Chapter 718

Ning Chen could see that those people would not easily let him go; this time they were equipped with such complete combat gear, presumably to finally end Ning Chen once and for all.

But unfortunately, Ning Chen was not someone who could be bullied at will; the skills he held were enough for him to escape, after all, Ning Chen had mastered three skills.

Unless something unexpected happened, Li Yu's team would not spread this matter, after all, it was not honorable, and they might not even believe their own eyes; if Ning Chen himself did not possess these skills, he would absolutely not believe it either.

But over there they were definitely investigating the authenticity of this matter in parallel; regardless of what perspective they considered, Ning Chen would not give the other side time; if Ning Chen let this matter ferment, it might very well cause a huge uproar.

So he planned to find a time to settle that organization once and for all; after all, the longer that organization remained, the greater the threat to Ning Chen; if that organization spread news of Ning Chen's affairs, by then Ning Chen would have no time to cover it up.

The System was equally worried about this matter being spread, so it asked him: "What exactly do you plan to do?"

Ning Chen only said: "I will find an opportunity to deal with that organization... in one week."

Using skills in front of others was undoubtedly very troublesome, because Ning Chen had to ensure his secrets were not discovered by others, so he had to be careful everywhere. And now, since he had used the skills under unavoidable circumstances, he could only choose to kill to silence the witnesses.

The System replied satisfactorily: "Do it as soon as possible."

Ning Chen lightly "hmphed," and at the same time, the pilot started the helicopter, slowly approaching the destination.

At the same time, on Li Yu's side.

Li Yu saw the entire process of Ning Chen using his skills; he could not help but widen his eyes, staring fixedly at the position where Ning Chen and the others had disappeared.

Li Yu did not believe he had seen wrong, but the scene just now was truly too shocking, so that he turned his head somewhat hurriedly, grabbed his subordinate's sleeve with one hand, and asked in near panic: "You saw it too, right?... You should have seen it just now..."

But he saw his subordinate's expression was exactly the same as his, both eyes carrying some fear and doubt: "I saw it; a huge, colorful hole appeared in front of that helicopter..." He swallowed, the scene in his mind replaying constantly, "Is Ning Chen really human...?"

Li Yu paused for a moment; he slowly calmed down, picked up the walkie-talkie, and notified his subordinates inside: "Do not spread what happened just now; wait until everyone returns to Shanzhuang to stop it uniformly."

Li Yu's words were undoubtedly extremely intimidating; at least after he finished speaking this sentence, no one on the helicopter continued to talk; each one pressed their lips tightly, and even the helicopter was not flown very seriously.

Three hours later they returned to Shanzhuang; Li Yu arrived first; looking at his subordinates, he said: "What happened just now was probably not our hallucination; at the very least, I can confirm that it indeed happened in reality."

Li Yu's gaze swept over everyone standing present; his voice carried a threatening tone: "This matter is not suitable for widespread circulation at present; whatever you saw or heard, you had better not say it out; during this period, I will focus on investigating Ning Chen; I will definitely figure out what kind of trick he is playing."

Having received Li Yu's assurance, his subordinates did not say much more. People are naturally interested in potential unknown things; moreover, they had indeed encountered supernatural phenomena this time.

Ning Chen's image in their hearts changed again, but the reason for this still needed discussion.

Li Yu repeatedly emphasized not to spread this matter for the time being; after all, they were not sure whether what they saw was real; currently they had not even a shred of evidence; saying it out directly like this, people outside might not believe what they said.

Even worse, some probably thought they were fabricating stories just to save their own reputation.

Li Yu was not someone who cared too much about face, but he was at least one of the heads of this organization; his decision was a key factor; almost no one would defy him.

This meant such an organization could not withstand too much scrutiny from rumors; Li Yu did not care, but Hu Di, one of the organization's heads, was not the same as Li Yu; he was not willing to let his organization bear the reputation of empty talk.

So Li Yu, in order to eliminate this negative impact, went up and down to many places; and in order to temporarily hide this matter, he also had to smooth things over with his subordinates; it indeed gave him a big headache.

And at the same time, Li Yu also realized that Ning Chen might come knocking at any time; although he did not fully understand Ning Chen's personality, he knew one thing clearly.

Ning Chen was absolutely not the type to give up easily; on the contrary, Ning Chen held grudges very deeply; the thing he displayed in front of his organization before was absolutely no coincidence; Li Yu even was certain that thing was conjured up by Ning Chen.

Ning Chen's strength was indeed terrifying; if Hu Di were not in his hands, no one in the entire organization would be willing to provoke Ning Chen.

But the hostage was on Ning Chen's side; they dared not act rashly at this moment; they could only wait until everything was fully prepared before daring to contend with him.

And on Ning Chen's side, he finally returned to the country; his expression became unusually serious; after getting off the helicopter, he picked up his mobile phone.

Ning Chen still remembered that before he left the country, Hearing Chu Muyu went to Cangbei with more than a dozen police officers; for a long time there was no news of him; but it was also possible that Ning Chen had no chance to ask because he had left the country.

In any case, he was indeed worried about Hearing Chu Muyu's situation; Cangbei over there was not like the domestic area; moreover, there were Cangbei people waiting to strike at any moment; if there was any mistake, Hearing Chu Muyu would find it very hard to return.

So he made a call to Xu Si first.

Xu Si's phone remained open twenty-four hours a day; seeing it was Ning Chen calling, he answered within three seconds.

Before Xu Si could reply, Ning Chen asked over there: "How is Hearing Chu Muyu doing over there?"

Xu Si originally wanted to catch up on old times; after all, it was not easy for Ning Chen to return safely; but hearing Ning Chen ask this question with an extremely serious tone, he could only obediently answer: "Hearing Chu Muyu went to Cangbei three days ago; at this time they should have just arrived in Cangbei... Don't worry; nothing bad will happen; Hearing Hua Ping sent nearly forty people to protect him."

Ning Chen's tightly furrowed brows relaxed a bit, but he immediately asked again: "What about the other few people? What is the situation now? Have they all returned to their own homes?"

Hearing this, Xu Si quickly answered: "Yes, just as you thought; rest assured; during this period we will also closely monitor the situation over there; we will not let the Cangbei people have any opportunity."

Ning Chen's tone softened a bit: "That's good."

"Send more people to keep an eye on them; after all, the Cangbei people came over with the purpose of killing those few people," Ning Chen said, "Hearing Chu Muyu's situation over there is unknown; what we can do is protect those few scientists well in the near future."

Xu Si nodded: "We will, but the Cangbei people might not come here in the near future; the time will have to be extended much longer."

"See how you arrange it yourselves; I will come over to your side immediately to tell you the current situation."

After hearing Ning Chen say this, Xu Si's heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably a bit; every time Ning Chen said this, it seemed like nothing good was going to happen.

So Xu Si asked carefully over the phone: "... What is it?"

Ning Chen took a breath; his expression became somewhat irritable; he thought for a long while in his mind to construct the words; finally he said: "Let's talk about it at the police station; it cannot be explained clearly over the phone." Then he hung up the phone.

Xu Si listened to the busy tone, helplessly sighed; he closed the case files on the desk, pushed them aside, propped his forehead with both hands, and began to daydream.

One minute later, Xu Si suddenly slapped his head, pushed his chair back; the next second he was already at the door.

Ning Chen returning to the police station was a big event; coincidentally, Hearing Hua Ping would stay in the station for these few months; this matter was no small thing; it should be notified in advance.

So Xu Si knocked on Hearing Hua Ping's office door.

After entering, Xu Si went straight to the point: "Ning Chen is coming back."

Hearing Hua Ping was originally writing files; hearing this, he raised his head, his eyes somewhat doubtful: "So soon?"

"He just called me, saying there are matters to notify us about," Xu Si touched his chin, "but I feel it is not something good; once he comes, our police station will have to get busy."

Hearing Hua Ping finally stopped writing; he capped his pen, raised both eyes to look at Xu Si: "Just in time to boost our performance."

Xu Si met his gaze, could not help but laugh once, then felt a bit embarrassed; he touched his nose and said: "True... but this time he went to a place that was not ordinary; I really fear he will bring a bunch of trouble again upon this return."

"True," Hearing Hua Ping nodded, "Which time he returned without causing trouble? But it doesn't matter; he is after all our benefactor; if he wants us to help with anything, let him say it directly."

"I feel the same way. Ning Chen said he will come in about one hour." Xu Si looked down and fiddled with his phone a bit, then said.

Hearing Hua Ping picked up the tea beside him and took a sip, then stood up: "Go pick him up."

After saying this, he left the office first; Xu Si watched his back, did not hesitate, and immediately followed.

Ning Chen arrived at the Jingju Sect's entrance precisely at eleven o'clock; he came to this sect as easily as returning home, familiar with every path.

After pushing open the Jingju Sect's door, Ning Chen headed straight for Hua Ping's office, but after taking only a few steps, he saw Hua Ping sitting on the sofa, with Xu Si standing behind him.

Ning Chen turned around and walked over; Hua Ping stood up at the same moment.

The two met, and Hua Ping extended his hand first, smiling at Ning Chen: "Welcome back."

Ning Chen sensed Hua Ping sizing him up, so without hesitation, he placed his hand in Hua Ping's and shook it: "Let's go to the office. I have something to tell you."

Hua Ping nodded slightly, evidently already guessing why Ning Chen had come; he followed Ning Chen a few steps, then turned back to glance at Xu Si.

Ning Chen seemed to sense something, and as he walked, he said: "Come in, all of you."

Only then did Xu Si hurry after them; once they reached Hua Ping's office, Ning Chen turned and signaled Xu Si to close the door.

Xu Si closed the door, and Ning Chen got straight to the point: "Another organization has approached me."

Hua Ping's face twitched, but his eyes clearly said: "I knew this would happen—so what organization did you piss off? Spit it out."

Ning Chen couldn't help smiling, his expression relaxed: "I don't yet know the name of that organization, but I can describe them to you."

Xu Si wasn't as shocked as Hua Ping; in fact, he had long grown accustomed to Ning Chen's habit of stirring up trouble: "Fine, just speak. I bet once you say it, we'll guess it."

Ning Chen thought about the organization, nodded, then told them the location where he had encountered them.

Immediately, Hua Ping removed his glasses and let out a heavy sigh.

Xu Si pressed his lips, staring at Ning Chen in disbelief: "No way… that organization… how did you even get involved with them?"

Ning Chen shrugged helplessly: "After entering the forest, I saw some hostages, so I stepped in to rescue them—and that's how I got tangled up."

Hearing Ning Chen speak so casually, it was clear he had no idea what organization he had provoked, nor any sense of its power.

Xu Si was utterly speechless; he sighed, shaking his head, his expression filled not just with shock but with nothing but worry.

Hua Ping finally spoke: "That organization is called Ye Lisi. Their headquarters isn't located where you described, but your location is one of their branches—and a well-known one."

Ye Lisi…

Ning Chen slowly tasted the word, then raised his eyes and said: "Never heard of it."

Xu Si rubbed his forehead.

Hua Ping said: "This organization ranks among the top worldwide. They possess heavy firepower to maintain their dominance. Anyone who foolishly provokes them faces a catastrophic outcome."

Ning Chen snorted: "Which is harder to deal with—Ye Lisi or the Gulf Family?"

Hearing Ning Chen's question, Hua Ping and Xu Si exchanged a glance, both showing a hint of contemplation.

Finally, Hua Ping spoke first: "There are differences between these two organizations. The Gulf Family has over ten times the number of members as Ye Lisi. Their people are scattered across the globe, all elites in their respective fields. Should the Gulf Family face any difficulty, their members everywhere rush to resolve it…"

Here, Hua Ping gave Ning Chen a helpless look: "But how could they have imagined you'd just go straight in and wipe out the entire Gulf Family?"

Ning Chen rubbed his chin and nodded: "They weren't that hard to deal with."

At least far easier than those people in Cangbei. In Cangbei, Ning Chen nearly lost half his life—the entire region was filled with people chasing them, not to mention having to protect others.

"What about Ye Lisi?" Xu Si, unaware of these details, pressed on.