Bai Zhitong was dead.
Although Yu Zhitong had expected this to happen before she returned home, she still found it hard to accept when she saw her mother's body.
Other than that, Othello's magic avatar was also killed, leaving no trace behind.
A Level-9 player's Magic Clone was at least as powerful as a player. A Level-1 player might not even be able to defeat it!
The fact that this person was able to kill Othello's magic doppelgänger without alerting anyone meant that this person wasn't weak at all. Furthermore, he wasn't afraid that Othello would come back for revenge.
Yu Zhitong took care of her mother's body and buried her in the huge cemetery beside Othello's house. She then leaned against the tombstone and fell into deep thought.
No one in the Seven Continents would dare to break into General Othello's house and kill him. Even if the person was a Level-9 player, he or she would not choose to kill him in such a way.
It happened right after Ye Tong and Ye Tong met Qin Hu.
She was sure that someone was trying to stop her from investigating the orphanage.
No one else was killed except for Bai Zhitong.
This confirmed her suspicion that Bai Zhitong knew something about the orphanage. She might have known something, but she did not say it out loud.
Yu Zhitong could only send the results to Ye Tong through her communicator to see how the investigation was going.
Ye Tong, who came to the Army alone, was also frustrated. She could only get her hands on a public file that had been edited.
She could only get her hands on the file that everyone knew, whether it was through the Bai Family or her own means.
Even though her file had been changed to that of a descendant of the Bai Family and her mother was Bai Lili, there was no mention of her experience in the orphanage.
Her experience before she came to Hou City was a blank.
Li Ye Tong sat in the living room of the Army headquarters and sipped her coffee. Her thoughts were far away.
After a long time, a late figure appeared in front of the door of the reception hall.
Chen Fan, who was wearing the uniform of a Senior Colonel, walked into the living room and closed the door. He then sat in front of Ye Tong.
They looked at each other. Ye Tong's eyes were filled with doubt and distrust. Chen Fan got up and led her to the underground parking lot.
"The surveillance facilities in the headquarters are perfect. It's not safe to talk about anything here." Chen Fan took her to his steam locomotive. This high-performance sports car produced by Scarlet Heavy Industries was extremely airtight. He started the engine and rushed home.
"Is Sister Wanqing at home too?" Ye Tong looked at the passing scenery outside the window and asked casually. Chen Fan and Ji Yanqing's wedding had just ended. Although they were newlyweds, Ji Yanqing and he were still studying in university. Ji Yanqing's school was still thousands of miles away on the mainland.
"Well, she's been at home these days. She chose to take a year off from school and return to school after the child is born." Chen Fan nodded helplessly. After all, the current political situation was also very turbulent. The two of them wanted to be closer to each other.
The motorcycle sped along. City 0001 was the wealthiest city of the Subcontinent District. All kinds of authorities, players, and nobles gathered there.
There were no less than ten Super Aristocratic Families here, and everywhere was a bustling scene.
Chen Fan's home was located at the edge of the city but it was still luxurious. The independent villas were equipped with a perfect defense system. Not even a group of Magicians could break into the city easily.
Ji Yanqing, who was cultivating in the training room, heard the sound of the motorcycle and went to the underground parking lot. She was even more surprised to see Ye Tong getting off the motorcycle.
"Ye Tong? Why are you here? " Ji Yanqing had been pregnant for a few months. Her waist was getting thicker and her figure was even more alluring. She took Ye Tong's hand and walked into the house. The two chatted as they walked. Chen Fan had no choice but to follow them.
Ji Yanqing, who was good at analysis and calmer, was also at home. Li Yetong had another person to talk to. However, she didn't dare to tell anyone about the orphanage just yet. Therefore, she only mentioned that she wanted to find the original file.
Li Xiang had asked her to do this. If she asked for the reason, she could blame it on her brother. She could say that it was rushed and her brother didn't explain the reason.
Ji Yanqing and Chen Fan didn't pursue the matter. When they talked about the file, Ji Yanqing suddenly said, "I heard that the military can't deal with important files directly. They have to report to the Katas Zhaofei Committee and the Five Kings! When you went to the Bai family, you and your sister's files were destroyed. The person who gave the order must be one of the Five Kings. That's why it was done so quickly. "
"Indeed. Only when the Five Kings give the order will their subordinates carry it out without hesitation. Their faith in the Five Kings is deeper than we can imagine." Chen Fan nodded in agreement. "Even if you want to take the file in the name of the Bai family, it has been destroyed. Even if they want to give it to you, they can't take it back."
He turned on his communicator and used his special password to log into the military's internal network. He opened the file sealing system. Indeed, no matter where it was, the files were the same. She and Li Xiang both used new files that had been modified.
They didn't have the experience in the orphanage.
This meant that the order to eliminate the files was probably from the highest level.
Ye Tong's doubts about the orphanage grew deeper. Not only that, she couldn't remember how she left the orphanage and how she came to Houcheng with her brother.
It was as if the beginning of her memory was the two of them living in that small room.
Her brother was studying, and she was hiding in the small room alone. Day after day, year after year.
"Wait, did you live in Houcheng before?" Chen Fan suddenly asked.
Li Ye Tong nodded.
He scratched his head and said, "The military in a small city like Houcheng is very slow. Plus, the military's system hasn't been updated. Maybe there are still old files there. Houcheng is under the control of the Nidri family in name, but in reality, it belongs to the new Polar night. Plus, after the mutant wave attack and the military's building was destroyed, all the reconstruction work was done by the Nidri family. The military hasn't been involved since. "
"Why don't you send a message to the person in charge of Houcheng's military?" Ji Yanqing looked at Chen Fan. He was now a senior colonel with real power in the military headquarters. Based on his current progress, as long as he became a player in the future, he would be promoted to the rank of general. This kind of person was the person that the military in a small city wanted to curry favor with.
Chen Fan would be much easier to manipulate than Li Ye Tong.
Ye Tong was about to agree, but she remembered the message from Yu Zhitong. Yu Zhitong died in an accident, and even General Othello's house was not safe. Someone must be watching her investigation.
She decisively refused and hoped that Chen Fan would arrange an airship so that she could go to Houcheng immediately.
"That's fine. They won't dare to disobey you. If the military in Houcheng refuses, just give me a call. I'll talk to them." Chen Fan nodded and immediately went to arrange an airship.
Of course, the military's official airship could not be used. However, the Scarlet Heavy Industries also had a munitions factory in Houcheng. He quickly contacted the people there and heard that Li Xiang's sister wanted to use it. Soon, a rapid transport airship was in place.
.....
By the time Ye Tong arrived at Marquisate, it was already evening. The entire city of 0127 was now under the control of the Nidri family. In fact, after Dale had fulfilled her wish, she only left behind a few troops before withdrawing her forces from the city.
Wang Bo had spread the influence of the Scarlet Moon here in advance. Houcheng was now a small city under the control of the Scarlet Moon, and the residents of the city gradually accepted this fact.
The towering Nidri Tower was now the headquarters of the Scarlet Moon in Houcheng. However, Wang Bo did not remove the symbol of the Nidri family. Even if Dale did not care about the matters here, it was still something left behind by a player. He did not dare to casually change it.
This was the deterrent effect that players had on non-players.
Even though Wang Bo, whose strength was only at the level of a Magic Apprentice, had great authority and even had many Level-3 Magicians under him, he still had to bow and bend his knees in front of a real player. This was the inevitable result brought about by absolute power.
As soon as Ye Tong disembarked from the airship, Wang Bo personally led a group of people to welcome her. She only said that she was coming to the military to get a file. She did not reveal the details, but no one dared to slight this young lady.
She was Li Xiang's sister. Not to mention her identity, she was now the fifth in the line of succession of the Bai family. She was the beloved descendant of the White King. This identity alone was enough for them to treat her with great importance.
"Miss Ye Tong, my name is Wang Bo. I'm currently in charge of the business side of the new Polar night Scarlet Moon." In front of her, Wang Bo was polite and did not appear arrogant at all. He pointed at the military officer who was nodding and bowing. "This is the current head of the military in Houcheng, Lieutenant Colonel Luo Hao. You can ask him if you have any questions."
"Nice to meet you, Miss Ye Tong. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I will tell you everything I know!" Luo Hao's face was full of smiles. Normally, only military officers with no background or power would be sent to a small city like this to be the head of the military. It might seem glamorous, but in reality, they would not be promoted for the rest of their lives.
Luo Hao looked like he was aloof from worldly affairs, but in reality, he was very ambitious. When he graduated from the National Military University of China, he was already a powerful figure in the Southern Eagle Faction. Unfortunately, after the fall of Kou Ruhai, the Northern Lion Faction was at its peak. Even a small fry like him was affected.
Wang Bo considered the influence of the Scarlet Moon in cities 0127 and 0126. He did not wish for the military to have too many powerful figures in the cities. Therefore, he used all kinds of connections to transfer a lot of useless people here. Luo Hao was one of them.
With him here, the military in Houcheng was equivalent to the Scarlet Moon's backyard.
"Take me to the military archives." Ye Tong could not be bothered to talk nonsense with this kind of person. She could see from Wang Bo's eyes that he was a puppet. However, since he was trying so hard to please her, Ye Tong could not ignore him.
Luo Hao nodded and bowed as he led the two of them to the military building.
The crippled little girl who was discriminated against by her neighbors in Houcheng had become a phoenix. The story of Ye Tong and her sister had long been spread like wildfire among the people of Houcheng. The military building was lifeless. In such a well-managed city, the military's role was very limited. Under Wang Bo's purposeful guidance, the military now existed in name only.
Luo Hao dismissed the other soldiers and personally pushed open the dusty door of the archives.
The smell of dust was thick inside. Luo Hao quickly ran in and flipped through it for a while before taking out an old and tattered file.
Ye Tong took the file and opened it. She was disappointed to find that the contents were no different from the one on her communicator.
Had the original file really been destroyed?
Just then, a thunderous roar came from outside the door.
"Who dares to break into the military archives!"
A burly bearded man walked in aggressively. He was tall and had the insignia of a major on his shoulder. He was slightly stunned when he saw Wang Bo.
"Major Lélie, long time no see." Wang Bo patted the bearded man's shoulder warmly. "Miss Ye Tong, allow me to introduce you. This is Major Lélie, the one who tested Master Li Xiang. He was still a sergeant at that time …"
Speaking of this, he remembered that it was Lélie's subordinate, Bai Shanshan, who took her away. He didn't know if Ye Tong was afraid of this, so he didn't continue.
When Gui Wuqi led a large group of mutants to invade Houcheng, Lélie, Bai Shanshan, and Julie fought back. Bai Shanshan took the opportunity to be transferred back to the military headquarters in City 0001. She was now promoted to lieutenant colonel and held a position in an important department.
Julie, on the other hand, took the opportunity to work in Scarlet Moon and left Hou City.
Lei Lie was the only one who insisted on staying here for some unknown reason. Since he insisted on staying here, the military could only promote his rank. Considering that his strength was relatively low and he was not suitable to be the top commander, they arranged for him to be the third in command, Hou Cheng, to be the head of the internal affairs department of the military headquarters.
Houcheng's military was rotten to this extent, but Lélie was still swift and decisive. He often took the initiative to train new recruits. The city's security forces under him were quite strong, and he had a good relationship with Wang Bo.
"Miss Ye Tong." Lei Lie bowed slightly. Looking at her reminded him of the little brat who had tested the Death Magic Circuit without any despair. In the blink of an eye, the little brat had become a player who was far beyond his reach. It was said that he had just been exiled to the Great Wall of Calamity and had killed three other players in a row as soon as he became a player!
"What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I remember that I used to live in Houcheng. I wanted to come back and take a look at the files I left there." Li Ye Tong smiled faintly. "Recently, my family might want to add me to the family tree. These messy files need to be sorted out. My brother asked me to bring them to him. It seems that the Night Watchers need them."
"The Night Watchers? Li Xiang, that little … master has decided to join the Night Watchers!? "Lélie was shocked.
Ye Tong nodded. "Yes. Although it's a year of exile, it seems like my brother is planning to stay and fight against the Disaster Wall."
This wasn't a secret. The upper echelons had been talking about it for a long time.
Lélie was stunned for a long time. He sighed. "Sigh, it'll be difficult to come back after this. He … Does the Night Watchers need files?"
"Yes, all the previous files need to be reviewed. That's what he said." Ye Tong was very smart. She could tell that Lélie's expression was strange. "By the way, Major Lélie, are you still in contact with Sister Shanshan? I remember she asked me to pass on a few words to you. I almost forgot."
"Shanshan? I'm still in contact with her. She has something to say to me? "Lélie looked at Li Ye Tong in confusion.
Wang Bo and Luo Hao were very good at reading people's expressions. They immediately left with their men, leaving them alone in the archives room.
Li Ye Tong closed the door and set up a magic barrier.
"Major Lélie, do you know where the earliest file is?"
She went straight to the point.
Lélie's expression changed. He wanted to refuse, but she was Li Xiang's sister. He hesitated, then nodded.
"I still have a copy of Master Li Xiang's earliest file."
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