Xingyao Building.
The entire eighth floor of the building was the East Land branch of International Special Operations.
It was also one of the most important branches in East Asia.
After all, with the strong economic recovery of East Land, countless people went abroad for business, and countless others made money overseas through crude methods.
In short.
The business of the international branch was very busy.
The chief head of the branch was Manlaisai, sent from headquarters, a native of a Southeast Asian country.
Manlaisai had four most capable assistants.
Two of them were from Africa and Europe respectively.
The other two were senior officials from East Land, one of whom was Xu Zentiān, who had just turned 45 and was in his prime.
At 7:30 AM.
Manlaisai urgently convened a meeting due to the incident involving Du Wei.
During the meeting.
Manlaisai flew into a rage, almost pointing at Xu Zentiān's nose, and cursed him for being unreasonable, for dispatching Du Wei from the Criminal Investigation Section with firearms to apprehend Li Qianfan without his knowledge as the chief head!
"Xu Zentiān, I warn you again."
Manlaisai slammed the table and shouted, "Although you are an important official of the international branch, don't forget, you are only one of them! You, like the other three, are merely assistants helping me work! You also don't know that as early as 20 years ago, Longxu had already established a presence at the headquarters of International Special Operations! Xiao Chuo, who holds an important position there now, you should know her relationship with Li Qianfan, shouldn't you?"
It couldn't be blamed that Manlaisai was so furious.
The reason he was able to take up his post at the international branch was that he had persuaded Xiao Chuo at headquarters, and with her strong support, he was able to achieve his goal.
After Manlaisai arrived in East Land, he only wanted to establish roots here, achieve something, and then be transferred back to headquarters, where he would have a great chance of being appointed to a more important position.
Originally.
Manlaisai had been diligently working for the past two years, and in another six months, he would be transferred back to headquarters to achieve his goal. But now this incident had happened.
Thinking that the Young Master of Longxu had almost been ambushed by his own subordinate, Manlaisai felt his vision blacken.
The cold face of Xiao Chuo, known as the "Fragrant Beast," flashed in his mind.
"Don't think I don't know why you are targeting the Young Master of Longxu!"
Manlaisai became more and more angry, pointing at Xu Zentiān again and roaring, "It's none of my business how you fight. But you absolutely cannot use the authority granted to you by the international branch to carry out your private matters! Who gave you the courage to summon Li Qianfan privately for the incident where 35 people were wiped out! And dare to summon him with firearms! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"
Xu Zentiān, covered in saliva, looked dejected and remained silent.
He wanted to retort.
After all, as one of the important officials, he did have the authority to handle cases independently.
But he also remembered clearly—
Anyone in the international branch who needed to carry out a major operation not only had to file a report but also obtain Manlaisai's approval!
He had not done so.
Instead, he had privately dispatched Du Wei to summon Li Qianfan, who had just returned to the country.
This not only violated the rules of the organization but was also a blatant abuse of power for personal gain!
Because.
Even if Li Qianfan was truly related to the wiping out of 35 people, the investigation should have been handled by East Land's special unit.
Not the complex International Special Operations.
To put it more bluntly, "International Special Operations is far from qualified to interfere in the case of the 35 people from the 13 noble families being wiped out!"
Xu Zentiān dared to do this despite knowing it was impossible for three reasons.
One.
Although the Xu family was not one of the 13 families, their interests were deeply intertwined with them.
They shared honor and disgrace, and after careful consideration, Old Master Xu made the decision to proceed.
Two.
The Xu family, not being one of the 13 families, would have a greater room for maneuverability.
The most crucial reason was the third—
Li Qianfan had been repeatedly dealt with by the 13 families and had never shown much temper!
Therefore, many people believed that even if Li Qianfan did not cooperate this time, there would not be much of a backlash.
But who could have imagined—
Thinking of Du Wei, who dared to fire at Li Qianfan without authorization, Xu Zentiān couldn't help but curse his teammate as a pig and deserved to die!
"Xu Zentiān."
Manlaisai was still ranting, "You must take full responsibility for this matter! You must also pay the price for the deaths of Jin and the others!"
Xu Zentiān finally got annoyed.
He raised his head and retorted, "I'll take responsibility if I have to! I will seek justice for Du Wei and the others! Their deaths will not be in vain."
Manlaisai was speechless when he saw Xu Zentiān's defiant attitude.
"At worst, I'll resign."
Xu Zentiān had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation. He took off his hat, slammed it on the table, and then stood up abruptly, kicked over his chair, and walked directly back to his office.
Manlaisai was so angry his nostrils flared.
Just as he was about to discuss how to handle the matter with the other assistants, someone showed up crying.
It was Du Wei's wife.
When she learned that her husband had been tragically killed by someone during a mission, she was struck by lightning.
Since her husband had died in the line of duty, she naturally had to come to the unit first to put pressure on Manlaisai and seek justice.
Manlaisai, who was in a terrible predicament, managed to persuade Du Wei's wife to leave after much effort.
But before he could catch his breath, a new incident occurred.
Li Qianfan, who had brutally killed five International Special Operations personnel that morning, led several people to the branch, specifically asking for Xu Zentiān.
Manlaisai could only force a smile, asking Li Qianfan to calm down, and then sent someone to summon Xu Zentiān to his office.
Upon learning that Li Qianfan was looking for him, Xu Zentiān regretted it even more and became afraid.
However, he still naively believed that this was the perfect opportunity for him to use the international branch as a backdrop, in front of Manlaisai and all his colleagues, to seek justice for Du Wei and the others.
Therefore—
After entering the room, Xu Zentiān began his suicidal act.
He sternly demanded that Li Qianfan plead guilty and accept punishment.
To this end, he even cited the theory that even a prince who breaks the law should be punished the same as a commoner.
Then—
In front of more than ten branch staff, including Manlaisai, Li Qianfan smiled and walked up to Xu Zentiān, suddenly grabbed his shoulder, let out a low roar, and smashed him violently towards the window glass.
Bang.
With a loud shattering sound, Xu Zentiān, weighing ninety kilograms, smashed through the eighth-floor window glass and flew out.
The eighth floor.
This was a standard office building, with each floor being about four meters high.
The large and strong Xu Zentiān instantly became like a bird, letting out a shrill scream as he soared through the air.
Unfortunately, he was ultimately a bird without wings.
After a short flight of about ten seconds at a high altitude, Xu Zentiān fell heavily into the parking lot below.
Could he survive?
Don't be ridiculous!
Manlaisai and the others were completely stunned.
After an unknown period, Manlaisai finally came to his senses.
Li Qianfan, who had just brutally killed Xu Zentiān by smashing him to death, still had a harmless smile on his face as he asked, "Who else in your international branch wants to interfere with my business with the 13 families?"
No one answered.
But all the staff of the international branch present could tell that if anyone dared to say a word, Li Qianfan would turn them into the second Xu Zentiān!
"I want the international branch to give me a reasonable explanation as soon as possible. That is, why did you dare to interfere in work that did not belong to you? And why did you dare to assassinate me under the guise of it!"
Li Qianfan finally stopped smiling and said coldly, "You can choose not to give me an explanation. But I believe that there are not many people in the international branch who can be killed by me at will."
Manlaisai's lips moved continuously, but he could not utter a single word.
"Li Xiufang, let's go."
Li Qianfan turned and called out, then left with a flourish.
Li Xiufang and the others, who had been urgently summoned from Li Family Village, quickly followed, their expressions cold and their eyes filled with murderous intent.
The village chief of Li Family Village, Li Qianfan, had almost been shot to death!
This was equivalent to touching the most painful inverse scale of the entire Li Family Village!
The disciples of Li Family Village never dared to bully others by relying on their influence.
But if anyone thought they were easy to bully and touched their inverse scale, they would inevitably face the fiercest retaliation.
This time was no exception.
The Great Elder of Li Family Village, who had the best temper, was furious upon hearing that Li Qianfan had been assassinated and that Zhi Xing had been seriously injured protecting him. He personally ordered the deployment of Li Family Village's seven flag bearers!
The seven best martial artists in Li Family Village were the flag bearers.
When Li Xiufang and the others had requested to go to Blackwater Forest, they had been resolutely refused by the Great Elder.
Because the flag bearers had great responsibilities and could not afford any losses.
This time, all seven flag bearers had been personally dispatched by the Great Elder to await Li Qianfan's command.
It was evident—
Li Family Village was enraged and intended to unleash slaughter!
Downstairs.
Li Xiufang glanced coldly at the dead Xu Zentiān with his eyes wide open and asked in a low voice, "Village Chief, where are we going?"
Li Qianfan looked up and replied, "Let's buy a few wreaths and go to the Du family."