both of them to sweat for Feng Zilong.

"Boss, another car just left the underground garage, and the person inside looks very much like Feng Zilong," a voice came through the intercom.

"Follow it, keep a safe distance, and remember to keep switching cars," said Long Hai.

Chen Qian replied, "No, follow for a while then leave, pretend we lost him. Our target isn't Feng Zilong; if we keep following him, the police will have to change direction. Without a change, Feng Zilong will definitely become aware."

Chen Qian, meticulous in thought, believed his analysis was thorough.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Do you think if Feng Zilong leaves, Nangong Changhe wouldn't follow?"

Long Hai replied, "With just one car, it seems unlikely since it can't hold that many people."

Chen Qian said, "Nangong Changhe thinks he's very smart. I think he won't leave, believing the saying 'the darkest place is right under the lamp'; he surely thinks that place is very safe."

Ling Zhenfei felt a sense of urgency inside him, unsure of the outcome this time.

According to Ling Zhenfei's understanding of Nangong Changhe, it was unlikely that Nangong Changhe would let him off so easily. Nangong's intelligence wasn't something everyone could fathom.

Ling Zhenfei had witnessed Nangong's brilliance; a few schemes had brought him to rock bottom, yet these actions rarely led back to Nangong Changhe.

Only the recording from the last phone call; Nangong Changhe had called to get Ling Zhenfei to say a few words. What he didn't anticipate was that Ling Zhenfei also recorded it, which became vital evidence.

This time, Ling Zhenfei succeeded by luck or accident, but even if he proved himself innocent of murder, restoring his reputation remained extremely difficult.

This was what angered Ling Zhenfei the most—how to move forward was still unclear to him.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the Hongteng Grand Hotel, which was already filled with many plainclothes police officers.

These plainclothes officers were those who had been in touch with Long Hai. The uniformed police hadn't arrived yet.

These officers weren't the main force; their primary objective was to intimidate Feng Zilong's group, hoping to scare them off.

But it remained unknown whether this true objective could be accomplished.

"Captain Long, we've already investigated once. The hotel has thirty floors, and we can't access the top three. If someone's hiding, it's likely up there."

Ling Zhenfei said, "That's simple. I'll go up and investigate to see who's up there."

One of them mentioned, "It's useless. The first twenty-seven floors of the building can be searched using Divine Sense, but not the top three. It's completely unknown what's up there."

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback and glanced at the speaker, realizing he was a cultivator at the Late Stage of Zhiyi. Long Hai certainly had talented individuals under his command.

Ling Zhenfei looked at Long Hai and said, "You've got quite a few capable subordinates, Big Brother Long."

Long Hai understood what Ling Zhenfei meant and said to him, "Let me introduce you. Huo Jie is from the special task force. You both used to work together."

Ling Zhenfei was surprised; he didn't expect someone from the special task force. Clearly, they were considering Long Hai's safety, as their work often involved danger, so they sent someone for protection.

Though Huo Jie was skilled, compared to Ling Zhenfei, his strength was a bit lacking.

When Ling Zhenfei joined the special task force, Guo Qing'an had said that joining required a particular skill or talent, more than just strength.

Ling Zhenfei joined for his Medical Arts, which was his specialty. Without it, he wouldn't have been admitted into the special task force.

Looking at Huo Jie now, his strength wasn't that high—Late Stage of Zhiyi. Such prowess was impressive among ordinary people but slightly lacking in front of Ling Zhenfei, so he must have other talents.

Huo Jie seemed very humble, shaking hands with Ling Zhenfei, "Hello, Divine Doctor Ling, I know of you."

Ling Zhenfei shook hands with Huo Jie, saying, "How come it feels like you can see through everything involving me?"

Long Hai commented from the side, "Huo Jie's cultivation in spiritual energy isn't low and, especially in network technology, he's a top-tier expert. That's why he joined our task force recently; he'll surely be of great use."

Ling Zhenfei said, "So, a hacker, is that it?"

He looked at Huo Jie, who seemed nothing like the stereotypical programmer from the internet—open and having the strength of the Zhiyi state. Clearly, such a person wasn't simple.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Our special task force seems to have quite a few people this time. How many do you know?"

Huo Jie shook his head, "Sorry, I'm not familiar with any. I rarely showed up before. I only know you because you're famous online."

Ling Zhenfei asked, "You said you've investigated; it's impossible to explore the top three floors, right?"

Huo Jie nodded, "We can't use spiritual energy or my network skills to check who's up there; those three floors are special, with no cameras.

The strangest part is, spiritual energy, which usually works on everything, can't penetrate those top three floors. It's as if something is blocking it."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Then let me give it a try."

Immediately, he enveloped the entire building with his Divine Sense and started investigating. It was quite simple, just a matter of determining if there were any spiritual energy cultivators inside.

If Feng Zilong, who is a spiritual energy cultivator, were there, the presence of such an individual would hint at his presence.

Also, if Master Nangong were inside, then it was possible that No. 1 would be there too. No. 1 was extremely strong, so his spiritual energy would be intense as well.

To Ling Zhenfei's surprise, as Huo Jie had stated, something indeed blocked the exploration on those top three floors, preventing his Divine Sense from accessing them.

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