Chapter 631 - 629: Luring the Tiger Out of the Mountain
Zhao Bing was getting a bit anxious. Unable to contact the troops outside, they were undoubtedly still waiting for orders, and the entrance was blocked. Without equipment, there was no way to clear it.
So the best solution was to have Captain Huang Bin outside, leading the remaining 150 special police officers, to find Chen Tianlong and Zhang Yufei, and take the warehouse first.
Around the warehouse.
Xue Kong and Hu Fei had arrived. They didn’t know what was happening on the factory side. They just tried calling Peng Wanli and Wang Tao, but no one answered.
Of course, no one answered. They were running for their lives then, too busy to take calls. Now the two were walking out through the secret tunnel, to be precise, heading to the new warehouse.
This secret tunnel was where they moved goods from the old warehouse to the new one that day, extending a kilometer.
"Damn, what are those two bastards doing? Neither of them is answering the phone." Hu Fei swore, growing impatient.
"Cursing won’t help. They are probably tangled up with the police."
Xue Kong remained calm, and his words were clearly heard by Chen Tianlong in the bushes, who was worried. In theory, the police would have shown up here by now, but the delay suggested something unexpected had happened.
"Xiaoling, something might have happened to Director Zhao. It looks like we’ll have to step in." Chen Tianlong thought for a moment before speaking.
"Ah? What? Something happened to Director Zhao? What’s going on?" Zhang Yufei widened her eyes in disbelief as she asked.
"Yes, if my guess is correct, Li Jun took him to the factory to find evidence. But over there, Earth Dragon’s experts must have trapped them."
Chen Tianlong analyzed, "So all we can do now is buy time until Director Zhao arrives, but it seems the others are already starting to move the goods. If we wait any longer, everything will be gone."
"Then, should we just head over now?" Zhang Yufei pondered the suggestion.
"Of course not, we must remain cautious. I noticed two experts ahead. They are stronger than me. If we recklessly charge in, we won’t stand a chance." Chen Tianlong smiled wryly; those were Yellow Dao six-star and seven-star experts, and going up against them would be suicidal.
With that, Chen Tianlong began retreating, needing to find a breakthrough point and figure out how to temporarily stall them, as moving hadn’t started yet.
Xue Kong hesitated for a long time. He wanted to relocate, but another issue arose. This place was relatively close to the small river, and if they moved to other caves and got discovered, they couldn’t dispose of things quickly into the river, spelling doom for Earth Dragon.
But if they didn’t move, it would be a problem if others found them here later.
"Whoosh!"
A stone flew past Xue Kong, who was in deep thought, but he dodged it swiftly.
"Who’s there?" Xue Kong was startled and quickly looked around. Hu Fei also noticed and began to be on guard with his men.’
"Master Xue, are you alright?" Hu Fei asked with concern, worried about bearing any responsibility if something were to happen.
Xue Kong, not fond of speaking, nodded slightly and began instructing, "Everyone, continue without stopping, start moving the goods."
"Okay."
Hu Fei understood Xue Kong’s intentions. With Xue Kong around, he was just a subordinate. If Xue Kong, with Yellow Dao seven-star prowess, couldn’t handle enemies, his own involvement would be futile.
After throwing the stone, Chen Tianlong quickly moved to the other side with Zhang Yufei, using the trick to lure Xue Kong away from the warehouse, giving him a chance to deal with the other expert.
Even though Hu Fei had Yellow Dao six-star level, Chen Tianlong always felt his capability seemed overstated, likely due to a lack of real combat experience. Conservatively, perhaps no more than Yellow Dao five-star now.
Chen Tianlong had prepared three silver needles, planning to injure Hu Fei as soon as he had the chance.
He knew his limits, against a Yellow Dao six-star Hu Fei, wounding him would be commendable. To what extent he could injure him depended on the real combat situation.
"Xiaoling, you run as fast as you can soon, don’t look back. This person’s strong, but since you’re a girl, even if he catches up, he might only capture you without harm,"
Chen Tianlong explained, "This gives me a chance to deal with the other one, delaying tactics this way."
"Okay."
Zhang Yufei agreed without hesitation. She trusted Chen Tianlong; if he said it would work, it definitely would.
Chen Tianlong smiled slightly and nodded. At this critical moment, he didn’t think too much. Zhang Yufei was a police officer, and no matter how brutal Xue Kong was, he wouldn’t resort to killing now.
The evidence was indisputable, Earth Dragon was bound to be destroyed, so he was confident Zhang Yufei would be safe.
Zhang Yufei wasted no time and darted out of the bushes. Indeed, Xue Kong, already on high alert, dashed over upon noticing the disturbance.
Though not a cultivator, Zhang Yufei, being military-trained, excelled in running, disappearing from Xue Kong’s sight shortly after.
Xue Kong frowned, said something over his shoulder, then quickly chased after. After Xue Kong left the warehouse, Hu Fei kept watch and instructed to move the goods to a safe place.
The so-called safe place was actually an underground passage not far away, a secret path linking to the old warehouse, also the escape route for Peng Wanli and Wang Tao.
Several small rooms in the secret passage perfectly housed the goods temporarily. Hu Fei thus commanded to move them in first. Just after moving less than a fifth of the goods, a figure suddenly flashed out, startling everyone present.
"Weren’t you locked up in the woodshed? How are you running around now? Someone, get him and tie him up, keep him out of our business."
Hu Fei recognized Chen Tianlong, the one whose meridians were broken by Peng Wanli days ago. Surprisingly resilient now, he was quite amazed.
"Oh, seeing so many people here, I wanted to help."
Chen Tianlong was thrilled inside hearing Hu Fei’s lack of alertness towards him, this was just the effect he wanted.
If Hu Fei had been vigilant from the start, he might counter his forthcoming moves, and in a direct confrontation, Chen Tianlong’s strength wouldn’t suffice.
"Damn, you’re as fragile as a jellyfish, yet you want to help carry things? Don’t ruin my goods, someone tie him up," Hu Fei, busy with work, had no time to play with Chen Tianlong, so he ordered his men to bind him.
Two subordinates approached to seize Chen Tianlong, but Chen Tianlong moved first, stepping towards Hu Fei, kneeling, pleading, "Boss, don’t seize me, I’ll just stand by, won’t be in your way, okay?"