Chapter 348 - 324: Done For The Moment They Moved! I Can Only Apologize

Chapter 348: Chapter 324: Done For The Moment They Moved! I Can Only Apologize

Ba Quan and his men soon arrived in the vicinity of the Xuanfeng Spice Factory.

He only had three men with him, but more were waiting nearby. As soon as he gave the signal, the rest would gather.

Soon, he found a hidden spot at the factory.

"There are no cameras here, and it’s on the rear side of the building. If we sneak in from here, they won’t discover us." Keeping watch, Ba Quan then summoned the others to his position.

Meanwhile, inside Wind Manor, Lu Feng was also watching the video feed playing in the main hall.

It showed Ba Quan and his men gathering.

But this footage wasn’t from a surveillance camera; it was from a major world power’s high-definition satellite.

Xiaozhi was borrowing the satellite, and its owners didn’t even know.

The corner where the men were gathering was indeed well-hidden, making it difficult to be spotted sneaking in. However, on the other side of the wall, a unit of soldiers armed with live ammunition was already standing quietly, lying in wait.

「Outside the Xuanfeng Spice Factory.」

Ba Quan quickly gathered all his men. Two boxes were brought out.

He opened them. They were filled with weapons.

The Xuanfeng Alliance’s current state was far from perfect, which was how he’d easily snuck his men across the border.

After distributing the weapons to everyone, Ba Quan began giving orders. "Remember, the first thing you do when you get in is control the entire factory, especially the surveillance room. We must get the formula before they discover us, and then leave. Understand?"

"Understood!"

"Don’t worry, Ba Quan!"

"..."

The men all voiced their assurances.

"Move out!" Ba Quan gave the final order and was the first to grab the wall, vaulting over it.

The others followed suit. Most of the men moved at once, leaping up, grabbing the wall, and vaulting over.

Ba Quan was as agile as a monkey, and in the blink of an eye, he was over the wall.

But then, he froze on the spot, dumbfounded.

Before his eyes, two rows of armed soldiers had their guns aimed squarely at him.

In that instant, his scalp went numb. He had only one thought: ’How can this be?’

’They set an ambush?’

’But how did they know I was bringing people?’

Most of Ba Quan’s men vaulted over right after him. When they saw the dark gun barrels pointed at them, they all froze in shock, cold sweat instantly drenching their backs.

"Don’t come in, run!" Ba Quan snapped back to his senses and shouted to the men still outside. At the same time, he lunged at the nearest soldier.

He didn’t know what was happening, but he believed in his own strength. Even if he died, he could take a few of them with him.

But the soldier in front of him stepped forward, raised the butt of his rifle, and before Ba Quan could react, smashed it into his face, knocking him to the ground.

’How is this possible?’ Ba Quan thought, his face pressed to the ground.

In that instant, he felt his entire worldview shatter.

’I’ve been a mercenary for so long and I’m so confident in my abilities. How could a single soldier from the Xuanfeng Alliance take me down in an instant?’

’This should be impossible. I could take on twenty soldiers like this by myself.’

Clearly, he had no idea just how formidable Hong Xi’s special forces were. If he had, he never would have dared to come.

Stunned by the blow from the rifle butt, Ba Quan couldn’t get back to his feet.

Seeing this, the other men hastily raised their weapons to fight back. Even facing the dark barrels of the guns, they were resolute and fearless.

But their resistance was futile.

The soldiers were well-prepared; they weren’t about to give them a chance. Gunshots rang out, and the intruders fell one by one, collapsing in pools of their own blood.

The men outside were startled by Ba Quan’s shout. Just as they were about to react, they saw soldiers closing in on them.

They were shocked. They knew they’d walked into an ambush.

But they had come prepared to die. They raised their guns in defiance, but they were met with the same fate.

In an instant, all of them were eliminated, leaving only Ba Quan alive.

"Get him on his feet!" the captain of the special forces unit ordered, staring coldly at Ba Quan.

Two soldiers immediately came forward, grabbed Ba Quan by the arms, and dragged him before their captain.

"Speak up. Where are you from?" the captain demanded.

"Hehehehe!" Ba Quan just laughed—a wild, helpless, and resentful sound.

As he laughed, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. His body suddenly went limp, and the life left him.

A soldier quickly checked him. "He killed himself," the soldier reported with a frown. "He had poison in his mouth."

「Wind Manor...」

When Lu Feng saw this, his brow furrowed.

’What kind of enemy is the most trouble?’

’Enemies who aren’t afraid to die.’

’These men clearly came here ready to throw their lives away. They never intended to make it back.’

’Are the people from Boya Country all this ruthless?’

’It seems I underestimated this country.’

「A short while later.」

Hong Xi and Dali arrived at Wind Manor.

"Governor, there was a fight at the Xuanfeng Seasoning Factory," Dali reported as soon as he entered. "By the time I arrived with my men, Hong Xi’s people had already resolved the situation."

"According to my investigation, these people were definitely not ordinary thieves. They were more like well-trained soldiers. I suspect they’re from a neighboring country that can’t stand to see our Xuanfeng Alliance prosper."

Dali was originally the commander-in-chief of Cambodia’s army. Like Baguda, he was a man dedicated to serving the people. Now, seeing the changes in this region, he had long since genuinely pledged his loyalty.

Coupled with the electronic collar around his neck, he was still in command of the regular troops.

Obviously, he was unaware that Lu Feng already knew everything, including where the attackers had come from.

But that was the problem. Everyone was dead, leaving no witnesses.

Even if he had Xiaozhi retrieve the men’s personnel files from Boya, they would just deny everything and claim the files were forgeries.

That was why, from ancient times to the present day, leaving no witnesses has always been a popular tactic.

’I had originally planned to capture them alive and use it as leverage to make a move on Boya...’

After all, they controlled a natural harbor and a stretch of sea connected to the Hardness Sea.

Air freight was extremely expensive, nowhere near as cost-effective as shipping by sea.

So, if he could get some leverage on Boya, he might have a chance to make a move and take over that territory.

But now there was no proof.

He had no choice but to drop the idea.

However, he couldn’t just let the matter drop.

After Dali and Hong Xi had left, he instructed Xiaozhi, "Xiaozhi, teach them a lesson. Take down their entire network."

In today’s information age, a country without a network is practically thrown back into the dark ages.

Just imagine it: no internet access, banking systems down, gas pumps inoperable, payment systems failing... What would happen?

It would drive people insane.

He might not dare let Xiaozhi go too far against a major power. If things escalated and they became a target, the Xuanfeng Alliance wouldn’t be able to withstand the pressure, even if he himself wasn’t afraid.

But a tiny nation like Boya? There was no need to worry.

The president of Boya Country was a man named Yasna.

He, too, was an educated man who had studied in the West.

Similar to Baguda of Cambodia, he wanted to use his education to change his country’s circumstances and lift it out of poverty.

He had been working hard toward this goal, and while Boya had seen some improvement, the overall situation remained dire.

Lately, the Xuanfeng Alliance had captured his attention.

Back when that place was still Cambodia, it and Boya were brothers in misfortune.

But now that it had become the Xuanfeng Alliance, things were different. The appearance of their new products, in particular, had completely transformed the lives of most people in the region.

He had sent people into the Xuanfeng Alliance and learned that the lives of its citizens had improved dramatically. Even in the poorest villages, people were building handsome brick houses.

This filled him with envy, confusion, and even resentment.

’We were in the same boat. Why did they suddenly strike it rich while we’re still languishing in poverty?’

’So, I know what I have to do.’

He looked at the Xuanfeng Alliance products on his desk.

’If I can just get the formulas for these products, Boya can rise just like the Xuanfeng Alliance.’

’Now, it all depends on Ba Quan and his team. I won’t take that final, extreme step unless absolutely necessary.’

As Yasna thought, he couldn’t help but pick up the Xuanfeng Alliance products and examine them one by one.

’I truly don’t understand how the Xuanfeng Alliance developed such things. Perhaps they have some exceptional talent?’

’If only I could get my hands on that talent...’

At this thought, he silently apologized to Baguda. ’Though we are kindred spirits, and I respect you, I must do this for my own country. I have no other choice!’

Just then, several people burst into the room in a panic:

"Mr. Yasna, we have a problem! Something’s happened..."

"Mr. President, something terrible has happened!"