<h4>Chapter 1354: Chapter 1662: North-South Rivalry (3)</h4>


    Five minutester, the fireworks disy was forcibly paused. Hu Fei didn’t bother with the dissatisfied audience; he needed to quickly find the whereabouts of Ling Tao and the others.


    "Mr. Hu, we heard some noise. It’s in the third house on the south side."


    Hearing the voice from the walkie-talkie, Hu Fei felt a burst of joy and immediately shouted, "Everyone, head over there now."


    Before long, Chen Junfeng, Qiu Yong, and others arrived outside the house. Bang! Yuan Yun kicked the door open and was the first to rush in. As soon as they entered, the group immediately found several bodies lying behind the door.


    "Quick, they must still be inside," Hu Fei urged eagerly.


    However, after searching the entire house, they found nothing but corpses and blood. "Mr. Hu, I saw them. They’re on Beihang Street, more than ten of them, and they’ve captured a few people."


    "Chase!"


    Leaving the room, the group quickly headed towards Beihang Street. However, due to therge crowd around, their progress was significantly slowed.


    "I see them, over there!" Xia Yue, with sharp eyes, pointed at a few business cars at the front of the crowd and shouted.


    Hu Fei focused his eyes and saw all those people getting into cars. "Where’s our car? Where’s our car?"


    Everyone looked at each other, unsure where they had parked. Besides, even if they got to their car now, they wouldn’t be able to catch up. "Damn!" Hu Fei cursed, quickly ran to a Porsche, and kicked the car window, shattering the ss. Unlocking the car door, he crammed his bulky body into the driver’s seat and connected his phone to the car’sputer. In less than twenty seconds, the Porsche’s engine roared to life.


    "One more person, get in."


    "I’ll go." Xu Ming volunteered. Seeing him step forward, everyone nodded approvingly. Besides Chen Junfeng, Xu Ming was the strongest among them. With him, the hope of rescue increased.


    Once in the car, Hu Fei floored the elerator. With the screeching sound of tires against pavement, the Porsche’s front shot forward.


    After about three hundred meters, several business cars came into view for Hu Fei and Xu Ming. Due to the crowd watching the fireworks, the business cars couldn’t travel fast, allowing Hu Fei an opportunity to catch up.


    "Get to their back." Xu Ming pointed to the rear of thest business car.


    Hu Fei acknowledged, immediately pushing the speed to the limit. In terms of speed, the business cars were no match for the Porsche. In a blink, the Porsche closed in on the business car’s rear.


    Seeing the gap close, Xu Ming opened the door, nimbly climbed onto the roof, and slowly moved forward. Standing on the engine hood, he seized the opportunity, his legs thrusting forward to break through the rear window. But just then, the business car’s rear door suddenly opened, revealing an elderly man in Xu Ming’s sight.


    Just meeting his gaze, Xu Ming felt a chilling presence emanate from the man.


    A master of the Heavenly List!


    Feeling the opponent’s strength, Xu Ming’s expression darkened. Seeing Xu Ming standing idle on the engine hood, Hu Fei grew impatient.


    Suddenly, the elderly man on the business car spread his arms, leaping like a great roc,nding steadily on the hood.


    In this situation, Xu Ming dared not hesitate any longer. He charged forward, fists punching straight at the man’s face. Seeing Xu Ming approach, the old man’s lips curled into a slight, disdainful smirk.


    Without any visible move, he merely waved his arm lightly. Instantly, it felt to Xu Ming as if he had crashed into a wall, his body thrown backward. Fortunately, Xu Ming reacted quickly, grabbing the Porsche’s rear spoiler with both hands, preventing himself from hitting the ground.


    At such high speed, if his body hit the ground, even a master of the Heavenly List would face a dire fate.


    Witnessing the old man’s power, Hu Fei was startled, stepping hard on the brakes. Using the momentum, the old man’s body soared,nding securely on the business car ahead.


    Damn it, is he even human?


    Hu Fei stared at the old man, swallowing hard. After a brief hesitation, he remembered Xu Ming behind the car, quickly getting out to check.


    "How are you?"


    Xu Ming waved his hand, leaning against the car, and as hended, a ’poof’ sound was heard, apanied by a mouthful of blood he spat out.


    An hour and a halfter, a taxi arrived at the City People’s Hospital. The door opened, and Ling Chen swiftly ran towards the hospital.


    In no time, Ling Chen reached the third floor of the inpatient department. Entering the ward, he saw Qiu Yong and others present, while Xu Mingy in bed, resting.


    "Second Brother, are you alright?" Ling Chen asked with concern.


    "I’m fine. Sorry I couldn’t stop them for you."


    "Second Brother, don’t say that. The opponent had a Heavenly List master; it’s normal to fail. Your safety is all that matters." Pausing, Ling Chen turned to Hu Fei and asked, "How many people did they capture?"


    "Six. I checked the surrounding surveince and identified them. Your father, the porridge girl, Ling Tao, and three others—all captured. Additionally, we found more than ten bodies in that house, all brutally murdered."


    "We failed," Ling Chen sighed. "We should’ve prepared earlier if we’d known the map marked the North Ling Family’s secret base."


    Hu Fei chimed in, "When Miss Lin found that map, she probably didn’t realize it marked the North Ling Family’s secret base and gave it to you, mistaking it for the South Ling Family’s."


    Ling Chen said with a headache, "What should we do now?"


    "Don’t worry, we still have a chance," Hu Fei reassured. "I’ve had all exits from East Sea City sealed. If they try to leave the city, we’ll definitely find out."


    "Hopefully, nothing will happen to them." As soon as Ling Chen finished speaking, his phone rang. Taking it out and seeing the caller ID, he immediately answered, "Who is this?"


    "Hello, Mr. Ling. You probably don’t know me, but I have your father and the others. If you don’t want them harmed, you’d better do as I say."


    Ling Chen replied in a deep voice, "What do you want?"


    "It’s simple. I know East Sea City is your territory, so I want to make a deal with you. Are you interested?"


    "A deal? What kind of deal?"


    "My people want to leave East Sea City, but yours won’t let us. How about this: I’ll release one person, and you let us go. How about that?"