Yan Fei and Lu Pingping watched with some confusion, but since Yan Fei was now pretending to be in a coma, naturally he couldn’t go and ask. Just as Lu Pingping was about to inquire about the situation, Yu Xiaozhou from the China Special Duties Unit entered the villa accompanied by two military officers to visit Lu Pingping, who received Yu Xiaozhou and the military officers in the guest room.
Yu Xiaozhou first inquired about Yan Fei’s health, to which Lu Pingping, following Yan Fei’s instructions, said that Yan Fei was still unconscious. Yu Xiaozhou then asked Lu Pingping why she didn’t take Yan Fei to the hospital, and Lu Pingping explained that they were currently facing a life-and-death threat from the Assassin Sect, so they dared not go to a hospital for treatment and could only rest at home.
Under Yu Xiaozhou’s insistence, Lu Pingping could only take her to check on Yan Fei’s condition. With his great strength now, Yan Fei was able to perfectly control his body to remain in an unconscious state. Even though Yu Xiaozhou was an expert and one of the accompanying soldiers was a well-known military doctor, they did not detect that Yan Fei’s comatose state was feigned, only feeling that Yan Fei’s condition seemed rather dire.
After confirming Yan Fei’s current state, Yu Xiaozhou began to convey the nation’s stance on the matter. She told Lu Pingping that the nation was already aware of the brutal killing of the Dream Technology employee by KB members and expressed condolences for Liu Tingting’s murder and offered solace to Dream Technology. However, the nation would not tolerate such an incident happening again, and the higher-ups had a way to handle this situation. Now, in order to protect the safety of Yan Fei and Lu Pingping, the army had been specially dispatched for their protection until the danger alert was lifted. During this time, she hoped that Yan Fei and Lu Pingping would cooperate with the military’s defense efforts and try not to go out. Moreover, to concentrate defensive resources, she suggested that Lu Pingping should also move into Yan Fei’s villa.
In the end, Yu Xiaozhou introduced the two military officers accompanying her, saying they were the military leaders responsible for ensuring Yan Fei and Lu Pingping’s safety, who Lu Pingping could contact if she needed anything. After conveying the nation’s notice to Lu Pingping, Yu Xiaozhou prepared to leave the villa. Lu Pingping, looking at the somewhat worried Yu Xiaozhou, couldn’t help but ask, “Where did the Eagle that was protecting Yan Fei go?”
Yu Xiaozhou replied, “He has gone to carry out a special mission, but don’t worry. Even though he can’t protect Yan Fei here, with the army’s protection, you are in the safest place possible.”
After seeing off Yu Xiaozhou, Lu Pingping returned to Yan Fei’s room. She watched as Yan Fei started to prepare things, wanting to dissuade him but unsure of what to say. As Yan Fei packed, he used the Auxiliary Brain to search the Network World. The video of Liu Tingting being beheaded by the KB members had spread across the entire world, with the bloody footage being broadcast everywhere. In some countries with strict management, the gory scenes were censored before airing on the news media. In others with lenient management, the original video was directly broadcast by the news media.
Inside China, however, the bloody video was completely blocked from the internet, with no appearance online and no discussion of the matter seen publicly. It seemed the nation had taken steps to prevent the video’s domestic spread. However, at the daily news conferences of the relevant departments, foreign journalists were still asking about Liu Tingting’s case. The spokesperson said, “Those who do many unjust acts will eventually destroy themselves. We believe that justice exists in this world, and murderers will pay with their lives.”
Domestically, as few people knew of the incident, many didn’t understand the spokesperson’s comment. However, to those foreign journalists, the meaning behind the spokesperson’s words was clear. Nevertheless, they had some complaints, as while China had become increasingly assertive, it still chose to intimidate rather than take practical action in the face of such matters. The Assassin Sect mainly operated in the Middle East, where China had little foundation, which meant talk of revenge was out of the question…
Yan Fei waited at home, and as the military presence outside the villa grew, the weaponry became more advanced, truly transforming the place into an impenetrable fortress. Fortunately, while the military strictly scrutinized everyone entering the villa, they didn’t question those leaving it. So, as dusk fell, Yan Fei quickly disguised himself, altered his appearance, and dressed as one of the villa’s workers. Then, with Lu Pingping’s cover, he left the villa.
Once out of the villa, Yan Fei hurried back to Shanghai and by the offshore coast boarded a drone, taking the sea route southward. Meanwhile, Lu Pingping immediately returned to Yan Fei’s villa, pretending to take care of Yan Fei. Even Yu Xiaozhou, who was outside protecting them, still believed that Yan Fei was inside the villa recovering, oblivious to the fact that Yan Fei had already left the property and was en route to the Middle East.
To save time, Yan Fei did not have the drone use the safest Submarine Mode, instead opting for low-altitude, high-speed flight skimming the sea surface. The drone sprinted across the sea at three times the speed of sound, the airflow creating a giant white waterline on the sea surface. Fortunately, it was nighttime, and satellites in space were ineffective, not detecting the flight signal of this conspicuously unidentifiable flying object.
While in flight, Yan Fei used the Auxiliary Brain to connect to the Network World. He accessed the Dark Web and logged into the “Fei Ping” account, issuing another Bounty Task, as straightforward and direct as ever: Due to the Assassin Sect’s assassins brutally murdering the Chinese lady Liu Tingting, a Bounty Task was posted, offering a reward of five hundred million US dollars to anyone who could eliminate the Assassin Sect.