Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

The following evening, the head of the Loyalty Gang, "Black Tiger" Li Zhaokang, was leisurely drinking Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup and watching the news at his family restaurant.

Despite his fierce nickname, Black Tiger, he actually had a kind and gentle face, resembling a retired elder content with home life.

"——This broadcast reports that according to our Alien reporter's investigation, the Great Song capital, Luojing, remains in a highly dangerous state. The Great Song officials have intensified inspections on major roads in the eight provinces of Luojing. It is rumored that this will lead to a price increase in bulk commodities related to Sky Extreme Star again. Let's take a look at the news footage."

"According to the Federation Alien Body Administration, the life support capsule of the retired two-star Marshal Li Cheng had been unplugged, a result of an application by his family who could not afford the medical maintenance costs of a two-star Marshal. Just recently, the Federation Army officially removed Li Cheng from the reserve marshal's roster. He is the third two-star Marshal to die since Lin Hao took office."

"——The white storm initiated by the Great Song Spy Detection Bureau not only hasn't stopped but has grown more intense, now spreading across the nation of Great Song. It is rumored that all thirty-six Military Governors of Great Song, under pressure from the Spy Detection Bureau, have issued documents fully committed to fighting against our human Alien Walkers. Forty-two provinces have now entered a state of alert."

"This demolishes many experts' claims that Lin Hao's initial actions were just a new official's opening moves. It seems the white terror of the Great Song Dynasty could persist and become normalized—"

"The Federation Alien Body Administration has released the names of Alien Walkers who died today, a total of 43 fellows perished in the Great Song's white storm. Let us observe a moment of silence for them!"

Li Zhaokang was watching the news attentively.

The reason he subscribed to this pay-TV channel, which specializes in news about Sky Extreme Star and provides various intelligence for Alien Walkers, was to expand his business to Sky Extreme Star.

As the leader of the Loyalty Gang, Li Zhaokang's influence and wealth in Ninth Base City had reached its limit.

His family desired to further progress, to really ascend to higher society; setting their sights on Sky Extreme Star was the only way.

For centuries, financial tycoons and families thriving because of Sky Extreme Star were numerous.

They wielded both substantial military power and wealth, which allowed them to gain higher positions within the Federation and be more readily accepted by the Federation's common populace.

Meanwhile, his descendants were discussing on either side.

"Lin Hao is quite impressive. The marshal from the Federation's Star Navy used such great forces; not only did they fail to eliminate him, but they also lost a two-star marshal and many generals."

"I heard that his authority has even increased, the Divine Envoy authorized him to supervise all Outer Heaven Demons searches in the Great Song regions. If local authorities resist or perform poorly, Lin Hao has the power to replace them, even execute first and report later, for ranks below third-rank. For higher ranks, he can temporarily suspend their duties for investigation by the Divine Envoy."

"The new commander of the Spy Detection Bureau is the most severe in 100 years and the most trusted by the Great Song court and the people. It is said that on the day the imperial edict was issued, all Imperial Censors and upright officials celebrated. Fortunately, our family's business is not in Great Song; otherwise, we would be in trouble too."

"Bullshit! The investigations are getting tighter here in Great Wei as well; our Imperial City Department and Spy Detection Bureau don't want to be seen as incompetent—they are also intensifying their scrutiny."

Li Zhaokang shook his head slightly, suspecting that Jin Bolong might be in trouble.

With such a vigorous new commander of the Spy Detection Bureau and the Linghu Family selling out various intelligence about the Jin Family... the losses of the Jin Family were imaginable.

He feared they wouldn't be able to establish themselves in the Great Song down the road.

Just as Li Zhaokang was pondering this, he received a message from his assistant.

After reading it, he frowned deeply and immediately made a call.

"What are you sending me this warning letter from the Linghu Family for? I told you not to bother with them."

"I've rented those properties anyway, at only 70% of the market rent. Why wouldn't I rent them? What can they do to us?"

"Afraid? What is there to be afraid of? An old tiger who's nearly toothless can only swagger around in Great Song on the back of others' might; what's there to worry about?"

"We don't have any business in Great Song, and all our industries are legal. What can Lin Mingde do to me?"

Although Li Zhaokang usually appeared benign and kind, when it came to business matters, he once again became that fierce, domineering Black Tiger who feared nothing.

Then suddenly, he exclaimed in surprise and moved towards the window to look outside.

There were siren sounds outside that grew louder and louder, drawing Li Zhaokang's many children to the windows to peer out.

"Seems like they're heading our way?"

"Damn, which department from the police is this? It looks like they don't want their jobs anymore!"

"I'm calling our lawyer right now!"

"Such a grand assembly! I see over forty armored riot control vehicles; this doesn't seem like an action initiated by a police department."

"The situation is a bit troublesome," he informed the company's PR department, "let them find a way to control public opinion. The President has decided to dissolve the government, the elections are imminent, and we must not affect father's election prospects."

Indeed, they were being targeted. Shortly thereafter, nearly 200 armored riot-control vehicles, along with a large number of military armored vehicles and fire support vehicles, completely surrounded the Li Estate, leaving no way out.

Li Zhaokang's expression grew grave.

During this period, he had received successive news.

Their Loyalty Gang's 32 venues, 5 drug dens, and warehouses had been raided by agents from the Security Bureau in collaboration with the Armed Police Force.

This time, the Federation Security Bureau had completely excluded the police department, so all parties had not received any prior information.

What concerned Li Zhaokang even more was that the person who initiated this massive operation was the 'Thunder Admiral.'

The same 'Thunder' who had recently plotted the assassination of the Federation's top illusionist 'Ling Huan,' also bringing about the demise of King Han Sen.

This individual not only had a profound background but also had an extraordinary foundation within the government.

Merely Ling Huan's death had already made countless people within the Federation government grateful.

In the past, Ling Huan had harmed countless people, whose friends and relatives all harbored extreme hatred and resentment toward him!

And over the past few centuries, Ling Huan's targets mostly included high-ranking military and political figures.

Although these people did not show it afterward, they would certainly take care of and favor anything related to Thunder.

Just like previously, when Zhou Yunfei assigned 'Thunder' to be in charge of the Special Service Center, the entire appointment process encountered no obstacles, and no level of the council raised any objections.

It was said that Thunder Admiral's budget and personnel transfer requests within the Security Bureau were also very smooth.

In addition, people like Zhou Yunfei, Huo Bangguo, the Second General, and Xu Mengran from East Asia, had immense trust in him!

Li Zhaokang was secretly alarmed.

Was Thunder Admiral surrounding his residence because he had some evidence against him?

That was unlikely, as Li Zhaokang had not been directly involved in any underground illegal business for over 50 years.

He had long since switched to a model of taking profits behind the scenes, leveraging his political resources, and the power of his military forces to take a cut directly from the various branches of the Loyalty Gang, acting as their protector.

As for things from over 50 years ago, firstly, too much time had passed and he had mostly laundered that history away, and secondly, most of them had already passed the statute of limitations for judicial prosecution.

As Li Zhaokang was deep in thought, his butler approached him from behind.

"Sir, Zhang Long is currently at the front door," the butler reported, "he has presented a search warrant, suspecting that our villa is hiding a large amount of drugs and wishes to conduct a search."

"Zhang Long?" Li Zhaokang squinted, "Then has Thunder Admiral arrived yet?"

The butler shook his head slightly, "I haven't seen him, but I just saw Zhang Long saluting toward an armored command vehicle and asking for instructions into the vehicle."

Li Zhaokang sneered inwardly, so Thunder must indeed be on-site personally. He folded his arms behind his back, "Then let them search; there's nothing here. However, it's best you delay them as much as possible. I have already notified my team of lawyers, and they are on their way."

Besides, he had also used some political connections to help him maneuver and exert pressure on the Federation Security Bureau. But he didn't need to mention these things to the butler.

The butler nodded in agreement, but as he turned to walk out of the villa once again, he paused slightly.

He saw several core members of the Loyalty Gang acting strangely; their facial muscles twitched slightly, veins bulged on their necks, and their eyes were ferociously manic, reminding the butler of rabid dogs.

The butler looked concerned, as these few appeared to show symptoms of an imminent outbreak of Armament Syndrome.

It was curious because among those selected to guard the villa, many core members indeed had overloaded implants to seek greater combat power.

But their symptoms of Armament Syndrome were very mild, as after all, they were in the vicinity of a deputy speaker of Zone D Council and needed to maintain their image and social impact, so they were chosen very carefully.

Why did these people suddenly show signs of a massive outbreak of Armament Syndrome?

The butler's face turned pale, his instincts telling him something was amiss.

He was just about to send a message to warn Li Zhaokang when he heard intense gunfire erupting from the gateway!