Chapter 12

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

On Saturday, after a night of hard work, the fire in the North Street District was finally completely extinguished.

But the impact of this explosion was far from over.

The huge explosions at two chemical factories in a row already explained the problem.

Even the stupidest person could sense that something was wrong. No one would believe that it was an accident. Clearly, this was an extremely nasty terrorist incident.

The city’s Security Bureau, the City Defense Department, and the garrison had all mobilized manpower to jointly launch a large-scale investigation and search.

Qin Ming walked on the street. Police cars parked by the road could be seen everywhere. Some police officers were interrogating some suspicious people.

The morning news was also reporting this news. The commotion even overshadowed the news of the annual college entrance examination.

“Welcome, sir. How can I help you?”

As he walked into a phone shop, an associate immediately walked over with a smile and greeted him.

“I’m buying a cell phone,” Qin Ming said simply. His gaze swept across the various phones on the cabinets.

“Buying a cell phone? Then take a look at the latest model of Kidney 19. It’s top-notch in terms of performance and appearance. After all, the brand is a trusted brand. I think there’s no need to say anything else. The quality is also quite good. It won’t break even after three to five years. Even a bullet can’t penetrate it…”

When the associate heard that he was buying a cell phone, he immediately started promoting the latest model in the shop.

Qin Ming ignored him and glanced at the Kidney 19 phone on display in the cabinet. It was indeed exquisite, but the price was also not low.

When Qin Ming was in school, he often worked part-time. In addition to the living expenses his parents usually gave him, he had some savings. However, he wasn’t the kind of person who spent money recklessly. There was no need to buy the best cell phone. It was fine as long as the phone met his needs.

The price of the Kidney 19 phone was beyond his budget, so he chose to ignore it.

In the end, he bought a mid-range phone and made a simple call in the shop to log in his phone number.

Before he could familiarize himself with his new phone, a long list of missed messages popped up.

He had been offline for the past two days, so he did not know that there were so many missed messages.

“Hello, Mom. Why are you looking for me?”

“Child, why couldn’t I get through to you these two days? I thought something had happened to you!” Qin Ming’s mother’s familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Oh, my phone was broken. I just got a new phone today,” Qin Ming explained. He didn’t expect his parents to suddenly call in the past two days.

“I’m glad you’re fine. We don’t have anything to do. We just heard on the news that the city doesn’t seem to be peaceful, so we called to ask.”

Qin Ming could feel from his mother’s tone of voice that she was obviously relieved.

He even suspected that if he didn’t call back in a few days, his parents would call the police directly and look for their missing son.

“Yes, I think two chemical plants exploded. But don’t worry, the explosion happened far from my school. It’s not dangerous.

That’s right. The college entrance examination is in a dozen days. I still have the same goal of getting into Shanze Academy’s Faculty of Arts. Yes, my grades have been the same recently. As long as I can maintain them, there’s still hope…”

Qin Ming briefly explained his recent situation, grades, and so on.

Of course, he did not mention the huge changes in his Qi Sea and mental strength. After all, he was not confident that he could enter a Martial Academy yet.

If he told their parents now to give them hope, they would inevitably be disappointed if he did not make the grade.

It would be better to give them a surprise after he really got in.

“Little Ming, after you bought the phone, did you run out of money? Mommy will send you some money later.”

His mother was concerned about him, whether he was eating well outside.

“There’s no need, Mom. Cell phones aren’t that expensive now. I still have money, so there’s no need to send me money,” Qin Ming said.

After that, they chatted for a while before hanging up.

He shook his head. He knew his mother. Even if he said so, the money would still be transferred in two days.

Fortunately, although his family was not rich in town, they were not particularly short of money. They belonged to an ordinary family, so at least they had no problem paying for his education.

After paying for the phone, Qin Ming prepared to go back.

However, at this moment, there were suddenly a few screams in the distance, accompanied by a commotion.

He looked in that direction through the glass window and saw several cars colliding as if they had lost control. They rolled and smashed into a wall by the street.

“What’s going on!” Qin Ming had never encountered such a serious car accident scene. He was dumbfounded.

“Holy sh*t! What happened!”

The employees in the shop also heard the commotion and walked over. When they saw this scene, they looked like they had seen a ghost.

“Who are those people!” A female clerk covered her mouth and pointed at a dozen agile and fast figures in the distance.

Qin Ming also saw the dozen or so figures speeding over and frowned.

This was the group that had caused this massive traffic accident.

With their abnormally agile speed, they sped through the traffic on the street.

The cars that were about to hit them were directly smashed by their bare hands. The drivers forcefully changed the direction of the cars and rushed towards both sides of the street.

The figures were like human-shaped tanks. Oncoming vehicles were smashed by them.

With such terrifying power, there was no doubt that they were a group of cultivators.

It was rare to see someone acting so recklessly on the streets of the city.

“What are these lunatics trying to do!” an employee in the shop exclaimed.

“They’re coming!”

When the passers-by on the street saw that the situation was bad, they were afraid of being implicated and fled into the shops on both sides.

Many people squeezed into Qin Ming’s phone shop.

The dozen or so cultivators ran very quickly. In a moment, they rushed past the street in front of Qin Ming and disappeared.

The passers-by who were taking refuge in the shop heaved a sigh of relief when they saw this. Then they started cursing.

After all, it was normal to vent their anger when they were suddenly scared out of their wits while walking on the streets.

Recently, Shanze City seemed to be a little chaotic. As Qin Ming thought about it, he walked out of the shop and looked at the accident scene in the distance.

Some passers-by were not so lucky. They could not dodge in time and were knocked down by the cars that lost control and suffered serious injuries.

The glass windows of several shops were shattered by the cars that came charging in. It was unknown how much of the items on the shelves were damaged in this disaster.

“Damn it, I can’t pass through!”

At the other end of the car crash, several police cars were forced to stop. The large number of cars in front of them were blocking their path, making it impossible for them to continue the pursuit.

“Everyone, get out of the car and continue the pursuit!” A police officer punched the steering wheel angrily. Then he opened the car door and rushed to the other side of the street with the pursuing team.

“Contact the other pursuit teams and provide us with a location for that group of people!”

“Inform the City Defense Department to send reinforcements!”

“…”

In the sky, several helicopters flew swiftly overhead, chasing after the group.

Looks like this is not an ordinary malicious incident. I wonder if it has anything to do with the explosion of the chemical plant, Qin Ming thought to himself.

The city’s response was quite fast. A large number of rescue cars and police cars drove over and began to handle the situation and save the injured.

The crowd quickly dispersed. Qin Ming didn’t want to stay any longer and walked home.

It was still not safe outside. Although his physique had been strengthened, he was only stronger than ordinary people and his reaction was faster.

He was still far inferior to those true cultivators.