Wang Fan, who might have declined in the past, agreed quickly this time.
Wang Fan also wanted to achieve something great and become a valiant man who guarded one side.
"Don't worry, leave it to me. There won't be any mistakes."
With his fortune-telling skills, Wang Fan was naturally confident in doing such things; no one could deceive him.
Chu Ning didn't know Wang Fan well, but the fact that Young Master Yun completely handed over control of a base to him showed absolute trust.
"Amitabha, when you return, this little monk will definitely treat you to a skewer meal."
The little monk Wuchen's lips curved slightly as he performed a Buddhist bow.
"Tch, what does a little monk like you know about a man's ambitions?"
Seeing Wuchen gloating, Wang Fan deliberately grabbed the little monk's bald head and spoke fiercely.
...
Zhao Yunhai returned to the real world and handed over the people he brought to Wang Fan. Although Wang Fan's strength was not high, his foresight was unmatched, ensuring everything would be handled perfectly.
"A'da, where is Li Fan hiding now?"
Zhao Yunhai had just changed his clothes and sat down to eat, looking at A'da as he picked up his chopsticks.
A'da quickly replied, "In the Afugite region. This area is constantly at war, which has given Li Fan excellent opportunities to develop."
"Do we have anyone there?" Zhao Yunhai put a piece of braised pork into his mouth with a mouthful of rice. It tasted good, oily but not greasy.
A'da pulled out a laptop and brought up someone's profile.
"Yes, a minor warlord. I heard he's been squeezed by Li Fan to the point of barely getting by. Li Fan will attack him soon."
"He asked us for help back then, but because Young Master Yun didn't need to heed Li Fan's orders, I took it upon myself not to respond to him."
After finishing the last piece of braised pork, Zhao Yunhai said calmly, "First, arrange some weapons and equipment for him and have him attack Li Fan, no matter the cost."
"We depart tomorrow for Afugite."
"Yes."
...
Afugite.
It's a very poor region, constantly embroiled in war.
There was once a warlord named Murphy who dominated this area, but after Li Fan's arrival, his territory constantly shrunk.
Even his fighting strength gradually declined. If Li Fan hadn't wanted to minimize casualties in defeating Murphy, Murphy would have died long ago.
And after Murphy received a phone call, his perpetually worried face finally broke into a smile.
"General Murphy, have you encountered something happy?"
The secretary asked in a low, puzzled voice.
Murphy said joyfully,
"You don't understand. This is a distinguished guest. There's an old saying in Jiuzhou: 'Sweep the couch to welcome them.' Clean my general's mansion thoroughly."
"Clean all the streets in all the areas under my command."
"We must welcome the honored guest tomorrow with the utmost courtesy."
"Understood, General." The secretary didn't know what distinguished guest had made the general so happy, and without daring to ask further, she quickly withdrew.
The next day, Zhao Yunhai arrived in Afugite by armed helicopter. Si Jinyan and others landed ahead to secure the perimeter.
"Your subordinate Murphy welcomes the esteemed Mr. Zhao's presence."
Murphy's Jiuzhou dialect was very clumsy, but he managed to say it completely.
In Zhao Yunhai's eyes, Murphy was a useless individual who made no progress, stuck in the same place for years, unable to advance.
Upon arriving at the general's mansion, Zhao Yunhai sat on a golden general's seat.
"Tsk tsk tsk... You really know how to enjoy yourself. A golden seat like this, even I don't have one."
Murphy could tell the tone of this Young Master Zhao was somewhat off, so he quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "If Young Master Zhao likes it, you can take it anytime."
"You useless fool. My Zhao family invested in you, and this is how you repay my Zhao family?"
Zhao Yunhai suddenly slammed the table in anger, startling Murphy, who instinctively knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to resist.
"Young Master Zhao, spare my life. Please don't kill me."
The secretary stood aside, not daring to speak. Seeing the general kneeling, she quickly knelt down as well.
"What a wretch."
Murphy saw the shoes walking towards him and trembled with fear, praying that this Young Master Zhao wouldn't kill him.
Zhao Yunhai tapped Murphy's head with a pistol and said calmly, "Immediately gather your troops and attack Li Fan's controlled territory for me now."
"But... I can't defeat him. If we fight further, the casualties will be heavy, and it will only be a mutual destruction, esteemed Mr. Zhao."
Murphy couldn't help but cry out.
Zhao Yunhai coldly sneered. This fellow cared about heavy casualties? What a joke.
"I don't care about the process, only the outcome. And you only need to care about your own life."
Hearing this, Murphy felt a chill on his forehead. He quickly kowtowed and changed his tune, "Esteemed Mr. Zhao, please be merciful. Your subordinate guarantees he will accomplish this."
Zhao Yunhai put away his pistol and sneered disdainfully, "Immediately assemble your troops for me. Tomorrow, once the weapons arrive, destroy everything Li Fan has."
Zhao Yunhai wanted to push Li Fan to a dead end. If Li Fan was smart, he wouldn't use the power of lightning in this world.
The moment Li Fan retreated to the apocalypse world would be his demise.
Only a protagonist could deal with a protagonist; this was an ironclad rule.
The next day, after the weapons supported by Zhao Yunhai arrived, Murphy immediately launched an attack on Li Fan.
Murphy had long hated Li Fan. If it weren't for Li Fan, he wouldn't have fallen into such a sorry state.
Indiscriminate artillery fire, and large numbers of soldiers began attacking Li Fan's controlled territory, killing numerous innocent civilians.
Li Fan was surprised that Murphy would actually attack him.
He knew that usually, Murphy would try to avoid conflict. Li Fan had just suffered a defeat in the apocalypse world and was full of pent-up rage.
"Someone, go and eliminate this warlord, Murphy!"
Li Fan was so furious his chest felt like it would explode. The goodwill he had painstakingly accumulated had been lost overnight.
"Judging by this firepower, has Murphy spent all his assets?"
Seeing the fierce artillery barrage, Li Fan took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and thought calmly.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhao Yunhai, seeing that Murphy was being pushed back by Li Fan even with his weapons, was furious.
"You useless wretch."
Zhao Yunhai summoned Murphy to his office and kicked him.
"Esteemed Mr. Zhao, spare me! Give me another chance!"
Murphy cried out in pain, kneeling and begging for mercy.
"Bang!"
Zhao Yunhai directly drew his pistol and shot Murphy dead.
"A'da." Zhao Yunhai said coldly, looking at Murphy's corpse.
"Young Master Yun." A'da quickly entered.
"Immediately notify the family. The people who vetted Murphy need to seriously reflect on their heads and see how much kickback they took."
"Understood."
"Also, have Murphy's deputy take over his position and continue the offensive."
After A'da left, Zhao Yunhai put his pistol aside. The reason he was angry was not that Murphy was useless, but that there were worms in his family.
Every agent needed to be vetted. He knew Murphy was useless, but he didn't expect him to be so utterly incompetent, with no baseline for vetting.