The most important thing when opposing forces are in a standoff?
The enemy must never know your next move!
If your next plan is revealed, what's the point of the game?
"In any war, surprise and preparedness are paramount."
Li Qianfan looked at the two girls and said in a low voice, "As for what to do in the Black Water Forest, I need to think carefully. But for now, the White Belly Birds must disappear temporarily. We also cannot let other White Belly Birds retaliate against the enemies' families."
The enemy had cut off the communication between those 111 people and the outside world. This not only prevented their morale from crumbling but also rendered the White Belly Birds' bloody revenge on their families meaningless.
Even more so!
The Rhode family hoped that countless White Belly Birds would stir up a bloody storm across Europe and America.
Once the families of those people had all suffered brutal revenge, the Rhode family would then deliver this terrible news to them.
What would be their reaction?
"My family is all dead, I can only risk my life to avenge them!"
After their overwhelming grief, such a thought would arise.
These people are the most terrifying.
Because they are no longer fighting for money!
But for their loved ones—
Of course, they would surely hate the Rhode family for deceiving them and failing to protect their families.
But compared to the White Belly Birds who directly slaughtered their families, the Rhode family's crimes would become secondary.
Moreover, if they wanted revenge, they would still need the Rhode family's strong support, so they definitely wouldn't fall out with the Rhodes.
Therefore.
The White Belly Birds must not carry out any further retaliatory actions against those 111 individuals.
If they must kill, they can only kill members of the Rhode family!
This is also what the Rhode family most wishes to see.
They would concentrate all their elites around their family members, waiting for the arrival of the White Belly Birds.
After hearing Li Qianfan's words, Bai Ziyan and Du Junlin quickly exchanged glances and nodded instinctively.
They both agreed with Li Qianfan's analysis.
"I will release information on the dark web that the Rhode family has already cut off contact with the outside world and the Black Water Forest. Retaliating against their families now would only be counterproductive. This should effectively prevent new White Belly Birds from coming to Europe and America to cause trouble."
Bai Ziyan said, "Let all the White Belly Birds know that only by eliminating the Rhode family's members can any effect be achieved. But the situation there is full of crises, so the White Belly Birds can only temporarily halt their actions."
Li Qianfan nodded.
The current situation was quite complex.
They could only wait patiently and observe the situation before making any decisions.
Du Junlin, however, said worriedly, "But if we do this, the enemies in the Black Water Forest will become smug."
Li Qianfan smiled, "Only those who laugh last truly win. Alright, I'm going back to my room to plan the next course of action."
Night.
The night deepened.
But in the blink of an eye, the sky seemed to dawn.
Eastern Land!
This is Qingyun, in Tian'dong—
The fourth floor of Qianfan Hospital.
Today is the ninth day since Li Qianfan left Qingyun with the beauties to apologize to the Old Shen family in Lingnan.
Yang Xiao was in her private office, holding some bottles and jars, frowning slightly as she observed them carefully.
Now that Su Ziyu knew she was her grandmother, she certainly couldn't treat her as a surgeon anymore.
She wanted to hire her grandmother to be the Grand Dean of Qianfan Hospital.
This wouldn't do!
Yang Xiao knew very well that Qianfan Hospital was a platform Su Ziyu had created to prove her capability as Li family's eldest grandson's wife.
If Yang Xiao became the dean, no matter how much it grew, people would still think it was Yang Xiao's accomplishment.
Besides,
Did Empress Dowager Xiao care about the position of Grand Dean?
Yes, she did!
Heh heh—
She liked being called Dean Yang, not Director Yang.
But no matter how much she cared, Yang Xiao had to "reluctantly part" with it and voluntarily serve as the vice dean.
In reality, her role as vice dean mostly involved her staying in her office, tinkering with these bottles and jars.
She hoped to develop a drug within a year that could prevent her beloved grandson from aging and dying.
*Crack, crackle.*
Suddenly, hurried footsteps could be faintly heard from outside the door.
Yang Xiao's office was on the westernmost side of the fourth floor.
Normally, no one came here.
The only people who would knock on her door were Su Ziyu, Mo Hongti, and Dai Paipai.
Dai Paipai, in particular, relied on the fact that she had already "joined forces" with Li Qianfan, greatly improving her status. She would come to pay her respects to her grandmother from time to time.
Paipai was charming, with a curvaceous figure, and being eloquent was secondary.
The crucial point was that she didn't have much time left to live—
Yang Xiao's attitude towards her had done a 180-degree turn since she activated her beloved grandson's original 209.
She no longer disliked her for being a jinx.
The person coming this time was not Dai Paipai.
Yang Xiao could immediately tell from the footsteps that it was Su Ziyu.
And she seemed to be in a hurry.
As expected.
The door was knocked only once before Su Ziyu pushed it open, "Grandmother, something's happened!"
"What is it?"
Yang Xiao took off her rubber gloves and asked in a gentle tone.
"Look, this is the video just uploaded by Rhode."
Su Ziyu, too hurried to explain, directly opened her phone and showed it to Yang Xiao.
This was the dark web.
After both the White Belly Birds and the Rhodes began uploading videos of their actions on the dark web, Su Ziyu, who was constantly monitoring Li Qianfan's movements, registered as a member on the dark web and paid a certain fee to become a diamond member.
Diamond members enjoyed many privileges that ordinary members did not.
Although the dark web (specifically, the website) had a notorious reputation, it kept its word.
If it said that by recharging to become a diamond member, one could browse all programs on the dark web, then one could smoothly browse them, unlike some domestic video websites where even after becoming a VIP by recharging, one still had to pay more money to watch new movies.
Disgusting—
Yang Xiao raised an eyebrow and took the phone.
The content of this video, uploaded four minutes ago, related to events from several days prior.
Several days ago.
Thirteen prominent families, led by the Shen family, each sent two core disciples to the Black Water Forest to perform heroically in order to rescue the Kill Hu Brigade!
Before their westward expedition, they had made a grand fanfare, creating a huge buzz.
They let the whole world know that a group of passionate, iron-willed men were going there to shed their blood and sacrifice their lives for their compatriots.
Certainly not like a certain super-profligate who, while their compatriots were trapped in the Black Water Forest and could be captured and tortured at any moment, headed south with beauties, indulging in debauchery all the way.
During that period.
The internet was flooded with praise for the thirteen prominent families, who were hailed as pillars of the nation for their fearlessness and sacrifice.
The thirteen prominent families also gained significant exposure, and their prestige index soared.
The old prominent families, led by the Si Jiu Li family, collectively remained silent.
And so it was!
As the thirteen prominent families embarked on their grand expedition westward, they also "unintentionally" revealed the codename for their domestic operation, which was codenamed Operation Thunderbolt.
The rescue team, consisting of 26 core disciples, was naturally dubbed the Thunderbolt Team.
Things had reached this point—
Except for the final veil that had yet to be pierced, even the rats in the gutters knew that the Kill Hu Brigade was from Eastern Land, and there was no need to hide it further.
The Thunderbolt Team, placed in the hopes of billions and watched by hundreds of millions worldwide, went to a certain European country.
After completing their final preparations in that country, they turned back eastward, heading towards the Black Water Forest, located in a snow-covered, uninhabited region.
Then—
Just thirty minutes after they advanced into the snow-covered, uninhabited region, all 88 people, including the 26 core disciples, were annihilated!
To be precise, besides the 22 who died in battle, the remaining 66 people were all captured alive!!
Long before they advanced into the snow-covered, uninhabited region, the Rhodes had already set up an ambush for them.
After all, they were too high-profile, weren't they?
When the great battle began—
The prominent family disciples, who were placed in the hopes of billions and had purchased guns with heavy funds from a certain European country, fired only a few shots before instinctively scrambling with their hands over their heads.
Their defeat was swift and overwhelming.
Like wolves hunting sheep, the enemy, in just half an hour, killed the 22 who dared to fight fiercely and captured the rest.
"They, why did so many people go?"
Even though Yang Xiao was experienced and knowledgeable, seeing this result, she was filled with disbelief.
Yang Xiao, who had long known about the thirteen prominent families' actions, had thought they would at most send around forty people.
But the result was a "terrifying" 88 people!
And the key was that among these 88 people, 27 were women who were skilled dancers and hesitant to wield a knife!!
Yang Xiao was stunned.
Taking 27 women, each a delicate young beauty, to fight in a snow-covered, uninhabited region against brutal and bloodthirsty enemies – what kind of wild imagination was this?
Su Ziyu didn't know either.
She only knew that the enemy must have already defeated the Thunderbolt Team but had withheld the news, only releasing this video a few minutes ago.
Yang Xiao immediately picked up her phone and called Li Wujiang.
Li Wujiang only answered after several calls.
Yang Xiao immediately reprimanded him, "What are you doing? Why are you taking so long to answer the phone!"
"Mom."
Li Wujiang's voice was filled with fatigue. "We are holding an emergency meeting. We weren't supposed to answer calls."
Yang Xiao's tone softened slightly. "Is it about the so-called Thunderbolt Team?"
"Mm."
Li Wujiang hummed and asked, "Have the enemies already announced that they have annihilated the Thunderbolt Team?"
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The sudden incident had a great impact on the next plans of the White Belly Birds.