While there existed geniuses like Chen Peiyue within the Little Knife Society, it did not mean there were other stronger experts. Chen Peiyue's talent was simply that exceptional.
Thus, Yue Hai and the three 森 wolves' (Sen Lang, Sen Bao) operation went exceptionally smoothly. In just one hour, they gathered a significant amount of information.
The most crucial piece was a secret letter discovered by Sen Bao.
The letter was brief, only about ten characters long, but its contents immediately prompted him to summon the other two back.
"Li Jing has been compromised, seal the mine, eliminate witnesses if necessary."
Although the letter lacked a date, the handwriting was clearly recent. Based on Sen Bao's experience, it couldn't be more than three days old!
They all knew what Sun Corporation did: mining and extracting rare resources. The phrase "eliminate witnesses" immediately made Sen Lang realize the gravity of the situation.
After pulling the two out of the Little Knife Society, the trio met with Black Blade to discuss their findings.
Subsequently, they all decided to first question the two Sun brothers for information. Li Chonglou was the only one who had heard of Li Jing; the others were unaware, only knowing it was a mined rare resource. Therefore, they needed to confirm if this name matched.
The outcome was as they suspected: the two Sun brothers were indeed mining a rare resource called Li Jing!
At this point, everyone understood that someone within the Little Knife Society had orchestrated a grand scheme against Sun Corporation!
The secret letter was not brought out, but Sen Bao had photographed it. When he showed it to the Sun brothers, their faces instantly turned pale.
It was then that Black Blade and the others learned they had encountered people from the circles before.
Six months prior, an expert had infiltrated the brothers' residence, forcing them to reveal all details about the Li Jing mine.
However, for some unknown reason, the expert had not reappeared, leaving the brothers to continue their operations with trepidation.
Nevertheless, this experience had shown them that such individuals existed in the world, leaving a deep scar in their hearts!
Therefore, when Black Blade presented the photograph, the brothers did not harbor the slightest doubt and immediately pleaded for Black Blade and his companions' help.
After all, they had some understanding of Black Blade's group's strength. While not comparable, the brothers had no other choice.
Initially, Black Blade refused. Li Chonglou's mission was only to obtain a pass, which was already beyond the original plan.
Just as Black Blade was hesitating whether to consult Li Chonglou, unexpectedly, the two Sun brothers suddenly offered to reveal the mine's secrets if their lives could be protected.
For some inexplicable reason, Black Blade felt compelled to let them speak first.
The rest was simple. The Sun brothers confessed everything about the mine's secrets. The group instantly realized the implications and unanimously decided to accept their proposal privately.
Li Jing, a special mineral that could drain internal energy. If it could be developed on a large scale, wouldn't ordinary people be able to deal with experts?
Black Blade had never witnessed it, but Yue Hai had personally experienced it!
The feeling of internal energy draining like a flood was still vivid in his memory!
The surprise Li Chonglou had heard from Black Blade on the phone earlier was precisely about this matter. After accepting the mission, they had been lurking around the Sun brothers.
During this period, Yue Hai visited the Little Knife Society to find Chen Peiyue.
Since Sen Lang had only seen the secret letter and did not know who wrote it or to whom it was addressed, if the President of the Little Knife Society, Chen Peiyue's father, had come personally, it would have been difficult for them to act.
Fortunately, they sent Yue Hai. Although there was a slight hitch where Yue Hai was almost discovered, he managed to inform Chen Peiyue. From Chen Peiyue, he learned that her father was indeed involved in this matter!
And so, the situation had reached this point.
The four had coordinated their plan with Chen Peiyue. On the day of their operation, Chen Peiyue would intercept her father midway, and then Black Blade would directly eliminate the approaching assassins, thus permanently resolving the threat.
After all, Chen Peiyue's father was not from the circles; at most, he had learned some martial arts. If all those who instigated him were eliminated, he would naturally have no further ambitions.
The place where they were hiding was a secret room within the brothers' office. This location was originally built for their secret meetings, but later, due to being targeted, the company's performance plummeted, and it had not been used since.
Instead, it conveniently served Black Blade and his group.
The secret room had a one-way window, allowing them to see outside. Yue Hai and the others had already discovered several assassins lurking outside the brothers' office.
The reason they hadn't made a move was likely that they were waiting for news from Chen Peiyue's father.
Black Blade was also waiting, but compared to those assassins, they were not in a hurry. They were waiting for the assassins to make the first move to avoid alerting the enemy.
The two brothers instinctively sensed danger and unconsciously moved closer to the secret room's entrance, only two meters away. Unless the opponents used sniper rifles or similar weapons, Yue Hai and the others could react immediately.
"Brother Black Blade, what if they use guns?"
Yue Hai's experience in this regard was almost nonexistent. Sen Lang seized the opportunity to mock, "You're such a rookie. There aren't even any tall buildings outside, where would the gunmen come from?"
Yue Hai rolled his eyes and retorted, "Can't the ones hiding outside be the ones with guns?"
"Heh, at this distance, they'd only be using ordinary handguns. If you can't even react to that, don't call yourself an expert anymore."
Yue Hai ignored him and turned his gaze to Black Blade.
"Brother Sen Lang is right. The only thing we need to worry about is snipers, but the area outside is wide open, leaving no positions for snipers. So, this can be ruled out."
"As for those hiding outside, while I haven't spotted them, at this distance, wouldn't they be experts like you? It seems people like you disdain using guns?"
Even Yue Hai nodded at this. Although he had joined society for a short time, ever since he started practicing martial arts, he had a natural aversion to firearms.
It was like having the ability to kill with one's skills but being unable to employ them, relying instead on a tool. This feeling was frustrating for them.
Yue Hai, understanding the situation, felt relieved. After all, this was related to their positions as Left and Right Protectors, so it was natural to be nervous.
Five minutes passed quickly. Just as Black Blade was checking the time, there was finally movement outside!