Chapter 623 - 391: A Satisfying Revenge

Chapter 623: Chapter 391: A Satisfying Revenge

"Here, I picked out all the sweet ones." After taking a little time to taste every one of the wild oranges Lin Li had picked, Su Yue held the bag open for him to see.

"You eat them yourself!"

"How am I supposed to eat this many by myself?"

"Alright, then." Lin Li reached into the bag and took out a few oranges.

"Well?" Su Yue asked.

"They really are all sweet."

"Picking the sweet oranges out of the bunch was actually kind of fun."

"You must have been really bored!"

Then, the two of them walked leisurely along the dirt path, chatting and eating oranges as they made their way toward the small, approaching hill.

As they drew closer to the hill, they could see some other visitors who had arrived earlier, already halfway up the slope.

"There are quite a few people here!" Su Yue said, watching the hikers in the distance.

"We should pick up the pace. Let’s try to get to the summit and back to the campsite sooner," Lin Li said.

"Okay," Su Yue agreed. Then the two of them quickened their pace and headed for the base of the hill.

...

The sun was bright in a cloudless sky.

A black sedan left the bustling city center, entered the suburbs, and turned onto Chenghua Avenue.

The roads in the suburbs had much less traffic than downtown, and there were fewer people on the streets.

Zhu Daqi was driving. Once he was on Chenghua Avenue in the suburbs, with few cars or people on the road, he sped up considerably.

Glancing at Chen Xiaoyan in the passenger seat and seeing her brow furrowed with worry, Zhu Daqi offered some words of comfort.

"Yan, maybe you’re just overthinking it. Big Bro is pretty strong. He probably just had something else to take care of and that’s why he hasn’t come home or replied to your messages."

Her brow still furrowed and her mind heavy with worry, Chen Xiaoyan just nodded at Zhu Daqi’s words, not saying anything.

Zhu Daqi didn’t know that Liu Menglong and Chen Xiaoyan were members of the Heilin Society.

They were hiding in this city, and according to their organization’s rules, whenever the two of them operated separately, they had to report their status to each other every eight hours to ensure their safety.

The eight-hour check-in window mandated by the organization had long since passed.

Liu Menglong, who always followed the organization’s rules, had yet to contact her. Something must have gone terribly wrong.

Seeing that his attempt at comforting her had failed, Zhu Daqi sighed inwardly. He pressed down on the accelerator, increasing their speed.

More than twenty minutes later, the black sedan drove into a lush mountain forest and stopped beside a clear stream.

CLICK.

THUD.

Zhu Daqi and Chen Xiaoyan got out of the car. Arriving at the place they had visited yesterday, Zhu Daqi immediately spotted the target’s vehicle.

"Yan, that silver-white van is the target’s vehicle. It doesn’t look like it’s moved at all.

"Looks like the target is still camping in the mountains and hasn’t left," Zhu Daqi said, pointing to Lin Li’s van.

Chen Xiaoyan looked at the van and nodded. "Take me to where that person is camping."

"Okay." Zhu Daqi immediately set off, leading Chen Xiaoyan into the woods ahead.

The two of them passed through the forest, walking quickly along the uneven dirt path. Over the next ten-odd minutes, they passed one campsite after another set up by visitors along the stream, until they finally saw their target’s camp.

"Looks like there’s no one at the camp." Zhu Daqi observed for a moment, seeing no movement from the tent, then turned to Chen Xiaoyan beside him.

"Are you sure we’re in the right place?" Chen Xiaoyan asked.

"Yan, there’s no mistake. Big Bro and I were standing right here yesterday, observing the target," Zhu Daqi said.

"Then we’ll watch a little longer," Chen Xiaoyan said, a faint, almost imperceptible golden Spiritual Light flashing in her eyes.

...

In the suburbs of the East District, a scream echoed from a warehouse once used for storage inside an abandoned factory.

"AHH..."

"Li, spare me! I know I was wrong."

THUD.

"UGH..."

Li Ying, with a buzz cut, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans, sent the middle-aged man in front of him flying with a single kick.

Watching the man fly backward, slam into a stone pillar, and collapse to the ground spitting blood, Li Ying’s expression remained unchanged.

"Li, I’m begging you, please spare me! I’ll give you all the money I have, just spare me this once."

Li Ying’s tone was ice-cold. "Last time, because of your betrayal, I was almost caught by Investigators from the Superpower Administration Bureau. Do you really think giving me money will quench my fury?"

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m just a piece of trash! Please, be the bigger person and don’t hold this against me..." The middle-aged man struggled to his feet, ignoring the blood at the corner of his mouth as he began kowtowing to Li Ying, begging for forgiveness.

"You know, you’ve got some serious nerve. After betraying me and fleeing the city, you actually dared to come back.

"Tell me, what was so important that you’d risk me catching you to come back?" Li Ying asked, curious.

"I... I came back to sell my house..." the middle-aged man answered truthfully. He didn’t dare lie now; he answered Li Ying’s question without hesitation.

When Li Ying heard that the man who had betrayed him came back to sell a house, his mind raced, and he instantly understood the situation.

This middle-aged man had previously betrayed Li Ying for the bounty offered by the Superpower Administration Bureau.

Later, upon learning that the Superpower Administration Bureau’s Investigators had failed to capture Li Ying, he had frantically packed his valuables and fled the city.

After settling down in another city, he began the process of dealing with his old property.

Because selling a house required his presence in person, he had no choice but to return.

He’d been banking on luck, thinking he could just stay for one morning, take care of the property sale, and leave immediately without any trouble.

But unexpectedly, Li Ying’s sources were excellent. He quickly received news of the man’s return and came looking for him.

THUD.

Li Ying raised his foot and once again kicked the man who betrayed him, sending him flying.

"AHH..."

"Li, spare me!"

Screams and pleas for mercy filled the air, but Li Ying showed no mercy to the one who had betrayed him.

A moment later, the screams and pleas in the warehouse died down. Li Ying looked at the lifeless body of the middle-aged man on the floor, stretched his neck, and let out a satisfied laugh.

"Heh, when you took my money back then, I told you exactly what would happen if you betrayed me. So you got what you deserved. Don’t think I’m being too cruel..."

Afterward, Li Ying cleaned up the scene and left the abandoned factory, a place few people ever visited.

SNAP.

He took a lighter from his pocket, lit the cigarette dangling from his lips, took a deep drag, and then exhaled.

The white smoke drifted away on the wind. Li Ying watched the birds hopping on the branches and thought to himself.

’The traitor’s taken care of. Now, it’s time to get back to keeping an eye on Liu Menglong.’

’I told him there was no rush on this, that he could take his time, but I didn’t think he’d actually take me so literally. It’s been days and there’s been zero progress.’

Li Ying felt a slight dissatisfaction thinking about how Liu Menglong hadn’t personally gone to deal with Lin Li, but had sent a subordinate to watch him instead.

He hadn’t been in a hurry either, but last night, a good friend of his who had been on an overseas mission returned to the country and called him, asking if he had time for a get-together.

This made Li Ying want to finish the mission—to probe the true extent of Lin Li’s abilities—as soon as possible.

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