I Can Destroy Planets with My Psychokinesis-Chapter 172.Discussing matters of the heart

Mr. Zhang, who oversees Jinmen’s judiciary system, holds a high and powerful position with great influence.

Such an assassination attempt would surely be a major event.

Chen Zhizhong went over everything once more, making sure there were no oversights, then went to bed early, as usual.

But as he lay in bed, he could not fall asleep, tossing and turning instead.

That slap had completely undermined his authority, and Chen Zhizhong could only wait for a result.

As he silently counted the ticking of the clock, at 3 a.m., a telephone call came through!

Chen Zhizhong suddenly sat up, "A call at this hour must mean a big commotion is happening."

When he answered the phone, it was a duty officer from his office on the line – Chen Zhizhong was prepared for any news.

But the next second, his expression changed drastically, and he even exclaimed,

"The Chuyun Leased Territory has been hit by continuous artillery shelling, with heavy casualties! Mr. Zhang has tragically perished?!"

Hearing this news, Chen Zhizhong thought the Kill Body Society had launched an attack and that the bastard Zhang had been struck by lightning.

But on second thought, something didn’t add up. It was too much of a coincidence, wasn’t it?

Moreover, the Kill Body Society mainly focused on destroying bridges and railways in the Northern Occupied Zone and attacking settlements; the ports involved in foreign trade were relatively peaceful.

"What on earth has that girl done?"

Chen Zhizhong hung up the phone and furrowed his brows deeply.

At that moment, his wife came in with several servants carrying clothes, attending to him as he got dressed.

"I may not be able to come home for the next few days. Keep an eye on An’er and Ping’er and make sure they do their homework."

After giving his wife a few instructions, Chen Zhizhong left the house and rushed to the Prefectural Magistrate’s office.

Upon arriving at the site of the recent explosion, where Fan Shouyi had caused a commotion, the chiefs of the eight districts’ Patrol Bureaus, as well as officials like the Counselors and recorders from the Prefectural Magistrate’s office, were all assembled.

The expressions on their faces varied, and several of Mr. Zhang’s trusted aides looked as if they were in mourning.

But more people were treating it as a spectacle, not wanting the drama to end, and they were whispering to each other:

"I heard that Old Zhang was embracing Chuyun Girls when he got blown up by the big gun~"

"He really went out in style, even as a ghost~"

"Ah, Old Chen, you delivered those 1,000 Silver too soon."

Chen Zhizhong forced a wry smile and said, "If only I had known to delay it one night..."

At that moment, as everyone had gathered, a clerk passed down a report on the attack.

Everyone who read it suddenly changed their faces:

"The Chuyun Leased Territory was hit by three bombs... destroyed a brothel, hiss... and the Jinmen Shrine! As well as an armored guard unit!"

"Civilian casualties have yet to be fully counted, but there won’t be fewer than 500..."

Such heavy casualties in a leased territory were bound to be news that would shock the entire world.

Suddenly, everyone felt that Mr. Zhang’s death by bombing was no longer significant.

But Chen Zhizhong couldn’t stop thinking: Such bold audacity... Could it really have been done by Xiao Cha?

In the midst of the discussions, the second-in-command of the Prefectural Magistrate’s office—Wang Cansan—shouted:

"Silence! It is truly regrettable that Mr. Zhang has met with such a tragic fate..."

This man tried to show a hint of sorrow, but the smile on his face was too hard to conceal, so he forcibly tightened his expression and commanded:

"You all must gather your subordinates immediately, conduct a thorough search throughout the city, and we must find the culprits responsible for the shelling before dawn!!"

Everyone took their orders and left, discussing among themselves:

"The range of the bomb couldn’t exceed 15 kilometers, meaning it was fired within the city!"

"How daring! We must be able to find them within an hour!"

Such a large caliber gun, once fired, could be clearly heard within a five-kilometer radius – it would be effortless to track it down.

Before long, the perpetrators would face the encirclement and interception of various masters!

...

A group of Chief Constables and traffic directors hurried back to their respective territories and assembled their subordinates to get to work.

When Chen Zhizhong arrived at the Third Patrol Bureau, the on-duty staff had already gathered everyone, including Xiao Cha.

"You all know what’s going on, immediately head to various places within your jurisdiction to search and find out where the criminals fired the cannon."

"Your subordinate obeys your command!"

A host of arrest officers led their patrollers and idlers, rumbling into action.

Chen Zhizhong walked alongside Xiao Cha, observing her unusually calm expression, and he already had a clue.

"Was it really you who did it?"

"Mm~"

"..."

Chen Zhizhong was speechless for a long time, only speaking when they reached a dark place with no streetlights:

"I had hoped you would become a Hero, and I would support you... but I really can’t cover for you."

This girl was always committing crimes that warranted the extermination of entire households, something ordinary people truly couldn’t withstand.

Xiao Cha felt a bit embarrassed and said, "I’ve worried Uncle Chen."

Chen Zhizhong sighed, "It just so happens that Mr. Zhang died, and a position at the Prefectural Magistrate has opened up. I’ll work on it and take a leisurely post there. You take over my role as Chief Constable."

In government offices, each vacancy needed someone to step down before another could take their place.

But Chen Zhizhong’s move would inevitably lead to a significant loss of extra benefits and a reduction in status.

Xiao Cha hurriedly advised, "It was not easy for Uncle Chen to become Chief Constable..."

"No worries, this is good," Chen Zhizhong said with a smile:

"With a wife and children to consider, I dare not progress in the ’Blood Exchange’. Promotion is out of reach anyway, so I might as well retire early and spend more time with my kids."

Xiao Cha knew that from Marrow Cleansing upward, advancement was akin to "playing with one’s life".

For instance, when they were intimate before, she had asked Lu Li to help check her behind, and he had easily and cheerfully resolved the issue.

But if she had to do it herself, a slight mistake could lead to a year or more in a wheelchair.

The so-called brave and rapid progress was not something most people had the life or courage for.

She immediately felt that it would be good for Uncle Chen to take a less demanding job and without their further interaction, it could let his family live more peacefully.

The two walked for a while until they reached the brightly lit streets.

The patrollers were knocking on doors and inquiring house by house, but after a long hassle, they found nothing.

Chen Zhizhong suddenly said:

"If I go to the Prefectural Magistrate, I’ll have another advantage. They get news fast over there. Any small rustling of leaves will come to my knowledge immediately. It’ll be perfect for helping you keep an eye on the top brass and the Chuyun people."

Hearing this, Xiao Cha was slightly stunned.

She had thought that once Chen Zhizhong left, there would be no further contact, but now it seemed this was not the case.

Chen Zhizhong remarked with a laugh, "I may not be a Hero, but I have the courage to run errands and relay messages for one.

This bombing in the Chuyun Leased Territory is really satisfying. Just before I leave, I managed to take down those drug dens selling Ice Soul Powder that belonged to Mr. Zhang."

It’s a justified retaliation when people move on, and others start to cool off.

As dawn broke, the Third Patrol Bureau came up empty-handed.

The same was true for the other bureaus — no matter which direction, east, west, south, or north, they hadn’t heard any sound of activity.

When the news came back, Counselor Wang was in a tough spot.

He was hoping to be promoted to Prefect himself, and this task had to be done well!

So, early in the morning, he personally led a team to expand the search area. But even after questioning in villages over a hundred miles away from the city, no one had heard any cannon fire.

With a grim face, Counselor Wang said, "This has far exceeded the range of a cannon. Even a Cultivator in the Soul Emergence Realm can’t make a cannonball fly this far... where exactly did the criminals fire from?"

Now, they couldn’t even find the place of the crime, let alone the criminals. The case was at a complete standstill.

Chen Zhizhong nodded inwardly: Nicely done! The death of Prefect Zhang was overshadowed by the events in the Chuyun Leased Territory, and if the Chuyun people were to get angry, they could only direct it at the Governor’s Office.

He was completely detached, with no issues... But speaking of which, how was the sound of the cannonade concealed?

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