In the villa area in the western suburbs, the sky was gradually brightening.
The gray sky indicated that it was not a good day because there was a faint drizzle in the air.
The courtyard of Villa No. 6 had been cleaned up. A woman with bright eyes and white teeth was standing in the middle of the courtyard giving orders. She was also wearing the uniform of the Sky Wolf Corps, but judging from the way the mercenaries around her were bowing to her, her position in the Sky Wolf Corps was definitely not low.
What happened in the villa last night had shocked the higher-ups of the corps. As the chief commander had not returned, he had specially sent a message back and authorized Yan Jie to handle the matter.
Yan Jie had rushed to Meteor City from Planet Qiming No.5 overnight to investigate the whereabouts of Dai Yi and Ding Meng.
The Mystic Bird transport ship was intercepted by the combat spacecraft of the corps at three o'clock last night. There was no one else on it except for Huang Long's body. The wounded in Villa No. 6 were also sent back to the city for treatment. The traces of wreckage at the scene had been investigated and cleaned up. All signs indicated that Dai Yi and Ding Meng were still somewhere in Meteor City and had not escaped.
The fragments of Huang Long's wristwatch were also found. After a technical repair, part of the video recordings were also restored, and what was restored were the two most critical events: the negotiation between Dai Yi, Huang Long, and Marshal Hu, and Huang Long's ferocious appearance in the villa room.
The latter made Yan Jie's expression extremely ugly. It was normal for negotiations to fail, but if they still tried to mess things up after the negotiation failed, the Dai family would not let them go easily once the news got out. Even if Dai Yi was not the direct descendant of the Dai family, at least he had the word "Dai" in his name, which would not be allowed to be violated by outsiders.
Yan Jie's thoughts were very clear: Dai Yi must be found, the reagents must be returned, and then she would "send" him away. This could be considered an explanation to the Dai family. However, Ding Meng was different. Not only did she have to find him, but she also had to kill him. A deputy commander of the Sky Wolf Corps was killed by him. If he did not give her an explanation, then she would give him one.
However, a large number of people had searched for Ding Meng for an entire night, and now even his shadow was nowhere to be found. This made Yan Jie a little irritated.
"Uncle Ren." Yan Jie called out softly.
A burly man at the side immediately stepped forward slowly, "Little Jie, what are your orders?"
The Uncle Ren that Yan Jie spoke of was the Ren Zhan that Huang Long spoke of. He was one of the four elites of the Sky Wolf Army, and had followed the Commander since the beginning of the army. He was the most senior elder, and although he did not have a high position, his strength and prestige were extremely high in the army.
Therefore, although Yan Jie ordered ordinary mercenaries around, she was very respectful to Ren Zhan. "Uncle Ren, according to the information sent back, Dai Yi is nowhere to be found. In your opinion, what should we do next?"
Ren Zhan looked to be about fifty to sixty years old. He had a full beard and his face had a mature and steady look. He muttered to himself for a moment and said, "Xiao Jie, I suggest that Ren Tu contact the Green Arrow Army for this matter. It would be more appropriate."
Yan Jie frowned. "Contact Green Arrow. Are you saying that we should just forget about Commander Huang?"
Looking at her expression, Ren Zhan could only secretly sigh.
Yan Jie was the apple of the Commander's eye. She was 25 years old this year and was already a high level origin ability user. The Commander also intended to train her to be the successor of the army. This girl was good at everything, but she liked to be competitive. The Commander seemed to have noticed this problem and felt that she lacked experience. He usually did not bring her out for important matters, so this time, the Commander specifically asked her to come back to Meteor City to deal with it.
Huang Long's matter was not big, but it was not small either. It was not big because it was a problem between the Sky Wolf Army and the Green Arrow Army. However, if it was not handled well, once the Dai family was offended, trouble would ensue. The handling of this kind of dispute was the best way to show the adaptability of an army manager.
Ren Zhan had followed the Commander for many years, so his vision was naturally very sharp. He saw the problem at a glance. From the beginning to the end, this matter was Huang Long acting smart. If you let Green Arrow come and get the people and return the reagent to them, then everyone will be even.
On our side, so many people are injured, and one of our Vice Commanders is dead. I don't believe that Green Arrow won't come up with an explanation. At the very least, we can extort some resources from them.
Although he thought this in his heart, he could not say it out loud. Ren Zhan replied meaningfully, "Xiao Jie, the nature of Huang Long's matter is very bad. Once it is spread out, it will greatly affect the reputation of the army. Moreover, the reputation of the surprise attack mercenary group has always been bad. Cooperating with them will damage our reputation."
His words were very tactful, but Yan Jie did not think so. "I admit that Uncle Huang went a little overboard in some areas, but his crime does not warrant death. Our Sky Wolf Army's Vice Commander is not someone that any random cat or dog can mess with."
Her words clearly showed that she did not take Ding Meng seriously. Ren Zhan, on the other hand, really wanted to reply to her. Someone who could send Huang Long flying with one punch was not a random cat or dog. Looking at the entire army, or even the nearby galaxies, there were not many people who could do this.
However, seeing Yan Jie's resolute attitude, Ren Zhan could not say anything more. He had watched Yan Jie grow up, and sometimes, it was not good to go against this girl's wishes.
Ren Zhan took a deep breath, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. "Since our spaceship was able to intercept the transport ship, it proves that this Ding Meng is not a hothead. He has already thought of this point, and it is impossible for him to escape by relying on the transport ship."
Yan Jie nodded. No matter how much she looked down on the other party, she would not underestimate Ding Meng to the point of treating him like a retard.
Ren Zhan said, "This Meteor City is the core of our army. He should know that if he went to the city, he would only be exposed faster."
Yan Jie said, "But he flew the five aerial vehicles back to the city to distract us."
Ren Zhan continued his analysis. "He also knows that we will search this area of the coastline sooner or later. Instead of hiding here and there, it is better to stay put. If I were him, I would stay put and wait for the enemy to come."
Yan Jie said in surprise, "You're saying that he never left?"
Ren Zhan nodded with a serious face. "If my guess is correct, he and Dai Yi should be near the villa area right now. Maybe they are even inside the villa right now."
Yan Jie suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air. "Isn't this person's courage too big?"
Ren Zhan said, "I'm afraid that this is not his main purpose. Think about it, Xiao Jie. If you were him, how would you get away?"
In fact, Yan Jie had already thought of it. It was the 'command center' of Starlink. Only by sneaking into the command center, shutting down the operation of the entire Meteor City, and paralyzing the investigation system would Ding Meng and Dai Yi have a chance to take advantage of the chaos and leave on the spaceship.
Yan Jie said, "I understand why we only found half of Uncle Huang's severed arm, and the other half was nowhere to be found on the transport ship."
Ren Zhan nodded. "It must be because Ding Meng refused to talk under torture and was killed in the end."
Yan Jie gritted her teeth and said, "This guy is vicious. We cannot let him go so easily."
"Can we let him go?
We can't make a conclusion yet. "While saying this, Ren Zhan's eyes were fixed on the gate of the first floor of the villa.
Yan Jie turned around and couldn't help but be stunned. She couldn't help but admire Ren Zhan's shrewdness. A man and a woman were standing at the entrance. The woman had a gorgeous appearance and an extraordinary temperament. The man, however, was short and wore tattered clothes. Only the sword at his waist was extremely conspicuous. Who else could it be but Ding Meng and Dai Yi?
Yan Jie sneered. "How dare you come back?"
As she spoke, she raised her left hand. Unexpectedly, Ren Zhan grabbed her wrist.
She was stunned for a moment, but then she understood what Ren Zhan meant. Most of the troops had gone to the beach, and there was no one around the villa area. If she tried to contact the troops with her wristband, the enemy would most likely attack her.
Seeing Ren Zhan's actions, Ding Meng immediately raised his guard. He had just spread out his spirit sense to the surroundings in the hall, but Ren Zhan had sensed it in an instant. His intuition told him that this big bearded man in front of him was definitely a powerful figure in the Sky Wolf Army, his entire body was emitting a dangerous aura.
As for the woman next to him, she didn't seem to be a threat at all.
"Hello, Miss Dai." Ren Zhan took two steps forward, his expression calm.
Dai Yi's expression was very ugly. "I'm not good at all. If my cousin had not arrived in time, he would have been killed by Huang Long last night."
Ren Zhan had an apologetic look on his face: "Young Miss Dai, we were wrong in this matter, and I would like to represent the Sky Wolf Army to apologize to Young Miss Dai. But, Huang Long has also paid a price for this, and I hope that we can settle this peacefully."
Dai Yi did not give in to him at all. When she thought of the situation last night, she was filled with anger. It was bad enough that Huang Long had touched her thigh, but the key point was that Ding Meng had stolen her precious first kiss. She did not know how many times she had fantasized about how romantic a kiss from her Prince Charming would be. In the end, it had turned into such an awkward situation.
However, she could not vent her anger on Ding Meng. Now that she had heard him say the word 'peaceful', she could not 'peaceful' no matter what. "I find it strange. You Sky Wolf Army stole from others, and even wanted them to come and beg you for terms. When negotiations failed, you even poisoned me. You even wanted to …"
She suddenly blushed. She could not bring herself to say those two words. She simply changed her words. "You are shameless to this extent, and you still have the face to say that you want to resolve this peacefully. Can you be any more shameless?"
This time, Ren Zhan did not have time to respond. Yan Jie was furious. "Dai Yi, what's so great about you?
You're just a mouthpiece for the Dai family. Our Sky Wolf Army has already given you face. Hand over the reagent, and I can consider letting you leave. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite. "
Hearing these words, Dai Yi became even angrier. "Then I'll have to trouble you to let me take a look. I'll give you ten thousand times the courage. Do you want to try touching me?"
"I'll try, then I'll try!"
Yan Jie was very straightforward. She suddenly flew into the air, gathered Origin Energy, and sent a palm strike towards the other party.