Chapter 2631: Cut the Grass, Remove the Roots!

Hearing the Heroic Lord's questioning voice, everyone's expression tightened.

The Marquis of Changsheng spoke first, respectfully saying: "Heroic Lord, I am currently investigating in Yanjing, and so far have no clear leads, but I believe that in Huaxia there will surely be gains."

The Heroic Lord coldly asked: "Do you still think that Lin Wan'er fleeing back to Huaxia is the most likely possibility?"

"Yes!" the Marquis of Changsheng replied: "I believe Lin Wan'er should be in Huaxia."

The Heroic Lord asked him: "Why are you so certain?"

The Marquis of Changsheng said: "I have analyzed Lin Wan'er's current situation; for her, choosing a sparsely populated barbaric land to hide might seem like the best choice, but I think she already failed once in Northern Europe, so this time she will surely do the opposite and go to the most crowded place, and as the saying goes, the greatest hidden is in the market; Lin Wan'er is also Han Chinese, and hiding in Huaxia is absolutely the best choice for her."

The Heroic Lord fell silent for a moment, then said: "This demoness is more cunning than a fox, and I cannot fathom her; Marquis of Changsheng, just follow your own intuition for now."

The Marquis of Changsheng respectfully clasped his fists: "I obey your command!"

The Heroic Lord then said: "By the way, since you have already arrived in Huaxia, take some time to go to Jin Ling."

"Go to Jin Ling?" the Marquis of Changsheng asked: "I do not know what orders the Heroic Lord has?"

The Heroic Lord coldly said: "Back then, Ye Changying and An Chengxi were indeed slain by you in Jin Ling, but their sons' whereabouts have remained unknown; as the saying goes, to cut the grass you must remove the roots, but back then that incident caused too great a commotion, and moreover, the relatives and friends of this couple were searching for that boy's whereabouts, so I did not let you continue the pursuit, but recently I do not know why, the more I think about this matter, the more uneasy I feel; if you can find that boy's whereabouts, you need not report to me, but directly kill him!"

The Marquis of Changsheng's expression tightened, and with a face full of shame he said: "Heroic Lord, after I killed Ye Changying and his wife back then, I immediately went to the school where their children were, intending to cut the grass and remove the roots, but in the end I was still one step late; when I arrived, someone had already gotten there first, and I beg the Heroic Lord to punish me..."

The Heroic Lord said: "I am not settling old scores, but this matter indeed makes me uneasy; you this time must go and find him out!"

The Marquis of Changsheng immediately and respectfully said loudly: "Heroic Lord, rest assured, I will surely find a way to find that boy and personally behead him!"

The Heroic Lord sighed: "If that boy is still alive, he must be nearly thirty by now!"

The Marquis of Changsheng nodded: "If I remember correctly, when Ye Changying and An Chengxi were slain by me, their son should have just turned eight."

"Eight..." the Heroic Lord murmured: "Twenty years have passed, so he is now twenty-eight."

The Marquis of Changsheng respectfully said: "Heroic Lord, your wisdom is divine!"

The Heroic Lord coldly said: "Marquis of Changsheng, if he is still alive, do not let him live past thirty!"

The Marquis of Changsheng immediately and loudly said: "Heroic Lord, rest assured, as long as he is alive, within two years I will surely take his dog's life! If he is already dead, I will also dig up his bones and present them to the Heroic Lord!"

"Good!" the Heroic Lord said: "After the task is completed, Marquis of Changsheng shall surely be awarded great merit!"

Afterwards, the Marquis of Zhongyong in New York spoke: "Heroic Lord, I am currently investigating clues related to New York and the An family, but the venue of the performance that day has been bought by the An family and now completely demolished and rebuilt; I have infiltrated the site and found no valuable clues; if we want to know how the An family escaped that day and the whereabouts of those dead warriors, we must still investigate from the An family side."

The Heroic Lord coldly said: "The hidden strength of the An family should be far greater than our understanding; I even suspect that the An family likely has masters proficient in spiritual energy protecting them, and after our previous failure, we have already startled the snake; on this lead, you must be careful, careful, and careful again."

The Marquis of Zhongyong immediately said: "I obey your command!"

Marquis Gongong Oubojun, seeing that the Marquis of Changsheng and the Marquis of Zhongyong had finished their reports, respectfully said: "Heroic Lord, I am currently investigating in Ousu City the disappearance of the Xiaoyi Wei, but so far there has been no progress; please punish me, Heroic Lord!"

The Heroic Lord said: "The dead warriors of New York and the disappearance of the Xiaoyi Wei in Northern Europe—behind them should be the same person or the same organization; the opposing force is strong and cautious, and wanting to investigate clearly is naturally not easy."

Having said that, the Heroic Lord again said: "I think, compared to these two failures, a more important issue is that they seem to know our movements very well; those two missions were top-secret among top-secrets, and before execution I did not even tell you four people, yet the opposing side obtained advance knowledge and struck precisely, proving that there must be someone infiltrated inside us."

Marquis Gongong Oubojun muttered in his heart: "Actually, last time Lin Wan'er appeared in Northern Europe, the Heroic Lord mobilized troops from Cyprus instead of sending any one of us four; that way we could not only capture Lin Wan'er alive but also catch the mysterious force secretly targeting the Anti-Qing Society, achieving two goals at once! I don't know why this old fellow refuses to use us four and insists on going far instead of near, sending a group of Xiaoyi Wei to carry out such an important task!"

Thinking this, he immediately said: "Heroic Lord, if there is any news of Lin Wan'er next time, I am willing to go forward at the risk of my life!"

The Heroic Lord did not speak for a moment, but after waiting a few seconds, he directly changed the topic and said: "I think it is already impossible to find any clues in Northern Europe for you; better to go upstream and see at which link we leaked the news."

Marquis Gongong Oubojun was slightly stunned for a moment; at first he did not understand why the Heroic Lord ignored his expression of loyalty, but at this moment he suddenly realized he seemed to have made a big mistake!

He anxiously thought: "The Heroic Lord originally did not let us four go capture Lin Wan'er, surely because he did not want us to have too much contact with Lin Wan'er, even worrying that we might obtain that ring he has dreamed of getting, and yet I still volunteered—this is not self-inflicted humiliation?"

Fortunately, the Heroic Lord only changed the topic and did not say more to him, so he hurriedly said in a fawning manner: "Heroic Lord, wise and bright, since we cannot find the whereabouts of those few people, I will go investigate which link in this process went wrong!"

The Heroic Lord coldly said: "You will depart tomorrow for Italy, go to the Right Army Governor's Office to meet Right Army Governor Wu Shutong; initially the operation to capture Lin Wan'er, I directly transmitted the secret order to him, and he was responsible for execution; I do not doubt his loyalty, but I suspect his subordinates may have leaked the news; you this time must find out where the problem lies."

Marquis Gongong Oubojun immediately said: "Heroic Lord, rest assured, I will surely do my utmost!"

At this time, Yun Ruoge also said: "Heroic Lord, I will land in Yakutsk in three hours; during this time, I will first start from Yakutsk to clarify the situation in the Far East, to see if Lin Wan'er is hiding here."

The Heroic Lord hummed, then said: "Your main task, like that of the Marquis of Changsheng, is to find Lin Wan'er and obtain clues; you must keep in constant communication, and any sign of disturbance must be reported to me immediately."

Yun Ruoge immediately said: "Okay, Heroic Lord!"

The Heroic Lord then said: "Alright, that is all I have to say; I hope you all will give your utmost effort and return good news as soon as possible, whether capturing Lin Wan'er or finding the behind-the-scenes enemy, I will reward you handsomely!"

The four marquises almost simultaneously clasped their fists and respectfully said to the camera: "Thank you, Heroic Lord!"