At the Dragon Palace Hotel, Li Xiaotian cleaned his wounds. Although his body was exhausted, he forced himself to stay awake instead of resting.
"The investigation from the War Department has concluded. The flight attendant assassin had been working on the plane half a month ago, while the foreign assassin was a passenger. He was the first to board the aircraft. Before the plane even took off, he, in coordination with the flight attendant assassin, killed all the airport staff."
Li Shanhai's face was grim. This was the latest news from the War Department. When he learned of it, he had exploded in fury, ordering the purging of all high-level personnel at the Southeast Airport.
A flight attendant of unknown origin had been allowed to pass through, revealing how foolish those high-ranking officials were.
"The application documents for the flight attendant assassin were all fake, and the information for the European male was also fake. They arrived in Great Qin a month ago."
Li Xiaotian listened to Li Shanhai's intelligence without a word. The other party had begun preparations a month prior. However, the assassination location was on a plane flying from the southeast to the capital, clearly indicating they knew his whereabouts intimately.
After all, a month ago, he himself didn't even know he would be going to the southeast.
"Big brother, I've found out. Both assassins came from the War Zone, and they are assassins from the Assassin Alliance!" Long Yi walked into the room, his heart filled with anger.
"Assassin Alliance, Heh, only their affiliated assassins would take on such a suicidal assassination mission," Li Xiaotian said with a cold smile, unsurprised by the outcome. Given his influence in the War Zone, no ordinary assassin organization would dare accept a mission to assassinate him.
The Assassin Alliance was considered a very mysterious assassin organization in the War Zone. They specialized in various assassinations but never occupied territory, which is why no one in the world knew the location of the Assassin Alliance's headquarters.
Furthermore, the Assassin Alliance did not participate in the power struggles of the various factions in the War Zone. Their stance was always to accept assassination missions. Because of this, every faction in the War Zone harbored both hatred and affection for the Assassin Alliance. Every faction had individuals killed by the Assassin Alliance, but they also hired assassins from the Assassin Alliance to kill others.
The Assassin Alliance was also the longest-standing power in the War Zone. Throughout its existence, people had attempted to eliminate the Assassin Alliance, but all had failed.
The most recent incident was five years ago. Five major powers in the War Zone joined forces, with a total of thirty War Gods. They destroyed several secret strongholds of the Assassin Alliance, but overnight, all thirty War God-level powerhouses were dead, their heads severed and displayed as a pyramid of skulls. The alliance of the five major powers instantly dissolved, resulting in countless casualties.
At the time, even Li Xiaotian was shocked by this news. Killing thirty War Gods overnight would require the Assassin Alliance to deploy at least thirty or more War God-level powerhouses.
No one knew the full strength of the Assassin Alliance, nor how many War Gods they had. It was a mysterious existence that all powers in the War Zone kept at a respectful distance.
Even with the Dragon King Hall's current strength, capable of sweeping across the entire War Zone, Li Xiaotian had never considered making an enemy of the Assassin Alliance because he couldn't find them.
"Big brother, this cannot be tolerated. The Assassin Alliance must pay the price!" Long Yi gritted his teeth and said.
Li Xiaotian's expression turned cold. Indeed, although the Assassin Alliance was mysterious, he didn't believe they were invincible. He had roamed the War Zone for many years and had never been defeated, nor had he ever experienced such an embarrassing situation.
"Destroy ten Assassin Alliance strongholds, then have them hand over the information of the employer. Tell them this is my return gift!" Li Xiaotian commanded in a chilling tone. This experience greatly displeased him. If he hadn't reacted quickly, his aunt might have died.
Moreover, judging by the Assassin Alliance's modus operandi, one failed assassination attempt would be followed by two more. He had to do something to make the Assassin Alliance retreat.
Otherwise, he couldn't guarantee that his family would be safe from the next assassination attempt.
It could be said that the Assassin Alliance accepting the mission to assassinate him had infuriated Li Xiaotian. This was because, when executing missions, the Assassin Alliance's assassins would stop at nothing to achieve their goals; collateral damage was a common occurrence for them.
"Also, have the Dark Department send some people over to protect Qingmei and the others."
In the room, Li Shanhai's face turned slightly pale. Li Xiaotian was about to go to war with the Assassin Alliance. Both factions were the most powerful existences in the history of the War Zone. If a war were to truly break out, the entire War Zone would likely be thrown into chaos.
"Mr. Li, the War Department will specially dispatch a unit to guard your relatives," Li Shanhai quickly declared. Although he was somewhat apprehensive of the Assassin Alliance, the Dragon King Hall and Great Qin had a good relationship. Furthermore, the Assassin Alliance's act of assassination within Great Qin territory this time had truly angered him.
"Additionally, Great Qin's Red Dragon will cooperate with the Dragon King Hall's actions in the War Zone. All intelligence regarding the Assassin Alliance held by the Red Dragon will be shared with the Dragon King Hall immediately," Li Shanhai continued. The Red Dragon was a force established by the Great Qin Empire in the War Zone, guarded by ten War Gods, making its strength considerable.
"Thank you!" Li Xiaotian said faintly, carefully reviewing the assassination incident in his mind. It was clear that his opponent had known he was going to the southeast long ago. At least fifteen days prior, the other party had already ascertained his whereabouts.
Li Xiaotian was confident that his Dragon King Hall would not have traitors. As for the Great Qin War Department, there shouldn't be significant issues either. This meant that his current opponent was very familiar with his situation.
Suddenly, a figure flashed in Li Xiaotian's mind. Knowing he would go to the southeast, they must have known he would meet his aunt, Su Haiqing. He had only met his aunt once as a child; if not for this chance encounter, he wouldn't have remembered her.
"Li Wenbo!!" Li Xiaotian muttered in his heart. Only the Li family would know of his aunt's existence. As the sole survivor of the Li family, Li Wenbo must have been involved in this assassination attempt.
It was them!
A murderous intent flashed in Li Xiaotian's eyes. Those sneaky rats must have inferred from the information provided by Li Wenbo that if he met his aunt, he would definitely seek revenge for her. Hence, they had planned the assassination in advance.
"Hmph!" Li Xiaotian snorted coldly, his mind now clear. It seemed it was time for him to make a trip to the War Zone.
While he could protect his family in Great Qin at any time, the opponent's primary target was him. This meant that his family's chances of encountering danger would increase while he was in Great Qin. He would never allow his family to be harmed.
"This time, I'm going to the War Zone to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!" Li Xiaotian narrowed his eyes, his heart filled with killing intent and rage.