The Invincible Strongest Student

Chapter 1328: Chapter 1328: King of the Pigeons

Lin Tian heard this and instinctively frowned.

Davis noticed this gesture, but he ignored it and continued speaking. ”But when we tried to find the three people, we discovered they were no longer in Tianya Haijiao City. According to the clues we gathered, they arrived on the Celestial Dragon Continent, but we couldn’t ascertain which city. We sense they’re in Kanyue City, yet Kanyue City is too vast, and none of our forces can penetrate it.”

Lin Tian chuckled and asked, ”When did this happen?”

Davis replied, ”It’s been half a year now.”

”Half a year.”

Lin Tian recalled that the Wang family’s three card arenas opened half a year ago, so the timeline matched.

”Kanyue City has three card arenas. Haven’t you visited them?” Lin Tian crossed his legs.

Davis shook his head and said, ”This is my first time on the Celestial Dragon Continent, and even the old Patriarch couldn’t imagine needing to chase people here in his lifetime. So, we have no leads here. It’s even more difficult to launch an investigation. We’ve entrusted two renowned information agencies, but haven’t found anything for the past six months.”

”Regarding the three card arenas you mentioned, I wasn’t aware of them before the investigation. Their concealment is extremely high, and those two information agencies couldn’t find any clues there either,” Davis answered truthfully.

Lin Tian could understand this; the Wang family’s three card arenas were indeed very secretive, and it was normal for Davis’s people not to find them. As for those three information agencies, they were likely blocked by the Wang family. If the agencies had infiltrated the card arenas, they’d be very dangerous indeed.

”Later, the card arenas were exposed by the media, and our investigation direction changed, leading to new clues. The woman who surrendered to the police, whose Chinese name is Zhang Yaye, wasn’t called by this name when she was in Tianya Haijiao City.”

”Our people went to great lengths to establish some police connections, but just as we were about to reach her, she was determined to be an undercover and released without charge...”

At this point, Davis’s expression couldn’t have been more frustrated.

All their efforts amounted to nothing but wasted effort, returning to square one at the black gold.

”When Zhang Yaye was released the other day, you took her to a barbecue restaurant, and our people followed you.”

”Was the car that followed us halfway down the road with your people inside?” Lin Tian asked, still having an image of that day, initially thinking it was DS. But now it seemed far more likely to be this guy in front.

Davis nodded, ”I was in the car that day, but your counter-surveillance awareness was strong, so we didn’t continue the pursuit. However, we installed a GPS in your car. The distance between the cars was about a hundred meters.”

Lin Tian’s face showed displeasure, which he intentionally displayed to Davis. Regardless of the reason, installing GPS in my car is disgraceful and embarrassing. Who would like their actions to be clearly tracked?

Davis, being a manager at a card arena in Tianya Haijiao City, was very skilled at reading expressions. Seeing Lin Tian’s displeasure, he apologized, saying, ”I’m truly sorry. We were compelled by circumstances. Can you let me meet Zhang Ya’Er now?”

Lin Tian did not respond, avoiding the question and instead asked, ”What does that Luban lock look like?”

Davis took a piece of paper with a picture printed on it from his bag and placed it beside Lin Tian’s desk.

Lin Tian picked up the paper and examined it closely.

The image wasn’t a photograph; it was drawn, clearly created after the Luban lock was stolen, with the old Patriarch recalling its look and then commissioning an artist to depict it. It was indeed lifelike.

This Luban lock was quite peculiar, assembled from densely packed wooden pieces, very exquisite, resembling a work of art. Who would guess it was a box for storing something?

Davis said, ”This Luban box is made from the Celestial Dragon Continent’s pine, treated through special processes and coated with a unique varnish. It has been preserved for over fifteen hundred years, still as good as new. The depicted box here is ninety percent similar to the stolen one. The box can only be opened in a specific sequence; forcing it open will trigger mechanisms that may destroy the contents, or even cause lethal harm.”

Asked, ”Do you think it’s in the hands of Zhang Ya’Er or DS?”

”Very likely!”

”What’s inside the Luban lock?”

”This... I don’t know either.”

Lin Tian pondered for a moment but didn’t agree, only saying, ”But you also know Zhang Ya’Er was stabbed in the back and isn’t convenient for meeting you.”

”No problem, I can go meet her.”

Lin Tian stood up and told Davis, ”I’ll arrange for you to meet her tomorrow, but you can first see DS and his companions.”

Davis also stood up, shook hands with Lin Tian again, smiling broadly, ”Thank you so much. Oh, by the way, here’s my business card.”

Davis handed his business card to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian accepted the card and said, ”Sorry, but I’m just a student, so I don’t have a card printed.”

After saying that, he gave Wu Yong a glance, and the two exchanged cards once more.

Then Pang Yu escorted Davis to find DS, fortunate that he arrived early. If it had been any later, following Lin Tian’s directive of ’don’t be gentle when you can be firm,’ DS and his companions might not have been able to speak now.

Watching the two leave the conference room, Lin Tian asked Wu Yong, ”How’s Zhang Ya’Er’s recovery now?”

Wu Yong shook his head, ”These past two days, Li has been taking care of her, so I don’t know.”

”Where’s Li then?”

”Perhaps in the office. I didn’t see him today,” Wu Yong replied.

”Let’s go then; come with me to see her.” After saying this, Lin Tian put away the Luban lock drawing on the table.

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Standing at the hospital room entrance, Lin Tian softly knocked twice on the door, instantly hearing Zhang Ya’Er’s voice from inside, ”Come in.”

Lin Tian pushed the door open, discovering Zhang Ya’Er facing away, doing yoga. The movements weren’t large but were enough to reveal her body’s flexibility and graceful figure.

Before Lin Tian could take it all in, Zhang Ya’Er suddenly turned around. Her expression remained calm upon seeing Lin Tian, but she playfully said, ”So it’s you, big pigeon.”

Lin Tian laughed and, walking inside, asked, ”How did you know it was me? And what’s with the ’Pigeon King’ nickname?”

”I heard the strength of your knock and the sound of your steps. My sixth sense told me it was you. As for Pigeon King, it’s a critique! Li told me when I woke, you’d come. But how many days has it been now? You’re only just coming to see me — do you have any humanity left?”