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"Tai Zhen, are the trees fun to play in? Do you want to join me up here?" Zhuang Bifan hung upside down from the tree trunk, looking down at Xiao Taizhen as he made the invitation.
"No, thank you! You have fun by yourself!" Xiao Taizhen sighed heavily. This Zhuang Bifan was a lost cause!
As Xiao Taizhen stepped towards the garden exit, he tried to call Daya and Xiaoya on their cellphones several times, only to find that they were completely unreachable.
Huh?
What''s happening?
Zhong Hua had seen with his own eyes Daya and Xiaoya use their Calamity Poison Body to poison Ye Fan. The mission should be complete, so they should have retreated immediately. Why couldn''t he contact them all of a sudden?
A foreboding feeling was already surfacing in Xiao Taizhen''s heart!
Prior to this, the Qingyi Sect was destroyed, and Xiao Taizhen had been lurking in the Gu Sect for many years, making compromises, all for the sake of rebuilding his Sect with the help of the Gu Sect—even going so far as to let Zhuang Bifan take possession of his body.
However, as time went by, Zhuang Bifan was only proactive when it came to using him and his two disciples.
Whenever it was about helping Xiao Taizhen to rebuild the Sect, Zhuang Bifan would feign ignorance and make excuses, leading to no progress in the rebuilding of the Sect over the years.
Yet, Xiao Taizhen and his two disciples had carried out countless missions for Zhuang Bifan, killing many people.
Although Xiao Taizhen was not exactly a good person, seeing Zhuang Bifan colluding with Capital King Jin, the Japanese Black Clothes Society, and Western Europe''s Dark Church, and engaging in activities that greatly threatened the safety of Great Xia, Xiao Taizhen felt utter contempt in his heart.
There was already a rift in their beliefs.
Ding-dong!
Lost in his thoughts, Xiao Taizhen suddenly received a text message from Zhong Hua''s number, "We''re being pursued by Ye Fan''s men. We need a few days to regroup. Don''t worry!"
So that''s it!
Reading Zhong Hua''s message, Xiao Taizhen felt a bit more at ease.
Ye Fan was now gaining strength, with so many experts gathered around him... and the royal family had even established the Grand Tutor Mansion, clearly supporting Ye Fan.
If Ye Fan got killed at this time, those Martial Arts experts by his side would definitely not let it go!
Daya and Xiaoya had special physiques, so they should be fine.
These two foolish girls must continue to be controlled. They will be of great use in the future!@@@@
...
In Guangcheng, inside a bar booth!
Yamada Eiko guided Daya and Xiaoya to watch a video, which mainly featured targets of their previous missions.
When they saw that the people they killed were teachers, union representatives speaking out for the impoverished, and kind souls donating to orphanages, Daya and Xiaoya broke down and wept. Had they really killed only good people?
Ye Fan came to Guangcheng for three things!
One was to confirm whether Shen Nanfei had anything to do with Eldest Brother''s death, which was now basically resolved!
Another was to investigate the true murderer behind Third Brother''s killing and to trace the whereabouts of the Immortal Palace map. Only half has been accomplished so far, with the involvement of the higher-ups from the Han Family, Cao Family, and Gu Sect mostly dealt with. What remains are several high-ranking officials from the Vermilion Bird Military and a few other families involved in the operation.
The third was to retrieve the Rune Base that his mother left for him!
"No rush! Didn''t Prince Jin send over a ten-person Martial Emperor Combat Team from the Capital? To get Tiankui Base back, we must first deal with these nuisances..." Ye Fan''s eyes revealed a profound look.
One or two Martial Arts Experts did not intimidate Ye Fan.
But when Martial Arts Experts formed into a significant force, that''s where the trouble began.
Of course, the best approach would be to defeat them one by one! And having the support of one of the Four Great Families, who jointly managed the base, would make Ye Fan''s subsequent work much easier!
"Old Guo, how''s the investigation going?" Ye Fan walked out of the bar''s front door, outside, Guo Li, and Yu Qiang were leading their men and waiting.
"Brother! We''ve almost finished investigating the Four Great Families'' personnel. We just got intelligence that representatives from all Four Great Families, as well as many other major families from Guangcheng, are unexpectedly having a banquet at Pearl Grand Hotel today! However, due to the exceptionally tight security, our intelligence officers can''t get in, so we don''t know what the situation is like inside!"
Representatives from the Four Great Families and so many other families from Guangcheng having a banquet today?
Such a coincidence?
"Let''s go have a look!"
...
At Pearl Grand Hotel, on the eighth-floor hall!
About thirty people were gathered around three tables, with a young man wearing round sunglasses seated at the head.
The young man had bandages on both sides of his head, seemingly covering wounds on his head, and upon closer examination, it was apparent that his ears were missing!
This young man was none other than Commander Pan, the assistant of Capital King Jin, who had his ears sawed off by Prince Jin for ordering Eldest Xiong and others to act in Cloud City without authorization.
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All of Commander Pan''s anger was directed towards Ye Fan!
So when he learned that Prince Jin and the Scorching Sun Emissary planned to join forces with the Four Great Families in Guangcheng to act against Ye Fan, he volunteered to come in person, determined to personally slaughter Ye Fan.
"Everyone! Since Director Han and Director Cao seem to be unable to attend, we shouldn''t keep Commander Pan waiting. Shall we start the meal?" a portly man stood up, warmly inviting everyone, "It''s an honor for us to have Commander Pan come to Guangcheng to personally supervise the work. With Commander Pan here, we will surely..."
Splurt! Splurt!
Before the fat man could finish speaking, Commander Pan suddenly grabbed a knife and fork from the table and stabbed viciously into the fat man''s chest and throat!
After seven or eight consecutive stabs, the portly man fell dead in a pool of blood!
"Eat if you want to eat, why so much nonsense? Eat!" Commander Pan calmly wiped the blood off his hands, picked up a chicken leg from the table, and tore off a piece...