The elusive and brutally efficient White-bellied Birds were the Rod family's biggest headache.
The Rod family was willing to pay an unimaginable price to find the White-bellied Birds and bring them to justice!
But the White-bellied Birds seemed to have flown straight from hell.
Even with the Rod family mobilizing a large number of elites, including international special agents, and scouring every inch of Gaul, they found no trace of these birds.
It was then—
When the Rod family captured sixty-six members of the Thunder Squad, it was like a super-sized pizza falling from the sky for them!
They were almost stunned into submission.
To exchange these people for the real White-bellied Birds!!
This was something the Rod family would do a hundred percent.
If the White-bellied Birds refused, the Rods would use the dark web to broadcast live to the world, brutally dealing with those sixty-six fools.
They wouldn't kill the sixty-six people easily, however.
After all, the value of the dead was far less than that of the living.
But they would make them wish they were dead!!!
Only when the White-bellied Birds appeared would they be freed.
"If our analysis is correct, Rod will release this news on the dark web tomorrow."
Li Wujiang said at last, "Okay, Mom. I have to go to a meeting. That's all."
Beep.
The call ended.
Yang Xiao held her phone for a long time without speaking.
Su Ziyu quietly accompanied her.
Everyone, including Li Wujiang, had no idea who the White-bellied Birds were.
Yang Xiao and Su Ziyu, and even Dai Paipai, knew with certainty that the White-bellied Birds were Li Qianfan, who had left a decoy to take Chu Yazhi to Lingnan for a trip while he himself went on a killing spree abroad.
As for the woman with Li Qianfan—
Both Yang Xiao and Su Ziyu basically assumed it was Du Junlin.
The once engaged couple, who had experienced relationship setbacks, had finally gotten together through this operation, joining forces to stir up immense waves overseas.
Even.
Yang Xiao had hinted to Su Ziyu, "Qianfan's 209 will become intensely unstable about a week after leaving the country. It will force him to find a woman. Otherwise, he'll suffer from incessant nosebleeds and eventually die from blood loss."
When Li Qianfan had to find a woman—
What other woman could compare to Du Junlin, who was joining forces with him?
This young couple, after many twists and turns, had ultimately found their way back to each other in this manner.
How did Su Ziyu feel?
No feeling mattered more than Li Qianfan returning alive!!
Originally.
The White-bellied Birds' bloody killings had been clarifying the situation in the Blackwater Forest.
Especially after the list of 111 people was exposed.
The siege of the Blackwater Forest would soon be lifted, and Li Qianfan's return date was foreseeable.
Everything was developing in the best possible direction.
But who could have imagined.
Just as Su Ziyu was contemplating whether she should approach Du Junlin for a heart-to-heart talk after Li Qianfan's return, the Thunder Squad had suddenly appeared!!
"Grandmother."
Su Ziyu hugged Yang Xiao's arm and said anxiously, "Contact Qianfan immediately and tell him not to go to the Blackwater Forest to exchange for the survival of those prisoners."
"Don't worry."
Yang Xiao let out a cold laugh, "My grandson, Yang Xiao, is not that foolish. Those sub-human creatures, let alone sixty-six of them, are not worth even a single hair of Qianfan, let alone sixty-six hundred of them combined. They are far less important."
Hearing Yang Xiao say this, Su Ziyu finally felt relieved.
She then asked, "Grandmother, what should I do now?"
"As long as you are well."
Yang Xiao raised her hand, gently stroking Su Ziyu's hair, and said softly, "That is the greatest support for Qianfan. Ziyu, you have actually become Qianfan's spiritual anchor. As long as you are well, he can maintain his best rational mind to deal with all dangers. Therefore, you must not have any accidents."
"Mmm."
Su Ziyu nodded obediently and couldn't help but ask, "Grandmother, what do you think Qianfan's reaction will be when he hears this news?"
*Crack!*
Li Qianfan slammed his phone heavily onto the ground.
This was his first reaction after seeing Rod's "spokesperson," Luna, post the news on the dark web that the Thunder Squad had been annihilated.
Du Junlin, who was packing his bag to leave the hotel and set off for the Blackwater Forest today, exchanged a glance with Bai Ziyan.
Neither spoke.
You don't fear an opponent like a god, but you fear teammates like pigs!
The Thunder Squad, formed by the thirteen prominent families, had perfectly interpreted the true meaning of this saying with their actions.
Li Qianfan's furious reaction, smashing his phone, was not due to the suffering or even death those people would certainly endure.
It was because their "sudden appearance" had completely disrupted the plan meticulously laid out by the White-bellied Birds.
Especially.
The enemy would use these sixty-six fools to threaten Qin Zhou and others who were lurking on the eastern outskirts of the Blackwater Forest (Li Qianfan, of course, didn't know their names, only that they were the ones who captured James and exposed the list of 111 people) to obediently go out and die.
Otherwise, they would find ways to torture those fools.
If Qin Zhou and the others had any spirit, even knowing it was a suicide mission, they would still charge out.
A great situation.
Ruined in an instant!!!
"It's happened, and getting agitated is useless."
Du Junlin took off his backpack, walked to Li Qianfan's side, and said calmly, "The most important thing now is that we must calm down. We need to think carefully about what moves the enemy will make next. How should we respond to shatter their dreams and absolutely not be led by the nose."
She was right.
Li Qianfan glanced at her and said, "I smashed the phone because the pixel quality of this phone is terrible."
Yao Yao—
Exchanged another glance with Bai Ziyan and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They had been truly worried that Li Qianfan would act rashly and make the wrong decision after seeing this "bad news."
After all, he was the soul of the White-bellied Birds.
Once he decided to do something, it would be useless for Du Junlin and Bai Ziyan to object.
It was a good thing that Li Qianfan was able to calm down so quickly.
"Fuck their mothers!"
After sitting down, Li Qianfan finally couldn't help but curse.
Bai Ziyan also put down her backpack and said slowly, "Then their mothers must have had quite the pleasure."
Li Qianfan—
Forget it.
He wouldn't bother with this snake.
"With the greatest bargaining chip in hand, Rod's greatest desire is to have the White-bellied Birds willingly deliver themselves to exchange for the safety of those fools."
Bai Ziyan sat beside him and said, "At the latest, Rod will release this demand on the dark web tomorrow. He didn't make any demands today because he wants to sow chaos in the East."
"Heh heh."
Li Qianfan let out a cold laugh, "To have me come out willingly to exchange for those fools? He's dreaming, damn it."
Du Junlin also sat beside him, "In that case, Rod will likely torture one fool to death a day to constantly pressure us. And this kind of thing cannot be resolved through diplomacy."
Yes.
Because neither side was prepared to completely break ties.
Diplomatic means could not be used.
Even if the sixty-six people swore that they were from the East and were here to save the Hu annihilation squad, Rod and the others would dismiss it as a fart and ignore it.
Rod would only challenge the White-bellied Birds.
If he dared to challenge the East—
After completely breaking ties, the East, which could not disregard the lives of its citizens, would have to dispatch the true army and march north!
Since ties were broken, when the true army marched, they would certainly carry the most advanced high-tech weapons.
If that happened, Rod and his people, who also possessed high-tech weapons, would be nothing more than fallen leaves in the face of the East's absolute military might.
They would be swept away like fallen leaves.
"The Rod family would never dare to challenge the East, they would only challenge the White-bellied Birds."
Bai Ziyan emphasized again, "Also, the people lurking on the snowy plains on the eastern side of the Blackwater Forest are in danger."
"Contact them using the communication devices they uploaded."
Li Qianfan frowned and was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I need to talk to them now and have them evacuate the uninhabited snowy area as quickly as possible."
"Okay."
Bai Ziyan immediately took out a new phone, dialed it directly, and handed it to Li Qianfan, "I've already locked onto this number that exposed the big list. I hope they have a way to power up the phone so you can reach them."
Beep.
Beep, beep—
From inside the phone, the beeping sound of the call connecting could be heard.
Blackwater Forest!
This was the uninhabited snowy plain on the eastern side of the Blackwater Forest!!
"The phone is ringing!"
Qin Zhou, who was about to open a can of beef, his expression changed slightly, and he looked at the phone charging on the motorcycle.