"Threat? Number Four, didn't you see how he treated me?"

Number Nine's eyes grew cold as he stared intently into Number Four's eyes, "Or are you unaware that he has sent people to assassinate me thirteen times?"

"What?"

"Number Five sent people to assassinate Number Nine thirteen times?!"

"When did this happen?!"

"Was Number Four involved too?!"

A series of exclamations erupted in the conference room as everyone turned to look at Number Five and Number Four.

Number Five's face turned pale, his brows furrowing tightly as his eyes emitted a cold glare, staring straight at Number Nine.

Number Four's complexion also changed, giving Number Nine a deep look before turning his head away, avoiding eye contact.

"Number Four, Number Five, what exactly is going on here?" the leading elder shouted angrily.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

A powerful and ethereal aura emanated from the elder, pressing heavily on Number Four and Number Five.

Thump!

Overwhelmed by the aura, Number Five collapsed back into his chair, his face turning even paler.

"No, Number One, I..." Number Five scrambled to explain, but before he could defend himself, Number Nine pulled out his cellphone and played a recording.

"Number Four, help me, I must kill Number Nine!"

"No, Number Five, stop it. He used to be just a minor leader; I could turn a blind eye. But now he's Number Nine. You should know what our numbers mean; you can't touch him anymore. Thirteen times, you've already tried thirteen times, and all thirteen assassination attempts failed. Can't you see?"

"See what? It was he who killed my son years ago, I must kill him to avenge my son!"

"Members of the organization cannot pursue any grievances from before they joined. Don't you know the rules? When you joined, Number Two wanted to kill you, but Number One stopped him. Back then, you were just a minor contact person, and now you want to break these rules?

Do you not realize the punishment for killing Number Nine, or assassinating someone of his status? Do you want to be erased?"

"I..."

"Enough, the meeting is about to start, no more talk, let's go!"

The recording ended there, and the people in the conference room all turned their gaze towards Number Five.

Whoomp!

A strong aura erupted as the elder sitting at the far left coldly looked at Number Five, "Number Five, assassinating your own colleagues, well done! I propose we erase Number Five!"

"I second that!"

"I second that!"

The man at the right far end and the woman beside him both spoke in agreement.

"No! Number One, I didn't kill him! Because of these thirteen operations, many of my men died. You can punish me!"

The leading elder looked grimly at Number Five, then turned to Number Nine, "Number Nine, it was you whom Number Five targeted, so you decide his punishment."

"Number Nine, don't pretend to be a good guy, Number Five won't remember your kindness!" the elder, Number Two, from the left side spoke harshly.

"A good guy? Is there a good guy sitting here?"

Number Nine smiled faintly, glanced at Number Two, then turned to Number One,

"Whether Number Five lives or dies, leave it to fate. Isn't the organization planning a big move soon? Although you've kept it from me, I can tell from the movements of the organization's personnel. Just now, I suggested that the original Number Four and the others were likely needed for this operation, right?"

"They can't come back now. Someone has to replace them. Let's have Number Five do it. Let him, a person at the latter stages of the Venerable Realm, fill a peak Venerable Realm gap. If he manages to come back alive, then it can only be said that God that bitch has shown a miracle again!"

The people in the conference room were taken aback, not expecting Number Nine to say that.

A hint of satisfaction appeared in the eyes of the leading elder, who then coldly looked at Number Four and Number Five, "Both of you, participate in the next plan. We lost four peak Venerable Realm fighters this time; you two fill two of the spots. For the other two, I will think of another way!"

"Number One, how can our strength..."

"Number One, we can't do this, aren't we destined to die..."

Number Four and Number Five's faces underwent a drastic change, speaking urgently.

"Shut up! Do you want to be erased now, and one directly cut off from all Potion supply and sent to confront the Holy Court head-on, or do both of you participate in this operation?" Number One shouted angrily.

Number Four's expression changed, and he fiercely glared at Number Five, then lowered his head and sat without speaking.

Number Five's exposed skin beneath his mask was completely pale, and his eyes showed a look of despair.

The mission they spoke of, even those at the peak of the Venerable Realm might not come back alive, let alone them at the later stages!

But, they could no longer argue anything; to argue would seal their fate!

"Alright, I've said everything I had to say, you discuss the rest. I think the matters you want to discuss next, you don't want me to know!" Number Nine said softly, rising and heading towards the conference room door.

Everyone else fell silent, no one tried to retain him; indeed, they didn't want Number Nine to know what they were about to discuss.

After leaving the conference room, Number Nine left the villa directly, driving towards his temporary residence.

While driving, Number Nine took out his cellphone, sent a message, then immediately deleted it. He removed SIM card 2, pinched it between two fingers, and the card instantly turned into powder.

Back in the conference room.

Once Number Nine had LEFT, the leading elder scanned the group and said solemnly, "Number Nine is right, we've indeed focused too much on Jiang Chen lately!"

"Indeed! We lost four peak warriors this time, it's too damaging."

Number Two nodded slightly, "I suggest that we let Jiang Chen go for now, as Number Nine said, he is only at the Semi Venerable Venerable Realm, we shouldn't waste too much time and energy on him. Our main focus should now be on promoting the Mutant Gene Potion, reducing manufacturing costs, and the next big operation!"

"Yes, we can't be led around by Jiang Chen any longer. News from Dingjing indicates that Jiang Chen has left Dingjing, and Hu Sha is not with him. We might have misunderstood; Hu Sha's presence in Dingjing may not have been because of Jiang Chen!" the man at the right-hand first position, Number Six, spoke somberly.

"I agree, these recent actions against Jiang Chen indeed have caused us too much loss, and all we have seen in return is that the Flame Dragon Group values him highly."

"Yeah, we already knew that, we were clear about it when people from the Flame Dragon Group went to the Southern Country to respond to him. That means, during this time, we've only done some pointless things, and yet we've lost many strong men, it's not worth it!"

Number Three from the left side also gave their opinion.

"Good, since everyone doesn't want to target Jiang Chen anymore, let's leave him be for now!" the leading elder nodded slightly.

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