Chapter 1268
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Chapter 1268 Shangxie Command
Upper Evil Society Headquarters.
Utopia.
Inside the research facility, several figures hurried through the corridor. Knight frowned and asked:
“…A distress signal? What happened?”
“About two days ago, while you were on a mission in North America with the others, we received a fragment of a distress signal from the Chairwoman, but it only lasted for 0.3 seconds before disappearing,” a member of the Upper Evil Society beside him said solemnly, handing a pixel tablet to Knight.
Knight took the tablet and reviewed it with a grave expression.
“It only lasted 0.3 seconds?”
“Correct. We speculate it might be because the mist interfered with the signal transmission, or perhaps… some other massive external force disrupted the signal source.”
“Such as?”
“Such as… divine power.”
Hearing these two words, Knight’s eyes narrowed.
“Did the Chairwoman mention why she was going?”
“Yes, she said Lin Qiye was in danger and she was going to rescue him. She also asked us to keep it confidential temporarily and not tell his teammates.”
“Lin Qiye in danger? What kind of danger?”
The Upper Evil Society member repeated the message that He Lin had brought back.
“Three Olympian gods? That doesn’t make sense… even if the Chairwoman encountered them, she should have been able to escape even if she couldn’t win.” Knight’s frown deepened. “What’s going on…”
“What should we do next?”
“Don’t panic. The Chairwoman is tough; she won’t go down easily.” Knight pondered for a moment before calmly saying:
“First, send a team to follow He Lin to search the place where Lin Qiye encountered danger, see if there are any clues.
Also, immediately issue an Upper Evil order for all special envoys on missions in the mist to return to Utopia at once!”
“Yes!”
…
Utopia.
Meanwhile.
Clink!
Two pixel glasses clinked together, the golden liquid swirling and emitting the fresh aroma of barley.
Cao Yuan drained his glass in one gulp. Sitting on the black sofa, he calmly placed his glass back on the table and said softly:
“Little Jia, how have we treated you these past few days?”
Beside him, a tall, handsome Western man with blonde hair and blue eyes suddenly froze, then answered in broken Chinese: “Brother Cao treats me… very well, of course!”
“Then if I’m in trouble, will you help me?”
“I will!” He nodded firmly.
“In that case, I’ll get straight to the point.” Cao Yuan paused, his sharp eyes calmly fixed on Little Jia. “Tell me… has anything major happened recently?”
“Major?”
“If I remember correctly, Lin Qiye left with your people to attend some meeting almost a week ago and hasn’t returned yet. And in the past couple of days, your Chairwoman seems to have disappeared as well…” Cao Yuan’s eyes narrowed. “Little Jia, your Upper Evil Society… you’re not hiding something from us, are you?”
Hearing this, Little Jia’s heart sank.
He scratched his head. “Well…”
“Little Jia, I trust you and the Upper Evil Society. If something really happened, I believe it’s not your fault… but if you continue to hide things from us, I’m afraid we can’t remain brothers.”
As Cao Yuan’s voice grew increasingly cold, Little Jia’s forehead began to bead with sweat. After struggling internally for a while, he gritted his teeth and finally said:
“…Fine, even if I don’t tell you now, it can’t be hidden for long anyway…
Lin Qiye and our Chairwoman have both disappeared.”
“Disappeared?” Cao Yuan’s brows furrowed. “When did this happen?”
“I only learned the details this morning myself. Here’s what happened…”
Little Jia explained the whole situation to Cao Yuan in detail. After listening, the latter fell silent.
“Brother Cao, it’s not that I didn’t want to tell you. It’s just that the Chairwoman gave strict orders, and since it involves gods, you wouldn’t be able to help much even if you went…” Little Jia tried to explain.
“I understand.”
Before Little Jia could finish explaining, Cao Yuan stood up and quickly left the private room with a grave expression.
After turning several corners, he knocked on the door of another private room.
“How did it go on your end?” Bai Li Pangpang sat alone in the room, his expression equally serious.
“I found out.”
“So did I…” Bai Li Pangpang compared the intelligence he had obtained from another Upper Evil Society member with Cao Yuan’s information. They matched perfectly.
“The Upper Evil Society has no reason to lie to us. It seems Ji Nian and Qiye really are in trouble… Pangpang, your intuition was right,” Cao Yuan sighed deeply.
“Let’s go find Knight.”
As Bai Li Pangpang and Cao Yuan left the bar and walked a few steps, they stopped.
Looking at several black dots approaching in the distance, Bai Li Pangpang smiled wryly. “Looks like we don’t need to find him…”
A howling gust of wind swept across the street as Knight, accompanied by several Upper Evil Society members, flew at an astonishing speed to the entrance of the bar. Seeing Cao Yuan and Bai Li Pangpang, his face showed remorse.
“I’m truly sorry, both of you, about the previous matter…”
“It’s fine, I understand Chairwoman Ji’s intentions. Now is not the time to discuss this,” Cao Yuan said resignedly. “Have you located them?”
“I’ve dispatched a team to search for clues at their last known location, but we can’t determine their exact position yet,” Knight sighed deeply. “In the mist, except for the Chairwoman’s special communicators, all electronic components are disrupted. It’s very difficult to locate them using scientific methods…
Do either of you have any other ideas?”
Bai Li Pangpang and Cao Yuan exchanged glances, both seeing the helplessness in each other’s eyes.
“We don’t have a solution either, but…”
Bai Li Pangpang changed his tone, “there might be someone who can help.”
“Who?” Knight immediately asked.
Bai Li Pangpang didn’t speak, but silently turned his head to look in a particular direction.
…
Utopia.
Research Institute No. 3, entrance.
“You want to see Director An?” A researcher in a white lab coat spoke with some concern. “But Director An is currently conducting dissection work with our research team, I’m afraid…”
“Please pass along a message for us,” Bai Li Pangpang said solemnly. “Tell him that Qiye is in trouble.”
“This…”
“Go quickly,” Knight added. “It’s a matter of great importance. The research can wait for now.”
The researcher hesitated for a moment, then nodded and walked quickly back into the institute.
The group waited at the entrance for barely a minute before a red and white figure carrying a black coffin on his back suddenly pushed open the main doors of the research institute and walked out.
