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Chapter 475 Jiang Yang
In the meeting room of the Downs County branch in Northern Ireland, Jiang Qian met his old leader Ji Ming after a year's absence.

Jiang Qian certainly knew why Ji Ming came, as he had the intelligence on Huijin's secret agents abroad.

And for Ji Ming to come and contact him in person, it must involve some big moves.

From Jiang Qian's perspective, Ji Ming's outward changes were not significant.

With his gorgeous blonde hair curled in tinfoil and wearing a burgundy open-fronted suit, he still had that indifferent look on his face that kept strangers away. Even when he met his proud subordinate who was once famous in the officialdom for his amazing achievements, he did not show the slightest enthusiasm.

On the contrary, the projection of its internal energy structure has undergone a qualitative leap.

In the past year, Ji Ming has successfully passed the "heavenly tribulation" from the fifth state, the comprehensive body, and crossed the realm to the sixth state, the conceptual body. The projection of his originally strange "double hourglass" energy structure has changed again - in simple terms, it has "merged into one"!

The subsidiary inverted cone-shaped five-state energy structure that was originally attached to the right side of his main energy structure is no longer there, but it does not necessarily disappear out of thin air. It is more like the "subordinate body" has been integrated into the original "main" energy structure. In the three levels from the fourth to the sixth state, Ji Ming's main energy structure has been thickened and reinforced.

As a result, the energy structure projection presented in Jiang Qian's field of vision has a wider cross-sectional area in the fourth, fifth and sixth states than the normal energy structure projection!

According to Jiang Qian's understanding of "strength", Ji Ming's fundamental strength in the fourth, fifth, and especially sixth states is already far superior to that of other elders...

Fortunately, his energy structure base is stable enough, otherwise this top-heavy structure would still be at great risk of collapse... Jiang Qian sighed.

"I will hand Qianlong over to you first, and we can have a good chat about the past." Yongye Chongming left these words and disappeared into thin air.

"Okay." Ji Ming replied.

Speaking of which, Yongye Chongming used to be Ji Ming's leader, but he didn't seem to be very enthusiastic.

It seems that Ji Ming still has some advantages, such as treating everyone equally.

Now, Jiang Qian and Ji Ming are the only two people left in the conference room.

Ji Ming looked at Jiang Qian again. His left eye was still covered with the silver lion-head patterned eye mask. His dull right eye was "looking" at Jiang Qian. He asked without warning, "What did you see?"

Jiang Qian was slightly stunned.

After meeting again after a long separation, he didn't expect that Ji Ming's first words to him would be so casual and sudden.

Just like the day before, the two of them were discussing the case in the meeting room of the Jinping Operations Department.

"Your energy structure has changed."

In front of Ji Ming, who is also an "unconventional" and ruthless character, Jiang Qian feels that there is no need to beat around the bush and that it would save trouble if he just speaks directly.

"Yes, it has changed. The heavenly tribulation has changed."

Ji Ming responded, and then said: "In your eyes, is my energy structure getting better or worse?"

"It's getting better. The two inverted energy structures have merged into one. Although there are still risks in terms of stability, it is much better than the hourglass structure last year."

"Integrate into one..." Ji Ming considered Jiang Qian's words and pulled out a chair, "You can sit down too."

Jiang Qian then pulled out the chair next to him and sat down opposite Ji Ming.

The topic was not further explored.

After a brief silence, Ji Ming brought out the purpose of today's meeting: "Why do you think I came all the way to meet you?"

"Ashes will have big moves outside the country, the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, and the ascension ceremony." Jiang Qian pointed out the key words succinctly.

All of these come from the intelligence center of the Eastern "Little Dragon God".

"you guessed right."

Ji Ming didn't beat around the bush. He nodded in approval and took out a photo covered in plastic from his suit pocket and showed it to Jiang Qian.

Jiang Qian looked closely and found that it was the old photo he found from the "Chao Sheng Mu Si" styling shop last year!
Related memories came pouring out...

He clearly remembered that he found this photo in the store of Wang Fugui, the owner of the "Ephemerida" card. At that time, Dr. Dai, who had just emerged from the "Trump Card" copy, was also looking for this photo, and in the end, he stumbled upon it by mistake and got it.

In addition to the persons involved, Wang Fugui and Dr. Dai, this mysterious photo also features a man and a woman whose faces have been scratched off.

And on the back of the photo, there are four words written - "notorious bandit"!
At the time, Jiang Qian suspected that the photo was related to his missing brother Jiang Yang, but soon discovered that it was a false alarm, and later he put it aside...

Now seeing Ji Ming taking out this photo, Jiang Qian felt somewhat sad and had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Remember this photo of the 'River and Ocean' gang?"

“Remember, it was a civilian organization that was later incorporated into the Southern Ashes.”

"Well, that's what we tell the public."

Ji Ming talked to himself as he rolled his fingers, revealing another identical hand-painted copy under the photo!

Jiang Qian looked intently.

In the hand-painted copy of the photo, Wang Fugui and Dr. Dai were standing lifelike, and their appearance and spirit were highly consistent with those in the original old photo.

However, the faces of the "faceless" man and woman standing side by side with these two people have been filled in with delicate brushstrokes. Among them, the man's appearance made Jiang Qian's pupils tighten unconsciously!
"He..." Jiang Qian's pupils shrank slightly.

There was no doubt that the appearance of the “faceless” man overlapped dramatically with the face that he hated the most in his youth!
That was Jiang Yang, the eldest son of the Jiang family who had been missing for many years.

In the hand-drawn copy, Jiang Yang was standing among the four people with a defiant look on his face.

His skin color was one or two shades darker than the other three. He was wearing a black shirt, camouflage pants, and lace-up leather shoes. He hugged his shoulders, and the girl with small and delicate features next to him hugged his neck and snuggled up to him.

"When was this restored?" Jiang Qian stared at the two photos and couldn't help asking.

He chose to join the Ashes project team just for this photo, but he never heard of the restoration of this photo from beginning to end.

"I know you've been following this case."

Ji Ming answered the question irrelevantly:

"But this case was beyond your knowledge at the time. So you didn't have the opportunity to see this until now."

"So..." Jiang Qian slowly raised his head and looked at Ji Ming, "You already knew about my relationship with him, and you also know why I joined the Ashes Investigation Team?"

Ji Ming did not answer directly.

But Jiang Qian had already gotten the answer from Ji Ming's indifferent reaction.

Restraining the surging of blood from the burning red lotus fire, Jiang Qian quickly sorted out his thoughts:

It seems that Ji Ming not only knew about his relationship with Jiang Yang at that time, but also knew his motives at that time. But in fact, Ji Ming did not expose or embarrass him because of this. Instead, he gave him full tolerance in this matter.

This doesn't make sense.

Is it because Ji Ming knows that he and Jiang Yang are both descendants of Taxuechengmei?

"Is he Ashes?" Jiang Qian broke the silence.

"No," Ji Ming said solemnly, "He is an official member of the Order."

Jiang Yang is also an official of lawfulness!

This makes sense...

Jiang Qian's mind was working at high speed: as a member of the official lawful authority, he was identified as a member of the free organization "The Bandits". The entire team was packed up and joined Ashes. Doesn't that mean they were undercover agents planted by the official lawful authority in Ashes?

However, Ji Ming added immediately afterwards: "At least, it used to be."

"Used to be?" Jiang Qian frowned slightly, "What do you mean?"

Since Jiang Yang was an undercover agent sent to the Ashes Organization, a spy walking in the dark... then why was it "once"? Could it be that the stupid Jiang Yang had already met with an accident during the operation and died heroically? !

Therefore, as a biological brother, he finally had the "right to know" about this matter... Jiang Qian tried his best to sort out the connections in these few words and came to a not optimistic conclusion.

He couldn't tell how he felt.

Whether Jiang Yang was missing or dead, it obviously would not have any impact on his life, but he still felt inexplicably depressed.

"It's not what you think."

Ji Ming sighed imperceptibly and said, "Jiang Yang is still alive, serving as the chief guardian of the Ashes Ascension Ceremony."

"?"

"It's just that something unexpected happened."

Facing Jiang Qian's suspicious expression, Ji Ming continued to explain:
"Before you joined the official organization, Jiang Yang was already a mature license holder of the Predator Family. He joined the Ashes Organization as an official 'hidden man' and became a core figure of the Southern Ashes after years of operation."

"The 'gangster' mentioned in the old photo is the 'cover' your brother made to join the Ashes. Of course, Dr. Dai and Wang Fugui know nothing about your brother's identity. They are both free men who were involved by chance. The fate of these two people can only be attributed to their own karma."

"Now, Jiang Yang has become the core figure of the Southern Ashes. He has been monitoring the movements of the so-called Ash Ascension Ceremony for the Orderly Officials. He has also provided intelligence to the officials in previous key incidents."

Ji Ming looked at Jiang Qian:

"For example, during the time when your mutation healing skills were famous and you were being hunted down from all sides, Jiang Yang provided key intelligence to the authorities to ensure your personal safety."

Hearing this, Jiang Qian's expression did not change.

But his pounding heart was hammering in his chest, as if reminding him that the name "Jiang Yang" and the person it represented were not as insignificant as he had imagined.

"Ashes is a paradise for extremists. Under the guise of self-disciplined elites, it is filled with animalistic rebellion and madness... Anyone who stays in such an environment for a long time will inevitably be infected by the atmosphere inside. Jiang Yang has been in Ashes long enough..."

"What do you mean?" When Jiang Qian asked the question, he had already guessed the result.

More pessimistic than the previous guess.

"That's why I came to see you."

Ji Ming said:
"The official joint action against the Ashes Organization is imminent, but your brother Jiang Yang suddenly lost contact with the organization at such a critical moment. In fact, he had already shown abnormal mental state earlier, but because his position was very important, the family did not complete his mission as scheduled."

"It seems that there are two possible reasons why Jiang Yang lost contact: first, he was too deeply affected by the ash and could not turn back; second, his true identity was exposed and he was controlled by the ash, or even met with an accident."

Ji Ming paused: "I'm sorry."

"No need to apologize." Jiang Qian replied expressionlessly, "I'm not his guardian."

He knew that this was not what Ji Ming wanted to say.

Sure enough, after a brief silence, Ji Ming continued:
"No matter which result it is, it will mean a serious situation for the authorities and the people threatened by the Ashes. Without the intelligence provided by Jiang Yang, we would have become deaf and blind in this East African operation targeting the Ascension Ceremony, and would have been helpless against the Ashes' evil deeds."

"Fortunately, Jiang Yang is not the only clue we have about the Ashes' Ascension Ceremony."

Ji Ming looked at Jiang Qian again, and his dull right eye seemed to be filled with some expectations that Jiang Qian found unfamiliar:
"I came here this time to deploy and execute the East African operation of the Ash Ascension Ceremony. The reason I took a detour to see you is, first, to inform you of Jiang Yang's relationship with the Ash Organization, and second, to borrow the intelligence resources of the 'Little Dragon God'."

This is the result Jiang Qian expected to hear.

Ji Ming came for the information about Huijin, but why did he specifically tell him Jiang Yang's background?

"Intelligence resources are fine. My resources are official resources."

Jiang Qian then said bluntly: "Shouldn't Jiang Yang's identity be highly confidential information? Why did you choose to reveal it to me at this time?"

Ji Ming was blunt about this: "I hope you can avoid suspicion in this operation."

Jiang Qian understood.

Ji Ming didn't want him to be deeply involved in the operation, fearing that unnecessary variables would arise due to blood relations! So he only needed him to assist with intelligence.

On the other hand, his current identity is obviously more important than Jiang Yang who is trapped in ashes.

As the holder of the "Dragon" card who has been fully supported by the Ten Orderly Clans with a lot of resources, Jiang Qian is the key figure in breaking through the seventh state of theoretical limit! But now Jiang Yang is already a "discarded pawn" who may be abandoned or killed at a critical moment.

And these results are something that he, as a younger brother, should not see.

In any case, the Ten Lawful Clans would not be willing to see Qianlongwuyu make any mistakes in any aspect.

"Jiang Qian, I can assure you that no matter what situation Jiang Yang is in, I will do my best to bring him back safely." Ji Ming looked at Jiang Qian who was already "absent-minded" and promised seriously.

But Jiang Qian smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry about my opinion. In fact, he and I don't have a very good relationship."

Ji Ming was silent.

Jiang Qian is not normal today.

At any time before, Jiang Qian would never express his true attitude so bluntly.

He was eager to express that he didn't care about Jiang Yang's safety at all, as if he was covering up or fighting against some inner mentality, and he had completely disregarded the opinions of others.

Of course he doesn't need to care about public opinion, as he doesn't rely on it for a living.

Even if he is indifferent to the life and death of his brother, the lawful officials will not expel or punish him for it.

"Is there anything else?"

Seeing that Ji Ming didn't say anything, Jiang Qian even took the initiative to order him to leave.

"That's all." Ji Ming stood up.

"please."

It's rare that the two of them can be so polite to each other after talking to this extent.

However, when Ji Ming walked to the door of the conference room, he turned around and said to Jiang Qian: "I know, but I will still fulfill my promise."

"Wait," Jiang Qian also turned around, with a hint of hostility in his tone, "What do you know?"

"I know that your relationship as brothers has always been bad."

"Oh?" Jiang Qian sneered, "Did Jiang Yang tell you?"

Ji Ming groaned: "Although Jiang Yang was once my colleague, he never mentioned any of his relatives."

As he said this, he looked sideways into Jiang Qian's eyes: "You told me that."

Nonsense... Jiang Qian's face showed a trace of sneer: "What did I tell you?"

"You told me that you would not only provide intelligence, but also find ways to intervene in this operation, just to bring Jiang Yang back to Jinping personally. Even if what you bring back is a corpse." Ji Ming said in a light tone.

There was no surprise, no so-called sense of moral oppression, Ji Ming's attitude was as if he understood that this was how it should be.

So this time it was Jiang Qian's turn to remain silent.

More importantly, what Ji Ming said was indeed his real thought at the moment: to find a way to intervene in Ji Ming's deployment and personally carry out goals beyond the official mission - to bring Jiang Yang back to Jinping!

Even if it was Jiang Yang who was mentally disturbed and on the verge of mutation, even if it was just a corpse...

why?
Because his family is praying for him to come home every day!
An old man in his seventies can hardly remember his own birthday, but he still keeps track of whether his eldest grandson who has left home has grown another year older...

The meeting room was eerily quiet.

When Ji Ming was about to turn around and leave, Jiang Qian's voice stopped him again - "It's your conceptual power, right?"

Having said this, the corners of Ji Ming's mouth curled up slightly.