After leaving the Chu Family estate, Lin Dong hurried toward North Point.
Upon reaching his destination, he was about to enter when a sudden, thunderous shout stopped him.
"Hey! Who told you to get close?"
Lin Dong turned to see a burly man in a white shirt striding toward him.
"The Special Investigation Department is conducting an operation. Civilians stay back!"
Lin Dong frowned. The Special Investigation Department? Were they here to deal with the Sanlian Gang? The timing was too coincidental.
Under normal circumstances, he would have been happy to let someone else handle his enemies, but this was different. His older sister was inside. If a full-scale battle broke out and she was harmed, he would never be able to forgive himself. He had to get in.
Lin Dong pulled out his phone and displayed the text message. "The Sanlian Gang has kidnapped my sister. I need to go in and save her!"
The burly middle-aged man glanced at the phone and replied with extreme impatience, "That is not part of this mission profile. It’s not my concern."
"So you’re just going to ignore my sister?" Lin Dong asked in a low, cold voice.
The man replied dismissively, "Eradicating evil always involves some collateral damage. It is a necessary price to pay."
Lin Dong was instantly incensed. He had only reunited with his sister half a day ago—what if something happened to her? To this man, his own sister’s life was nothing more than a "necessary price"?
Unable to contain his rage any longer, Lin Dong retorted, "I think you’d be a more suitable price!"
With that, Lin Dong walked forward.
The man was instantly enraged. "You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! You dare defy an order from the Special Investigation Department? You must have a death wish!"
"Take one more step and I’ll break your legs!"
Lin Dong remained indifferent, paying no mind to the threat.
The man flew into a fury and charged at him. "You cur! I’ll cripple you first!"
The man threw a heavy, powerful kick straight at Lin Dong. If an ordinary person had taken that blow, they would be dead or crippled. Lin Dong sneered and dodged to the side like a ghost. He appeared behind the man in one fluid motion, reached out, and gripped the man's spine.
A chilling sensation of dread instantly surged through the man's entire body.
"You! What are you doing?" the man stammered. "I’m telling you, I’m with the Special Investigation Department. Touch me and you’re finished!"
Lin Dong smirked. His right hand moved downward, lightly grasped one of the man’s ribs, and squeezed.
"Argh!"
A scream of agony echoed in front of the building. The other members of the Special Investigation Department noticed the commotion and rushed over, surrounding Lin Dong and shouting aggressively.
"Stop right there!"
"Where did this madman come from? You dare lay a hand on our Special Investigation Department? You must be tired of living!"
"If you touch a single hair on his head, the Special Investigation Department will make you wish you were dead!"
Lin Dong didn't care about their threats at all. He even said mockingly, "Make me wish I were dead? You? Do you think you’re worthy?"
With that, Lin Dong unleashed his inner energy. A sharp, powerful force exploded outward, sending all the nearby members of the Special Investigation Department flying before they even had a chance to retaliate.
Lin Dong scanned the scene and scoffed, "Is that all you’ve got?"
He casually dropped the middle-aged man to the ground and prepared to head into the building. Just then, a crisp female voice rang out.
"Stop!"
Lin Dong froze. He found the voice incredibly familiar, though he couldn't immediately place it. He turned to look and saw a young woman in a black uniform walking quickly toward him.
It was none other than Yu Shuang, the woman who had taken his virginity in the bamboo forest.
When Yu Shuang saw Lin Dong’s face, they locked eyes, and the atmosphere became inexplicably awkward.
Lin Dong scratched his head sheepishly. "They say enemies are bound to cross paths. I suppose we qualify as enemies, don't we?"
Yu Shuang stared at him, her expression unreadable. After a long silence, she lowered her voice. "If you dare say another word about that, I’ll kill you!"
Lin Dong smiled. "Don't worry, a third person will never know."
Having received his assurance, Yu Shuang’s expression softened slightly. She looked at the team members Lin Dong had knocked down and said with a hint of surprise, "I didn't realize you had such skills. But you still cannot go in."
Since she was the woman who had taken his first time, Lin Dong showed a bit more patience and explained his sister’s dangerous situation once more.
After hearing him out, Yu Shuang said with a touch of sympathy, "I sympathize with you, but I’m keeping you out for your own good. If you go in, you will surely die!"
"We received intelligence that the core members of the Sanlian Gang are all gathered here, which is why we’ve laid this trap. The Special Investigation Department has deployed four Rank 9 Martial Masters, and I brought two more from the Dragon Gate. The coming battle will be extremely intense. If you go in, you’ll be dead before you even get close!"
Lin Dong looked up at the North Point building and slowly closed his eyes, sensing the waves of energy emanating from within.
"Rank 8, Rank 9... a Grandmaster?"
Lin Dong suddenly opened his eyes. He had sensed the aura of a Grandmaster inside the building. But that wasn't right—Yu Shuang had clearly stated that they only sent Rank 9 experts. Did that mean the Grandmaster belonged to the Sanlian Gang?
This wasn't a raid on the Sanlian Gang; they had been lured into a trap!
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't care if they all died, but his sister was inside. He had to intervene.
"Yu Shuang," Lin Dong said solemnly, "you’ve been lured into a trap! There is a Grandmaster hiding inside the Sanlian Gang. If you launch an attack now, everyone is going to die!"
Yu Shuang looked at him as if he were a fool. "Are you questioning us? The Special Investigation Department never fails. Besides, how could the Sanlian Gang possibly have a Grandmaster?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than a scream pierced the air. An old man in black plummeted from above and landed not far from them. It was one of the Rank 9 experts Yu Shuang had brought.
"This! How is this possible?"
Yu Shuang turned pale with shock and rushed over. "Master Song!"