Chapter 572

Chapter 572: A Cold Body

It was a terrible price to pay .

“Qin Feng!!” Hatred flashed past his eyes, but it could not diminish the fear in it .

***

Qin Feng learned that Hong Lie was still alive a few days after he returned to Fengli .

It was not that he did not think of going out there and finishing the job . However, there was much more to consider now that he was in a different position .

Hong Lie, being a B-tier aptitude user, had a substantial influence as an organization president in the northern region . If he were killed, it would implicate those working under him greatly .

Qin Feng did not wish to be too assertive . This would not be good for teamwork .

Well… The word teamwork put a sarcastic smile on Qin Feng’s face .

Besides, Hong Lie would at least take half a year to recover from the injury he had sustained this time . He would not dare to provoke Qin Feng in such a state .

Thus, Hong Lie was not Qin Feng’s immediate concern now . He had his mind occupied on another matter .

“Are you sure you got nothing?”

“Well, it’s not that I don’t believe you . But it’s just all too odd!”

“Alright, please continue to keep your eyes open . ”

“Goodbye . ”

Qin Feng furrowed his brows after hanging up . The phone call he had made was to ask help from Dragon Capital to search for the Z Organization . He did not expect them to turn up empty handed .

A few thoughts sprung into Qin Feng’s mind rapidly .

He had not heard of such an organization before he was reborn but mutant experiments carried out by the Dark Coalition had been running rampant recently . Qin Feng clearly remembered the special tattoo on its member, as well as the lab at Fu City and the catastrophe at Shadong .

Suddenly, he had an idea .

‘Perhaps I have been overestimating them? Though it’s easy for Dragon Capital to investigate the underground organization, their sights are usually set on those B-tiers or above! The Z Organization might not have grown into that just yet . They could be a dangerous force in the future, but right now, they are probably just a small faction waiting for the right time to strike . ’

Qin Feng could not shake the Z Organization off his mind ever since he had been reborn . He trusted his own instincts and knew that he must find them .

He contemplated and decided to ask for He Liming’s help . This time, he wanted them to narrow down the search and focus solely on the north .

In less than half a day, He Liming brought him the news Qin Feng wanted . He Liming had been extremely helpful after the incident with Hong Lie .

“Governor Qin, I have a few intel regarding the underground organization that may be useful to you . ” He Liming sent him several documents not long after .

Qin Feng opened it and smiled satisfyingly .

“So, they are hiding in Xue Yuan all this while?”

“I believe so . Numerous organizations from the Dark Coalition have been active around the area recently . Fights broke off sparsely but did not alert the Human Alliance since that place is a lawless zone, to begin with . But they have indeed grown more arrogant recently by openly practicing unethical experimental trials on human subjects . ” He Liming explained to Qin Feng while displaying a friendly smile . “Are these people and information the ones you are looking for?”

“It’s more than I have asked for . Thanks a lot, General He . This is extremely important, to me at least . ”

“Don’t worry about it . ”

“Are you still overseeing the rebuild of Beihua? I have a small business going on there . I will ask someone to send you a small gift . ”

“Sure, sure! Thank you!”

They ended the conversation on a high note . Qin Feng then arranged for someone to deliver the gift to He Liming’s residence . It was just a small gaea crystal the size of a cobblestone . However, this material was getting rarer and rarer now . Even Xu Qing had been exploring the crystal mine for months now, indicating just how valuable the crystal had become .

He Liming did not have otherworldly strength but Qin Feng was fond of his demeanor and well-established network .

‘Perhaps I can recruit He Liming under my wing in the future . ’

He Liming would be baffled if he knew what Qin Feng was thinking . A C-tier was plotting to have a B-tier as his future subordinate . Qin Feng was probably the only one with such an ambitious vision .

Of course, Qin Feng did not act too imprudently . His interest now was entirely on the new information He Liming had supplied him .

The organization currently resides in Xue Yuan State . They had been running multiple illegal experiments there to mutate human subjects, who were originally aptitude users of the Human Alliance .

‘Xue Yuan is an even poorer place than the Sun cities . ’

But when Qin Feng thought about the giant beast that had given birth to Bai Li, things seemed to be more complex than he thought .

‘An elect that could capture such a powerful spatial monster would not be just a random John Doe living in such a slump . ’

Besides, this Z Organization had been a little too resourceful, judging by how seamless their infiltration was into the Three Cities along the Sun, the Four Cities of North Sea, and now Xue Yuan state .

‘It’s best for me to go and check this out myself . ’

Qin Feng departed immediately with little hesitation .

***

It was the end of December . The more northern he went, the chiller it got . In Xue Yuan, half of the time in a year was spent in a snowy season .

Even the convenient hover copter could hardly enter this place .

“Such an ideal place to hide the filth . It’s so white on the surface but underneath it, everything is pitch black,” Bai Li lamented softly . She was staring outside the windows with brooding eyes .

At the same time, numerous people outside the car were trying to peek in .

“Sigh . A blizzard would cover up all the tracks . Pretty convenient for them . ” Qin Feng resonated with Bai Li’s words and scanned the surroundings .

They had arrived in a very poor colony . In comparison, this place was even worse than in Han Town . Qin Feng did not see any stabilizer around .

What was this nonsense?

Qin Feng also did not find any F-tier aptitude users in the crowd . Most of them were the poorest of the poor . The few rare G-tier aptitude users had become the indisputable overlord in this town .

It was more like a village built by refugees rather than a colony .

There were only two cities in Xue Yuan state . One was known as Xue Yuan city, the other Winter Fort . The two cities were linked by a central highway . This highway was vital for Xue Yuan state as it was the only way the state was connected to the outer world . As such, it had unfortunately become a robbery hotspot targeted by the Dark Coalition .

Eventually, aptitude users from the dark force and humans abducted by them from Xue Yuan or other places began to gather around the highway and form a village .

This was the third village they had passed through .

Outside the window, a strong man hauled a shabby boy passed their hover craft . The sign of life had forgone the kid and a layer of frost could be seen on his face .

The kid was dead . He had been killed by the merciless cold .