Martial Arts Song

Chapter 343 High Prison
Looking at the task information about Luo Zongping on the task book, there was no change in Chen Qing's expression, and no emotional fluctuations at all - because after he walked in, he was still in the same state of visualization as before.

He didn't know if it was the effect of the increased [God] value, but it was much easier for him to maintain the state of visualization.

Looking at Luo Zongping's mission information, Chen Qing said calmly, "Isn't this mission wrong? Luo Zongping is a great master of 'Three Hua Qi Bian'. Logically speaking, this mission should be an ace-level mission. How come it has become a trial mission for promotion to a gold medal killer?"

His tone was as if he was talking about an insignificant person.

In mid-August, when Takasugi Naoto was setting up his fighting ring, Chen Qing and Luo Zongping met at "Hongjiang Road" in the West City International Settlement. After that, they only met twice at the "Luo's Paper Mill".

In fact, it had been more than half a month since he last met Luo Zongping.

After September, Luo Zongping seemed to be very busy and seldom came to "Luo's Paper Mill".

After September, Chen Qing became much busier because of a series of things including his encounter with Takasugi Naoto and Ryusakura sending people to investigate Dongcheng.

This meant that the two sides never saw each other again.

However, this certainly does not mean that the two sides have severed their friendship.

The reason for his indifferent attitude is simply because he is now in the base of the "Yun" organization as a killer.

He didn't know what Fei Dongtao's purpose was in coming up with this task.

Perhaps they knew that he worked at the "Luo's Paper Mill" and thought that he might have a close relationship with Luo Zongping, so they wanted to test him out.

Or maybe there are other purposes.

Regardless of the purpose, he sees the essence through the appearance and looks at the matter purely from the perspective of a killer. This is the most correct response.

“This… is actually correct.”

After listening to Chen Qing's words, Fei Dongtao smiled and walked to the sofa next to him and sat down, saying: "Luo Zongping is indeed a great master of 'Three Hua Qi Bian'. Logically speaking, this should be an ace-level mission. But the number of ace killers is limited, and they are not under the jurisdiction of our 'Yun'. Most of the time they have their own things to do and cannot be called upon at any time."

"This mission was released very suddenly. Yun was unable to contact the organization's top killer for a while, so he had to settle for the next best thing and temporarily release this mission as a special gold-level mission for the group."

"A special gold-level mission for a group?"

Chen Qing raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "What do you mean?"

Fei Dongtao explained with a smile: "It means exactly what it says. For a normal gold-level mission, all the gold-medal killers fight for it together, and it can only be taken by one person. But for this mission, there is no limit on one person. Up to ten gold-medal killers can take on this mission and work together to complete it! The total reward is seven million! The average reward is seven hundred thousand per person."

"Although the masters of 'Three Hua Qi Bian' are very powerful, they are still human after all. They have physical limitations and their own weaknesses. If the ten gold medal assassins coordinate the assassination intentionally or unintentionally, they still have a chance to succeed."

"..."

After hearing Fei Dongtao's words, Chen Qing was speechless for a moment.

He didn't expect that the model of teaming up to fight BOSS had already taken shape so early.

However, he is not optimistic about this model.

He still remembers vividly the scene in Qianyang when Huang Xunhu defeated Liuying's eight so-called super elite warriors with overwhelming force.

Although the eight so-called super elite soldiers were rather rigid in their thinking, unlike the gold medal killers who were experienced and quick-witted, not all of them were masters who had practiced kung fu to the point of "transformation". Some of them were promoted by accumulating combat records through weapons and assassinations.

With the advantages and disadvantages of the two offsetting each other, it feels like the ten gold medal killers are not much stronger than the eight so-called super elite fighters combined.

Although Chen Qing was not clear about Luo Zongping's specific strength, he was also a well-known master in "Hu Hai". Even if he was not as good as Huang Xunhu, he should not be much worse.

Therefore, he was not optimistic about and had no intention of participating in this so-called "group special gold-level mission."

However, he was curious about why Luo Zongping was given such a task.

He had also been in contact with Luo Zongping for a period of time. Apart from being a know-it-all, he was a very nice person.

Moreover, his hobby of being a teacher is actually not a bad thing in this world where there are serious information barriers in all walks of life.

For example, he liked to teach the disciples in Luo's Boxing Gym boxing techniques. I don't know how many disciples who learned boxing in Luo's Boxing Gym had a good life because of this.

Perhaps in the eyes of those who have learned a lot, Luo Zongping’s hobby of “teaching others” is a bit annoying, but it is definitely not enough to spend seven million yuan to issue an assassination mission!
And these seven million are just the remuneration.

According to the rules of the "cloud" organization for issuing tasks, the employer actually spent at least tens of millions!

Chen Qing didn't understand what kind of deep hatred could make someone spend such a large sum of money to assassinate a person! And who could have such strong financial strength!

He actually wanted to ask.

But due to his current situation and identity, and the fact that Fei Dongtao would definitely not tell him these factors, he ended up not asking anything.

Since you know you won't get an answer and asking will only arouse suspicion, there is naturally no need to ask.

So, after a moment of silence, his seated figure leaned forward, ready to turn the page.

Fei Dongtao, who was standing by, was slightly surprised when he saw this and said, "Aren't you interested? I saw you hiding in his factory and thought you were interested in assassinating him, so I took it down specially to show you."

Chen Qing once left the address of "Luo's Paper Mill" here so that it would be convenient to contact him.

And Xiao Wu did go to the "Luo's Paper Mill" to find him.

It turned out that Fei Dongtao took down the mission information about Luo Zongping because of this.

After understanding the reason, Chen Qing glanced at him sideways, then retracted his gaze, flipped through Luo Zongping's task information, and checked the second gold medal trial task:
Mission target: Liu Mingyi.

Mission level: Gold.

Mission reward: Three hundred thousand.

Target identity: The boss of Xicheng Minghui Machinery Company, who is an ordinary person but has a mysterious identity. He has close and frequent contacts with the military and is suspected of having business dealings. He has long been protected by a "Lian Jing" master who is good at disguise. The identity of this "Lian Jing" master is unknown. Based on the past assassination of Liu Mingyi, it is preliminarily judged that his physical strength level is around 18.

After seeing this task, Chen Qing felt much more normal.

A reward of three hundred thousand to assassinate the boss of a West City machinery company, who is protected by a "Lian Jing" expert. This is what a gold-level mission should be like.

However, Chen Qing did not rashly take on this task as a gold medal trial task.

Instead, after reading this task information, he turned the page again and checked the third task information:

Mission target: Qiao Yaozong

Mission Level: Gold
Mission reward: Two hundred thousand.

Target identity: A master fugitive who escaped from the "Zhonggao Prison". He was arrested and imprisoned by the Gao'an Bureau for killing nine members of the Zhou family in Xicheng. He is a "Lianjing" master, with a physical strength level of about twenty-three. He is currently hiding inside the Axe Gang in Gangqiao District.

After reading this task information, Chen Qing had finished reading all three trial tasks for promotion to the gold medal.

After eliminating the first task concerning Luo Zongping, only the second and third tasks were left for Chen Qing to choose from.

After reading the two tasks over and over again and pondering for a moment, he finally opened the task book to the third task, and then pushed the task book from the coffee table to Fei Dongtao who was sitting next to him.

After thinking about it, he finally chose the third task.

As for why the second one was not chosen, the reason is simple: the target of the second mission has close ties with the military.

Although the other party is just an ordinary person, the reward is 100,000 higher than the third task. The potential risks implied in this are self-evident.

Just imagine, an ordinary person who is protected by a "Lian Jing" master can receive a reward of up to three hundred thousand!
The factor that affects the price of his remuneration must be very dangerous!
It is definitely much easier to kill an ordinary person who is protected by a "Lian Jing" master than to kill a "Lian Jing" master.

Ordinary people are too fragile for masters and can easily die if they are hit.

But it is different for masters of "practicing essence". Unless they have overwhelming strength, it is not so easy to kill the opponent.

Back then in the Qianyang fortress, if Tang Hongquan had insisted on escaping from the beginning, it would have been difficult for him to stop him.

What's more, in this second mission, the "Lian Jing" master who is responsible for protecting the opponent has a physical strength level of about eighteen, while the target of the third mission has a physical strength level of about twenty-three!
According to the numerical ratio, although Chen Qing, who has a physical strength level of 30, can defeat the target of the third task, he is no longer a crushing opponent.

Therefore, considering all these factors, the reward for the second task is still 100,000 higher than the reward for the third task. You can imagine the danger hidden therein!
Chen Qing guessed that the hidden danger of this second mission might lie in the relationship between the target and the military.

Of course, this is just his guess, and whether it is true or not remains to be verified.

"Are you sure you want this?"

After Chen Qing pushed the task book to Fei Dongtao, Fei Dongtao just glanced at it and said in surprise: "This guy's physical strength is level 23, and he has been in the 'heavy prison' for many years. I heard that some masters there often 'learn from each other'. He is a very difficult character. Not to mention, he is now hiding in the Axe Gang. Although the Axe Gang does not have many masters, they have more people and weapons, including some heavy firepower weapons. Do you really want to choose this task?"

"Ah."

Chen Qing nodded calmly.

Although what Fei Dongtao said was true, he believed in his own judgment.

"Ok."

Seeing that Chen Qing had made up his mind, Fei Dongtao didn't say anything more.

After standing up and picking up the task book and closing it, Fei Dongtao said, "Then I'll go upstairs and do the formalities for you."

After saying that, he walked out of the office.

Chen Qing looked at his departing figure and suddenly said, "By the way, didn't you say that it's very rare to have a gold-level mission? How come there are three trials for me to advance to the gold level now?"

Hearing his words, Fei Dongtao, who was about to walk out of the office, suddenly stopped.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Chen Qing, sighing, "What else could it be? Of course, it's because things in Hu Hai haven't been peaceful recently. First, the Zhonggao Prison was breached, and a large number of masters who had been imprisoned for crimes escaped. Then there was the fight between Liuying and the authorities. I believe you have heard about it recently, right?"

Having said that, he looked at Chen Qing.

Chen Qing remained in a state of meditation, nodded slightly, and replied: "Well, I read the newspaper. It was because of the death of the Ryuying Sword Master and his apprentice in the 'Huhai'? I heard that the Ryuying also had an armed conflict with us in Sanlin? The explosion two days ago seemed to be caused by this armed conflict?"

He presented these suspicions from the perspective of a person who only gets his information from newspapers.

After hearing this, Fei Dongtao frowned slightly. After a moment of hesitation, he nodded and said vaguely, "Almost. The enemies of the masters who escaped from the 'Zhonggao Prison' were worried about being retaliated against, so they began to issue a large number of gold-level tasks. Some of them wanted to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the chaos to kill their enemies who were not convenient to kill before, and then push them to the masters who escaped, so gold-level tasks kept popping up like mushrooms after rain."

"Is that so?"

After listening to this, Chen Qing nodded thoughtfully.

Then, he looked at Fei Dongtao again with curiosity and asked, "The 'heavy prison' you've been talking about should be the place where the expert prisoners are imprisoned in 'Hu Hai', right? Shouldn't such a place be built with a specific estimate of the abilities of the expert group? It should be difficult to escape from it, right?"

After finishing my practice at Liu Yilin's house and coming up to the ground, I came across a murder case that had taken place in the villa diagonally opposite.

He went with Yue Suchun to check out the situation, and later learned that it was most likely done by senior sister He Xihong, because the mastermind behind that family was Lu Tianyuan.

During this process, he heard the people from the Gao'an Bureau who came with Yue Suchun mention the name "Zhonggao Prison".

At that time, he was actually a little curious about this place, but because of the situation at the time, it was inconvenient for him to ask, so he ultimately did not speak.

Now, hearing Fei Dongtao mention this place repeatedly, his curiosity was aroused again.

However, it was not the nature of this place that he was curious about.

From the name, Yue Suchun's context at the time, and Fei Dongtao's current context, he could judge that this place was a place where expert criminals were imprisoned.

What he was curious about was how a master could escape from this place!
Especially since he just escaped at this recent time!
"Yes, 'Zhonggao Prison' is where 'Huhai' imprisoned the masters who committed crimes. It is indeed as you said, with many checkpoints and strict security. There are also various electric fences, high walls, and dangerous obstacles. Once you enter, it is indeed difficult for a master to escape from it."

After hearing what Chen Qing said, Fei Dongtao was equally puzzled and said, "But the fact is that the 'Zhonggao Prison' was indeed breached by someone from the inside some time ago, causing a large number of expert prisoners to escape from it."

"According to the intelligence we, Yun, have obtained from the inside at great cost, the one who broke through the barriers and high walls of the Heavy Prison was a young female expert we have never seen before!"

(End of this chapter)