Otherworldly Affairs Office

"There are quite a few people, nineteen of them! Five more than the intelligence indicated!" Jiumu stared at the screen, brushing his hair as he spoke. In this sultry weather, his long hair was damp with humidity, making him uncomfortable, so he simply tied it into a ponytail with an elastic band.

"Everyone, prepare for battle. Once the fight starts, make sure to pull all the opponents into Jiezhi Space. Jiang Feiyang, Peng Lang, Qi Weidong, Xue Buli, get ready to block them from the outside. If any opponents are not immediately pulled into the Jiezhi Space, you are responsible for capturing them. If they resist, eliminate them on the spot without needing approval."

"Yes!"

In the depths of the dense forest, Liu Ling, walking at the back, stared at Han Lihu in the middle of the group, who had a sullen face. Worries had been haunting him since the beginning of this escape journey.

Since he was taken into the organization by Han Lihu, he had always been by his side as a subordinate. Generally speaking, Han Lihu had a bit of a big brother demeanor and took care of his subordinates. Shortly after Liu Ling joined the organization, he was living a life of debauchery with a generous monthly salary. However, he never thought that there was no free lunch in the world, and these things would be exchanged for his life in the future.

As Liu Ling gradually adapted to this kind of life, Han Lihu started gradually involving him in the organization's criminal activities. Although he was mentally prepared, when he saw that he was doing drug smuggling, it was too late for him to back down as he was already deeply mired.

Luckily for him, the entire drug trafficking process was successful many times across the border thanks to the involvement of those with supernatural abilities. In the first half year of his transport missions, every mission assigned by Han Lihu was completed with virtually no danger.

Just when Liu Ling thought his life would continue smoothly, for some reason, Han Lihu abruptly changed the previous strategy of smuggling in smaller quantities using supernatural abilities to forcibly trafficking large shipments across the border.

Since then, he vaguely felt something was wrong. True to his intuition, such operations were successful only a couple of times before the police started targeting them. Although over two months had passed since that intense firefight, the grim scene was still vivid in his mind.

Against their suddenly exhibited supernatural abilities, the armed border guards had virtually no power to resist. To this day, he remembers when the battle ended, some members of the team mocked the surviving but incapacitated armed guards and finally tortured them to death. Once the beast in his heart was unleashed and tasted blood, it wanted more. That battle saw them kill twenty-three people. Afterward, Han Lihu forced him to personally kill a border guard, and he had since been a murderer too.

After that day, he hadn't slept well even once, waking up with nightmares every night! Shortly after that incident, Han Lihu gathered everyone up again, saying he planned to execute a big plan. Once successful, he would sit at the top of the organization, and everyone following him would live well off. If he ate, he wouldn't let his subordinates starve.

To this day, Liu Ling still doesn't understand what this big plan was. All he knew was that he was in charge of perimeter security that night when there was an important meeting on Nine Immortals Island. He also knew many brothers went upstairs but never came down.

Three days later, when Han Lihu appeared before them again with those people, seeing the exhausted, silent leader, everyone smart enough knew the so-called big event had failed. Later, some brothers who went up said they were knocked down immediately upon entering, and when they woke up, they were controlled, and Brother Han and his close aides were nowhere to be seen. Based on these fragmented pieces of information, everyone could vaguely infer that Han Lihu's attempt to seize power had failed.

As the saying goes, a wall falls and everyone pushes. Perhaps because Han Lihu lost his position in the organization, their subsequent days became increasingly difficult. First, the nightclub on Nine Immortals Island was targeted by the police, followed by the discovery of secret dealings of forbidden drugs. Han Lihu was subsequently listed as a key suspect and became a wanted fugitive online.

The night of the raid, those brothers stationed at the nightclub were not about to be captured by the police without a fight. However, mixed within the police were those with supernatural abilities. According to surviving brothers, the opponent's moves were ruthless and proficient, some even killed on the spot without being pulled into Jiezhi Space. Liu Ling broke out in a cold sweat hearing these descriptions, only then realizing the existence of a national investigation team.

Recently, under Han Lihu's leadership, Liu Ling and the others had been hiding, not daring to show up in busy areas, initially hiding in the suburbs. Later, hearing that the suburbs were no longer safe, they moved to the countryside overnight. Finally, under Han Lihu's lead, they hid in a remote village, where even birds wouldn't shit, and food and water were a problem, with unstable electricity supply. It was a drastic shift from a life of extravagance to being chased like rats, and everyone felt like they had fallen from Paradise straight into Hell.

Amidst everyone's complaints about the current living conditions and the resulting unrest, Han Lihu decisively killed two subordinates who were planning to escape. He then told everyone that he had contacted drug lords abroad through the organization, and in a couple of days, they would depart to live a carefree life abroad with money.

Although some were reluctant to leave their homeland and become fugitives, first, they feared the current domestic situation, and second, they feared Han Lihu's power. Thus, no one dared voice opposition. After an anxious wait of more than a week, tonight, under the cover of darkness, Han Lihu finally led them by car to the border, slipping into the dense forest.

Reflecting on all past events, Liu Ling was now filled with regret, but the blisters under his feet were of his own making. Now, he could only grit his teeth and continue, hoping this border crossing would be smooth. Once abroad, he wished to find an opportunity to escape Han Lihu's control, believing that with his abilities, he wouldn't starve, no matter what he did!

Thinking of this, Liu Ling suddenly felt an itch on his neck. Annoyed, he slapped it and spat out a curse upon seeing the dead mosquito in his hand, when suddenly a loud shout rang from the front of the group: "It's an ambush!"

This shout startled Liu Ling, sending a jolt through him. Everyone in the group became tense, their nerves on edge as they glanced around the dark surroundings. Suddenly, floodlights were turned on, and Liu Ling's eyes were momentarily blinded. When he adjusted to the light and saw the vague shadows of people among the trees, he almost cried out in fear. The shadows were of nearly a hundred people! The state had deployed a massive force to apprehend them!

Just as he was dazed, a deafening amplified voice from a loudspeaker pierced the silent night and lingered long in the forest!

"Han Lihu! Your good days are over!"