Starforce Warriors-Chapter 319: Everything Going Smoothly?

"Remember, don’t get too deeply involved," Li Zhoumin emphasized one last time after giving him the phone number. "It’s been smooth sailing for you in Liuhe Base City, which might make you overconfident. But there are realms in this world that must never be touched."

"Thank you, Teacher. I understand," Li Xiaofei replied, deeply grateful.

Li Zhoumin truly cared for him to offer such heartfelt advice and look out for his best interests. After hanging up, Li Xiaofei wasted no time and immediately dialed the unfamiliar number.

After a round of negotiations, the person on the other end gave him a price of 50 million star coins to arrange a meeting with Ye Liuying, who was currently in custody. It was an astronomical amount, but Li Xiaofei agreed without hesitation. He promptly transferred 25 million as a deposit to the account provided by the contact.

"Wait for my message." The other person said before hanging up.

***

A faint smile appeared on Lei Yinuo’s face. He stood up and walked to the detectives’ office.

Knock knock.

After knocking, he pushed the door open and entered.

"I’ve received the money," Lei Yinuo reported. Inside, Edward and Clove were in the middle of a discussion.

"Explain in detail," Clove said.

Lei Yinuo grinned as he began, "The plan is going just as we predicted. Yu Youyu indeed sought help from Li Xiaofei, and as expected, Li Xiaofei is highly concerned about Ye Liuying. He immediately went to the military base to verify the news. Mai Zixiong has already released the false information about Ding Longao's arrest per our request. Li Xiaofei, unsurprisingly, reached out to Li Zhoumin for help and was directed to me."

Edward chuckled. "This Li Xiaofei, throwing around 50 million star coins for a woman. Only a fool would think there’s nothing between them."

50 million star coins was no small fortune.

The always sharp Lei Yinuo quickly said, "Thanks to both of your brilliant plans, this is an unexpected windfall. I’ll split 20 million each for the two of you, and I’ll take 10 million."

"Oh, how generous," Edward replied coolly.

Lei Yinuo insisted, "It’s settled. I’ll use the safest channels to transfer the funds to your designated accounts. Now, about Li Xiaofei meeting Ye Liuying... how should we arrange it?"

Edward thought for a moment and said, "Let him meet her in the cell. Li Xiaofei is probably frightened, and he’s likely to slip up. Let’s see what they say when they meet. Keep the pressure on him. After the meeting, we’ll interrogate him as well."

"Understood. I’ll make the arrangements," Lei Yinuo said as he turned and left the office.

"You seem to trust Lei Yinuo quite a bit." Clove spoke for the first time. "Don’t forget, our mentor warned us never to get too close to the people of Great Xia, nor to become friends with them."

Edward laughed heartily. "Friends? He’s nothing more than a dog I keep around to do the dirty work for us. Clove, you’re being too serious. As agents of the Realm of Traces, we mustn’t be too rigid. We also need to think about our own future while serving the Supreme Sacred Council. Twenty million star coins may not be much, but it’s enough for two rounds of cultivation resources. If we want to advance further, both merit and resources are indispensable."

Clove replied, "Haven’t I always cooperated with you? But remember, money is one thing, but Ye Liuying and Li Xiaofei must die. They’re both on the extermination list."

"First we bleed them, then we kill them," Edward’s eyes gleamed with greed. "Especially Ye Liuying, she’s a rare beauty, still a virgin, and possibly a bloodline bearer. If we smuggle her out and send her to Europe, many powerful people in underground temples would pay a fortune for her. She could fetch an astronomical price."

"Are you insane?" Clove exclaimed. "Ye Liuying is a martial genius under the special protection of Great Xia. We’ve finally got something on her; killing her while we have the chance is enough. Don’t complicate things further."

Edward sighed dramatically, shaking his head. "What a pity, what a pity."

***

That night, a black SUV with no license plates stopped at the entrance of the slums and Li Xiaofei got in. He put on a specially designed helmet that blocked his senses as the black SUV drove through winding routes.

Half an hour later, they arrived at a secret base. Still wearing the helmet, Li Xiaofei was led into an elevator by his escort. Five minutes later, the helmet was removed.

Li Xiaofei squinted, adjusting to the light. He found himself in an underground passageway. The walls had white tube lights and the ever-present insignia of the Realm of Traces. Other than that, there were no particularly distinctive markings.

After passing through six heavy powered doors, he arrived at what appeared to be a transit hall. The walls were made of impenetrable super-alloy. He was escorted down a corridor by a squad clad in power armor. The corridor stretched fifty meters and was covered in laser defense grids. The security was tight and intimidating.

At the end of the corridor stood a solitary white cell, a bed, a desk and a chair. Ye Liuying, dressed in her military uniform, sat quietly behind the desk, reading a book.

Her expression was serene. It was almost like she was on vacation. The scene took Li Xiaofei by surprise. But he also felt a sense of relief.

He walked to the cell door.

Beep.

The door automatically opened and Li Xiaofei stepped inside.

When Ye Liuying saw him enter, she glanced up and said calmly, "What are you doing here?"

Li Xiaofei didn’t respond immediately. He scanned the walls and ceiling of the room.

"Aside from the bathroom, this whole place is under surveillance," Ye Liuying remarked.

Li Xiaofei’s eyes shifted to the bathroom. It was a tiny compartment, and just big enough for one person to sit. A surveillance blind spot.

"They didn’t seal your energy?" Li Xiaofei asked, sensing that the Goddess’ aura wasn’t weak.

"Perhaps they’re hoping I’ll try to escape," Ye Liuying replied indifferently.

"What reason did they give for capturing you?" Li Xiaofei asked.

"They discovered a Golden Body Realm aura with a 90% similarity to mine in the ruins of the Eye of the Northwest ," Ye Liuying answered calmly.

"That's it?" Li Xiaofei asked.

"For the Realm of Traces, this evidence is more than enough," Ye Liuying replied calmly.

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Li Xiaofei frowned. In order to kill the Golden Body Realm expert from the Jiepeng faction, Ye Liuying had to go all out. As expected, it had left traces. When he looked closely, he noticed that Ye Liuying’s complexion was unnaturally pale. There was also a faint trace of exhaustion deep in her eyes.

"They tortured you?" Li Xiaofei asked as a flicker of anger passed through his expression.

Ye Liuying looked up at him, her voice still calm. "Are you surprised? I’m not here on vacation. Right now, I’m a prisoner, and the Realm of Traces has the authority to use any method of interrogation."

The Realm of Traces often employed torture techniques that didn’t affect the physical body. Physical pain meant little to a Golden Body Realm warrior. Many of their tortures were designed to attack the mind and spirit.

The Inquisition referred to these mental tortures as trials. They claimed that only those truly loyal to the Star Council and humanity would pass these trials. Those who broke, died, or failed were labeled absolute heretics and executed without mercy.

"I will get you out," Li Xiaofei said firmly, his voice full of determination.