Chapter 2234: Chapter 2235: Abandoned


    Ji Qingyan’s calm tone made it sound as though she was discussing a trivial matter of no consequence.


    After she finished speaking, she turned over, leaving her back to Lin Yi.


    Lin Yi stood still, wordless.


    He felt a bit like laughing but also somewhat burdened.


    This was the first time Lin Yi felt the weight of responsibility.


    “When I came back just now, I think I saw someone selling glutinous rice balls on the street. I’ll buy some for you when I come back.”


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    “Get me a cup of milk tea as well.”


    “Sure thing.”


    Lin Yi left with a smile and took a taxi to the hospital.


    The rest of Group One were resting, only Yang Chaoyue came alone.


    Besides that, Qiu Yuluo and Ning Che were also staying here without leaving.


    When he arrived at the hospital, Yu Siying and Zhao Yunhu had already woken up, just feeling a bit weak.


    Yu Siying was alright, speaking without issues, but Zhao Yunhu could only move slightly and needed more time to recover.


    “Neither of you move around.” Lin Yi told Yu Siying, “Now is not the time to be active. Just lie down in bed honestly.”


    Lin Yi checked the two of them again, all their vitals seemed quite good.


    There shouldn’t be any lasting effects.


    After checking their condition, Lin Yi and the four others moved to the corridor.


    “Where are the things you brought back and the two people you caught?”


    “They were handed over to Secretary He for handling, and the items have already been sent back to Yanjing.”


    “Good, I want to see those two people,” said Lin Yi,


    “Also, they’re both out of danger now. Later, negotiate with the hospital to transfer them to Zhong Hai. This place is somewhat lacking.”


    “I’ll arrange it now.”


    After giving instructions for the main tasks, Lin Yi took a taxi to He Jiaxing’s office, familiarly making his way to his office.


    “Uncle He, we meet again.”


    “I heard there was an incident in your group, and I was about to come over. How are things now?”


    “The surgery was quite successful, everything’s stable,” Lin Yi said with a smile.


    “Things over at Pengcheng are also good, right? No one’s been causing trouble anymore?”


    “You really did us a huge favor there.” He Jiaxing said, sighing,


    Li Zhenquan hesitated a bit, but eventually took out his smartphone.


    At this point, other than calling Evans, he had no other choice.


    Holding the phone, Li Zhenquan dialed Evans’ number.


    “Mr. Evans.”


    “How’s the situation on your end? Was it successful?” Evans’ voice was deep.


    He showed no emotional fluctuation.


    “So far, we still haven’t made contact with Ruan Wentong. It’s been such a long time, I think the plan likely failed, and he might have been captured by the people from the Central Guards Brigade.”


    Evans was silent for a moment.


    “Destroy all the research materials at the lab. Don’t leave anything the Central Guard can use.”


    “Okay,” Li Zhenquan responded,


    “What about us? Should we head to the headquarters?”


    “Not for now,” said Evans,


    “Stay in Shianggang for the time being. There might still be a turnaround in the situation. I need to consult with headquarters on what to do next.”


    Upon hearing this, Li Zhenquan’s expression grew grim but he still managed to squeeze out a smile.


    “Understood, we’ll wait for your news.”


    Evans hung up first, but Li Zhenquan’s face contorted with rage, furiously smashing his phone on the floor.


    Seeing his father’s sudden change, Li Yinghong sensed something was wrong.


    “Dad, what did the Master say?”


    “He told us to destroy the materials and continue staying in Shianggang, waiting for news.”


    Li Yinghong’s expression changed, understanding what that meant.


    For the Freemasons, the results from the laboratory were the most important.


    Yet they didn’t order an evacuation, implying that the Shianggang Branch of Hongmen was not in their plans.


    Issuing such an order indicated they were abandoning the Shianggang Branch.


    In other words, they were discarded.


    “Dad, continuing like this isn’t the solution. Every minute we wait now, our risk increases by a minute. We need to find a way to evacuate quickly.”


    “But under the current circumstances, there’s literally no place for us to escape to.”


    Li Zhenquan was well aware that if they were to flee, they’d be left with nothing but their money.


    Under absolute military power, no force would offer them asylum.


    Because at this time, money is the most useless thing.


    “No, we still have one bargaining chip,” Li Yinghong stated: