The next day, Su Wentian received a call early in the morning, with the meeting set at Haitian Restaurant at twelve noon.

By eleven o'clock, two foreigners, a man and a woman, entered the restaurant. They went directly to the room that had been reserved earlier, placed a listening device under the table, then quickly left and entered the room next door.

They thought their actions were stealthy, but little did they know that everything was under Lin Chen's control.

"These two are A-level agents from the Federal Agency. I didn't expect to catch such big fish this time," Sun Xu, who was in charge of surveillance, said excitedly as he rubbed his hands.

"These are just the small fish. Look, the big fish is coming," Lin Chen said with a light smile.

Sure enough, not long after, a short, chubby man and a middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat, his hat brim pulled low, entered the restaurant.

The two headed straight for the room with the listening device.

"These guys are really ruthless, not only wanting my life but also wanting to swallow up my overseas assets!" Su Wentian squinted his eyes slightly.

The intentions of installing the listening device were very clear. They wanted to prove Su Wentian was a spy, and then have the government of Country M seize his foreign assets.

Lin Chen chuckled from the side: "Now that the main character has appeared, let's go out as well."

Before long, Su Wentian walked into the hotel with a bodyguard.

As soon as he entered the private room, the short, chubby man excitedly stood up: "Mr. Su, I finally found you. I have important intelligence!"

Su Wentian frowned: "What are you talking about? I don't understand. Are you saying there's some important news from the stock market again?"

Upon hearing Su Wentian's words, Lu Shan laughed awkwardly: "Mr. Su, you are so cautious!"

Su Wentian sighed, "It's hard to do business these days, it's been so long since we've seen each other, let's have a good chat."

Lu Shan kept trying to steer the conversation toward intelligence, but every time it came to a crucial moment, Su Wentian would go on talking about everything under the sun, never getting to the main topic.

Meanwhile, in the next room, Black Demon was beginning to make his move.

Seeing Black Demon rush into the room, the two agents knew their cover was blown. They reacted quickly, reaching for their guns.

However, a thunderclap sounded overhead, and the two agents were knocked unconscious by a black lightning bolt.

In another room, the man in the trench coat behind Lu Shan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Lu Shan, stop wasting time with him. He's not going to fall for it, just kill him," the man in the trench coat said coldly.

"Lu Shan, what do you mean by this!" Su Wentian stood up furiously.

Lu Shan narrowed his eyes slightly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Su, but everyone is for themselves, heaven will destroy those who do not look after themselves," he said as a cold light flashed in his eyes. He reached out his hand and a dagger shot towards Su Wentian's bodyguard.

The bodyguard couldn't dodge in time and collapsed to the ground after being stabbed.

Meanwhile, the man in the trench coat swiftly appeared in front of Su Wentian, grabbing his neck with a gnarled old hand.

"You, what do you want to do?" Su Wentian's face turned pale as he pointed at the man in the trench coat.

"Old fool, die!" the man in the trench coat said, focusing his gaze as he exerted force with his wrist.

Just at that moment, a cold light flashed in Su Wentian's eyes, and suddenly, purple fire surged in his palm.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, Su Wentian struck the man in the trench coat heavily in the chest.

"Ah!"

The man in the trench coat was flung back heavily against the wall behind him.

"Who are you?" the man in the trench coat asked as he staggered to his feet, his eyes sharply fixed on Su Wentian.

"Zhou Yuan, you Zhou family have such audacity, colluding with foreign forces, selling out the intelligence of our country," Su Wentian said coldly.

"You're not Su Wentian, you're Lin Chen?" Zhou Yuan's face suddenly changed.

Lin Chen smiled, "You're quite clever. So, now that you're severely injured, will you still resist?"

Zhou Yuan, clutching his chest, eyes darting around, suddenly dashed towards the window.

However, just as he reached the window, a jade foot stretched in through it.

"Bang!"

Zhao Xiaohua's kick landed right between Zhou Yuan's legs; he flew backward, clutching his groin and groaning in pain before fainting outright.

"Xiaohua, that descendants-ending kick of yours is terrifyingly effective." Lin Chen glanced at Zhou Yuan's pitiful state, feeling a chill in his heart.

Lu Shan, who had been terrified all along, was quickly seized by two dragon group agents who rushed in and carried him out.

In the Dragon Group's prison cell, the two agents initially were defiant, continuously clamoring about human rights, but after Lin Chen tapped a few of their pressure points, the agony of thousands of insects gnawing at their bodies made them spill everything they knew.

It turned out that all the intelligence for this operation had been provided by the Zhou family.

Most importantly, the two even confessed that the intelligence leading to Anna's Dragon Group squad's annihilation and several other leaks causing major losses to China, had all been divulged by the Zhou family.

"The Zhou family! They are utterly inexcusable," Dragon Elder said angrily, looking at the transcripts.

"Has Zhou Yuan been pried open yet?" Dragon Elder asked.

Lin Chen shook his head, "That guy is a martial artist with a very strong will; he's also very tight-lipped. But it's better that he didn't talk; it's time to remove the thorn embedded in the Dragon Group."

...

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Zhou residence was extremely heavy.

Zhou Batian and his brother Zhou Yuanji both had very sour expressions.

"Brother, this was my lack of foresight," Zhou Yuanji said solemnly.

"Talking about it now is useless. Think about what to do next!" Zhou Batian said with a dark face.

"Those two from the Federal Bureau are not a big deal, but the key concern is Zhou Yuan. If he gets his mouth pried open, it will be fatal for us," Zhou Batian said coldly.

"You can rest assured about Zhou Yuan. He has been with our Zhou family for decades, and I can assure you he will not betray us," Zhou Yuanji said solemnly.

"Yuan Ji, we must not be careless with this matter. Although his lips are sealed, who knows what means the Dragon Group might employ? If he can't withstand the torture, we cannot afford to lose," Zhou Batian said coldly.

"What do you suggest?" Zhou Yuanji's expression subtly changed.

Zhou Batian sighed, "Only the dead can really keep a secret."

"Is there really no other way?" Zhou Yuanji sighed; he and Zhou Yuan were as close as brothers—it really pained him to consider eliminating Zhou Yuan.

"Yuan Ji, I know about your relationship, but we have no choice in this matter. You must prioritize the greater picture," Zhou Batian said solemnly.

Zhou Yuanji took a deep breath, "Big Brother, I understand. I will handle this matter."

...

Back in the Dragon Group's prison, Zhou Yuan, covered in injuries, was escorted back to his cell by two Dragon Group members.

Though he was a skilled practitioner, with his energy channels sealed, he was no different than an ordinary person.

Despite being tortured over the past few days, he had gritted his teeth and endured, believing firmly that the Zhou family would definitely come to rescue him.

In the office of the Dragon Group, a man in uniform stared at a note in his hands, his hand trembling slightly.

"Finish this task, and we'll help you move abroad!" Thinking of the Zhou family's promise, the middle-aged man burned the note with a lighter, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.