The command center at the new recruit training base.
Lin Weidong sat inside, conducting a video conference.
In the video feed, all the faces appearing were of important personnel from the Dragon Group, including Leng Xue.
"After investigation, it has been confirmed that this new recruit named Sun Yu has indeed undergone modifications by the Shadow Organization's Seven Warriors."
"Not only do his fingertips carry poison, but his body is also different from that of ordinary warriors," Lin Weidong stated gravely.
Silence fell upon the video conference.
After a considerable pause, someone asked, "Leng Xue, how is the Shadow Hunt operation progressing?"
"The Shadow is too cunning; we have lost all traces of them!" Leng Xue's obsidian-like eyes, radiating a cold, sharp light, exuded an immense pressure.
She looked at Lin Weidong and, after a moment's hesitation, said, "The appearance of the Shadow Organization among the new recruits this time cannot be underestimated."
"Elder Lin, I suggest we hand this new recruit over for interrogation!"
One must remember that after graduation, these new recruits, while only probationary members of the Dragon Group, were still the fresh blood of the organization.
Now, this fresh blood had been tainted by the Shadow Organization.
How could anyone be comfortable with that?
Furthermore, this time, it was only because Sun Yu was too eager to win the competition that he had revealed himself.
If he had been content and not vied for a ranking, they might never have found him.
This led to speculation about whether there were other Seven Warriors like Sun Yu among the new recruits.
How deeply had the Shadow Organization infiltrated?
"Yes!" Lin Weidong nodded.
The new recruit training base currently lacked complete facilities, and most of the focus was on training the new recruits.
Keeping Sun Yu here would indeed delay progress.
However.
"War God Leng, after Sun Yu is handed over, how should our Dragon Group explain this to the Sun family?" Lin Weidong inquired.
Although the Sun family was not a prominent clan, they were still a respectable family.
Both Sun Xiaochuan and Sun Yu had fallen into the Dragon Group's hands.
They could not simply dismiss them with a flimsy excuse.
"Elder Lin need not worry about this matter."
"By the way, when is the final of this martial arts competition?" Leng Xue suddenly asked.
"It's the day after tomorrow," Lin Weidong replied.
Leng Xue nodded. "Elder Lin, rest assured, I will send people to investigate and prevent similar situations from occurring."
If there was another Seven Warrior among the new recruits, they had to be exposed.
Lin Weidong acknowledged this.
After ending the call, Lin Weidong rubbed his temples wearily and chuckled, "Perhaps I am getting old."
The nearby Dragon Group guards immediately retorted, "Elder Lin is in his prime, how can you say you are old?"
Lin Weidong shook his head.
If it were in his younger days, he would never have handed Sun Yu over to Leng Xue; he would have apprehended and interrogated him himself. Swift and decisive!
But now, the reason Lin Weidong did not interrogate was his fear of becoming soft-hearted.
After all... Sun Yu was one of the new recruits!
Lin Weidong waved his hand. "Alright, let's go and see how Da Xiong is doing with Divine Physician Zhou."
With that, Lin Weidong stood up.
Meanwhile, Leng Xue was sitting in a modified jeep.
Fei Ying was still driving.
"Marshal Leng, are you truly going to the new recruit training base yourself this time?" Fei Ying asked, sounding puzzled.
Although a Seven Warrior had appeared in this batch of new recruit training, it could have been handed over to someone else.
Leng Xue still had the Shadow Hunt plan in progress.
According to Leng Xue's usual character, she would never leave something halfway done.
Leng Xue let out a soft hum, her phoenix-like eyes slightly narrowed, a fierce aura radiating from her face. "I want to see where these rats hiding in the gutter are truly located."
The Shadow Hunt operation had yielded no progress so far.
Leng Xue had a strong intuition that the new recruit training base would yield some results!
Fei Ying glanced at Leng Xue's proud profile in the rearview mirror, wanting to say something but holding back.
Was it truly as simple as Leng Xue described?
Initially, Leng Xue had not planned to go.
But upon hearing that Zhao Ruyue was also at the new recruit training base, participating in the medical team, she had suddenly changed her mind.
It was hard to say whether this had anything to do with Zhou Yu.
Forget it.
Fei Ying understood that he was merely Leng Xue's subordinate.
He could be her hands, her feet, but not her brain! He had this self-awareness.
The jeep sped down the road, kicking up dust.
The medical room at the new recruit training base.
Da Xiong lay weakly on the hospital bed.
Ouyang Feng was gesticulating animatedly beside him.
"That's great! Your final match isn't for another three days, and Divine Physician Zhou says you can recover to eighty to ninety percent!"
Zhou Yu had set a goal for their duo team: to take the top three spots.
If Da Xiong couldn't stand, the pressure on Ouyang Feng would be immense!
Now, it was perfect.
The timing of the competition seemed tailor-made for Da Xiong!
"I know, can you talk less?" Da Xiong felt his head buzzing.
Ouyang Feng, for some unknown reason, couldn't stop chattering. He was like an old woman at the village entrance!
Ouyang Feng puffed up his chest, about to retort indignantly, when suddenly.
The medical room door was flung open.
A gust of cold wind rushed in from outside.
Ouyang Feng's voice got stuck in his throat, caught between his lips.
"Elder Lin?" Ouyang Feng called out, then stepped aside.
Lin Weidong nodded slightly, turned to close the door, and strode to the bedside.
"How is he?" Lin Weidong asked Da Xiong, but his gaze was fixed on Zhou Yu.
If one observed closely, they would notice a hint of nervousness in Lin Weidong's expression!
Zhou Yu raised his eyelids and smiled. "Don't worry, Elder Lin, your most favored disciple will be fine."
"Haha, what are you saying, Divine Physician Zhou?" Lin Weidong coughed to cover his embarrassment.
Although Zhou Yu's medical skills were evident to all.
Da Xiong had indeed struggled against Sun Yu on the stage for so long.
When he was carried off the stage earlier, he was on the verge of dying from poisoning.
Lin Weidong had thought that even with Zhou Yu's abilities, he could at best save Da Xiong's life, but there would surely be lingering effects.
Who would have thought that upon seeing Da Xiong, he would find him only slightly weak? There were no other abnormalities.
"Da Xiong needs two days of rest. Elder Lin, please ensure other new recruits refrain from visiting to watch the spectacle," Zhou Yu said calmly.
The poison had indeed been forced out, but it had a potent aftereffect.
If he did not rest well, Da Xiong's foundation would be significantly weakened!
Lin Weidong felt even more embarrassed. Because on stage, to protect Da Xiong's reputation, Lin Weidong had agreed that others could assess the situation themselves. At that time, he was preoccupied with managing public opinion and hadn't thought much of it.
"Rest assured, I will make sure to instruct them."
"By the way, Da Xiong has a final match in three days, can he participate?" Lin Weidong asked.