Chapter 922: Chapter 922

Why did the Vietnamese voluntarily withdraw their troops?

Just as Huang Can and Hu Jin speculated, all of this was naturally orchestrated by Ding Fan.

Previously in Dancheng, Old Master Qin had analyzed the situation on Yongfan Island, concluding that since they were at a disadvantage, they must seek survival opportunities amid the cracks without confronting these three countries head-on.

After some contemplation, Ding Fan decided to take action against India.

India had never intended to make a move on Yongfan Island, but that didn't mean the Indians wouldn't act. The main reason was that they wanted to restrain each other, and no one dared to take rash actions.

The inspiration for Ding Fan to strike against India came from the strategy of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao.

Ding Fan proactively attacked the Indian harbor, causing damage to their military warships.

Because Ding Fan attacked the Indian harbor underwater, the Indians suspected that submarines had been used to attack their homeland.

Subsequently, the Indians decisively launched an operation, and using their sonar search system, they quickly detected a fast-moving underwater object.

The Indians then dispatched their warships to pursue it.

In reality, what the Indians detected was Ding Fan himself, moving swiftly in the water on a flying sword, moving at a remarkable speed.

In fact, Ding Fan was only using a fraction of his speed by doing this; he couldn't shake off the Indian warships trailing behind him.

The Indians estimated Ding Fan's underwater escape speed using their sonar search system, and it was over 200 kilometers per hour. Based on this speed, the Indians were even more convinced that a submarine was being used.

Ding Fan guided them all the way, eventually leading the Indian Navy to Shetouwei, the Vietnamese military port.

After bringing the Indians to this location, Ding Fan hid himself, completely disappearing from sight.

By this time, the Indians had already reached the vicinity of the military port.

The current situation seemed easily explainable to the Indians. After their military port was attacked, the submarine returned to the Vietnamese military port. Once inside, the submarine's trace vanished.

Based on these assessments, it indicated that those who attacked the Indian military port were clearly the Vietnamese.

The Indians were indeed furious and, without two words, directly bombarded the Vietnamese military port.

With the outbreak of military conflict, the ships of Shetouwei had already sailed out. With no choice, the Vietnamese hastily withdrew the troops intended to attack Yongfan Island.

This also explains why the Vietnamese warships arrived here and returned without firing a shot...

By the time Ding Fan returned to Yongfan Island, it was already that night.

As soon as he came back, he was immediately surrounded by Hu Jin, Fang Ruohan, and Zhou Ruoran, all asking how Ding Fan managed to drive the Vietnamese away.

Ding Fan didn't tell them much. He just kept it mysterious. "You'll understand when you see tomorrow's news."

The military conflict between the Indian Navy and the Vietnam Navy would likely be reported worldwide the next day. The world's attention would be focused on these two countries.

But regardless of who it was, no one would think that the true instigator was leisurely...

Seeing that Ding Fan refused to explain, Hu Jin and the others couldn't continue to press him, and they eventually all left.

Once it quieted down, Ding Fan began contemplating the future of Yongfan Island once more.

Although Yongfan Island's military might have drastically changed from before, compared to some military powers, they were still vastly inferior.

The urgent task now was to rapidly accelerate the pace of military development.

Not everything could be left for Ding Fan to resolve. For instance, with this incident of withdrawing the Vietnamese troops, if Yongfan Island's military were strong enough, Ding Fan wouldn't have needed to attack India's military port.

The best way to resolve the military issue is to independently research and produce armaments.

However, the current difficulties were that they lacked skilled personnel in this field, and time was also not on their side. The Vietnamese had left this time, but who knew when they might return?

After much consideration, the best course seemed to be acquiring some weapons from outside.

And when it came to importing weapons, Ding Fan quickly thought of Smith.

Back in the Middle East, wasn't it Smith who helped acquire the M2 heavy tanks? Ding Fan decided to go and see what other goodies they had.

With a thought, Ding Fan swiftly left a note and then set off with Sword Flight to the Middle East.

After two hours of Sword Flight, Ding Fan arrived in East City.

Since Sun Chao had accompanied him here before, Ding Fan wasn't unfamiliar with the place and decided to head to the Nightclub in the city center to meet Smith.

By that time, it was already evening, and the night had gradually fallen. East City's streets were quite serene in the twilight.

The Middle East was relatively turbulent, and wandering around at that time could easily get one into danger.

Originally, Ding Fan intended to look for a taxi, but after not seeing one for a long time, he decided to walk by himself.

"Are you Asian? Huaxia? Japanese? Korean?" At this moment, a blonde, blue-eyed foreigner, with fluent Huaxia language, approached.

The person was clearly a local.

"From Huaxia Country," Ding Fan replied succinctly.

"Need some service? I'm really good; I can do a lot of things..." The woman said while posing in a way she thought was seductive.

"No need," Ding Fan said flatly.

After saying this, Ding Fan intended to walk away.

In these war-torn areas, many people relied on selling their bodies for survival, so Ding Fan didn't feel any disdain for her.

"Sir, please, Huaxia people are very wealthy, please consider my business. My child is waiting on my money..." The woman, seeing Ding Fan about to leave, anxiously tried to grab hold of him.

Before the woman could finish her sentence, Ding Fan directly took out several US Dollar bills.

The woman gratefully accepted the US Dollar notes from Ding Fan, then bowed repeatedly. "Thank you... Thank you so much... Let's go there, my place is just over there, there's a bed..."

Ding Fan had no intention of engaging with her; he simply wanted her not to bother him anymore.

"No need, you can leave, with the money," Ding Fan said calmly.

The woman was stunned, evidently not expecting Ding Fan to act this way.

At that moment, a few large-built men suddenly sprang out from an adjacent alley, surrounding Ding Fan.

From their complexion, Ding Fan could tell they were local thugs.

One of the thugs snatched the US Dollars from the woman's hand. She initially wanted to fight for it but was kicked to the ground by the man.

"!@#￥%...&*" The woman pleaded desperately with them, seemingly begging them to return the money.

Ding Fan realized these men surrounding him intended to rob him.

They must have noticed when he gave the woman the US Dollars earlier.

One of the thugs appeared irritated, took out a pistol, and pointed it at the woman's head, ready to pull the trigger.

In such chaotic cities, shooting someone wasn't extraordinary.

Though Ding Fan didn't know the woman, he was displeased by their indiscriminate violence.

Before the thug could shoot, Ding Fan swiftly retrieved a few iron nails from his storage ring and threw them out.

The thug immediately let out a cry of pain.

The surrounding thugs, upon seeing this, noticed that the thug's wrist had been pierced by Ding Fan's iron nail.

Shooting someone's wrist with an iron nail was a first for them, and they hesitated momentarily, as they considered drawing their weapons.

Ding Fan knew he had to instill fear now; otherwise, he'd be in trouble.

Ding Fan's right hand transformed into a knife-hand, and with a blur of movement...

"Ah..." With the scream of one of the thugs, his right arm was cleanly severed. Chapters fırst released on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱

"!@#￥%...&" The lead thug, witnessing Ding Fan pierce his wrist and sever another's arm with his hand, was terrified.

After some hurried conversation with his companions, they all retreated in disgrace.

Once they dispersed, the woman quickly picked up the bloody US Dollar note the thug leader had dropped.

"Just a casual act," Ding Fan replied nonchalantly.

As Ding Fan was about to leave, the woman came over and grabbed Ding Fan. "Are you going somewhere?"

"I have things to do..." Naturally, Ding Fan wouldn't tell a stranger his destination.

"The people you just hit are Musta's men, and they'll definitely be searching the whole city for you," the woman sincerely warned him.

This wasn't Ding Fan's first time here, so he was somewhat familiar with Musta, the Council of Elders, the Northeast Gang, and even Smith.

East City was a blend of chaos, no less so than Yongfan Island once was.

"Once they find you, your life will be over. You should come with me and hide for now," she insisted, pulling at Ding Fan.

Ding Fan wasn't particularly afraid, but seeing the woman was determined not to leave without him, he reconsidered.

He also didn't want to stir up too much trouble; after all, he came to East City to amass more weapons, not to create enemies.

Ding Fan then told the woman, "Alright, I'll take refuge at your place for now."

The woman, relieved, led Ding Fan into a narrow street...