Sky-cracking Rider

The head of the Second Operations Division of the Imperial Security Department in the Imperial Capital looked at Chen Fei and then at the Metallic Giant Dragon behind him that was baring its fangs, and he was almost going crazy.

Was it really okay to talk about being a "Dragon Slayer" in front of a giant dragon?

There was a high probability that it would lead to a life-threatening situation!

Just as Gadini intended to kindly remind Chen Fei, he saw the female Metallic Giant Dragon, Yilan, begin to nod vigorously.

"Yes, yes, yes, Chen Fei is a Dragon Slayer; I can testify that he killed an adult Metallic Giant Dragon!"

Having once served as a representative of the investigation team from Sky Dragon City, Yilan's testimony was entirely authoritative.

Gadini sucked in a breath through his teeth.

There we go! This was official certification!

To cover truth with truth, to hide brutality with more brutality.

At least one thing was undeniable: this young man was indeed a more ferocious being than the Metallic Giant Dragons—didn't you see even the Metallic Dragons were "cowering"?

Well then... it's time to pass the buck!

It was hopeless!

Gadini said, "Fine! If the news leaks, I'll do my best to steer the narrative."

This was actually within the purview of the Imperial Security Department.

But with Silver Dragons fighting Metallic Dragons, when one was willing to fight, and the other was asking for it, there was no choice but to comply with the latter's wishes.

"Can you handle it? Otherwise, I can find a professional to deal with it, after all, it's not too much trouble."

Princess Lin Ziyu was afraid that Chen Fei couldn't cope, as he was a Blue Star Person and could easily attract some unnecessary hostility.

The Imperial Security Department had departments specifically responsible for cleaning up such messes, not only with many backup identities available for scapegoating but they could even pull out death row inmates to squeeze the last bit of usefulness from their lives.

Either way, it was a dead end. For a despicable criminal accused of heinous crimes, no matter how many more sins were piled onto them, they could only die once; just as more lice don't itch, more debts don't worry.

"Don't worry! Once the mission is complete, I'll return to Blue Star, and then all will be peaceful!"

Chen Fei, who didn't know there were scapegoats available, waved his hand dismissively.

He was the professional hired to solve other people's problems in exchange for money, taking responsibility for his own actions and not troubling his friends, so there was no need to seek anyone else.

Having chosen to act, he never considered regretting his decision, not caring about the so-called united front of enmity.

If you don't agree, come at me with a knife!

You could even borrow a knife suitable for smashing garlic.

The survivors in the estate probably hated him, the chief culprit, and they wouldn't even need explicit guidance to cooperate perfectly.

"That works, too!"

Gadini heaved a sigh, the fewer unnecessary moves, the fewer opportunities for mistakes.

The young man was helping greatly; the pressure he would face taking over would be much less, making the report easier to write.

Up until now, the head of the Second Operations Division of the Imperial Security Department in the Imperial Capital had not realized that this Investigative Agent Yu Zilin was a stand-in.

Next, including Xia Ji among the seven mission targets, was to be smoothly transferred over, at which point they would be sorted by the Imperial Security Department.

Those with Blue Star citizenship would be extradited back to Blue Star through diplomatic channels, while subjects of the Dynasty would be dealt with internally. As for intelligence related to the "Water Bear" organization, it would be shared with the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee. In the stance of fighting against anti-humanity and anti-social organizations, the Silan Dynasty and Blue Star were in agreement.

The deceased butler, Huoke, did not leave a whole corpse, and so they had to collect a few biological tissue samples as judicial evidence. Then, a thorough decontamination was performed on the ground using large-scale Fire Spells and Dark-based Spells, followed by Earth Magic and Wood System Spells, to return everything to dust, earth to earth.

A gentle breeze passed by, and the stench of blood and sin from the killings quickly scattered with the wind.

-

Two days later.

Her Royal Highness the Princess, now reinvented as Investigative Agent Yu Zilin, visited Chen Fei once more, who was staying in a cave dormitory.

"What-F*?"

Xia Ji and the others, who had been apprehended with difficulty, hadn't even been transferred to Blue Star before they had managed to break out of prison.

This dreadful news made Chen Fei curse on the spot.

Had the Dynasty's prison system become as incompetent as the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee headquarters' Heavy Prison?

Are they all as full of holes, allowing for an escape?

Simply digging a big pit and tossing someone in should make it not easy to escape, right?

"It's not that simple," said the Princess Secret Agent, calmly shaking her index finger.

Having a high-profile prisoner escape was a slap to the face of the Dynasty, but the Princess remained calm.

"Not that simple?"

Σ(っ°Д°;)っ Chen Fei instantly picked up on the subtext.

This attitude is quite strange, obviously not normal, right?

Has the Royal Family had enough yet? Why are there so many schemes and calculations? Could it be that the Dynasty deliberately let them escape?

Hisss...

Even dare to carelessly use core members of the "Water Bear" organization, aren't you afraid of being bitten back?

"You don't have to worry about the reward from the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee, the Royal Family will pay you directly, after all, the escape of Xia Ji and others isn't your fault," Princess Lin Ziyu continued, "Once you capture them again and they are finally transferred, you can get the portion from the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee as well, double the reward for one mission, how does that sound? Surprised or not?

The Blue Star Global United Defense Committee hasn't received the criminals, so naturally, they wouldn't pay the agreed-upon reward.

Since the responsibility for the escape of the repeat offenders lies with the Slan Dynasty, and Chen Fei obviously wouldn't work for free, it's only right for the Royal Family to foot the bill.

"Does this mean... I have to go capture them again?"

Chen Fei immediately felt a headache coming on; it seemed he hadn't guessed wrong, the Slan Dynasty had indeed deliberately let Xia Ji and the others escape for some reason.

But now that he could get paid, he didn't want to do it anymore. What, did they want to play a game of catching them seven times?

The "Water Bear" organization is not some easily trapped Meng Huo; with the dangerous things they are fiddling with, given the chance, they would drag the entire human race into peril without hesitation.

This game of capture and release, and then capture again, is so annoying it could kill!

All he wanted was to return to Blue Star, to the Aircrew Base, to home. He'd rather fight mutants than have to capture members of the "Water Bear" organization again, which were even more elusive than eels drenched in oil. With his small stature, he simply didn't have the capacity or strength to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

Princess Lin Ziyu continued, "That's right, and there's me, I'll go with you! The Imperial Security Department has specially assigned Third-Level Investigative Agent Yu Zilin as the liaison officer to assist you in your capture mission. You also have temporary authority to mobilize tactical police forces, militias, and active-duty military."

"What's going on? What does this all mean?"

Chen Fei could discern an unusual message in her words.

He had gone through great pains to escort the Princess back to the Imperial Capital Delan City on the Morning Star Continent, and now the Princess wanted to take action with him again—wasn't she afraid of danger?

Although the Princess Faction and the Crown Prince Faction had been fiercely fighting against each other recently, staying in the Imperial Capital is still safer than any other place outside. Even in the event of an accident, support would be readily available.

"These days, people have been dying in the Imperial Capital non-stop, and they were all members of different factions. The assassinations are becoming more and more intense and are becoming harder to control," said Princess Lin Ziyu, revealing the truth.

"That would also put you in danger, right?"

Chen Fei suddenly understood.

It turned out that the situation in Imperial Capital Delan City had also been unstable in recent days, with factional struggles intensifying. Even the Crown Prince had difficulty controlling the situation.

Even though Her Royal Highness the Princess pretended to have fallen into a deep coma due to a Bizarre Curse, she couldn't stay out of the fray.

Whether it was the Princess or the Crown Prince, removing one of them would bring the chaotic fight to a halt. The winner takes all; the loser is decapitated without a place for burial.

"Indeed, that's the case, you're going to have to bother yourself with this again!"

Princess Lin Ziyu smiled apologetically, straightforwardly admitting to it. It wasn't rocket science; changing her appearance and hiding next to Chen Fei under another identity, especially with the Female Metallic Dragon Yilan present, was the only way to truly be safe.

However, none of the faction members involved in the struggle of dragons and Hidden Dragons were fools, and it would only be a matter of time before they noticed something odd about Chen Fei.

Therefore, Crown Prince Lin Zio took advantage of the situation, with members of the "Water Bear" organization escaping to another continent, to once again smoothly send Chen Fei out of the Morning Star Continent and took his sister Lin Ziyu away while no one was paying attention.

In the Imperial Palace's Princess Mansion, Female Shadow Guard Lize Jina continued to attract external attention by pretending to be Her Royal Highness the Princess.

The siblings of the Slan Royal Family had craftily played a big act of replacing the Princess with a Shadow Guard.

Chen Fei couldn't hold back anymore and blurted out, "Damn.... your Lin Family really knows how to play the game!"

All the hard work is done by the Chen Family Gate, while the members of the Lin Family get all the credit in public!

When you think about it, the relationship between the great-uncle and the Lord of the Sky is exactly like that!

Both the Crown Prince and the Princess are heirs to the Slan Royal Family. While being considered part of the Silan Royal Bloodline, they also possess the blood of the Master of the Firmament, so it's not wrong to regard them as members of the Lin Family.

"According to intelligence, Xia Ji and the others have fled to the Zhai Liuzhou Continent," Princess Lin Ziyu said, formally entering the role of Third-Level Investigative Agent Yu Zilin from the Imperial Security Department, informing Chen Fei of the whereabouts of the core members of the "Water Bear" organization.

Because this time, there's the secret assistance of the Imperial Security Department; even to enhance authenticity, sometimes they would deliberately sacrifice some insignificant small characters, allowing the escapees to have frightening but unhurt escape, almost impossible to guess that it's a carefully designed getaway plan.

"What if they disappear without a trace?"

Chen Fei was really worried that they might make a mistake this time and let Xia Ji and his gang truly return to the mountains.

"Don't worry, all of them have been hexed with Curse Magic. At least within a year, the curse's mark won't fade, and they also have the Death Curse that lasts two years. They can survive for a maximum of two years," Princess Lin Ziyu continued, taking out a palm-sized disc with a wandering needle in the center and said, "This artifact has recorded the curse marks on those people. As long as they're within 1000 kilometers, it can pinpoint their location; the closer they are, the more accurate it is."

"I guess I can handle this job!"

Chen Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be a fool's errand for him to comb through an unfamiliar continent for them, much better to return to Blue Star sooner. Even if offered double the pay, he wouldn't take it.

After all, Chen Fei's specialty is killing, not tracking.