863: Chapter 852: Return to Zhonghai City 863: Chapter 852: Return to Zhonghai City “What?”
Fei Peilie instinctively felt something was off.
What on earth was going on?
Teng Yun Ge Shang wanted him to go back, and even said not to worry about Night Five?
What exactly had happened?
Fei Peilie looked at Ning Fan with a peculiar gaze, while Ning Fan himself was utterly confused.
Ning Fan couldn’t understand the meaning of Fei Peilie’s strange stare.
All he knew was that after taking a phone call, Fei Peilie’s gaze toward him had changed significantly.
“Understood.
I’ll return immediately…”
Fei Peilie spoke with a somewhat grave tone.
By this point, he had already learned some things from Teng Yun Ge Shang.
However, what was puzzling was how his expression swiftly turned calm, as if he didn’t want Ning Fan to notice anything unusual.
Ning Fan’s heart grew more suspicious.
When he saw Fei Peilie about to leave without a word, he couldn’t help but step forward to block him.
“What the hell is going on?
Explain yourself clearly!”
Frowning, Ning Fan felt as though the situation was spiraling out of everyone’s control.
A strong premonition tightened in his chest.
Unless he got an explanation, Ning Fan had no intention of letting Fei Peilie leave so easily.
Fei Peilie turned back, looking at Ning Fan with a complicated expression.
He didn’t know how to explain but quickly recalled what Teng Yun Ge Shang had instructed earlier, and his mind came up with a response.
He said, “This matter, the issue with Night Five—you don’t need to concern yourself with it anymore.
We’ll come find you later.
You wouldn’t possibly say you don’t want the Nine Souls Jade, would you?”
Once again, the Nine Souls Jade was brought up.
But right now, Ning Fan’s thoughts weren’t focused on the Nine Souls Jade.
What he wanted to know was what exactly had just happened.
Fei Peilie’s behavior seemed baffling to him.
Earlier, Fei Peilie had been ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with him to face Night Five.
Yet now, he wanted to leave.
“We’ll discuss that matter later.
You know very well what I want to know right now!”
Ning Fan fixed his gaze on Fei Peilie, his eyes pressing down with an unrelenting intensity that made Fei Peilie furrow his brows further.
It wasn’t that Fei Peilie didn’t want to talk; it was that he couldn’t discuss it.
This was a matter concerning Night Five—ultimately linked to their organization, the Umbrella.
The topic was far too sensitive.
Even though Ning Fan and they had overlapping interests for now, Teng Yun Ge Shang had made it clear that this was not something Ning Fan needed to know.
These were secrets belonging to the Umbrella.
But Ning Fan’s current demeanor resembled a dog with a bone, clearly unwilling to back down without an explanation.
Fei Peilie sneered in exasperation.
“Explain?
Why should I explain anything to you?”
He shot a questioning look at Ning Fan, his gaze carrying a mix of mockery, amusement, and anger.
Did Ning Fan really think he was someone special?
Fei Peilie felt more than a little annoyed.
At the same time, Ning Fan’s frown deepened.
Between his brows was a lingering sense of unease that refused to dissipate.
He knew he was losing composure, but the sudden series of developments had pushed everything out of control.
Ning Fan couldn’t remain calm.
The threat from Night Five—or more accurately, the threat posed by the Umbrella—was far too immense.
So, what had really happened?
What kind of secrets were concealed within this chain of sudden events?
Even Fei Peilie didn’t fully know the answers to these questions.
All he had was partial information from Teng Yun Ge Shang.
What could be confirmed was that, for now, Night Five would not be making any moves.
As a result, Ning Fan needn’t worry about any attacks from Night Five’s squad anytime soon.
Meanwhile, Fei Peilie had to rush back to report in; Teng Yun Ge Shang still needed his assistance.
Watching as Fei Peilie left without being able to stop him, Ning Fan felt powerless.
He didn’t have any valid reasons to detain Fei Peilie or force him to explain.
At this moment, all Ning Fan felt was a rising fury.
“Damn it!
What the hell is going on?
Have I been played?”
The feeling irritated Ning Fan to no end.
It was as if he had been toyed with.
Throughout the day, he had been consumed with anxiety over Night Five, only for Fei Peilie to suddenly tell him the matter was no longer a concern.
What kind of nonsense was this?
In truth, Ning Fan should have been happy.
A looming threat had just dissipated—why wouldn’t that bring relief?
But Ning Fan couldn’t be happy.
This situation reeked of strangeness.
Losing control of events was never a good thing, and Ning Fan simply didn’t have enough information to make sense of it all.
Surprisingly, Fei Peilie was probably in the same boat.
From Fei Peilie’s earlier reactions, Ning Fan was sure the situation had spiraled out of everyone’s control, not just his own.
“Damn it.
Is this a blessing or a curse?”
Shaking his head, Ning Fan let out a self-deprecating laugh.
He couldn’t say whether this turn of events was good or bad, but one thing was clear—the collaboration regarding the Nine Souls Jade could no longer be postponed on Teng Yun Ge Shang’s end.
If Night Five truly was no longer a concern, then at least that was one less thing for Ning Fan to worry about.
For now, he could focus on preparing for the Nine Souls Jade matter.
As for what Teng Yun Ge Shang wanted him to do, Ning Fan already had a pretty good idea.
He had started piecing things together.
That old man’s ambitions were even larger than Ning Fan had anticipated.
“Night Five squad… what a pity.
I haven’t had the chance to see your true faces…”
If Fei Peilie had still been present to hear Ning Fan’s lament, he would have been utterly shocked.
Night Five squad was the equivalent of living nightmares, grim reapers of this world.
Even members of their own organization, the Umbrella, avoided them at all costs.
Yet Ning Fan actually expressed regret at not meeting them.
Truly, he was a madman.
But Ning Fan’s thought process was different.
He was hoping to get a look at just how fearsome Night Five truly was.
After all, he knew he was destined to clash with the Umbrella one day.
Understanding their strengths now would only make him better prepared for the future.
The regret stemmed from this.
He wasn’t a lunatic.
There were people far more fanatical about combat than him.
With the threat from Night Five seemingly gone, Ning Fan no longer had any pressing matters to attend to.
Darkness had already fallen completely.
In the distance, the neon lights of the city sparkled, enticing and intoxicating.
Yet amid the beauty of this city lay countless hidden threats, lurking in the shadows.
Sometimes, being an ordinary person truly was a blessing…
With a sigh, noting the late hour, Ning Fan surveyed his surroundings.
Confirming there was no one nearby, he got into his car and drove back to the Zhonghai city center alone.