Chapter Fifty-Nine: Throw the Backpack and Dog at Him! [4K]
With the strong deterrent power of the Shancheng Siye Society in front and the action leader Zhang Yi escaping at the last moment, there were “several” Siye Association Operatives secretly launching spell formula attacks from the shadows. This terrible situation had already caused the staff of the Sunrise Biotechnology Company to gradually sink into despair.
At this moment, Ji Yunpei’s loud shout suddenly brought them a glimmer of hope.
As if a traveler lost in the dark and silent night, about to be crushed by feelings of loneliness and unease, suddenly sees flickering lights in the distance, they all looked towards that somewhat slender figure.
However, they only watched Ji Yunpei leave, and no one followed her; they just stood in place and whispered amongst themselves.
“Isn’t that the girl from the old Ji family? When did she get close to the Elders’ Council’s confidant? What should we do now, should we follow her?” An old employee who recognized Ji Yunpei said softly to a colleague.
“What do you think?”
“Everyone, don’t act impulsively! She said she was following the orders of the Elders’ Council’s confidant to come to the rescue; who knows if that’s true?” A loyal supporter of Zhang Shuisheng pointed out the doubts surrounding Ji Yunpei.
“That makes sense! If she has already been bought off by the Siye Society, if we follow her now, aren’t we walking into a trap? I say, we might as well take a gamble; maybe there’s still a glimmer of hope.”
Ji Yunpei hadn’t run far when she realized no one was following her, and couldn’t help but slow her pace.
Why is this happening?
Did I do something wrong? Ji Yunpei wondered.
“Ji Yunpei, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and run! If that big guy comes to his senses, it won’t be so easy to run then!”
The urging voice of “Lan Yi” rang in her ears, and Ji Yunpei paused for a moment, although she took another step forward, she was still confused, asking, “But, what about them? They aren’t following me?”
“Don’t panic, let the bullets fly for a while,” Lu Yibei said calmly, “You just keep running; they’ll catch up.”
“Besides, as long as you complete your mission and escape by yourself, isn’t that good? Why worry about them?”
Hearing Lan Yi’s assured tone, Ji Yunpei bit her lip, revealing a thoughtful expression.
Right! Lan Yi is right; the most important thing is to save my own life.
My mission is to lead the way, not to save those guys; if they don’t follow, that’s their loss; it has nothing to do with me.
Thinking this through, Ji Yunpei suddenly became clear-minded, and her steps forward no longer held any hesitation.
As that petite figure gradually grew smaller, a subtle emotion spread among the crowd, as if they were watching the only source of warmth extinguish in the storm.
Then,
Finally, the first person followed Ji Yunpei’s steps.
“To hell with it! I’m going to follow; you guys can do what you want!”
“Brother, think it through; this act is a betrayal of the chairman. You should know the chairman’s style; if you betray him…”
“You can shut up! If not for that old turtle, would he come to save you? Moreover, what if that girl is indeed sent by the Elders’ Council’s confidant? If we follow her, that old turtle wouldn’t dare say a word!”
“Uh, weren’t you supposed to already…”
“Shut up!”
“Betrayal is like yawning; it is contagious. Once the first person does it, the second will follow… In just a couple of breaths, it swelled to fifteen people.
From Ji Yunpei’s first shout to fifteen people “defecting” alongside her took less than two minutes.
That’s still not enough!
“It’s still too slow!”
In the distance, while secretly observing and approaching the agreed meeting point with Ji Yunpei, Lu Yibei couldn’t help but sigh.
She realized that she somewhat underestimated Zhang Shuisheng’s authority in the minds of these company employees.
Who knows what that old man has done to make them so fearful of him?
But it’s definitely not anything good!
This won’t work; I need to think of a way to speed things up, Lu Yibei thought.
From the Three Gorges Psychiatric Hospital to here, it’s only a two or three-kilometer straight line. The Siye Association operatives rushing over to reinforce Zhong Hui are probably already nearby; the slightly slower special action team and Lin Kule should also arrive within five minutes.
If this drags on, waiting to be surrounded by the Siye Association operatives and the special action team, let alone capturing those Solar Eclipse Society members, even escaping herself will likely be quite difficult.
Although there are ways to buy some extra time, I can’t just attack the operatives of the Shancheng Siye Society, right?
Those are my colleagues, my brothers!
Thinking this, Lu Yibei shifted her gaze to Zhong Hui, who was entangled with several loyal followers of Zhang Shuisheng, narrowing her eyes.
Clearly, Zhong Hui wasn’t using his full strength, or rather, he didn’t have the intent to k*ll; after all, the Siye Society usually adopts the strategy of “capturing alive” when dealing with spiritual ability criminal users.
And at this point, those employees of Sunrise Biotechnology Company were still hesitating. The only reason for that was the threats weren’t enough.
Once the threats they faced became greater than those posed by betraying Zhang Shuisheng, they wouldn’t hesitate any longer.
With that thought, Lu Yibei’s small hand slowly reached for the Mourning Gray Owl Badge in her bosom, then a bold idea gradually took shape in her mind.
In this world, there’s something known as the “Catfish Effect.”
And getting Zhong Hui to become the “big catfish” is actually quite simple.
Earlier, Xing Yuan had already told Lu Yibei about Zhong Hui’s plan to pry away Jiang Li.
If there’s a way to make something of this, can Zhong Hui endure it?
If it were me, I certainly couldn’t.
Wouldn’t that stir up some anger? Lu Yibei thought.
Thus, she activated her spirit energy, slightly adjusted her vocal cords, changed her voice, and, with her fingertips grazing the Mourning Gray Owl Badge, dared to send a message to Zhong Hui.
“Senior Zhong Hui, you must not let that girl escape! So many members of the Solar Eclipse Society are under Zhang Shuisheng; perhaps they can coexist peacefully with the Siye Society, but once they become members under the Elders’ Council’s confidants, they’re likely to turn into a force that poses a huge threat to social stability.”
At the moment she connected with Zhong Hui, Lu Yibei’s heart raced uncontrollably.
Contacting a high-ranking Siye Association operative using the Mourning Gray Owl Badge while in a haunted state was definitely a high-risk decision.
Although the Mourning Gray Owl Badge doesn’t have a “chat log” to trace the source of the message, when two Mourning Gray Owl Badges form a subtle connection, they can lock onto each other’s location.
If Zhong Hui intends to find her, he can easily discover where she is hiding, then, through the spirit energy fluctuation emitted from her, determine that she is a legend.
Once she finished the first sentence, noticing that Zhong Hui seemed unaware of the need to lock onto her position, Lu Yibei let out a sigh of relief and sped up her words.
“Besides, if you can thwart the Elders’ Council’s Fourth Seat’s plan, it will definitely add a bold stroke to your assessment this year. Then, you can finally stand firm and speak in front of those who used to look down on you!”
“Most importantly, you are the first person of the Shancheng Siye Society; if you let these petty individuals escape right in front of you, how embarrassing would that be? With that said, think it over well!”
After saying this, she hurriedly cut off the connection between the two Mourning Gray Owl Badges, quickly heading towards the location she had agreed upon with Ji Yunpei.
The big catfish was already in play, but it would take a bit of time to open a gateway large enough for a hundred people to pass through; she needed to prepare in advance.
Suddenly, a strange voice, indistinct and lacking distinctive features, rang in Zhong Hui’s ears, causing him to freeze momentarily, inquiring, “Who are you?”
However, that voice did not respond again, vanishing without a trace, just as it had come.
“d*mn it, who exactly are you?!”
Zhong Hui pressed on, but seeing that the voice remained silent, his expression gradually darkened.
Although he didn’t want to pay attention to that voice’s “insinuations,” he had to admit that it made a lot of sense.
Publicly, letting a group of Solar Eclipse Society members, no matter how lowly ranked, become the underlings of the Elders’ Council’s confidants was indeed aiding the enemy!
Privately, Xing Yuan had already “taught” him how to act; he also had a little desire to show off during the next annual assessment meeting, wanting to speak firmly to Xing Yuan.
Furthermore, that voice had intentionally brought up “those who looked down on” him, as if it knew about the mocking and cold remarks directed at him from Xing Yuan. Could it be someone from Xing Yuan’s side?
d*mn it, that woman teaching me how to do things is one thing, but you, a junior, also dare to come and teach me how to do things?
I was going to chase after her myself!
He knew very well that he couldn’t let the members of the Solar Eclipse Society simply escape; otherwise, he wouldn’t have arranged for Lin Kule and another operative from the Shancheng Siye Society to surround and cut off the retreat of these Solar Eclipse Society members from the side.
That’s why he had held back some strength, waiting for reinforcements to arrive, trying to capture all Solar Eclipse Society members alive.
But thinking of doing something oneself versus being reminded by someone pointing at your head was completely different—like when you had already planned to finish your homework well, and then your deskmate suddenly reminds you “not to slack off, write well,” doesn’t it immediately make you unhappy?
The more he thought, the angrier Zhong Hui became.
Thus, he decided to vent his anger on those Solar Eclipse Society members.
Steeling the belief that “reaching the target location counts as success,” Ji Yunpei’s steps no longer paused for a moment. In just over a minute, she dashed three miles, and the number of followers behind her had grown to twenty-one.
As she saw the target location getting closer, victory was just ahead. Just then, a booming voice suddenly erupted from behind her.
“Little thief, don’t run!”
The booming voice filled with spiritual energy resounded like thunder, shaking the entire valley with a force resembling Zhang Fei’s shout breaking the Changban Bridge, truly intimidating.
Lower-level spiritual ability users and legends found their movements momentarily sluggish.
Her joints felt as if filled with lead.
Unfortunately, Ji Yunpei was one of them.
At the moment the booming voice sounded, her legs went weak, and she slowed her pace.
In the next second, under the immense shadow, Zhong Hui, without holding anything back, unleashed his spiritual energy as he rushed down the slope, causing the earth to tremble as if a mountain were collapsing, which made her heart skip a beat and froze her in place.
At this moment, the previously silent “Lan Yi” spoke again.
“Don’t be afraid, I’m waiting for you ahead!”
Upon hearing this, Ji Yunpei looked up and saw a figure standing on a protruding rock ahead, hands shimmering with a faint golden glow.
That faint golden light divided into thousands of strands, expanding in all directions like plant roots, gradually outlining a ten-meter high banyan tree adorned with a rich totem.
“Do you see that totem? Throw your backpack and the dog in your arms at that big guy, then pass through this totem, and you will be safe!”
“Lan Yi’s” voice echoed in her ears, Ji Yunpei’s expression shifted a bit, biting her silver teeth, she suddenly turned around, raised the backpack and White Puppy above her head, and threw them towards Zhong Hui, who was less than a hundred meters away from her—
“Miss Hathor, when are we going to act?!”
An annoying voice broke in, and Dorethea shot a glance at the man beside her.
The man was Zhang Yu’s secretary, and in the past few minutes, he had asked the same question five times.
“Just wait a bit longer,” Dorethea said, “Maybe we won’t even need to act; it might end early.”
Although she wasn’t very sure if the calls she heard earlier were from her teacher, she felt that if that was really her teacher, there would be no need for her to intervene.
She had heard countless times how her teacher single-handedly stormed into the Dream Come True Entertainment City, climbed to the top floor in a single night, and defeated the Big Boss, even hearing many embellished versions.
Regardless of which version was true, she firmly believed that the woman capable of achieving all that had the ability to turn things around.
Seeing Dorethea fall silent again, the secretary frowned, just about to say something when a deafening shout from Zhong Hui rang out.
When he looked in the direction of the sound, he completely didn’t expect that soon he would witness a scene he would never forget in a short time, or even in his life.
In the valley, many employees of Sunrise Biotechnology Company were madly rushing toward the direction the girl had left, illuminated under the night, resembling a herd of prey being pursued by predators.
In the distance, on the riverbank, numerous flickering lights were faintly visible, suggesting that a considerable force was approaching the valley.
Isn’t this a complete mess?
With the perilous terrain surrounding them, where could those guys run?
Was the early ending that Miss Hathor mentioned referring to the chairman’s team being completely wiped out by the Siye Society?
The secretary wondered.
Then, he saw countless white dots suddenly flying out from the backpack of that fleeing girl, resembling a migrating flock of birds, rushing straight toward Zhong Hui.
What!
Paper Cicada Immortal?
Even if there are a lot of Paper Cicada Immortals, what can they—
“Boom—!”
A brilliant and chaotic silver light slowly rose, enveloped in a swarm of Paper Cicada Immortals, and a loud explosion erupted.
Amidst the explosion, the silver light gradually transformed into a small silver mushroom cloud. As the mushroom cloud spread, the surrounding Paper Cicada Immortals exploded in succession, dazzling colors of light shining on the tips of the mushroom cloud, resembling spots adorning it.
Simultaneously, the quietly rising golden banyan tree totem suddenly burst with radiance, transforming into a whirlpool that swallowed the panicked figures that rushed toward it.
