Chapter 208 — The Eldest Miss Brings a Man Home?
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"The suspect in the car — Black Panther was the only one in it?" Wei Zhao frowned. If Black Panther were really that formidable, then that day he wouldn't have been beaten so badly he was on the ground hunting for his own teeth.
"Only him! Wei Zhao, I know what you're going to say, but I can tell you with certainty that Black Panther did all of this alone." Qiu Lingshan said, "I don't know whether you have any grasp of how strength is graded in the jianghu, but Old Zhang on the force is a genuine expert, a man retired out of the special forces. When we escort suspects he usually rides along, and this time was no exception. He crossed hands with Black Panther, and Black Panther is a whole tier above him! As for Old Zhang's word, I trust it."
"Strength grades in the jianghu? I've heard a little from Brother Jun." Bizarre as the whole business seemed to Wei Zhao, Qiu Lingshan was so insistent that there had to be something strange in it that no one had yet noticed. "Heaven, Earth, Mystic, Yellow — an expert of the Yellow rank is already good enough to run roughshod over the whole city."
"Exactly. Old Zhang is early Yellow rank. He's no match for me, but against ordinary people he's more than enough!" Qiu Lingshan said, "By his judgment, Black Panther must have reached the peak of the late Yellow rank. Otherwise Old Zhang could never have failed to block even a single move."
"The peak of the late Yellow rank?" Wei Zhao clicked his tongue in disbelief. Had he heard wrong? That weakling of a man had become an expert at the peak of the late Yellow rank? What kind of international joke was this?
"Either he was hiding his strength from the very beginning, or he used some method we know nothing about to instantly boost himself to the peak of the late Yellow rank!" Qiu Lingshan explained.
"The second is more likely." Wei Zhao thought for a moment. "If it were the first, there'd have been no need for him to wait until he was caught before making his run. Back when I was beating him, he could have finished me off and fled before any of you showed up."
Wei Zhao was, of course, exaggerating a little. An expert at the peak of the late Yellow rank would not have found it so easy to finish him off. And though this ranking was a fairly common way of dividing up strength, depending on what each fighter had trained in, two men of the same rank could be worlds apart once they truly crossed hands.
"Right, that's what we think too!" Qiu Lingshan said, "The news hasn't got out yet, but the reason I'm calling is to warn you. You're the one who sent Black Panther in, and I'm afraid he'll come after you for revenge. Where do you live? Shall I have some officers keep watch nearby?"
"No need. If he comes looking for me, I'll send him back to you myself." Wei Zhao spoke lightly. The peak of the late Yellow rank, was it... Heh. Best you come find me; it saves me the trouble of coming to find you.
"Wei Zhao, I am not joking with you. I don't know whether you understand what the peak of the late Yellow rank means." Qiu Lingshan was rather irritated by his attitude. She had warned him out of kindness, and he behaved as if he couldn't care less. This man — how could he be so flippant? How could he possibly be a friend of Captain Yang's?
"I know. He's a bit stronger than you, that's all, isn't it? Don't worry, I'm a bit stronger than you too, so nothing's going to happen." Wei Zhao said, perfectly serious.
"..." Qiu Lingshan was at a loss for words. "Suit yourself! I've given you fair warning!"
Furious, Qiu Lingshan hung up on the spot. What sort of man was this? She meant well, and he treated her good intentions like a donkey's liver and lungs!
"Heh. Black Panther? A sudden leap in strength? Now that's a little interesting." Wei Zhao murmured to himself as he laid the phone aside. But if the man had grown stronger, so be it. Let him run wherever he liked — as long as he didn't come provoking him.