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Chapter 448 - 397: Huge Crisis

Chapter 448: Chapter 397: Huge Crisis

The following morning at dawn, in the Southeast Asia Special Zone Government Office Building.

Ye Wenhao had just stepped into his office when he heard the vibration from his phone inside his briefcase.

He quickly walked to his desk, pulled open his briefcase, and retrieved his mobile phone, only to find that it was a call from Yan Lei, the head of the Yanhuang Organization Southeast Asia Special Zone Office.

"Director Yan, is there a situation?"

His heart stirred, Ye Wenhao answered the phone and asked first.

In his view, Yan Lei calling his personal phone so early in the morning was definitely related to matters concerning the Southeast Asian underworld.

"Yes, Special Chief, there is a new situation I need to report to you." True to Ye Wenhao’s guess, Yan Lei’s answer confirmed his suspicion, but his tone was somewhat unusual.

Ye Wenhao directly asked, "What’s the situation?"

"Since this morning, there’s been a message circulating in the underworld of Southeast Asia."

Yan Lei paused deliberately, then shockingly continued, "The leaders of the Yakuza, Giant Axe Organization, and Dark Council in Southeast Asia were reportedly killed by Master Ye Fan!"

"What... what?"

Even with his strong heart, Ye Wenhao was shocked to hear Yan Lei’s words.

However—

Quickly recovering from his shock, Ye Wenhao cleared his mind and asked, "What happened? How did this situation involve my son?"

"I don’t know who spread this information, but it circulated throughout Southeast Asia overnight. Now, I’m afraid the whole global underworld has received this message," Yan Lei replied.

Hearing this, Ye Wenhao fell silent.

As an Innate Great Perfection cultivator who could instantly defeat a Half-step Gang Qi realm master, and somewhat of a figure in the Jianghu himself, he knew very well how strong the intelligence networks of the major global underworld forces were, covering nearly every corner of the globe and always first to know of any crucial information.

This message spreading could be extremely detrimental both to Ye Fan and himself!

Firstly, the leaders of the three major forces in the Southeast Asian region were all ostensibly legitimate businessmen, with identities cleaner than virgin blood—Ye Fan killing them would mean violating Huaxia’s laws and going against the regulations of the Yanhuang Organization!

Secondly, if the three major forces were convinced of the authenticity of this message, then Ye Fan would face the terrifying enmity of three powerful enemies, and he could very likely experience their wrathful retribution!

Lastly, if the top leaders learned that he had used Ye Fan to assassinate the three major forces’ leaders in Southeast Asia to settle the chaos in the underworld, not only would his past actions be in vain, but he could also likely face investigations by the relevant departments, which could severely impact his career!

"Director Yan, I personally think this is a deliberate rumor meant to stir up trouble and fish in troubled waters, further destabilizing the order in the Southeast Asian underworld!"

After a moment of silence, Ye Wenhao spoke, his tone grave and low. While he might not care about his own career, he absolutely did not want to see Ye Fan in trouble, "I suggest that the Yanhuang Organization immediately investigates this matter, identifies the rumor spreader, and imposes severe penalties! Besides, the Yanhuang Organization should consider holding a press conference to clarify this matter and eliminate any misunderstandings."

"Special Chief, you mean this has nothing to do with Young Master Ye?" Yan Lei avoided directly answering, instead asking a question.

"Director Yan, what do you mean?" Ye Wenhao’s tone suddenly became strict, and his doubts about Yan Lei deepened.

"Don’t misunderstand, Special Chief. It is like this: according to the information I have, Young Master Ye arrived in the Special Zone a few days ago and has been staying here ever since..." Yan Lei explained.

"Director Yan, my son Ye Fan indeed arrived in the Special Zone five days ago,"

Ye Wenhao coldly interrupted Yan Lei, stating each word clearly, "That day was my birthday, and he specifically came over to celebrate it with me. During these days, he indeed stayed in the Special Zone, but he was all along cultivating Martial Arts."

"I see."

After pondering for a while, Yan Lei said, "Special Chief, from my personal perspective, I trust your words completely. However, according to the organization’s guidelines and procedures, since this message is being circulated externally, I think it is necessary to have Young Master Ye undergo a simple investigation at the Yanhuang Organization office, just to be precautious."

"No problem."

Ye Wenhao readily agreed to the request made by Yan Lei, then sternly reminded, "However, I hope Director Yan, you immediately investigate this matter and clear my son’s name!"

"Rest assured, I have already sent people to look into it, and we should soon find the rumor monger," Yan Lei cooperated.

Ye Wenhao raised an eyebrow, not wanting to waste further words, and ended the call abruptly.

Immediately thereafter, he carefully retraced his conversation with Yan Lei, pulled the specially-made personal mobile phone from his briefcase, and dialed Ye Fan’s private number.

"Buzz~"

On the balcony of the villa, facing the morning glow, Ye Fan was meditating and performing breathing exercises when the vibrating sound of his phone clearly reached his ears.

"Dad, what’s up?"

Ye Fan opened his eyes, stood up, walked to the table, picked up the phone, and seeing it was Ye Wenhao’s call, he answered immediately.

"Is Taihu reliable?" Ye Wenhao didn’t answer but asked instead.

"He works for me purely because of a carrot-and-stick strategy, reliability is not applicable, but his own self-interest is closely tied to it," Ye Fan replied, then asked, "What about him?"

"Since this morning, the entire underworld suddenly started spreading the message that the leaders of the three major forces in Southeast Asia were killed by you," Ye Wenhao explained.

"According to what you said, you didn’t leave any evidence at the scene, thus, it is very likely that Taihu leaked the information."

Swish!

As Ye Wenhao’s words rang in his ears, Ye Fan’s expression changed!

Ye Wenhao could see the consequences this incident could trigger, and as the planner of the entire scheme, he naturally understood it very well!

"Logically speaking, it doesn’t make sense for Taihu to do this,"

After his initial shock, Ye Fan quickly regained his composure and analyzed, "After all, doing so is all loss for him—without our help, he can’t secure his position as the leader of the Southeast Asian underworld, and furthermore, he would even endanger his life!"

"Then what’s going on? Could it be Qinghong spreading rumors behind the scenes?" Ye Wenhao’s mind stirred, guessing something.

"Very likely."

Ye Fan had always suspected Qinghong had a contingency plan, and now he was even more certain, "Dad, how about this: I will go find Taihu in a bit and see what’s going on."

"Alright."

Ye Wenhao agreed with Ye Fan’s decision and then said, "However, before that, you need to go to the Yanhuang Organization Office and undergo an investigation."

"Undergo an investigation?" Ye Fan was momentarily stunned.

"This was requested by Yan Lei, the person in charge of the Yanhuang Organization’s Special Zone Office. According to the relevant regulations, as a martial artist, undergoing an investigation is just part of the process," he added.

While saying this, Ye Wenhao thought of his previous call with Yan Lei and reminded him, "I have a sneaking suspicion that something is off about Yan Lei; he might be one of Bai Family Faction’s people. Be cautious when you go to the office for the investigation, and make sure not to give anything away."

"Understood, Dad."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan’s expression instantly turned somber.

He thought that if Yan Lei truly was part of Bai Family Faction, as Ye Wenhao had suggested, then there was definitely something fishy going on!

Besides that, it would also have a tremendous impact on Ye Wenhao’s governance in the Southeast Asia Special Zone!

Shortly after, Ye Fan discussed the cover story with Ye Wenhao one more time and then drove off to the Southeast Asia Special Zone.

Meanwhile.

In the headquarters of Tiger Gang, inside Taihu’s villa.

Chen Feilian was seated at his desk, with a top-of-the-line cosmic-grade laptop in front of him, where the audio recording of Ye Wenhao’s recent call with Yan Lei was playing.

Click!

Taihu, sitting on the sofa, heard the conversation and his heart clenched in fright, leaving him pale-faced.

Initially, he thought Ye Fan’s tactics were astonishing; only now did he realize that Ye Fan was merely the mantis stalking the cicada, with Chen Feilian being the oriole behind, completely outmaneuvering Ye Fan!

Seeing Taihu’s extremely frightened look, Chen Feilian smiled, casually set up a complex Enchanting Soul Array, which instantly altered the scene before Taihu’s eyes!

After finishing all this, Chen Feilian took out his phone and dialed Yan Lei’s number.

"Young Master Chen."

On the other end of the line, Yan Lei, who had deliberately left Yanhuang Organization Office, answered first, his tone much more respectful than when he had spoken to Chen Feilian the day before, even bordering on reverent.

All this because he understood that Chen Feilian was speaking the truth—there are no walls that do not leak, no pie falls from the sky!

Realizing this, he abandoned his reservations, cooperated wholeheartedly with Chen Feilian, and naturally did not dare to put on the airs of a Yanhuang Organization Office director anymore.

"Director Yan, I have listened to the recording. Although it is not absolute evidence, it is enough to prove that Ye Wenhao used his position as Special Chief to intervene in this matter," said Chen Feilian with a smirk of triumph.

"Young Master Chen, just this recording might not be enough, right?"

Yan Lei was somewhat puzzled; in his judgment, Chen Feilian, having personally come to Southeast Asia, would not use such a simple method to deal with the Ye father and son.

"Of course, this is just an appetizer, the main course is tonight," Chen Feilian said with a cold laugh.

"Tonight?" Yan Lei was perplexed.

"Tonight, representatives from Yakuza, Giant Axe Organization, and Dark Council, the three major forces, will send half-step Gang Qi realm masters to Southeast Asia to eliminate that mongrel and force Ye Wenhao to act," Chen Feilian explained before making requests, "There are two things you need to do in tonight’s plan."

"Please go ahead, Young Master Chen."

"First, you must ensure that Ye Wenhao does not find out about the three major forces sending masters to Southeast Asia," Chen Feilian directed with undeniable authority, "Second, once that mongrel falls into the trap, you must promptly notify Ye Wenhao to draw him into the game as well. That’s when the main course begins."

"Hmm~"

Hearing Chen Feilian’s plan and thinking about the consequences this would bring upon Ye father and son, Yan Lei couldn’t help but shiver and involuntarily gasped in shock, momentarily forgetting to respond.

"What? You’re unwilling?" Seeing that Yan Lei was silent, Chen Feilian’s tone grew cold.

"Please rest assured, Young Master Chen, I will handle everything as you have arranged," Yan Lei confirmed, then, thinking about what would happen after tonight’s events, and the exposure of his cooperation with Chen Feilian, he asked, "But, Young Master Chen, when will you provide me with the insights about reaching Gang Qi realm?"

"To show my sincerity, once the masters from the three major forces successfully enter Southeast Asia without Ye Wenhao’s knowledge, I will give you half of the cultivation insights," Chen Feilian said, exuding confidence, "Once everything is accomplished, I’ll give you the other half of the cultivation insights and also ensure your safe departure from Huaxia, how does that sound?"

"Yes!"

Yan Lei immediately agreed, his expression very excited!

Just like the Dark Council’s Hunter, he had been in the Innate Great Perfection Realm for some years now and was a formidable presence among those within the Innate Great Perfection Realm!

It could be said that at his level, ordinary desires for money and power hardly enticed him, even treasures of the Cultivation World held little allure; instead, his sole focus was on becoming a Supreme Strongman of the Gang Qi Realm!

It was precisely due to his intense desire to become a Supreme Strongman of the Gang Qi Realm that he risked being purged by the Yanhuang Organization to daringly cooperate with Chen Feilian!

Now, hearing that Chen Feilian was not only going to provide half of the cultivation insights beforehand but also ensure his safe departure from Southeast Asia after providing the complete insights, how could he not be excited?

Once he safely escaped Huaxia and became a Supreme Strongman of the Gang Qi Realm, even if Yan himself, topping both the Dragon and Divine Rankings, personally sought to purge him, it would not be an easy task!

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