My Professions Have Too Much Personality - Chapter 169 - 117: Assassination! The Death of Liu Chen

Chapter 169: Chapter 117: Assassination! The Death of Liu Chen

[Gale and Thunder Envoy has evolved into–Cyan Thunder Master]

“Cyan Thunder Master, that sounds pretty good…” Su Chen repeated the name in his mind a few times, only then realizing that the second requirement for the profession—”Infiltrate an area overseen by a Tier Three Professional”—was already complete.

’I almost forgot about that. Liu Chen was also Tier Three…’

Having completed a profession requirement on the side, Su Chen’s mood improved even more. In just a few days, he would be able to max out [Cyan Thunder Master] as well.

He put the box away and was just pondering if he had missed anything or made any mistakes that night.

The sky had yet to brighten when Su Chen suddenly noticed the commotion outside growing louder.

He pushed the door open to look. Not far away, heads were bobbing in a crowd, and torches were held high. The roads inside the Judicial Court were filled with Judges. A few giant war chariots had been rolled out, and there were even shuttle-shaped Flying Devices in the sky.

Silent and murderous!

“What is this…” Su Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to find someone to ask, a familiar face popped out of the crowd. It was Bu Siqi, who, with a grave expression, pulled him into his room.

“Senior Brother, what happened?” Su Chen asked in a low voice.

“…An Inner Court Seed is dead,” Bu Siqi said grimly.

“What?” Su Chen was astonished. His reaction was half-feigned and half-genuine.

’I didn’t expect the Judicial Court to react so quickly. Including the time it took me to get back, Liu Chen has only been dead for a few hours. How could they have mobilized so many people? Besides, this display of force is far beyond my expectations.’

“The one who died was Liu Chen, a Red Gold Talent, the future pillar of the Liu Family,” Bu Siqi sighed. “The Liu Family has cultivated its influence in the Judicial Court for generations. Many of the mid-to-high-level Judges are from their family. This time, someone really kicked the hornet’s nest.”

Only then did Su Chen fully grasp the weight behind Gu Bing’s words, “cultivated for generations.” Relatives, friends, students, students’ friends, and so on… it was an intricate web.

They had assembled such a massive force in the blink of an eye.

Of course, he felt no regret. In fact, he believed he’d made the right move. Otherwise, Liu Chen would have become a real handful in the future.

“Have they found the killer?” Su Chen couldn’t help but ask.

“How could it be that fast?” Bu Siqi shook his head.

“If they haven’t found the killer, why the huge commotion?” Su Chen asked in surprise.

“It’s because of the Inspectorate,” Bu Siqi said angrily. “For any deaths in the city, the Inspectorate arrives first. After discovering it was Liu Chen, they locked down the information and took the body. We can’t get access to anything. How could the Liu Family possibly let this go?”

“Besides, many Judges have been dissatisfied lately, so they’re using this as an opportunity to go stir up trouble at the Inspectorate.”

Stir up trouble at the Inspectorate… Su Chen finally understood. He had thought the Liu Family was truly that influential, but it turned out they were just capitalizing on the situation.

“It’s probably revenge from the Deceitful God Sect and the remnants of the Pang Family,” Bu Siqi said with a grave expression. “Although it’s unclear who exactly targeted Liu Chen, the recent deaths of several Judges have mostly been linked to the fall of the Pang Family.”

“They haven’t caught all the remnants yet?” Su Chen was puzzled. ’The Inspectorate is that useless.’

“It’s not just Pang Family remnants. There are also opportunists causing trouble and refugee organizations… It’s very difficult to catch them all. The main problem is the Deceitful God’s Followers.” Bu Siqi’s brow was tightly furrowed. “If you call it revenge, they’ve only killed a scattered few. But if you say it’s not revenge, they keep making moves. It’s really strange.”

“Before today, all the dead were Judges who participated in the destruction of the Pang Family. But now Liu Chen is dead too. It’s confusing…”

’Could they be… looking for the lost Divine Blood?’ After hearing Bu Siqi’s words, a guess popped into Su Chen’s mind.

’This ’slow killing’ doesn’t seem like revenge. It’s more like they’re searching for some kind of clue.’

Finally, Bu Siqi warned, “Liu Chen was an Inner Court Seed, so his whereabouts were difficult for outsiders to know. There might be a mole inside. In any case, you should avoid going out recently.”

“I understand,” Su Chen nodded solemnly.

“Oh, right…” Seeing that Bu Siqi had already reached the door, he suddenly turned back. “That Zhu Xuan, are you confident you can handle him?”

“According to news from the Professional Analysis Department, his chances of advancing to a Tier Three Top-level Profession are very high. I can find someone to put him in his place for you.”

’Put him in his place…’ For some reason, Su Chen suddenly thought of Liu Chen.

’That guy was probably someone else’s way of trying to put me in my place.’

“There’s no need…” Su Chen shook his head.

“Sigh, don’t worry so much about saving face.” Bu Siqi thought he was just being modest and shook his head. “There’s more to the Judicial Court than just fighting and killing. There’s also the art of navigating relationships.”

After seeing Bu Siqi off, Su Chen’s brow furrowed slightly. The inside story of the Judges’ deaths involved friction between the Inspectorate and the Judicial Court, a detail he hadn’t been aware of until today.

He wasn’t particularly afraid of the Black Tuo Followers coming for him. Once he activated his disguise, they would all be on the same side, making things easy to handle.

But other Deceitful God’s Followers wouldn’t be so easy to deal with.

Although he could disguise himself as more than just a follower of Black Tuo, he first had to obtain the profession information of other Deceitful God’s Followers.

’Information about the professions of Deceitful God’s Followers is taboo. Trying to force it out of those fanatical Believers is even more impossible. What a pain…’

Learning this soured his good mood considerably. He decided to just take a trip to the Logistics Department to report the loss of his mechanical puppet. He would have to pay an additional one hundred thousand Gold to be provided with a new mechanical puppet body.

Su Chen had no money on him, so he had to put it on credit for now. Fortunately, being a Core Seed afforded him that much leeway.

Back at his villa, he pried open the back of the mechanical puppet’s head. Following the instructions, he carefully embedded the Spiritual Core into the central socket. A surge of electricity flowed through it.

“Master, thank you for providing No. Zero with a new body.”

The familiar voice came from No. Zero’s mouth. Su Chen exchanged a few words with her and found that she still retained her previous memory data, as well as her knowledge of his behavioral habits.

“Hmm, I wonder what the situation over there is now…” After taking care of these miscellaneous tasks, Su Chen’s thoughts couldn’t help but turn back to Liu Chen’s death.

’On the surface, there shouldn’t be any problems, but professions are weird and wonderful. There might be some bizarre profession out there that can bypass evidence and point directly to the killer.’

’Time to try that seed…’ Su Chen returned to his bedroom and closed his eyes. Following the faint, almost imperceptible connection, he tried to extend his Spiritual Power.

“…Are you sure…”

A voice faintly reached his ears, then gradually grew clearer. The scene before his eyes changed, and he found himself in a white room, facing two grim-faced Inspector Guards.

He tried to look around but found that his vision was not under his control.

’Am I seeing what that woman sees?’ Su Chen realized, just as he heard a female voice laced with fear and anxiety. “I’ve told you everything I saw and heard many times over.”

“It was a Black Tuo Follower! Liu Chen shouted it before he died, and I saw it clearly too! I’m from the Engraving Department; don’t you think I know what a Black Tuo Follower looks like?”

“The weapon was an axe, an axe! I didn’t see what it looked like exactly, I only saw the head!”

“Why are you interrogating me here instead of catching the killer?! If you don’t believe me, get someone to read my memories!”

The woman had clearly lost control of her emotions, her voice growing higher and more shrill.