30: Enforcement team? Perfect timing, the show's about to begin!
Golden Triangle, Jinmao Tower.
Inside Monkey Three's warehouse, the atmosphere was lively.
"Hahaha! Brother Qiang, Brother Wei, you didn't see the expressions on those idiots' faces!" Monkey Three was bragging to his two partners with great excitement, "A piece of torn photocopy paper, traded for five boxes of braised beef instant noodles! Those bumpkins really thought what I had in my hands was some out-of-print item!"
In front of him sat two men, one tall and one thin.
The tall one was named Wang Qiang, covered in rolls of fat, wearing a big gold chain around his neck; he was a Level 2 Spirit Source User, and his sequence ability was [Brute Force].
The thin one was named Li Wei, with sinister eyes like a poisonous snake; he was also a Level 2 Spirit Source User, and his sequence ability was [Stealth], best at doing petty, underhanded things.
"Alright, Monkey Three, with your little tricks, you can only fool newcomers." Wang Qiang waved his hand impatiently, "Hurry up and divide the noodles, I'm hungry."
"Don't be anxious, Brother Qiang." Monkey Three chuckled, took two boxes from the five boxes of instant noodles he had just obtained, and pushed them over, "According to the old rules, one box for each of you, and the remaining three boxes belong to me. No problem, right?"
Wang Qiang took a look, snorted, and considered it tacitly agreed.
However, that sinister man named Li Wei did not touch the instant noodles in front of him; he always felt something was wrong.
"How was the strength of that group of people just now?" Li Wei suddenly asked.
"Hey, they just looked scary." Monkey Three curled his lips in disdain, "One Level 4 Spirit Source Practitioner leading three Level 3 Spirit Source Users; they probably just leveled up recently, otherwise how could they be so easily fooled by me? Especially that woman, she even forgot her knife in the warehouse; her brain doesn't work well."
Li Wei's brow furrowed even deeper.
A Level 4 Spirit Source Practitioner and three Level 3 Spirit Source Users—such a combination was considered a top-tier team in the Golden Triangle.
Would such people be fools?
The more he thought about it, the more wrong it felt. He stood up and said in a deep voice, "I'm going to check the inventory."
As he spoke, he walked straight to the back of the warehouse, where their most valuable possessions—diesel and medicine—were stored.
"Hey, Brother Wei, what's there to worry about..." Monkey Three hadn't finished his sentence.
"Ah—!!!"
A shrill, distorted scream suddenly came from the depths of the warehouse!
Monkey Three and Wang Qiang's expressions changed, and they immediately rushed over.
The scene before them struck both of them like a lightning bolt.
They saw that the corner where ten barrels of diesel had been stacked was now completely empty!
The shelves next to it, which stored medicine and bottled water, also had huge gaps, as if they had been gnawed on by some monster!
The ammunition boxes filled with bullets in the very back didn't even have a shadow left!
"My diesel! My medicine!" Li Wei, acting like a madman, knelt on the ground, his hands frantically clawing at the empty floor, his voice shrill, "It's gone! It's all gone!"
"Th-this... what is going on?" Wang Qiang was also dumbfounded. He stared at the supplies that had vanished into thin air, his mind completely blank.
The color instantly drained from Monkey Three's face. He staggered back two steps and collapsed onto the floor, muttering, "Impossible... impossible... I kept the door locked the whole time..."
"Fuck your mother, Monkey Three!"
Wang Qiang was the first to react. He grabbed Monkey Three by the collar and hauled him up from the ground, his bloodshot eyes looking as if they wanted to eat someone, "Was it you! Was it you, damn it, stealing from your own post and secretly selling the goods?!"
"N-no! It wasn't me! I didn't!" Monkey Three was terrified to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and his crotch felt warm as he directly peed himself.
"If it wasn't you, then who could it be?!" Li Wei also rushed over, pulled a dagger from his waist, and pressed the cold blade directly against Monkey Three's neck, his voice as sinister as a ghost, "If you don't hand over the goods today, I will slice you into pieces and feed you to the fish!"
Under the threat of death, Monkey Three's brain raced frantically.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration exploded in his mind!
He realized it!
It was that group! It must have been that group!
That young man went back to get the knife; that must be when they made their move! They must have used some special transport tool, or some kind of trick!
"It was them! It was those people from the Blazing Flame Fleet just now!" Monkey Three, having found a lifeline, roared frantically, "They stole our stuff! It must be them!"
Wang Qiang and Li Wei exchanged a look, both seeing skepticism in each other's eyes.
"To prove my innocence! I'm going to the enforcement team to report them right now!" To save his life, Monkey Three scrambled away and rushed out of the warehouse, "They haven't gone far; if we chase them now, we can still catch up!"
...
Golden Triangle, enforcement team stronghold.
A man with eyes as sharp as an eagle listened to Monkey Three's exaggerated tearful complaint, and his brow furrowed slightly.
He was the captain of one of the three enforcement teams in the Golden Triangle, Xu Feng, a Level 4 Spirit Source Practitioner, with the sequence ability [Eagle Eye], known for his keen observation and decisive actions.
"You're saying a team with one Level 4 Spirit Source Practitioner and three Level 3 Spirit Source Users stole the items from your warehouse, and they did it right under your nose, moving it away without anyone knowing?" Xu Feng's voice was cold, devoid of any emotion.
"It's absolutely true, Captain!" Monkey Three knelt on the ground, crying with a face full of snot and tears, "They must have used some special transport tool, or some kind of trick! Please, you must seek justice for us!"
A trick?
A strange look flashed in Xu Feng's eyes.
He pondered for a moment, then finally stood up, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Notify all patrol teams, follow me."
"Pursue!"
...
The blazing flame fishing boat had just sailed five hundred meters out of the Golden Triangle's warning waters, and the survivors on board were still cheering for the newly added supplies.
Suddenly!
"Woo—woo—!"
A piercing siren sound came from all directions!
Zhou Hai's expression changed, and he rushed out of the captain's cabin, only to see over a dozen enforcement team assault boats painted with the Golden Triangle logo, like arrows shot from a bowstring, speeding over from behind, forming a huge encirclement, trapping them tightly in the center!
On the leading assault boat, Xu Feng held a megaphone, and his cold voice echoed across the sea surface.
"Blazing Flame Fleet ahead, listen up! You have been reported for stealing a large amount of supplies from Golden Triangle merchants. Stop the ship immediately and submit to inspection!"
"Repeating once, stop the ship immediately and submit to inspection!"
On the ship, everyone's cheering came to an abrupt halt.
Zhou Hai and Zhao Ze's expressions instantly turned extremely gloomy.
They looked back and happened to see Monkey Three standing on the assault boat behind Xu Feng, pointing at their ship, frantically shouting something.
"Damn it! It's that profiteer!" Zhou Hai roared, killing intent boiling in his eyes.
On the Deck, Lu Sheng watched this formation, his brows slightly raised.
They came quite quickly.
A cold arc curled at the corner of his mouth.
He originally only intended to do a zero-yuan purchase and leave, but he didn't expect the other party to actually deliver themselves to his doorstep.
Now, there's a good show to watch.
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