Listening to the familiar rhetoric, Chen Long was stunned for a moment, but trusting Blake, he still opened the car door and got in.
After so many unlucky events, Chen Long finally had a stroke of luck. Blake and the group chasing him were not allies. Blake was here to help Chen Long.
"Sheriff Blake, do you know what's going on? Ever since I got off the plane, there hasn't been a moment when people haven't tried to kill me."
Blake did not answer Chen Long's question directly but retorted, "Chen Long, do you have a deep-seated hatred for Tie Tou, or have you offended him in some way?"
"Tie Tou?" Chen Long raised an eyebrow and asked confusedly, "Who is he? I don't know him at all."
Seeing Chen Long say this, Blake knew he wasn't lying and began to explain.
"Tie Tou was once the head of a second-rate gang, involved in petty crimes like robbery. But a few years ago, the underground emperor, Jin Bing, suddenly died. Then, Tie Tou rapidly rose to power, becoming a prominent figure in the underworld and taking Jin Bing's place as the new underground emperor."
Blake paused and continued, "We just received news that about ten minutes ago, Tie Tou mobilized his forces on a large scale and issued the highest bounty for you, Chen Long."
As he spoke, he handed Chen Long the bounty order that had already been printed.
Chen Long looked at his bounty order and felt terrible. Honestly, in his entire life, this was the first time Chen Long had discovered he was so valuable.
"According to our informant's report, Tie Tou should have someone supporting him from the shadows, and this person is very likely the Holy Lord. So, Chen Long, you'd better think about why the Holy Lord would have Tie Tou cause such a stir."
"Why?"
Chen Long frowned, lost in thought. Soon, as if realizing something terrifying, he suddenly looked up and shouted, "No! It's Xiao Yu! The Holy Lord's target is Xiao Yu!"
"What did you say!?"
Hearing Chen Long say this, Blake also panicked. As Chen Long's best friend in America, he knew how important Xiao Yu was to Chen Long. He couldn't imagine how crazy Chen Long would act if something happened to Xiao Yu. He quickly instructed the driver next to him, "Hurry, hurry to Uncle's Antique Shop."
He then added words of comfort to Chen Long.
However, the journey to Uncle's Antique Shop was not smooth. Deliberate traffic jams to delay time, or even staged accidents, were just basic tactics. Worse still, some people outright fired guns into the street, riddling Chen Long's car with bullets.
Fortunately, this was Blake's car. It looked like an ordinary sedan but had actually undergone special bulletproof treatment. Ordinary bullets could not harm it.
Thus, with the driver's superb driving skills, the three of them soon arrived at Uncle's Antique Shop.
Chen Long, consumed by anxiety, was the first to open the car door and step out. But upon seeing the wrecked state of the antique shop, he instantly felt terrible.
The main entrance of the antique shop had been blasted open, revealing a large gaping hole. From the outside, the chaotic interior was clearly visible. Various valuable antiques were strewn about on the floor, many of them incurring irreparable damage from collisions.
It was fortunate that Uncle was not present. Otherwise, seeing his painstakingly built antique shop and its expensive treasures, he would have suffered a heart attack.
Chen Long was equally heartbroken, as over eighty percent of the antiques in the shop had been collected by him from all over the world. To see them destroyed like this was truly...
However, compared to his heartache over the antiques, Chen Long was more worried about Xiao Yu's situation.
As expected, after rushing into the antique shop and searching, Chen Long could not find Xiao Yu. He didn't even see Tohru.
These were not the main points. The critical issue was that Chen Long found clear traces of magical combat in the room, which was not a good sign.
Blake also followed in, and seeing Chen Long with a worried expression, he comforted him, "Don't worry, Chen Long. Section 13 is working at full capacity. We've even mobilized military satellites. We should be able to find Xiao Yu and Tohru's whereabouts soon."
So, the question is, what exactly happened here?
To explain, we need to go back two hours.
Just as Chen Long was being chased all over the city by Tie Tou's subordinates, Bai Qi had already brought the Seven Evil headed by Tie Tou to the antique shop.
The seven knew full well who Bai Qi was. For minor figures like them, Bai Qi was an unattainable existence. If they could seize this opportunity to leave a good impression on this lord, their future success would be within reach.
As soon as they arrived at the antique shop, Rhino couldn't wait to prove himself. "My lord, don't worry. She's just a little girl. Watch me capture her and present her to you."
With that, he gathered his strength and charged towards the antique shop.
He originally thought that an ordinary antique shop on the street wouldn't be that strong. Moreover, from the outside, the building looked old. He believed he could break through this dilapidated house with little effort.
However, Rhino had miscalculated this time.
Although the antique shop looked unremarkable from the outside, no different from the surrounding buildings, and even appeared older, after the initial damage caused by Bai Qi, SHIELD and Section 13 had jointly rebuilt the shop, with sturdiness being the top priority.
It could be said that with the combined efforts of the two spy organizations, the sturdiness of Uncle's Antique Shop had reached a terrifying level. Even a tank shell might not be able to blow it open, let alone Rhino.
At this moment, Xiao Yu was watching television in the living room, while Tohru was in the kitchen preparing the ingredients for baking cookies.
Bang!
A muffled sound and a slight tremor almost caused Xiao Yu, who was lying on the sofa eating snacks and watching TV, to fall off.
"What was that? An earthquake?"
Tohru also felt it, but he knew very well how sturdy the antique shop was. Even if a major earthquake occurred, the antique shop would be the last to remain standing in this area.
However, he soon heard a knocking sound at the door.
After all, this was an antique shop that sold antiques. Although there were few customers, Uncle and Chen Long didn't expect the antique shop to make much money. SHIELD had even repeatedly offered to let Chen Long's family close the shop and provided them with housing and resettlement fees.
But Uncle seemed to have some obsession with the antique shop and refused to give it up, even at the cost of his life.
The SHIELD side did not press the matter further and let them have their way.