<h4>Chapter 1429: Chapter 1737: Secret Prison</h4>


    After spending a few more days in the hospital, Ling Chen finally got the doctor’s approval to go home. Afterpleting the discharge procedures, Ling Chen couldn’t wait to follow Ling Gengqiu back home. He had been stuck in the hospital for two whole weeks and was nearly bored to death.


    To celebrate Ling Chen’s recovery, Hu Fei, along with Qiu Yong and others, gathered for a feast.


    "Hey! I’ve already booked your ne ticket; it’s a 4 PM flight." Hu Fei said after finishing the meal.


    "ne ticket?" Ling Gengqiu asked from the side, "Where are you nning to go, kid?"


    "Beijing." Ling Chen replied, "Zhu Hong was captured, so I need to go to Beijing to resolve this matter."


    "In that case, I’ll apany you, just to make sure you don’t get into trouble again."


    Ling Chen grinned, "Big brother, even if you didn’t say anything, I wouldn’t let you stay here alone. Without me watching you, what if you cause big trouble? I don’t want to clean up your mess."


    After resting at home for a while, around two o’clock, Ling Chen and Ling Gengqiu set off for the airport.


    Dusk.


    A ne finallynded at Beijing Capital Airport. As they exited the airport, a Mercedes sedan had already been parked outside the exit, waiting for the two of them to arrive.


    "Chen."


    Seeing Jiang Yunkai approaching them, Ling Chen greeted him with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work during this period." Although Beijing was Ling Chen’s territory, hecked people here whom he could fully trust. Therefore, Ling Chen transferred Jiang Yunkai to Beijing, putting him in charge of managing the underground forces.


    "Chen, Qiu, I’ve booked a restaurant; let’s go have dinner first."


    "No need." Ling Chen declined Jiang Yunkai’s good intentions, saying, "I have other things to take care of. You guys go back to thepany; just leave a car for me."


    Jiang Yunkai nodded, handed the car keys to Ling Chen very straightforwardly, then took his men and left in a taxi.


    Getting into the car, Ling Chen took Ling Gengqiu for a ride around the city while making a phone call. After more than half an hour, the two arrived outside a two-story small building in the Beijing Suburb. It was already evening, and Ling Chen looked out the car window at the brightly lit building.


    At this moment, Ling Chen honked the car horn, and before long, someone walked out of the building and came directly to the car.


    "Tang Yuan, you finally arrived. I heard you were injured recently; are you okay?"


    Ling Chen smiled and said, "Do I look like I have something wrong?" With that, Ling Chen pointed to Ling Gengqiu beside him and gave a simple introduction.


    "You guyse in with me."


    Inside, Tang Yuan nced at Ling Gengqiu and said with some difficulty, "Later, you can only go in alone; you can’t bring anyone else. It’s only because you asked that they’ve given you this favor. Otherwise, no one else would be allowed here, so..."


    Before Tang Yuan could finish, Ling Chen nodded and said, "I understand your point. Don’t worry; Qiu will wait outside while I go in alone."


    "That’s best."


    Knowing he couldn’t go inside, Ling Gengqiu didn’t insist; after all, his goal was to protect Ling Chen’s safety. As for those secrets... he wasn’t interested.


    After settling Ling Gengqiu, Ling Chen, led by Tang Yuan, went down to the building’s basement. The two arrived at a wall, saw a keyboard and a retina scanning device slowly emerge from inside the wall. After dual verification, the entire wall slowly opened, revealing a spacious entrance. "When was this built?" Ling Chen asked curiously.


    "Just recently." Tang Yuan replied, "Because Lonely Wolf didn’t have a ce to detain major and secret criminals, they sought permission from above to build a prison here. Chen Quan, whom we caughtst time, is a Heavenly List expert, very dangerous, so above ordered us to detain him here and keep a strict watch."


    While talking, the two had arrived at the secret prison’s control room.


    Being a secret prison, it’s equipped with high-tech facilities. Moreover, through Tang Yuan’s introduction, it was learned that each cell here is independent, equipped with adequate protection and top-notch security. Each cell is surrounded by electric grids; even if a prisoner escapes from the cell, they can’t break through the grids unless they wish to die.


    Furthermore, each prisoner’s calf has a sensing device. If a prisoner attempts to forcefully destroy the device, it will explode, taking the prisoner with it. Also, if a prisoner leaves the prison premises by more than fifty meters, it also triggers an explosion.


    "Well done! Your defenses are very robust; even a Heavenly List expert, once detained here, can’t escape."


    "Let’s go; the prisoner you want to see is already here; I’ll take you to him." At this point, Tang Yuan suddenly changed his tone, "Let me remind you, that guy has undergone a lot of changes since being incarcerated; you’d better be mentally prepared."


    Soon, the duo went through several st-proof doors and arrived outside a standalone room.


    "You go in; I won’t interrupt you. Just call me if you need anything."


    Ling Chen nodded and, without saying much, pushed the door open and walked in. Entering the room, Ling Chen looked around and found a wall reced by thick bulletproof ss. Through the ssyer, one could clearly see the situation in the next room.


    After waiting for about a few minutes, a wheelchair slowly appeared in Ling Chen’s line of sight. Ling Chen’s expression changed upon closer inspection. Sitting in the wheelchair was a person or, more urately, a person whose facial features were twisted, the bodypletely deformed.


    This is... Zhu Hong? Ling Chen looked at the face in surprise, temporarily finding it difficult to believe.


    Zhu Hong used to be quite handsome, but... how did he end up looking like this monster? Ling Chen’s mouth hung open. If it weren’t for Tang Yuan personally arranging this, he would suspect whether the person before him was Zhu Hong or not.


    After a brief moment of being stunned, Ling Chen carefully examined Zhu Hong, noticing both his cheeks were swollen to varying degrees, his nose was crooked, and one end of his mouth slightly curled up as if it had been torn. Moreover, Zhu Hong’s body was extremely bloated, looking like a two-hundred-pound fat man, the strangest part being his legs, which werepletely deformed and somewhat atrophied, appearing very discordant with the rest of the body, no wonder he was in a wheelchair. In his current state, those legs probably couldn’t bear his body’s weight.


    If there’s anything normal, probably only those two arms.


    Looking at Zhu Hong behind the bulletproof ss, Ling Chen opened his mouth and asked, "How did you end up like this?"


    Upon hearing Ling Chen’s question, Zhu Hong gritted his teeth and replied coldly, "It’s all thanks to you."