Chapter 557
“Nope, no more.” One of the students shook his head, “The rest of them, none of them have any conflict with Juan.”
The old man asked again, “You really can’t remember what happened yesterday?”
The two students looked at each other and still shook their heads.
They only remembered that they had followed Hu An up the mountain, and they didn’t know anything about what happened afterwards.
The old man knocked on the table, “Call someone, show them their memories.”
The butler next to him quickly went down and returned with a hypnotist behind him.
The hypnotist was respectful, “Lord Jason.”
“Show them if they have really forgotten.” Jason blandly, “Restore their memories.”
After looking at their pupils and the rest of their faces, the hypnotist spoke, “It is true that they have forgotten, it should be a natural memory loss due to too much mental stimulation.”
“Recovery is possible, but after recovery, there will be a certain impact on the nerves and the IQ will drop. ”
Jason frowned, “All right, go down.”
He added to the two students, “You keep watch over Juan, money is not even a problem, Hershel will reimburse you.”
After turning off the call, Jason got up and went to the family’s astrology room.
Inside was an astrologer projecting an astrolabe, with a few decks of tarot cards beside him.
“Worked out anything yet?” Jason stepped forward, “Still nothing?”
“The exact pa*sage cannot be divined.” The astrologer shook his head, “All that can be worked out is that the beast is dead and all the treasure inside was taken, but the astrolabe shows a blur as to what exactly did it.”
Jason’s brow furrowed even more as he drew a faint breath, “It seems to be a diviner from the Chinese side, and it makes sense that we can’t spy.”
Generally speaking, people with low divination ability could not tell what happened to people with high ability.
Jason had already guessed that Juan was afraid that he was just unlucky, and that it was not someone else who had harmed him.
But how could his grandson, who had been carefully trained and was so gifted in astrology and art, be mentally unbalanced?
Jason had to find someone to take it out on.
Of course, the old men of the Chinese fortune tellers could not afford to be offended.
Especially the Fifth Family.
The Fifth Family has been pa*sed down from generation to generation, and even though the number of people with the gift of fortune-telling is gradually decreasing, the Fifth Family’s heritage is still terrifyingly strong.
When it came to persimmons, they naturally had to pick the soft ones to pinch.
They had been investigating Wen Huilan for a long time and knew that he valued his father and his adopted sister.
If something happened to his family, he would have to stay in China.
It wasn’t a bad ploy.
“Get your stuff ready and bring the good guys.” Jason stood up and ordered coldly, “Get the emergency pa*s and go to China immediately.”
There was only one emergency pa*s left in their possession, to be able to leave Norton University without reporting.
Normally, whether it was the Hershel family or several other indigenous families, members were required to report to the Vice Chancellor when they were out in force.
Jason knew the Vice-Chancellor had lived from centuries ago until now, but didn’t think much of the Vice-Chancellor at all.
Couldn’t astrology, and couldn’t alchemy.
If he hadn’t lived long enough, he would have rolled off his position as Vice Principal long ago.
As for the Headmaster?
Jason smiled coldly.
He was also going to try this time to see if what the Vice-Principal said was true.
If Norton was to just leave, he would press on.
If Norton was missing or dead, it was time for a new person to sit as the president of Norton University.
**
The Imperial Capital.
The live show is still on.
Because the participants in the escape room are all highly intelligent talents, the program team didn’t think they could trap these geniuses for long.
But those professors at the Imperial University have combined to come up with difficult puzzles, so half an hour should still be able to hold up.
Each person was a separate line, but the puzzle was the same.
It wasn’t until the camera that followed Wen Listen Lan and Adele caught the two walking up to the first door that neither bothered to find the puzzle and just violently broke through the door.
[????]
[Can this still happen? How come I didn’t think of it when I was playing escape rooms before.
The doors of the escape rooms are specially made, and you can’t kick them even if you have a black belt in Taekwondo.
The producer, who was also watching the video backstage, was envious.
The producer and director, who were also watching the footage backstage: “……”
They are quite scared of Norton University now, what a bunch of people are in there.
On Ying’s side, she was able to solve the question in a moderate way without violently breaking the door.
But not to mention lasting half an hour, it didn’t even last ten minutes.
The reason why there are still ten minutes left is that the journey from the entrance to the exit takes seven or eight minutes, the rest is the time to find the questions.
[See, Ying Shen wanted to do it several times, but restrained himself and solved the puzzle normally.
[Clearly, he knew what his brother was likely to do, so he stopped doing it himself to save face for the programme team].
Producer and director: “……”
They didn’t feel comforted by it.
The others were still deciphering, and Ying went out through the last door, and that was the end of the live broadcast that belonged to her.
She entered the final rest room and saw the man sitting on the sofa, and couldn’t help but pause: “Why are you here?”
Fu Yunshen raised his eyes slowly and deliberately, “Bought the programme team.”
“……”
With money, you can really do whatever you want.
Ying Ziji took a sip of water: “The programme team is quite stupid.”
The producer and director are all from the main TV station, the rest is only the responsibility of First Light Media.
“Let’s go.” Fu Yunshen stroked his head, “You’ve been recording for a few days, go back and take a rest.”
Ying Ziyi nodded, “I’m going to take Xiaolan and Second Uncle and the others to the ancient martial world.”
Wen Fengmian was indeed busier now, running between the Ancient Martial World and the Ji Family, having to deal with matters on both sides.
She had calculated correctly that the Hershel family was coming over today, so it was safer to send Wen Yinglan to the Ancient Martial World.
She didn’t have to worry too much about Wen Fengmian, with fifty years of ancient martial arts cultivation, the Heschel family would have to be able to move.
Two minutes later, Wen heard Lan and Adele also came out.
He listened and wrinkled his brows slightly: “Sister, take Adele with you.”
Ying Ziji turned his head and looked at Adele.
Adele thought for a moment: “Yes, I’ll go too.”
Ying Zidian sent another WeChat to Li Han and the others in the group, telling them to stay at the Imperial University and not go out for the next few days.
If it wasn’t for Juan’s appearance, she would have forgotten that there were several people besides Norton where Norton University was founded at that time.
A few founding fathers, and they had talked to each other back then.
After sorting out other things, Ying set off for the Ancient Martial World.
**
At five o’clock in the afternoon, the Heschel family arrived at the Imperial Capital.
Jason led the way straight to the Ji family’s villa area.
But there was no one at either Wen Fengmian’s or Ji Yihang’s house.
It was an empty punt.
Jason frowned, displeased: “Neither was there?”
“Grand Master, could it be that they ran away?” The butler spoke up, “Didn’t those two students of Young Master Juan’s say that they had warned the others about how strong Young Master Juan’s family background was.”
“I guess they also knew they were going to be implicated, so they ran away early.”
“Ran away? Can they run away? That Ying Zidian is an all-department genius at Imperial University, isn’t he?” Jason said indifferently, “You guys go and grab two random students from Tidu University, torture them a bit, send them photos and see if they come back.”
“If they don’t come back, then keep grabbing them again until you force them to come back.”
The butler’s heart was shocked.
It seemed that what had happened to Juan had indeed made Jason angry.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone out of his way to start taking on ordinary people.
If this got back to Norton University, there would be no shortage of accountability.
Could it be that ……
The butler was even more alarmed, “Grand Master, are you preparing to-”
“Good.” Jason knocked on the table, “Norton University has been called Norton for so long, it’s time to change its name.”
At this point in time, it was also time for cla*ses to end at Imperial University.
The Herschel family’s mercenaries were specially trained, and the leader was an S-rank graduate of the combat department, and had no problem kidnapping two students.
“Both know Ying Zigui, right?” Jason half-crouched down and looked at the two students, “Remember, it’s because of her that you were captured, make sure you hate her, the more you hate her the better.”
Only then did the two students realise what was going on.
One of the students laughed in exasperation, “Did you not arrest us, and you want to put your hat on Ying Shen?”
What kind of sophistry is this?
“So it’s an acquaintance.” Jason nodded, “Where is she, do you know?”
The two students didn’t say anything.
One, they really didn’t know, and two, these people were coming from a bad place.
They were in the same year as Ying Ziyi, and had been selected through various levels to take part in the isc international final.
That bomb incident, though up to now they didn’t know what was going on.
But the only thing they could be sure of was that if it hadn’t been for Ying Zidian, they would have been buried under the rubble and it was still uncertain whether they would have survived.
After several minutes of not waiting for an answer, Jason lost his patience: “Do it, cut two fingers first.”
Two mercenaries stepped forward and held each of the two students down.
Before they could do anything, the door was kicked open with a loud bang.
The girl stood against the light, her silhouette a little icy.
Jason narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to signal the two mercenaries to stop.
The two students slumped to the ground, still a little frightened, but both spoke in unison, “Ying Shen, they’re coming for you, hurry up!”
Ying Zigui stepped forward, his eyes slightly cool: “It’s alright, I came back specifically for that.”
Variables are not the same as certainties, they are unpredictable.
Coupled with the butterfly effect, many things are changing from moment to moment.
Even when counting, it is impossible to be completely sure who exactly will be harmed.
Especially since there were so many targets to choose from, two students she didn’t even know, only vaguely remembering participating in international finals together.
The ancient martial world had delayed things for a while, but thankfully she had come over in time.
“You’re finally back.” Jason scowled at the girl with a critical eye, “Thought you had run away from China, brave to come back.”
Wen Listen Lan was a student at Norton University, protected by her academic record, the Hershel family didn’t dare to do anything openly.
But Ying was different, she didn’t choose Norton University, and Norton University wouldn’t protect him.
“All right, I’ll leave them alone, I didn’t intend to, but you’re responsible for what happened to Juan.” Jason stood up, hands behind his back as he looked at her blandly, “Now come with me to the hospital.”
Ying didn’t say anything after she checked the two students’ bodies to make sure they were okay.
She lifted her leg and struck out straight away.
Jason’s god changed slightly, but still smiled coldly, “But you have a couple of moves, not bad that’s not enough, what else do you have to say?”
These two mercenaries were the weakest of the men he had brought with him.
He had checked well before he came and knew that Ying could fight, so it made sense that he could beat them.
Only then did Ying Zidian turn his head, his gaze falling on Jason’s body, and faintly: “Nick Heschel, will be very sorry to have such an offspring as you.”
“What did you say?” Jason’s footsteps abruptly and coldly, “How do you know that name?”
Nick Herschel, a man from the same century as Norton, was also the founder of the Herschel family.
Even he only knew about it when he became the head of the family and looked at the family tree.
Only not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to be transformed by alchemy, allowing for increased cell division and thus a longer life span.
Again, because he played with astrology, and had the same short life span as the trigram tellers on the Chinese side of the family, Nick Heschel died very young.
These indigenous families of Norton University were also handed down from the people who founded Norton University with Norton Francis.
Because of their great contribution to Norton University, the Heschel surnames are highly regarded at Norton University.
So Jason was also upset that it was clear that they were both pioneers, so why should the president be Norton?
“It’s no use knowing the names of the ancestors.” Jason shook his head, squashing the doubt in his mind, “The ancestor is dead, and you don’t know the ancestor, so don’t expect me to give you the benefit of the doubt.”
He clapped his hands together and smiled, “Since you won’t go, fine, arrest them.”
Another group of mercenaries, fishtailing through the doorway.
Chapter 558
Thirty in total.
The rank of this group of mercenaries, when placed over at the O Continent Underworld, was also A rank.
In Jason Heschel’s opinion, it was easy enough to deal with a little girl who knew some fighting skills.
“Escort them over to the hospital first.” Jason added, “Then take it straight back to Norton University, a set of all those medieval punishments.”
This was China and it was never good for them to do anything.
Suddenly, Jason snapped, “Who’s out there?!”
All the mercenaries turned around and pulled out the guns in their hands in unison.
“Boom, boom, boom”, the bullets burst out.
But in the next second, there was a sudden change.
Jason didn’t even see who had struck.
By the time he reacted, all thirty mercenaries had already fallen to the ground.
And both the guns and the bullets that were shot out were all floating in mid-air.
As if there was an invisible force holding these weapons, the sound hummed.
A few seconds later, they all fell to the ground with a “pop, pop, pop”.
Jason’s legs went limp as he suddenly thought of a pa*sage in the Heschel family book about China –
The ancient martial arts masters, with a hundred years of cultivation, could manifest their inner strength externally and were invulnerable to swords and spears, bullets could not break through their defences, so they had to avoid them!
It was more of a warning than an account.
The muscles in Jason’s face were trembling.
The man walked in slowly, he inclined his head and smiled, “What did you just say you were going to do?”
With the cold muzzle of a gun against him, Jason’s blood ran cold.
Ancient Martial Arts Grandmaster!
Surprisingly, he was really an Ancient Martial Arts Grandmaster!
“I’ll make you disappear here.” Fu Yunshen leaned down slightly, taking the gun in his hand and gently patting Jia Sen’s face with a low smile, “It’s easy, don’t ever have any doubts.”
Jia Sen’s cold sweat sprang up at once.
An ancient martial arts clan master, not to mention cleaning him up, the entire Hershel family was out of the question.
But weren’t all Ancient Martial Artists at this level staying out of the Ancient Martial Realm!
Jason’s mind buzzed.
Ying Zigui looked up, “You followed me?”
“Well, you consumed a lot yesterday.” Fu Yunshen raised his hand and gave the girl a gentle tap on the forehead, “Don’t do it.”
“Thinking that one person can solve it, so I don’t have to be bothering you.” Ying raised his leg slightly, just kicking one of Jia Sen’s acupuncture points, and Jia Sen directly pa*sed out.
“How.” Fu Yun Shen’s eyelashes moved slightly and he gave a very light laugh, “I’m glad I can still protect you now.”
The increase in his little friend’s cultivation level was truly amazing.
After a pause, he added, “You can stop being so tired, it’s not like before, you have a boyfriend, feel free to make use of him, got it?”
Ying nodded, and then wrinkled her brow.
She raised her hand and straightened his collar, “The clothes are messy.”
“I came out in a bit of a hurry.” Fu Yunshen held her hand, “You haven’t lost your OCD, Yoyo.”
“It’s worse for you.” Ying Zidian raised her eyes after she had sorted herself out, “In a hurry?”
“Well, the Hall of Justice has taken in a prisoner who has been chased for a long time.” Fu Yunshen was faint, “It hasn’t been dealt with yet, I’ll go back, you can play at your leisure.”
Ying nodded and kicked Jia Sen who was tied into a dumpling, “Yes, have fun.”
**
This time, it was impossible to conceal the fact that Jason had done it in China.
The news spread back to Norton University headquarters, alerting several other clans.
With Norton away and the number of people watching Norton University, the Vice Chancellor could not leave the school and could only contact them by phone, “Are you, are you okay?”
“Yes.” Ying Ziyi was indifferent, “Call a plenary meeting.”
The vice-principal was startled: “Yes, I’m on my way.”
Soon, an online video call was held, using Norton University’s social networking software.
Apart from the vice-chancellor, all the senior members of Norton University were present.
A few of the other big family heads were a little shocked to see a tied up Jason.
“Jason Heschel.” The Vice Chancellor was furious, “You broke the treaty, have you forgotten the rules set by the Chancellor? No hands on ordinary people? Even more so, you can’t hurt a student.”
Jason was still a little confused, he was looking at the projection screen and didn’t even know how the plenary meeting had suddenly been called.
But when he heard this, he immediately retorted, “I’m the one who forgot? It was clearly you who told the lie!”
“You said the headmaster just left the school to look for alchemical materials, then how come it’s been almost two years and he hasn’t even contacted us once, let alone come back?” Jason sneered, “You’re just afraid to admit that he, Norton Francis, is dead!”
The crowd was in uproar.
The ultimate secret of Norton University was nothing more than the fact that Norton Francis was centuries old and had survived until now by alchemy.
His situation was still different from that of the Vice-Chancellor and Cesar Laurent.
Norton liked to experiment on his own body and had always been very morbid and crazy.
Not many people dared to mess with him.
But if he died, how long could Norton University hold up?
“And you, Decker-” Jason spoke again, his voice cold, “if you weren’t the person Norton personally appointed to the position of Vice Chancellor, you wouldn’t really be qualified to do it.”
But it was just good luck to have had his body transformed by alchemy and to have been at Norton’s side, a member of Norton’s inner circle.
Not to mention Nick Heschel, but several other ancestors of the family were more useful than the Vice Principal.
The vice-principal did not speak, his fingers clenched.
It was indeed a fact.
“Decker can run the school, what can you do?” Ying’s eyes were cold, “If Norton had left the school to you, it would have been gone long ago, not to mention number one in the world.”
Norton was so engrossed in alchemy and surgery that the vice-principal was in charge of the school again.
Jason gritted his teeth and sneered, “How do you know it won’t work if you haven’t tried it.”
No sooner had he said this than another scream suddenly came out.
A finger had been sliced off.
The wound was flat, and only blood was seeping out.
In her hand, Ying Zidian spun a short knife, the cold light dazzling.
“This Miss Ying, we admit that the Heschel family did wrong in this matter.” A middle-aged man frowned, “But you have gone too far in doing this in front of us.”
“We are meeting today to discuss this matter, please don’t act without permission before the results are known.”
“You have to be prepared to get yourself killed if you make a move against the head of the big Herschel family.”
Even if Wen Listen Lan was a genius that Norton University focused on cultivating, his status could not be higher than them, the indigenous families of Norton University.
Not to mention, Jason was also the big head of the Hershel family, with high power.
Norton University was one, and there was no way they would turn around and protect an outsider.
“Over? How to pa*s?” The Vice-Chancellor finally spoke up, forcefully, as the matter concerned Ying Zigui, “Do you know who she is? I tell you, even if the headmaster were here today, he would still have to respect her!”
“Without her, do you think there would be a Norton University today?!”
“Dekker, you’re talking nonsense again.” Jason managed to catch his breath, hoots in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood, “It’s okay, I’m dead and the Hershel family will be able to take control of Norton University.”
“Drip, drip, drip–”
At this moment, a sound similar to a phone ringing rang in the ears of everyone who participated in the video call.
Naturally, Ying Ziyi heard it too, and her eyes gave a look of slight concentration.
Someone had joined the video call this time.
But this was a dedicated contact channel for Norton University executives, how did someone who wasn’t from Norton University get in?
“Security! Security!” An old man shouted over the call, “What are your people doing? Why is it being attacked again?!”
Jason shouted, several times hissing, “I told you, Norton is dead, he’s dead!”
“The forces are stupid, we have to re-elect the president, replace him and stabilise the university!”
The reason he had to stress that Norton was dead was to get the other families to support him.
“It’s not Security that’s in trouble ……” The Vice Chancellor’s eyes widened in some disbelief, “This is ss level access, you can go straight into the call.”
Even he was only s+ level.
Jason Heschel, and several other great heads of families, were s-level.
There were only two spots for ss-rank permissions.
Since Ying had been away for three hundred years and she didn’t want to manage the affairs of Norton University, the spots had been left vacant.
Currently, there was only one person with ss-level authority at Norton University, suppressing all other levels of authority.
The Vice Chancellor stared dead ahead.
On the big screen, all the compartments disappeared, leaving only a video screen.
It was a young man with short silver hair, wearing two black crushed diamond studs in his right ear.
He had a handsome face, very typical of a Western face.
His skin was pale, cold and white, and the blue veins at his wrists could be clearly seen.
The man sat with his hands clasped together.
Stern, cold and stern, with the majesty of a natural leader.
“I’m dead?” He looked up, his lips tugging up in a cold smile, “Come, my dear Decker, look me in the face and tell him I’m dead?”
Chancellor of Norton University, genius alchemical madman, Norton Francis.