Chapter 1352: Chapter 1352: Swaggering Over to Intimidate
Ye Fan and his team of seven were frustrated. From all indications, the king of the Underworld in D Country had interfered with this matter. It seemed impossible—it was supposed to be the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps; the involvement of General Hawan had already created a lot of trouble.
They really didn’t want Boss Zuo, the underground big shot, to come with hostility. If there was hostility, they would have no place to stand and survive. No matter where they hid, they couldn’t escape Boss Zuo’s eyes and ears.
It wasn’t so much fear of Boss Zuo but the desire to avoid needless conflict. Straying from the main task wasn’t good.
This issue needs to be clarified. If not, the upcoming operations will encounter many complications.
If Boss Zuo’s forces ended up leaking their whereabouts everywhere, it would be a matter of life and death and affect the success of the mission.
For Ye Fan and his seven-member team, Boss Zuo, the underground big shot whom they’ve never met, made them wary simply because his intentions are unclear.
A boss who rules the Underworld in the surrounding region naturally shouldn’t be underestimated.
"What we can confirm is that those outside are not from the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps or General Hawan’s side. As for what purpose those outside came with, we don’t know." Zhang Lu said, "It seems the suspicion of Boss Zuo’s involvement is the highest."
"But what reason would this Boss Zuo have to be hostile to us?" Yang Shu questioned; it was a question shared by everyone.
"At least we can determine that Boss Zuo definitely has grudges with both the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps and General Hawan." Shen Tingting analyzed, "Boss Zuo discovered our whereabouts, and instead of leaking it, surrounded us. Evidently, they are hostile and do not want to reveal their location. He definitely wants to handle us personally rather than through others, does Boss Zuo really want to deal with us himself?"
They did feel fortunate that Boss Zuo hadn’t leaked their information. If Boss Zuo wanted to use someone else as a weapon against them, General Hawan’s artillery forces would inflict heavy casualties, which was a significant concern.
"Since we can’t guess Boss Zuo’s intentions, we should start from our own identities and consider who our potential enemies might be?" Ye Fan shifted the perspective, giving everyone room to think.
Zhang Lu said slowly, "We are the Peng Bird. The Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps and General Hawan are obvious enemies. We are impersonating someone else’s identity, so our enemies in the identity of Peng Bird would also target us with hostility. Aside from this direction, there are no other possibilities."
"Another possibility is Peng Bird itself." Ye Fan said calmly, "If the real Peng Bird found out our identity, they’d also be hostile to us, undoubtedly."
"Heh, interesting. If the real Peng Bird comes, there’ll be plenty to play with." Zhang Lu said, wide-eyed.
"The likelihood of encountering the actual Peng Bird is extremely low, right? Isn’t it said that the Peng Bird group hasn’t shown any activity for a long time? How could we run into them so easily? Seems a bit too far-fetched." Yang Shu laughed incredulously.
"Regardless of the reason, the current situation is already very clear." Ye Fan said, "The Peng Bird group is not likely to have enough connections to find us. So, there are only two possibilities: a feud between Boss Zuo and Peng Bird led us to this trouble, or Peng Bird and Boss Zuo are connected."
"So, the people surrounding us came with murderous intentions and not good intentions?" Zhang Lu’s expression instantly turned cold.
"Whether it’s hostility or goodwill isn’t clear for now; we still need to further explore the identity and origin of the other party. Only by understanding the opponent’s motives is the most important." Ye Fan said.
Yang Shu’s eyes darted, she asked, "What should we do now?"
"Act according to the opponent’s moves. If they attack, we fight our way out. The difficulties posed by the opponent’s numbers are insignificant to us; leaving later won’t differ much from leaving now." Ye Fan said calmly, "Clarifying the opponent’s motive is especially crucial for us. It would be better to reduce the number of enemies."
The seven were undaunted, waiting for the opponent’s actions to understand their motive.
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Peng Bird, Flower Snake, Hua Diao, and Mountain Ghost gathered once more, faces full of murderous intent and mockery.
"With our relationship with Boss Zuo, it was extremely easy to find those impersonating us, and indeed, we locked onto them swiftly." Mountain Ghost said full of killing intent, "In my opinion, let’s kill them now and resolve these nuisances."
"Thinking of hiding under our nose, really is a ridiculous fantasy." Flower Snake said mockingly.
Hua Diao directly said, "Leader, let’s go over and kill them; there’s no need for such hesitation."
"After Boss Zuo informed me of the seven’s whereabouts, the team closest to the target was our own—already closing in. Besides, some of Boss Zuo’s people are involved in the action." Peng Bird said calmly, "According to Boss Zuo’s intention, we shouldn’t rush to turn against the seven. Observing the situation is most important for us."
"Are we just supposed to watch them without taking any action?" Flower Snake asked in confusion.
"It’s not about inaction but waiting for the right timing." Peng Bird emphasized to Flower Snake, "You must know that Boss Zuo has grievances with both the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps and General Hawan. Killing those impersonating us now would leave the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps and General Hawan without enemies, no?"
"Boss Zuo’s intention is to let them dogfight, and then strike at the end?" Mountain Ghost asked.
"Exactly." Peng Bird replied.
"Boss Zuo’s scheme truly is brilliant, marvelous." Mountain Ghost smiled, "The seven impersonating us have substantial combat strength. If they were enemies, the extent of casualties is unknown. Let them fight each other, then we strike at the perfect moment; not late at all."
"What do we do now? Does Boss Zuo have any further instructions?" Hua Diao asked.
"Observe the changes quietly, but before that, I need to ascertain who these people are and what their identities are." Peng Bird said, "Thus, I plan to personally meet those impersonating us as per Boss Zuo’s wishes."
"Leader, we will go with you." Flower Snake, Hua Diao, and Mountain Ghost requested.
"That’s very well, our four; it’ll be good for the impersonators to witness our strength, to give them a warning." Peng Bird smiled slyly.
