God-Level All-rounder Expert
Chapter 433 - 463, I Admit Defeat! (1st Update)

Chapter 433: Chapter 463, I Admit Defeat! (1st Update)

The bearded man was the first to squat down to avoid being swept by stray bullets, and seizing this opportunity, Fang Yi swiftly headed toward the opposite fishing boat’s cockpit.

In places like Jinsi City and Gulan, the cockpits of old fishing boats don’t have windshields, meaning there’s a large opening at the front, convenient for easy entry and exit.

Moreover, Fang Yi was skilled and bold, he was now at the Earth Level four stages, coupled with Divine Travel Steps, as long as Fang Yi was careful, bullets were unlikely to get anywhere near him.

Thus, amid the gunfire, Fang Yi charged into the opposite fishing boat.

Only then did the bearded man manage to get up, and upon seeing Fang Yi in front of him, he screamed like a woman, especially piercing.

Fang Yi smiled, a smile filled with ferocity, as the bearded man pointed at Fang Yi again and again, shouting in panic, "Kill him, kill him!" The two lackeys at the bearded man’s side immediately charged over.

With a slap for each of them, Fang Yi sent them flying, and then saw the bearded man raise his rifle to fire at him. Fang Yi took a step and slanted his body; as the bearded man fired, Fang Yi grabbed the barrel of the rifle.

Seeing this, the bearded man, unable to shoot Fang Yi, simply dropped the gun and ran. Fang Yi was about to pursue when he suddenly heard a noise from behind. Turning his head, he saw it was Cai Qin leaping over.

Cai Qin landed crouched in the boat, much like the Terminator arriving. When she stood, her two long legs stretched out sharply, revealing delicate musculature, her voluptuous and erect curves terribly distracting.

"Why did you come over? I can’t look after your safety," Fang Yi deliberately said.

Cai Qin glared at him and said, "I have my own hands and feet. I don’t need your protection."

Fang Yi gave a thumbs up and praised, "That’s right, a woman’s spirit matches any man’s. I have high hopes for you."

At that moment, the passageway through the cockpit filled with a surge of footsteps, with roughly a dozen people heading toward the cockpit.

"I’ll go to the other boat," Cai Qin said, then turned and left, looking utterly unconcerned about Fang Yi’s life or death.

But this suited Fang Yi just fine. The gap in strength between Cai Qin and him was significant. Having her there would indeed be a burden, and without Cai Qin as a hindrance, Fang Yi could go all out.

A dozen or so men rushed in, most of them skin and bones, many of them drug users. All of them were armed, some with guns, some with hatchets, but in Fang Yi’s eyes, they were just a bunch of experience-pinatas.

Fang Yi plunged forward.

Three minutes later, Fang Yi emerged from the passageway, seeing the bearded man standing at the stern of the boat.

The bearded man had no weapons in his hands, a futile situation. What the bearded man thought was, with over a dozen men sent, how could they not kill or at least cripple someone? But when Fang Yi emerged, the bearded man realized he was wrong.

Behind the stern was the motor, and the bearded man dared not jump into the water, for if he did, he would be directly sucked into the turbine.

Therefore, when Fang Yi came over and grabbed the collar of the bearded man, he was in a dazed state. After a little while, the bearded man regained his senses, his face full of fear, hands raised to indicate surrender.

"I surrender, I surrender!" the bearded man called out.

"Do you think you have any other choice besides surrendering?" Fang Yi said flatly.

"..."

When Fang Yi brought the bearded man back onto the boat, Cai Qin had also finished her fight, and didn’t bring back any prisoners. It seemed this bearded man was indeed the leader of the two fishing boats.

Fang Yi dropped the bearded man onto the deck and punched him squarely, caving in his eye socket and eliciting a pig-like squeal of agony. At that moment, Zheng Shaoyang and others returned, and upon witnessing this scene, they couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.

They’d seen ruthless, but never anything quite like this.

Beside them, Li Xue couldn’t help but give a reminder, "You...take it easy, don’t kill the guy."

"I’m interrogating him for you," Fang Yi glanced at Li Xue before turning back to the bearded man, "I ask something, you answer it. Otherwise, I’ll cut you up, got it?"

However, the bearded man just shook his head, a look of confusion on his face as he said, "Small... small... what is it?" He was speaking in Xuan Cang language.

Cai Qin and Li Xue immediately glared at Fang Yi as if they wanted to murder him.

Fang Yi was embarrassed and could only vent his frustration on the bearded man, whom he slapped until he was dazed. Li Xue, fearing that their interrogation subject might be beaten to death and that there were many more questions to ask, quickly pushed Fang Yi away.

Fang Yi, for his part, was only too happy to take a break and went back to sleep.

The next morning he woke up early to see the fisherman starting the boat. Upon asking, he learned that they had already entered the main stream of the Yuyun River and had presumably crossed into the territories of Gulan and Wude.

Following the Mekong River a short while longer, about half a day’s journey, would bring them to the world-renowned Xianghua City.

Breakfast consisted of fish, but grilled fish. Fang Yi, having nothing better to do, grilled a few himself—one for him, and one each for Cai Qin and Li Xue—drawing whispers and snide comments from Zheng Shaoyang and the others.

"Look at that servant, always sucking up to Deputy Director Bai."

"Exactly, what kind of man grills fish?"

"...Zheng, what are we having for breakfast? Aren’t we grilling fish?"

"Grill, grill my ass!"

"..."

Zheng Shaoyang and the others refrained from speaking their minds openly. After all, they had already been intimidated by Fang Yi’s abilities the previous night. One man storming into a group of over a dozen and fighting like a wolf amongst sheep was something they couldn’t do. Even the most capable narcotics guard in their team wouldn’t stand a chance.

With both hands holding the grilled fish, and her luscious, cherry-red lips glistening with grease, Li Xue spoke while eating, "I interrogated that guy last night. He’s just a bandit in this area. Above him is someone like a Squad Leader, and above him is a minor warlord, and above that warlord is..."

Fang Yi quickly interrupted her, "Alright, alright, get to the point."

"Oh." Li Xue took another bite of her fish and elaborated, "Basically, that minor warlord has a ’dad’ who is a major warlord in Xianghua City with a formidable force. We’re not enough for them."

Fang Yi looked at Li Xue in surprise, "You came here on a rescue mission. Tell me, how many guards did you bring?"

Li Xue’s pretty face flushed with embarrassment, and she stayed silent, guiltily glancing at the circle of Zheng Shaoyang and others discussing who knew what.

"I give up." Fang Yi completely resigned himself to the reality of Deputy Director Bai’s methods.

But that was the reality. Li Xue had only brought so many people, and there was nothing Fang Yi could do about it since he wasn’t a miracle-worker. However, he couldn’t help but think that with Zheng Shaoyang and his bunch of worth-nothings, it was a stroke of heavenly luck to even imagine rescuing someone.

Since she felt in the wrong, Li Xue stopped talking and sulkily continued eating her grilled fish. It was then that Cai Qin spoke up, "What’s your plan for rescuing Phantom?"

Fang Yi was taken aback, Cai Qin’s question had indeed stumped him.