Chapter 352

The next day, I continued to search around the Icy Forest Graveyard map . Once again I found a large amount of Spirit Recovering Grass . In the afternoon, Matcha sent me a message .

“Boss, Our First Division’s Wong Jiang is coming to Suzhou from Hangzhou . He’ll be here at around 1 . Did you know about this?”

“I didn’t . What happened?” I asked .

Matcha opened her voice message and said, “It seems like it’s about Rainy’s problems . After Rainy is finished with her classes, she’ll come here as well . She’ll probably be here in an hour or so . It should be the problem regarding her brother, so… . . ”

I frowned, “Why didn’t Rainy listen to me . Hmph . If they come, then they’ll come . Go pick them up later and I’ll come over to the studio as well .

“Okay . I’ll contact them then . They’re probably almost here . I’ll make a reservation at Hu Spices then .

“Okay . Thanks for telling me . I’ll come over right now . ”

“Okay!”

……

In the afternoon, I wasn’t with Wan Er and Dong Cheng like usual . Instead, I was standing in front of Hu Spices .

In the restaurant, Matcha, Song Han, Old K and Fox were there already . There were also two others . One was the 20 year old Rainy who was still in college . She was fairly pretty so I’d give her a 7 . The other one was Wong Jiang . A 20 year old youngster with large eyes . Seeing me come over, he immediately stood up and respectfully said, “Guild Master!”

I laughed . “No need to be too polite . Sit . ”

Rainy’s eyes were red and swollen as she looked at me and said, “Boss, I really… . I really don’t know what to do . There isn’t any information regarding my brother . The police couldn’t find any clues about his whereabouts either . I think… . If I stay in Suzhou, I’ll be able to find him . At least… at least I’ll be closer to him…… . ”

I took a deep breath and said, “Rainy, don’t worry too much . They’ll find your brother . You… . You should stay over at the studio tonight . Stay with Matcha . That way I’ll feel a little more assured about your safety .

“Okay… . . ”

……

After settling Rainy and Wong Jiang down, I stayed at the studio for a bit to check over what’s been happening . Although we have a large shop with a massive fortune, the studio did not meddle with any of [Zhan Long]’s funds . All the profits were used to buy equipment for the guild members . Good thing Matcha and Old K were able to level fast, the studio’s improvement was very impressive .

In the afternoon, Rainy cried a few more times . Wong Jiang carefully comforted and looked after her . We could all tell that this kid really cared for Rainy . Maybe it was the result of love . As for what happened to Rainy, we can’t do anything but pray . Qin Meng ending up in Blood Scythe hands means that his life was left up to fate .

I waited until around 10 at night before changing into a nice shirt and bringing out Xiao Hei .

Matcha smiled, “Boss, Where are you going in the middle of the night all dressed up like that?”

“Uh… . ” I wavered . “To help Rainy look for her brother . Haha . Leaving in the middle of the night is a bit more convenient . ”

Sitting on the sofa, Rainy stood up, “Boss . Really? But… but somehow I feel like you’re lying to me . I feel like you’re going to a bar, dressing all nicely and stuff . You also brought along a guitar… . ”

I replied, “Rainy, you gotta trust me . If I say I’m helping you find him, then I’ll be looking for him . ”

“Okay……”

Rainy forced a smile, “Then work hard, Boss!”

“Okay . Stay here and wait for my good news!”

“Okay!”

……

After leaving, I went straight to the base . There, a twenty-person squad was all ready . I quickly changed into my battle gear as well, and put my badge onto my shoulder with a “Pa” sound . Next, I put two army knifes on each of my holster and strapped Xiao Hei onto my back . I had my handgun as well . Since the operation didn’t need it, there was no need to bring a sniper rifle .

Everyone was ready . Wang Xin waved his hands and said, “Li Xiao Yao will lead . Since Shen Bing is familiar with the area, she’ll go as well . ”

On the side, a fully equipped Shen Bing smiled and nodded, “Okay!”

I stared, “Sister Shen Bing, you’re going as well?”

“What? Afraid that I’ll drag you down?”

“Not, But… . . ”

“No buts . Let’s go!”

“Okay… . . ”

……

After getting into the car, we ventured deep into the city at night . At around 12PM, the car stopped in a small alleyway . I gave my signal, and the group quickly got off the car without a sound . Shen Bing carried a sub-machine gun and was trying to get off as well . I grabbed her hand, and she turned to stare at me, “Hey . What are you doing?”

I looked at her . “Sister Shen Bing, you’ll follow me . Make sure to be careful……”

“Okay!”

In front, a member unlocked the door to the mall and with his signal, everyone entered . When we got in, Shen Bing turned on her flashlight and thoroughly scouted the mall . Shen Bing whispered, “That door, it’ll lead us underground . Let’s go!”

Two members swiftly opened the door and went straight down .

I also extended my Yi Hai and didn’t feel any super powers within a 5 kilometer radius . I could tell that something was wrong, but we couldn’t turn back now . After following them, we entered the secret room in the basement . The hall was dark and felt damp on my skin . My shoes made a crackling sound with every step . There was also a strange odor pervading the air .

“What happened?” Shen Bing asked when she noticed my reaction .

I blinked a bit . “I smell something……”

“What do you smell?”

“The scent of human blood… . . ”

“……”

By then, three members surrounded the door in front of us and said, “Boss, behind this is the 3rd level basement . It’s locked electronically . What do we do? Force it open?”

“Move!”

I unsheathed Xiao Hei and rushed forward and slashed the lock with one stroke!

“Keng!”

The lock broke in half and activated the alarms . Shen Bing quickly moved forward and disabled a wire, causing the alarms to shut off . After the doors opened, an even more foul scent wafted through .

I quickly lifted my hands and turned on the flashlight on the gun to scan the dark room . There were large containers all over the room; all of them were filled with human body parts . Some of them only had limbs soaked in some sort of water . There were some scales on the limbs as well . These were probably some failed experiments .

“Don’t touch anything!” I yelled .

Shen Bing held a heat detector, “Li Xiao Yao, I see… . I see that the container in front of us has a strong life force . What’s going on?”

“What? It detected a strong life force?”

“Yeah!”

One of the members quickly moved forward, extended his hands to try and turn off the switch connected to the container .

“Stop!”

I quickly yelled and walked forward . Looking at it, there was a message lighting up on the top . I couldn’t understand it at all . Shen Bing walked up as well and said, “It seems like there should be a human… . or should I say, some sort of animal in here… . . ”

“Boss, do we open it or not?” One of the members asked .

I gritted my teeth . “If we don’t open it, we’ll be going back empty-handed . You guys move away . I’ll open it!”

“Why?” Shen Bing asked .

“It’s safer this way!”

Shen Bing pulled me away . “No, you’re the leader . How can you go and do such dangerous task?!”

I sighed and said, “Sister Shen Bing, just listen to my order . It’s because I’m the leader that I have to do it . Everyone fall back until I make sure it’s safe . Quickly . ”

The members all quickly retreated . I walked up and extended my hands towards the lever for the huge container and slowly opened it . After opening it, a “Chi Chi Ya Ya” sounded out and steam began leaking out . After looking inside, I was surprised to find half a human body in there, containing only the chest area to the head . The rest were cut off already . However, this person’s eyes were still open . He revealed a mocking smile and stared at me, “You’re finally here?”

I suddenly noticed a trigger beside his head that activated time bomb . It was starting to tick!

Shit!

I quickly yelled, “Fall back now, there’s a bomb!”

The countdown was set to only a second . As I started yelling, I could already see the bomb starting to explode . I quickly raised my internal energy to the maximum level, as the air around me started to spin . This was the only mode of protection that I could think of . After turning, I quickly hugged Shen Bing who was the closest to me .

……

“Boom!”

A loud explosion echo sounded from behind me . My body felt scorching hot as Shen Bing screamed . The explosion hit at least 10 meters around us . The other members quickly ducked for cover in order to dodge the incoming debris .

I felt a piercing pain on my back . I knew that no matter how strong my internal energy was, I couldn’t block a modern day bomb, So I gathered all my energy around me to protect Shen Bing .

My mind went blank . All I could think about was Shen Bing’s desperate screams .

……

“Li Xiao Yao…… Li Xiao Yao… . . ”

After waking up again, I was lying down in the center of a hall . Shen Bing was crying while hugging onto me . After seeing that I woke up, she rubbed her tears and said, “You finally woke up . You finally woke up . Thank god… . Thank god… . . ”

I used my strength to try and move my body . After looking around, I said, “Sister Shen Bing, We… . We fell into a trap, didn’t we?”

Shen Bing nodded with tears in her eyes, “Yeah . Those Blood Scythe bastards . Planning a trap like this for us… . . ”

“What are the casualties?”

“One dead and six injured . You’re also heavily injured……”

I tried to feel my body’s situation and said, “Two bomb fragments are piercing my back… . . Take me back to the base quickly . ”

“Okay . ”

Fortunately I began gathering my energy before the blast . If I hadn’t, those two bomb fragments would’ve pierced my body . Then I would’ve really been dead .

……

Back at the base, Wang Xin’s eyes were red from waiting . He slammed his fist on the desk, “Bastards . Those bastards are really fucking crazy . I…… I’ll… definitely destroy them all!”

I shakily stood up and extended my arms towards Wang Xin’s shoulders, “Did the medics arrive? Get the bomb fragments . . out… . . ”

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