Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 565 - 562

Chapter 565: 562

Guided by intuition, he felt that this Master Fei must have been a rather important figure within that organization!

Unfortunately, the information they managed to get from their mouths about Master Fei was too scarce, their descriptions extremely vague. In this world, there were far too many people like him.

What exactly was this organization?

Why did they need so many children, and what was their purpose?

Given their strength and their stringent organizational discipline, they could be ranked among the large global organizations he knew of -- they shouldn’t just be some nameless entities!

However, among the large organizations he was aware of, none seemed to be engaging in such heinous activities. There were arms dealers, even drug traffickers, and those specialized in assassination, but none dealt in child trafficking.

If he had known about them before, no matter how powerful they were, he would have long since dragged the old man to take them down!

One day, I will unearth you all!

In Xiao Yi’s eyes shone a fierce determination. Although he had thought for a long time without any significant progress, the trail seeming to end here, he did not feel discouraged in the slightest. He always believed that even the tightest organization had its vulnerabilities. As long as they kept on committing crimes, they would continue to expose themselves, and he would eventually catch their weak point, striking them fatal blows with no burial place to rest!

With a gleam in his eye, Xiao Yi slowly picked up the wine glass in his hand. With a gentle shake, what seemed like an insignificant action turned the wine that had been sloshing around in the glass into a fiery crimson dragon, leaping from the curved glass directly into his mouth.

Overnight, the news of three child trafficking gang bases being destroyed spread early the next day, causing an unprecedented uproar. Nearly every media outlet in G Province was broadcasting the story, and the internet erupted, with every major portal, community websites, forums — virtually all netizens in Xuanwu Country were discussing it.

Throughout the nation, every netizen was abuzz that day, writing articles and posting comments on forums, communities, and blogs, expressing their emotions...

Many people expressed their admiration and praise for the special case team’s performance this time...

But there were also many who shared different views, harshly criticizing their previous inaction, saying that their efforts post-incident were too little, too late...

Even more people, seeing another side through this incident, expressed concern about how such rampant gangs still existed today. Were their personal safety and that of their children guaranteed? Today it was someone else’s child who had disappeared; would it be their own child tomorrow? Their children were fortunate enough to be found, but if their children encountered these deranged criminals and went missing, would they be as lucky to be found?

In short, everyone was voicing their opinions, but regardless of the point of view, there was immense anger and hatred towards the child trafficking gangs.

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"Click..."

Rushing back to G City overnight, hoping to rest properly, Li Ziming couldn’t manage to find peace in bed, haunted by the strange, drifting, ghostly shadow. Eventually, unable to bear it, he sat up, his face haggard and eyes heavy with dark circles. Just as Li Ziming walked to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of yogurt to drink for a boost, he heard the news coming from the casually turned on TV, and the yogurt bottle in his hand shattered on the floor in an instant.

His eyes, filled with disbelief, turned to the TV beside him.

Watching the images in the news and listening to the news anchor’s voice, which once was delightful to his ears but was now terribly frightening, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, completely freezing on the spot, his face turning paler than when he had seen a ghost the day before.

From the TV screen, he saw several familiar faces -- they were his subordinates, members of the Li Family!

It’s over... It’s all over...

Looking at those figures with their heads drooping, shackles on their hands and feet, his mind went blank, with only two words echoing endlessly. Finally, unable to withstand it anymore, his legs gave way and he thudded to his knees on the ground.

A common man has wronged me!

A line from a historical drama he once saw flashed through Li Ziming’s mind as he tilted his head back, his vision darkened, and ultimately, he couldn’t bear the immense shock, completely collapsing.

...............

"Smack!"

Inside a luxury villa in G City.

A handsome young man with a sinister look in his eyes shook his hand tremulously, disbelief glimmering in his gaze as he stared intently at the newspaper in his hand, fixated on the line of text. Suddenly, he slammed his hand down on the coffee table, and the valuable solid mahogany table split right in two.

The middle-aged man below looked up at the young man’s terrifying expression, feeling the dreadful aura emanating from him, his heart and mind instantly becoming incredibly tense and anxious.

He felt as if a massive storm was about to arrive.

"Three strongholds have been wiped out overnight!"

"Three strongholds!"

The young man finally put down the newspaper, fire seemingly about to spit from his eyes. He gritted his teeth so hard they creaked, his long white hands balled into tight fists, the joints crackling audibly.

Anyone could feel the intense fury and chilling intent to kill radiating from him at that moment.

The middle-aged man knew that he had truly become angry this time!

This moment was different from his past roaring outbursts; now, at this moment... this was real rage!

He wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth, he eventually closed it again and lowered his head once more.

"Forget about completing the task on the other side, too. More than a hundred rabbits that had entered the cage have escaped!"

The young man completely ignored the middle-aged man’s expression, seemingly oblivious to everything at the moment. His reason appeared to have been utterly clouded by rage; he just continued to talk to himself, continuing to clench his fists, unceasingly cracking his knuckles with a terrifying noise.

"The mission failed, yet we’ve lost three strongholds and six Bone Tempering Period experts! This time, it’s a huge disgrace, an enormous loss! An enormous loss indeed!!"

The young man, who had been forcefully suppressing his voice, seemed to have reached a critical point, and in the last moment, exploded completely. As he roared, the middle-aged man felt as if his eardrums would burst, the entire villa and every corner of the room echoing with this angry outburst.

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