Chapter 163 Heading Abroad

Sitting in first class, Qin Feng closed his eyes and tried to calm his mind, while scenes of his time with Long Xiaotian played repeatedly in his head.

"Brother Long, you must hold on. I will rescue you no matter what!"

Qin Feng prayed silently in his heart.

Meanwhile, in a distant foreign land, inside a gloomy abandoned factory, Long Xiaotian was bound to a cold iron pillar. His body was covered in injuries, clearly having suffered through inhuman torture.

"Who are you people? Why did you kidnap me?"

Long Xiaotian asked through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse yet failing to conceal the overwhelming anger in his tone.

"Hehe, President Long, don't be impatient. Soon you'll find out who we are."

A sinister voice echoed from the darkness, carrying a hint of mockery and cruelty in its tone.

"Though I can give you a hint: this misfortune of yours is a gift bestowed upon you by your good younger brother."

Hearing this, Long Xiaotian's pupils suddenly constricted, and a chill welled up from the depths of his heart.

Could it be... Long Aotian?!

As soon as Qin Feng stepped off the plane, he was hit by a wave of dry, scorching heat.

Unlike the humid heat back home, this was a parched heatwave that felt as if it could bake a person dry. He took a deep breath, forcing himself to adapt to the air of this foreign land.

Yang Tianchen had been waiting at the airport for a while. The moment he saw Qin Feng, he gave him a bear hug and then muttered under his breath, "Damn it, this ghost place is burning me to death. Ah-Feng, you're finally here!"

Qin Feng offered a faint smile and patted Yang Tianchen on the shoulder. "Thank you for the trouble, Tianchen."

"Don't be so polite with me! Let's go, the car is waiting outside."

With that, Yang Tianchen pulled Qin Feng toward the exit.

Along the way, Yang Tianchen briefed Qin Feng on the situation here.

It turned out that in order to track down Long Xiaotian's whereabouts, he had mobilized one of the Yang family's intelligence networks abroad and made contact with an intelligence organization called Eagle Eye.

Although the Eagle Eye organization was not large in scale, it enjoyed a considerable reputation in the industry, particularly adept at gathering all sorts of intelligence. It was rumored that they could even get their hands on classified documents from certain governments.

"I've already struck a deal with the people from Eagle Eye. They will do their utmost to help us find Brother Long's whereabouts," Yang Tianchen said while driving. "However, these people have a huge appetite. The price they quoted is frighteningly high."

"Money is not an issue. As long as we can find Brother Long, I am willing to pay any amount."

A flash of firm resolve crossed Qin Feng's eyes.

Soon, they arrived at a secluded bar.

The bar was dimly lit and filled with a thick aroma of alcohol and tobacco. People gathered in small groups, talking in low voices, creating a somewhat eerie atmosphere.

Yang Tianchen led Qin Feng straight to the bar counter. A burly, fierce-looking man with a face full of rugged flesh was sitting there wiping a glass. Seeing them approach, the man raised his head, eyed them with cloudy eyes, and asked in a muffled voice, "Who are you looking for?"

"Eagle Eye's people," Yang Tianchen said concisely.

"The passphrase."

"The hunter in the dark."

Only then did the burly man put down the glass in his hand and pointed toward the upper floor. "Second floor, the room at the very end."

Yang Tianchen and Qin Feng went upstairs, arrived at the room at the very end, and knocked gently on the door.

"Come in," a deep voice sounded.

Qin Feng pushed the door open and entered. The room was lit by only a dim desk lamp. A lean man wearing gold-rimmed glasses sat behind a desk, flipping through a document.

"Hello, I am Falcon."

The man put down the document, raised his head, and revealed a shrewd face.

"I want to know where Long Xiaotian is right now, who kidnapped him, and moreover, I want to make those kidnappers pay the price!"

Qin Feng said every word with chilling precision, his voice cold and his eyes flashing with a bone-chilling glare that made one shudder.

Falcon looked at the young man before him, who seemed calm on the surface but was burning with rage inside, and felt a secret wave of astonishment.

It seemed that this Long Xiaotian was indeed extremely important to this Mr. Qin.

"Very well, I will do my best."

Falcon nodded, then pulled a file from the drawer and handed it to Qin Feng.

"This is some intelligence we've gathered so far. You can take a look first."

Qin Feng took the document and began to read it carefully. The file recorded several kidnapping cases that had occurred locally over the recent period. The victim of one particular case was a business tycoon from Great Xia, while the perpetrators were an underground organization known as Black Snake.

At this sight, Qin Feng's heart gave a jolt, and an ominous premonition surged within him.

"Black Snake... could it be them?" Qin Feng murmured to himself.

A sharp glare flashed across Falcon's eyes as he asked, "What, you know them?"

"My friend might have been kidnapped by them," Qin Feng said in a deep voice.

Hearing Qin Feng's words, Falcon's expression also turned grave.

The Black Snake organization was notoriously infamous in this region, specializing in kidnapping and extortion.

Furthermore, their methods were extremely cruel; almost none of the people they targeted ever came back alive.

"If this was really done by Black Snake, then things are going to be troublesome."

Falcon frowned deeply, his tone growing heavier as well. "This organization is extremely mysterious and acts with great caution. We haven't managed to track down where their lair is located yet."

"However..."

Falcon paused for a moment before continuing, "I heard that Black Snake has recently been planning a major operation, and their target seems to be a person from Great Xia."

"A person from Great Xia?!"

Qin Feng and Yang Tianchen exchanged glances, a synchronized thought rising in their minds: Could it be Brother Long?!

...

Back at the hotel prepared by Yang Tianchen, Qin Feng stared at the documents in his hands.

"Black Snake..."

Qin Feng clenched the files tightly, his knuckles turning white as anger burned in his eyes.

Long Xiaotian was both a mentor and a friend to him. Although they had some misunderstandings at the very beginning, his life had later been saved by Long Xiaotian.

"Ah-Feng, don't panic just yet. Let's discuss a comprehensive plan first," Yang Tianchen comforted him, patting Qin Feng on the shoulder.

"Although this Falcon kid looks shrewd, he has wild connections and is well-informed. Maybe he can dig up some useful clues."

Qin Feng took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

"You're right. Now is not the time to be impulsive. Tianchen, I need your help."

"Just say it. Since when have you been so polite with me?" Yang Tianchen replied readily.

"I need you to mobilize your Yang family's network to help me investigate this Black Snake organization. Especially whether they have had any major movements recently. The more detailed, the better."

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Yang Tianchen patted his chest in assurance.

"Don't worry, I'll go back and arrange it right now. I'll notify you the moment I have any news."

"Good brother!" Qin Feng patted Yang Tianchen's shoulder with gratitude.

Watching Yang Tianchen leave, Qin Feng cast his gaze back toward the documents in his hands.

Aside from the fragmented mentions of the Black Snake organization, there was also detailed data recording the timing, location, and the identity of the victim of Black Snake's most recent operation.