Chapter 441: Chapter 300: Never Rest Until Death

Faced with Su Mo’s question, Qi Ling shook her head: "I’ve never been to the Land of No Master, why are you asking suddenly?"

Su Mo sighed softly and leaned against Qi Ling, saying: "I’m suddenly a bit bothered by New Moon City. So many complex forces, so many inexplicable rules."

"Now I understand why there are so many people who run to the Land of No Master to establish their own armed forces. It’s pure there, people overlook life and death, and fight if they’re dissatisfied. It’s indeed more comfortable than being in the Human Territory."

Qi Ling: "There’s something behind your words."

Su Mo: "I was just contemplating the future path. I was wondering if it’s time to give up on New Moon City, take all core resources, and move to the Land of No Master."

After a moment of silence, Qi Ling released Su Mo, looking at him deeply, her fingers gently traced his face, down his neck, finally touching his collarbone.

Without warning, Qi Ling bit down on it.

The sudden sharp pain made Su Mo gasp: "Ah... What are you doing?"

Qi Ling didn’t let go, she held Su Mo’s back tightly, biting down hard on his collarbone.

Su Mo felt his skin break, warm blood flowing, yet fearing to hurt Qi Ling, he dared not struggle too hard and could only endure the pain, sitting there.

No knowing how long passed, the pain eased, and Qi Ling let go.

She gently kissed the wound on the collarbone with her lips, like a small cat that had bitten its owner, returning ashamed to apologize and seek affection.

Su Mo: "What’s wrong with you?"

Qi Ling’s voice was quiet: "I want you to be a bit more clear-headed."

Su Mo: "I am quite clear-headed. The mastermind this time is the Fools’ Association. We are not yet fully fledged, and being targeted by that group of lunatics at this moment is just bad luck."

"In New Moon City, it’s already difficult for us to stand firm. Even moving to a new city won’t help. The Fools’ Association never lets go once they spot prey; they will undoubtedly continue the chase."

"Our only way out is to go to the Land of No Master, where the influence of the three major corporations can’t reach, and then start anew."

Qi Ling: "Would you be happy doing this?"

Su Mo smiled helplessly: "How could I be happy? Going to the Land of No Master means everything I’ve worked for so long has to be overturned and started anew."

"It’s just the last resort out of helplessness. If I had a choice, of course, I would prefer to stay in New Moon City."

Qi Ling: "Then stay."

Su Mo: "Hmm?"

Qi Ling: "I said, then stay."

She cupped Su Mo’s face, looking deeply into his eyes: "Remember? I told you, for the rest of my life, I will live only for you."

"If you are happy, I am happy. If you are disappointed, I am disappointed. If one day you die, I will not hesitate to die too."

"If you feel unhappy going to the Land of No Master and want to stay in New Moon City, then just stay. That would be my wish too."

Su Mo sighed softly: "Of course, that’s what I want to think, but besides happiness, I now have to consider practical matters."

Qi Ling asked suddenly: "You just said, who is the mastermind behind all this?" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Su Mo: "The Fools’ Association. If more specifically, the president of the Fools’ Association, the Intelligence Department Chief of Hegemony Company New Moon City branch, Mammon."

Qi Ling: "Not him."

Su Mo asked in confusion: "How not? With such an extravagant bounty, plus Lucifer being so arrogant, Mammon is just one step short of jumping up and saying he did it."

Qi Ling: "All of this was done by Mammon, I don’t deny it. But behind him, there is a hidden hand, one that not even you, perhaps not even Mammon himself, has noticed."

Su Mo asked even more confused: "Why do you say that?"

Qi Ling: "I told you before, I worked at Hegemony Company for a while, in charge of their firewall’s underlying architecture."

"You were busy with Nuobai’s matters these days, and I wasn’t idle either. I always felt something was fishy. Among 32 million people in New Moon City, why did it happen to involve your friend?"

"So, I exploited several firewall vulnerabilities to break into Hegemony Company’s intranet, hoping to find some clues... and guess what I found?"

She took out a data chip from her pocket.

Su Mo took the chip and inserted it into the computer, opening the one file inside.

It was a video shot from high above, capturing Nuobai and Ou Chenyu’s battle in Meteor Canyon at that time.

Su Mo couldn’t help but mutter: "Such a clear image, it must have been taken by Hegemony Company using Apocalypse Star."

"Moving Apocalypse Star requires enormous funds and is generally used for monitoring high-value strategic targets. Why would it be used to film this battle..."

Qi Ling signaled to keep watching.

As it played, when Ou Chenyu slashed off Nuobai’s mask, exposing her true face, Su Mo covered his forehead and said: "So the source of Nuobai’s exposure was this... Did you find this from Mammon’s database?"

Qi Ling’s expression turned serious: "The interesting part is, can you imagine? Such an irrelevant video was stored away with the highest level of encryption, and even Mammon, as the Intelligence Department Chief, had no access."

Su Mo frowned as he listened: "Are you saying Mammon was able to acquire this video because someone of a higher rank gave it to him?"

Qi Ling nodded, she leaned closer to Su Mo’s ear, whispering a name.

"Zhao Yiming."

Su Mo sat there without moving for a long time, before murmuring: "The Vice President of Hegemony Company’s New Moon City branch..."

Qi Ling shrugged: "There’s actually not much difference from the real thing. Their official president has been ill in recent years, nearing retirement. Zhao Yiming has practically taken charge of all the duties of the New Moon City branch, just lacking the official title."