Chapter 639 The Fire Burned Brilliantly
Mo Lin's team, including himself, numbered twenty-one. They had come prepared, each carrying gasoline.
"Five to a group, find cargo ships that are not occupied and set them ablaze."
The men immediately scattered. Mo Lin covered his face and ran towards the port's night watch post. He burst in and knocked out a guard with a single blow. There were less than ten guards in total, and they were dealt with quickly.
They tried to choose ships with the least amount of cargo. The fire quickly spread to the entire cargo ship. After they retreated rapidly, they heard a tremendous explosion.
"Head to the rendezvous point."
The continuous explosions woke up people within a hundred-mile radius, including Tuobahai Cheng and those in the imperial palace.
"Quickly go and see what happened."
Immediately after, the phone rang, and Tuobahai Cheng smashed it directly.
"Go, hurry to the port!"
At the same time, Peng Country's largest lumber forest also caught fire, the flames spreading rapidly with the wind.
Ye Mu'en contacted his people, and a team of twenty quickly broke into the old mansion of the Hefeng family.
He had already asked Hefeng Mian beforehand, knowing that those who held the secrets lived in the old mansion and were the heads of the family.
The well-trained men did not kill but only knocked people unconscious. Whether they lived or died was up to Young Master Ye's decision.
Ye Mu'en, however, headed straight for the inner courtyard. The architectural style here was "Japanese-style." Pulling open the sliding door, he entered the main hall.
As it happened, the elders were holding a meeting here.
"Who are you?"
"Guards!"
But there were no guards to come. After silently incapacitating those outside, they all rushed in.
"Those whose names I call, step forward. Hefeng Ping, Hefeng Sui..."
A gun was pointed at their foreheads. Those who didn't want to obey could only obediently step forward.
"Take them to the inner rooms. I'll have them brought in one by one as I call them."
Ye Mu'en found paper and pen from somewhere and worked quickly, administering medicine, interrogating, and recording. He finished questioning six people in less than an hour.
Zi Yicheng was holding his wife. Due to the time difference, it was only a little past eight in the evening here.
"Wife, I want to go to Peng Country."
"Has it spread to many people?"
"Yes, mainly the royal family of Peng Country. I need to go and see."
Ye Shengbing began to worry about the safety of her elder brother and the others. How could they fight against a royal family with so few people?
"Can they win?"
"Of course, they can. I can govern a country, and I can't even deal with a tiny royal family. You say it's a country, but it's not even as big as our city."
"I'm sorry for burdening everyone."
"I don't like hearing that."
Ye Shengbing understood how Luo Xueli had discovered the space. She was too ordinary. If she had some martial arts skills and a keen sense of perception, Luo Xueli wouldn't have discovered it.
However, it was too late to say anything now. They could only face the challenge. She only hoped it was as simple as her husband said. If it really came to it, they would all disappear and live a life in a place where no one knew them, under new identities.
"Don't worry, my elder brother and I will resolve everything and return safely."
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."
Ye Mu'en was like picking grapes, and he actually managed to find a fish that had slipped through the net. Furthermore, he had dealt with these seven people himself. Only when they died at his hands could he feel at ease.
"Set fire from the entrance, their fate is their own!"
As soon as Ye Mu'en got into the car, he dialed Mo Lin's number.
"Are you all done?"
"Done. We're all at the rendezvous point now. How about you, elder brother?"
"You should retreat to the sea now and wait for my call. No one is allowed to act without my orders."
"Yes!"
Ye Mu'en returned to the hotel, exhausted. His outer jacket had been burnt, and he was only wearing a white shirt and black pants, which further accentuated his strong and upright figure.
Tuobajiang came to Moqi Hotel and asked for Ye Mu'en's room number, but he wasn't there. She could only sit on the sofa in the lobby and wait. The moment she saw him walk in, she truly felt how handsome the man she had chosen was.
She adjusted her dress and smoothed her long hair, then slowly and elegantly walked towards Ye Mu'en.
Ye Mu'en saw the person walking towards him again, and a flash of disgust crossed his eyes.
"Mr. Ye, I am Tuobajiang."
"Hello."
Tuobajiang extended her hand, but no one took it. Her hand hung in the air for a few seconds before she awkwardly clutched her skirt to suppress her anger.
"Mr. Ye, would you be so kind as to invite me to your room for a chat?"
"I'm sorry, your father has already invited me, and I will visit him when I have free time. I am very busy, goodbye!"
Even if Ye Mu'en were to cooperate with Tuobahai Cheng, he would not do so through a woman, especially not a woman with impure intentions. With his wife, he had to be strict with himself regarding avoiding suspicion.
Tuobajiang once again fell into a state of extreme self-doubt. How ugly was she? She was clearly one of the most beautiful women in Peng Country, so why did she have no effect on these two cousins?
"A'lv, am I ugly?"
"How is that possible? You are simply like a fairy."
Slap!
A'lv was slapped in public. Although it didn't hurt much, her dignity was shattered. She glanced at the retreating figure and quickly lowered her head to chase after him.
"Still not coming out."
"Miss, please don't be angry. It's all Ye Mu'en's fault for having bad eyes. You are truly the most beautiful person I have ever seen."
"The most beautiful, right, Ye Shengbing! No wonder, no wonder. Because I've seen too much of Ye Shengbing, I've lost my sense of awe towards other women?"
A'lv had never seen Ye Shengbing, so she dared not speak.
"Hmph, I really can't compare to her."
As soon as Tuobajiang got into the car, she received a call from her father.
"What! Half of the cargo ships destroyed!"
"Quickly go to the port!"
Originally, Mo Lin's team had only burned four ships, but due to the immense power of the explosion, nearby cargo ships were affected, and eight ships exploded in total.
Tuobahai Cheng almost fainted when he saw the still-burning flames. Just half of the cargo ships represented a heavy loss, not to mention how much money they could earn with each voyage.
"Extinguish the fire quickly, move the remaining cargo ships further away, and dock them. Quickly check what cargo is on the ships!"
The loud roars were not very noticeable in the chaotic port. The scene was so chaotic that one could not even distinguish who was who.
"Investigate, investigate for me! I want to kill him, I want to tear him to pieces!"
Tuobajiang couldn't see anything clearly after getting out of the car. The thick smoke stung her eyes, making it impossible to open them.
"Father, Father, where are you?"
"Quickly find my father."
Meanwhile, a few people living in the most luxurious and secure palace in Peng Country were gathered together.
"Father, we have confirmed that it was the Tuobajiang family's cargo ships that were bombed."
"Mmm. Is the loss severe?"
"At least a year's work is wasted."
"That's really nothing to the Tuobajiang family."
"Also, the old mansion of the Hefeng family and the lumber forest have been burned down, and they are completely unsalvageable."
"The old mansion of the Hefeng family! Are the people alright?"
"They are still putting out the fire. The news should come soon."
"Two families have had misfortunes in one night. Do they have a common enemy? That shouldn't be the case, they have always been at odds."