Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1488: A Favor

Chapter 1488: Chapter 1488: A Favor

The Tower of Darkness issued an emergency warning, mobilizing everyone for a comprehensive search to catch Gu Fan would be a great achievement.

Naturally, Gu Fan heard the broadcast too, feeling uneasy in his heart. He didn’t care if he got caught, but if Li Shi and Ouyang Jin were caught, who knew how Organization X would treat them?

"What do we do? Can we escape?" Li Shi panicked. They were on the fiftieth floor; escaping to safety would not be easy.

Gu Fan sighed helplessly and asked, "When you rescued me, didn’t you think of a retreat plan?"

Hearing this, Li Shi was unhappy: "What do you mean? Are you blaming me for not planning well, and for disturbing your rest?"

Gu Fan quickly explained: "I didn’t mean that."

"That’s exactly what you mean," Li Shi had a look of anger that wouldn’t listen to reason.

Ouyang Jin hurriedly pleaded: "Please, both of you, be serious. We are trying to escape with our lives here."

Li Shi was not panicked, confident that they, dressed just like the people from Organization X, wouldn’t be recognized.

But Gu Fan shook his head: "That trick is useless now, unless Organization X is stupid enough to be fooled over and over again."

While the three people didn’t know which way was safe to run, footsteps became more and more numerous, getting closer.

They had no choice but to prepare for combat. Gu Fan looked around to make sure all the surveillance was destroyed.

A group of people armed with guns charged over, and both sides nearly clashed upon confrontation.

"My God, it’s you?" Those people didn’t make a move, instead showing a look of astonishment.

Gu Fan also recognized them, his expression turning to pleasant surprise. It wasn’t anyone else but Fei Lei.

Back in the Dark Primitive Mountain, Fei Lei and his brothers fled to Dark City due to serious injuries, almost losing their lives.

Gu Fan and Lin Xi had rescued Fei Lei and his gang, meaning Fei Lei owed Gu Fan a favor.

But Gu Fan made a condition; if Fei Lei wanted to save his brothers, he had to exchange his life for theirs. Without hesitation, Fei Lei was ready to commit suicide with his gun, showing his determination and loyalty, which Gu Fan valued.

Now inside the Tower of Darkness, Gu Fan and Fei Lei met again. Gu Fan was eager to see what Fei Lei would do.

Obviously, Fei Lei hesitated, even lowering his gun.

Someone reminded Fei Lei: "Boss, if we let Gu Fan escape, we’re all dead."

"What does it matter? Are we afraid of death?" Fei Lei looked earnestly at Gu Fan and added: "We’ll cover you as you make your escape. From then on, we’re even."

"No problem! But how will you lead us out?" Gu Fan wasn’t distrusting Fei Lei, but the stakes were high. If things went wrong, not only might they not escape, but Fei Lei and his men would be in trouble too.

Fei Lei answered: "Organization X’s orders require at least seven people to move as a group. Any group that is alone or has fewer people must be captured."

Gu Fan understood; once they joined Fei Lei’s group, they would become a group of ten and no longer be under suspicion.

Organization X knew Gu Fan, Li Shi, and Ouyang Jin had changed into the same clothes as the guards, but there was one difficulty they couldn’t resolve:

A group couldn’t be searching for Gu Fan and his companions while also searching for members of other groups. During the search, if two groups encountered each other, interrogated each other, and searched each other, it would cause confusion.

That’s why Organization X ordered to thoroughly inspect any group with fewer numbers.

Now, Fei Lei was exploiting this loophole, leading Gu Fan and the others downwards. As a group of ten, they weren’t suspected.

Still, for safety, Fei Lei’s group acted as if they were searching, seriously and responsibly, floor by floor.

Thus, Organization X completely lost track of Gu Fan. They searched between the fiftieth and fortieth floors several times to no avail and saw no suspicious individuals coming down on the surveillance.

Organization X couldn’t understand what happened—had Gu Fan vanished into thin air?

From the fiftieth to the thirtieth floor, under Fei Lei’s leadership, they slowly approached the first floor, where the exit was located.

Since most of the forces were outside dealing with a powerful enemy, less than two hundred were in the Tower of Darkness, searching such a vast place with inadequate manpower.

With no other choice, Xue Wang ordered another hundred men from outside to come in. The top priority was to find Gu Fan, believing he was still in the Tower of Darkness.

Additionally, Xue Wang demanded strict scrutiny of the accesses to and from the Tower of Darkness. No matter who it was, even if he was Xue Wang or Lord Xiong, identities had to be verified.

Seeing Xue Wang’s anxious behavior, Lord Xiong knew the pressure Xue Wang was under. This Gu Fan was really hard to deal with.

To Gu Fan, the Tower of Darkness should have been a completely unfamiliar environment, yet why had Gu Fan disappeared into thin air? Why could neither surveillance nor personnel find him?

At this point, Mo Yun finally couldn’t hold back and took action.

Xue Wang hurriedly advised "Wait, Mo Yun, I know you have a personal vendetta with Gu Fan, but we need him alive right now."

"Don’t worry, I know what I am doing, I am very calm," Mo Yun said, her expression incredibly cold. She added, "Even if I don’t kill him, I must catch him and dash his hopes."

Hearing this, Xue Wang and Lord Xiong were somewhat reassured.

Xue Wang then asked, "Mo Yun, how do you plan to find Gu Fan?"

"It’s simple. I believe Gu Fan is capable of reaching the first floor exit, and I’ll wait for him there." After saying that, Mo Yun pressed the elevator button and went directly to the first floor.

Lord Xiong suggested that Gu Fan would do the unexpected and might not break through from the first-floor entrance; instead, he could escape outside through other floors.

Xue Wang thought it made sense and immediately ordered people outside to form a perimeter around the Tower of Darkness. Also, to stop pursuing Lin Xi, Su Hui, the Hunter, and the boss, instead concentrating forces around the Tower of Darkness for security.

But was that enough? Xue Wang frowned deeply—if he couldn’t figure out how Li Shi and Ouyang Jin infiltrated, then Gu Fan could simply repeat the trick to get out.

This was Xue Wang’s worry; he wouldn’t allow the Tower of Darkness to be a place where Gu Fan could come and go as he pleased.

Just then, subordinates reported that they found the muscleman and a tall man among the crowd who had earlier sought refuge. According to records, they were Gu Fan’s accomplices.

Good, now it’s clear how Li Shi and Ouyang Jin managed to infiltrate, and this method could not be used again.

Lord Xiong and Xue Wang watched the smoke-shrouded, nearly ruined Dark City from the window, feeling the weight in their hearts. Although Organization X could maintain stability for the time being, the sense of crisis was intensifying, with the fear that something worse could happen.