Chapter 725 - 643: Schrodinger’s Destiny, the Storm Approaches...

At the entrance, the crystal chandelier cast a soft yet slightly chilling glow, elongating the shadow of Li Hanyu.

"Have they left?"

Her voice was not loud, deliberately keeping a steady tone, as if it was just a casual question. However, deep down there was a turbulent undercurrent, surging with tension and unease.

Two bodyguards stood with their shoulders against the cold door panel, holding their breath and listening intently.

Outside the door, a brief yet violent clamor seemed to be swallowed clean by the night.

After confirming the silence, one of the bodyguards slowly turned the brass knob on the door handle, pushing open the heavy door just enough to peek through with one eye.

Between the two villas, lush trees were carefully planted, their thick branches and leaves swaying gently in the night breeze.

The blurred shadows of the trees resembled a fluttering veil, greatly obstructing his view.

He couldn’t make out the exact features of the fighters, only vaguely discerning a few figures’ silhouettes and the colors of their attire.

Among them, the most eye-catching and identifiable feature was that iconic black robe and black mask — the Night Watcher.

It was also because, through the crack, they had early on glimpsed the involvement of the Night Watchers in the fight, which made the bodyguards inside so cautious, never stepping out of the door.

On one hand, the fight at the neighboring villa was none of their business, better to avoid unnecessary trouble;

On the other hand, anything involving the Night Watchers was never good, once involved, it meant endless trouble.

As it turned out, they were right not to go out.

Because, one of the Night Watchers was lying motionless on the cold ground, presumably dead.

And the other Night Watcher, even disregarding his companion’s "corpse," was nowhere to be seen.

Two Night Watchers, one dead and one escaped?

What kind of ruthless villain would dare to kill a Night Watcher, couldn’t afford to provoke them, couldn’t afford to provoke them.

Suppressing the pounding in his heart, he widened his eyes again, carefully scanning every inch of the adjacent villa’s doorway and under the street lamp.

Within his field of vision, besides the two bodies on the ground, there was indeed no other sign of life.

He slowly withdrew his gaze, turned around, and reported to Li Hanyu what he saw:

"Madam should be safe now, everyone outside is gone."

Li Hanyu frowned slightly and said:

"Are you sure everyone has left?"

The bodyguard glanced outside again, then added details:

"Yes, there’s no one outside, just two bodies left."

Li Hanyu’s voice remained steady, but her pace quickened slightly:

"Did you see who they were?"

Recalling the scene earlier, the bodyguard tried to extract useful information and said:

"One of the dead was a Night Watcher, black clothes, black mask, clearly seen under the street lamp, the other had no head."

He paused and continued:

"The killer was someone wearing a White Mask, seems to be [Mask], the rest weren’t clear, oh, one of them had a shiny head, should be bald."

"A dead Night Watcher... [Mask]... bald..."

Every word uttered by the bodyguard was like a lead weight wrapped in ice, harshly stabbing at Li Hanyu’s heart, leaving her agitated.

A Night Watcher dead at the doorstep of the next villa, this was a huge issue.

Additionally, what made Li Hanyu’s heart pound was that the villa next to theirs supposedly housed a special commissioner from Upper City, yet not a single soul had emerged from it.

She didn’t know whether the commissioner was safe or had met an untimely end? If something happened to the commissioner...

Li Hanyu dared not think further, only feeling a bone-chilling coldness surge from the soles of her feet, shooting straight to her skull.

Her face darkened and turned ashen, like exquisite white porcelain splashed with a layer of dull gray paint, even her lips lost their color.

When the commissioner was alive, perhaps he was a symbolic "mascot" that could be placed on a high pedestal without much concern;

But if he died in Zone 9, his death wouldn’t merely be the loss of a mascot!

Li Hanyu’s face turned frighteningly cold, and she said in a chilly voice:

"Enough, stop looking, shut and lock the door, no one is allowed to leave."

The bodyguard, as if granted amnesty, immediately obeyed the order, no one would be foolish enough to suggest going outside for a look.

Prying?

They could feign deafness and dumbness, pretend nothing happened.

Going out for a walk?

That might bring trouble, and getting caught in the storm, then wouldn’t it be a case of "not mud, yet mud?"

After all, reality can be quite surreal at times, utterly unreasonable.

Li Hanyu took a deep breath, suppressing a vague uneasiness, and instructed:

"Immediately! Inform the Member of Parliament and President Lu of everything that happened outside!"

The bodyguards on both sides nodded slightly, but honestly, Li Hanyu’s instructions were unnecessary. When the bodyguard first peeked through the door and confirmed Night Watchers were involved, they had each reported the situation here.

Calculating the time, President Lu and Mr. Wang’s car were probably already speeding on their way here.

Li Hanyu was aware of this as well; the bodyguards sent by both sides were ostensibly for protection, but in fact, they were meant to monitor and check each other.

Letting them "officially" notify once again was just a necessary formality to show she had "nothing to hide."

After instructing the bodyguards, Li Hanyu turned around and walked towards her bedroom, seemingly composed, but inside, her mind was already a chaotic swirl.

The battle outside the door theoretically had nothing to do with her, but it was hard to say if it might affect her subsequent plans.

The main issue was, in her original plan, her son was to miraculously awaken in the presence of both the Member of Parliament and President Lu.

At this moment, Qian Huan was already awake, and the mother and son had even practiced their "lines" and rehearsed the subsequent "performance."

To ensure nothing would go wrong, she even gave her son another shot of anesthesia, putting him back into "coma," awaiting the arrival of the two key witnesses.

But if she continued with the execution now...

Li Hanyu couldn’t guarantee it wouldn’t lead someone with ulterior motives to forcibly associate Qian Huan’s miraculous awakening with the battle outside.

The sudden battle at the doorway was definitely an unexpected variable in Li Hanyu’s plan.

Perhaps ultimately unharmed, because it indeed had nothing to do with her. In fact, it indeed had nothing to do with her, but it could possibly shatter her plan.

Because, it was right next door, both spatially and temporally too close, not to mention Li Hanyu was having secrets.

"One of them was bald, it should be..."

She wasn’t foolish, suddenly realizing that earlier, when she went next door to "fetch" Zuo Bai, she encountered a group with a shiny bald head.

"Damn it!"

Li Hanyu cursed silently in her heart. She thought her plan was flawless, but now, a storm was looming, and she was so close to the eye of the storm, could some things still be covered up?

If they can’t be covered, it’s actually not a big issue, she could find a way to mitigate.

After all, Qian Huan was already awake, which was a fait accompli, President Lu and Mr. Wang were smart people, even if they could guess something.

As long as her follow-up actions were appropriate, there was no reason they couldn’t "compromise" in the face of the accomplished fact.

Creatures that prioritize profit won’t lose their heads over anger.

However, the current situation, how much worse it had become!

A Night Watcher dead at the door, and the special commissioner’s life or death was unknown, Li Hanyu couldn’t imagine how great the storm that followed would be.

The Night Watchers would definitely retaliate, and to appease the anger from Upper City, Zone 9’s Executive Government would investigate everything that happened in Jade Garden tonight thoroughly.

In this storm, someone would inevitably seize the opportunity to stir up trouble, turning "investigation" into a weapon to eliminate foes.

No need to think about it, that’s fundamental in political struggles.

Historically, those crushed during storms often cried innocence.

And amongst that cried innocence, at least eighty percent... were genuinely innocent.

In comparison, Li Hanyu’s situation was somewhat better, he didn’t even need to be framed, just someone discovering Zuo Bai’s link to the bald individual, and Zuo Bai coming by her place tonight, could already spell trouble...