A man wearing a silver mask and dressed in black robes stood on the deck of a ship docked by the side of the river holding a pair of high-power night vision binoculars and watching everything that was happening in the villa.
Two men and two women stood respectfully behind him.
One of the men was a handsome young man wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he was Liu Junwei. The other man wore a Tang suit and was the man who escaped from the battle, Liu Zhongyu.
If Yu Qian was present, he would have immediately recognized the beautiful and charming woman as the one who encouraged him to steal Gu Fangran’s safety deposit box, Liu Yating.
However, at this moment, she wore a black fighting suit, with wooden clogs on her feet and a large knife at her waist. She was filled with a murderous air, completely unlike the image of a weak and powerless woman Yu Qian had of her.
The other wore a kimono with a gentle smile on her face. If Ding Ning saw her, he would certainly be very surprised as she was the woman he greatly disdained, Chen Yuxi.
“Sir, what did you want me to see?”
Liu Junwei asked impatiently. Just as he could no longer stand the cacophony of public opinion online and could no longer stay in his company, he had been kidnapped by these black-clad men as he walked out of the company doors and had been brought before this mysterious black-robed man.
The black-robed man didn’t say anything, only that he would give him a good show that evening, then he was brought here. However, he didn’t have high-powered night vision binoculars so naturally, he did not know that his greatest enemy was in the not distant villa.
“How dare you be disrespectful to his honor!”
Liu Yating’s expression was cold. With a metallic rasp, a cold light flashed out and her knife rested against Liu Junwei’s neck.
The icy coldness caused a layer of goosebumps to rise on Liu Junwei’s neck. It scared him witless and all the color drained from his face.
“Stop, do not be so rude!”
The black-robed man put down his binoculars and said in a cold and robotic voice.
“Ha!”
Knife light flashed and Liu Yating’s knife returned to its sheath. She respectfully bent ninety degrees at the waist and did not even dare to raise her head.
“Mr. Liu, I’ve invited you here to watch a good show. Shenzhou has a phrase that I think is very good, the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Are you not enemies with Ding Ning? It just so happens that he and I are also enemies. So, can we be friends?”
The black-robed man said in an even voice.
Liu Junwei had not yet steadied his spirit. Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he nodded quickly and said, “Yes, Your Honor.”
“Haha, I love making friends that is why, to express my sincerity in being friends, I am now inviting you to watch an excellent show.”
As the black-robed man finished speaking, he waved his hand. “Open it!”
“Yes, Your Honor!”
Chen Yuxi respectfully bowed down. From her bulging chest, she took out a remote control and pressed it gently.
The ship was suddenly illuminated brightly. A projection appeared on the empty space on the deck, clearly displaying everything that was happening in the villa.
Liu Junwei’s eyes lit up and he stared fixedly at Ding Ning, who was moving through the villa like a raccoon dog. “Ding Ning?”
“Correct, tonight is the night he dies!”
The black-robed man said lightly, “Mr. Liu, this is my present to you. I hope you will like it.”
“Your Honor, you’ve given me such a hefty gift, is there something you would like me to do?”
Liu Junwei was not an idiot, nothing was given for free. Furthermore, this black-robed man hid his identity mysteriously, so he was certainly not a good person.
“I need you to help me take a person into the Ninghai national security bureau’s underground interrogation rooms.”
The black-robed man said straightforwardly.
Liu Junwei’s expression immediately changed and he quickly said, “That’s impossible.”
“What’s this? Are you not even willing to help me with such a small thing? This is not the attitude one should have when making friends.”
The black-robed man said ominously.
“It’s not that I don’t want to help, it’s that I have already been fired by the national security bureau and no longer have the authority to enter the underground interrogation rooms.”
Liu Junwei’s eyes flashed and a chill ran through him as he explained.
“If I remember correctly, you’re going to the office tomorrow to complete your leaving documents. Tonight, your authority remains.”
The black-robed man’s voice carried an all-knowing wisdom.
Cold sweat broke out on Liu Junwei’s forehead. The black-robed man was right. Before he left tomorrow, he did still have the authority to enter the underground interrogation rooms.
But he did not dare. No matter how resentful and angry he felt toward the national security bureau for his firing, he would not dare to bring outside power into the underground interrogation rooms. That was treason. That was death.
But since the black-robed man had already stated his goal clearly, then there was destined to only be two choices tonight. One was to agree, and the other was to die.
Never before had he felt so powerless before. His intelligence and psychology knowledge, which he had always been so proud of, was useless when faced with this black-robed figure.
Seeing him hesitate indecisively, the black-robed man’s robotic voice spoke coldly and heartlessly. “I will help you get rid of your enemy and you help me do something. Is this not fair?”
Liu Junwei’s mind spun quickly and he decided to stake it all on one gamble. Gathering his courage, he said, “Your Honor, I don’t think it’s fair. Ding Ning is my enemy, that is true, but at the same time, is he not also your enemy? Furthermore, the hatred between myself and Ding Ning is not at the life or death stage. Although I don’t know why you want to enter the underground interrogation rooms, I know it’s for something important. Once something goes wrong, the national security bureau will very quickly begin to investigate me. Since I’ll die sooner or later, I may as well die at your hands now and not suffer the reputation of betraying my country and have my name spat on by all.”
The black-robed man’s electronic red eyes fixed rigidly and silently on him. Sweat rolled of Liu Junwei like rain but he summoned his courage to meet his gaze. He knew that he could not show any sign of fear, otherwise, the next moment would be his death.
“You’re very smart!”
After a long time, the black-robed man said one thing quietly, “What if I can ensure your safety?”
“How?”
Liu Junwei’s expression did not change but he let out a long breath in his heart. He knew he had won.
“Join us, we can ensure your safety.”
The black-robed man’s voice was filled with a powerful confidence.
Liu Junwei’s expression did not change but a lightly mocking smile pulled up the corner of his lips. “It sounds as if Your Honor has a great deal of confidence, but how am I to believe that?”
The black-robed man laughed and clapped his hands gently.
A man wearing a black metal mask walked out and bowed respectfully toward the black-robed man.
“This is the lowest ranking black metal warrior in our organization, and you can take a look at his power.”
The black-robed man’s voice was calm.
Liu Junwei’s expression shifted and he looked with confusion at this black metal warrior.
The black metal warrior stood and picked up the large metal anchor. The muscles on his arms bulged and with a soft huff, the metal anchor gradually bent out of shape in his hands and ended up resembling a pretzel.
Liu Junwei’s eyes widened in shock as he stared in disbelief at this sight.
The black-robed man waved his hand and the black metal warrior put down the anchor, bowed, and walked into the cabin without a sound.
“This is our organization lowest ranking black metal warrior. Above him, there are bronze warriors, silver warriors, yellow gold warriors, purple gold warriors, and even… gods. And we are able to mass-produce these warriors. Do you think we have enough power to protect you?”
The black-robed man’s cold voice was filled with incomparable confidence.
“Mass-produce?”
Liu Junwei stared with wide eyes. He thought that the black metal warrior was already very powerful. Able to bend an anchor into a pretzel with the strength of his arms, this was not something normal humans could accomplish.
Yet such a person was the lowest ranking warrior in this mysterious organization. And they could be mass-produced. How much power did they have?
He had always been a very ambitious man. In the past, he had looked down on those muscular martial men but when a martial man’s strength exceeded his imagination, he was swayed.
The black-robed man had pushed open a door for him and revealed an entirely new world. Super-warriors seemed… very interesting.
It had to be said, the black-robed man had chosen the perfect moment. While Liu Junwei was about to be fired and had sunk to the lowest point of his life, the black-robed man only had to show him a little for him to swayed.
“Correct, we have the most advanced genetic medicine in the world. By changing DNA, we can evolve endlessly and become super-humans. In the end, the world will crawl at our feet. What are you hesitation for?
The black-robed man raised his hands and his voice carried a hint of fanaticism.
Liu Zhongyu, Liu Yating, and Chen Yuxi all wore a yearning expression as they stared at Liu Junwei with jealousy. They had not accomplished enough and did not have the right to become super warriors.
Yet Liu Junwei, because of his past identity as a member of the national security bureau, only needed to complete this one mission to have the right to drink the genetic medicine and become a super warrior. How could they not be admiring and jealous?
Liu Junwei’s eyes shone with light. He clenched his fist tight and said in a hoarse voice, “I’ll join.”
“Hahaha, Mr. Liu, you will be happy about the choice you made today. Welcome to the organization.”
The black-robed man laughed excitedly.
Liu Junwei respectfully bowed. “Thank you, Your Honor. You are the one who brought me in; I will never forget this kindness.”
“Hahaha, alright, let’s first enjoy watching Ding Ning die.”
The black-robed man was very happy. He pointed at the projection with an eager expression, anticipating the good show ahead.
“Your Honor, although there are many gunmen in the villa, they might not find him, right?”
Liu Junwei watched as Ding Ning slipped through the villa as if no one was present yet no one was able to notice any trace of him, and his brows tightened involuntarily.
“Don’t be so impatient. He is looking for the security deposit box right now, and once he finds it, that’s when the good part begins.”
The black-robed man said, with great confidence. “After twenty minutes, the entire villa will blow up with a boom. Ding Ning is certain to die. The national security bureau will also come out in force. While the national security bureau is empty, that will be the best time for you to sneak into the underground interrogation rooms.”
“Yes, Your Honor.” Liu Junwei’s brows rose and an evil smile appeared at the corners of his lips. “Ding Ning, you forced me to where I am today. Who would have thought that you would also have such a downfall?”
“Also, black-masked man, you best pray that I never find out who you are. Otherwise, I will cut you into pieces and feed your body to dogs, as to relieve the hate in my heart.”
Ding Ning moved like a raccoon dog and easily hid from the scouting police as he searched room by room.
In the blink of an eye, all the rooms on one level had been searched but to no avail. Ding Ning did not lose hope and quietly entered the second floor.
The defenses here were far beyond what he imagined. In the one hectare or so of land the villa rested on, there were over one hundred covert and undercover officers keeping watch.
The most annoying was the dozens of Tibetan Mastiffs who were even harder to get around than the officers. Fortunately, he had Xiaojin’s aerial surveillance constantly providing him with updates about the status of the mastiffs, giving him sufficient time to avoid them and avoid being detected.
For some reason, from the moment he entered the villa, Ding Ning had the sense of being watched and it made him feel very uneasy.
But even Xiaojin’s surveillance couldn’t pick up on anything wrong. Outside in the car, Xiao Nuo and Yu Qian also did not see anything unusual.
Was it a misperception? If it was anyone else, they may dismiss this feeling but Ding Ning was not the same. His danger intuition had always been very accurate and could not go wrong.
Since he had such a feeling, it meant that someone was watching him. He had just not discovered them.
