Chapter 933: Chapter 938: A Visitor from the Upper Ranks (Part 2)
Ling Chen walked to Hu Fei’s bedside, looking at the still unconscious Hu Fei, he gently patted his shoulder. Under Ling Chen’s touch, Hu Fei gradually woke up in a daze.
Seeing Ling Chen standing in front of him, Hu Fei immediately widened his eyes and hurriedly climbed out of bed. However, as soon as he stood up, it pulled at his wounds, causing him to grimace in pain.
"Alright!" Ling Chen held down Hu Fei’s body and said, "You’re hurt, just stay in bed obediently."
"You’re finally back." Hu Fei rubbed his flesh covered in wounds, speaking painfully, "If it weren’t for my good luck, I would’ve been finished."
"I already know what happened at the base. Fatty, tell me, what’s going on?"
"Last night, the base’s system was attacked, all security defense systems failed. Moreover, the opposing party took control of our system, opened all the entrances and exits of the base, and let the enemy in. I initially wanted to take Lin Guodong and Lin Qiqi through the escape passage, but Boss Tang and the others were captured by Ji Gang."
Ji Gang?
Ling Chen’s face slightly changed. So Ji Gang was involved, no wonder Qiu Yong and the others couldn’t withstand the enemy’s offensive.
"Elder Qiu listened to Ji Gang’s suggestion and took Lin Guodong and the others for hostage exchange. Yang Chen and I escaped first, planning to meet outside. But when we escaped, we saw Elder Qiu and the others were captured. Oh right!" Saying this, Hu Fei seemed to recall something and added, "Last night when Elder Qiu and the others were taken away, I seemed to see Zhu Hong."
"Zhu Hong? Are you sure?"
Hu Fei nodded and said, "I probably didn’t see wrong, Zhu Hong was wearing a silver mask."
So even they were involved. Ling Chen thought silently. He originally thought it was only people from the God Organization, but unexpectedly Zhu Hong and others were involved too. Mentioning Zhu Hong, Ling Chen immediately thought of Chen Quan. He remembered Zhu Hong had said that he had already cooperated with the God Organization. If Chen Quan also took action, then Qiu Yong and the others would stand no chance.
Two Heavenly List experts, too terrifying.
"Ling Chen, what should we do now?" Hu Fei asked Ling Chen, who was deep in thought, "The base is already destroyed, people have been captured, we have very limited resources to use now. More critically, we don’t know where the God Organization took the people."
"Alright, don’t worry about this matter, just focus on healing, I’ll figure out a way to find them."
After comforting Hu Fei for a few sentences, Ling Chen also checked on Yang Chen and Wei Jiahao. The two were not in life-threatening condition, only lightly injured, a few days of rest and they’d be fine.
Leaving the hospital, Ling Chen sat in the passenger seat, his eyes fixed on the traffic ahead, his brows slightly furrowed, unsure of what he was thinking.
"Ling Chen."
Hearing Xia Mutong’s voice coming from beside him, Ling Chen turned his head and asked, "What’s wrong?"
"I know this incident has greatly affected you, but I hope you don’t act rashly. It’s best to cooperate with our police in the operation?"
"Cooperate with the police?" Ling Chen forced a smile and said, "You’re well aware of their skills, how to cooperate? You should know in your heart, if the police get involved, it will only cause casualties for you."
"Then let me help you." Xia Mutong said decisively, not allowing refusal, "With my ability now, are you afraid I’ll slow you down?"
"Not really." Ling Chen thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you first help me find out if we can locate their whereabouts. As for other matters, we’ll discuss later."
"Alright."
After dropping Ling Chen off at Wealthy Manor, Xia Mutong drove back to the research base.
Returning home, he saw Yang Qingling and Yang Yan sitting in the living room, Nanrong Wanqing accompanying them chatting. Seeing Ling Chen come in from outside, Nanrong Wanqing quickly greeted him and asked with concern, "How is it? Is everyone alright?"
Ling Chen forced a smile, not knowing what to say. No one died, but were captured by people from the God Organization, their fates uncertain.
"Ling Chen, what’s wrong?" Yang Qingling noticed Ling Chen’s poor complexion and asked.
"It’s nothing. Mom, you guys continue chatting, I have some things to deal with." With that, before Yang Qingling said anything more, Ling Chen had already gone back to the bedroom alone.
"This child ... not finishing his words." Yang Qingling said displeased.
"Auntie, don’t blame Ling Chen." Nanrong Wanqing said, "Some things happened yesterday, Ling Chen must be feeling bad inside, you should let him be alone for a while."
In the bedroom, Ling Chen stood alone by the window, looking at the street view outside, his brows slightly furrowed.
Besides Hu Fei and the three, everyone else was captured, with very few people available to use on hand. If he couldn’t find enough people to help, even if he knows Qiu Yong’s whereabouts, he can’t rescue them.
Allies!
Ling Chen squinted his eyes, pondering deeply. After thinking it over, it seemed those were the only allies he could find.
Sigh!
Ling Chen sighed helplessly. It seemed he needed to make a trip to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. With Ji Gang and Chen Quan joined forces, to deal with these two Heavenly List experts, only other Heavenly List experts could help. His master was Su He, and Su He was the former Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master, the most reputable elder in the Yangxin Pavilion. With this identity, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was likely to help him once.
Thinking, Ling Chen took out his phone and dialed a number.
With the call connected, Ling Chen spoke, "Hey! Old Tang."
"Tang Yuan, it’s been a while since our last contact, what have you been busy with lately?"
"Never mind me. Let me ask you, did you receive all those things I sent you last time?"
"You mean the evidence related to the Ling Family? Received it, is there a problem?"
"Nonsense! It’s been so long, yet there’s no sign of any action from you, isn’t that evidence enough for you to act?"
"It’s not that." On the other end, Tang Yuan said, "The evidence is sufficient, but we found the situation wasn’t as simple as we imagined. When you sent me those pieces of evidence, I showed them to Colonel Pang. As per his suggestion, we submitted all the documentation to the higher-ups. But it’s been so long, and there’s still no response from above. Colonel Pang has submitted several reports, hoping the higher-ups approve action. However, the leaders up there keep telling us to stand by, saying some matters need further investigation and asking us to remain calm."
Tang Yuan couldn’t help but curse, "Damn it! The evidence clearly shows the Ling Family as the mastermind behind the God Organization, and I just can’t understand why they won’t give the order. For this matter, even the old General went to negotiate with the higher-ups, but still got no result."