Chapter 46: Who Says There Is No Return? A Single Thought Knows No Borders (Part Two)

Looking at the phone screen as it automatically locked, a brief silence fell over the private dining room.

"Did you hear that clearly just now? Did the gentleman say he just killed five inbound super-soldiers?"

Zhou Baiwei turned to Meng Qianyuan beside her for confirmation.

"If I wasn't suffering from auditory hallucinations, that should be correct."

Meng Qianyuan nodded with an extremely strange expression on his face.

Yi Beidou had merely mentioned that he was taking a casual stroll through the city. Who could have imagined that in such a short amount of time, he would stir up commotion of such staggering proportions!

A full five super-soldiers, who had sneaked across the border and possessed sanctified physical bodies!

This was an invasion incident substantial enough to shock the Special Security Bureau and reach the highest echelons of power!

As expected of that man!

Just thinking about it made Meng Qianyuan's heart surge with excitement.

Click!

With a grave expression, Zhou Baiwei immediately pulled out her portable satellite phone and dialed the headquarters' emergency hotline.

"This is Zhou Baiwei. An emergency has occurred in Chuncheng, Yunhai Province. Please immediately dispatch local armed forces to provide backup at the Cloud Peak Hotel. I am heading to the scene right now..."

Zhou Baiwei hurriedly reported the situation to the Special Security Bureau headquarters. Without even taking the time to wipe her mouth, she and Meng Qianyuan stood up together, rushed to the parking lot, and drove toward the scene at maximum speed.

Cloud Peak Hotel, banquet hall.

Yi Beidou hung up the phone and returned it to Yang Tianhe.

"Who on earth are you..."

Yang Tianhe drew a deep breath. From the tone of Yi Beidou's conversation just then, he understood that this person's identity was by no means ordinary.

"Your subordinates seem somewhat unclean."

Suddenly, Yi Beidou spoke, causing Yang Tianhe's heart to skip a beat.

Yi Beidou had already shifted his gaze toward a certain spot in the crowd.

There, a middle-aged man in a tailored suit was taking advantage of the crowd's cover to frantically press his phone, seemingly sending some kind of covert message.

This man was none other than the head of the logistics department at the Cloud Peak Hotel. Naturally, he needed to be present in person for such an important banquet.

It had to be said that this man was quite composed. Upon seeing that the five super-soldiers had been exposed and killed, he did not attempt to flee immediately, because he knew very well that running away would only arouse suspicion and he could never escape the inescapable net cast by the Yang family and Donghua.

On the contrary, by staying behind and secretly transmitting intelligence to help others in the organization take advantage of this window to destroy evidence and rapidly transfer supplies, there was a chance he might remain unscathed and evade the investigation.

After all, Shen Song and the others all possessed impeccably forged legal identities; checking into the Cloud Peak Hotel with those identities was entirely normal and compliant, and suspicion wouldn't fall on him.

Yet how could he possibly escape Yi Beidou's penetrating gaze?

Once the massive source of malice represented by Shen Song and the other four was eliminated, the slightly lesser malice hidden within the crowd naturally stood out starkly.

Swish!

Yi Beidou's figure moved, plunging into the crowd amidst gasps of astonishment. Wherever he passed, an invisible force field seemed to clear a path, causing the packed crowd to automatically part and instantly exposing the middle-aged man standing at the rear to everyone's view.

The man could no longer maintain his calm expression and attempted to make a move. Yet, he was merely an ordinary person; before Yi Beidou, what difference was there between him and a chicken?

Yi Beidou's hand clamped around the man's neck and pressed against his vital meridian, depriving him of bodily control, before he hurled the man directly to the front of the crowd.

Upon seeing this middle-aged man, Yang Tianhe's expression changed instantly.

As a high-ranking executive of his own enterprise, he naturally recognized him.

Sure enough, there was a reason of his own subordinates' making behind the appearance of those five super-soldiers here.

"Quick! First seal off the banquet hall—no, seal off the entire hotel! Do not let anyone leave!"

Reacting immediately, Yang Tianhe pushed his other thoughts aside and shouted orders to his subordinates.

"I will thoroughly investigate this matter and give you a satisfactory account."

Having done all this, Yang Tianhe turned back and spoke sincerely to Yi Beidou.

"This matter, I'm afraid, cannot be resolved as easily as you think."

Yi Beidou said indifferently.

Shortly afterward.

Wee-woo!

Harsh and dense sirens echoed from outside the hotel.

Moreover, it wasn't just the sirens.

Humming sounds filled the air as heavy engine roars reverberated from outside.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Shadows suspended by ropes descended from the sky, shattering the windows and entering the banquet hall.

These were none other than fully armed soldiers gripping firearms in their hands.

The leading team captain surveyed the chaotic scene inside the banquet hall with a deeply solemn expression.

"Everyone present, regardless of status, do not make any sudden moves. Stay where you are, do not leave the banquet hall, and wait for inspection!"

The team captain shouted loudly, and the squad of soldiers surrounded everyone with raised weapons.

The captain searched the crowd for a moment before locking his gaze onto Yi Beidou.

He jogged over quickly, saluted Yi Beidou, and said in a loud voice, "Hello, Consultant Yi. I am Yu Xinlei, captain of the Cloud Wing Strike Team. Assistant Zhou and Department Head Danmu are on their way. We have arrived ahead of schedule to stabilize the situation. Do you have any instructions?"

"Just follow your standard procedures."

Yi Beidou waved his hand dismissively.

On the other side.

In Chuncheng, a van driver suddenly received a message, and his complexion shifted drastically in an instant.

He immediately stopped the vehicle, removed his SIM card, inserted a new one, and dialed a number.

Not long after, across the ocean.

Inside a secret laboratory.

"Dr. Beretta, news has come from Donghua that the hunting operation has failed."

A piece of intelligence was handed to a tall man whose ethnicity and race were difficult to distinguish.

"Oh? The plan should have just begun."

A trace of surprise flashed in Beretta's eyes as he took the report and began to read.

"Before even making a move, he actively sought out the target, and even that person's talisman treasure couldn't withstand this man's spiritual perception? Having just entered the saint realm, he can slaughter five experimental subjects single-handedly?"

"I am growing increasingly fascinated by this man's brain."

Upon receiving this news, Beretta felt not a shred of anger or fury; instead, the corners of his mouth curled into a smile.

He hoped the mortal world could be a bit more interesting.

Only then would it provide him with sufficient samples.

Some time later, at the Cloud Peak Hotel.

Zhou Baiwei, Meng Qianyuan, and a robust middle-aged man approached Yi Beidou, who had changed into a fresh set of clothes.

"Following preliminary investigations, it has been confirmed that those five super-soldiers all belong to the Pioneer Group. Their objective was precisely to hunt down Mr. Yi and capture you abroad."

"Aside from those five, following the clues and digging deeper, we have also uncovered a portion of the Pioneer Group's hidden forces within Yunhai Province. If we continue to dig deeper, we should reap quite a few rewards."

"If Mr. Yi hadn't seen through their conspiracy in time today, heaven knows what kind of massive chaos would have ensued."

Danmu Qing, the head of the Special Security Bureau in Yunhai Province, said to Yi Beidou, his eyes still lingering with profound disbelief.

According to their investigation, the opposing party had crossed the border less than a day ago and hadn't even fully launched their operation, yet Yi Beidou had already located their hiding spot and single-handedly eliminated five super-soldiers. If this matter were to leak out, it would cause unimaginable shockwaves.

"I'm afraid it goes beyond just domestic concerns. I've only been in Yunhai Province for a day or two, yet people from the Pioneer Group managed to track me down and mobilize a collection of five super-soldiers. They must hold considerable power in the Nanyang region, not far from Donghua."

Yi Beidou seemed to sense something in his heart and looked toward the south.

"Indeed so. The Pioneer Group maintains secret strongholds in Nanyang, but they are deeply hidden, and the exact location of their headquarters remains unknown."

Zhou Baiwei nodded and said.

"Very well, since that's the case, I'll leave the matters here to you. I'll be taking my leave."

Yi Beidou stood up and said.

"Where is the gentleman heading?"

Seeing this, the others asked with extremely astonished expressions.

"A trip to Nanyang. As the saying goes, courtesy demands reciprocity. Since they already sent people into the country attempting to plot against me, if I don't show the slightest reaction, wouldn't that make me look weak and easy to bully?"

Yi Beidou stated this in a tone as casual as going out to the supermarket to buy groceries.

As if the vastness of the world and the borders between nations were utterly meaningless in his eyes.

Hearing this, Zhou Baiwei and the other three were left frozen in place.

The logic seemed sound, yet somehow, they felt something was fundamentally wrong with it.