Zhao Tiequan had been waiting outside the Demon-Slaying Guild's station all along, until he saw Jiang Kai coming and hurriedly rushed out to bring Jiang Kai in.
"I told my dad. He told me to bring you along, said he has something very important to tell us."
Zhao Tiequan directly brought Jiang Kai to a hidden small wooden house in the backyard.
Zhao Tiequan knocked on the door and said in a low voice, "Dad, it's me. Jiang Kai is also here."
A voice came from inside, "Come in."
This small house was in a secluded location, but it was particularly quiet. The interior was simply furnished. An elder was sitting by the window, not reacting even when someone came in.
Jiang Kai slightly frowned. The Grand Elder of Demon-Slaying and the Second Elder of Xuanwu had completely different temperaments. This old man gave off the vibe of a worldly master.
"Dad, Jiang Kai is here." Zhao Tiequan stepped forward and said respectfully.
Only then did the man turn around.
Zhao Tiequan's father looked seventy percent similar to Zhao Tiequan, only appearing more steady, calm, and, of course, older.
Jiang Kai said, "Hello Uncle, I am Jiang Kai."
Father Zhao nodded, "Your name is not the first time I've heard it. At first, I thought you were a bit too arrogant, but I didn't expect that you'd actually become life-and-death brothers with Tiequan."
Jiang Kai didn't know how to respond.
"I've already heard about you two. Tiequan is much older than you. You call him Big Brother, then you can call me Uncle Hu."
Zhao Tiequan explained from the side, "My dad's full name is Zhao Hu."
Jiang Kai nodded and said, "Hello, Uncle Hu."
On Zhao Hu's stern face, a slight smile appeared, and he nodded, "Since you are Tiequan's brother, I will also treat you as my own child."
"The matter of the Strange Profession, have you told the military?"
Jiang Kai thought for a moment and decided to be honest.
"No."
"Not telling is best," Zhao Hu said. "When breaking through the fourth-rank profession, under certain special circumstances and by meeting certain special requirements, it is possible to transfer to a Strange Profession that is even stronger than top-level transcendents."
"Of course, obtaining that power comes at an equivalent cost."
"From what I know about Strange Professions, most of the people in those are criminals, and they don't have fixed organizations. The military has already listed them as wanted individuals. So, if you say they are Huang Jianguo's people, that might not be the case."
"More likely, they are in some sort of cooperative relationship."
"In this situation, even if the military wants to help you deal with them, it's hard to involve Huang Jianguo."
"Also, below the fourth rank, the military prohibits the spread of information about Strange Professions. They cannot openly help you deal with Evil Fire and the Tyrant."
Jiang Kai frowned tightly. Huang Jianguo was indeed cunning and had already made thorough preparations!
"Uncle Hu, if Strange Professionals are wanted by the authorities, why can't they be banned from entering Ghost Star?"
Zhao Hu said, "Because they were never logged in through the normal portals. There's a theory that Strange Professionals log in to Ghost Star through unknown portals."
"You've seen the current environment too—competition on Ghost Star is getting fiercer by the day. The Beast God battlefield, the Beast God is getting stronger and stronger, and the War God has long been powerless. How could they spare time to hunt Strange Professionals all over the world?"
"Strange Professionals, unless they've activated the second stage, are also hard to distinguish from normal people."
Zhao Tiequan said indignantly, "So, we're just going to let this go?"
Zhao Hu coldly snorted, a hint of ferocity in his eyes, "Let it go? Impossible!"
"Jiang Kai!" Zhao Hu looked at Jiang Kai, appearing extremely serious, "I've heard about your grudge with the Huang family. I want to ask you—do you want to completely bring down the Huang family?"
Jiang Kai immediately turned serious, "Uncle Hu, you mean… completely bring them down?"
Zhao Hu nodded.
Jiang Kai frowned and said, "To completely bring them down… that might be a bit difficult…"
Zhao Hu smiled slightly, "Of course I know it's difficult. But, right now is the best opportunity!"
"Strange Professions have always been a major threat to all nations, and they're not under any organization's command. Huang Jianguo secretly colluding with them—there must be some kind of deep connection. In my opinion, this connection might provoke the military's most forbidden bottom line!"
Jiang Kai furrowed his brows and listened carefully.
"My suggestion is, don't make any noise about this for now. Once word spreads, Huang Jianguo might become cautious and stop acting. But if you wait for a while and he sees that nothing happens, he'll get impatient and make a new move."
"At that time, that's our chance to grab solid evidence!"
Jiang Kai widened his eyes—Zhao Hu truly had rich experience, and he hated Huang Jianguo to the bone. As soon as he made a move, it was to utterly destroy the Huang family.
Luckily, they were now on the same side!
Zhao Hu took a card from a card pouch and had Zhao Tiequan hand it to Jiang Kai.
"This is surveillance equipment our Tianheng Corporation just developed. It still has some limitations. The physical and chemical laws on Ghost Star are very different from Earth, and they have a complete logic of their own."
"Our Tianheng researchers spent decades developing this communication equipment usable in the vocation world."
"Tianheng?" Jiang Kai was a bit confused. He had heard of Chuangrui, Golden Compass, Genesis and other tech companies, but not Tianheng.
Zhao Hu smiled slightly, "I can't reveal too much. But while Xuanwu is backed by Xuanwu Military Industry, our Demon-Slaying Guild is backed by Tianheng Tech Innovation."
"The so-called top ten guilds stand strong precisely because of the companies backing them."
Jiang Kai widened his eyes. The terrifying thing about Tianheng was precisely that ordinary people didn't know them!
If ordinary people don't know them but they're this powerful, it basically confirms that it's a 'State-level' company.
"Jiang Kai, next time you encounter a Strange Professional, if you can confirm they're one of Huang Jianguo's people, stick this card onto them. It will attach to their body and remain undetectable. Then you try to let them go—leave the rest to me. I guarantee you'll get a satisfactory result!"
Jiang Kai widened his eyes. There was something this powerful?
"Uh… Uncle Hu, can you give me a few more?"
Zhao Hu looked slightly embarrassed and said, "This equipment is very expensive. It requires a rare Ghost Star material, so the quantity is very limited. I can only give you one."
Jiang Kai failed to get more and could only give up.
But, if they could really bring down Huang Jianguo, he would absolutely give it his all!
After leaving the Demon-Slaying Guild, Jiang Kai let out a long sigh of relief.
All along, the Huang family had been chasing him relentlessly, and he never had a good way to eliminate the threat for good.
If he could really find the evidence this time, the Huang family would never cause waves again!
When leaving, Zhao Hu also suggested forming an alliance between Beast God Guild, Demon-Slaying, and Ten Thousand Cliff Guild.
But that matter would be discussed after dealing with Huang Jianguo. After all, Zhao Hu didn't want Huang Jianguo to notice anything suspicious right now.
With the Zhao family's support, Jiang Kai's revenge plan had already begun.
Now, it was just a matter of when the next fish would take the bait.
Since Jiang Kai had already accepted a military mission, and all countries were currently rushing to find the War God's relics, time was tight. Jiang Kai gave up on his plan to explore the Endless Abyss and went with Zhao Tiequan to an unknown region again.
"Hey, really not staying a few more days? I haven't even seen my sweetheart yet." Zhao Tiequan reluctantly looked back at Huaxia City.
"Brother Zhao, you have a sweetheart?" Jiang Kai recalled Zhao Tiequan's three thousand concubines. If he had a sweetheart and still had this many women, should he tell Sister-in-law or not?
But Jiang Kai had no intention of discussing romance with Zhao Tiequan.
Zhao Tiequan's performance in major matters showed that he was still quite reliable.
"Nope, not waiting. I haven't even gone to the Endless Abyss. If I'm too slow, I won't get my reward!"
Zhao Tiequan said, "Then why don't you take the shortcut with me?"
Jiang Kai shook his head, "Can't take the shortcut. I still need to go to my guild to pick up a few people."
"Who?"
"My friends," Jiang Kai said. "For finding stuff, he must be there. He's an incredibly skilled feng shui master!"
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
patreon.com/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining Patreon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through Patreon.