CHAPTER 761: CHAPTER 766: HAWK AND FALCON

Is this...a giant bird?

Ling Chen isn’t very familiar with this type of bird; the only word that comes to mind is "giant bird."

Xu Ming glanced at Ling Chen and corrected him: "That’s not just a giant bird, that’s a falcon, a very rare bird. It is said that this kind of bird is highly intelligent. After spending time with its trainer, it can be even more obedient than a dog."

Ling Chen responded in surprise, "Second Brother, are you saying that someone is using falcons to surveil us? Who do you think it could be?"

Having spent many years with the phantom forces, Ling Chen considered himself very experienced, proficient in all manners of tracking and counter-tracking techniques. However, tracking with birds was something he had only heard of in films and had never seen in reality until today.

"There are one or two people I know who can control such birds, and they are not simple characters. Moreover, it’s difficult to determine the person behind this just by a falcon. In ancient times, because there were no communication tools like mobile phones, training falcons to deliver messages and spy on enemies was the most common method. However, as times have changed, this method has been gradually abandoned, and only a few people still cherish this old technique."

After giving it some thought, Xu Ming continued, "My guess is that the person behind this falcon is probably an expert."

"Second Brother, why do you think so?"

"Falcons are not ordinary birds; rather, they are extremely fierce raptors. The falcon above us is twice as large as a normal falcon and much more ferocious and brave. Generally, raptors of this size are usually wild, and if it were merely trained, it would be difficult to raise it to such a size. Thus, taming such a wild raptor is not something ordinary people can accomplish."

After hearing Xu Ming’s explanation, Ling Chen understood a bit more about the falcon hovering above.

"It seems the God Organization really values me, even dispatching such strange people," Ling Chen said self-deprecatingly.

"It’s still hard to say if they are from the God Organization. Just be careful."

Ling Chen nodded and continued driving towards Wealthy Manor.

...

Research base.

Shortly after Ling Chen left, Zhao Zhengxiong drove to the base.

After getting out of his car and seeing Hu Fei waiting at the door, Zhao Zhengxiong greeted him with a smile, asking, "Brother Hu, what does Chen want from me, meeting in such a place?"

Hu Fei glanced behind Zhao Zhengxiong and asked, "No one else came with you, right?"

"No. You told me to come alone and not to bring anyone else."

"That’s good, come with me." After speaking, Hu Fei turned and walked into the base.

Following Hu Fei, Zhao Zhengxiong directly entered the inner part of the research base. Observing the spacious and well-arranged space within the base, even a boss like Zhao Zhengxiong couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Brother Hu, what is this place?"

"This is Ling Chen’s research base, our headquarters. This morning, we received news that both Jiang Hao and Nanrong Hao have lost contact and disappeared. We were worried that someone might target you, so we brought you here. Stay here until the crisis is over and don’t go out unnecessarily to avoid any incidents."

Zhao Zhengxiong looked worried as he said, "No wonder, I’ve been wanting to invite Jiang Hao and the others for a drink these past two days, but no one answered their phones. I thought they had both gone off on their own to have fun. Hey! Where is Chen?"

"He’s out on an errand. I’ll have someone arrange a room for you to stay here." Pausing for a moment, Hu Fei pointed around and said, "I still have other things to handle, so feel free to look around and I’ll come find you later."

"Alright."

After Hu Fei left, Zhao Zhengxiong wandered alone within the base.

Being a local boss, although he had many subordinates, he was ultimately just a good street gang leader and had never seen such an advanced base before.

As he walked through, several busy base staff members nodded and greeted Zhao Zhengxiong as they passed by. These staff members initially followed Zhao Zhengxiong and Jiang Hao, and were later selected by Jiang Yunkai to join the security company. After rigorous training, these people became the security and staff of the research base.

Therefore, they all recognized Zhao Zhengxiong.

"Brother Xiong."

"Brother Xiong."

"Brother Xiong, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen you."

Hearing a staff member’s words, Zhao Zhengxiong, curious, asked, "So, you’ve been here for a long time?"

"Yes! It’s been several months now. Before, we only saw Hao and Haozi, never saw you."

Another staff member chimed in, "Brother Xiong is busy managing so many places, a very busy man indeed, and doesn’t have time to come here to wander around." Concluding, the staff member looked at Zhao Zhengxiong with a smile, "Brother Xiong, you go ahead and explore, we still have work to do so we won’t disturb you."

Watching the two staff members leave, Zhao Zhengxiong’s smile turned somewhat stiff, with a complex expression flickering in his eyes.

From their words, he could tell that this research base had been established for some time, but he had not received any notifications about it. In comparison, Jiang Hao and Nanrong Hao had already known about it.

Why?

Zhao Zhengxiong thought to himself. Why did Ling Chen disclose the secrets of this research base to Jiang Hao and Nanrong Hao but not to him? Was it because he wasn’t trusted?

Even though he was eventually brought here, Zhao Zhengxiong still felt quite uncomfortable, feeling excluded.

Zhao Zhengxiong was a meticulously thoughtful person and could guess the reason behind Ling Chen’s actions.

The relationship between Nanrong Wanqing and Ling Chen was clear; Nanrong Hao would later be Ling Chen’s brother-in-law, naturally a trustworthy person. Jiang Hao was personally groomed by Ling Chen, unquestionably loyal to a fault. Thus, it made sense for Ling Chen to trust these two.

However, understanding aside, thinking about this situation still left Zhao Zhengxiong feeling unhappy.

"Hey! Brother Xiong, there you are."

Then, hearing Hu Fei’s voice coming from behind, Zhao Zhengxiong turned around, forcing a smile and asked, "Brother Hu, have you finished your work?"

"Almost done. Now I have subordinates to command, don’t need to do everything myself like before. Come, I’ll take you to your room."

"Thank you, that would be helpful."

...

Wealthy Manor.

After arriving at the Nanrong family home, Ling Chen and Xu Ming immediately rushed to Nanrong Yong’s bedroom.

In the spacious and bright bedroom, Nanrong Wanqing and several caretakers were by the bedside, attending to the comatose Nanrong Yong.

"Ling Chen."

Seeing Ling Chen return, Nanrong Wanqing quickly stood up and asked, "Did you find my brother?"