Chapter 285: “Kuroda Shinbu” Leaves Seclusion (2nd Update)

The cell wasn't very big, and since the prison guard had already left, Jin Shengshui couldn't stop Cao Meng from doing whatever he wanted.

Bang!

Cao Meng punched Jin Shengshui in the stomach.

His martial arts skills were not weak, and this punch—which he had been holding back for ten years to avenge his wife—naturally carried immense destructive power.

Jin Shengshui screamed after taking the punch, his body arching like a shrimp, unable to stand straight, with fresh blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

But Cao Meng didn't hold back, kicking Jin Shengshui in the chin.

Jin Shengshui was being beaten up by Cao Meng, but he was still lucky; his son, Jin Kelai, was in an even more miserable state. At this moment, Jin Kelai's clothes and pants had already been stripped off by "Little Ma," "Mazi," and the other four men. "Little Ma" took the lead, pinning Jin Kelai down.

That bastard Jin Kelai had wanted to make a move on Captain Tang Fei, and Captain Tang Fei had said that if Jin Kelai went to prison, he would get his chrysanthemum exploded by men. Very coincidentally, Captain Tang Fei's words had come true.

Jin Kelai started screaming, a fate worse than death!

Deputy Director Wen Heping, seeing the wolf-like ferocity of Cao Meng and the other six, didn't dare to make a sound. He hid in the corner of the prison, his body trembling, fearing that he too would be beaten, or even worse, have his chrysanthemum exploded like Jin Kelai.

Ah!

Ah!

For a time, the screams of the father and son, Jin Shengshui and Jin Kelai, echoed back and forth in the cell, audible throughout the entire prison block.

Prisoners in other cells began to discuss it.

"What on earth is happening in Cell 007? Why are the people inside screaming so horribly?"

"Who knows? It must be some newcomer who angered Boss Cao Meng when they went in and got beaten up. That's very normal."

"I hear two people screaming, but one is screaming in pain, while the other… although his screaming is painful, why is there a hint of 'pleasure' in it?"

…

How could the prisoners in other cells know that Jin Shengshui was being beaten, while Jin Kelai was having his chrysanthemum exploded?

These prisoners heard the screams, and there was no reason the prison guard wouldn't have heard them, but the guard simply didn't come to stop what was happening in Cell 007.

It wasn't until half an hour later that a prison guard arrived.

"What are you making noise about in there? Keep it quiet!"

A tall prison guard kicked the door of Cell 007 and shouted into the cell; he didn't seem to have any intention of going in to check.

"Officer, it's nothing. Three newcomers entered the cell today, and we're just welcoming them."

Cao Meng's voice came out coldly. In reality, his Fists were stained with blood at that moment. He had beaten Jin Shengshui up, and while his emotions had been somewhat released, the hatred in his heart could not be put down. After all, his wife had died because of Jin Shengshui, and his entire life had been ruined because of Jin Shengshui; these were things he could never forget.

He had originally been a martial arts gym owner with a stable and high income and a wonderful life, so his hatred for Jin Shengshui could not fade. He wished he could smash Jin Shengshui into dust.

"Cao Meng, I know a little about your situation, just don't kill anyone."

The burly policeman outside the cell said. It seemed he knew what Cao Meng and the others were doing inside but had no intention of stopping them. His only requirement was that Cao Meng not cause a major incident.

He tolerated Cao Meng to this extent because Cao Meng was the boss of this maximum-security prison. Although Cao Meng had been sentenced to life imprisonment and could never leave the prison, his influence within the prison was not small. If he didn't give Cao Meng some Face, there was a high possibility of a riot breaking out across the entire prison under Cao Meng's instigation. For such a person, he had to keep his emotions stable.

Of course, he also had some sympathy for Cao Meng, because he knew how Cao Meng had ended up inside.

"Officer, you can rest assured regarding my character, Cao Meng. I won't make things difficult for you." After a long while, Cao Meng said this slowly.

"Then I can rest easy." The prison guard outside said this and prepared to leave.

This prison guard's status in this maximum-security prison was naturally not ordinary; he was the warden of this maximum-security prison.

"Officer, Cao Meng is beating us, and he even exploded my son's chrysanthemum! Aren't you going to do something about it?"

Jin Shengshui, beaten to the brink of death by Cao Meng, sat on the ground and shouted with all his remaining strength. He wanted to change cells. If he stayed in this cell, he would be beaten by Cao Meng every day; that was simply a fate worse than death.

"Jin Shengshui, you are serving a life sentence. To put it bluntly, as long as you stay alive, that's enough. Didn't you cause enough evil for Cao Meng back then? As the saying goes, one retribution follows another; you are just paying your debts now."

The warden still didn't enter the prison, and he didn't even stop walking; he just said this indifferently and left.

The warden didn't really care about Cao Meng, as long as Cao Meng didn't kill the Jin father and son. One can imagine how miserable the fate of the Jin father and son was. In any case, from this day on, this pair of bastard father and son never went a day without being beaten.

…

Things settled down.

Police Chief Sun Yongkang's injuries were not serious, and his condition stabilized quickly after entering the hospital.

Soon, a document came down from the provincial level, promoting Police Chief Sun Yongkang to Deputy Mayor of Feiyun City, while still retaining his position as Police Chief. Captain Tang Fei was promoted from the Chief of the Linwu District Police Sub-bureau to Deputy Chief of the Municipal Police Bureau.

Both of them could be considered to have gained blessings from misfortune.

Police Chief Sun Yongkang was a veteran who had served as the Police Chief for many years, so his promotion to Deputy Mayor was indeed within reason. But Captain Tang Fei had been promoted from Captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Police Sub-bureau to Chief of the Sub-bureau just a few months ago, and now she was promoted to Deputy Chief of the Municipal Bureau; the speed of this promotion could be described as riding a rocket.

Previously, Captain Tang Fei didn't know why she was promoted so quickly, but now she understood. Apart from her own upright conduct and hard work, Zhou Lang likely played a huge factor. If it weren't for Zhou Lang, she probably wouldn't have attracted the attention of the higher-ups so quickly.

On the second day after returning to Feiyun City, Captain Tang Fei moved into the Municipal Police Bureau.

"Zhou Lang is indeed a figure; such a man is too rare. I must hold onto him tightly." Captain Tang Fei sat in the spacious office of the Municipal Police Bureau, feeling a bit dazed.

Last time, Captain Tang Fei went to the Arctic Judo Hall, wanting to force Ivanova to leave Zhou Lang. As a result, she couldn't beat Ivanova and was instead handcuffed to the Judo Hall by Ivanova. Since then, she had known that Zhou Lang's women were not to be trifled with, so she didn't dare to provoke them easily. But now, she had such thoughts again.

…

Island Nation, Hokkaido.

The Kuroda Family, which was the headquarters of the "Hengdao School."

Outside the stone forest on the mountaintop, "Kuroda Taro" and two other Elders were still acting as Protectors for their Old Ancestor, "Kuroda Shinbu."

It was evening, the sun was setting, and the stone forest on the mountaintop was plated with a layer of golden yellow, looking very beautiful.

The other two Elders had their eyes slightly closed, calm and composed, but "Kuroda Taro" looked somewhat dejected because his son, Kuroda Toshio's injury had been dragged on for a long time. If it continued to drag on, he would probably really become a cripple. During these days, he had consumed a large amount of True Qi to transmit into "Kuroda Toshio's" body, and his Face was somewhat pale.

While acting as a Protector for the Old Ancestor, "Kuroda Shinbu," he was also seizing the time to restore his own Origin Qi; otherwise, if this continued, his body would not be able to hold up, and his Cultivation Realm might drop.

"Sect Master, there seems to be some movement in the secret chamber!"

Suddenly, an Elder said to "Kuroda Taro," who was closing his eyes to restore his Origin Qi.

"Kuroda Taro" opened his eyes immediately. Now, whether his son, "Kuroda Toshio," could recover depended entirely on whether their Old Ancestor, "Kuroda Shinbu," could make a Breakthrough in his Cultivation to the Qi Refinement Stage. Otherwise, even if he transmitted True Qi to "Kuroda Toshio" every day, he could only preserve "Kuroda Toshio's" life, but could not change the reality that "Kuroda Toshio" was a cripple.

Boom, boom!

Muffled thunder-like sounds came from the secret chamber deep in the stone forest.

"Kuroda Taro" and the other two Elders stood up with a start and looked toward the depths of the stone forest, but they dared not enter the stone forest because "Kuroda Shinbu" had ordered that the stone forest was a forbidden area. No one in the Kuroda Family, including the Sect Master "Kuroda Taro," could enter this forbidden area without "Kuroda Shinbu's" order.

Rumble!

The sound inside the forbidden secret chamber grew louder and louder.

"Could it be… could it be that the Old Ancestor has made a Breakthrough?" An Elder guessed, his heart becoming somewhat excited.

The Kuroda Family had managed the "Hengdao School" for many years and was incomparably glorious in the Island Nation, but the Kuroda Family hadn't produced a Cultivator for hundreds of years. If "Kuroda Shinbu" became a Cultivator, the Kuroda Family's status in the Island Nation would rise even higher.

"We don't know the specific situation yet."

"Kuroda Taro" said, but a look of worry appeared on his Face because if "Kuroda Shinbu" had a Qi Deviation while practicing and self-detonated, it was very likely that it would cause such a big commotion.

If "Kuroda Shinbu" self-detonated, it would be a huge loss for the Kuroda Family. He and the other two Elders, "Kuroda Kimura" and "Kuroda Tuoji," were all at the Peak of the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm, but the possibility of stepping into the Cultivation Realm was not high because their accumulation was far less profound than "Kuroda Shinbu's." If "Kuroda Shinbu" became a Cultivator, they could receive guidance, and the possibility of them also becoming Cultivators would be greatly increased.

Bang!

Just when "Kuroda Taro" was extremely worried, there was another loud noise in the stone forest.

Immediately, a cloud of dust rushed out from the stone forest.

"Haha, I, Kuroda Shinbu, have finally stepped into the Qi Refinement Stage and become a Cultivator!"

Immediately after, a hearty voice rang out, and an old man with white hair and beard and a tall stature walked out of the stone forest.

This old man was naturally the Kuroda Family's number one expert, "Kuroda Shinbu." "Kuroda Taro" was now over fifty years old, and he was "Kuroda Taro's" grandfather, already over ninety years old.

"Congratulations, Old Ancestor!"

Kuroda Taro, Kuroda Kimura, and Kuroda Tuoji were overjoyed and knelt on the ground together, shouting loudly.

"You three have merit for acting as my Protectors here, all of you get up."

"Kuroda Shinbu" walked in front of the three and stroked his long white beard. He was already over ninety years old, yet he had a youthful Face despite his white hair, his complexion was very good, and when he walked, his steps were even more like a dragon or a tiger.

"Kuroda Taro" and the other two stood up together.

"Taro, what's going on? Your complexion is so ugly, and it seems like your Cultivation has even dropped?"

"Kuroda Shinbu's" gaze swept across "Kuroda Taro" very sharply, and his expression changed slightly as he said: "A person practicing martial arts should advance courageously. You wouldn't have been indulging in female colors during this time and hollowed out your body, would you?"

"Old Ancestor, it's not like that. Toshio was crippled by someone in China, and his Meridians were destroyed. In order to restore his Cultivation, I have been transmitting True Qi to him every day, which caused a huge depletion of my own energy, and that is why my complexion is so ugly."

"Kuroda Taro" quickly explained.

"What? There is actually such a thing?"

Kuroda Shinbu's expression changed, his Aura surged, and Killing Intent overflowed.