"Sister Zhang, the situation in Zhonghai is uncertain now. Should I take people to find the bases of Hongmen and the Green Gang tonight?"

Within the Zhonghai City South Heavenly Gate headquarters, Hua Tiandu, Shao Huo, and Cang Cun have also realized the crisis of South Heavenly Gate. The Yanjing side is heavily besieged, while the Zhonghai side is under enormous pressure. Hongmen and the Green Gang, two major super mafias, have exploited their proximity to Zhonghai from Jiangzhou. Overnight, they’ve infiltrated the four regions of Zhonghai.

This makes everyone feel inexplicably uneasy. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

At this moment, for Zhang Mengjie, this bombshell news undoubtedly leaves her unable to control the situation as a woman. And Lin Zifeng is absent from both Yanjing and Zhonghai.

The highest authority of Zhonghai South Heavenly Gate naturally fell to her. She fears that even a small mistake on her part could lead the entire South Heavenly Gate into an unrecoverable disaster!

"Sister Zhang, we can’t hesitate now! Brother Lin is absent from both Zhonghai and Yanjing. Zhonghai is in great chaos. If we don’t take the advantage tonight, we might lose all advantages!"

Hua Tiandu said loudly. He and Cang Cun stayed in Zhonghai, fearful that Zhonghai might be swallowed by certain forces.

"Indeed! Sister Zhang, we have no choice now. If we don’t make the most direct and effective choice, South Heavenly Gate might really cease to exist!" Cang Cun’s view aligned with Hua Tiandu’s. The crisis of South Heavenly Gate is right before us. If South Heavenly Gate doesn’t adopt the most effective method, it will surely perish!

Once Zhonghai’s South Heavenly Gate falls, how long can the Yanjing side of South Heavenly Gate hold?

Zhang Mengjie, with her legs crossed, sat on the chair and gently lit a cigarette, taking slow drags. But... the more she smoked, the heavier her heart felt, making it harder to make a decision. Several hours ago, a message from Black Hawk at Yanjing’s South Heavenly Gate already informed her of Yanjing’s plight. The Heavenly Punishment Alliance’s forces have extended to their South Heavenly Gate.

At this time, both Zhonghai and Yanjing’s forces are completely trapped.

"Since there’s no choice left, we can only do this now. Alright, you two will be in charge tonight. Also, Shao Huo, notify the news. I want the ten thousand brothers of Zhonghai South Heavenly Gate to overturn Zhonghai and locate the Hongmen and Green Gang members!!"

"Yes!!!"

The three felt like they signed their death warrant. At present, South Heavenly Gate faces a great catastrophe. The source of this turmoil is Hai Zhilan of the Hai Family. Had he not disseminated the news about Lin Zifeng acquiring the Holy Weapons, and had he not united the three major Families to reveal the Blazing Angel’s information, South Heavenly Gate wouldn’t be in such a colossal crisis!

......

Meanwhile, as Black Hawk and Bu Chen rushed to the Hai Family, the Hai Family residence appeared calm, and Shuobude was nowhere to be seen.

Hai Zhilan himself came out to meet them.

"What exactly has happened? Brother Black Hawk, why have you brought such a large contingent to our Hai Family residence?" Hai Zhilan maintained a bewildered demeanor, not panicking for having hidden Shuobude.

At this moment, Jia Zhenjing, Nangong Shui, and the old man had all arrived. Without a word, Jia Zhenjing stepped forward and landed a loud slap on Hai Zhilan’s face.

This slap left Hai Zhilan bewildered, completely clueless, and unaware why he was hit.

"Do you know why I slapped you?"

Jia Zhenjing stepped forward, grabbing Hai Zhilan by the neck of his shirt, while instructing Black Hawk and the others to quickly begin a search operation.

"I-I don’t know! Did I do something wrong?" Hai Zhilan, with blood at the corner of his mouth and a panicked and fearful look, showed no trace of trickery on his face or in his eyes.

"You don’t know, right?" Jia Zhenjing was stunned. He didn’t expect this normally timid man to remain calm under such pressure in front of him today. This made Jia Zhenjing very puzzled. Could the disappearance of Shuobude really be unrelated to him? Or perhaps it was caused by the Execution Alliance?

"What’s going on? His eyes are clear and bright, without any blemishes. Could it be, I’m mistaken? Shuobude didn’t come to the Hai Family?"

He started to hesitate. Given that Hai Zhilan was someone Lin Zifeng valued, if a misunderstanding led to harm, the consequences would be hard to endure later.

"Jia... Brother Jia, I really don’t know what you’re talking about!"

Hai Zhilan tried hard to stay calm. If he showed any flaw, he would undoubtedly be killed by the formidable Blazing Angel before him. In the face of life and death, his potential exploded, trying to forget everything that happened tonight.

Soon, Black Hawk and others, along with Hidden Kill and Ming Zhan members, arrived before Jia Zhenjing, all looking dejected, seemingly yielding no results.

"Alright, kid, tonight was just a misunderstanding. Sorry about that." Jia Zhenjing shook his head helplessly, helping the bewildered Hai Zhilan up.

The others were also at a loss, pretending to be indifferent, but secretly wiping cold sweat from their foreheads.

"Brother Black Hawk, what exactly happened? Did our Hai Family do something wrong?"

"Hai Zhilan, just pretend tonight didn’t happen. If you want to live longer, forget everything that happened tonight."

Bu Chen stepped forward, patting Hai Zhilan heavily on the shoulder. Under Jia Zhenjing’s gaze, everyone left the Hai Family residence in a hurry...

When everyone had left, cold sweat trickled down Hai Zhilan’s forehead. It was quite dangerous earlier. If he hadn’t been careful, he might have died at the hands of those assassins!

......

"Why did we leave the Hai Family residence so quickly without interrogating Hai Zhilan?" Huo Zhengfeng was still uneasy, believing Shuobude might be at the Hai Family residence. If he had interrogated Hai Zhilan earlier, they might have found the answers they needed.

But Jia Zhenjing instructed them to leave, leaving everyone puzzled.

"Yes, old Jia, we only searched briefly earlier and didn’t interrogate Hai Zhilan. Wasn’t it too hasty?"

Nangong Shui also questioned Jia Zhenjing’s actions.

"Are you all questioning me now? If we had captured the Hai Family kid earlier and beaten him to death, do you think he would really reveal the truth?"

"..."

Everyone exchanged confused looks, unsure of the meaning behind his words.

"If Shuobude was really captured by this Hai Zhilan, do you think my intense interrogation earlier would have made him talk? Shuobude is his only survival card. With this kid’s cleverness, would he tell us anything?"

"Then why didn’t we try earlier?" Nangong Shui asked.

"Try? Humph! I fear failing to extract anything, Shuobude would be dead. Okay, you tell me, if I had interrogated him intensely earlier and he still didn’t confess, should we have killed him or tortured him? If we still couldn’t get any answers, wouldn’t he retaliate against someone for the grievances and humiliation he suffered?" Jia Zhenjing analyzed, "So, it’s not time to force him yet. I don’t think he’d dare harm Shuobude. If Shuobude dies, so will Hai Zhilan!"

"So, Shuobude is fine now?" Huo Zhengfeng was still worried. Despite Jia Zhenjing’s comforting words, who knows if Shuobude is really missing from the Hai Family or captured by the Heavenly Punishment Alliance?