The next day, the assembled group gathered at the entrance of the Min Jiao.
Yan Shouyi led Luo Ning and Yuan Jianxin, while the reliable A Gong led another group.
Regarding the trip to Dragon Tiger Mountain, everyone wasn't worried about Yan Shouyi, as relations between the two factions had begun to move towards reconciliation, and Yu Lumin and Yan Shouyi were on good terms, so no problems were expected.
It was A Gong and his group who were cause for concern.
Siam was not like China, where any trouble caused on home turf would be handled by someone. Outside, in unfamiliar territory, that might not be the case.
"Don't worry about going. Buddhism is prevalent in Siam, and dealing with monks, while boring, won't be particularly dangerous," Yan Chou said, appearing for a rare moment to reassure A Gong and the others. "I have a friend in Hong Kong, but she has a large influence and people in Siam. When you arrive, her people will look after you."
Yan Chou's "friend" was actually Aunt Zheng Zhaodi, who had feelings for Yan Chou.
However, now that the main person, Jiang Qingxue, had returned, Yan Chou no longer dared to mention Zheng Zhaodi.
"Once the Demon Subduing Pestle is retrieved, inner demons will no longer be an issue, and we can fully dedicate ourselves to dealing with the National Preceptor," Yan Shouyi said.
"Everyone, don't worry, the matter of the Demon Subduing Pestle is on us!"
A Gong patted his chest and looked back at the people he led.
Tian Jue'er was munching on potato chips, shoveling them into her mouth handful after handful.
Ye Tianyuan leaned on his cane, watching the Zhuge siblings bicker.
Uh... A Gong suddenly felt less confident about his team.
Ye Chengfu had already arranged for vehicles. A Gong and his group would be flying to Siam by private jet, while Dragon Tiger Mountain was not far from Rongcheng, so Yan Shouyi and his group could just take the high-speed train.
After seeing A Gong and the others off, Yan Shouyi also bid farewell to everyone and got into the car with Luo Ning and Yuan Jianxin.
Upon reaching the high-speed train station, Xia Zhi was there with a small team, smoothing things over to allow the three of them to bring their weapons onto the train.
When they finally boarded the high-speed train, Xia Zhi also brought three trainee police officers onto the train. They happened to be in the same carriage as Yan Shouyi and his group. The four of them also brought a taciturn middle-aged man.
Yan Shouyi only glanced at him before realizing that this man was no good.
In the past, he needed to rely on physiognomy to discern, but this time, he directly saw the "evil" within the middle-aged man through the eyes of the Black Sarira.
Since the morning, Yan Shouyi had been trying to use the Black Sarira to see through people's hearts. In most members of the Min Jiao, Yan Shouyi only saw small amounts of evil, which were basically suppressed by other emotions.
On the other hand, this middle-aged man had the most evil within him.
"Officer Xia Zhi."
Yan Shouyi walked over to Xia Zhi's seat and asked in a low voice, "What's the deal with this guy?"
Xia Zhi gave a few instructions to the trainee police officers, then took Yan Shouyi to the connecting carriage. Seeing that there was no one around, she spoke softly:
"This fellow is a murderer. He lost everything due to gambling and ended up with a mountain of debt he couldn't repay. His wife left him, and by chance, he encountered his creditors. In a fit of rage, he killed the entire family of seven. He then fled for twelve years and was finally apprehended in Rongcheng a few months ago. We received a mission to escort him back to his ancestral home."
"Oh..."
Yan Shouyi took another look and noticed that the middle-aged man's hands were cuffed and covered with a jacket, presumably to avoid attracting the attention of other passengers.
In the past, Yan Shouyi would have had no interest in such a person.
It was because of the Black Sarira that Yan Shouyi asked unnecessarily and then occasionally observed the evil within the middle-aged man.
"So, from now on, I can directly use the Black Sarira to distinguish between good and bad people? I wonder if there are any experts who can conceal the ability of the Black Sarira," Yan Shouyi thought to himself.
The high-speed train continued its journey smoothly.
Yan Shouyi handed his Zanpakuto to Luo Ning for safekeeping, letting the garrulous Long Feicheng pester Luo Ning, while he engaged in desultory conversation with Yuan Jianxin.
An hour later, the high-speed train stopped at Jianzhou Station, Yan Shouyi's "hometown." Two of Xia Zhi's trainee police officers felt the urge to smoke, so they quickly got off the train to take a few puffs.
At this moment, a group of new passengers entered the carriage.
Strangely, this carriage had no empty seats, so where did this group of new passengers come from? Their seats shouldn't be in this carriage at all.
Professional instinct prompted Xia Zhi to notice this detail. She put on her sunglasses and observed the group without making a sound.
At the same time, Yan Shouyi also noticed something amiss.
The new group of passengers were all men, tall and strong, with tattoos of dragons and tigers, looking like no good sort.
What was even more concerning to him was that through the Black Sarira, he saw that all of them carried an intense "evil"!
Without a doubt, these people were bad guys, possibly even murderers!
What were they doing on the train?
Yan Shouyi's mind raced, and he could only come up with one conclusion – hijacking the train!
Or perhaps, snatching someone!
They were after that death row inmate!
The burly man at the front, as he passed by Xia Zhi, deliberately looked around as if searching for his seat.
The next second, he pulled out a plastic dagger from his backpack and lunged at Xia Zhi!
"Watch out!"
Yan Shouyi exclaimed almost simultaneously.
Fortunately, Xia Zhi had already been wary of these people and dodged the dagger immediately, retaliating with a punch.
The well-trained Xia Zhi was no match for street thugs. The punch made the big man convulse in pain, almost incapacitating him.
However, after dealing with one big guy, there were more behind him!
Xia Zhi stood up and shouted to the trainee police officers on the train, "They're trying to snatch the person! Keep a close eye on him and don't let him escape!"
The trainee police officers were stunned by the scene.
Not only did he fail to guard the death row inmate, but the death row inmate seized the opportunity, grabbed his thermos, and smashed it hard against his head.
Even more terrifyingly, another group had already stormed into the carriage from another exit and was ambushing Xia Zhi from behind!
By the time Xia Zhi came to her senses, the thugs behind her also pulled out plastic daggers and brutally stabbed Xia Zhi in the back!
In that moment, numerous memories flashed through Xia Zhi's mind.
She remembered Yan Shouyi once saying that she would face three life-and-death calamities.
The first calamity was when she was a child and was saved by a police officer after nearly drowning.
The second calamity was when Xia Zhi narrowly survived with the help of the Sanyuan that Yan Shouyi had temporarily lent her.
Now, it seemed to be the third life-and-death calamity...
Even though Xia Zhi was skilled, two fists were no match for four hands. Facing the圍攻 of many strong men, Xia Zhi had no chance to fight back.
And these guys were clearly desperate criminals, daring to hijack a death row inmate, and likely prepared to kill a few cops...