137: Chapter 137 Lin Yuan's rescue wasn't about kindness, it was all about asset restructuring.

Lin Yuan looked at Grandmaster Ling Suzhen, who was kneeling on one knee in the sewage, and rubbed the crease of his trousers with his fingers.

"You can't even stand steadily right now, so on what grounds do you want to negotiate cooperation with me?"

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen gritted her teeth, and bloody water dripped into the gutter along the hem of her purple-black qipao.

"The real trump card on the cruise ship is not Chiba Sakura at all."

She raised her head, and her usual arrogance had completely turned into coldness.

"It's the 'Elder' of the Ninja Guild."

"We can settle personal grudges later. The Japanese must die first."

Lin Yuan took out a cigarette and lit it; the flame illuminated his face.

Seeing that Lin Yuan didn't speak, Grandmaster Ling Suzhen continued.

"The Elder is no ordinary old man."

"He is the strongest Jonin of all generations, a monster who survived after being sealed into the Guild's secret chamber by dark arts." Grandmaster Ling Suzhen gasped for breath.

"He usually never leaves the homeland. Crossing the sea this time means that things over there in Japan have completely rotted through."

Qin Yumo sheathed her twin blades and stood behind Lin Yuan to his side.

Hearing the words "strongest," the fighting spirit in her eyes burned uncontrollably.

"Don't try it."

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen glanced at Qin Yumo. "Even in my prime, I was no match for him."

"You have indeed improved quickly, but in a head-on confrontation, you won't last more than three minutes."

"When I was young, I once saw him pierce through three grandmasters with a single finger from thirty meters away."

"That's not a human; it's a living weapon fed by ninjutsu and corpse poison."

Qin Yumo raised an eyebrow and was about to step forward when Lin Yuan raised his hand and pressed it on her shoulder.

"Back in the Northern Territory, if it weren't for the concern that those few useless elders would jump over the wall in desperation, their Ninja Guild leader would have already died."

Lin Yuan exhaled a puff of white smoke.

Half-human, half-evil creature.

This was getting interesting.

In his past life, the landing point for these Japanese was Shanghai, so he really didn't know about this.

"I can cooperate with you."

"I can even let you live in Cloud Top Palace."

Lin Yuan looked at Grandmaster Ling Suzhen. "But here, you are not a guest."

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen's expression changed several times.

But in the end, she did not refute.

"As long as we kill the Japanese, I accept it. If you can drive them away, I owe you a favor."

Lin Yuan knew that Grandmaster Ling Suzhen's loyalty to national interests was real.

Her hatred for the Japanese was also real.

On this point, the Grandmaster Ling Suzhen of his past life had already proven it many times with her actions.

On the other side, the female prisoners sat in the sewage, trembling all over.

They had not yet recovered from the fear of just a moment ago.

Tang Qiqi unzipped her Pikachu backpack and grabbed a handful of colorful fruit candies.

She walked up to the few women who were crying from fear and stuffed two into each of their hands.

"It's my birthday today, this is a birthday benefit."

After saying that, she clapped her hands.

The female prisoners stared at the candy wrappers in their hands, stunned.

In Sister Long's prison, although they could barely survive, supplies were scarce, and luxuries like candy had long become things of dreams.

Several people clutched the candy tightly.

Just then, the entrance to the sewage channel was smashed open, and bricks and stones flew everywhere.

Sister Long, carrying an engineering shovel, led a dozen mud-covered female prisoners and rushed in.

She had thought this would be a one-sided massacre and was prepared to risk her life to carve a bloody path to save people.

But the scene before her made her stop.

Seven ninja corpses were laid out on the ground.

The sisters who had been taken away were staring blankly at the candy in their hands.

Sister Long's gaze swept over the corpses and finally fixed on Lin Yuan, who was wearing a black trench coat.

"Who are you?"

Lin Yuan didn't even look at her directly. "Birthday girl. Show her clearly."

Tang Qiqi immediately took out a tablet from her backpack as if asking for credit and handed it to Sister Long.

The screen lit up.

Liu Qing had remotely projected the complete surveillance footage of the infiltration of the abandoned prison.

The ninjas climbed over the outer wall without a sound.

The sentries were having their throats slit without any reaction.

Sister Long gritted her teeth.

That dead old sister had complained to her at dinner that she wanted to follow her out to search for supplies.

From beginning to end, the prison's so-called defense line was as ridiculous as paper.

More than twenty people were dragged away like livestock.

Sister Long stared at the screen, her face turning from defiance to iron-blue.

The knuckles of her hand holding the engineering shovel protruded.

"High walls, iron gates."

"Sounds very tough. But there are more than 70% blind spots in surveillance, and the walls are in disrepair."

"Most importantly, your food can only last for three more days at most."

Lin Yuan threw the cigarette butt into the water.

"I can give you a chance, pledge loyalty to me."

Sister Long gritted her teeth.

"Thank you very much!"

"I will take my sisters to find food!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the young female prisoner who had been rescued nearby cried and said, "I don't want to be dragged away again."

An older woman suddenly knelt down: "Sister Long, we are not betraying you, we just want to live."

With someone taking the lead, the remaining dozen women knelt down one after another.

The sewage channel was filled with people kneeling.

They had seen the battle between Qin Yumo and Chiba Sakura.

They saw Lin Yuan kill two Chunin with a casual move.

They knew that following Lin Yuan was safer.

Sister Long froze in place.

She looked at this group of sisters who had gone through life and death, hunger and cold with her.

Scold them for having no backbone?

She couldn't open her mouth.

"Those who can fight, join the combat squad. Those who can work, join logistics. The wounded will be treated first, and the elderly and children will be given the minimum ration quota."

Lin Yuan stated the terms.

Sister Long took a deep breath.

She pulled out her engineering shovel and plunged it hard into the ground.

"Fine."

Sister Long stared at Lin Yuan, saying word by word, "But if anyone dares to bully these sisters of mine, I will twist their head off."

...

After Grandmaster Ling Suzhen was lifted into the back seat of the car.

Su Muxue remotely guided Qin Yumo to perform temporary suturing and hemostasis on her using a first-aid kit via an earpiece.

Grandmaster Ling Suzhen leaned on the leather seat, her expression extremely complex.

Two months ago, she was still a high-and-mighty grandmaster.

She could pin Qin Yumo to the ground and beat her.

Now, she had to rely on Qin Yumo's treatment to survive.

This extreme contrast made her chest feel stifled.

"Don't move, the wound will split. If you die now, Master will have one less source of information."

The convoy prepared to set off.

While counting the people, Lin Yuan unexpectedly discovered that there was a C-level healing Esper hidden among the female prisoners.

Although her appearance was ordinary and did not meet the system's binding standards, Lin Yuan immediately marked her location in his mind—the serum production line.

With her cooperating with Xia Qingqiu, the serum production capacity could be doubled.

The black george patton led the way, followed by a long line of female prisoners, heading towards Cloud Top Palace in a grand manner.

The morning mist had not yet dispersed.

The survivors on the outer ring of Tiangong No. 1 were all lying on the explosion-proof wall to watch.

Seeing nearly fifty women holding iron pipes and filled with murderous intent marching in formation, the shantytown exploded.

"Holy crap, is that Sister Long from the northern prison?"

"Boss Lin went out for a trip and brought back the entire female prisoner camp?"

Some male survivors on the outer ring stared at the female prisoners and whistled.

Sister Long was about to make a move.

Captain Han Xue shot and shattered the concrete next to that person's feet.

Su Xiaonuan announced coldly: "The newcomers are also Boss Lin's assets. Anyone who dares to reach out, will have their hands chopped off."

...

Outside the first-floor lobby.

Su Xiaonuan held a tablet and quickly registered the list of female prisoners.

"Pick ten core personnel to stay in Villa No. 10 and Villa No. 11 temporarily. The rest will be assigned to the outer dormitories."

Sister Long led her subordinates into the villa area.

Seeing the 24-hour hot water and clean beds.

She curled her lips and cursed "too sissy," but her eyes couldn't move away at all.

The few women she brought were even more directly throwing themselves onto the soft beds with red eyes.

Material transport was underway.

Lu Yan, with Tank and Fat Dragon, was responsible for distributing the scrap metal handed over by the female prisoner camp.

After taking a shower, Sister Long leaned against the door frame of Villa No. 10, chewing on an unlit cigarette.

Her gaze was fixed on Tank, who was carrying a gasoline drum.

That look was not fierce, but a kind of indescribable heat.

Even Fat Dragon could tell, whispering: "This big sister wouldn't have taken a fancy to our Brother Tank, would she?"

Lin Yuan stood on the second-floor balcony and also noticed this scene.

Lu Yan suddenly lowered his voice and spoke on the communication channel.

"The two of them were a couple in their early years."

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"The reason for the breakup was that they would fight as soon as they met, and neither would submit to the other."

"Tank gave all the money he earned to me to treat Xixi."

Lu Yan's voice revealed helplessness. "Later, in a fit of anger, Sister Long participated in a blind date arranged by her family."

"The man had a dirty mouth, she couldn't control her strength, and accidentally beat the man to death. That's how she ended up in prison."

Just as Lin Yuan wanted to say something, Su Muxue's extremely serious voice suddenly cut into the earpiece.

"Lin Yuan, the vital sign detector is reacting."

Su Muxue paused for a second, her voice tightening.

"The energy fluctuation in that Sister Long... is A-level."