Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 617: Chapter 616 [Things Are Not That Simple]

Ye Tianchen, Li San, Wang Jie, Zhang Tian, and Zhang Di, five people, had finally left Military Base No. 13. Ye Tianchen didn’t leave with Li San and the others, but acted separately. As for where Ye Tianchen headed, Li San and the others didn’t know; they had received orders from Ye Tianchen to quickly head toward the Ling family estate to protect Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun, the grandfather and grandson duo.

Night had fallen a long time ago, and it was almost dawn when Ye Tianchen, alone, quietly arrived at the outskirts of the Ling family estate. He stood on a large tree and slowly released his Superpower Perception, sensing everything within the Ling family estate. Ye Tianchen was not a thoughtless person, but rather quite intelligent. He knew that this matter would not be as simple as just rescuing Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun and returning to the country. If it were that simple, he wouldn’t have needed to preemptively destroy three major military bases in New York, USA. To successfully complete this mission, it was necessary to transfer all of the Ling family’s assets. Otherwise, according to Ye Tianchen’s estimate, given Ling Shuanghe’s stubbornness, he wouldn’t just leave like that.

In other words, Ye Tianchen not only had to rescue Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun and bring them back to China, he also had to wait for Ling Shuanghe to handle all the Ling family’s businesses until they could move back to China and develop their lives there to perfectly resolve the issue. Otherwise, just transferring the Ling family’s assets while Ling Shuanghe passed away would be meaningless and nonsensical. If it were just about bringing Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun back from the USA but leaving the Ling family’s businesses behind, then the whole effort would be pointless. It wouldn’t have given Ye Tianchen such a headache, nor would he have made so many plans from the beginning.

To put it plainly, the reason Ye Tianchen let Bao Tianglong, Li San, and the others arrive at the Ling family estate and then hold off on taking immediate action, merely protecting Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun, was because he knew they still needed to wait for the Ling family to settle their property affairs before they could proceed with protecting their return to the country. This matter was not as simple as one might think, being rather thorny and difficult.

At this moment, after Ye Tianchen had unleashed his powerful Superpower Perception, he didn’t sense any strong presences, but only some American soldiers guarding the outside of the Ling family estate, not allowing outsiders to enter or exit freely. It seemed that the US government was also shamelessly powerful. They had long been prepared, knowing well that as long as the Ling family’s businesses remained in the US even if all members returned to China, it would be irrelevant. The key was that Ling Shuanghe wanted to return to his country while taking all of the Ling family’s businesses with him, which made the situation much more complicated. The US government definitely wouldn’t easily agree to losing both and would use every means to stop it, while Ling Shuanghe would not compromise. That’s why the situation had developed to this point—with Ye Tianchen coming to New York with the Thirteen Heavenly Kings.

”It seems that the people in the US government are very clever; almost all of the Ling family’s businesses are in the USA, and transferring them out of the country will take some time and procedures. As long as they can prevent the Ling family during this processing time, that would be enough. There’s still plenty of trouble ahead!” Ye Tianchen thought to himself.

Li San, Wang Jie, Zhang Tian, and Zhang Di, the four men, had already quietly infiltrated the Ling family estate. These ordinary US soldiers were strong against common folk, but facing Li San and the others, they were clearly outmatched, barely posing any threat before those four had already gotten in.

Ye Tianchen had always been acting together with Li San and the others, but upon entering, he chose to stay outside, using his powerful Superpower Perception to carefully scan around to check for any hidden experts. This trip to New York had already brought Ye Tianchen three surprises: Di Yiwang, Frog Monster, and Libi—all three being very powerful creatures. It’s easy to imagine that as the most developed country and the world’s leading power, the USA would have its share of War Kings and Superpower Users. If the USA really lacked such forces, it wouldn’t have sat so securely in the seat of the world’s top power all these years. So, one must never underestimate the USA; their virulent monster research was enough to alarm even Ye Tianchen.

Although Ye Tianchen hadn’t sensed any formidable presences, he knew it wouldn’t be easy to extract Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun from the Ling family estate. The US government wouldn’t be so negligent; not deploying strong forces at the crucial Ling family estate was unthinkable. Now, with the Ling family wanting to transfer their businesses, they still needed some procedures and time. During this period, the US government wouldn’t take action, as persuading Ling Shuanghe or finding other ways to handle the Ling family’s affairs would certainly be preferable to resolving them by force.

Suddenly, Ye Tianchen felt something was amiss. The gate of the Ling family estate cracked open slightly, and a person who looked like a servant walked out. The American soldiers guarding the gate immediately pointed their guns at the servant; however, the servant seemed to show them something, causing the soldiers to salute and step aside.

After the servant left the Ling family estate, a black sedan drove up and quickly picked him up, leaving swiftly. Ye Tianchen frowned, sensing something unusual. The Ling family estate was guarded by at least a hundred American soldiers equipped with advanced weaponry, which might not impact people like him significantly but would certainly prevent ordinary individuals from escaping. Clearly, everyone in the Ling family estate was under house arrest, unable to freely enter or exit, yet this servant not only managed to leave smoothly but also had something that made the soldiers salute him. That was indeed very unusual.

Therefore, Ye Tianchen immediately used the Divine Movement Skill and swiftly followed the black sedan. The sedan wasn’t driving fast and stopped by a bamboo grove at the edge of the Ling family estate. Ye Tianchen stepped onto a bamboo pole, quietly observing everything below.

The servant stepped out of the black sedan, and soon another black sedan arrived. An American man in his fifties, dressed in a suit, emerged. He had an authoritative air about him. After glancing around, he turned to the servant and asked in awkward Chinese, ”Why didn’t your master come?”

”Chief Luo Ha, our master couldn’t make it. That old immortal Ling Shuanghe forced him to call a meeting with his three remaining children!” the servant said vehemently.

”Good, has your master made up his mind? We here aren’t very patient. We’ll just kill everyone in the Ling family estate, including your master. Then not only will he gain nothing, but he will also lose his life,” said the officer named Luo Ha, his voice cold.

”Chief, our master has made up his mind. He loves America and wishes to become an American citizen permanently and get a green card. We hope Chief Luo Ha can see our master’s sincerity,” the servant hastily said.

”Becoming an American and holding our green card for life isn’t an issue at all. However, this ’sincerity’ you speak of, I have yet to see it,” Chief Luo Ha said, feigning dissatisfaction.

”You misunderstand, Chief. Over the years, our master has been trying to reduce the suspicions of that old immortal Ling Shuanghe. You know he was against the Ling family moving back to develop domestically from the start. What is here that compares to America? We want to be Americans forever, but that made the old man furious. He not only made his second son the head of the Ling family but started to doubt our master. Hence, these days our master hasn’t stepped foot out of the Ling estate, all to gain the old man’s trust and ease striking at the right moment!” the servant continued, clearly frustrated.

”Ease striking at the right moment? We have already given your master a week, and he still hasn’t made a move. It’s testing our patience!” Chief Luo Ha was obviously very displeased.

”This... Chief Luo Ha, hear me out. You know the Ling family’s assets are vast. Although our master controls a part, most of it is still in the hands of that stubborn old Ling Shuanghe. You’ve tried to convince him several times and he refused each time. Killing him would be pointless; we’d lose out on all the Ling assets, and it could backfire. To get all the Ling assets transferred under our master’s name, we need Ling Shuanghe’s personal seal, which is key. My master has been desperately searching the entire estate for days but hasn’t found it, and he doesn’t know what to do...” the servant quickly explained.

”Can’t find it? That’s easy to handle, and I can make Ling Shuanghe willingly hand over the seal, allowing your master to rightfully inherit all of the Ling family’s wealth...” Luo Ha said, laughing viciously.

”Chief Luo Ha, you mean...” the servant asked, puzzled.

Luo Ha didn’t reply but took out a small white bottle from his pocket and handed it to the servant, saying, ”This is a secretly-developed drug by our country. Just make him drink this, and he will be at our mercy!”