"Forget it, I'll contact Long Shi."
With a soft sigh, Li Zhonglou used his phone to dial Long Shi's number.
His phone was specially made with satellite calling capabilities. Although it could only contact members of the Dragon Group, it was enough.
The moment Li Zhonglou dialed Long Shi's number, in a secret room at the other end of the underground passage, a staff member suddenly shouted, "An abnormal channel has been intercepted! Someone has infiltrated!"
"Quick! Notify the boss!"
Those who were already tense due to the alarm became even more flustered. Some went to report, some to destroy evidence, and some to transfer the captured individuals.
The previously peaceful underground drug manufacturing facility descended into chaos.
More prevalent were armed men patrolling and questioning individuals in the passage. Those who stammered out of nervousness were shot without hesitation, as if human life was worthless in their eyes.
After briefing Long Shi, Li Zhonglou continued to observe the situation outside using his Sky Eye. Seeing the brutal scenes unfold, his expression turned grim.
Fortunately, perhaps they intended to use the abducted and kidnapped people as a final hostage, as no massacre was occurring at that moment.
Li Zhonglou held back from intervening.
However, Kang You's daughter, upon hearing the gunshots outside, became visibly panicked.
"What should we do now?"
"Don't worry, I've already notified people to come. Just wait a bit longer."
Li Zhonglou comforted her.
However, the wait stretched for over half an hour.
When he heard greater commotion outside, he immediately activated his Sky Eye again. As expected, under his gaze, all the armed guards rushed towards the direction of the hidden door.
Among them, Li Zhonglou also spotted cannons and new types of laser guns.
Even for him, being hit by such a weapon unexpectedly would likely result in immediate death, in his current state.
"Let's go, my people should be here."
Li Zhonglou once again carried Kang You's daughter on his back. Old Lin in his mind couldn't help but complain.
"I say, Xiao Li, you're not planning to just use up my soul power like this, are you? I haven't had enough fun yet."
"Special circumstances. Bear with it for now. I promise you'll have plenty of fun next time."
"Alright..."
The guards were already on high alert. With Li Zhonglou moving at full speed, no one noticed him. The hidden door had already opened again, and Li Zhonglou smoothly followed a team back to the parking lot.
"Damn, did something just fly past?"
"Fly what ghost? A mouse, perhaps? You're so nervous."
"Screw you, aren't you nervous! The outside is surrounded!"
"What are you afraid of? Don't you know the police have their own people? At worst, we can just surrender and leave later."
"Can we do that?"
Li Zhonglou, hiding to the side, listened to their conversation and couldn't help but sneer.
The people who had arrived were troops from the General Bureau. Forget the police of this small town; even if Lin Qianqian was one of their people, none of them would escape today!
However, what happened here was no longer his concern.
Li Zhonglou found a good opportunity, picked up Kang You's daughter again, and shortly after, they returned to the surface.
At this moment, Long Shi suddenly called.
As soon as Li Zhonglou answered, Long Shi's surprised voice came through the phone: "Damn it, Shi Yi, how did you know about this group's whereabouts? I was also responsible for this case back then and never found any leads!"
Li Zhonglou paused for a moment and then chuckled, "Consider yourself lucky, kid. I just happened to discover it."
"In any case, you've helped me immensely this time! This case has always been on my file, and now that it's completed, I can finally get a promotion!"
"Congratulations then."
"I'll treat you to a meal later!"
After hanging up, Li Zhonglou couldn't help but sigh and smile, thinking how strange things in the world always were.
However, he soon put the matter out of his mind and left the residential area with Kang You's daughter.
Only after booking a room and confirming their safety did Li Zhonglou call Lin Qianqian.
"What's up?"
At that moment, Lin Qianqian was still in her office organizing documents. In her estimation, even with Li Zhonglou's skills, finding and rescuing the person would take at least a day or two.
"I've brought the person out. Should I hand her over to you first, or directly to the other party?"
"What?"
Lin Qianqian's expression faltered, and then she realized.
"You mean you've already rescued our informant's daughter?"
"Yes."
He wasn't in a good mood at the moment, as he felt he had been tricked by Lin Qianqian again. Such a mission, perhaps only he could complete it in such a short time, or rather, only he could complete it at all!
However, Lin Qianqian, unaware of Li Zhonglou's emotions, now had a look of surprise on her face.
"Bring her back first. Your identity has been voided, and we'll arrange for someone else to connect with him later."
"Okay, should I tell you about the situation now, or when we get back?"
"What situation?"
Li Zhonglou's eyebrows suddenly shot up: "You asked me to rescue her, wasn't it so I could investigate the situation inside? My people have already acted, so you don't need to follow up on this anymore."
Lin Qianqian, on the other end of the phone, said confusedly, "What are you talking about?"
"Uh, aren't you investigating this international criminal group?"
"What?"
Lin Qianqian finally couldn't help herself and said directly, "Can you just speak plainly? What international criminal group are you talking about?"
This time, it was Li Zhonglou's turn to be stunned. It was then that he realized Lin Qianqian might not have known about this matter.
"Ahem, I'll bring the person back and tell you then."
After saying that, Li Zhonglou hung up the phone.
For some reason, he suddenly felt relieved.
"It seems she really doesn't know about the situation... Never mind, I won't mention it."
Li Zhonglou made a silent decision and left with Kang You's daughter.
What he didn't expect was that after hanging up, Lin Qianqian couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss, sensing that something had happened that she was unaware of.
"No, I have to make a call and ask."
With that, she contacted the informant who had provided the intelligence. However, the information she received was the same as before.
Kang You's daughter had only been taken to a residential area by a group of third-rate thugs.
After hanging up, Lin Qianqian murmured doubtfully, "For such a simple mission, how did he even bring up an international criminal group?"
Still unable to figure it out, Lin Qianqian dialed her subordinate's number.
"Old, boss?"
As soon as the call connected, Lin Qianqian noticed the unusual tone in her subordinate's voice.