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An Weilan's pupils flickered with a hint of puzzlement.
Proactive!
As she spoke, Melanie placed her hand on Chen Qi's shoulder, putting on an innocent and pitiful expression,
"Yes, we were all passive, all coerced by him! We were forced into this! We never wanted this!"
As Melanie spoke, she actually let out a sob, like a wife ruthlessly abandoned by her husband.
"We're the victims, but, despite being victims, we were willing to listen to him, because he taught us, he was our teacher, whatever he said, we did..."
Melanie continued with a hint of crying in her voice, suddenly giving off the impression that she was coerced by Chen Qi.
"???"
What the hell is this guy? Chen Qi's groggy mind instantly filled with question marks.
Almost forgot that Melanie also has a fondness for pranking... Chen Qi was speechless.
Previously, when Chen Qi and the others were not familiar, the White Tower Hunters were a bit restrained, but since they did a big job together, these White Tower Hunters have been speaking more and more like he's one of them.
Her words felt strange... An Weilan's normally calm expression became increasingly difficult to maintain as she looked at Chen Qi with something amiss.
Then, An Weilan turned to the others, asking curiously,
"Everyone, is this true?"
The bespectacled man, Alor, pushed up his glasses and, together with the other White Tower Hunters, said in unison,
"Yes, he was the mastermind."
You guys... Chen Qi's lips involuntarily quivered a few times, pondering carefully for a moment.
In fact, in a sense, he really was the mastermind behind the Snake Father's operation.
Moreover, due to the urgency of time, the White Tower Hunters also had to prepare quickly, joining the robbery operation with a hint of compulsion.
Of course, at the end of the day, even though it was initiated by Chen Qi, the White Tower Hunters clearly enjoyed the hunt.
Seeing the situation, Melanie quickly disassociated herself, saying,
"So, An, regarding the Snake Father operation, please ask our Lamp Keeper, it has nothing to do with us!"
After hearing this series of responses, An Weilan turned her head with furrowed brows.
Her gaze was like that of a teacher, seeing after many years, her once exemplary student who had gone to the underworld and suddenly became the boss of some brawling gang.
Should I respond... Chen Qi coughed twice before saying,
"I initiated it, An, it involves a big business..."
An Weilan smiled, saying in a tone tinged with admiration,
"I know, and as a bounty hunter, the Snake Father has a bounty of thirty million at the navy, I'd also thought of taking down the Snake Father, but never expected you guys to beat me to it."
After going out to sea, as a lone hunter apart from helping the navy and dealing with fractures, she also worked as a bounty hunter.
The Snake Father was not a weak enemy; Chen Qi's ability to defeat the Snake Father in a one-on-one fight indicated that he must possess his own trump cards!
An Weilan understood that Chen Qi must have his own underlying strengths.
However, soon An Weilan's expression grew increasingly grave, even with a hint of fear,
"Everyone, do you realize what you're about to face after committing such a big case?"
Melanie casually replied,
"What are we facing? Pursued by the Sea God Pirate Group? Have they discovered us so soon?"
Melanie didn't care; even if she was pursued by the whole Sea God Island, they, the White Tower Hunters, could flee to the White Tower Federation.
An Weilan shook her head, saying with an extremely serious tone,
"No, the ship you robbed this time belongs to the Sea God Pirate Group, responsible for transporting materials to Blue Fire Island."
"Wait, Blue Fire?"
Chen Qi couldn't help asking.
An Weilan actually knew that the Snake Father was a transport vessel for Blue Fire material.
Chen Qi thought this was a critical piece of information only they knew.
An Weilan placed her hands on her thighs, frowning as she explained,
"Let's not hide it; due to my status, I can undertake some confidential missions at sea, which include Bonfire Energy Company and naval tasks."
Bonfire Energy Company? So Bonfire Energy knew the Snake Father was a transport ship? Chen Qi immediately asked,
"The Bonfire Energy Company is also after the Snake Father, then?"
This statement suddenly surprised the White Tower Hunters.
An Weilan nodded slightly,
"The Bonfire Energy Company has been tracking the location of the Blue Fire Island and they knew well in advance that the Snake Father was related to transport...
However, the real key isn't the Snake Father itself, but the destination coordinates of the Snake Father. Therefore, Bonfire Energy has been tracking the Snake Father, but in several previous operations, they lost track of it."
Bonfire Energy Company wanted to track the Snake Father to find out information about Blue Fire Island!
Everyone was shocked; unknowingly, they had disrupted a major plan of the Bonfire Energy Company.
An Weilan continued,
"For this operation, Bonfire Energy prepared a lot, especially Blue Fire, the current manager of the company. He had been preparing for this operation for a full twenty years! He will not let anyone who disrupts his plan get away!"
"Won't let it pass..."
Melanie's previously smiling face finally tensed.
The intel held by An Weilan far exceeded their imagination.
Bonfire Energy was an exceedingly powerful force, a company with control over dozens of Grade-B fractures and a history of five hundred years.