Chapter 198 Unexpected reversal, hidden truth

Qin Feng and his team went through a suspicious investigation and had doubts about Night Owl's true motives. As the intelligence verification gradually unfolded, they gradually uncovered a bigger conspiracy. However, the development of the matter was beyond their expectations, and the unexpected reversal caught them off guard.

In the early morning, just as the sky over the academy was turning pale, Chu Tian had already gotten up and came alone to the courtyard where Ye Xiao was assigned to live. He held a cup of hot tea in his hand and thought to himself, "I have to test this guy to see what he is up to."

Pushing open the wooden door of the courtyard, Chu Tian swaggered in: "Hey, Brother Yexiao, good morning!"

Ye Xiao was meditating in the yard. He opened his eyes when he heard the sound and glanced at Chu Tian calmly: "You came here so early, what's the matter?"

"Nothing serious." Chu Tian handed over the tea with a smile, "I just came to see you and chat. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Thank you for your concern. I slept well." Ye Xiao took the teacup and took a sip. His tone was still calm. "You are very wary of me."

"Haha, that's right!" Chu Tian said without disguising, "After all, you used to be a high-ranking member of the Dark Cult. When you come to us, everyone will inevitably be a little worried."

Night Owl smiled and said, "It's normal for you to worry. I would be the same if it were me. However, I have let go of the past and now I just want to make up for the mistakes I made."

"Make up for the mistake?" Chu Tian narrowed his eyes. "Your words sound interesting."

"The past is too painful to look back on, but I don't want to make the same mistake again." There was a hint of heaviness in Night Owl's tone. "The Black Dragon Cult Leader's ambition has long exceeded what I can accept. I came here hoping to cooperate with the righteous side and stop him."

"That sounds quite sincere." Chu Tian touched his chin, "But you know, we still need time to confirm your information."

Night Owl nodded: "I understand, you can go ahead and verify it without any worries. I'll be waiting for your results here."

Chu Tian pondered for a moment, and suddenly changed the subject: "Brother Yexiao, have you ever thought about what the Black Dragon Cult Leader would do to you if we fail?"

Night Owl's expression sternened, then he smiled calmly: "If you fail, I will naturally be executed by him. But I have made this preparation. Rather than living in fear, it is better to give it a try."

Chu Tian stared at Ye Xiao's eyes, trying to find some clues from them, but he found that Ye Xiao's gaze was calm and firm, without any hypocrisy.

"Okay." Chu Tian retracted his gaze and said with a smile, "I hope you are serious this time."

Night Owl smiled slightly: "You will see."

After talking with Ye Xiao, although Chu Tian still had doubts in his heart, he decided to report the situation to Qin Feng.

"Brother Feng, Ye Xiao doesn't look like he's lying." Chu Tian said, "But I always feel like he's hiding something."

"You mean he has other purposes?" Qin Feng asked.

"It's possible." Chu Tian nodded. "He is cooperating very well now, but his previous experience in the Dark Sect is too complicated. We have to be more careful."

"I understand." Qin Feng pondered for a moment, then said, "We will continue to act according to the plan, but we must be extra careful. We cannot believe all of Night Owl's intelligence, but we cannot completely disbelieve it either."

Ye Li also joined the discussion: "I looked up some information about Night Owl last night. He was indeed a capable general of the Dark Cult, and he completed many important tasks. If he really switches to us, the Dark Cult will suffer a great loss."

"That's why we have to be more vigilant." Qin Feng said, "If someone who once worked for the Dark Sect suddenly turned against them, his motive must be complicated."

"Brother Feng, what should we do next?" Zhang Meng asked.

"We will split into two teams." Qin Feng calmly arranged the tasks. "One team will continue to secretly monitor Night Owl, and the other team will verify the intelligence he provided. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately."

"Understood!" everyone responded in unison.

Just as they were carrying out the action as planned, a shocking news came - Night Owl seemed to have contact with a disciple in the academy, and this disciple was likely to be an insider of the Dark Cult!

"Brother Feng, we found a suspicious person!" Chu Tian hurried over, with a hint of nervousness in his tone, "Night Owl seems to have contact with him. This guy may be planted by the Dark Cult among us!"

"Who is it?" Qin Feng frowned.

"It's Zhou Wen. He usually behaves normally, but his behavior has been unusual these days." Chu Tian explained, "Our people found that he had several contacts with Night Owl."

"Zhou Wen?" Qin Feng was slightly startled. "He is indeed not very noticeable at ordinary times, but I didn't expect that he would be the insider."

"We need to take action immediately." Ye Li said calmly, "If Zhou Wen is really an insider, we must confirm his motives and action plans as soon as possible."

"Okay." Qin Feng decided decisively, "Let's not alert him first, but secretly follow his movements to see what he is up to."

That night, Qin Feng and Chu Tian secretly followed Zhou Wen and found that he sneaked out of the academy and came to a remote woods.

"Brother Feng, you see, there is indeed something wrong with him." Chu Tian whispered, "Should we go up and catch him?"

"Don't worry." Qin Feng held Chu Tian down, "Let's see what he's going to do first."

Zhou Wendong looked around and after confirming that there was no one around, he quickly took out a letter from his arms and stuffed it into a hole in a big tree.

"There is something fishy going on!" Chu Tian clenched his fists. "We have to get the letter and see what he is up to."

"Wait a moment." Qin Feng suddenly said in a low voice, "Someone is coming."

Sure enough, a moment later, a figure came from the other end of the woods. The man walked stealthily to the tree hole and took out the letter from it.

"It's time for us to take action!" Chu Tian said impatiently.

"Okay, let's act!" Qin Feng gave the order decisively.

The two men rushed out from their hiding place in an instant and pounced directly on the man. The man obviously didn't expect someone to suddenly appear, and he stepped back in fright, but it was too late.

"Don't move!" Chu Tian grabbed the other's wrist and pressed him to the ground.

"Who are you?" the man shouted in panic.

"Who are you?" Qin Feng asked coldly, snatching the letter from the man.

"I am... I am a messenger of the Dark Cult!" The man had to confess the truth when he saw that his true intentions were exposed. "I am only responsible for delivering the message. Please don't kill me!"

"The Dark Cult is indeed up to something." Chu Tian sneered, "Brother Feng, what should we do?"

"Take it back first." Qin Feng put the letter away, "We have to figure this out."

After returning to the college, Qin Feng brought the messenger and the letter to Vice President Feng Jian.

"Deputy Dean, this is the messenger from the Dark Sect that we captured. He is in collusion with Zhou Wen." Qin Feng explained, "The letter has not been opened yet. We don't know what is written in it."

Vice President Feng Jian nodded, took the letter and quickly opened it. The content of the letter was indeed the secret contact information between the Dark Sect and Zhou Wen, which recorded in detail Zhou Wen's lurking plan and next steps.

"It seems that Zhou Wen is indeed the accomplice." Vice Dean Feng Jian said solemnly, "This letter mentioned that his mission is to assist the Dark Cult in planning an attack on the academy."

"No wonder he has been behaving strangely lately." Ye Li said, "We must arrest Zhou Wen immediately and thoroughly investigate all his contacts."

"Act immediately." Qin Feng ordered decisively, "Chu Tian, ​​you take a team to arrest Zhou Wen, Ye Li and I will search his residence."

"Understood!" Chu Tian and Ye Li responded at the same time.

However, just as they were preparing to act, Zhou Wen suddenly disappeared! The academy was in a state of tension, and everyone speculated that he might have escaped.

"This guy runs really fast!" Zhang Meng said indignantly, "We have to find him quickly!"

"He can't get too far." Qin Feng said calmly, "We have blocked all the exits of the academy, so he definitely can't escape."

"Brother Feng, where do you think he will hide?" Chu Tian asked.

"He is probably still inside the academy." Qin Feng analyzed, "Zhou Wen knows very well that we have guards outside, so it is unlikely that he will risk escaping the academy. We need to search every corner thoroughly."

Just as they were searching intensively, an unexpected news came - Zhou Wen actually turned himself in!

"Brother Feng, this is too abnormal, isn't it?" Chu Tian was confused by this sudden news, "Shouldn't he run for his life?"

"Things may not be as simple as we thought." Qin Feng frowned and said, "We have to handle it carefully."

When Qin Feng and Vice Dean Feng Jian saw Zhou Wen, he had already been controlled by the guards of the academy. To their surprise, Zhou Wen did not panic at all, but instead showed a sneer.

"You think you've won just by catching me?" Zhou Wen said calmly, "The Dark Cult's plan has already started, and you can't stop it at all."

"What are you talking about?" Qin Feng asked coldly.

"Do you think you can stop the Dark Cult by catching me?" Zhou Wen laughed sarcastically, "You don't know what the real conspiracy is!"

"Hurry up and speak!" Vice President Feng Jian shouted sternly.

Zhou Wen looked at them and said slowly: "The real target is not the academy, but you! All of you are the target of the trap!"

Just as Zhou Wen finished speaking, there was a sudden violent tremor inside the academy, and the entire earth seemed to be shaking.

"What happened?" Ye Li asked in astonishment.

Qin Feng stood up quickly, his face solemn: "Not good, I'm afraid we've all fallen into the trap!"

"Zhou Wen, what on earth is he planning?" Chu Tian asked nervously.

"Go check the situation immediately!" Qin Feng ordered decisively, "We can't delay any longer!"

Everyone acted quickly and rushed out of the room. However, when they arrived at the center of the academy, they were shocked by the scene before them—a huge dark magic circle was slowly rising, as if it was going to swallow up the entire academy.

"This...what on earth is going on?" Zhang Meng widened his eyes, unable to believe what he saw.

"This is the forbidden magic circle of the Dark Cult!" Vice Dean Feng Jian said in shock, "They actually set up such a large magic circle inside our college!"

"We have to destroy it immediately!" Qin Feng shouted, "Otherwise the entire academy will be swallowed up!"

"But this magic circle is too big, how can we break it?" Chu Tian asked anxiously.

"Calm down first!" Qin Feng forced himself to calm down, "We must find the core of the magic circle. As long as we destroy the core, we can stop it!"

"Brother Feng, we don't have much time!" Ye Li said anxiously, "The magic circle has already started to work. If we don't act now, it will be too late!"

Qin Feng nodded: "Everyone, split up and find the core of the magic circle, and make sure to stop it!"