Chapter 46

Xie Wendong went up to the second floor and searched room by room. At that moment, the door at the end of the floor opened, and two people came out. One of them was Gao Zhen, while the other held a dagger against his neck. “You… don’t come any closer, or I’ll kill him!”
Xie Wendong turned around, stared at the man, and sneered, “If he dies, you won’t get out alive either!”
“You don’t need to scare me. Gao Zhen is in my hands. If you dare come closer, I’ll die with him!” The man tightened the grip on the knife, and blood immediately flowed from Gao Zhen’s neck.
Xie Wendong said nothing. He slowly reached into his chest and stepped forward. Seeing Xie Wendong approaching, the man shouted, “What are you doing? Don’t come! I… I really will kill him!” As he spoke, the trembling dagger pierced slightly into Gao Zhen’s neck. Gao Zhen gritted his teeth and didn’t cry out, as he saw Ying right behind Xie Wendong and didn’t want to lose face in front of his beloved woman.
Xie Wendong stopped about five steps away from Gao Zhen and pulled his hand out of his chest, holding a black card between his fingers. With a cold sneer, he threw the card at the man. The man saw it clearly. His body trembled uncontrollably after seeing Xie Wendong take out the card. When Xie Wendong threw it at him, the man screamed and instinctively stepped back, releasing the knife from Gao Zhen’s neck.
At that instant, Ying acted. A small dagger three and a half inches long was thrown, hitting the man’s neck. Since the dagger was small and light, it didn’t pierce deeply, but it still caused pain. The man screamed and covered his wound. Xie Wendong didn’t miss this opportunity. He rushed forward in two strides and finished the man off with a single cut.
Everything happened so fast that it took Gao Zhen a while to realize what had happened. Feeling as if he were still alive after death, he watched as Xie Wendong spread his arms. Seeing this, Xie Wendong laughed and said, “Brother Gao, although I saved you, you don’t have to thank me this much, haha…”
Xie Wendong hadn’t laughed for long when he suddenly saw Gao Zhen, with his arms still outstretched, hug Ying tightly and say softly, “Ying, I’m so grateful to you. It means so much to me to see you appear at such a moment! Thank you for saving me~!”
Xie Wendong beside him was furious. What kind of person was this?! He thought to himself that Gao Zhen valued women more than friends and that he shouldn’t have risked his life to save him.
Ying, who was tightly held by Gao Zhen, blushed slightly. She suddenly lifted her leg and stepped back two steps. Gao Zhen’s face turned blue, his legs clenched together, and he forced a ugly smile as he stared at Ying, staying silent and wondering if his little brother would still be useful in the future.

Xie Wendong smiled secretly, but on his face he showed concern as he asked, “Brother Gao, what’s wrong? Your face looks so pale—are you not feeling well?”
Gao Zhen gave Xie Wendong a smile even uglier than crying. “I… I’m fine! I’ll go inside and change my clothes first!” Without waiting for Xie Wendong to respond, he staggered into the room. After closing the door, Gao Zhen rubbed his lower body gently and said in a low voice, “Baby, stand up so I can see—don’t scare me!”
Xie Wendong said to Ying with a laugh, “Ying, did you use too much force just now? Haha!”
Ying’s face turned red. She shot Xie Wendong a glance, turned, and went downstairs, but Xie Wendong’s annoying laughter followed her.
Ten minutes later, Gao Zhen changed into new clothes, applied medicine to the wound on his neck, and covered it with a simple bandage.
“Brother Gao, why would Li Shiming suddenly rebel?” Xie Wendong and Gao Zhen talked as they walked outside.
Gao Zhen snapped, “As the head elder of the gang, Li Shiming has often opposed me. Every time I make a decision, he tries to stop me. Rebellion was only a matter of time; I just didn’t expect him to choose this moment. The gang has been under heavy police scrutiny lately. I’ve been busy with gang affairs and neglected this old fox, giving him an opportunity! I won’t spare him.”
Xie Wendong nodded and asked, “Brother Gao, how many levels in the gang are still loyal to you?”
Gao Zhen thought for a moment before affirming, “Maybe I’m a poor leader, but I treat everyone in the gang as my brothers. I’m not bragging—more than six levels still listen to me! That’s why Li Shiming hasn’t killed me yet!”
Xie Wendong laughed, “That’s good. As long as you get out, Li Shiming’s doom is near!”
Gao Zhen suddenly asked, “Where are Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu? Are they okay?!”
Xie Wendong’s face turned red. He didn’t know what had happened to those two sisters. Just now, Jiang Sen had told him they were fine, but he didn’t know the specifics. Xie Wendong mumbled, “They’re fine. They’re with me, safe and sound!”
Gao Zhen nodded, finally feeling relieved. Excitedly, he said, “As long as Xiao Yu and her sister aren’t in Li Shiming’s hands, I have nothing to fear from him. It’s time for him to pay back his debts now!”
Xie Wendong joked, “There’s more exciting news—Li Shiming’s son, Li Feng, is in my hands!”

Li Feng and Gao Zhen were about the same age. Since Li Shiming held a high position in the Triad, the two had known each other since childhood. However, their personalities were very different; they often fought as kids and continued to argue as adults. But after all, Gao Zhen was the Triad boss, and although Li Feng had his father’s support, he still didn’t dare be too bold in front of Gao Zhen.

Hearing that Li Feng was in Xie Wendong’s hands, Gao Zhen was overjoyed and laughed heartily, saying, “Brother, you really did it! It’s not easy to catch Li Feng under these circumstances. You don’t know—Li Shiming only has this one son and dotes on him greatly. If he finds out Li Feng is in your hands, I can’t imagine what his reaction will be! Haha! Brother, tell me, how did you catch him?”

“Oh… well…” Xie Wendong felt awkward. It was Jiang Sen who had told him this; how could he know how to catch Li Feng? He forced a smile and said, “Well… it’s a long story. I’ll tell you once we get there!”

“Oh, okay!”

As soon as Xie Wendong and Gao Zhen got into the car, the phone rang. It was Jiang Sen, telling Xie Wendong that he was at the Northern Hotel, where the Gao sisters were as well. Xie Wendong told the driver to head straight to the Northern Hotel.

Upon arriving at the hotel, before Xie Wendong could say anything, Jiang Sen pulled him and Gao Zhen into a guest room and explained everything from start to finish. It turned out that when Li Feng picked up Sister Gao Hui Mei and her sister at the entrance of No.1 Middle School, he was accidentally seen by a member of the secret team. Everything seemed normal at first, as Li Feng often came to pick up Gao Hui Yu. Not long after they left, the man suddenly realized something was wrong. Usually, Li Feng arrived in a single sedan, but this time there were two. Although he couldn’t see how many people were in the back car, the shape of the tire tracks indicated it was packed with people. Plus, Li Feng’s sinister smile when Gao Hui Yu got into the car made the man sure this guy had ulterior motives. He quickly hailed a taxi and told the driver to follow the sedan ahead. He then sat in the taxi, took out his phone (provided by Xie Wendong—since the secret team was an intelligence agency, advanced communication was essential, so every member had a phone), and called Jiang Sen to recount what had happened.

Jiang Sen, hearing it was related to Gao Hui Yu, didn’t dare take it lightly. He told the man to keep close to Li Feng and stay in touch by phone at all times. When Li Feng got out of the car at Pafuer, the man immediately informed Jiang Sen. Jiang Sen told him not to alert Li Feng yet and just keep watching from a distance. Then, Jiang Sen sent a few more people there.

When Li Feng and his sister Gao Huiyu entered the private room, the members of the secret team were in the next room, eavesdropping on their conversation. Later, after Li Feng seduced the two women, he went up to the fifth floor. That man followed them, silently sticking a black note on the back of the last woman, then sat in the lobby waiting for reinforcements. What happened next has already been explained, so there’s no need to repeat it. It can be said that the man’s quick wits saved the Gao sisters from disgrace, especially his improvisation in sticking the black note on Li Feng’s back, which bought time for the reinforcements to arrive.

Jiang Sen recounted everything in detail. Xie Wendong and Gao Zhen listened, sweating profusely, especially Xie Wendong, who secretly blamed himself for being too careless and underestimating Li Feng. After hearing the story, Gao Zhen stood up, bowed respectfully to Jiang Sen, and said, “Jiang Sen, thank you so much for your help this time. Otherwise, Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu’s lives would have been ruined by that beast Li Feng. I thank you on their behalf!”

Jiang Sen helped Gao Zhen up and hurriedly said, “To be honest, this is what I should have done. Or rather, it’s what I should have done for Brother Dong. If there’s anyone to thank, it shouldn’t be me, but Brother Dong and that clever man!”

Gao Zhen felt a bit embarrassed. Xie Wendong reasoned, “Old Sen, is that man here? Brother Gao and I really want to thank him!”

Jiang Sen smiled and said, “He’s already gone to do other things. To be honest, the members of the secret team work extremely hard! Training is the most exhausting, their daily tasks are the busiest, and the risks are the greatest!” Jiang Sen thought he could take this opportunity to complain more to Xie Wendong, hoping that he might get a higher salary or better benefits if pleased.

At that moment, the door opened, and Li Shuang and Gao Qiang walked in. Li Shuang shouted, “Old Sen, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that all the other brothers in our gang only know how to enjoy themselves and not work? That’s too much!!” Gao Qiang nodded repeatedly in agreement with Li Shuang’s words.

Jiang Sen’s face changed. Why did these two show up at this moment? He smiled awkwardly and quickly said, “No, I meant everyone works very hard…” Li Shuang interrupted him with a sly smile, “Right, everyone works hard, but only the secret team works the hardest, right?!”

Jiang Sen’s face turned red as he pointed at Li Shuang, unable to speak. Xie Wendong never stopped such joking arguments within the gang, thinking it helped strengthen friendships. Laughing, he said to Li Shuang, “Hmm, Xiao Shuang, it seems you spend a lot of time with Brother Zhang Gao Qiang, so your skill at arguing has improved a lot!” Then he turned to Jiang Sen and said, “If it comes to arguing, you still need to learn from Xiao Shuang!”