Chapter 448: Chapter 448
Ding Fan looked at the information Wu Die had given him and was immediately surprised.
The information from Wu Die was even more comprehensive than what Elder Shen had provided, filled with details on the core members of The Stars and Stripes Country's Sixth Guard Squad.
It listed the members' ages, their skills, and even their hobbies and habits were all itemized.
"Why are you giving me this?" Ding Fan looked at the information and then at Wu Die beside him.
"You are a friend of our firm, and a friend's matters are our matters...", Wu Die said, and then glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Mu Zi beside her. "From now on, all three of us are at the disposal of Young Master Ding... including myself."
"We don't need your help!" Mu Zi started to protest from the side.
"Mu Zi, show some respect!" However, just then, Elder Shen directly interrupted Mu Zi.
Longxi Commercial Firm holds a very exalted status in the Ancient Martial World. Elder Shen could tell that they were coming to help Ding Fan; if they could get the assistance of these Earth Level Fifth Grade or higher martial artists, the task would be much simpler.
That's why Elder Shen stopped Mu Zi.
Although Mu Zi was somewhat unconvinced at the moment, she no longer said anything, as Elder Shen was the leader of the 3567 Group, and here Mu Zi had to listen to her leader.
"If Miss Wu Die and her party are willing to help, then the success rate of this mission will increase even further. I extend my gratitude on behalf of the nation and the people to all of you!" Elder Shen said to Wu Die.
However, Wu Die didn't look at Elder Shen but kept her enchanting eyes fixed on Ding Fan without moving.
"Our help is all for Young Master Ding. If you want to express gratitude, thank Young Master Ding instead..."
"Elder Shen, you needn't go to any trouble on my account. I'll take care of these people myself." Ding Fan promptly stopped Elder Shen, who was about to thank him.
Elder Shen glanced at Wu Die and the others behind Ding Fan, understanding that their status was too high for him to entertain properly.
"Then, I hope everyone eats and drinks well," Elder Shen said politely.
Just as Elder Shen was about to leave, Ding Fan handed all the information Wu Die had given him to Elder Shen.
This information was all about the Sixth Guard Squad, and it would be greatly beneficial for Elder Shen and his team to study it for the completion of their mission.
After looking through a few pages, Elder Shen's eyes began to sparkle with excitement.
Considering they were the 3567 Group, directly under central command, the information they had worked so hard to gather couldn't compare to what Wu Die provided.
Seeing the detailed information, Elder Shen was overjoyed. This information lifted the mission's success rate even higher.
He felt immensely grateful to Ding Fan.
Longxi Commercial Firm surely spent a great deal of effort to obtain this information. They didn't deliver it for the country or the people but specifically to please Ding Fan.
One could say that without Ding Fan, they would never have this information.
"Mu Zi, make sure our honored guests are well taken care of..." Elder Shen handed down this task to Mu Zi before leaving with the information.
Mu Zi, with a sour expression, although displeased, still had to attend to Ding Fan and his party.
The group found a table and sat down, and without a word from anyone, the other diners tactfully vacated their seats.
After all, the status and aura of Wu Die and Ding Fan were too high, and eating with them would be too pressurizing.
"How did you know I was here?" Ding Fan asked Wu Die at that moment.
Ding Fan had only arrived there the day before.
"Our firm finding out Young Master Ding's whereabouts is not a difficult task..." Wu Die said with a smile.
Ding Fan nodded in acknowledgment.
The Longxi Commercial Firm had a very powerful background and extensive reach; finding out his whereabouts was indeed no challenge for them.
"Our chairman holds Young Master Ding in high regard and learned that Young Master Ding was going up against the Sixth Guard Squad, so she sent over information and troops..." Wu Die said, not waiting for Ding Fan to ask, and went straight to the point.
Ding Fan then recalled his meeting with Jia Yunhao, the chairman of Longxi Commercial Firm, back in Xingcheng.
At first, Jia Yunhao had inquired about the Ancient Cauldron, then he brought up the topic of the qualifying stele.
Every few years a "god" descends to recruit disciples through the qualifying stele. The top young talents on the stele could be chosen. Jia Yunhao had wanted to sponsor Ding Fan in the qualification on the stele.
Ding Fan told him he had already tried and failed, and after, Jia Yunhao's attitude clearly cooled down a lot.
Ding Fan didn't understand why Jia Yunhao would still want to help him so much knowing that he had failed to qualify.
Although Ding Fan had questions, he didn't plan to ask further, as he could tell that Wu Die, despite appearing bewitching, was exceptionally shrewd, and he believed he wouldn't get anything out of her.
With all the dishes and drinks served, everyone started toasting and drinking.
The little fairy Mu Zi was intent on getting Wu Die drunk. Wu Die didn't refuse, and shortly, two beautiful women were competing in drinking, one on Ding Fan's left and the other on his right.
Ding Fan was just watching the excitement on the side.
The little fairy and Wu Die were both martial artists, and a bit of alcohol wouldn't affect them much.
The banquet lasted very late before it ended, and although Mu Zi and Wu Die both drank quite a bit, neither of them would concede to the other…
After the banquet ended, Ding Fan returned to his room. There were arrangements for Wu Die and the other two people she had brought with her at Elder Shen's place.
Ding Fan returned to his room and continued to sit cross-legged to cultivate.
Having practiced in two lives, cultivation had become a habit, and without it, Ding Fan really didn't know what else to do.
After circulating his Xiao Zhoutian more than twenty times and his Grand Circulation three times, Ding Fan finally opened his eyes, by which time it was already broad daylight.
As soon as Ding Fan left his room, he ran into the brothers Zhang Zhison and Zhang Zhishan.
Zhang Zhison had been repelled by Ding Fan's True Qi yesterday, and originally, Zhang Zhison wanted to wait for his brother to arrive so the two of them could join forces against Ding Fan to regain face.
However, after seeing that the Lu Family of Dejiang called Ding Fan 'Uncle Master' and 'Ancestral Uncle,' and then seeing the people from Longxi Commercial Firm also looking for Ding Fan…
Zhang Zhison no longer had any desire to reclaim face.
The Lu Family of Dejiang, Longxi Commercial Firm—these were two forces that the Zhang brothers couldn't afford to offend.
Besides, Zhang Zhison felt humiliated when Ding Fan stepped on him earlier, but now he felt different. In his view, being stepped on by someone as awesome as Ding Fan was a shining moment for him!
"Early morning, young master Ding!" Zhang Zhison greeted Ding Fan very eagerly.
Ding Fan just gave a simple nod of the head and hurried on his way.
Such a simple nod, however, made Zhang Zhison feel highly favored… Ding Fan, such a significant figure, had actually nodded and greeted them; this was bragging rights when they got back home!
Upon leaving his room, Ding Fan went straight to Elder Shen's office. According to Elder Shen's estimation yesterday, the first group of people should be entering Myanmar today.
Ding Fan decided to be among the first group to enter Myanmar.
After all, their mission was to bring back the blueprints stolen by a research staff member, who was also to be executed.
Ding Fan worried that too many people entering Myanmar at once would alert the enemy and make it difficult. He wanted to sneak in quietly and first ascertain the location of the researcher and the blueprints.
That way, the chances of success would be greater.
Ding Fan found Elder Shen and shared his thoughts.
Elder Shen felt it was reasonable but was concerned that sending Ding Fan to secretly infiltrate the Sixth Guard Squad alone was too risky. If anything were to happen, it would be tough to mount a rescue from their side.
In the end, Ding Fan was able to persuade Elder Shen.
There weren't many here who could secretly infiltrate the Sixth Guard Squad, and Ding Fan was just the right person.
Elder Shen had no doubts about Ding Fan's movement techniques and, after some thought, prepared to arrange for people to send Ding Fan into Myanmar as the first batch…
This is a border city between Huaxia Country and Myanmar. If you climb the tallest earthen building in the center of Jenna City, you can vaguely see the skyscrapers on the Huaxia side.
Jenna City has a population of about twenty thousand. Initially, it was a fortress in Myanmar and has developed into its current size.
In the war-torn Myanmar, Jenna City is still in the hands of the government forces.
Myanmar is in a tropical rainforest climate. The air is very humid. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
The streets of Jenna City seemed somewhat empty.
"Help me!" At this moment, a woman walking suddenly fell to the ground. After screaming for help with all her might, she disappeared from the street like magic.
"Sister… sister…" Just then, a little boy who had been beside the woman started frantically calling out, "Sister, where are you?"
"George… why didn't you kill that boy?"
At this moment, not far from the boy, two blond, blue-eyed foreigners were sitting in a black car.
And in the back seat of the car, the woman who had been walking earlier was now lying there unconscious.
The man named George, whose neck was tattooed with a skeleton, took a hard drag on his cigarette before the corner of his mouth lifted in a smirk.
"There have been too few children in Jenna City lately, old Peter's been running out of food, it'd be a shame to kill him, better to save him for a meat soup," he said.
"Peter will thank you for this!" the previous speaker, a black man showing a row of stark white teeth, said.