Chapter 1228 - Old Fox
Seeing Ji Lihai's calm appearance, Chen Wan couldn't help but waver. Ji Lihai was too calm. His earlier anger was like a completely different person. Chen Wan couldn't help but wonder what Ji Lihai had planned to do.
"Ji Lihai, what are your plans?" Chen Wan couldn't help but ask.
"Don't you know my every move?" Ji Lihai said, "All these years, you have planted many spies in the Bamboo a.s.sociation. Don't you know what I've done?"
Chen Wan was speechless.
In the past few years, she had indeed planted a lot of spies and even won over a lot of leaders of the Bamboo Alliance. However, with Ji Lihai controlling the Bamboo Alliance for so many years, his prestige was high, and his wrist was strong, so it was really hard to say what kind of arrangement Chen Wan had in store for him.
Ji Lihai simply returned to the sofa and sat down, closing his eyes to meditate.
Chen Wan stared at him for a moment, feeling somewhat depressed in her heart. She realized that Ji Lihai's anger just now seemed to be trying to test her, and Ji Lihai had clearly gotten the result he wanted. This wasn't the most depressing to Chen Wan, but what made her feel dejected was that she didn't even know what Ji Lihai had said to her. She carefully thought back on what she had said, and completely didn't know what she said wrong.
It wasn't scary to be wrong, but it was scary to be completely unaware of where you were wrong.
… ….
"Boss, something's going on up ahead."
Following Yao Zhijian's report, Ji Feng and the others walked up, stunned.
In a forest not far from the bamboo house, there was a messy pile of tree branches on the ground. Yao Zhijian had cut a hole in the middle of it, revealing numerous corpses within.
These corpses were all wearing military uniforms, similar to the uniforms worn by the soldiers they had killed on the mountain earlier. Clearly, they were in the same group.
"These people were obviously killed not long ago. There are traces of dragging around here. It seems like someone got rid of them before us." Liu Ze Jun took a look and said in a deep voice.
"That makes sense!"
Ji Feng nodded his head. Earlier, when he was interrogating that military officer, he found out that the other party had dispatched quite a number of people. However, there were only a few people on the mountain.
Only now did he know that a portion of the people had already died here.
They had set up two ambush circles, one formed by the gunmen and the other by the soldiers. At that time, Yao Zhijian had been the first to cross the river and clear out the gunmen, but who would have thought that someone had also cleared out the ambush circle outside.
"Who did this?" Ji Yu was startled. Could there be enemies nearby?
"Gu gu gu ~ gu gu ~"
At this moment, Yao Zhijian had long been alerted to the situation ahead of him. From his direction, a few simulated bird cries could be heard.
Ji Feng immediately waved his hands, "If anyone discovers that something is amiss, be careful!"
Very soon, Yao Zhijian came back and said in a low voice, "Boss, there's a group of people up ahead. There are at least dozens of them. They are all carrying weapons and are heading towards the direction of the Dagong Mountains."
Ji Feng pondered a bit and said, "Follow them!"
If they were here to help them, that would be for the best. But if it was an enemy, or a group of people from a dynasty fighting in the back, then Ji Feng would definitely not be lenient.
The forest at the foot of the mountain wasn't small. They had followed for more than half an hour before returning to the mountain. The people ahead of them had also seen the soldiers who had been killed. There were even two cannons and armoured vehicles parked there.
The people at the front did not seem to expect such an outcome. Yao Zhijian even heard a few exclamations and saw those people searching the mountain.
"Wait!"
Ji Yu, who was behind them, suddenly stopped and looked at a tree, "They are members of the Bamboo Gang!"
Ji Feng asked, "How did you know?"
Ji Yu pointed at the big tree. "This is the symbol of the Bamboo Gang."
Ji Feng looked in the direction where her finger was pointing and discovered that there was indeed a mark on the tree trunk. It seemed like it was carved with something sharp like a knife.
"They shouldn't be enemies."
Ji Yu's expression became a lot more relaxed, "Ji Feng, this kind of mark is not used by ordinary members of the sect, but is only used during emergency communication. It is only used internally, they should be looking for me."
Ji Feng frowned. "Are you sure?"
Ji Yu wanted to say she was sure, but once she thought about how that b.i.t.c.h Chen Wan had that many spies in the gang and that her power wasn't small, she didn't dare to be that sure.
Ji Feng replied, "Yang Bin, go and capture a live one. Just ask him and you'll know."
To Yang Bin, this was a piece of cake. He only left for less than ten minutes before carrying a person and running back. The guy that was captured had already been knocked out by Yang Bin. However, Yang Bin casually threw him onto the ground and kicked him, causing him to immediately wake up in pain.
"Eldest Miss?"
That person was shocked when he saw the surroundings. Before he could even speak, he saw Ji Yu Yu, his face immediately revealed an expression of joy, "Young miss, it's great that you're fine, we've been looking for you, I didn't expect you to be here!"
Ji Yu asked, "Are you looking for me?"
That person immediately nodded and said, "Yes, it was sent by the dragon head. He knew someone was going to harm the big miss today, so he told us to follow and protect the big miss, and we can't let them find out, we can also kill those bandits if we have the chance, but we didn't expect them to have such strong firepower. By the time we reacted to the gunshot, the big miss, you were surrounded.
Hearing his explanation, Ji Yu immediately asked: "I saw some corpses under the tree branches. Did you guys make them?"
"That's right."
That person nodded and said, "Eldest Miss, Pavilion Master Chen is right in front. You can ask him to come over. If you still don't believe him, you can contact Longtou. You'll understand when the time comes."
Ji Yu reached out: "Give me your phone!"
Taking the phone from that person, Ji Yu was about to call Ji Lihai, but he was stopped by Ji Feng, "Yu-er, wait a moment. Don't call them for now. Just ask them to come over."
Ji Yu was startled. She immediately understood that Ji Feng was probably wary of her father.
The fellow who was captured immediately made a call to Pavilion Master Chen. However, according to Ji Feng's request, they were to come in batches, and at the same time, they were not allowed to bring any weapons with them.
Pavilion Master Chen and the others followed his instructions.
"Pavilion Master Chen, my friend is injured. Please help him out." Ji Yu said under Ji Feng's hints.
Chief Chen's name was Chen Xuedong, and he was a robust man in his thirties. He followed Ji Yu's gaze and saw the pale face of Liu Ze Jun. He immediately nodded in agreement and was about to get someone to help Liu Ze Jun. But before he could say anything, Liu Zejun placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Pavilion Master Chen, sorry for troubling you." Liu Ze Jun smiled weakly.
Chen Xuedong was stunned for a moment before he nodded his head and smiled, "It's alright. You are all young miss's friends, and that means you are my friends. Of course."
In his heart, however, he was somewhat unhappy. Liu Ze Jun's move was not for him to support, but to hold him as a hostage. They were worried about him!
Originally, this was nothing, and Chen Xuedong could understand what they were doing. However, to have a pale and injured person come to his side was clearly looking down on him!
How could such a weak fellow, who could knock him down with a single breath, be able to hold him back?
When Liu Ze Jun saw the displeasure and indifference in Chen Xuedong's eyes, he only smiled inwardly and did not say anything.
Chen Xuedong and the others had driven here, but with the presence of Ji Feng and the others, they naturally couldn't sit in the cars anymore. Thus, they left the people from the Bamboo Gang to find other ways to return, and Ji Feng and the others followed Chen Xuedong and drove back.
On the way back, Ji Yu called Ji Lihai, but no one answered. Ji Yu's heart sank.
"Could it be that what happened today was really arranged by him?" Ji Yu bit his lips, "Ji Feng, if …"
"If what?" Ji Feng turned to Ji Yu and asked.
"Nothing."
Ji Yu shook his head and did not say another word.
Ji Feng's hand fiddled with a handgun and his mind was filled with thoughts of what had happened that day. In fact, he had a rough understanding of the entire situation, especially after interrogating the military officer.
However, Ji Feng was not sure whether Ji Lihai had partic.i.p.ated in this matter. According to the officer, Ji Lihai had also partic.i.p.ated in this matter. However, he did not receive Ji Lihai's order directly. Instead, his superior had given him an order.
Ji Feng had never been able to see through Ji Lihai. Sometimes, this person could be high and mighty, but at other times, he seemed like a cunning old fox.
Thus, Ji Feng was uncertain as to whether or not Ji Lihai had partic.i.p.ated in this raid.
The military officer he interrogated wasn't that high up in the dynasty, so he might not have access to more confidential information. Besides, Ji Lihai wasn't that stupid.
Ji family manor.
"Why don't you answer the phone?" Chen Wan vigilantly looked at Ji Lihai.
"If I answer the phone, won't you be embarra.s.sed?" Ji Lihai ridiculed her, "Just now, you went out to make a few phone calls. Were you reporting the situation to your superior?"