Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 374: 281. Dragon Fish and Dragon Lake_3

Can’t figure it out.

However, he had just walked out not two kilometers when he was stopped by someone.

The stakeout that stopped him emerged from the woods and spoke into his communication earpiece, “Team leader, an unknown individual suspected of stealing the Dragon Fish has been spotted, requesting backup.”

Qing Chen: “???”

He looked back towards the lake and thought to himself, that this was a really awful trap.

That old man couldn’t have been deliberately setting him up, could he? The other party definitely knew that him flaunting the Dragon Fish in public would cause trouble, which is why he insisted on giving the fish to him.

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Old man, you have landed yourself in big trouble.

Qing Chen, facing the dark muzzle of the gun, very wisely raised his hands high, “Hello, I am Qing Chen, the new instructor from the Zhi Xin Courtyard, this Dragon Fish was given to me by someone, I didn’t steal it myself.”

The stakeout did not approach rashly and while waiting for backup, he asked, “Who gave it to you?”

“I don’t know his name,” Qing Chen sighed, “But I’m not lying.”

The stakeout then took out an unknown device, aimed it at Qing Chen, and pressed a button. Following that, the electronic access control on Qing Chen’s mobile phone fed his identity information back to the device.

The stakeout breathed a sigh of relief, at least the identity of the new instructor from Zhi Xin Courtyard was not fake.

Qing Chen earnestly said, “I know Li Changqing, please ask her to come, she can help explain this for me.”

At such times, resisting the entire security system of Banshan Villa was the most foolish thing to do. If you have connections, it’s best to mention them quickly so as not to create unnecessary conflicts.

In a short while, over a dozen security personnel surrounded and then escorted Qing Chen to the small building at the guard station.

Since he cooperated, they did not make things difficult for him and just waited for Li Changqing to come and deal with the situation.

Even the personnel at the guard station recognized him: “Qing Chen? Are you the Qing Chen who knocked over a bunch of servants this morning?”

“That’s me,” Qing Chen sighed, still holding the Dragon Fish in his hand.

The personnel at the guard station curiously asked, “Was this Dragon Fish really given to you by someone else?”

“Yes,” Qing Chen explained, “An old man was fishing by the lake. I was passing by, and he happened to catch it, then he gave me one. Now I suspect someone took advantage of my unfamiliarity with the rules and deliberately framed me! There are surveillance cameras all over Banshan Villa, just take a look at the footage!”

“There are no cameras at Dragon Lake, you are new and might not know, but opposite Dragon Lake is the Family Head’s Baopu Tower, even we don’t have the qualifications to get close,” the security personnel paused, “There are real experts guarding that place, they don’t need us from the guard station. I don’t know where that expert went today; otherwise, not to mention stealing fish, you should feel fortunate to have survived.”

“Real experts? I didn’t see anyone though,” Qing Chen started to get suspicious, “Is this Dragon Fish very precious?”

“Of course, this Dragon Fish is the Family Head’s most treasured item, and it is a precious species brought back from Taboo Land by a certain Knight in the past. Even if caught, it must be released,” the person from the guard station explained.

Qing Chen lifted the Dragon Fish in his hand, “This one? Caught from Taboo Land? What’s precious about it?”

“It is said that Dragon Fish don’t bite people willingly,” the security personnel said, “So they are naturally spiritual.”

Qing Chen thought to himself, how novel it was that fish didn’t bite people, as in the Outer World most fish don’t bite people!

Yet he also considered that if this Dragon Fish truly was a descendant bred from a species in Taboo Land, then it not biting people was indeed quite curious.

Just then, a hover car landed outside the guard station. Li Changqing had just gotten out of the car when she saw the Dragon Fish in Qing Chen’s hand, “Why did you even dredge up a Dragon Fish? No wonder you were brought to the guard station.”

One of the guard station personnel said, “Miss Changqing… You know about this; the theft of the Dragon Fish is not a trivial matter. We don’t dare to release him privately. Could you speak to the higher-ups? We need a direct order from the Secretariat before we dare to let him go.”

As soon as the words fell, the phone in the guard station rang; it was an internal call from the Secretariat.

The guard station personnel picked up the phone, glancing subconsciously at the caller ID, “Hello?”

“Release him,” the voice on the phone said simply two words and then hung up.

“Who?” Li Changqing asked.

“The Secretariat,” the guard station personnel said curiously, “Miss Changqing, did you give the Secretariat a heads-up beforehand?”

Li Changqing did not answer but led Qing Chen away.

Sitting in the hover car, Li Changqing suddenly asked gravely, “I heard it was an old man who personally handed you the fish?”

“Yes,” Qing Chen nodded and then suddenly said after a moment of thought, “He also mentioned that there are only two genuine Heartless Bronze Bells in Banshan Villa, and even said who sent them. Do you know who he is?”

Li Changqing gave Qing Chen a thoughtful look, “Did he say anything else?”

“He also said to join him for fishing when I’m free. If I help him catch fish, he’ll tell me secrets,” Qing Chen stated forthrightly.

“Then do as he says,” Li Changqing said, “There are no more classes at the academy. Whenever you’re free, stroll around Dragon Lake. You shouldn’t be stopped by anyone anymore.”

Qing Chen fell into contemplation, while Li Changqing seemed to have guessed something but did not plan to tell him.

At that moment, only Li Changqing knew, she hadn’t contacted the Secretariat before coming; the Secretariat, by all means, should not have known about someone stealing the Dragon Fish in advance.

You see, within the Li Family, the Secretariat is the most authoritative central institution beneath the Family Head, and many of the administrative orders that come from there are not even within Li Changqing’s authority to question.

The Li Family’s intelligence organization is half in the hands of Li Changqing; the other half resides within the Secretariat.

Who could have the power to make the Secretariat directly call the guard station? Inside the Li Family, there are no more than three individuals with this level of power.

“By the way, why did the old man give you the Dragon Fish?” Li Changqing asked curiously, “Did he tell you its purpose?”

“No,” Qing Chen replied, “He just said to braise it and eat it, it’s very delicious.”

Li Changqing was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh and cry, “To braise and eat?”

“That’s right,” Qing Chen recalled the white nuts given by those old folks from Forbidden Land No. 002 and thought to himself that there must be many strange things in Taboo Land; he wondered if eating this Dragon Fish would also have any miraculous effects.

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A five-thousand-word chapter, another one coming at 11 PM.

Thank you to the student who sought companions in the mountain of books for becoming a new ally of this book. The boss is generous; the boss eats grapes without spitting out the skins.