Chapter 308: If Soft Doesn't Work, Then Hard Will
Chapter 308: If Soft Doesn't Work, Then Hard Will
In the blink of an eye, the day had passed, and evening arrived.
Just as Bing Li was about to lose patience and call Yang Chun to inquire about the situation, the latter's phone call finally came through.
"Brother Yang, how is it?" Bing Li asked impatiently before Yang Chun could even speak.
"Brother Hong, I had someone look into it, but there's no record of the person you mentioned," Yang Chun replied.
At these words, Bing Li's expression froze.
"Brother Yang, are you serious? You're not joking with me, are you?" Bing Li asked, knowing that he had been waiting for the call all day.
During that entire day, he had come up with over a hundred ways to torment Jiang Cheng.
But all he got was this news?
"Brother Hong, I know you're anxious, but please don't rush things," Yang Chun said, frowning.
"If that person had just joined recently, I would definitely have a record of him. But since there's no record, and you said someone saw the traitor from your Dawn Society enter our neighborhood, I think there might be some hidden circumstances."
"What hidden circumstances?" Bing Li asked.
"Someone might have taken his favor and brought him here for refuge. Once the heat dies down outside, they'll send him away," Yang Chun explained.
"Is that possible?" Bing Li was half-believing and half-believing.
But thinking about what happened in the slums, he felt that Jiang Cheng indeed had an accomplice. Otherwise, with his strength, how could he have killed Tang Nian, who wore Grade A Combat Armor?
"It's possible," Yang Chun said seriously. "I'll investigate thoroughly. Of course, to avoid causing unnecessary panic, this matter can't be done openly. So, it might take several days. I hope you can understand, Brother Hong. Once I have any news, I'll inform you immediately."
"I see. Thank you so much, Brother Yang," Bing Li said with a smile.
"It's fine, fine. Then, I'll hang up now?"
"Wait, Brother Yang, there's something else I want to tell you," Bing Li said.
"Brother Hong, please go ahead," Yang Chun smiled.
No matter how much the other party urged, he would only say one word: "Drag it out."
Although the Black Market wasn't afraid of the Dawn Society, it was better to not offend them.
"Brother Hong, you know our Dawn Society's attitude towards traitors. Brother Yang, you understand."
"Of course."
"No, Brother Yang, you still don't quite understand." Bing Li shook his head, his previous smile fading.
"Anyone who betrays us, regardless of who they are, our Dawn Society will spare no effort to capture them. We'll make them unable to live or die. If there are accomplices, we won't let them off easily."
"Brother Hong, are you threatening me? Do you think I'm intentionally sheltering the traitor?" Yang Chun's voice turned colder.
"Haha, Brother Yang, you misunderstood. I didn't mean that," Bing Li said, leaving it at that.
"I just want to capture the traitor quickly. To be honest, we've also issued a bounty internally. If he's captured alive, there's a reward of one million. Brother Yang, if you hand him over to me, I'll gladly give you the one million reward."
Sarcasm flashed in Yang Chun's eyes.
Could he not see through this tactic?
When Bing Li used this tactic, he didn't even know where to find him.
"Haha, I'll definitely try for the one million reward. I'll hang up first, you should rest early."
After saying this, he hung up the phone.
A scoff sounded.
One million?
He had guaranteed a loan of three million for Jiang Cheng.
Bing Li, this guy, was clearly joking around.
On the other side.
The phone had just been hung up when an angry voice was heard nearby.
"What else do we need time for? I think Yang Chun is deliberately stalling and doesn't want to hand over the person."
"Isn't that right? He's really treating us like three-year-olds. He's not going to hand over the person, so we'll just have to take him."
Bing Li's eyes also flashed with anger.
But he was also clear that he couldn't really do anything to the other party.
"Bing Li, what's next? We can't just wait here for his news, can we?" Someone turned to Bing Li.
"How is that possible?"
Bing Li chuckled.
"Since he's playing games with us, let's play along. If he won't hand over the person, then we'll just have to take him privately."
The three people beside him exchanged glances and nodded.
"The Black Market has a habit of cultivating people to become Alchemists. That kid should be there, but he has a habit of wearing a Human Skin Mask. It's possible he's doing the same now, and even if we go there, it'll be hard to recognize him."
"Don't worry about that."
Bing Li narrowed his eyes.
"I've already arranged for a Sensory Stone to be made. If we put some of his daily necessities inside it, as long as he appears within fifty meters of the Sensory Stone, it will react, and the closer he is, the stronger the reaction."
"Great! With this, we won't have to worry about not recognizing that kid!"
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, someone else asked, "Who should we send to complete this task? That kid's strength may not be high, but the place he's in is very sensitive. Once the Black Market discovers our actions, it will definitely cause us no small trouble."
"Not bad. I think it's better to choose one of us to go."
"Us?"
The few of them exchanged glances.
Their strengths were mostly at the Sixth and Seventh Ranks, and they were the backbone of the Dawn Society, also responsible for handling various emergencies within the society.
Unless they encountered bigger troubles, they wouldn't disturb the Eighth Rank, Ninth Rank Force Knights, or even the Society Leader above them.
But to catch a Second Rank Force Knight, was it a bit like using a cannon to kill a mosquito?
"Not bad."
Bing Li quickly nodded.
"This operation is not ordinary. I won't feel at ease sending others. Lone Wolf, Invincible, you two go."
His gaze fell on the two people to his left.
Lone Wolf was a Sixth Rank Force Knight, and his strength wasn't much weaker than Bing Li's.
Invincible was a Fifth Rank Force Knight.
The two of them working together to capture a low-ranked Force Knight would be more than enough.
The two on the left exchanged glances and spoke in unison, "Good."
"Tomorrow, I'll give you two Sensory Stones. One can sense that kid, and the other can sense his family. Ideally, we'll capture them all. If not, kill his entire family and then bring him out.
Oh, and there are many Mentalists there, so it won't be easy to hide. Later, you can go and collect two Advanced Breath Suppressing Talismans."
The eyes of the two, Lone Wolf and Invincible, revealed a hint of surprise.
Bing Li was going all out!
The Breath Suppressing Talisman was a Third Rank Talisman, and the Advanced version could, with the help of terrain, even get within ten meters of a high-level Mentalist and launch a surprise attack! It was the bane of Mentalists! And there weren't many of these Talismans in the society.
"This task must not fail. We must make thorough preparations." Bing Li said coldly.
(End of Chapter)
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