One hour later, Han Xu brought Chen Fan to the outside of an office and pushed the door open.
The six people who had been sitting inside instantly stood up, their eyes turning in this direction, or rather, towards Chen Fan.
Obviously, they were the B-level Awakened Squad that Han Xu had mentioned earlier. A total of six people, four men and two women, led by a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties, appearing quite steady.
The rest of them looked to be in their twenties, not yet thirty, all dressed rather stylishly, or rather, flamboyantly.
Especially the two women, one with red-dyed hair, the other with green-dyed hair, giving Chen Fan a sense of déjà vu.
Han Xu’s gaze swept over them, then he turned and politely said to Chen Fan, "Brother Li, this is the War Soul Squad I mentioned earlier. This is their captain, Qin Jin."
The middle-aged man at the head of the group nodded towards Chen Fan upon hearing this, a friendly smile on his face.
"When you get back to Anshan City, if you have any arrangements, just tell him, and he’ll get things done." Han Xu’s voice had just fallen when Qin Jin took the initiative to say, "The chairman is right. We should be loyal to those who pay us. Whatever task Chairman Li has, just give the word."
Regarding the origin of the person in front of him and the task this time, he had already learned half an hour ago from Han Xu.
Even without the 1 million points bounty, he wouldn’t dare have the slightest bit of non-cooperation, let alone this time with a reward; the person in front of him was also their employer.
"Alright."
Chen Fan nodded, glanced at the time, and said, "Chairman Han, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take them and go first."
"Of course, of course."
Han Xu quickly said, "Anshan City is in great danger right now. For Brother Li to take some time, it’s already not easy. If you need my help later, just ask. Don’t be polite."
The members of the War Soul Squad looked at each other in surprise.
"Hmm."
Chen Fan nodded and then glanced at the members of the War Soul Squad, finally resting his eyes on Captain Qin Jin. "Do you need more preparation? This mission is quite dangerous, and if you’re careless, you could lose your life."
"It’s just a Beast Tide. What’s there to be afraid of?" the red-haired woman snorted, seemingly feeling slighted by Chen Fan and a bit unhappy.
"That’s right, we’ve been ready for a while now and can set off at any time."
"Chairman Li, don’t worry. With us around, Anshan City will surely hold."
The remaining young men all spoke up as well.
"Ahem."
Qin Jin coughed and shot them a glance, making them quiet down.
"Chairman Li."
He smiled at Chen Fan and said, "Chairman Han notified us half an hour earlier, so we are already prepared and can set off anytime. As for the danger, we are well aware and will proceed with caution."
As he finished speaking, he glanced at Han Xu and nodded.
"Alright, let’s go. Chairman Han, we’ll go ahead."
"Alright, alright, Brother Li, take care." Han Xu watched Chen Fan leave, sighing inwardly.
He admired Chen Fan’s courage but did not have high hopes for his future.
He could only hope that on the day Anshan City fell, Chen Fan would be able to escape safely.
The seven of them left Juque City, heading in the direction of Anshan City.
The atmosphere was somewhat tense.
After all, they had just met, and Chen Fan looked as cold as ice. Even if someone wanted to start a conversation, the words would likely be swallowed.
It was quite uncomfortable for Chen Fan at the front as well.
For one thing, he wasn’t a very outgoing person. For another, the people behind him were a bit slow, so he had to deliberately slow down, which only prolonged the awkward atmosphere.
"Forget it."
After thinking about it, he decided not to continue making himself uncomfortable and stopped.
"Chairman Li?"
The people behind him also stopped, and Qin Jin asked in confusion, "What’s wrong? Do you need to rest for a bit?"
Chen Fan shook his head and said, "I just received a message. Something has happened in Anshan City that needs to be dealt with, so I’ll go ahead. You catch up later."
"Huh?"
Qin Jin was stunned.
Before he could react, Chen Fan had already disappeared without a trace.
"Gone? He left?"
One of the young men said in surprise.
"Wow, he really just left like that?"
"Leaving first is good; it was getting really boring just now." The green-haired woman mumbled.
"Stop standing around, let’s catch up quickly." Qin Jin frowned, then quickly followed.
He thought that the supposed sudden events in Anshan City were just an excuse, and that Chen Fan was testing them, not just their character but also their ability.
If they really took their time and didn’t arrive in Anshan City until half a day later, Chen Fan might not say anything, but he would surely give them a low score in his mind.
If that got back to Chairman Han, he wouldn’t have the face to return.
"Captain!"
"Captain!"
The remaining five people looked at each other, then followed.
"Seriously, why is the captain so worked up?" the green-haired woman complained, "He said he’d go ahead, so we could just keep moving at our original pace."
"Yeah, if we keep this up, my Spiritual Power won’t last long, either."
"Alright, just say less."