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Early in the morning, before dawn, Hao Jian was awakened by a phone call.
"Give an explanation!" Hao Jian roared furiously.
"Xiaolu has been kidnapped," ca Moon Goddess Jiang's voice, tinged with a sob, from the other end of the line.
"What?" Hao Jian's expression shifted, then he quickly got out of bed, "When did this happen?"
"Yesterday afternoon," Moon Goddess Jiang's voice was sowhat choked. This woman had always been resolute, but when it ca to her daughter, she couldn't maintain that toughness.
"Why are you only telling now?" Hao Jian said angrily. Moon Goddess Jiang should have told him at the first instance the incident occurred.
"I was worried it would trouble you," Moon Goddess Jiang replied guiltily. She had reservations too, as Hao Jian wanted to lead a normal life, and she didn't want to drag him into this conflict.
If she weren't truly desperate, she really wouldn't want to ask Hao Jian for help.
Hao Jian could understand what Moon Goddess Jiang was feeling, he sighed and said, "Where are you now, I'll co to find you."
"I'm at Dragon Tooth Headquarters."
"Wait for , I'll be there in half an hour." Hao Jian ended the call, but as soon as he turned around, he saw Shu Ya staring straight at him.
Hao Jian then gave a wry smile, "Awake?"
"With you shouting like that, how could I not be?" Shu Ya straightened her hair and asked, "Sothing's wrong?"
"There's so trouble that I need to deal with right now," Hao Jian didn't hide it because he had promised Shu Ya he would never lie to her.
Shu Ya was an understanding woman; she simply nodded, "Then go, but be careful."
Hao Jian smiled and nodded, then walked out the door, but as soon as he opened it, he saw mbers of the Crazy Faction already dressed and waiting at the door.
To this, Hao Jian wasn't surprised at all; those like them had acute hearing. The Crazy Faction probably heard the conversation he just had.
Without a word, they both, understanding each other as usual, headed to Dragon Tooth headquarters.
At the Dragon Tooth headquarters, all the Dragon Tooth mbers had gathered - n, won, old, and young were all present. Yet, their expressions were angry as they surrounded five or six people.
And those five or six were Zhou Yefu and other Divine Tiger mbers.
Seeing this, Hao Jian didn't understand what the Divine Tiger was doing at Dragon Tooth during such a sensitive period.
Moon Goddess Jiang sat amid the crowd, her expression blank as if she had lost her soul, indifferent to the events unfolding around her.
Seeing Hao Jian appear, the Dragon Tooth mbers seed to find their backbone, imdiately making way for him.
"What's going on?" Hao Jian asked, frowning. Since Moon Goddess Jiang was currently not in command, he was forced to step in.
"We wanted to help the boss find Xiaolu, but these bastards wouldn't let us go," a male Dragon Tooth mber said.
"Exactly, one of our Dragon Tooth mbers has died, what right do you have to stop us!" The Dragon Tooth mbers were very angry. They already felt humiliated that one of their own was killed and wanted to save face. But at this ti, Zhou Yefu ca with his n and told them they weren't allowed to go.
"Hmm?" Hao Jian looked at Zhou Yefu, puzzled. What reason did Zhou Yefu have to prevent Moon Goddess Jiang and her team from acting?
Zhou Yefu then gave a wry smile, "As I've already explained very clearly, it's not that I won't let you go, but the higher-ups have issued an order forbidding Dragon Tooth from going out recently, and specifically from being used for personal matters."
"Higher-ups? Why would they do that, don't they know that Moon Goddess Jiang's daughter has been kidnapped?" Hao Jian said gravely. This was unreasonable; such actions by the higher-ups were bound to dishearten Moon Goddess Jiang, right?
Especially since Dragon Tooth had no missions lately - if they weren't being used, why not use them? Imposing restrictions on Moon Goddess Jiang at this ti was clearly an attempt to prevent her from retrieving her daughter.
Hearing this, Zhou Yefu looked at Hao Jian with a strange expression, "You should ask yourself, since the order was issued by soone with the surna Ye!"
Hao Jian's gaze instantly turned cold, and he understood what was happening; it was the Ye Family undermining him, deliberately making things difficult for him.
They knew of his relationship with Moon Goddess Jiang, and now that her daughter was kidnapped, they were interfering to prevent Moon Goddess Jiang from using Dragon Tooth's power, clearly aiming to stop her from finding her daughter.
At that mont, Hao Jian was livid. The other party couldn't retaliate against him directly, so they went after his friend. They must have been well aware of Xiaolu's importance to Moon Goddess Jiang, the importance of a child to her mother—they wanted to ruin Moon Goddess Jiang!
"Do you know who's behind this?" Hao Jian asked Moon Goddess Jiang.
"Your old adversary, the rcenary Alliance," Zhou Yefu said with a cold smirk.
At this news, Hao Jian's expression turned to one of shock. The rcenary Alliance knew he was in Hua City?
"Hao Jian, you really are a disaster magnet, aren't you? Wherever you appear, calamity ensues— it was that way before, and it's the sa now," Zhou Yefu mocked.
"Don't you try to play the saint in front of . If you were a good guy, you wouldn't be here rambling all this nonsense; you'd be out there helping to find people," Hao Jian retorted without mincing words.
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"I must obey the orders of the organization; I have my own duties and cannot abandon my post!" Zhou Yefu said with utmost seriousness.
"Being too rigid and sticking to rules is pedantic. Divine Tiger really isn't what it used to be. When your master was still alive, he managed Divine Tiger with great skill. How co it's not working out with you?" Hao Jian shook his head and smiled with a hint of scorn.
"You're courting death!" Zhou Yefu's subordinates were instantly filled with uncontrollable rage. They couldn't tolerate Hao Jian insulting Zhou Yefu like that.
"Eh, don't bother with him. This guy is all talk and no action," Zhou Yefu stopped his n, preventing them from acting rashly.
"If you can't even outtalk , what can you possibly be capable of?" Hao Jian mocked, and without waiting for Zhou Yefu to respond, he said, "I won't waste any more words with you. I won't disturb the overall strength of Dragon Tooth, I'll just take a few people to help out. What do you think?"
Zhou Yefu smiled and then firmly shook his head in refusal, "That would not be in accordance with the rules."
"If you don't tell and I don't tell, as long as they see the main force still at Dragon Tooth Headquarter, who's to know a few are missing?" Hao Jian grew sowhat angry, Zhou Yefu truly didn't want to help find Moon Goddess Jiang at all.
"It knows." Zhou Yefu pointed at his chest and smiled, "I can't get past my own conscience."
Listening to this, Dragon Tooth's people couldn't help but show anger on their faces. What ti was it, and Zhou Yefu still had the gall to act noble?
Hao Jian also sneered, "Zhou Yefu, Zhou Yefu, I originally thought I was quite the pretender on ordinary days, but compared to you, I'm simply nothing."
Zhou Yefu picked up on the ridicule in Hao Jian's words but remained unfazed and said, "Every word I say is true, whether you believe it or not is up to you."
"If you were really that noble, you wouldn't have let your n co stir up trouble at Dragon Tooth and do nothing about it," Hao Jian scoffed, and with his words, the mbers of Dragon Tooth also showed displeasure in their expressions.
"I can't control that, unfortunately," Zhou Yefu said, still with an indifferent face, appearing totally unconcerned.
"Then what makes you think you can control us?" Hao Jian's countenance changed, his eyes shooting cold lightning as he stared down Zhou Yefu.
Zhou Yefu couldn't help but frown and asked in an unfriendly tone, "What do you an?"
"My aning is very clear. I won't touch the main force; I'll only take a portion of the people out."
"No!" Zhou Yefu said very adamantly, "That is defying military discipline, and it is punishable! What's more, you are no longer a mber of Dragon Tooth; you have no right to command them."
"I think you've got it wrong. I'm just informing you, I'm not seeking your opinion. As for defying military discipline, I couldn't care less. I'll take the bla for this issue. If there's any problem, co straight to ," Hao Jian declared boldly, then turned to the Dragon Tooth mbers, "Anyone who wants to follow , step forward!"
Whoosh!
Everyone took a step forward, their aura formidable and resolve unshakable.
Imdiately after, Hao Jian looked at Zhou Yefu with amusent, "Sorry, though I have no right to command them, they are willing to follow my orders."
"I won't let you wreak havoc!" Zhou Yefu said, his face contorted with anger.
Hao Jian's actions clearly showed that he didn't take him seriously, filling Zhou Yefu with a mix of rage and embarrassnt.
Hao Jian scoffed, the corners of his mouth slightly turning up: "Got the guts, try to stop ?"
"You, co with !" And with that, Hao Jian didn't bother with Zhou Yefu any further. He randomly picked a few people and told them to follow him.
The Dragon Tooth mbers who were chosen were all excited and quickly followed.
Hao Jian then ignored Zhou Yefu and headed straight for the door.
"Stop right there!" Zhou Yefu roared, pouncing like a cheetah going for the kill, utterly irritated by Hao Jian. A Black Tiger Heart Digging move targeted Hao Jian's back.
"Be careful!"
At that mont, the Dragon Tooth mbers couldn't help but cry out in alarm.
"Bang!"
The next instant, Zhou Yefu's hand landed on Hao Jian's leg. In the nick of ti, Hao Jian blocked Zhou Yefu's attack with a Tornado Kick.
"I've said it, I won't let you act recklessly!" Zhou Yefu said, his eyes narrowed as he watched Hao Jian, his voice laden with nace.
"And I've said, have the guts, just try!" Hao Jian smiled nonchalantly and then with an aerial kick, sent Zhou Yefu flying back a distance.
Hao Jian looked toward the mbers of Divine Tiger and Dragon Tooth and sneered, "Don't you always like to compare who's more powerful, the leader of Dragon Tooth or the leader of Divine Tiger? Today, I can tell you responsibly, it's definitely Dragon Tooth!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yefu and the others were furious, this guy was shaless.
On the Dragon Tooth side, however, it was a different story. Everyone there was excited. Was Hao Jian going to take action against Zhou Yefu?
Hao Jian threw off his coat with a whoosh, then gave a wry smile at Zhou Yefu, "In a while, I'll have soone carry you back!"
"Arrogant!" Zhou Yefu's eyes were bursting with vein-popping rage, like a beast driven into a corner, completely furious as he suddenly broke the floor with his feet, lunging furiously at Hao Jian.
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