Have you ever thought of leaving?

Both Leng Yue and Bai Xue couldn't sleep well all night, constantly being haunted by Xiaofan's words.

In this team where no one easily trusts anyone else, they found themselves sleepless because of one word from each other.

"Mantis bro, Mantis bro."

At ten-thirty in the evening, as Xiaofan was preparing to sleep, Wang Ziyang knocked on Xiaofan's door.

"What's the matter?"

"Uncle Zhong just called, asking you to go over there. He said there's a new task to discuss with you."

"Now?"

"Yes, he wants you there immediately."

Upon hearing this, Xiaofan immediately changed clothes and quickly went downstairs.

He reached Li San's room, originally planning to knock and call him to join, but Xiaofan suddenly stopped.

Forget it, let them have their tender moments.

Driving his car, Xiaofan arrived at the place where they were confined.

Even though this isn't the Red Butterfly's meeting point, usually when called before any location change, the gathering happens here.

"Uncle Zhong, what's up?"

"Wait a bit longer, there are still some people yet to arrive."

Still more people? Xiaofan was taken aback, would the new mission involve many people?

Gradually, many members arrived at the conference hall. Xiaofan recognized two of them—they were captains from the same batch chosen by Zhu Fan; two others were old acquaintances, brothers Wu Long and Wu Hu.

The brothers immediately recognized Xiaofan, though their expressions remained disdainful. In terms of status, they were A-level elites, while Xiaofan was barely a B-level outsider controlled by toxins.

"You five teams will depart together tomorrow, must arrive at Fujian's coastal area in the afternoon to meet East Gate Master Luo Ou."

Uncle Zhong naturally handled the explanation, but Zhu Fan was also present, and with his sharp gaze, it was easy to guess the mission wasn't simple.

"After meeting up, the goods will arrive from the port. You are mainly responsible for transporting these goods along the route to the specified location for Luo Ou to take them into storage," Uncle Zhong continued.

"Why not let the East Gate people escort them themselves? Us many going together might draw attention," Wu Long said slowly.

"Because these goods are valuable, worth over eight billion. The Yanhuang Soul attacked several of our locations, mostly East Gate's, though we've supplemented their manpower with over eighty new recruits. To avoid mistakes, remember that you can't fail even if the entire Yanhuang Soul mobilizes; you must protect these goods with your lives," Uncle Zhong continued.

Listening to these words, Xiaofan didn't express anything but looked at the map, furrowing his brow, pondering something unknown.

"Black Mantis, do you have a question?"

"Boss, could my team opt out of participating in this mission?"

"Enough of this! You've defied my orders several times, do you really think I won't dare act against you?" Upon hearing Xiaofan say this, Zhu Fan immediately stood up and shouted angrily.

"We can go, but with so many goods, if anything gets lost, you can't blame it all on us," Xiaofan continued.

"Nonsense, with so many people escorting, how can anything go wrong?"

"If word gets out and Yanhuang Soul ambushes along the route after the deal, it could lead to a complete annihilation," Xiaofan cautiously stated.

"Hah, armchair strategist, you think Yanhuang Soul are gods? Predicting our route that easily?" Wu Long scoffed.

"There's always a possibility. Better safe than sorry." Xiaofan said, looking at Zhu Fan.

"Enough, no more discussion. No changes to the plan, stay fully alert, set out immediately tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Xiaofan chuckled inside, thinking, this eight billion worth of goods is likely to go down the drain, despite the warnings, you won't change, let's see what you'll do then.

But with such tight time constraints, it's unknown if Yanhuang Soul has received any intel. Even if they dispatch people, with so many from Red Butterfly going, they might not be able to stop it.

Meanwhile, in Yanhuang Soul.

Fan Lingtian, who had already rested, immediately summoned the team leaders for an emergency meeting upon receiving an urgent call.

Yes, the intelligence network definitely received news, but the source couldn't be verified, the docking time wasn't known, nor was the port identified; only that a large batch of illegal smuggled goods existed.

The meeting lasted a long time, with the conclusion being to first send people to Fujian, monitor various ports, investigate any suspicious goods, and once confirmed, deploy nearby warriors for reinforcement.

This was the only feasible plan given the lack of clear information, and making such a judgment swiftly was already commendable.

After the meeting, the leaders reassembled their members, explained the mission immediately, advised everyone to rest early, and at three in the morning, boarded helicopters to Fujian for stakeout duty.

After Xiaofan's meeting concluded, they returned to prepare, but half an hour later, Uncle Zhong visited Zhu Fan's room again.

"Boss, the latest from Soul of Slaughter."

"Speak."

"Yanhuang Soul has caught wind of the goods but doesn't seem to know it's connected to us, thinking it's just smuggling. They finalized their plan half an hour ago, which is to monitor major ports and surround anything unusual by notifying nearby members."

"Well done. This intel is priceless. My investment in cultivating him was worthwhile… Inform East Gate immediately, tell Luo Ou to create chaos at two other ports half an hour before the goods arrive, and draw Yanhuang Soul's people away, ensuring our goods safe passage. Hahaha..."

"Brilliant, boss. I'll handle it now."

The undercover within Yanhuang Soul becoming a formal member proves extremely valuable.

But, our Ye Xiaofan, are you really going to just obey this arrangement?

Inside Yanhuang Soul, at twelve forty a.m.

"Elder Fan. Elder Fan..."

"Junjie? What's going on at such a late hour?"

"Latest intelligence from the intelligence team, from Li Kuo."

"What? Quick, let me see..."

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