The cooperation agreement with the Huo family has been signed, and Lin Xuan and Yang Xiaoyue are preparing to return to Donghai.
The next morning, Lin Xuan sent Lin Xuan and Yang Xiaoyue to the airport, and after they boarded the plane, he came to the Huo family again.
When Long Xiao pushed open the door and entered Huo Zhen's study, Huo Zhen was pacing anxiously.
Seeing Long Xiao, Huo Zhen strode over, grabbed Long Xiao's hand, and said, "Master, you must save me. Only you can help me overcome this difficulty this time."
Long Xiao patted Huo Zhen on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you'll be fine with me here."
Long Xiao's understanding of the Tongji Society was limited to the information provided by Huo Zhen.
On the way, Long Xiao searched online using his mobile phone but found no useful information.
After Long Xiao sat on the sofa, he called Ye Xiao and asked her to investigate the Tongji Society.
Ye Xiao knew a lot about the Tongji Society. Upon hearing that Long Xiao wanted to investigate them, she asked curiously, "Brother Long, why are you suddenly asking about the Tongji Society?"
Long Xiao did not hide anything and told Ye Xiao everything about Huo Zhen's situation.
Ye Xiao sighed and said, "Brother Long, you're in big trouble this time. The Tongji Society is a top-tier global power. Opposing them will put immense pressure on you."
"I've already promised Huo Zhen, so no matter how much pressure, I have to help him."
"Brother Long, I know quite a bit about the Tongji Society. I'll edit the information and send it to you later."
After ending the call, Long Xiao waited for half an hour, and Ye Xiao sent the information.
The data was extensive, covering the establishment of the Tongji Society, its emblem, leadership structure, and organizational charter, as well as the types, nature, spheres of influence, and operating styles of its subordinate organizations.
The deeper Long Xiao read, the more he realized the gravity of the situation. The Tongji Society's power was indeed immense. Long Xiao knew of no other organization in the world with such scale and influence.
The Tongji Society was omnipresent, not only influencing the world's economy, culture, and social development, but even the destinies of nations were affected by them.
The major families of Huaxia were like children in front of the Tongji Society. If the Tongji Society were a giant, the top families of Huaxia would be but a small finger of that giant, and ordinary families wouldn't even be a single strand of hair.
Long Xiao exhaled after reading the information and asked Huo Zhen, "How did you know you were targeted by the Tongji Society?"
"Yesterday, a person named Jack called me and directly told me he was from the Tongji Society, and that he was responsible for the disappearance of the bodyguards in the past few days."
"What is their purpose in dealing with you?" Long Xiao asked.
"Jack told me that the Tongji Society wants our Huo family's Qilin Soul."
When Huo Zhen mentioned the Qilin Soul, Long Xiao immediately thought of the silhouette of a Qilin that had entered his left arm.
"The Qilin is a mythical beast, and whether it truly exists is still a question. How could there be a Qilin Soul?" Long Xiao asked.
Huo Zhen looked at Long Xiao and said, "Master, our Huo family does indeed have a Qilin Soul, hidden in our Huo family's ancestral grave."
"There are so many people in the Huo family, and your father is still alive. Why didn't Jack go to your father but came to you?" Long Xiao asked curiously.
Huo Zhen told Long Xiao that although the Huo family had many members, only he had truly seen the Qilin Soul.
Long Xiao also became very interested in the Qilin Soul and asked, "What does the Qilin Soul look like, and what's the use of obtaining it?"
Huo Zhen described the Qilin Soul he had seen when he was a child. The more Long Xiao listened, the more excited he became. The entity that had entered his left arm was indeed the Huo family's Qilin Soul.
Huo Zhen told Long Xiao that the Qilin Soul had been with the Huo family for over a thousand years, helping them overcome many difficulties.
By the generation of Huo Chaoren's father, the Qilin Soul disappeared, and no one knew where it went. Without the Qilin Soul, the fact that the Huo family had once possessed it was no longer a secret.
Many people knew that the Huo family had once had a Qilin Soul, and the prosperity of the Huo family for thousands of years was entirely attributed to it.
"Master, do you know why every generation of the Huo family had a formidable general during the Han Dynasty?" Huo Zhen asked.
"Was it because of the Qilin Soul?" Long Xiao asked.
Huo Zhen nodded and said, "You're right. The Qilin Soul can enter the human body. Those who are infused with the Qilin Soul have incredibly enhanced physical attributes, making them veritable superhumans."
At this point, a look of regret appeared on Huo Zhen's face, and he continued, "My father changed his name to Huo Chaoren because he wanted the Qilin Soul to enter his body and become a superhuman. However, fate was not with him, and the Qilin Soul disappeared."
"When did you see the Qilin Soul?" Long Xiao asked.
"I saw the Qilin Soul when I was five years old. I was with my family visiting the ancestral graves when the Qilin Soul suddenly appeared, entered my body for a moment, and then disappeared."
Huo Zhen told Long Xiao that as soon as news of the Qilin Soul's reappearance spread, various forces converged on Hong Kong, and the Huo family's ancestral graves became a gathering place for these major powers.
Huo Zhen was kidnapped multiple times, and almost all members of the Huo family were kidnapped once. Under duress, Huo Chaoren had no choice but to open the tomb doors of their ancestral graves, allowing representatives from various factions to enter and search for the Qilin Soul.
The Huo family experienced a year of chaos before things slowly settled down. Although people continued to seek the Qilin Soul from the Huo family, they found nothing.
As time passed, the matter was gradually forgotten. Huo Zhen thought it was over, but he never expected to be targeted by a top global organization like the Tongji Society.
Huo Zhen spoke slowly, recalling events as he spoke, and it took him a long time to finish.
After listening to Huo Zhen's narration, Long Xiao thought to himself that since he had taken the Qilin Soul, he had to resolve this matter for them.
"Don't worry, I'll help you solve this. If all else fails, you can announce that I took the Qilin Soul, and anyone who wants it can come to Donghai to find me."
"Master, how can I do that? Wouldn't that put you in danger?" Huo Zhen said.
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Your Huo family is vast and prosperous. It's not easy for you to go into hiding and escape Hong Kong. I don't have much of an enterprise. If I can fight, I will; if I can't, running away is also easy."
Huo Zhen pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Master, you have shown me great kindness, and I cannot harm you. Let's go and meet Jack together. I will clarify this matter with him."
Huo Zhen informed Long Xiao that he had arranged to meet Jack at the Grand Bay Hotel the next morning.
After they confirmed their departure time for the next day, Long Xiao returned to his room to sleep.
Not long after he fell asleep, he suddenly heard a loud bang, as if a wall had collapsed.
Long Xiao got up and went to the window. He peeked through a gap in the curtains and saw a modified Hummer smashing through the Huo family's main gate.
The Huo family's bodyguards rushed towards the Hummer upon hearing the noise. The Hummer's door opened, and a woman with fiery red hair, dressed in a tight leather suit, stepped out.
Following the woman was a burly man with a buzz cut, wearing a white undershirt, camouflage pants, and gleaming combat boots, with a Kukri knife tucked into his waistband.
The Huo family's bodyguards, all retired special forces soldiers, surrounded the two, took their positions, and prepared to engage.