Plop.
Karl's corpse fell to the ground limply, his eyes bulging, his eyelids stubbornly refusing to close.
As if wanting to remember Ying Chen's face, waiting for the day he could return as a vengeful spirit.
But in this world, there was no such thing as vengeful spirits returning. What were called vengeful spirits were merely the lingering thoughts of humans after death, which, by chance, transformed into a mass of malevolent energy, devoid of any consciousness.
If Karl could still remember Ying Chen at that time, and find Ying Chen regardless of everything.
Well... that would still be useless.
In the end, he would be turned to dust with a casual slap from Ying Chen.
Karl's life, both alive and dead, was destined to be a tragedy.
Ying Chen's toe flicked Karl's corpse, sending it into the roaring flames.
Then, without looking back, Ying Chen left the scene.
It was more than an hour later that the fire was discovered.
A large number of fire trucks gathered, and began to extinguish the flames.
And when the flames receded, revealing the scene within the fire zone, everyone present was shocked.
Even the firefighters, who were accustomed to the horrific sights of fire-related deaths, had their faces turn pale.
Some even lost control of themselves and bent over to vomit on the spot!
Because beneath the raging flames, there were full of human remains!
The bones were charred black, curled into lumps.
A rough count revealed as many as a hundred skeletons!
Scattered beside these remains were also some gold, jade, and luxury goods, as well as famous watches.
It could be seen that the identities of these people were either rich or noble!
Most crucially, the wreckage of a helicopter was also found at the scene!
This was not something ordinary people could access!
The firefighters dared not delay and quickly reported the situation.
The matter was then taken over by the Jianghai police, who specifically established a task force for it.
To be fully responsible for this major case with a staggering death toll!
Meanwhile, the instigator, Ying Chen, returned to the mountain-top villa at a leisurely pace.
Someone was already waiting at the door.
Seeing Ying Chen, this person bowed respectfully and greeted him, "Mr. Ying, you're back."
"I haven't heard from you for some time, and I thought you had forgotten about me and weren't going to involve me anymore..."
This person was the young master of the Han family, Han Shixi!
Ever since he was trampled by Ying Chen last time, he had become Ying Chen's devoted fan.
He acted as if he would follow Ying Chen to the death.
If Min Ziqing were here, the two of them, these two sycophants, no, these two devoted fans, would surely fight.
To compete for the status of "Ying Chen's Number One Sycophant."
"Mr. Ying, you called me over. What is it about?"
Seeing that Ying Chen remained silent, Han Shixi awkwardly spoke again.
Ying Chen still did not speak, but gestured for Han Shixi to enter.
Han Shixi followed Ying Chen into the villa, his face filled with suspicion and excitement.
Mr. Ying was so unfathomable, which meant that whatever Mr. Ying was going to entrust him with must be a major undertaking!
And Mr. Ying's willingness to entrust him with a major undertaking meant that Mr. Ying trusted him enough!
To repay Mr. Ying's trust, he would spare no effort, even if it meant sacrificing himself!
Uh, Mr. Ying wouldn't ask him to break into prison to rescue Min Ziqiong, would he?
If that were the case, it might be... it might be... a bit difficult.
Han Shixi, who had been excited moments ago, was now disheartened.
He thought about it and concluded that the only reason Ying Chen was looking for him was the matter of Min Ziqiong.
But whether it was a prison break or a normal release, he couldn't do it.
After all, the Min Ziqiong incident had caused too much stir, and public outrage was too high.
Anyone who dared to speak a word for Min Ziqiong would be severely criticized, and even face doxxing.
Let alone getting Min Ziqiong out.
At that time, he would not only fail to rescue her but also get himself into trouble!
"Well, Mr. Ying... regarding Miss Min's matter..."
Han Shixi decided to speak first and explain the difficulties.
However, just as he nervously uttered half a sentence, he saw Ying Chen suddenly turn his head and raise his eyebrows: "Hmm? How did you know I wanted to talk to you about this?"
Clang!
Han Shixi's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly cursed.
As expected, what he feared had come to pass; it was indeed about Min Ziqiong!
"Mr. Ying, it's not that I'm deliberately shirking, nor am I afraid of death. It's just that Miss Min's case is genuinely difficult to handle! Even if we take a risk and break her out of prison, it would only be temporary freedom. We would immediately face a nationwide manhunt."
"In this era, with the ubiquitous surveillance network, there's no possibility of escaping!"
"Mr. Ying, I... I dare to advise you to reconsider!"
Han Shixi said, mustering his courage.
But to his surprise, after hearing his words, Ying Chen showed a look of bewilderment and then reprimanded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who said anything about breaking into prison?"
"Since you can't do it, then forget it. You can go back!"
"Ah?" Han Shixi was stunned.
"So it wasn't about breaking into prison? Then it's fine, I can do it, I definitely can do it! Mr. Ying, trust me one more time!"
Han Shixi pleaded.
His demeanor was like that of a child saying "Daddy, love me again," pitiful and expectant.
"Are you sure?" Ying Chen squinted at Han Shixi and asked.
Han Shixi nodded heavily: "Sure!"
"You don't know, my friends were praising me a few days ago. They said that although I'm not like Nezha with three heads and six arms, I at least have two arms, which is equivalent to one-third of Nezha."
"Heh heh, although I think they were exaggerating, it does reflect that I'm actually quite capable, right?"
Hearing this, Ying Chen, for some reason, did not praise Han Shixi, but looked at him with a strange expression.
After a long while, he sighed and asked, "Are you sure your friends weren't insulting you?"
"Ah, insulting me?" Han Shixi was confused.
It was only after a full minute or so that Han Shixi had a sudden realization and gritted his teeth: "Damn it, these scoundrels! They're finding ways to call me an idiot! Let me show them!"
Ying Chen waved his hand: "We'll talk about educating them later. First, take a look at this. Can you use it?"
As he spoke, Ying Chen took out the chip from Karl and handed it to Han Shixi.
Han Shixi glanced at it and smiled: "So, Mr. Ying, you called me over for this! Then you've come to the right person! Let me tell you, even if this chip was stolen from a forbidden unit and has a super strong password, I can still unlock it!"
"The reason is simple – I majored in computer science in college! If my family wasn't rich, I would have been a proud programmer long ago!"
If real programmers heard Han Shixi's words, they would probably want to beat him to death on the spot.
Was that even human language?
"Then hurry up, and make sure not to damage the contents." Ying Chen urged.
"Got it, just watch! Give me half an hour!"
Han Shixi confidently waved his hand and trotted towards the villa's study.
There was a computer there.
Ying Chen sat on the sofa, waiting for Han Shixi's triumphant return.
And Ying Chen would never have imagined that Han Shixi, who boasted of being a computer genius, had such a simple and crude method of cracking it.