“Did you really see Xu Fei crash in the scrapyard and end up like this?”
The leader eyed the search team beside him, his gaze filled with doubt.
“Of… of course, Leader! I wouldn’t dare deceive you, and I’m utterly loyal to our family!”
The captain who had been tracking Xu Fei felt both panicked and resentful. Panic from the leader’s skepticism, resentment because he knew every word he spoke was true, yet his own boss didn’t trust him!
Hearing the captain’s explanation, the leader nodded, sinking into thought, and the room gradually fell silent.
At that moment, a strikingly glamorous woman suddenly spoke up.
“Leader, this Xu Fei isn’t someone to underestimate. I don’t think he’d die so easily. At the very least, we should investigate the site again to confirm the information.”
“Last time, I sent a Three Mysterious Moon-level puppet doll to face Xu Fei, and it was completely powerless. We must proceed with caution!”
The woman, Kawashima Yumi, was one of the few skilled experts under Leader Kawashima Yosuke, so her words carried weight.
Kawashima Yumi was a master of puppetry, skilled at combining true qi with various tools to create puppets so lifelike they could pass for real people.
Her puppets varied in strength, from the basic Mysterious Moon level to the advanced Nine Mysterious Moon, with a significant power boost every three levels.
The puppet she sent last time, Kangkang, was at the Three Mysterious Moon level, a solid mid-tier asset.
Kangkang’s secret net-cutting ability was something Yumi had deliberately designed into her humanoid puppets.
In Yumi’s view, even if Kangkang couldn’t gather useful intelligence, retreating unharmed should have been feasible.
But the outcome was beyond her expectations. Not only was Kangkang utterly outmatched by Xu Fei, but even when Yumi used her soul-control technique to possess Kangkang, she still couldn’t defeat him.
Thus, Yumi learned from her failure and began reassessing Xu Fei as a formidable adversary.
Leader Kawashima Yosuke finally finished his deliberations.
“I think Yumi’s right. Better to be cautious. Tomorrow, retrace last night’s pursuit route and investigate thoroughly.”
“If no other evidence turns up, we can declare this enemy eliminated!”
With that, Yosuke swept his sleeve and vanished. Yumi announced the meeting’s end, and the once-packed hall emptied in an instant.
The next morning, Xu Fei rose as usual, prepared breakfast for Bai Feng to eat before school, and then headed out for a stroll after his own meal.
He wasn’t aimlessly wandering but casually made his way to the site where the double completed the mission last night.
Indeed, Xu Fei felt it necessary to check the area first, in case the double had left any overlooked traces in the dark.
If the cautious Kawashima family discovered anything, it would undo all their efforts.
He arrived early, around eight in the morning.
