Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

The middle-aged man frowned instantly upon hearing this: "What do you mean? Huh? What do you mean?"

The man in black swallowed hard. "So, what I mean is, we can't leave until we get Ye Chen's bow!"

"groove--"

The middle-aged man was furious and kicked the wall, kicking the sole of his leather shoe off.

"If someone wants the bow, they can send someone to get it themselves. What's it to us? Are you trying to force us to our deaths? Huh?"

No one else dared to utter a sound.

The middle-aged man was Liu Jingxuan, who was now almost at his wit's end and could be arrested at any moment.

If he is caught, there will only be one outcome: death.

So, how could he not jump up and down?

They were supposed to be met by someone, but the person who was supposed to meet them never showed up, and instead they were assigned another task.

"Continue negotiating; we must leave as soon as possible, otherwise we risk being discovered!"

"Damn it, if I'd known Yanagida and his gang were such useless trash, why did I even bother exposing myself?"

"Isn't being the head of the general office great? Damn it—"

"This is clearly an attempt to squeeze the last drop of value out of us!"

Liu Jingxuan paced back and forth in anger!

"Director, the higher-ups have replied: we must get our hands on the bow in Ye Chen's possession. This was personally instructed by the team leader!"

"Also, Ye Chen seems to have a small sword on him, which he's quite interested in. Let's find a way to get it too!"

"We can only leave when we've got our hands on the stuff..."

At this moment, a man in black spoke up weakly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jingxuan felt a tightness in her chest and felt somewhat irritated.

Just now you only needed a bow, but now you also have a small sword?

Does that mean I need something else later?

Why don't they just slice Ye Chen into pieces and take him back?

It's possible that the man in black mentioned the team leader, which is why Liu Jingxuan didn't bring up the matter again.

That seemed to be the end of the matter.

However, Liu Jingxuan was still unconvinced and started cursing:

"If even two Foundation Establishment experts can't do it, how are we supposed to? Are these bastards' brains filled with excrement?"

Anyway, there are no outsiders here, so it's no big deal to vent my anger by cursing a bit.

He suddenly regretted it. Why did he give up being a good director and have to put up with this?

The whole situation is now in a dilemma.

But this is a path of no return for him, and regret is useless now.

The men in black in the room also looked rather grim.

They are now in the same boat, and this task applies to all of them.

We all prosper together, and we all suffer together. If the mission is not completed, no one will be happy!

Now that things have come to this, they have no other way out. Their only chance of survival is to get what Ye Chen has.

"Director, what do we do now? We can't send any more telegrams. If the signal is intercepted, our location will be exposed!"

A man in black spoke up to remind them.

Liu Jingxuan was very agitated and paced back and forth in the basement, analyzing the situation.

He has been in a high-ranking position for many years and hasn't been able to handle things on his own for a long time. It will take him some time to get back into the swing of things.

The group of men in black didn't dare to urge them and waited quietly on the side.

Liu Jingxuan's ability to climb to that position is beyond doubt.

It's impossible for someone to have never seen great storms; they've all traversed mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

So he quickly composed himself and slowly said, "This must be done cleverly!"

Yanagita and Miyamoto were both Foundation Establishment stage experts, yet they both fell into Ye Chen's hands, which shows that Ye Chen was hiding his strength; he was at least a Foundation Establishment stage expert.

This young Foundation Establishment expert is stronger than both Yanagita and Miyamoto, so even if they try to force him, they can't do anything about it.

If they were to fight Ye Chen again, they would be completely wiped out, without a doubt.

Maybe Ye Chen is waiting for him to walk right into his trap!

Going directly to Ye Chen would be neither feasible nor wise.

Outsmarting them is their only way out.

"Director, how can we outsmart him and send someone to his house to steal it when he's not looking?" a man in black asked.

Liu Jingxuan shook his head; he had forced himself to calm down by now.

"Stealing is definitely out of the question. If even the team leader has his eye on something, it must be very valuable. He would probably keep it close to his body. It's almost impossible to steal something from someone who has just established a foundation. That would only result in unnecessary harm to others."

"Shall we kidnap his family and threaten him?" one of the men in black suggested.

Liu Jingxuan remained silent for a while before slowly nodding: "That's not a bad idea, but the information shows that his parents also seem to have some cultivation, at least at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining. We need to plan this carefully."

"We need to find out where Ye Chen's parents are first. Are they in the countryside or in Lucheng? If they're in the countryside, it'll be much easier, fewer people and easier to get things done!" a man in black said.

Liu Jingxuan shook her head: "Ye Chen just bought a house this year. According to most people's customs, they usually spend the Lunar New Year at their new home, which is Lucheng!"

The others nodded, generally agreeing with this viewpoint.

At this moment, a man in black swallowed hard and stammered, "Director, they also said they would try their best to obtain Ye Chen's inheritance, as it would be of great use to the team leader..."

Liu Jingxuan gritted his teeth: "Damn it, 'inheritance'? I knew the demands would only keep increasing. They might as well just kidnap Ye Chen and take him away! Isn't this just a disguised way of killing us? No way!"

"Inheritance? Hmph, wouldn't it be better if we could get our own and keep it?" a man in black muttered.

"That's right, Ye Chen must have had some kind of opportunity to become stronger in such a short time. If we can get his inheritance, we will also have the chance to rise to prominence. This is a rare opportunity, why should we give it away!" Another man in black chimed in.

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft; everyone present could hear it.

These words resonated with everyone.

Liu Jingxuan wanted to scold the group for talking nonsense, but he stopped himself from speaking.

Because what they said makes sense!

He's quite resentful now, and if they could obtain Ye Chen's inheritance, it wouldn't be a bad idea for them to secretly keep it.

"But, but what if the higher-ups find out and detonate our soul imprints?"

One of the men in black spoke hesitantly.

His words silenced the room.

That is a problem...

After a long pause, Liu Jingxuan took a deep breath: "One last request for backup. If no one comes from over there, don't blame us for doing things our own way!"

A moment later, the man in black standing in front of the telegraph machine spoke excitedly: "They said they'll send Yamamoto Jiro over; he should arrive in Lucheng by noon tomorrow!"

"Yamamoto Jiro, you mean that spirit tamer?" A man in black stared wide-eyed, a hint of awe in his eyes.

Although the others didn't speak, their expressions all became serious.

"Yamamoto Jiro!" Liu Jingxuan frowned and pondered, "It seems the higher-ups are determined to get what Ye Chen has!"