Chapter 400: These Are All the People Chen Ping Called
The Mandarin on the other end of the line was slightly broken. "Chen Ping, you didn’t submit a transaction request in advance or go through security verification. That’s a bit against the rules."
"Cha Meng, we go way back. You don’t trust me?"
"Personally, I trust you, but the company..."
"Cha Meng, I don’t want to hear that crap. I’m telling you, the quality of the merchandise this time is exceptionally high. It’s enough to meet your quota for the next ten years! Just tell me, are you taking this deal or not?"
’Ten years’ worth of quota?’
’Are these assets worth over a hundred million?’
The sound of slightly heavy breathing came through the phone. The man on the other end was clearly tempted.
"Send me a video to prove you’re not under duress."
"Fine."
Chen Ping recorded a video and sent it over.
After watching Chen Ping’s video, Cha Meng breathed a small sigh of relief. "Chen Ping, for Uncle Chen’s sake, I’ll let it slide this one time. But from now on, you must strictly follow company regulations!"
"Got it."
"As it happens, I have to pick up a shipment tomorrow anyway. I’ll head out now. I should arrive at the Hundred Thousand Mountains by 7 AM. Keep your eyes on the targets."
Chen Ping quickly added a reminder, "Cha Meng, one of the targets is a tough customer. Bring more men, and bring some heavy hardware!"
Cha Meng tensed up. "How tough? Do they have heavy firepower?"
"No, not that. But he can hunt a black bear with a knife."
Cha Meng relaxed slightly. "As long as there’s no heavy firepower, it’s no problem. No matter how good he is with a knife, is he better than a bullet? If worst comes to worst, we’ll send a grenade his way. He’ll love that!"
"Fine. But I have one condition."
"Name it."
"After we secure the merchandise, I want to... use one of them."
"No problem. We’ll do it together, you and I."
...
「Northern Myanmar. A certain compound.」
Cha Meng assembled half of the company’s Guard Team—a full fifty men.
Every man was equipped with an AK, and two were even shouldering grenade launchers.
A helicopter led the convoy, with seven or eight SUVs following behind as they powered their way into the mountains!
For a time, panic swept through Northern Myanmar.
...
「Meanwhile, at the camp in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.」
Cheng Yuan was repairing the cabin with the three young men, while the three young women helped out nearby.
Having gone through a life-and-death experience together, the group’s bond had grown rapidly.
Everyone in the Hunting Expedition Team was completely won over by Cheng Yuan, all calling him "Brother Yuan." Even He Jing had joined in, calling him "Brother Yuan" as well.
It made Cheng Yuan a little uncomfortable.
Suddenly, Cheng Yuan’s eyes narrowed, and he cast a deep glance into the heart of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
Chen Ping and Cha Meng’s conversation replayed in his mind, word for word.
This was a minor technique Cheng Yuan had acquired from the Celestial Witch Inheritance: the Celestial Witch Sound Transmission Array.
Its effective range was one kilometer.
Fortunately, Chen Ping hadn’t gone too far.
Although Chen Ping had acted like an unreliable coward the entire time, Cheng Yuan’s intuition told him the man was not so simple.
’If I just let him go, he might bring disaster back on us.’
So, Cheng Yuan had secretly placed a Celestial Witch Sound Transmission Array on him.
’Just as I thought!’
’This Chen Ping is actually in the cross-border human trafficking business!’
’And he told his contacts to bring heavy firepower!’
He himself wasn’t afraid, of course, but the others in the Hunting Expedition Team were ordinary people.
’Especially He Jing. I absolutely cannot let anything happen to her!’
Two hours later, the cabin and fence repairs were finally complete.
His phone fully charged, Cheng Yuan returned to the cabin and called Dragon Lord Li Baizhan. The call connected quickly, and Li Baizhan’s slightly tense voice came through.
"Xiaoyuan, are you in danger? Did Fu Qingyi go to Luocheng?"
"It’s not Fu Qingyi. I’m in the Hundred Thousand Mountains right now. I’ve run into a bit of trouble and need to mobilize the Dragon Flame Warriors."
"Oh? What kind of trouble?"
"Taking down a cross-border human trafficking ring."
"You’re the Young Marshal of the Celestial Dragon Camp. You have the authority to mobilize all of its Warriors. You don’t need to report to me."
"Right, understood."
Cheng Yuan hung up with Li Baizhan and immediately dialed Pei Jian, captain of the Celestial Dragon Camp’s First Battalion.
The call connected quickly, and Pei Jian’s slightly excited voice came through.
"Young Marshal, the Warriors have been making rapid progress in their Cultivation using the technique you provided! In less than three years, the Celestial Dragon Camp will definitely surpass the Profound Dragon Camp and become Dragon Flame’s strongest Warriors!"
Cheng Yuan felt a little sheepish. As Young Marshal, he had been completely hands-off, bestowing some Elixirs and a Cultivation Technique before disappearing. Dragon Head Yang Qianhuan had been managing the Celestial Dragon Camp for him.
’I’ll have to make more time to visit these admirable Warriors in the future.’
"You’ve all done very well. Pei Jian, receive your orders. I have a mission for you."
"Your orders, Young Marshal!"
"All Warriors of the First Battalion are to arrive at the Hundred Thousand Mountains in Nanjiang by 0700 tomorrow to carry out an extermination mission. I’ll send you the precise coordinates and target profiles in a moment."
"Sir! We will complete the mission without fail!"
After sending the coordinates and target profiles to Pei Jian, Cheng Yuan lay down and fell asleep. He slept soundly until broad daylight.
Cheng Yuan was woken by the roar of a helicopter.
Peering through the cabin window, Cheng Yuan saw a helicopter circling the campsite.
Cheng Yuan frowned. ’Is Pei Jian always this conspicuous?’
’Doesn’t he know how to stay concealed?’
’If the enemy sees this many Warriors, will they still dare to show up?’
Cheng Yuan grabbed his phone and checked the time. It wasn’t even six.
Cheng Yuan’s expression changed.
’The time’s wrong!’
’Besides, the Dragon Flame Warriors would never be this unprofessional, and a Dragon Flame helicopter would never be this decrepit!’
’These are the people Chen Ping called in!’
Cheng Yuan quickly texted Pei Jian: "The enemy moved ahead of schedule. They’re already here. Get to the coordinates at maximum speed!"
Pei Jian’s reply was almost instantaneous: "Rest assured, Young Marshal. We have already laid an inescapable net. We can destroy the targets at any moment!"
"Good. Act on my signal."
"Sir!"
The corners of Cheng Yuan’s mouth turned up slightly. ’So the Dragon Flame Warriors are already here? And I didn’t even notice.’
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and scanned the area. Sure enough, he could see numerous Dragon Flame Warriors concealed in the surrounding forest.
Wan Liang and the others, woken by the helicopter’s roar, stumbled out of the cabin. Bleary-eyed, they stared up in confusion at the helicopter circling overhead.
"Brother Yuan, what’s the deal with the helicopter? Why’s it circling the camp?"
Cheng Yuan answered truthfully, "It’s the helicopter Chen Ping called for."
’Chen Ping?’
Wan Liang, Luo Hou, and Xiang Fei exchanged glances.
Xiang Fei laughed. "Brother Yuan, you’ve gotta be kidding. We all know Chen Ping’s background. The guy’s from some village in Xijiang. He couldn’t afford a helicopter even if he sold his entire family!"
Cheng Yuan smiled faintly. "Xiang Fei, don’t underestimate Chen Ping. Among you all, Wan Liang is probably the only one whose net worth is higher than his."
The three exchanged glances again, still finding it hard to believe.
’How could a loser like Chen Ping even be mentioned in the same breath as Young Master Wan?’
Just as Luo Hou was about to argue, seven or eight SUVs came crashing through the undergrowth, appearing on all sides of the camp and surrounding it completely.
Luo Hou shouted, "Everyone, look! There are a bunch of SUVs outside! Seven or eight of them! What the hell is going on?"
Cheng Yuan said calmly, "Like I said. These are the people Chen Ping called. And the helicopter is his, too."