Chapter 354: Chapter 353 Don’t Let a Single Fly Escape
Yang Fei remembered the last time the Wang Family from the Provincial City had dealt with him; two formidable figures had appeared that night, who he later heard were members of the Shadow Organization.
He was in so much pain that day that he couldn’t remember clearly, and Qin Yanyang’s explanation was that he had killed everyone while unconscious.
After Qin Yanyang’s strength was exposed, Yang Fei began to think about that incident.
At that time, he was suffering from his condition and in pain; it was impossible for him to have killed everyone.
It must have been Qin Yanyang’s doing.
Originally, he had planned to find the Shadow Organization after his Cultivation Realm fully recovered, but now the people from the Shadow Organization had appeared again, still aiming at him.
Since they were already sworn enemies, he had to figure out the true strength of the Shadow Organization and find out where their headquarters was located.
Seeing Yang Fei pressing for the location of the Shadow Organization’s headquarters, the man’s expression changed and he said, "Even if you knew, it would be useless, and I would certainly die if I told you."
Yang Fei smiled and said, "Don’t worry about whether it’s useful for me to know. You just need to understand one thing, if you don’t tell me, you’ll die now. If you do tell me, you might not necessarily die."
The man pondered for a moment and said, "Jiangbei Danzhou."
Yang Fei then asked, "Who is the leader of the Shadow Organization?"
The man shook his head and said, "I don’t know. He’s a man, but we have no idea what he looks like or how old he is, because no one has ever seen his true face, not even Zhang Wenfeng."
Yang Fei frowned slightly, "That mysterious?"
"Absolutely true, I have no reason to lie to you," the man hastily explained.
Yang Fei thought for a moment and asked, "How many experts like you does the Shadow Organization have?"
"I know of eleven," the man answered.
Yang Fei’s mouth twitched as he snorted, "Isn’t it said that there are only eight Innate Realm experts registered with the Divine Continent Country? Heh, just the Shadow Organization alone has more than eleven Innate Realm experts, quite impressive."
The man chuckled and said, "As you said, those are only the Innate Realm experts that are registered. The Divine Continent World is mysterious; there are far more Cultivators than the Martial Alliance has on record, and many powerful experts disdain to be registered. Plus, whether we can even be considered true Innate Realm experts is questionable. Our strength is boosted through special means, but we lack potential for growth, having reached our limits."
Hearing this, Yang Fei’s eyes brightened, "You mean to say, you were trained by the Shadow Organization and aren’t a Cultivator from any other Martial Arts Family?"
The man spoke gravely, "I am indeed from an aristocratic family, but ten years ago, I happened to make an acquaintance with someone who later introduced me to the Shadow Organization. I worked for the organization to gain cultivation resources and only reached my current Realm a year ago."
Yang Fei inwardly felt alarmed.
Given this account, the Shadow Organization apparently had a very strong ’blood-making’ function, being able to nurture its own Innate Realm experts.
This was the Innate Realm, after all.
Although the Innate Realm experts were of little concern in his own eyes, any one of them would be a formidable presence on the outside, and yet the Shadow Organization reportedly had more than a dozen such people.
And Zhang Wenfeng was only considered one of the elders.
The Shadow Organization was certainly more difficult to deal with than he had imagined and probably had quite the backing.
Yang Fei thought of the Hidden Sect.
Apart from the Hidden Sect, he could not think of any other place that could support an assassin organization like the Shadow Organization.
"What’s your name?" Yang Fei asked, looking at the man.
The man thought for a moment and said, "My name is Nie Tianhao."
"Your real name?" Yang Fei asked.
Nie Tianhao replied with a bitter smile, "I wouldn’t dare to lie in front of Mr. Yang. You must have heard of the Nie Family, I come from the Nie Family."
Yang Fei shook his head, "Never heard of it."
Nie Tianhao felt like spitting out a mouthful of old blood.
The Nie Family was considered a second-rate Martial Arts Family in the Divine Continent Martial World, and Yang Fei said he had never heard of them?
That was a serious blow to the ego.
However, Yang Fei genuinely hadn’t heard of the Nie Family; he would naturally verify this with Qin Yanyang when he returned.
After looking at Nie Tianhao for a few moments, Yang Fei said, "If I let you go, can you still live?"
Nie Tianhao’s face showed a bitter expression as he shook his head, "I don’t know either, but I will tell the truth. As for whether I can stay alive, that depends on what the higher-ups in the organization think."
"You don’t dare to run away?" Yang Fei asked.
"If I run away, many people in the Nie Family will die. At least my parents and wife and kids certainly won’t survive," Nie Tianhao said with deep helplessness on his face.
The identity of an assassin is extremely secretive because once someone learns their identity, their relatives and friends will be threatened. But today, having encountered Yang Fei, Nie Tianhao had no other choice.
Meanwhile, Yang Fei was also secretly shocked.
This Shadow Organization was too cruel.
As long as they grasped the identity information of these assassin members, these people wouldn’t dare betray the organization and could only serve it loyally until death.
Yang Fei was a bit troubled.
He had been planning to recruit this man for his own use.
After all, as a high-level practitioner of the Innate Realm, his combat strength was quite good. He could have been used to protect his own family.
But if he decided to keep this man, he would endanger the man’s family, which went against Yang Fei’s principles.
"You can go," Yang Fei said.
Nie Tianhao was stunned, looking at Yang Fei with disbelief.
He had not expected Yang Fei to actually let him go.
But seeing that Yang Fei no longer paid him any attention, he quickly backed away.
Surviving was a win. As for how the organization would treat him after he returned, he would have to leave it up to luck.
Once Nie Tianhao had left, Yang Fei went over and relieved the assassin, whose chest had been split open first, from his agony.
After that, he approached Li Zhongni.
Li Zhongni was completely numb, trembling all over. He looked at Yang Fei in terror and said, "You... don’t come over here, I... I was wrong, I’ll pay your fee right away, and I will make a public apology about the formula."
Yang Fei sneered with contempt, "You had your chance to choose before, but you didn’t cherish it."
Li Zhongni was so frightened that he immediately wet his pants. He was in his forties, still strong and vigorous. He was the scion of Li Family’s Financial Group, possessed countless wealth, and had a grand life to enjoy. He didn’t want to die.
With a casual wave of his hand, Yang Fei pinned Li Zhongni to the ground with the knife.
Pain and terror caused Li Zhongni to scream piercingly. After struggling briefly, he died with a resentful face, his eyes still wide open.
Turning around, Yang Fei looked at Li Xiaoji and said, "Your uncle is dead. Can you take over things here?"
Li Xiaoji had thought about running away the moment his uncle was killed, but his legs felt as though they were filled with lead, too heavy to muster the courage to flee.
Now, hearing Yang Fei’s question, he took a deep breath and plucked up his courage, "I... I am now the highest-ranking person in charge here, I... I can strive to become the president of the branch."
"The conditions I proposed to your uncle before, can you do them?" Yang Fei asked with a smile.
Li Xiaoji nodded hurriedly, "Yes, I... I can do it, I have the authority to decide."
He had not expected that with his uncle’s death, he would stumble upon such a huge advantage.
As long as he could stay alive, he was willing to agree to anything now.
Moreover, he had realized that this young man in front of him was an invincible force in battle, and he simply couldn’t fight against him. Rather than being his enemy, it would be better to follow and serve him.
He was supportive of his young aunt, and allying with him was akin to supporting her. In the future, that would be a justifiable position within the family, and he wouldn’t be punished by the family rules.
Seeing Li Xiaoji so cooperative, Yang Fei nodded in satisfaction.
Fighting and killing were his forte, but he was genuinely uninterested and lacked the energy to deal with other matters. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have left the other affairs of the Madman Organization to Li Xuanyu to handle.
Even his private accounts and assets overseas had always been managed by Li Xuanyu.
"Surround this place, don’t let a single fly out! How dare you commit violence within Divine Continent in broad daylight, in this magnificent universe? Are you rebelling against the heavens?"
Just then, an angry voice came from outside.
Following that, a series of footsteps from shoes hitting the ground could be heard. Soon, a squad of armed personnel appeared at the entrance, their guns uniformly pointed at everyone inside.