Chapter 1444: Losing Both Men and Money
The six people who infiltrated the auction house did not escape; surrounded by Zhang Lu and others, they were all killed.
Each of the six was a tough character, not a single one was ordinary. Zhang Lu and the others expended considerable effort and cost to capture them; the process was far from easy.
Fortunately, all six fell into the net.
During the battle, the six exhausted all their cunning, each revealing murderous intent with devious moves.
Fortunately, Zhang Lu and the others were by no means simple, being the last and strongest line of defense at the auction house. Otherwise, even if it was Qin Yi leading the fourth layer defense Longyin Team, they might not have been able to take down the six.
The capture process of the six came one after another, and none of them were willing to surrender, erupting in a desperate fight.
They also realized the formidable strength of Zhang Lu and others; otherwise, escaping a few would be no problem at all.
What they couldn’t figure out until death was how the defensive strength of the auction house was so impenetrable and overwhelmingly strong.
Zhang Lu and others initially intended to capture them alive. Still, after encountering difficulty, they resorted to lethal measures, revealing that the six’s mouths were tightly sealed; thus, they didn’t bother with the effort, eliminating the threat became the sole purpose.
"Finally resolved these threats." Zhang Lu sighed in relief and said with a smile, "If we hadn’t personally intervened, these troublesome ones wouldn’t have been resolved, causing endless trouble."
"These six enemies were overall just slightly weaker than us. If it hadn’t been for Zhang Lu, Shen Tingting, and Qian Weiguo’s strength surpassing the enemies slightly, killing the enemies and assisting us, it would have been exceedingly difficult to eliminate them." Yang Shu spoke this way; in terms of combat power, Zhang Lu’s trio was stronger than she, Gao Qiang, and Zhang Kui’s trio, thus they could crush three easily. It’s not an exaggeration to say Yang Shu and others were evenly matched in strength with the six women.
"Indeed, the strength of these enemies is not inferior to the already deceased Asai." Zhang Lu said: "They are also fearlessly brave existences; their threat is naturally not to be underestimated. If we hadn’t prepared enough, they would indeed have escaped."
"We’ve resolved matters here; as for Namie, with the instructor there, there shouldn’t be any problems." Yang Shu said coldly, "I believe, under the instructor’s watch, Namie has nowhere to escape."
"Namie is no simple character, but since she revealed a flaw, the end is determined." Zhang Lu confidently said, "If we were tracking Namie, it might be easier for the enemies to discover. But since Ye Fan is tracking Namie, we have much more confidence."
When Namie drove away, the person who snuck into the trunk of the car was naturally Ye Fan.
To follow Namie to locate her lair, a bit of work was naturally needed. Zhang Lu and others couldn’t do this, thus entrusting such an important task to Ye Fan.
If we had driven after Namie, naturally, the possibility of being discovered was inevitable.
However, Ye Fan didn’t drive to follow, but instead was in the same car with Namie, making the situation entirely different.
"So, has the net been closed?" Ji Jie called Zhang Lu, carrying a hint of expectation and excitement.
"Mission accomplished, your efforts were not in vain, we have succeeded after setting this up for so long." Zhang Lu said.
"What about Namie? Captured or dead?" Ji Jie particularly concerned about this issue.
"Namie escaped, but within our plans, keeping Namie alive is to capture more; wouldn’t it be too easy otherwise?" Zhang Lu laughed and said, "The six major enemies have been apprehended, capable of revealing more foes. This time, everything was worth it after all this planning."
"Since you have a plan, I’m completely relieved. This time, Namie lost both in personnel and assets, which is truly satisfying." Ji Jie couldn’t hide his excitement, "Capturing more hidden experts is extremely important for our future work."
The night was deep, Namie drove her car swaying forward on the road; her nerves keen, counter-surveillance high.
"No one is following me?" Namie expressed considerable doubt and said gloomily, "My position must be exposed, and the enemy has undoubtedly discovered my existence. For the enemy not to intercept me and let me leave, how is that possible?"
Namie was puzzled, "Could it be that while encircling my six subordinates, the enemy paid a huge price and thus has no energy left to strike at me? Therefore, did not track me?"
"If she was being tracked, she would have noticed something amiss by now." Namie quickly pondered, considering potential changes, "It seems no one is following me, and there’s no tracking evidence."
Namie realized one truth: the enemy lacked the strength to track her. Even if her trace outside the auction house was exposed, they had their hands full trying to capture her six subordinates.
Considering this, the enemy’s strength was indeed formidable, being able to detain her top six experts was no simple feat.
But regardless, her six experts must have caused massive troubles for the enemy.
Namie was relieved and went straight home.
"Ji Jie, I vow to dismember you." Namie, thinking of Ji Jie, the person faking to be an insider, ground her teeth.
Namie arrived at her residence, parked the car, and entered the room.
This was a standalone house, a three-story small building, with a garden and lawn outside the building.
"Returned?" A woman emerged from the darkness, respectfully asking Namie, "Was it a success?"
This was a secret base, Namie’s hideout.
Besides Namie, there were four women here, all of whom were Namie’s top subordinates.
"Failed." Namie displayed an unwilling expression, full of murderous intent, saying, "They won’t be coming back."
"How could that be?" The woman exclaimed, incredulous, "Such a meticulous plan, how could it fail?"
"Ji Jie’s information was incorrect; it was a trap. We painstakingly overcame Ji Jie, but who would have thought that Ji Jie was part of the opposing setup? We were even smug about it, unaware we’d fallen into their trap, what a failure." Namie was very angry.
"How could this happen?" The woman was shocked and uncertain, sighing, "Such a shame, over all that money, and the six sisters, truly lost both in people and assets."
Under Namie’s command, there were a total of ten experts, six were dead, leaving four.
This outcome angered Namie, and the other four women were equally furious.