r18novel Chapter 677 The Abandoned Manor!
Chapter 677 The Abandoned Manor!
"It's most likely the night watchman, but it could also be someone from the Military Intelligence Bureau."
Manhattan blurted it out unconsciously.
"Teacher, I suggest you don't hand Pushkin over to the Grand Council."
"I learned from other sources that the Military Intelligence Bureau was also secretly involved in human trafficking."
Chu Yang ultimately decided to reveal the matter.
Otherwise, if Manhattan were to suffer a major blow, he and Miss Hugh would definitely not fare well either.
Not to mention that he now owes Manhattan a huge debt of gratitude.
Of course, it was impossible to just watch him fall into the bottomless pit.
"Are you sure? The Military Intelligence Bureau is a military force; how could they possibly be involved in human trafficking?"
"Is your source of information truly accurate?"
Manhattan immediately frowned.
The military background of the Grand Council (or Grand Council) destined them to a very special status in the region.
If even the people in the Grand Council have problems, then whether his other official connections are still reliable is another matter entirely.
Thinking about this, Manhattan felt a growing sense of anxiety.
"I've investigated, and my family members were also forced into human trafficking and went missing as a result."
"I had been trying to track them down, so I found some clues."
Chu Yang told a white lie; otherwise, there would be no way to explain the plausible source of the intelligence.
Hearing this, Miss Hugh and Manhattan looked at Chu Yang with pity.
His own family members had been abducted to an unknown place, but how could Chu Yang possibly do anything in the face of that behemoth?
Not to mention that Chu Yang was just an ordinary student back then.
Manhattan and Miss Hugh suddenly remembered the information they had gathered: Chu Yang had been wandering aimlessly on the streets for some time and looked like a walking corpse.
Fortunately, the information Chu Yang revealed now matches the previous information.
Thinking of this, Miss Xiu even looked at Chu Yang with a pang of sympathy.
"Don't worry, Chu Yang, I will choose to deal with other officials."
"Regardless, I have to take this opportunity to test whether my previous friends are still reliable."
Manhattan, thinking about this, felt the matter was becoming increasingly difficult.
At this point, he no longer cared much about Pushkin; he was only thinking about how to assess the connections he already had.
During his time hiding in the bar, he maintained close contact with some government officials.
If those guys can't be trusted, then wouldn't that mean that his seemingly meticulous disguise during this period has actually been exposed to many people long ago?
Thinking about this made Manhattan feel a little creeped out.
After saying goodbye to Chu Yang, he quickly left through the underground passage.
Chu Yang and his companion then retraced their steps along the same route as the manhole cover.
By the time the two reached the ground, it was already dark, with only the streetlights flickering dimly.
So the two traveled together for a while before quickly parting ways to go home.
Just as Miss Xiu parted ways with Chu Yang, she turned around and was startled; the hairs on her body stood on end instantly.
Because less than a meter away from her, a woman in a long dress was looking at her with a resentful expression.
"What are you doing? You scared me to death!"
Miss Hugh glared at her best friend's roommate, Fors, with annoyance.
My best friend had just gone on a business trip and her return date was uncertain, but who knew that she would suddenly appear beside me like a ghost.
"You keep using your extraordinary abilities so carelessly. If you keep doing this, you'll scare me to death one day!"
Even now, Miss Hugh is still somewhat dazed, her rather large breasts heaving up and down.
"How dare you say that to me? I came back last night, but I haven't seen you since."
"I was worried something had happened to you, so I rushed out to look for you. I just went to some of the places you usually go."
"I was almost in despair when I found out you were secretly meeting with men behind my back."
Fors's leisurely expression deepened, and by the end, it even sounded somewhat like he was gritting his teeth.
She hadn't seen her best friend for almost two days, and she was the one who was almost scared to death.
"Tell me quickly, who is that man? How could you so willingly have a secret rendezvous with him!"
Fors's gossipy nature is overflowing, and his true nature can never be concealed.
Miss Hugh knew her best friend's personality all too well, so she didn't want to dwell on the matter at all.
"Fors, Chu Yang is truly one of my very good friends."
"If it weren't for him, I might not have made it back today."
"You might not hear of my death for days, or you might never know where I went."
Miss Hugh's expression was very serious, which startled Fors, who was standing next to her.
"Are you serious? What exactly happened?"
Fors frowned, clearly not in the mood to continue gossiping.
"Thinking about it, the past two days have felt like a dream. Let me tell you about it slowly."
As Miss Hugh walked towards the house with her best friend, she slowly recounted the events of the past two days.
Of course, he didn't easily delve into Manhattan's true identity and past.
They simply used the title "Chu Yang's teacher" instead.
After all, she had already learned about the mystery of Manhattan from Chu Yang.
Knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing for your best friend.
When he heard that Miss Xiu and Chu Yang had been ambushed and almost died on the spot, he was shocked.
This immediately made Fors's expression much more serious.
"Xiu, if anything happens in the future, you must contact me immediately. Don't think about protecting me."
"I'm not as weak as you think, and even if things seem hopeless, we can run together."
"The world is so big, and with my ability to open doors, as long as we're focused on escaping, no one can catch us."
"But are you really sure Chu Yang doesn't have those kinds of feelings for you?"
Towards the end, Fors's inner gossip was reignited.
The main reason is that Miss Hugh doesn't have many close male friends on a regular basis.
This time, however, Miss Xiu suddenly traveled with Chu Yang and passed by her house.
This greatly surprised Fors.
"At least I didn't sense any unusual emotions from him."
"I even felt that he only saw me as a very important comrade, or rather, a fighting partner."
"But the strange thing is that I always felt like he already knew about my existence."
"Or perhaps he seems to know me very well."
Towards the end, Miss Hugh also felt very confused.
As an extraordinary being in the Judge sequence, she can clearly perceive the goodwill or malice others have towards her.
If it weren't for the fact that she hadn't sensed any malice from Chu Yang from beginning to end...
She would absolutely not have much contact with Chu Yang.
Meanwhile, back in his rented apartment, Chu Yang felt a strong sense of security.
Of course, he immediately filled the entire space with his spiritual power.
Finally, he scanned every corner of the room with his pure white eyes.
Then he slammed his body heavily onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
After all, he had experienced too much in the past two days, and he felt utterly exhausted.
The next day, after Chu Yang woke up and got ready, he immediately went to the subway station where he and Miss Xiu had arranged to meet again.
Today they will go together to a suitable place to practice firearms and combat skills.
Of course, they also made a point of passing by the platform where the accident had occurred.
After all, there are still extraordinary remnants there, and who knows if new accidents might happen.
Lost in thought, Chu Yang arrived at the agreed destination and saw Miss Xiu, dressed in a fighting outfit, already waiting there.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. It seems I'll have to come earlier next time."
Chu Yang first apologized somewhat apologetically.
After all, he lived a bit far from here, and even though he rushed, he still missed the agreed time.
"It's nothing, but we really need to come earlier next time because the venue I found is a bit far from here."
"After we exit the subway, we'll need to take a horse-drawn carriage for a while."
Miss Xiu smiled and shook her head. She and Chu Yang had already formed a bond through life-and-death battles, so how could she care about such a trivial matter?
The two chatted aimlessly, and soon after nearly an hour's drive, they arrived at a remote suburb.
After the two disembarked from the carriage, they were greeted by a desolate, abandoned manor.
"Are you sure this is a good place to practice firearms and hand-to-hand combat skills?"
Chu Yang looked at the manor in front of him with some hesitation.
The manor looked very dilapidated, but there were quite a few buildings inside.
Just then, a crow flew overhead and immediately let out an extremely piercing caw.
The scene before him was extremely similar to the horror movie scenes in his memory.
"Don't worry, this place has been abandoned for a long time, no one could possibly come here."
"Moreover, there is a very secure shooting range deep within this estate."
"It just so happens that I already had a key made for that place."
As she spoke, Miss Hugh took out a bunch of brass keys from her waist and waved them with a hint of pride.
"This place is owned by someone anyway. Aren't we just going to barge out like this and cause trouble?"
Chu Yang really didn't want to be kicked out by the owner of this place.
"Alright, to tell you the truth, this used to be one of our family's properties."
"Later, after the family fell on hard times, the estate was sold to another businessman."
"But somehow, the businessman who lived here went bankrupt not long after."
"All the other buyers who followed also went bankrupt."
"Later, rumors of ghosts spreading around the area led to a decrease in purchases, and the place fell into complete disrepair."
"Right now, only an old servant hired by the government is here to look after the estate."
"That person used to be a servant in our household, and we were very close. I used to come here often to practice shooting."
Miss Hugh, with a complex expression, revealed the truth.
This manor was actually a place she often came to practice her combat skills.
This is one of the reasons why she dared to guarantee that no accidents would happen.
Chu Yang's lips twitched slightly.
Even though Miss Hugh's family fortunes have declined, she is still able to dispose of such a large property at any time.
This sounds absolutely unbelievable.
"Indeed, no descendant of a noble family should be underestimated."
Chu Yang couldn't help but shake his head.
The hint of helplessness in his eyes was caught by Miss Hugh.
Combined with the judge's ability to perceive emotions, Miss Hugh immediately became certain of a fact.
"He really knows a lot about me, and he seems to know a lot about my father as well."
"But how exactly does this happen? How does he know so much?"
Miss Hugh was certain that she had never met Chu Yang before.
Moreover, her father had never mentioned to her the existence of a friend like Chu Yang.
"Then, could he know the real reason why my father was framed?"
This thought suddenly occurred to Miss Hugh, and her heart began to beat faster.
But after thinking it over, she ultimately decided not to ask the question.
She had a gut feeling that now wasn't the time to discuss this issue.
Moreover, she always felt that even if she knew the truth now, she would not be able to get justice for her father.
"If the time is right, Chu Yang will tell me himself."
Miss Hugh couldn't help but murmur two sentences to herself.
After experiencing these two days of birth, her trust in Chu Yang has been increasing infinitely.
Otherwise, given her style of doing things, she would have already completely severed ties with Chu Yang.
"Friendship! I must forge an absolute friendship with Chu Yang!"
Miss Hugh made up her mind.
Chu Yang completely ignored the girl's complicated thoughts, instead taking a more interested look at the manor in front of him.
"You mean the next buyer of this estate also had an accident? Do you think there might be some kind of curse inside the estate?"
"Or perhaps this is a deliberate illusion created by someone."
"Or is everything here related to religious beliefs?"
Chu Yang couldn't wait to voice several possible guesses.
"I had similar suspicions, so I investigated the identities of the subsequent buyers."
"I'm pretty sure those guys have all sorts of beliefs, and there's practically no two of them alike."
"But many things related to faith cannot be explored in depth."
Miss Hugh began to recall silently, then suddenly remembered something new and blurted out, "But the authorities have also been here, and the Night Watch team even thoroughly searched every corner of this place."
"But they didn't reach any valid conclusions."
"Speaking of which, one of the key members of the Night Watch team that came here back then died not long afterward."
"But I heard that guy was killed by the mob, so it shouldn't have anything to do with this manor."
Miss Hugh muttered to herself, her mind racing.
Upon hearing this, Chu Yang's eyes suddenly lit up. (End of Chapter)