Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System - Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Chapter 254: True Identity

The thought gnawed at him, but he had no way to confirm it—not yet.

He was torn between wanting to confront her and rushing to her side to protect her.

His instincts screamed that something wasn’t right, but he couldn’t just barge in and demand answers. Not yet.

Lin Hao steeled himself and decided to return to his body. He needed to approach this carefully.

Confronting Su Jiyai directly might push her away, especially if she had her reasons for hiding the truth.

He would wait until their next meeting to ask subtle questions, probe for more information, and ensure she wasn’t under threat.

As he returned to his physical form, Lin Hao muttered,

“Maybe she is scared of Lin Hao, but will tell everything to Qin Feng, right?”

With this thought, Lin Hao wrote a letter to Boss Su and passed it to Yuan Xin before returning to the room.

He closed his eyes and the next time when he opened his eyes, he was back in his body. His eyes wandered to the smelly room and he slowly sat up.

His charred skin was very dry to the touch and somewhat painful too.

However his gray eyes looked around and he muttered in a hoarse voice,

“I should first tell her about my identity.”

Looking at his charred skin, Qin Feng thought about how everything started and his eyes darkened.

He winced as he stood up, the pain radiating through his body, but it didn’t matter.

His mission now was clear—he needed to confront her, tell her who he truly was, and uncover whatever secret she was keeping.

Whether she was in danger or simply didn’t trust him yet, he couldn’t let this continue.

They had been through too much together for her to hide things now.

Thinking about Boss Su’s generosity and purple eyes, Qin Feng felt everything made sense.

So his sweetheart just wanted to tease him and help him. But why was her eyes purple?

Well thinking about how he lost the blue color of his eyes, he felt maybe Su Jiyai had undergone the same transformation too.

A hint of joy appeared in his eyes. But then confusion appeared in his eyes.

If Su Jiyai can still shapeshift to human form…then whose body did he retrieve from the poisonous river?

Or is it that Su Jiyai has experienced the same thing as him?

Before he could move, a knock came at the door.

“Qin Feng? Are you awake?”

……………………………

The vice-captain of Crystal Cove base sat behind his large oak desk, fingers tapping rhythmically against the wood as he waited for news about Xi Ping.

The man in his early 80s, with silver hair slicked back and a hard-set jaw was known for his ruthless demeanor.

He had been patient, but it had been over a week since Xi Ping disappeared.

The fact that she had fled without fulfilling her “duty” to him made his blood boil.

Xi Ping’s foster parents had promised her to him—his price had been generous, food and supplies in exchange for taking her into his “care.”

But when she ran, she left the impression that her foster parents had sold her off to another wealthy merchant, betraying the deal they’d made with him.

That assumption had kept the vice-captain fuming, thinking he’d been played for a fool by both Xi Ping and her foster family.

The door to his office creaked open, breaking his chain of dark thoughts. His most trusted subordinate, a tall man with a scar running down the left side of his face, entered, saluting sharply.

“Vice-captain, we’ve gathered some new information about Xi Ping’s whereabouts,” the subordinate said, his voice as sharp as his military posture.

The vice-captain’s eyes narrowed dangerously as he leaned forward. “Speak.”

The subordinate wasted no time. “We received word from one of the ex-residents of Crystal Cove. He reported seeing Xi Ping entering a new base nearby—one that belongs to someone known as Boss Su.”

For a moment, the vice-captain didn’t respond. His anger simmered beneath the surface, threatening to boil over.

He had suspected betrayal from her foster parents, but now it seemed Xi Ping had played an entirely different game.

She hadn’t been sold to another merchant; she had escaped.

And now she had found refuge in someone else’s base.

The vice-captain’s fist slammed down on his desk, rattling the few items that rested on its surface.

“That ungrateful wretch!” he spat.

“She ran from me, making me look like a fool. And now she thinks she can hide under the protection of some upstart named Boss Su?”

His voice dripped with venom, and the subordinate shifted slightly, sensing the growing storm in the room.

“What should we do, sir?”

The vice-captain’s eyes glinted with cold fury.

“I want Xi Ping back. And if Boss Su thinks they can shelter her without consequences, they’re mistaken.”

He stood from his desk, walking to the window where he could see the makeshift city of Crystal Cove stretching before him.

“Send a message to Boss Su. Inform them that Xi Ping belongs to me and they have no right to harbor her. If they refuse to hand her over, I will bring the full force of Crystal Cove upon their base.”

The subordinate nodded. “I’ll have the message prepared and sent immediately.”

The vice-captain turned, a cruel smile playing at the corner of his lips.

“And prepare the men. If Boss Su doesn’t comply, we’ll be ready to take Xi Ping by force. No one crosses me and gets away with it.”

As the subordinate left to carry out his orders, the vice-captain sank back into his chair.

The insult she had delivered—running from him, tricking him—had bruised his pride deeply.

Now, he would enjoy showing her, and whoever this “Boss Su” was, the consequences of crossing him.

“Vice-captain if you don’t mind, I have a suggestion to make. Xi Ping is just a woman, but from what I have heard about Boss Su…we can snag a much better deal.”