The final plan Han Lang and the others discussed was for Tang Qin to lead the entire Special Investigation Bureau to conduct a thorough search of Leshan County.
As the only high-level cultivator capable of rivaling a D-class ability user, and a member of the Star City Special Investigation Bureau himself, Tang Geng naturally accompanied them to provide protection for his colleagues.
However, Han Lang was merely an auxiliary officer of the Special Investigation Bureau. It was only after Han Kang and Ma Long mentioned the matter of auxiliary officers to Wang Fei at the Wang family villa this time that Tang Qin officially recruited the two.
Therefore, there was no real need for them to participate in such a time-consuming and labor-intensive carpet search.
What's more, with Gou Feng and Gou Xingzhi apprehended, the Gou family was leaderless and on the verge of collapse.
At this time, the Han family, as their long-term competitor, should seize this opportunity to aggressively expand their market share and accumulate family strength.
Therefore, Han Kang, as the helmsman of the Han Group, could not be absent from such an important event!
Not to mention Han Lang.
Though the Gou family was gone, the Wang family still remained!
That cultivator who had been lurking in the shadows would eventually return.
Therefore, he still had to improve his strength as quickly as possible and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!
As for Ma Long…
Let's not mention him for now!
He was the weakest, and he had been absent from work for several days. If he didn't return soon, his salary would likely be deducted by Wang Fang!
With everything arranged, everyone soon returned to their respective positions as planned.
Meanwhile,
The news of Gou Feng and Gou Xingzhi's deaths also reached Gou Tui Zhi.
His eyes welled up with tears, and he was heartbroken.
Wang Shan comforted him warmly.
"Nephew, don't be too sad. With the charges against your father and your second uncle, there's no good outcome for them in the hands of the Special Investigation Bureau. Not to mention your nemesis Han Lang, who is already part of the Special Investigation Bureau. It was all we could do to protect you this time!"
Hearing this, Gou Tui Zhi's sorrowful eyes instantly filled with resentment and anger.
"Uncle Wang means that my father and second uncle's deaths were orchestrated by Han Lang?"
Wang Shan suddenly became flustered. He avoided Gou Tui Zhi's gaze and stammered, "No, no, that's not what I meant. Although you almost killed members of the Han family several times, Han Lang is, after all, a public servant. He wouldn't..."
Wang Shan deliberately lowered his voice, as if the conviction of his own words was diminishing.
Gou Tui Zhi became even more enraged upon hearing this. He interrupted angrily, "Uncle Wang, you don't need to say more! The Han family hates me to the bone. My father and second uncle's deaths must have been the result of Han Lang's abuse of power and deliberate murder! Han Lang! I will be your sworn enemy!"
Seeing Gou Tui Zhi gnash his teeth, Wang Shan felt a surge of secret delight.
However, he feigned shock and said, "This... this possibility cannot be completely ruled out. However, nephew, Han Lang is a cultivator. Now that you are alone, how can you avenge this deep-seated hatred?"
Gou Tui Zhi was instantly jolted awake.
Yes!
He was just an ordinary mortal. How could he fight Han Lang, a cultivator?
The memory of when he and Ma Long had stormed the Gou family compound, beating him up as if no one could stop them, was still vivid.
Now, he wanted to be sworn enemies with Han Lang. Wasn't this like a mantis trying to stop a chariot?
Thinking of this, Gou Tui Zhi couldn't help but cast a pleading look at Wang Shan.
"Uncle Wang, do you have any way to help me get revenge?"
Wang Shan pretended to ponder for a long time before replying with difficulty, "This... it's not entirely impossible, but the price might be quite high!"
Gou Tui Zhi was overjoyed. He looked directly at Wang Shan without hesitation, his face full of entreaty, and said, "My Gou family is already ruined. As a lone individual, what else do I have to lose? So, Uncle Wang, no matter how high the price, I am willing to bear it! Please show me the way!"
"This..." Wang Shan still seemed hesitant.
Gou Tui Zhi became anxious, "Uncle Wang! Don't keep me in suspense. If you have any ideas, please tell me directly. Don't be so hesitant!"
Seeing that his plan was working, Wang Shan finally put on a righteous demeanor and said to Gou Tui Zhi.
"Fine! Since you are so determined to avenge your father, I will have to tell you directly! The method I'm talking about is to undergo modification by Dr. Sim and become an ability user! Only then will you have a chance to contend with Han Lang!"
To modify himself into an ability user?
Gou Tui Zhi was a bit bewildered.
It was clear that he hadn't expected Wang Shan's suggestion to be this.
He asked with some doubt, "Isn't this a bit too soon? Even if I'm successfully modified into an A or D-class ability user, I can only be on par with the Special Investigation Bureau. How can I guarantee that I will be able to get revenge?"
Wang Shan quickly explained, "Hey, nephew, what is your status? How can you settle for just being modified into a low-level ability user? I mean, you should aim directly for S-class, SS-class, or even higher!"
"Ah?" Gou Tui Zhi was stunned, "But the success rate for those levels is..."
Before he could finish, Wang Shan immediately replied, "That's right! The success rate is indeed relatively low, and the risk is high. But aren't you in a desperate situation right now? You just said yourself that if you were only modified into a low-level ability user, you wouldn't have absolute confidence in revenge! Moreover, even if you agree to undergo high-level ability user modification, it won't happen overnight. By then, Han Lang might have made further progress. So, nephew, you don't have many choices right now!"
Wang Shan appeared helpless, but seeing Gou Tui Zhi's hesitation, he couldn't help but provoke him.
"Alas... in life, how many things just happen naturally? I understand you, nephew. You are a very filial child. But the risk involved is immense, and you truly don't need to take such a big risk for your deceased father and uncle. As I said, as long as the green hills remain, there will be firewood to burn! Perhaps if you wait another ten or twenty years, when ability user technology has fully advanced, and then you undergo modification, you might still have a chance to kill your enemy. It's just unknown whether Han Lang will have made progress by then!"
Hearing this, Gou Tui Zhi's hesitant eyes widened, and he quickly refused.
"No! I will never wait ten or twenty years to seek this opportunity. The hatred for my father's death is irreconcilable. I wish I could tear Han Lang limb from limb right now!"
After speaking, his expression became resolute, and he said to Wang Shan again, "Uncle Wang, please convey my regards to Dr. Sim! I, Gou Tui Zhi, am willing to be his test subject, and I only ask that he do his utmost to help me succeed in the modification. Also..."
Gou Tui Zhi's eyes dimmed slightly as he spoke, "Uncle Wang, if my modification fails, please ensure that my Gou family's revenge is carried out after the rise of the ability users!"
Wang Shan looked firmly into Gou Tui Zhi's eyes and nodded heavily.
"Yes!"