Chapter 208 — The Eldest Miss Brings a Man Home?
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"The suspect in the vehicle — was Black Panther the only one?" Wei Zhao frowned. If Black Panther were really that formidable, he wouldn't have been left sprawling on the ground that day, hunting for his own teeth.
"Just him! Wei Zhao, I know what you're going to say, but I can state with certainty that Black Panther did it all alone." Qiu Lingshan said, "I don't know whether you understand the power tiers of the martial world, but Old Zhang on the force is a seasoned hand, retired from the special forces. He usually rides along when suspects are being transported, and this time was no exception. He crossed hands with Black Panther, and Black Panther's strength was a full grade above his! Old Zhang's word — that I trust."
"Power tiers of the martial world? I've heard a thing or two from Brother Jun." Though Wei Zhao found the whole business rather bizarre, Qiu Lingshan was so insistent that there had to be something strange in it that no one had noticed yet. "Heaven, Earth, Mystery, Yellow, is it? A Yellow-tier expert is already enough to run wild through the city."
"Exactly. Old Zhang is early Yellow-tier. He's no match for me, but against ordinary people he's more than enough!" Qiu Lingshan said. "By his judgment, Black Panther must have reached the peak of late Yellow-tier — otherwise Old Zhang couldn't have failed to block even a single move."
"Peak of late Yellow-tier?" Wei Zhao clicked his tongue in disbelief. Was he hearing things? That pathetic creature had become a peak late Yellow-tier expert? What kind of joke was this?
"Either he was hiding his strength from the start, or he used some method we don't know about to boost himself to peak late Yellow-tier in an instant!" Qiu Lingshan explained.
"The second possibility is more likely." Wei Zhao thought it over. "If it were the first, there'd be no need for him to wait until he was captured to escape. When I was beating him, he could easily have finished me off and fled before you people showed up."
Wei Zhao was exaggerating a little, of course. A peak late Yellow-tier would not find it so easy to finish him off. Though these tiers were a fairly rough-and-ready way of classifying things, given how differently each person trained, two fighters of the same tier could be worlds apart when they truly crossed hands.
"Right, that's what we think too!" Qiu Lingshan said. "The news hasn't gotten out yet, but I'm calling to warn you — you're the one who put Black Panther in here, and I'm afraid he'll come after you! Where are you staying? I can send some officers to keep watch nearby."
"No need. If he comes looking for me, I'll deliver him back to you." Wei Zhao said flatly. Peak late Yellow-tier, was it... Heh. Better if you come find me — saves me the trouble of hunting you down.
"Wei Zhao, I'm not joking with you. Do you understand what peak late Yellow-tier means?" Qiu Lingshan was angered by his attitude. She had gone out of her way to warn him, and he acted as if he couldn't care less. This man — how could he be so flippant? How could he possibly be a friend of Captain Yang?
"I know. He's a little stronger than you, that's all. Don't worry — I'm a little stronger than you too, so nothing's going to happen." Wei Zhao said with perfect seriousness.
"..." Qiu Lingshan was speechless. "Suit yourself! I've warned you!"
Furious, Qiu Lingshan hung up on the spot. What kind of person was this? Treating her good intentions like dirt!
"Heh. Black Panther? A sudden surge in strength? Now that is interesting." Wei Zhao murmured to himself as he set the phone aside. Still — a surge was a surge. Let him run wherever he liked, so long as he didn't come provoking him.
Before dinner, Shen Yushu made several attempts to slip quietly out from under Gu Mengyao's watchful eye, but each time she had barely moved before Gu Mengyao caught her. "Shen Yushu, where do you think you're going?"
"Uh... Yaoyao, I'm going to the bathroom." Shen Yushu said meekly.