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Chapter 292: A Dog Cornered
When I realized that the tortured woman in the photo was Shizai Xiaoqing, my dad had already jumped up, his eyes blazing with a rare anger. He immediately pulled out his phone and started making a call.
“Liang Qiu, help me locate the coordinates of the phone that just rang at my house. It's urgent.” After saying this, without waiting for a response from the other end, my dad hung up, glanced at me, said nothing, and went upstairs to prepare.
Anyway, I still had The Dead on hand, so there was no need to prepare guns or knives. I sent a group message to Xianxian and the others, informing them that Shizai Xiaoqing had been captured and that my dad and I were going to rescue her.
Xianxian quickly replied: “What a pity, This Lord can't go. There's movement on Black Blade's side; their hands are already reaching out. I'll support you when I find the time.”
‘Ridiculous, handle your own business; I can manage.’ I quickly replied and then instructed Wang Yi beside me: “You don’t need to come with us. Lime is in your care; fulfill any requests he has, except for the one about ‘running away from home’—that’s absolutely not allowed.”
“Alright.” Although Wang Yi looked like he wanted to join me in action, I had made my decision, so he didn’t insist further.
Not long after I sent the message, Fu Song arrived at my house in a hurry. I was a bit surprised to see him and immediately asked, “How's the investigation on your side going?” Of course, I was referring to his parents.
“I have solid evidence; it’s definitely the Golden Eagle Sect.” Fu Song's expression was cold, but a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes, contrasting sharply with his usual nerdy demeanor.
I hesitated for a moment and asked, “So…”
“So, I want to go with you,” Fu Song said firmly.
Hearing this, I laughed. “Are you so sure that it was the Golden Eagle Sect who took Shizai Xiaoqing?”
Fu Song scoffed coldly. “It’s highly likely it was them. What wouldn’t those people do?”
"Well then, you should come with us," I said, automatically including myself and Fu Song in the mission to rescue Shizai Xiaoqing.
While we were talking, another person hurriedly arrived at my house, looking quite worn out. He immediately asked me eagerly, "Where's the photo? Did they really capture Shizai Xiaoqing?"
"At least she looks like her," I replied as I handed him the photo.
Xiao Zian quickly took it and examined it. After a few glances, he furrowed his brow and muttered in confusion, "This is bad, how did she get out?"
"What do you mean, how did she get out? Shouldn't she be somewhere else?" I asked, feeling very curious and puzzled.
Xiao Zian took a deep breath, his brow furrowing even more as he explained, "Not long ago, she should have returned to where she was supposed to be with Luo Ruyun. But unexpectedly, Xiaoqing was captured by those people. I don't know if she came out on her own or..."
At this point, Xiao Zian's frown deepened, almost as if he could crush a fly with it.
I could guess some reasons behind this. The reason was that Shizai Xiaoqing was not just a member of the expedition team back then; she was also Shara! I already knew where Shara belonged—it's the gathering place of the Black Crystal Coffin in the Dao Gui Clan Underground Palace. The Millennium Empty Coffin waits for whom? It waits for those who are "mutated" like them. So what Xiao Zian was worried about was whether others, especially Luo Ruyun who was with Shizai Xiaoqing, had also been captured.
After muttering to himself for a while, Xiao Zian walked upstairs into my dad's room as if he were at home. I naturally followed closely behind. I thought my dad was packing things up, but to my surprise, he was sitting with his back to us by the bed, looking out the window while smoking and lost in thought.
What astonished me even more was that Lime was also in my dad's room. He stood by the window, still wearing a calm expression as he gazed at the blue sky. The room was unusually silent until we arrived and brought a bit of life into it.
"Old Feng, what's going on? Are we going to rescue her right away?" Xiao Zian broke the heavy silence as soon as he entered and directly asked my dad.
My dad didn't respond; he continued smoking. Throughout my life, I had rarely seen him smoke—actually, I should say I had never seen him smoke before. Now seeing him like this left me at a loss for words.
Xiao Zian clearly didn't share my hesitation; he sat down on the bed and cursed loudly, "Damn it! It seems like those old guys from the Golden Eagle Sect are getting desperate. How about we take this opportunity to wipe them out?"
After Xiao Zian said this, my dad turned his head and glanced at us lightly before saying, "A cornered dog will jump over the wall; let alone a pack of mad dogs. Our numbers are still too few."
"Um, Dad, did you forget something? I have quite a few people on my side~" I said with a hint of pride.
"Yes, we also have the people from Little Phoenix. We're all family here, no need to be polite. Take as many as you need, right?" By the end of his sentence, Xiao Zian winked at me. With his mature and charming middle-aged appearance, it was hard to believe he was discussing such serious matters regarding lives.
However, I nodded and firmly replied, "That's a must."
"The Golden Eagle Sect already knows we've 'betrayed' them, so this time it should be about dealing with us. What angers me is that they had to involve Shizai Xiaoqing!" My dad took a deep drag from his cigarette and said.
"Could it be that guy named Lan Hao?" I blurted out without thinking. Although he might be considered one of us, I always found his behavior a bit strange. He once claimed we had met, but I had no memory of such a person.
After I asked, my dad fell silent again, his expression serious, without offering any explanation.
Xiao Zian furrowed his brow as if he thought of something and said, "It can't really be that guy."
Just when I thought I had guessed correctly, I heard Xiao Zian mumble, "I hope it's not that guy causing trouble. If I catch him, I'll make sure he won't even be recognized by his mother!"
"Who are you going to beat up so badly that their mother won't recognize them?" Just after Xiao Zian finished speaking, a slightly frivolous voice came from behind the door.
Xiao Zian and I turned around almost simultaneously to see a guy in a black suit standing at the entrance. And this guy was none other than Lan Hao, the very person we were discussing!
"Ahem, Lan Hao, what brings you here?" Xiao Zian suddenly deflated. He swallowed hard and asked somewhat reluctantly...
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