Fang Yi hadn’t expected them to act so swiftly.
Gu Zheng was the mole?
Fang Yi suddenly felt his head spinning, this wasn’t right... it shouldn’t be this simple...
Fang Yi said in a low voice, "Liu Lang, don’t panic, what about the brothers?"
At this, Liu Lang’s crying became even more mournful.
Without needing Liu Lang’s response, Fang Yi had already understood what had happened. Despite being mentally prepared, he couldn’t help but ask, "Not even one... survived?"
Fang Yi took a sharp intake of cold breath.
After agreeing on a meeting point with Liu Lang, Fang Yi hung up the phone. He looked at the time; it had been over three hours since he had been captured. That is to say, in these three hours, the other party had wiped out the entire squad from Moon City that had infiltrated into Southern Domain City!
That was more than forty lives; how could they dare to be so ruthless?
Fang Yi tried to suppress the anger in his heart, then dialed Bai Jingjing’s cell phone.
"Doot~~ Doot~~" The phone emitted a busy signal.
Fang Yi’s heart sank, Bai Jingjing had actually lost contact.
The connection between Fang Yi and Bai Jingjing was known only to the two of them. Furthermore, this operation was extremely important; Bai Jingjing couldn’t possibly be unreachable.
And being unreachable could only mean one thing—something had happened to Bai Jingjing!
But how could something have happened, given that Bai Jingjing’s and Meng Wei’s operation was extremely covert, even more so than Fang Yi’s team?
Fang Yi’s mind was a mess, and he remained in chaos even after the taxi stopped, paid the fare, and got out of the cab.
Fang Yi took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a couple of strong drags, letting the smoke swirl in his lungs.
Then Fang Yi’s expression became utterly gloomy.
Fang Yi walked away from the area, then headed towards a nearby plaza.
Since it was summer, and even though it was evening, the plaza was crowded with people, such as dancing aunties, the sound of music was chaotic, and it was noisy—also the easiest place to blend in.
Fang Yi went to a windbreak near the plaza and bought a cup of bubble milk tea for five yuan, took a few sips, then carried the milk tea as he walked around the plaza, looking just like any ordinary person taking a stroll.
Perhaps it was luck, but Fang Yi quickly spotted Liu Lang in the crowd; however, he soon noticed a man trailing not far behind Liu Lang, moving covertly, obviously stalking Liu Lang, who was completely unaware.
Fang Yi took out his cell phone and dialed Liu Lang’s number.
"Don’t look back, keep going ... Liu Lang, there’s someone following you from behind."
"What?!" Liu Lang suddenly exclaimed in shock.
Fang Yi said, "Listen to me, just keep walking forward, don’t look back, act like you’re looking for someone, lure that person over. I’ll handle it."
Liu Lang, after all, was experienced and maintained a good presence of mind in such situations.
So Liu Lang continued walking forward, appearing to look around, and soon he saw Fang Yi holding a cup of milk tea, but he didn’t approach to greet him; instead, he kept searching through the crowd...
At the same time, the man who had been following him also closed in, and as this man passed by Fang Yi, Fang Yi suddenly struck, punching the man in the stomach, and then with a shoulder throw, he sent the man crashing to the ground without letting him utter a groan.
Naturally, some people saw what happened here, but no one dared to interfere.
"Brother Yi." Liu Lang hurried over.
Fang Yi grabbed the unconscious man, "We’ll talk in a safe place."
The two entered a nearby dark alley, with just a bit of sparse streetlight shining in. Fang Yi woke the man up.
"You’d best not scream or think about resisting, otherwise you will die a horrible death."
Fang Yi took out a small knife, holding it against the man’s face.
The man tried to struggle, finding his body as if it were bound by ropes, completely unable to move.
"What... what did you do to me!" the man exclaimed in alarm.
"I did nothing more than press your acupoints," Fang Yi said indifferently.
Acupoint? The man hadn’t expected this, something from legends, yet the person in front of him could do it?
Fang Yi instructed Liu Lang, "Liu Lang, go keep watch. Any developments, notify me immediately."
Liu Lang immediately went to the entrance of the alley to keep watch.
Fang Yi looked at the man and said coldly, "You’re from the Black Water Alliance, aren’t you?"
With the knife against his face, the man dared not deny it.
Fang Yi then asked, "Who sent you to track me?"
The man answered with a shrinking voice, "It was... the Young Alliance Leader."
"Are all the people from the White Tiger Alliance dead?" Fang Yi asked again.
"Not... not yet. Only a few have died; the rest have all been captured," the man replied.
Fang Yi let out a sigh of relief. It seemed there was still a chance to save them, as long as they were alive, he could always find a way to rescue them.
"Where are they being held?" Fang Yi continued to ask many more questions.
Seeing that there was nothing more to ask, Fang Yi was about to knock the man out when suddenly a vibrating sound came from the man’s body. Fang Yi held the knife to his face and pulled out the mobile phone from his pocket, then answered the call.
There was a connection, but no sound came through.
"Hello," Fang Yi spoke up.
Since the other party didn’t start speaking, he had to take the initiative.
"Fang Yi!!!" A grinding voice came through the phone; it was Mo Fengkuang.
"It is indeed your grandfather," Fang Yi said.
One could imagine how furious Mo Fengkuang at the other end must have been, his face probably twisted in anger. This was precisely the effect Fang Yi wanted. However, the phone was quickly passed to another person, and a calm voice followed.
"Hello, I am Mo Hongbei, the Alliance Hierarch of the Black Water Alliance."
"I am not doing well," was Fang Yi’s response.
Mo Hongbei at the other end chuckled softly, "You may not be doing well, but I am in a very good mood. Your name is Fang Yi, right? I wonder what has given you the gall to think about wiping out my Black Water Alliance. Don’t you think that’s delusional?"
Fang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I admit, I lost the first move." He was not someone who couldn’t afford to lose.
However, Mo Hongbei mocked from the other end, "You’ve already lost the first move. Do you think you’ll be able to make a second? Now, those dozens of people, including Bai Jingjing, are all in my hands. Do you think you have any chance of turning the tables?"
Fang Yi said, "Is Bai Jingjing really in your hands? I don’t believe it."
"Then I’ll let you listen!"
A scream suddenly erupted; it was a man’s voice, one Fang Yi recognized—Meng Wei’s.
Mo Hongbei at the other end sneered, "Did you think I would let you hear Bai Jingjing’s voice so easily? Fang Yi, if you surrender, I promise to spare them."
Fang Yi smiled faintly, "Are you done?"
Mo Hongbei was stunned for a moment. From Fang Yi’s tone, he couldn’t detect any signs of panic. Fang Yi was composed, calm, and seemingly unshaken.
"I’ll give you one day!" After speaking, Mo Hongbei hung up the call.
Fang Yi casually threw the mobile phone on the ground, looked at the man in front of him, and then punched him, knocking him out. Then, he slowly took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a drag.
Liu Lang turned back, his expression anxious, "Brother Yi, the Alliance Leader... has the Alliance Leader been captured?"
Fang Yi shook his head and said with a smile, "How could that be possible? With Bai Jingjing’s intelligence, she would not be captured so easily. If she were caught, she wouldn’t deserve to be the Alliance Hierarch."
Liu Lang was astonished.
What Liu Lang didn’t know was that Fang Yi wasn’t just comforting him; Fang Yi truly believed that Bai Jingjing had not been captured.
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