NOVEL NEXT Chapter 404: I Know You're Anxious, But Don't Rush (Please Subscribe)
"Achoo!"
Fang Liang sneezed, touched his nose, and suddenly had a bad premonition, though he couldn't say what it was.
At this moment, besides him, there were a few other black-robed men in the room, discussing in low voices.
"This afternoon, I ran into one of Wang Ru's subordinates. It looks like they had quite the haul last night; he had a huge smile on his face."
"I ran into them too. Hmph, his eyes were practically in the sky. It's just fishing in troubled waters. Who wouldn't know how to do that?"
"Exactly, why don't we act tonight as well?"
"But what if we alert that Chairman Li? What if he really is an A-level Awakener? Even Lord Bishop would have to run if he encountered him."
"Maybe it's just a rumor? Who knows if that bunch of Awakeners is just spreading tales to intimidate others."
The air suddenly grew quiet.
The five people either looked at the table or at other places.
At this moment, someone turned around, looked at Fang Liang, and tentatively asked, "Brother Fang, why don't we act tonight and give it a try?"
"Give it a try?"
Fang Liang repeated these words, frowning slightly.
"Yeah, Brother Fang, look, a whole day has passed, and there's been no movement in Anshan City. Clearly, the Awakeners here are still in the dark. They don't know, so how would Chairman Li know?"
"Ah Xin is right, Brother Fang. I think we can give it a try. If anything goes wrong, we can just pull back immediately."
"Exactly. Watching Wang Ru's group succeed so easily is harder to bear than death."
"Brother Fang, let's try it too?"
Everyone chimed in.
Fang Liang was actually tempted too.
But he was a person with a plan and principles.
If he didn't execute the plan he made, what was the point of making it?
"Wait a few more days."
He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, lit it, and said slowly, "I know you're anxious, but don't be. Didn't we already discuss our strategies long ago?
No matter how much Wang Ru's group does, it's just preparing a wedding garment for us. In a few days, if there's still no movement in Anshan City, we'll deal with Wang Ru and kill them, then continue with our mission."
The others looked at each other, somewhat unwilling inwardly.
They couldn't just waste all that time, could they?
Besides, if Wang Ru's group was discovered, it would only make it harder for them in the future.
"Brother Fang, can we wait while we work on our mission?" a man couldn't help but say.
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
Fang Liang quietly glanced at him and said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"No, not at all."
The man quickly lowered his head in fear.
"You all are still too young to understand the dangers."
Fang Liang shook his head. "We are currently in Anshan City, one wrong move and we'll fall into an abyss. We must clearly understand the situation before we make a move. Let Wang Ru's people test the waters for us. What's the rush?"
He blew out a smoke ring. "As time goes on, more people will only move in. These people aren't going anywhere."
"Brother Fang is right. Once these people move in, even if we try to chase them away, they won't leave."
"Right, we have plenty of time. As hunters, we should have some patience."
"Let Wang Ru's group have their moment. Hmph, they won't be hop around for long."
The group said bitterly.
"Creak," a light sound.
The door was pushed open.
"?"
The faces of the people inside the house changed instantly, eyes turning to the door.
A strange man was standing at the door, his gaze meeting theirs.
"Hm, you're all here."
Chen Fan closed the door and walked in.
The group inside was at a loss. After exchanging glances, their eyes fell on Fang Liang.
Could this person be a friend of Brother Fang?
Otherwise, how would he know they were gathered here and act so familiarly, coming in and finding a chair to sit on?
However, Fang Liang was also confused.
He didn't know this person at all, right?
And the scariest part was, he didn't know when this person had arrived!
"Who are you?"
His entire body bristled with tension, eyes squinting into slits, staring intently at Chen Fan.
"Li Ping."
Chen Fan said honestly.
"Li Ping?"
The room fell silent at first, then erupted in exclamations.
"What, you're Li Ping!"
"The chairman of the Anshan City Awakened Association!"
Everyone was shocked beyond belief.
"It's me."
Chen Fan nodded quietly.
The people inside felt the world spinning.
What was going on?
They had just mentioned this person, and now he appeared in front of them?
Could this really be happening?
No, this wasn't the time for jokes!
If this person really was the chairman of the Awakened Association, then they were exposed, and if they didn't leave, they wouldn't be able to!
"Don't rush to leave."
At this moment, Chen Fan smiled, "I have a gift for you, don't be scared."
The few people stopped as if bewitched.
The next moment, a person suddenly appeared on the ground.
With long black hair, it was a woman, and there was a blood hole the size of a bowl in her chest; her heart was long gone.
"Wang Ru!"
"It's Wang Ru!"
In an instant, the few people in the room paled, almost screaming the roof off.
They had just seen her a few days ago.
But now, she was a corpse lying on the ground.
"Gulp."
Fang Liang swallowed hard.
His legs started trembling uncontrollably.
He knew it. He knew this operation wouldn't be as easy as imagined.
Therefore, he was very cautious and planned to use Wang Ru's group as pawns to test the situation.
But he never thought changes would come so quickly!
After just one night, Wang Ru was dead, and this Chairman Li was sitting in front of them!
"I have no other intentions with this gift. I just want to tell you that escaping is useless. When I found these people, they were also running, but in the end, even after escaping Anshan City, they still died by my hand. So it's best not to think about running. Just answer a few questions for me. Of course,"
Chen Fan smiled, "you can choose not to believe me and try to run."
Arrogant!
Fang Liang and the others all had the same thought in their minds.
This person was too arrogant!
First, he walked in as if no one was around, then threw a corpse on the ground, and now speaking like this, clearly, he didn't care about them at all.
But just letting him keep them here, waiting to be slaughtered like lambs?
A black-robed man's lips started to move.
Suddenly, a gust of wind swept through.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound, the black-robed man had a blood hole in his chest, eyes wide as he fell.
Yet Chen Fan remained seated, not moving a bit.
The remaining few had a look of deep fear in their eyes.
What speed was this?
They didn't even have time to chant a spell!
"I said, running is useless. Anyone else not convinced can try again." Chen Fan's expression was calm as if he had just done something trivial.
The atmosphere in the room grew eerily silent.
Even Fang Liang felt a sense of despair rising.
Fight? They couldn't win.
Escape? They couldn't escape.
After a long silence, Fang Liang sighed deeply, "Chairman Li, we admit defeat. But can you tell us how you found Wang Ru's group?"
He wasn't curious about how this man found him.
After all, Wang Ru's corpse was right there; obviously, she gave them up before dying.
"Nothing in Anshan City escapes my eyes."
Chen Fan looked at him.
"Is that so?"
Fang Liang gave a bitter smile.
It seemed Anshan City wasn't as lax as it appeared. In reality, many eyes were watching every move within it.
No wonder this man acted so quickly.
"Chairman Li,"
He hesitated, then decided to plead, "although we are part of the Black Demon Sect like Wang Ru, we bear no ill will towards Anshan City."
"Really?" Chen Fan's face showed a meaningful smile.
"Chairman Li, I'm not lying to you."
Fang Liang quickly said, "We arrived with Wang Ru yesterday. Last night, they started taking action, targeting people in the city. But we're different. Up till now, we haven't harmed a single ordinary person."
"Yes, Chairman Li, we can swear we haven't harmed anyone!"
"Chairman Li, please believe us!"
The rest of them pleaded desperately.
If only they had known, they wouldn't have come!
Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Anshan City might have looked like a place full of easy targets, but it actually hid the most terrifying dangers for them.
"Do you take me for a fool?"
Chen Fan's smile disappeared, "You didn't act immediately just because you wanted to understand the city's situation first, nothing more. If I hadn't come today, you would have started targeting the city's people in a few days, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the few people were so scared they collapsed to the ground, their faces pale, unable to utter a word.
Clearly, this man might have been here listening to everything they said.
"Chairman Li,"
Fang Liang gritted his teeth, "Don't kill us. Spare our lives. It will be beneficial for both you and Anshan City."