The three helped Zhang Si call an ambulance before leaving. Although Yue Hai's attack was heavy, none of the injuries were fatal; at most, they would require hospitalization and leave some sequelae.
However, no one sympathized with Zhang Si; the man had brought it entirely upon himself. Considering how brutally he had treated even an ordinary person like Gao Baisong, his disposition was evident.
After the trio left the alley, the third brother also arrived with the car and then sent Green Ox to a private hospital.
Upon reaching the hospital, the group discovered that Green Ox's injuries were also quite serious. After the doctor's diagnosis, he was immediately sent to the emergency room. However, before going in, Green Ox specifically promised Li Zhonglou.
"Don't worry, brother. I'll take you to find someone first thing tomorrow morning. I keep my word."
Li Zhonglou patted his shoulder. "Let's get your injuries healed first."
After paying some of his medical fees and completing the admission procedures, the group returned to the cinema to find Chen Peiyue.
There was still half an hour left before the movie ended, but the group had lost the mood for entertainment. After accompanying Chen Peiyue to finish the film, they returned to the hotel.
"Li Ge, when are we going to the cinema again?"
Chen Peiyue was clearly hooked. Before returning to their rooms, she asked with reluctance. Yue Hai, standing beside her, asked curiously, "Is this movie really that good?"
"You guys disappeared earlier. It was really good. It's a shame you missed it."
Chen Peiyue looked at Yue Hai with regret, making him even more curious.
"Li Ge, I want to watch it too."
Li Zhonglou rolled his eyes at him.
"Xiao Yue, the plan has changed. Tomorrow, we'll go find that person named Ah Bao first."
"You have a lead?"
"Yes. We'll watch movies after we've thoroughly investigated everything. We can come anytime as long as we have time, there's no rush."
With that said, Chen Peiyue and Yue Hai could only nod.
Subsequently, everyone returned to their respective rooms to rest.
After returning to his room, Li Zhonglou called Hei Dao to inquire about their progress.
"Li Ge, we've found that the Little Blade Society has almost 70% control over the people in Fengzhen. The remaining people have unconditional trust in the police station."
"We also discovered that the Sun Corporation has managed to survive this long because of its ties with the police station. If it were any other company, it would have been crushed by the Little Blade Society long ago."
Li Zhonglou pondered, "It seems this police station might be our breakthrough."
"That's what we're thinking too, but our identities are a bit complicated. Investigating the police station might cause a lot of trouble. We plan to figure out the relationship between those two tomorrow."
"Alright. I've also found a lead on my end. We are currently in Shangjing."
Li Zhonglou briefly explained what had happened earlier and finally instructed, "We might not be returning to Fengzhen for the next couple of days. I'll leave things there to the three of you to handle. Remember to be careful."
"Okay, leave the investigation to us. But is Old Gao alright?"
Hei Dao only learned about Gao Baisong's incident now. As someone who also belonged to Li Zhonglou's group, Hei Dao considered the people in Gao Baisong's convoy as his brothers and felt a sense of solemnity at the moment.
Li Zhonglou sighed and said, "The person is out of danger. The doctor said there won't be too much impact later, but he'll need to be hospitalized for a while."
"Li Ge, if you need any help, just say the word!"
"Okay, that's all for now."
After hanging up with Hei Dao, Li Zhonglou leaned against the headboard, his expression somber.
For the sake of the auction pass, this was the first time he had been honing his team. However, based on the current situation, he was not satisfied.
Now, Hei Dao and the other two, who were carrying out missions independently, would have to see if they could truly investigate the relationship between the police station and the Sun Corporation before making a decision.
On his side, if it weren't for his own presence, the leads would probably still be nowhere to be found.
Although the overall situation was progressing, the team's performance was certainly not satisfactory. After all, it seemed that if Li Zhonglou were absent, the team's ability to execute missions would be extremely poor.
He had originally thought that veteran players like Gao Baisong could complement Yue Hai, one supplementing martial strength, the other intellect, but problems had still arisen.
"No, it seems I need to let Xiao Hai grow up quickly. Old Gao and the others can provide basic martial strength, but at their age, further progress is unlikely."
Li Zhonglou muttered to himself. This problem also led to another: in the future, Gao Baisong's convoy would need to have experts to protect their safety.
However, he didn't have many people he could readily use. Hei Dao's potential was only average. Next were the Sen Lang brothers, and the best was Yue Hai, but this fellow was a bit unreliable.
Besides them, there was also San Yang. This kid originally followed Hei Dao, but in order to break through, he requested a transfer from Li Meixia to the Qing Gang's swordsmen group and was likely still honing his skills outside.
There was also Ma San. Li Zhonglou had examined his body; his peak strength was that of a master. Although he was burdened by the power of a curse, Li Zhonglou could use the souls in his soul bottle to unseal him. For now, he could be considered a reserve combatant.
But this was far from enough.
Li Zhonglou reviewed the resources he could currently utilize. At present, he had three options.
One was the Qing Gang. Although his current identity was only that of an ordinary member of the Qing Gang, due to his relationship with Li Meixia, he could mobilize some of the Qing Gang's power. However, the price for this was that he would be tightly bound to the Qing Gang.
The second was the Xi Gang. His acquaintance with Luo Qingqing should also allow him to borrow resources from them.
The last was the Hu family, which was still in the planning stage. If Hu Han could successfully gain control of the Hu family, he would naturally be able to mobilize the entire Hu family's power through Hu Han.
One of the sixteen prominent families in Shangjing carried a weight that was no lighter than the Qing Gang or Xi Gang to him.
"It's best to utilize all three resources simultaneously."
Li Zhonglou narrowed his eyes and quickly devised a method to connect all these forces.
The key point of this method lay with the Hu family. If he could turn the Hu family into his private garden, he could then stay behind the scenes and leverage his strength against the other two forces!
This was the best and most secure method!
However, before that, he still had to secure the auction pass. After all, all these efforts were ultimately aimed at investigating the Wu family and Shi Boqiong.
Despite this, Li Zhonglou did not proactively seek out Hu Han to understand the situation.