Upon hearing this, Kyzylem and Anirias exchanged a glance and remained silent for a moment. Then, at Anirias's nod, Kyzylem finally spoke up: "We...we don't know exactly where the Black God's lair is, but...but we do know the locations of several important secret bases of the black market assassin network. If you really want to know, then we'll tell you!"
Kyzylem was different from Anilias. She willingly offered herself up to Zhou Ziwei in order to save her sister. She also knew very well that although Hu Zi hadn't explained it in detail, he clearly didn't really expect Kyzylem to be able to take care of Zhou Ziwei on her own. So... their real purpose was probably to lure Zhou Ziwei to that island with Kyzylem, and the nuclear attack was the key to the whole plan.
Although Kyzylmer saw through the situation, she didn't expect the Black God to use nuclear bombs to attack Zhou Ziwei, so she pretended to be confused and didn't expose him. She was willing to risk everything to save Anirias.
Even if she had known beforehand that Kurokami would drop a nuclear bomb on that island, she probably would have made the same choice.
Therefore, from beginning to end, Kyzylmer never truly had the idea of rebelling against the Black God. However, now that she had witnessed Zhou Ziwei's true strength and seen him not abandon her and her sister even in a life-or-death situation, she was truly deeply moved by him.
The fact that they are saying these words now means that the two sisters have decided to stand firmly on Zhou Ziwei's side.
In fact, Kyzylmer and Anirias didn't have much loyalty to the Black Market Assassin Network or to Black God himself. Their loyalty was based on the chip in their heads that could control their lives and deaths, and their fear of Black God. Now that they were disregarding their own lives and wanted to blow them up along with Zhou Ziwei on that island, if they still hesitated and refused to betray Black God, they would be unable to justify their own conscience.
Zhou Ziwei glanced at Kyzylmer and could tell that Kyzylmer was sincere this time. He smiled slightly and said, "Alright... If you also want me to eliminate that vicious Black God and his black network as soon as possible, then tell me everything you know! That Black God just pulled off such a big attack, and he probably won't dare to show his face again for the time being. If we want to find him, we probably have to find his lair first. Even if you don't know where Black God's lair is, we can sweep through base by base and follow the clues until we find him sooner or later."
Upon hearing this, Kyzylmer stopped hiding anything and immediately revealed all the information he knew about the black network.
Zhou Ziwei silently memorized everything Kyzylmer said, but did not take immediate action. Instead, he continued along the route he had just taken, absorbing the souls of the numerous marine creatures destroyed by the tsunami into the Sea of Souls.
When Zhou Ziwei finally reached the main island of the island nation by following the tsunami's path, and witnessed the devastation of countless deaths and injuries in the coastal cities of both island nations, he gasped again. His hatred for the ruthlessness and bloodshed of the Black God intensified. Although the Japanese were indeed hateful, at this moment, Zhou Ziwei felt no hatred whatsoever for these innocent civilians who had perished.
Of course, despite his sympathy, Zhou Ziwei's eyes lit up when he saw the city sky filled with countless souls, and he immediately converted all of them into his own energy.
When Zhou Ziwei, along with Anirias and Ke, landed amidst the chaos and then swept through all the soul entities in the two cities in one go, his soul power, which had been depleted more than it gained since returning to Earth, finally surged to over a million after this frenzied sweep, causing another earth-shattering change in his sea of souls.
After this qualitative transformation, his originally yellow soul power turned into a light green color, and the radiation range of his soul power doubled again, reaching a maximum of 240 meters away. Correspondingly, the effective mental connection range between him and the independent soul body he created increased to 2,400 meters.
As for the extent of the aura surrounding the Six-Syllable Mantra, it is impossible to calculate.
The fact that he could absorb so much soul power at once during Earth's peaceful times filled Zhou Ziwei with immense emotion. It seemed that the power of modern weapons of mass destruction was far beyond what ancient cold weapons could ever achieve. Back when he experienced that war in the pilot plane, he had only absorbed 400,000 units of soul power. But this time, that ruthless Black God had dropped a nuclear bomb, directly causing the deaths of so many lives. If World War III were to break out, and if the heads of state of those countries that possessed nuclear weapons were to produce a few more madmen like Black God, the destruction of Earth as a result would not be impossible.
Seeing that most of the people who deserved to die on this island nation had already died, and that staying here would pose a risk of being exposed to nuclear radiation, Zhou Ziwei naturally decided not to remain in this desolate place.
However, at this time, the island nation had become the focus of global attention, so Zhou Ziwei could no longer ride the whirlwind away here, lest he be discovered and cause some trouble.
So Zhou Ziwei simply called Masao Mita and asked him to arrange a private jet to send the three of them back to China.
Although Masao Mita had just severed his own arm in Zhou Ziwei's rage, and this scandal had spread throughout the entire island nation, causing some turmoil in the Mita family's position, Masao Mita didn't care much. He understood that for Zhou Ziwei, destroying the Mita family was as easy as crushing an ant. He felt that sacrificing an arm for the right to survive and the chance for the entire family to avoid annihilation was entirely worthwhile.
When Masao Mita learned through some special channels the reasons for Zhou Ziwei's disappearance over the past three years, he felt even more fear of Zhou Ziwei and dared not harbor any disloyalty towards him.
Upon learning from the phone call that Zhou Ziwei was actually in Japan, she immediately connected him with the so-called "nuclear power plant leak" and tsunami reported in the news. A chill ran down her spine as she thought: Could it be... that he was behind this tsunami? Even the Emperor himself... is he even human? He can do something so terrifying... if he really gets angry, wouldn't it be possible for him to sink the entire island nation?
Volume 2: The Assassin's Nightmare, Chapter 469: Return to Zhongdu
This time, Zhou Ziwei did not return directly to Dangyang, but instead flew to Zhongdu on a private jet provided by the Santian family.
As for whether to reveal his true identity to meet his parents from his previous life, Zhou Ziwei was still somewhat hesitant, but in any case, he had to bring his parents and Yu Xiaoru to his side immediately.
The complete break and hostility with the Black Market Assassin Network made Zhou Ziwei most fearful that the Black Market Assassin Network would harm the people he cared about.
Zhou Ziwei had already taken very thorough protective measures in Dangyang. Hundreds of Kun pets were organized into several small teams to guard the people Zhou Ziwei cared about most. With the abilities and stealth characteristics of these Kun pets, it was expected that ordinary assassins or terrorists would not be able to get close to them.
After being nurtured by Zhou Ziwei using liquid soul power, each of the Kun pets, with its independent soul body fully nourished by soul power, could survive independently for at least seven days. Therefore, Zhou Ziwei did not need to worry about Dangyang for the time being.
Zhongdu is one of the largest cities in China, with a staggering 23 million permanent residents in the urban area. At least 20 of the country's 50 most powerful companies have their headquarters here, making it a crucial city that dominates the country's economic trend.
As one of the wealthiest men in Zhongdu, Huang Lianshu is naturally a prominent figure nationwide. Although he has suffered some losses in the past two years due to the impact of some emerging companies in certain fields, it is not a big deal for Huang Lianshu, who has a large and successful business.
Yunzhong International is a long-established conglomerate primarily engaged in international trade, covering a wide range of sectors including trade, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, services, and tourism. In the past two years, it has also established a connection with a powerful figure in Beijing, which has made it even more successful.
Three years ago, due to a wrong decision, the company planned to support several Dong Dongs who had been kicked out of the Zhou Group to establish a Yuntian Group, intending to swallow up the Zhou Group, which was in a slump. However, the Zhou Group somehow contacted the Japanese company Mita Co., Ltd. and obtained a patent formula for a peculiar functional beverage, and thus rose to prominence.
And it practically replicated the miracle of Coca-Cola back then, growing into a leading large-scale group company in China by relying solely on the production and sales of one beverage.
As a result, Yuntian Group, which had received a large amount of investment from Huang Lianshu, suffered heavy blows in all aspects and had to disintegrate before it could last for more than half a year.
However, that loss was nothing to Huang Lianshu, but he was unwilling to suffer such a big loss. Therefore, he specially trained some special talents and infiltrated the Zhou Group through some shady means, intending to find a way to steal the production formula and process of Zhou's Life Spring beverage.
Those individuals were specially trained corporate spies. After infiltrating the Zhou Group, they climbed to high-level management positions within the company over two years thanks to their outstanding abilities. Naturally, it wasn't difficult for them to figure out the recipe and production process for Life Spring beverage. However, after stealing this business information, they tried it out in their own beverage production plant and were disappointed to find that no matter how they mixed it, they could never recreate the refreshing aroma of Zhou's Life Spring beverage.
Huang Lianshu flew into a rage and berated the self-proclaimed great corporate spy, then sent him away, ordering him to continue his mission and not give up until he had stolen the real formula for the Fountain of Life beverage.
Then he took his newly hired female secretary into the luxurious suite inside his office and started having sex.
Huang Lianshu embodied the saying, "When there's work, the secretary does it; when there's no work, the secretary does it." The female secretaries he hired had to be outstanding in terms of personal ability, but their appearance was even more crucial.
Moreover, he always kept at least three personal secretaries: one with big breasts, one with a good figure, and one with a round butt. Of course, it would be even better if all three could be combined.
Just as Huang Lianshu was lying on the back of the female secretary with a round bottom, grabbing her two snow-white, deep, and round buttocks while working diligently, a series of urgent knocks came from outside.
Huang Lianshu was in the middle of his fun and showed no intention of stopping. He simply called out "Come in." In any case, the only people who could enter his office were his three personal secretaries. So, even if there was urgent work to be done, Huang Lianshu didn't mind someone barging in. He would have sex with one female secretary while another reported to him from the bedside. This actually satisfied Huang Lianshu's perverted psychology.
If he's in the mood, he can also pin his female secretary, who is giving a work report, down on the bed and have sex with her while she's giving her report. That's one of his favorite pleasures.
Although Huang Lianshu's wife was quite capable, she knew perfectly well that men were uncontrollable, especially a man like Huang Lianshu who was worth hundreds of millions. If you didn't let him cheat, it would be impossible, and if things continued, it would only lead to a complete breakup. So all she needed to do was maintain her position. As long as she had money, she could keep a gigolo on the side. His skills in bed and his stamina were far superior to Huang Lianshu's, a lecherous drunkard. Why should she hang herself on this one tree?
"Chairman, something terrible has happened!" Upon hearing Huang Lianshu's voice, another female secretary named Miaomiao rushed in. She glanced at the two people who were "snoring" on the bed with her alluring eyes, as if she hadn't seen them at all, and hurriedly reported, "Chairman, something terrible has happened! The stock price of Yunzhong International suddenly fluctuated drastically fifteen minutes ago. After studying it, the vice chairman and several financial experts believe that this may be a malicious takeover attempt against Yunzhong International. So... that's why they asked me to come and inform you, Chairman, that they hope you can convene a board meeting immediately to quickly determine a countermeasure."
“What… hostile takeover?” Huang Lianshu showed no panic upon hearing this, remaining as steady as a mountain as he continued his physical labor rhythmically. He turned to look at Miao Miao, who stood anxiously to the side, and said, “What are you afraid of? Yunzhong International’s market value is 35 billion. I don’t believe anyone has the resources to acquire our company. Don’t worry… Tell Lao Wang to keep a close eye on things. As long as we control the shares held by a few directors and prevent them from being acquired, they can buy up the remaining shares on the market. Hehe… maybe we can even make a fortune… Hmm… if Yunzhong International’s stock hits the daily limit before the market closes today, then let me know…”
"Oh..." Seeing Huang Lianshu's confident demeanor, Miao Miao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, it made sense... Yunzhong International's market value was over 30 billion, which was not something anyone could acquire at will. Moreover, Huang Lianshu himself held 35% of the shares, and the shares held by the other major and minor shareholders combined amounted to about 40%. Only 30% of the shares were circulating on the market. So as long as Huang Lianshu kept an eye on the shares held by these major shareholders on the board of directors, then no matter who attempted a malicious acquisition, they would only be inflating the stock price of Yunzhong International, which would be completely meaningless.
Relieved, Miao Miao turned to rush off to inform Vice Chairman Wang, but Huang Lianshu grabbed her from behind. He first roughly kneaded her ample breasts a few times before saying, "You little slut... your tits have grown even bigger these past few days. Hehe... you can have Assistant Cao handle informing Vice Chairman Wang... come in later and give me another breast massage... hahaha..."
Zhou Ziwei, accompanied by Anirias and Kyzylmer, landed at a small private airport on the outskirts of Zhongdu. As soon as the plane landed, a high-ranking member of the Mita family was seen respectfully waiting there. Upon seeing Zhou Ziwei disembark, he immediately went up to him, bowing at a ninety-degree angle and repeatedly saying, "Mr. Zhou, I am Mita Daiyu, the president of the investment company of Mita Corporation. Please take good care of me."
Zhou Ziwei didn't even glance at the Japanese soldier. Instead, he walked towards a luxurious Bentley limousine driven by Mita Daiyu, and asked with a frown, "How's the matter of Mita Masao expediting the acquisition of Yunzhong International going?"
"The plan has already begun." Mita Dayu hurriedly rushed to open the back door for Zhou Ziwei, and then replied, "The other party's reaction was a bit slow, with no sign of retaliation. It seems they didn't take our acquisition plan seriously at all. We've already acquired several minority shareholders in Yunzhong International. Once the scattered shares on the market are acquired, we can immediately transfer the shares held by those minority shareholders. It seems the acquisition plan should be completed soon."
“Very good…” After getting into the car, Zhou Ziwei thought for a moment and said, “You can tell Mita Masao to keep the severed arm safe. As long as he does this to my satisfaction, I can consider helping him reattach the limb.”
Upon hearing this, Mita Dayu was immediately startled and couldn't help but look up at Zhou Ziwei, his eyes filled with surprise and admiration.
Mita Daiyu is Mita Masao's nephew and one of the core members of the Mita family. While others may not know about the Mita family's control over Zhou Ziwei, he, as a core member, knows a little about it.
However, he only knew part of the story. He knew that Zhou Ziwei was a very capable person, but he didn't know exactly how capable he was. In his mind, Zhou Ziwei was just a legendary Jonin.
However, it seems that things are not as simple as he imagined. Reattaching a severed limb is something that most large hospitals can do, but only if the limb has just been severed. Since Masao Mita's arm has been cut off for several days, even the world's largest hospital would probably find it difficult to do so.
Mita Daiyu believed that Zhou Ziwei, given his status, would not make such boastful claims. In fact, the Mita family was now indirectly controlled by Zhou Ziwei, so he had no reason to make such claims.
But... how could a severed limb be reattached?
Zhou Ziwei ignored the fascinating expression on Mita Dayu's face. After getting into the car with Anilias and Kyzylem, he casually said, "To Guixiang Residential Area," and then closed his eyes to rest.
Upon arriving at Guixiang Residential Area, Zhou Ziwei got out of the car in front of the building where his parents lived. He waved his hand, refusing the request from Santian Dayu to accompany him. He even told Anilias and Kyzylem to wait in the car, while he hurriedly went upstairs alone.
"Ding-dong—" The crisp doorbell rang, but no one came to the door after waiting for a long time. Zhou Ziwei also did not hear any sound from inside the room. Instantly, Zhou Ziwei's heart jumped. He pressed the doorbell a few more times while urgently releasing his soul power to scan the room. Then his heart sank.
There was no one in the room.
Logically speaking, Zhou Ziwei's parents are retired and have nothing to do. They usually stay at home, and at most, they will take a walk in the community garden when the weather is nice. However, it is almost dinner time now. The elderly couple have very good daily routines and should definitely be at home at this time unless there is something important.
Fortunately, the room was very tidy, with no signs of forced entry or kidnapping, which gave Zhou Ziwei a glimmer of hope.
Looking around the corridor and seeing no one else, Zhou Ziwei didn't hesitate any longer. He immediately took out a wire and gently poked at the lock a few times. With a "click," the lock was opened immediately.
Zhou Ziwei walked into the room with trepidation, then closed the door behind him. He looked around and saw a pot of tea on the coffee table in the living room and a pot of soup simmering on the stove in the kitchen. It seemed that the owner had just gone out on an urgent matter and would be back soon. Zhou Ziwei felt a little relieved.
However, when he inadvertently turned his head and saw a small note pasted on the back of the door he had just entered, his head suddenly went blank, and he almost tripped and fell to the ground.
“Dead Ashes… The people you’re looking for are in my hands. If you want them to be safe, come to the Supreme. I’ll be waiting for you here… Respectfully, Black God.”
Although the note was written very simply and in English, Zhou Ziwei naturally understood what it meant. Without a doubt, this was another trap set by the Black God, a trap that Zhou Ziwei's parents from his previous life had forced him to fall into.
Last time, they tricked him into going to a small island in Japan, only to drop a nuclear bomb in front of him. What about this time?
Zhou Ziwei knew, of course, that this time it might be even more dangerous than the last, but he had absolutely no choice. His parents were the most important people in his heart, and he couldn't let anything happen to them no matter what.
Even knowing it was a dangerous place, he had no choice but to venture in.
But what does "Supreme" mean on that note?
Zhou Ziwei hurriedly ran downstairs. At this moment, although he did not use any superpowers, he almost pushed his body's abilities to the limit. He ran down several floors in less than five seconds.
On the way, they encountered two people who were going upstairs. Neither of them saw Zhou Ziwei running wildly. They only felt a gust of wind "whoosh" past them and then disappear. The two middle-aged residents were so frightened that they sat down on the steps, thinking they had seen a ghost.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Ziwei arrived downstairs. Before the people in the car could react, he grabbed Santian Dayu by the collar and pulled him out of the car window.
"Tell me quickly, where is the Supreme?" Zhou Ziwei asked urgently, his eyes red.
"What...what Supreme?" Mita Dayu was just secretly glancing at the two stunningly beautiful sisters sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror, swallowing his saliva, when Zhou Ziwei dragged him out of the car. He thought Zhou Ziwei had discovered his secret fantasies about the sisters, and he was so scared that his erect penis almost shrank back into his stomach.
"Slap—" Zhou Ziwei slapped Santian Dayu hard across the face, gritting his teeth and saying, "Nonsense, if I wanted to know what the Supreme is, would I need to ask you?"
"Ah...I...I remember now."
Although Mita Daiyu had just been slapped, he seemed relieved to hear that Zhou Ziwei's words didn't seem to imply anything about fantasizing about the two foreign women. He quickly and eagerly said, "I remember now... there's a... a luxurious gambling ship called the Supreme. It seems to be in international waters not far from Zhongdu recently. I even received an invitation from the ship a couple of days ago..."
Having received confirmation, Zhou Ziwei finally calmed down a bit. He thought that although he knew his parents and Yu Xiaoru might have just been kidnapped, they might not have been sent to that ship yet, and might still be in Zhongdu City.
However, given how large Zhongdu is and how large its population is, finding two or three people in the city would be like finding a needle in a haystack. Therefore, he had to abandon his plan to search Zhongdu immediately.
Volume 2, The Assassin's Nightmare, Chapter 470: Get Out of Here!
After considering for a moment, Zhou Ziwei knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so he could only shake his head helplessly. He immediately waved his hand, throwing San Tian Dayu back into the car through the window. Then he got into the car from the other side and said in a deep voice, "Take me to the Supreme immediately. As for the two of them..."
Zhou Ziwei turned to look at Anilias and Kyzylem, then said, "Have someone take them to a safe place. I'll come back for them after I've finished my business. If anything happens to them during this time... humph, the consequences will be more than you can bear."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Mita Daiyu nodded hurriedly like a chicken pecking at rice, saying, "Mr. Zhou, rest assured, we will definitely take good care of these two young ladies and will absolutely not let them suffer any harm."
Zhou Ziwei certainly didn't take Mita Dayu's assurances to heart. In fact, he understood that if the Black Market Assassin Network really wanted to kill Kyzylmer and Anirias to vent their anger, even if the entire Mita family mobilized all their forces, it wouldn't make any difference. It would just mean that they would kill a few more people.
However, Zhou Ziwei was busy rescuing his parents and Yu Xiaoru, so he didn't have the extra energy to take care of them. Moreover, in Zhou Ziwei's opinion, Heishen must hate him to the bone now, and this matter was like a last-ditch effort. He thought that Heishen would use all his power to deal with Zhou Ziwei, and should not have the spare power to deal with the two traitors, Kyzylmer and Anirias, for the time being.
With things having progressed to this point, only one of the Black Market Assassins Network and Zhou Ziwei can survive. If they cannot kill Zhou Ziwei, then no matter how well Black God hides, he will not be able to prevent the Black Market Assassins Network from continuing to exist. Black God's best outcome will be to find a place to live out his remaining years in anonymity, and he will never be able to regain his former glory.
Given Black God's consistent style of doing things, is it possible that he will choose to retire?
This was simply impossible, so... Black God could only use every method he could think of to kill Zhou Ziwei, in a fight to the death...
As the black Bentley limousine drove onto Nanjing Road, almost all of the elite members of the Mita family stationed there had already come out to guard the area. Their task was to protect Anirias and Kyzylem until Zhou Ziwei returned from the sea.
As for going to the Supreme Seaship, there's no need for so many people to follow. Zhou Ziwei only needs San Tian Dayu to go and guide them.
Kyzylem and Aniliyas seemed quite reluctant to part with Zhou Ziwei before leaving. The three of them had gone through thick and thin together these past two days, experiencing being bombed by a nuclear weapon together. This kind of friendship is not something that ordinary people can obtain.
In the eyes of the sisters, Zhou Ziwei gradually established himself as an invincible and towering figure, like a god descended to earth. Especially Anirias, whose eyes now sparkled with undisguised admiration when she looked at Zhou Ziwei, which made Zhou Ziwei feel somewhat guilty for leaving the sisters behind.