Just as Pei Yan and the others ended their battle in the dense forest and embarked on their return journey, in a luxurious apartment in a high-end neighborhood of Shanghai, Su Xiang, who was nestled on a sofa with a pale face and closed eyes, slowly opened his eyes.

Shanhe wiped the sweat continuously seeping from his forehead with a towel from time to time, waiting for the extremely weakening Su Xiang to gradually recover his complexion and breathe steadily before softly probing, "Boss, how's the situation?"

Su Xiang didn't speak but gestured towards the table, and Shanhe immediately understood, got up, poured a glass of clear water, and brought it to him.

After drinking three glasses of water in succession, Su Xiang exhaled a turbid breath: "Han Lihu is dead. After all, being a fourth-level superhuman, he never fully submitted to my will and constantly resisted my abilities, nearly ruining my plans!"

Originally, I intended to send the already exposed Han Lihu out as cannon fodder, attracting the Investigation Bureau's attention for immediate capture and using the new drug developed by the Divine Desire Organization to detonate himself, completely cutting off their trail. But I never expected Han Lihu to resist my abilities to this extent, relying on his own willpower. If I hadn't had a trump card, he might have actually managed to escape!"

"Boss, you controlled him for too long. You've never controlled a person's body from a long distance for such a long time before. It's understandable for him to resist, given the circumstances." Shanhe refilled Su Xiang's empty cup and comforted him.

Su Xiang nodded, glanced around the room, and casually asked, "Where's Zhi Rou?"

No sooner had he spoken than the sound of the door opening came from outside, followed by a loud bang as the door closed and Zhi Rou's cursing voice made its way inside.

Before long, Zhi Rou stormed into the living room and thumped the takeout onto the table, still swearing relentlessly, "M L GB D, one day I'll make sure to kill all of you bastards!"

Watching this hot-tempered subordinate, Su Xiang shook his head in exasperation and sternly scolded, "Didn't I tell you to keep a low profile and not cause trouble when you went out? Or do you want to be another Han Lihu and be used as cannon fodder?"

Under Su Xiang's cold gaze fixed on him, Zhi Rou, initially burning with anger, felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, immediately calming down but still harbored resentment that he dared not express, so he pulled out a chair and sat down, sulking with his head lowered.

"Alright, who was it this time?" Su Xiang asked from the sofa, looking at the childish Zhi Rou with some helplessness.

"Wasn't it those R B people! M D! They're all branches of the Divine Desire Organization! Pah! Boss, I just can't understand why the hell those R B bastards are meddling in our country's affairs!" Zhi Rou, hit where it hurt, slammed the table, spilling his grievances like beans from a bamboo tube.

Hearing R B people mentioned, Su Xiang's brows furrowed. He knew these people were helpers that Mr. Mu specifically brought back when returning to the country, and they were supposed to act alongside them, with a squad even infiltrating alongside them, living right across from them.

He was busy controlling Han Lihu's body during this period, leaving him no time to manage these affairs. Seeing Zhi Rou's demeanor indicated something had happened.

Facing Su Xiang's questioning look, Shanhe tossed the towel aside and explained, "Boss, you can't entirely blame Zhi Rou's temper; anyone would be fed up. Those people are not here to assist in carrying out our mission but to surveil us!"

Hearing this, Su Xiang squinted his eyes, immediately understanding the intricacies and letting out a cold laugh. So Mu Fanchen had this scheme in mind; it appears my intentions have been seen through, and I'm no longer trusted by the organization!

Seeing Su Xiang's cold laugh, Shanhe mistakenly thought he was genuinely angry and quickly added fuel to the fire, saying, "Yes, Boss, when I went out to collect the takeout, they followed me. When I went downstairs to the supermarket, they followed me. I T M even went to visit a hooker, and they were right on my tail! A bunch of impotent bastards, who's annoyed here!"

"Who told you to go looking for hookers? Didn't I tell you to be steady?"

Realizing he let something slip, Zhi Rou, intimidated under Su Xiang's squinted eyes, hastily lowered his head, mumbled, and said, "Boss, I mean it as an example, not that I actually went there! I...!"

"Enough. I know you can never control what's below your belt. One day I'll cut it off to save us all the trouble! Let them follow if they want to; they're not afraid of hassle, so why should you be!" After saying this, Su Xiang straightened up and pointed at the takeout on the table.

Shanhe gestured at Zhi Rou to shut up as he took the takeout out of the bag, saying, "Boss, but letting it continue like this is not okay; when will we act on the big plan discussed during the meeting?"

"Wait, this operation is substantial. Not to mention smuggling people into the country from abroad, just avoiding the Investigation Bureau's detection equipment and gathering our domestic people isn't easy. If one link goes wrong, the entire plan may collapse, so we must take it step by step and not rush!"

"Exactly, no rush!" Su Xiang said, drawing out disposable chopsticks with a cold sneer in his heart.

Meanwhile, in a private room at a farmhouse restaurant in a suburb of a provincial capital in the central region.

In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, Du Guangyuan, a man of renown, was kneeling on one knee in front of a young man with grey hair, bowing his head respectfully.

The young man, who had been pursued relentlessly by the Investigation Bureau after appearing at Lei Yunzhu's residential area, looked coldly at the kneeling Du Guangyuan and sneered: "You came fast, didn't you!"

"My lord, after receiving your message, I hurried to rendezvous with you at the fastest speed. Unfortunately, the Investigation Bureau's surveillance on the cornerstone plane has become increasingly stringent, which delayed my journey quite a bit. I beg your pardon, my lord!"

"One of my Blood Servants is dead! And you suggest I pretend nothing happened and obediently leave this country, is that it?"

Hearing the young man's words, Du Guangyuan lowered his head even further, not daring to utter a word!

"I now need thirty-five live people to sacrifice to restore my strength! Can you do that?"

Du Guangyuan kept his head down, contemplating for a long while before saying with difficulty, "It's difficult; I will try hard to do it, but it will take time!"

"Go, for us, time is abundant! This item is from your master, my father, for you." The young man, seeing Du Guangyuan not defying him again, gradually unclenched his fist and took out a crystal-clear red crystal bottle from his pocket.

Seeing Du Guangyuan suddenly lift his head with a greedy and longing look in his eyes, the young man nodded with satisfaction, tossed the crystal bottle to him, and said in a deep voice, "As long as you follow my orders, I'll consider boosting your abilities afterward."

"Thank you for the master's gift!"

"Leave, I need to rest now!"

Ten minutes later, inside a luxury car outside the farmhouse restaurant, Du Guangyuan, playing with the crystal bottle in his hand, reverted to his previous disdainful expression and tossed it aside, saying to the driver, Gao Xin, "Figure out a way to bring those people we prepared earlier here!"

"Bring them now?" Gao Xin turned his head to ask.

"No hurry, bring them slowly, the slower, the better!" Du Guangyuan glanced at the courtyard of the farmhouse, picked up his thermos cup, and said with a smile.