Seeing Inoue Renzi tortured to the brink of suffering, Xu Yang was terrified. But to his surprise, Inoue Renzi didn't seem as scared. Although in immense pain from the torture, she refused to say another word.
"Quite resilient, as expected of someone trained," Lu Fan said, looking at Inoue Renzi.
"You mean they are all specially trained agents!?" Xu Yang whispered, leaning closer to Lu Fan.
"Of course! An ordinary person would have been crying for help long ago. However, no matter who they are, there's no secret I can't pry open." A sinister grin spread across Lu Fan's lips. *Bang...* He slapped Inoue Renzi across the face.
"Ugh..." Inoue Renzi fainted instantly.
*Slap...* Lu Fan placed a hand on Renzi's forehead, closing his eyes slightly...
*Gulp...* Xu Yang swallowed nervously beside him, not understanding what Lu Fan was doing. At this moment, Lu Fan's mental energy had already entered Inoue's sea of consciousness.
Indeed, there was a consciousness lock! Not something an ordinary person could invade.
Lu Fan discovered a barrier within Inoue's divine sense, a subconscious self-protection mechanism when someone refuses to reveal certain information. This was also why Lu Fan had hesitated to use this method. If a person is hypnotized passively, their consciousness generates self-protection before disappearing!
"Alright! Let me test if my mental energy can break through this consciousness lock!" Lu Fan gritted his teeth, sending a thread of mental energy towards the barrier.
*Bang... Bang...* Once, twice, thrice. Lu Fan's mental energy continuously impacted Inoue Renzi's consciousness lock. As expected, the barrier showed signs of fracturing. However, fine beads of sweat had also appeared on Lu Fan's forehead.
Xu Yang, standing nearby, didn't know what Lu Fan was doing but saw that Lu Fan seemed very fatigued. He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from Lu Fan's face...
*Bang...!* Inoue Renzi's consciousness lock was finally broken. The first thing that appeared before Lu Fan were four words: "Godslayer Plan." Following that were Inoue Renzi's fragmented memories...
*Hoo...* Lu Fan suddenly opened his eyes, collapsing onto the ground as if all his strength had vanished.
"Lu Fan! Are you alright! What happened?" Xu Yang asked worriedly.
"I'm fine! Just need some rest!" Lu Fan shook his head. This thing consumed so much mental energy. In this short period, he felt more exhausted than after fighting for three days and nights. Indeed, mental energy couldn't be used carelessly.
However, Lu Fan also felt a hint of surprise. The last time he hypnotized Jian San, he was only searching. Now, he had finally attempted a mental energy attack, and it was successful! This was a significant attempt for him. The first time he used mental energy, he had accidentally copied a few words into his mind, nearly leaving him utterly drained. Now, he could attack, and had been attacking for so long.
"Lu Fan! What about this person?" Xu Yang asked from the side.
"I'll handle it!" Lu Fan said indifferently. He knew he shouldn't let Xu Yang and the others get too involved, as they were ordinary people. Moreover, this woman had to die.
From Inoue Renzi's memories, Lu Fan learned that the "Godslayer Plan" was a method to eradicate the fighting spirit of the Chinese people through cultural invasion. However, Inoue's position was too low, and she knew too little. She had almost no coherent memories of this plan.
However, from the people Inoue Renzi had contacted, a clue seemed to emerge. The person Inoue Renzi had recently been in contact with appeared to be a cultural figure wearing glasses.
Lu Fan stuffed Inoue Renzi into a sack and carried her out of Bai Xuemei's villa. After throwing her into the car, the sedan drove to the garbage dump, where he then tossed her onto the ground.
"You can die now!" A sinister grin spread across Lu Fan's lips. He took out a small bottle of powder from his pocket and sprinkled it on Inoue Renzi.
Corpse dissolving powder! This was the same substance used to dispose of Lei Liming last time.
Seeing Inoue Renzi disappear, leaving only an unpleasant odor, Lu Fan turned and got back into the car.
*Ring ring...* A phone call came through, it was Jiang Chao's number. Lu Fan answered immediately.
"Lu Fan! I'm in the provincial capital now, can you come and help me?" Jiang Chao's voice sounded expectant on the phone.
"Hahaha! You really have speed! Alright, alright! Send me the address." Lu Fan burst into laughter. Jiang Chao was truly a man of action, having established himself so quickly in the provincial capital!
A moment later, his phone received a message. Lu Fan glanced at it and sped off in his car.
In a large private room at the Ye Ye Hong Karaoke Hall, Jiang Chao was excitedly belting out a song: "The Bund!" His dream was to one day become a prominent figure like Ding Li!
But seeing that he was already past middle age and stuck in a small county town, he no longer harbored the ambition of a dragon entering the sea. Unexpectedly, Lu Fan had given him this opportunity. Hahaha!
"Boss! Lu Fan is here!" Suddenly, a young subordinate ran in and announced.
*Slap...* Jiang Chao tossed the microphone aside and hurried out to greet him.
"Hahaha! Brother Lu! You're here so quickly, you're not already in the provincial capital, are you!" Jiang Chao appeared exceptionally warm, pulling Lu Fan in for a chat.
"You guessed right, I am in the provincial capital! Have your brothers all leave, I'm here to help you improve today! However, I also have some matters that require your brothers' assistance," Lu Fan said, glancing at the subordinates following Jiang Chao.
"Hahaha! Anything for Brother Lu is my business. I'd face mountains of knives and seas of fire for you." Jiang Chao immediately waved his hand, signaling everyone to retreat.
Lu Fan discussed his plans with Jiang Chao in detail, then helped Jiang Chao unblock his meridians and refine the deficiencies in his cultivation methods. It wasn't until midnight that Lu Fan quietly left the karaoke hall and called Liu Ruyan.
Liu Ruyan stood under the tea house, looking around expectantly. As soon as she received Lu Fan's call, she ran downstairs, not even changing out of her pajamas.
*Whoosh...* As Lu Fan's car pulled up downstairs, Liu Ruyan immediately rushed over.
"Xiao Fan..." Liu Ruyan threw herself into Lu Fan's arms.
"Ruyan..." Lu Fan's hand reached into Liu Ruyan's pajamas.
"You two are too bold, daring to do this on the street... Hmph!" Li Jingjing said indignantly from a window on the upper floor of the tea house.
"Little brat! Go back to bed!"
"Little brat! Go back to bed!"
Lu Fan and Liu Ruyan looked up and cursed almost simultaneously.
"What the heck... They can hear that too?" Li Jingjing, startled, quickly pulled the curtain closed.