As soon as Gu Shenghui spoke, he was met with a heavy iron fist from Pei Yan slamming into his face, followed by his collar being tightly grasped as Pei Yan's roaring voice echoed in his ears.

"Where's my sister! What did you do to my sister!"

"Calm down! Calm down! What happened to your sister? Explain clearly!"

"Stop playing dumb! I just extended my ability across the entire base! Didn't you think I could hear the call transferred from Shanghai? You guys are impressive, finding someone who can mimic my sister's voice so well! You must have planned this long ago! Where's my sister!" Pei Yan roared angrily, lifting Gu Shenghui's collar forcefully.

"Alright! You've grown up, nothing can be hidden from you now. Don't you want to know what happened to your sister? Ask him!" Gu Shenghui pinched Pei Yan's wrist, causing Pei Yan's hands to go numb, his mechanical arms feeling like they could shatter at any moment, so he reluctantly released his grip and glared viciously at Gu Shenghui, who casually pointed to a stranger beside him, directing Pei Yan's attention to him.

"Are you Pei Yan, Pei Jin's brother?" Jiang Donghu stepped forward to inquire.

Pei Yan straightened his clothes and looked Jiang Donghu up and down, puzzled, "Yes, I am! And you are?"

"I'm Jiang Donghu, the one responsible for your sister's safety. She was taken by the people from Shen Yu!" At this point, Jiang Donghu lowered his head, his face filled with shame.

"Keep talking! I need to know the details!"

Listening to Pei Yan's cold voice, Gu Shenghui glanced at him a few times in surprise. Even after receiving the exact information, he didn't lose his temper immediately, instead, he calmed himself down. It seems this period of experience has made him grow steadily.

Standing across from Jiang Donghu, listening as he described the events of the night, Pei Yan's expression changed repeatedly. When he heard that his sister went with them willingly, he gritted his teeth, clenched his fist, and asked, "Where's my sister's phone?"

"Before handing it to you, I didn't give it to anyone. Now I officially pass it to you, fulfilling my promise to your sister!" Jiang Donghu said as he took a phone out of his pocket and handed it to Pei Yan.

Receiving the phone, Pei Yan did not unlock the screen but instead closed his eyes slowly and used his ability to immerse himself into it, quickly browsing the contents inside. At the end, he let out a long sigh, his nose tingled, tears seeping from the corner of his eyes, and with one hand he crushed the phone into pieces and then put the pendant into his pocket.

"You knew long ago that my sister was an ability user and kept in contact with her all along!" Pei Yan looked up with red eyes and said to Gu Shenghui, choking with emotion.

Gu Shenghui nodded and replied, "Yes! That was your sister's intention. Aren't you going to tell us what your sister told you? It's crucial for us to rescue her!"

"Now you care about my sister's safety! Where were you when it mattered, when you promised my family's protection was foolproof! Yet something still went wrong! In the end, my sister had to protect herself. What if she had no ability? Even if she was unwilling, she would've been taken! This is your promise to me!" Pei Yan hurled each word at Gu Shenghui, scrutinizingly questioned him.

Jiang Donghu lowered his head even further now. Every word from Pei Yan's mouth felt like a knife cutting his heart. He was right; if it weren't for Pei Jin herself and his brothers, they might've been dead long ago.

"Are you criticizing that the people I sent for protection were insufficient? It's because we knew your sister was an ability user beforehand that we didn't dispatch as many as we did for your parents. But even so, we sent the best ability users to guard her, and you saw last night's situation; even with such severe conditions, we had no intention of pulling the guards back! Upon receiving the information, we dispatched people during the crisis peak for the rescue! What more do you want! You really think you're the sun, huh, that we all have to revolve around you!" Gu Shenghui's veins popped as he retorted furiously.

Facing the infuriated Gu Shenghui, Pei Yan instead calmed down first, looking towards Jiang Donghu with an apologetic expression, "Captain Jiang, don't take to heart what I said earlier. My sister clarified everything very clearly. She repeatedly instructed me to thank you all. She's sorry for not being able to assist your team right away, causing severe injuries. Thank you!" After saying this, Pei Yan bowed deeply towards him.

"Your sister told you everything clearly! Why did you have to say those words as if you desired to see fury!"

"I only wanted to confirm the kind of protection my parents are getting. Instead of asking you directly, it's better to see you admit it yourself. I'm not the sun, but neither are you all Earth. I need the Investigation Department to help me become stronger and help rescue my sister, while you need my power to win the next war, mutual benefit!" With this, Pei Yan fearlessly resisted against Gu Shenghui's cannibalistic stare and continued, "So, I hope the Investigation Department thinks of a way to rescue my sister and continues to protect my family with all its strength. Only when my family is safe can I be at peace, and only then will I work diligently at the Investigation Department without growing any other strange thoughts!"

"Are you threatening me?"

"If you think so, then go ahead!"

After the conversation, the two of them just stood there, one big and one small, facing each other on the field, eyes locked, neither speaking another word. After a long time, Gu Shenghui sighed and said deeply, "Then can you now tell me what message your sister left for you?"

"No, I want to see Director Mei Simiao. I'll only communicate the content on the phone with him alone!" Pei Yan replied coldly.

"Then you'll have to wait; he's seriously injured and, at best, will regain consciousness within two to three days!"

"I'll wait for him!"

Hearing this, Gu Shenghui was stunned and asked in disbelief, "Aren't you anxious to save your sister? Can you afford to wait?"

"I can afford to wait. My sister has explained everything. Shen Yu won't act on her anytime soon!" Pei Yan said, taking out a cigarette pack from his pocket.

"Are you so certain?" Gu Shenghui asked back.

"Certain!" Pei Yan lit the cigarette in his mouth confidently, "Because they haven't caught me yet. Whatever they plan needs both of us for completion."

Hearing this, Gu Shenghui nodded thoughtfully, while Pei Yan looked at the pendant in his hand, raised it to his eyes, swaying it slightly as he continued, "In the meantime, while Director Mei hasn't regained consciousness, let Engineer Li prepare the equipment for my next advancement!"

"What? What are you talking about! You've just reached the second stage awakening!"

"It'll soon be the third stage!" Pei Yan said, holding the pendant tight in his fist.