Wang Xiangru didn’t want to be involved in any investigations anymore. When he heard the inquiry, he immediately denied it, saying, "No more, this matter... you should have heard by now, the High Court over there..."

He stopped without continuing further.

Bamonde waited for a while with no follow-up, so he asked again, "What do you know?"

Wang Xiangru was a bit cautious, "What do you want to do?"

"Me? I’m just asking."

This fair-skinned Extraordinary seemed unfazed.

Wang Xiangru said, "I won’t tell you; it’s putting you in danger."

Although a 35th-level ascendant was something in the Land of Chaos, compared to the Holy Judgment High Court, it was far inferior.

Bamonde said, "Listen, you tell me, I absolutely won’t reveal a word to anyone else; I don’t trust others."

"Did you come to find me on purpose?"

Wang Xiangru suddenly realized something. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"They said you were here."

Bamonde didn’t deny it, "I just came to try my luck."

Wang Xiangru was silent for a while: "But why? Investigating this kind of thing won’t do you any good, aren’t you also working with the Holy Judgment High Court?"

"I have reasons I must investigate."

After Bamonde finished speaking, the two fell silent again.

It was clear Wang Xiangru didn’t want to get involved in this matter, but he felt uncomfortable.

A 35th-level Extraordinary is undeniably a major figure to him; if he could befriend such a person, he could gain significant benefits, even though his detective agency has expanded in scale, now with dozens of people, yet it still needs a strong backer, and the more, the better.

The problem is, this matter is life-threatening.

He was calculating the conversion rate between risk and reward in his mind.

"You, what do you want to know?" He cautiously asked first.

"Everything, and who was responsible for executing the silencing orders in the Binhai City area after that incident occurred," Bamonde said casually.

When Wang Xiangru heard this, his heart skipped a beat, "You want revenge!"

In the Land of Chaos, there is naturally a different set of rules; he didn’t need to inquire specifically, just hearing the request, he could determine the other’s purpose.

Bamonde said nothing in response: "You only need to tell me what you know; no one will know we’ve met."

Once again, Wang Xiangru fell silent; in less than 30 minutes, he spent at least 15 minutes quietly thinking.

Undoubtedly, a 35th-level Extraordinary is worth befriending, but the premise is he must stay alive; opposing the Holy Judgment High Court leaves only a dead end.

Bamonde patiently waited for the reply, even offering reassurance: "It’s okay, if you don’t want to answer, just refuse directly, I know, this matter is difficult for everyone."

Wang Xiangru cleared his throat: "No, I, I’m just thinking about how I can help, if I give you the wrong information, wouldn’t that put you on a dead-end?"

Bamonde was somewhat grateful: "Thank you."

After a while, Wang Xiangru said, "This matter is not trivial, you need to take me to a safe place and then tell me everything."

"That would involve you."

"What of it, we are friends."

It seemed Wang Xiangru knew very well how to make others submit, no wonder he could establish a reasonably large detective agency as an ordinary person in such a place, and even befriend priests from the Holy Judgment High Court.

Seeing the two drive away from the beach, Li Rui calmly used the Escape Technique to land on a nearby building’s rooftop, still catching snippets of their conversation thanks to a small device provided by the Intelligence Analysis Office, which he discreetly installed on Bamonde’s car while the two were dazed.

When executing reconnaissance missions, such a device is essential.

"Where are we going?"

"My place,"

"Listen, Bamonde, if you’re determined to do this, at least you should tell me what happened."

"....."

After another brief silence, Bamonde said, "You know, we Extraordinaries gain power... forget it, in short, there was an elder who helped me a great deal years ago; without him, I’d have been dead long ago."

How could Wang Xiangru not understand: "I see, forgive me, has he passed away?"

"Yes, he was killed by the Holy Judgment High Court," Bamonde replied.

He didn’t utter any grand vows of enmity, just answered calmly, but even through the headset, Li Rui could feel this person was ready for a bloody confrontation.

He certainly lacked the ability to overthrow the Holy Judgment High Court alone, but finding the one who personally took his benefactor’s life to exchange blow for blow might not be impossible.

"I’m curious," Wang Xiangru asked again, "Why did the Court have to kill an Extraordinary? They usually do that to ordinary poor people."

"Perhaps his Secret Realm level was relatively low," Bamonde said, "Not everyone who gains Extraordinary Power becomes a towering figure, especially in a place like this."

Soon, the car drove into a detached villa on the outskirts of the city, which was Bamonde’s residence.

With his level and strength, money was certainly not an issue, but problems in the Extraordinary World are not something money alone can solve.

Immediately upon entering the villa, in the yard, there was a large group of children playing and frolicking, wearing clean clothes and looking chubby and rosy-cheeked.

However, it was clear they were merely guests. When they saw Bamonde coming back, they all stopped and obediently called out, "Uncle Bamonde."

This 35th-level Extraordinary didn’t smile and squat down to chat with the children, he was evidently not very adept at handling such youngsters.

"You guys keep playing, Uncle has something to take care of."

He just said this briefly and then led Wang Xiangru inside the villa, completely unaware of the person hiding on the roof.

Li Rui didn’t have the ability to stealth on flat ground, but given the immense difference in strength, it was impossible for him to be discovered as long as he was careful.

"Wang, did you see? Those kids are my friend’s grandchildren, they call him ’grandpa.’

Bamonde said, "They don’t know the old man who raised them is dead, I don’t even know how to tell them."

"What about their parents? I mean those kids’.

"Parents? There are no parents, they were all adopted, the old man didn’t like killing, he did some bodyguard work outside, spent all his earnings on taking care of the orphans he picked up."

Wang Xiangru raised an eyebrow, reminded of his own grandfather, he too was raised by an old man.

"Alright, I’ll first tell you what I know, then I’ll find a way to help you figure out who was behind this, how does that sound?"

"You truly are a messenger sent by the Holy Spirit, Wang, thank you," Bamonde was even a bit thrilled.

As a somewhat renowned detective, Wang Xiangru’s skills were outstanding; if he was willing to personally assist, he might track down who was responsible.

But for Bamonde alone, it would be tough to do so without being noticed, as the one who acted must be an internal member of the High Court’s Holy Judgment, a secret to outsiders.

"Don’t rush to thank me, I’m just willing to help, I don’t guarantee success, let’s listen to the intel first, then you’ll understand why this matter has such an impact."

"They say the Holy Mountain statue had a massive explosion, right? Many speculate it was due to a battle; it’s no secret, just no one has proof."

"But according to my investigation, this matter is related to some mysterious figures, it’s possible, I’m saying possible, that the Thousand-faced God has returned, someone witnessed the battle on the Holy Mountain, but unfortunately, that person is now dead."

"Luckily, I was cautious when speaking with that person, the Court doesn’t know about this mess; otherwise, I might be dead too."