Abyss Sequence

"Wang Xiu? Are you sure that's the name?"

Wu Zechuan sat in the president's office, having received a communication from the chief of the criminal police squad.

The team of Hunters that attacked Yan Luo had been received by someone named Shi Tianming. For Wu Zechuan, this was not something that required deep investigation; just a slight use of the town's surveillance system would reveal it.

Shi Tianming had made no attempt to hide his contact with the Hunters, perhaps believing that the power behind him was enough to protect him.

Unfortunately for Shi Tianming, even to those behind him, he was just a disposable pawn.

After the attack, Shi Tianming stayed on Crimson No.2 and never left.

Wu Zechuan did not capture Shi Tianming himself; he left him to the criminal police chief as a share of the credit.

And now, the results of Shi Tianming's interrogation were in.

After withstanding over ten days, Shi Tianming finally broke and revealed the name of the person behind him.

Perhaps because, during those ten days, Shi Tianming saw no hope of being rescued, realizing that he had been abandoned, he gave up and divulged everything he knew.

Shi Tianming was from Celestial City and an employee of the Tianyi Wang Family.

Though labeled as an employee, Shi Tianming's standing in the Wang Family was more special; his entire family had always served the Tianyi Wang Family, practically a 'family born into service.'"

Shi Tianming's loyalty to the Wang Family was high, able to hold out for over ten days without revealing the person behind him.

But once he realized he was abandoned, he immediately forsook such loyalty.

Shi Tianming said the person behind him was the current Patriarch of the Tianyi Wang Family, Wang Xiu. The reason he came from Celestial City to the surface was actually to carry out another mission: to find a way to persuade Li Xinyue to give up being a Hunter and obediently marry the second young master of the Wang Family. The Wang Family wanted to use this opportunity to take over Bao Han Company under the Celestial Sea Li Family.

The Patriarch of the Celestial Sea Li Family, Li Shen Yi, was already old, and besides Li Xinyue, there was no other direct lineage, and among the collateral lineage, none could bear heavy responsibilities.

Thus, the Tianyi Wang Family harbored the crooked intention of annexing Bao Han Company.

And Shi Tianming's contact with the Hunters that attacked Yan Luo was also upon Wang Xiu's command, though Shi Tianming naively believed that Wang Xiu wanted them to attack Yan Luo because Yan Luo was blocking their way to annexing Bao Han Company.

Only Wu Zechuan knew that the Hunters' attack on Yan Luo was not because the Wang Family wanted to annex Bao Han Company but because of the Jade in Yan Luo's possession.

The Tianyi Wang Family... at least Wang Xiu, is an Abyssal Believer!

After chatting casually with the criminal police chief, Wu Zechuan hung up the communication.

Even though he had long known that Abyssal Believers had influence in Celestial City, he did not expect them to be this influential.

The tycoons who could live in Celestial City were quite wealthy. If you were to rank the current Blue Star's top 100 richest, at least seventy or eighty would be residents of Celestial City.

Celestial City was truly a lawless place, outside the control of the United Government due to its location in outer space.

Therefore, it was not unforeseeable for Abyssal Believers to reside in Celestial City.

The link between Celestial City and the surface was both deep and shallow. The tycoons of Celestial City could remotely manipulate the surface economy, but their interactions were minimal.

From its inception, the outer-space city was built to be self-sufficient; it didn't require much supply from the surface and could even produce its own air.

As such, Wu Zechuan really couldn't think of any good way to deal with Celestial City.

Unless, waging commercial war!

The tentacles that the tycoons of Celestial City extended to the surface were all commercial; as long as those tentacles were severed, Celestial City would lose its ability to interfere with the surface.

Thinking of this, Wu Zechuan suddenly had a new plan.

Next, he contacted Li Xinyue and told her about what Shi Tianming had confessed.

Bao Han Company was powerful; even though it had declined compared to its former self, the proverbial "a lean camel is bigger than a horse" applied, and Bao Han Company wasn't dead yet; only some of its market share had been poached.

In the Blue Star food industry market, Bao Han Company was still a giant.

After hearing Wu Zechuan's account, Li Xinyue responded indifferently, "I understand, thank you, President."

Then, Li Xinyue hung up the call.

Her attitude was very calm, appearing that she had already guessed the situation.

Wu Zechuan raised his hand to scratch his chin and sighed.

Indeed, he still needed Yan Luo's help.

If Yan Luo could help persuade, perhaps they could rally Bao Han Company to join the fight against the Abyssal Believers.

On the other side, after Li Xinyue hung up Wu Zechuan's call, she hesitated only for a moment before decisively contacting her grandfather.

Soon, Li Shen Yi connected the call, cheerfully asking, [My darling, do you need Grandpa's help with something again?]

Li Xinyue took a deep breath and informed Li Shen Yi of what Wu Zechuan had just said.

Li Shen Yi chuckled, not speaking.

Because he could guess that his little granddaughter would definitely not contact him just for this; there must be something more important she wanted to discuss.

As Li Shen Yi had expected, Li Xinyue did indeed have more important matters to address.

"Grandpa, do you know about the 'Abyssal Believers'?"

Upon saying this, the smile on Li Shen Yi's face faded.

After a moment, Li Shen Yi asked in return, [My darling, where did you hear this term?]

Seems he knows…

Seeing her grandfather's response, Li Xinyue pressed her lips together and said, "Grandpa, you know about the existence of the Abyssal Believers, right? Shi Tianming once contacted a team of Hunters who attacked Yan Luo, and that team of Hunters were Abyssal Believers. The one who ordered that team of Hunters to target Yan Luo was also the head of the Tianyi Wang Family, Wang Xiu!"

[Wang Xiu? That boy has ties with the Abyssal Believers?]

Regarding this, Li Shen Yi showed a slight surprise.

Hearing this, Li Xinyue felt somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, her grandfather was not an Abyssal Believer.

Since Li Xinyue knew about the existence of the Abyssal Believers…

After a brief contemplation, Li Shen Yi decided to share what he knew with his granddaughter.

[Abyssal Believers, I do know of them, and it's precisely because of their presence that I never moved to Celestial City.]

Li Xinyue was shocked immediately.

It turned out her grandfather had considered moving to Celestial City, but didn't because there were Abyssal Believers there.

Li Shen Yi continued, [Abyssal Believers are a group of lunatics who believe that the relationship between Blue Star and the Abyss is inextricably linked. Blue Star can never exist apart from the Abyss. Therefore, only by vigorously exploiting the Abyss and allowing it to conquer Blue Star swiftly can Blue Star achieve better development. Additionally, they have another belief that behind the Abyss is a formidable will, capable of destroying Blue Star with ease. To survive the 'apocalypse,' one must become a devout follower of the Abyss, serving it wholeheartedly to survive.]

[If these lunatics were merely a cult, that would be one thing, but the problem is they hold considerable power and wealth, such that even your Grandpa can't match. I know that if I moved the Li Family to Celestial City, then once I retire… no, even while I'm still in power, my family would feign belief in the Abyss just to join this influential circle. But how can such things be feigned? They might be clueless, but I can still see clearly!]

[That's why your Grandpa hasn't moved to Celestial City—that place is no good, it's a man-eating pit!]

Saying this, Li Shen Yi then asked Li Xinyue, [My darling, you tell Grandpa all this because you want to annul the marriage arrangement with the Wang Family, correct?]

Li Xinyue immediately nodded, "Yes! 'Wang Xiu being an Abyssal Believer' and 'the Wang Family being Abyssal Believers' essentially make no difference, because Wang Xiu is the head of the Tianyi Wang Family, able to mobilize the entire family's resources for his own purposes."

[If so, then Grandpa will help you annul this marriage arrangement. As for the reason… hehe, just throw their intentions back in their faces!]