The entire Luofeng Mountain was quite vast.
Even with almost all police forces deployed, and even army officers stationed tens of miles away participating in the pursuit, it took an entire night to search.
Many people were apprehended, but a small portion still managed to escape.
However, what was truly amusing was that the Six Great Vajras were somewhat simple-minded and physically strong. These six fellows actually got lost in Luofeng Mountain.
These guys originally intended to escape down the mountain, but they confusedly circled back and were caught red-handed by Xu Weiwei and her team.
Ye Cangtian had initially assumed these six were also members of the Dark Association, given their considerable strength and explosive power output.
However, Zhang Liang stated that these six were merely outer members of the Dark Association, essentially cannon fodder, not even pawns.
It made sense when you thought about it; even the lowest-ranking Yellow-level members of the Dark Association wore copper masks.
These fellows didn't even qualify to wear a mask!
...
By the time all the members of Tyrant Tiger were captured and brought back, it was already dawn.
Zhang Liang and Guo Ling had to rush back to the capital to report the situation, so they departed after informing Ye Cangtian.
As for Xu Weiwei, she had been up all night and was still not idle. After resting for less than an hour at the police station, she led her team out again.
It was reported that they had tracked the whereabouts of the Southeast Asian smuggler, 'Mr. Jin,' on a merchant ship along the Grand Canal, about twenty kilometers from Yangzhou.
Yangzhou had no sea, but it wasn't far from the coast. Mr. Jin had clearly received some news and intended to return to the sea via merchant ship.
However, just as the shadow of the sea came into view, the merchant ship was intercepted by Xu Weiwei and the local police.
A search revealed something astonishing: not only did they find over ten to twenty kilograms of high-purity 'flour' on his merchant ship, but they also discovered over a dozen smuggled weapons in other boxes.
Mr. Jin and his accompanying personnel initially attempted to resist, but faced with dozens of heavily armed police officers, they ultimately caved.
Finally, 'Mr. Jin,' who had been frequently active in the coastal areas for the past two years, leading to the influx of many contraband items into the country, was apprehended!
...
Ye Cangtian was unaware of these events.
Because he had returned to his apartment that morning, the signs of his imminent breakthrough were becoming increasingly evident.
Perhaps the breakthrough to the next stage was within reach.
In the apartment!
Ye Cangtian sat on the bed, holding his breath, circulating the Zhou Tian technique within his body with extreme familiarity. However, the barrier that had previously obstructed him now seemed to have cracks, which were widening.
This was because the battle with the silver-masked middle-aged man the previous night had caused the barrier preventing his breakthrough to loosen.
Since there were cracks, it meant this barrier was not unbreakable; he just needed to impact it fiercely.
The old guy had said! The path of cultivation was undoubtedly a path against heaven. To defy heaven, one needed to constantly break through the limits of the human body.
Not only must one fight against their body, but also against heaven.
Although Ye Cangtian found the old immortal's words somewhat exaggerated, he also felt they made sense. After all, it was difficult for normal people to break their limits, but once the limits were broken, it was a different level altogether.
Ye Cangtian continued to circulate the Zhou Tian technique, repeatedly impacting the cracks, seemingly forgetting time.
Xu Weiwei returned after dark!
After bringing Mr. Jin and his associates back and handling all matters, she finally went home to rest.
She glanced at Ye Cangtian's door opposite hers and couldn't be bothered to knock and ask if he was home. She was utterly exhausted.
So, she went straight back, took a shower, and went to sleep without eating dinner.
...
Tyrant Tiger, who dominated a large portion of the underground forces, was dead. His subordinates, apart from those arrested, were completely in disarray.
After all, these were subordinates gathered from various factions. When the tree fell, the monkeys scattered, and the entire underground force seemed poised for a thorough purge.
Some formed factions to establish new powers, others occupied territories and became their own rulers, and still others simply turned and joined Liu Rumei or other factions!
However, if one were to speak of who benefited the most from this,
It wasn't Liu Rumei or Liu Zhendong, nor the other three struggling forces, but Guo Hai, who had been watching from the sidelines.
This fellow had neither pledged allegiance to Tyrant Tiger nor joined the alliance of Liu Rumei and other factions.
It wasn't until the appearance of the bronze-masked killer, who assassinated the leaders of two major forces, that Guo Hai became terrified, fearing that Tyrant Tiger would target him.
Therefore, he had been hiding everywhere for the past two days.
Unexpectedly, last night, upon hearing that Tyrant Tiger was dead and that police and army officers were surrounding and apprehending Tyrant Tiger's men at Jinxiu Villa, he immediately smelled an opportunity.
Tyrant Tiger had fallen! Liu Rumei and Liu Zhendong were also greatly affected by the police's thorough investigation.
The other three forces were still in a daze and had not recovered.
Thus, only Guo Hai acted immediately. He aggressively encroached upon Tyrant Tiger's former territories and recruited the Tyrant Tiger subordinates who were attempting to establish themselves.
By the time the other three forces reacted, Guo Hai had seized the initiative.
In just one day, he had become the biggest winner, the paramount overlord of the underground forces.
...
Guo Hai had been in exceptionally good spirits these past two days, completely forgetting that just two days prior he had been hiding in a mistress's home, filled with anxiety.
He stood at the entrance of a villa in a manor, a fine Cuban cigar dangling from his lips, gazing at over a dozen Tibetan Mastiffs ravenously devouring beef in the courtyard.
This was Tyrant Tiger's manor, or rather, a manor that Tyrant Tiger had seized just recently.
Now, it had become Guo Hai's private manor.
In just one month, this manor had changed owners three times.
"How are Liu Rumei and the others doing?" Guo Hai exhaled smoke, his face unable to conceal his joy.
"Brother, Liu Rumei and Liu Zhendong are still being investigated by the police! However, the impact on them should not be significant, as they are the victims!" a subordinate replied.
Guo Hai nodded and muttered, "This Jinxiu Villa is truly an ominous place. Has Tyrant Tiger suffered defeat there twice in a row?"
The subordinate nodded, then asked, "What do we do next? Now that we occupy half of the underground forces' territory, even Liu Rumei and the other three forces combined are no match for us."
Guo Hai was ambitious and had even harbored grand aspirations of unifying the underground forces, but he was not in a hurry.
He smiled and said, "Let's not provoke that woman, Liu Rumei. This woman is not simple; even Tyrant Tiger fell into her hands. Why provoke her?"
"Let's proceed steadily, and we can talk about it later!"
Guo Hai would not be like Tyrant Tiger. Ambitious people do not care about instant gratification; it must be done gradually.
In his good mood, he leaned back in his chair, smoking his cigar, and said leisurely, "Tomorrow, find me some young girls. I've been so scared these past few days that I'm almost impotent. I need to recuperate my body!"
The subordinate showed an amorous expression, nodded, and smiled, "Yes, I'll go arrange it immediately!"