Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 575 - 445: The Plan Worked Too Well

The people in the private room came out to look for them, only to find that Wei Shile and another B-level person had disappeared.

The restroom was only about twenty meters away from the private room, just a turn away, nestled within the floral trees.

Everyone immediately called their watches, but neither of their watches could be reached.

Then they asked the waiter what had happened exactly.

The waiter said he saw the two take the turn, presumably towards the restroom, but wasn't sure about anything else.

Next, they wanted to access the surveillance footage. Once the restaurant learned of their esteemed guests' identities, they immediately dispatched someone to assist.

Unfortunately, this garden-style restaurant didn't have much surveillance.

Only a few entrance and exit doors, parking lots, and some corridors were equipped with cameras.

The restaurant staff explained that those dining were esteemed guests, and some even had romantic involvements with the performers...

"It's not possible to have too many cameras installed, they'd get complaints!"

The unfortunate part was that after everyone reviewed all the surveillance footage, they still couldn't find traces of the two.

At this point, everyone snapped back to sobriety: something major had happened!

The B-level from the Fourth War Zone immediately reported to headquarters, requesting personnel to assist the investigation.

Hope No.4 Star's security hadn't been too good recently, but for those two missing—one A-level, one B-level—who had such power?

The high-ranking officials of the Fourth War Zone were also alerted, directly deploying over twenty vehicles and two hundred soldiers.

If the missing were from the Fourth War Zone, they wouldn't create such a fuss, investigating step by step would suffice.

But the missing were important figures among allied forces, also responsible for mutual inspections, so no risks could be taken.

Before the soldiers arrived, the restaurant closed its doors, allowing entry but no exit.

Some esteemed guests wanted to argue with the owner, but the remaining two B-level Warriors took over the grudge: Our people have gone missing!

On Hope No.4 Star, indeed, some didn't care about the military background, but that's because they had connections in the military!

Now that a military person has gone missing, these same people didn't dare to act recklessly.

After all, they knew in their hearts the disappearance had nothing to do with them; at most, they'd wait it out.

Twenty armored vehicles quickly surrounded the restaurant, leaving fifty men to guard the entrance, while the rest searched the garden.

The entire garden was lit up with spotlights like daylight, yet it was no use; after over an hour of searching, the two still weren't found.

Finally, they had to report the situation to the Supreme Dennis of the Third War Zone.

Dennis arrived at the scene quickly, perceived for a moment, and couldn't help but curse loudly.

"What the hell is this! The aura is all messed up, why wasn't I informed sooner?"

Hearing this, everyone dared not speak, just muttering in their hearts: You are the Supreme, how could we dare to disturb you casually?

If Wei Shile had died on the spot, reporting to the Supreme immediately would have been understandable, but a disappearance... didn't warrant such an alarm.

However, the soldiers' search of the garden had indeed interfered with the aura, which was undeniably a fact.

But there was no choice; it was the reaction everyone thought was expected. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Dennis, having vented his anger, knew that getting angry wouldn't solve anything, so he contacted other Supremes of Hope No.4 Star.

She wanted to use her Supreme ability to search the entire city, but it needed to be announced in advance.

Then they centered on the Garden Restaurant, dispatching personnel to search in all directions.

Unfortunately, even by the next morning, the two were still missing without a trace.

Dennis also used her ability to search, along with another Supreme from Hope No.4 Star assisting her search.

The two unleashed their perception recklessly, even expanding their search to fifty kilometers outside the suburbs.

But it was still of no use; these two seemed to have vanished into thin air, simply untraceable.

Both Supremes guessed the two were likely in grave danger, but neither voiced it.

The search continued; by afternoon, half of the exchange group had returned.

Upon hearing the news, the Third War Zone also dispatched some members to help search.

Finally, by nightfall, someone from the Fourth War Zone cautiously murmured, "The two are likely in danger."

Speculation had been there for a while, but it was the first time someone spoke it directly.

The people of the Third War Zone couldn't argue, as the main force of the search was from the Fourth War Zone, with more personnel and local familiarity.

Once rumors start, they become unstoppable, and even people from the Third War Zone began saying it themselves.

However, since it was conjectured that the two were murdered rather than voluntarily disappeared, the motive needed analysis.

The enemies of a B-level Warrior weren't significant; no one would first eliminate an A-level to target him.

So the focus was on Wei Shile's enemies.

Yet Wei Shile had few enemies; he attended military school and always stayed in the military, with little contact with society.

Even his wife was someone he met in the military, making it almost impossible to have enemies outside.

As for within the military... rivalry for power indeed existed, but a deep-seated enmity seemed unlikely.

Some minor conflicts were there, but Wei Shile's nature wasn't bad; he wasn't the type to stir trouble everywhere.

Moreover, his former superior is still a Supreme. If it's revenge driven by personal grievances, he must consider facing Kushnier's wrath.

Similarly, just as the sky was getting dark, news came from Wei Shile's family: he didn't mention going to Star No. 4 or anything else.

Gavin had been observing coldly and realized that everyone was at a loss. He finally shared his speculation.

"Testing has proven that the food has no issues. If someone tampered with it so silently, it very likely was a Supreme."

Not long ago, he investigated a case where A-level Redeemer Jettel disappeared in broad daylight.

The truth was that the guy offended a Supreme; it's highly likely it was a Supreme who intervened, but he couldn't continue the investigation.

Actually, others had thought of this speculation too, but saying it out loud truly required some courage.

——It's not suitable for people from the Third War Zone to say it, only someone from the Fourth War Zone could speak up.

But for a Supreme to quietly deal with an A-level, what kind of grudge or enmity would that be?

Moreover, forces with a Supreme are few and far between. Wei Shile shouldn't have offended such powers.

So everyone had to consider a question: is it that Kushnier's rivals were targeting his trusted subordinates?

Otherwise, a suspect wouldn't be able to handle an A-level and then wait to eliminate a B-level before quietly leaving.

Wei Shile took two B-levels to drink; they were his own subordinates!

Thus, this behavior fits the "cutting off wings" strategy.

However, many people thought of this idea, but no one dared to say it out loud—it would not only offend a Supreme but also impact military unity.

Yet someone raised a new guess, "Wei Shile has recently been interrogating Tesla... could it be Star Thief retaliation?"

There are Supremes among the Star Thieves, and this guess... has factual support.

Moreover, the other missing B-level also participated in the interrogation of Tesla.

In view of this, Supreme Dennis personally gave instructions.

"Intensify the interrogation of Tesla. We must find out... whether the Star Thief forces she colluded with have a Supreme!"

Qu Jianlei really didn't expect that after he took down Wei Shile, the result would be even better than he anticipated.

While on Zarif Star, he once coordinated with the Pioneer Team in a night raid to harass the central area.

At that time, he and Pan Yifu targeted the Department of Gardens and ransacked the archives room.

The archives room contained a lot of information on Star Thief informants, which he briefly browsed through.

Qu Jianlei had suffered at the hands of the Star Thieves and was not fond of them.

He originally planned that once life stabilized, he would leak this information about the Star Thieves through some suitable means.

Unfortunately, his life had never stabilized much, nor had he found a suitable channel for disclosure.

He hadn't considered how much to sell this information for; the key issue was: the channel had to be trustworthy, right?

Otherwise, setting aside the possibility of exposing himself, if the message reached the Star Thieves, that would be a real joke.

This time, he noticed Tesla's name on the exchange team list for the Third War Zone and knew how to break the deadlock.

As for how to proceed, of course, it was to directly hand over the relevant data to people from the Third War Zone.

Sending an anonymous letter to the Fourth War Zone wasn't out of the question, but it could trigger certain communications between the two zones.

Also, it would draw attention to the fact that this information came from Star No. 4, not Star No. 3.

Qu Jianlei never liked variables in his work, as they could lead to losing control. He preferred things to develop as he expected.

So he would rather go to extra trouble and build a personal favor to entrust Xiang Xue to handle the matter.

After all, he saved Xiang Xue once more, so this favor shouldn't be much, right?

In Qu Jianlei's view, if people from the Third War Zone investigate this case thoroughly, it would divert part of the exchange team's attention and spread out their manpower.

Under these circumstances, his chances of succeeding against Wei Shile would significantly improve.

The crucial point is, once the Star Thief spy issue erupts, the reason for Wei Shile's accident would become much more obscure.

Of course, he didn't expect things to go even more smoothly than he imagined, given that it was Wei Shile who was responsible for this case.

Coincidentally, before the main force returned, Wei Shile went out for drinks to relieve stress.

With such a perfect opportunity, if Qu Jianlei didn't know how to seize it, it would be a waste of his intelligence.

He used a Spiritual Attack to knock Wei Shile unconscious, then twisted his neck, and leisurely waited a while.

Sure enough, the second person who came was a B-level from the Third War Zone, so his wait was not in vain.

As for whether this B-level deserved to die—well, it goes back to that saying: choose the wrong side, and you're asking to be killed.

Anyway, his operations aligned with the assumptions: cutting off wings is what should be done.

However, Qu Jianlei didn't wait for a third person to appear; everything in moderation, too much is bad.

After taking out the targets, he quietly slipped back to the academy: the water was sufficiently muddied, now he could sit back and watch the show.

But he didn't expect that, due to Wei Shile being in charge of interrogating Tesla, things had gotten too muddied.

Four days later, Supreme Kushnier arrived at Hope No.4 Star.

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