Chapter 147: Chapter 0147: Fury (Part 2) _1
 

“Can you be any more shameless?” Luo Weiwei glared at him, pulling her hand away.

“It was you who grabbed my hand,” Ye Xiong retorted with a smile.

“I’m not going to argue with you. I’m trying to discuss something important with you. Do you know those people from the Dragon Claw?” Luo Weiwei asked.

“I don’t know them,” Ye Xiong shook his head.

“You don’t know them, and still you acted so arrogantly. As soon as the director introduced them, you pulled a cold face—it made people think they had a grievance with you.”

“I just can’t stand the way they act all high and mighty, as if they are something special.”

“I can’t stand it either, but there’s nothing I can do about it since they’re from Dragon Claw.”

Luo Weiwei paused before she continued, “Those guys just mentioned that the Beast Organization is going to make a big move soon, so they’ve sent three members of the Dragon Claw over here. Now, in every city of Guangnan Province, there are three members of Dragon Claw assisting the police, under the code name ‘Operation Protect the Flowers.’ I’ll be working with them for the next few days.”

“They are people from the Beast Organization?” Ye Xiong asked, shocked.

As the captain of the Reaper Squad, he was very familiar with international terrorist organizations and knew that the Beast Organization was the most mysterious among them.

Nobody knew where the organization originated from or how many members it had; all that was known was that this group had been involved in biochemical research for many years and had connections with reactionary armed forces around the world.

It had not occurred to him that a child kidnapping case could be connected to such a massive entity.

“You know about the Beast Organization?” Luo Weiwei asked, surprised.

More than just ‘know’; he had collided with them countless times.

Ye Xiong frowned, “Did they say when the Beast Organization is planning to act?”

“The Dragon Claw people are not sure. They only said it would be soon.”

“What kind of big move? Did you hear anything?”

“They just said it’s likely to be a large-scale operation throughout the province,” Luo Weiwei replied.

“Weiwei, if I advised you to back out of this operation, would you agree?” Ye Xiong asked seriously.

“What do you think?” Luo Weiwei laughed, “Aren’t you here? If something happens to me, you wouldn’t just stand by and watch me die, would you?”

“If the opponent is too powerful, I’ll be too busy taking care of myself to look after you,” Ye Xiong said.

After chatting for a moment longer, Ye Xiong left.

As he walked out of the police station, he immediately called Phoenix to inquire about the Operation Protect the Flowers.

“I also don’t know where Long Zaitian got the information, saying there will be a big move in Guangnan Province. Now the Dragon Claw has mobilized en masse, and Dragon Scale has also called up all the people it can,” Phoenix said on the other end of the phone.

“Operation Protect the Flowers, my ass. Long Zaitian is such an idiot,” Ye Xiong cursed.

“The ‘Flowers’ refers to actual flowers. I was just thinking of looking for you. I’ll send you an address; come over immediately,” Phoenix said.

After speaking, Phoenix sent coordinates through the phone.

Following the coordinates, Ye Xiong drove to a dilapidated house on the outskirts of the city.

The house, long neglected, seemed uninhabited.

He drove into the garage, where a black car was already parked—probably Phoenix’s.

Phoenix stood at the door, waving at him from a distance.

Ye Xiong followed her into a room, lifted a bed, and uncovered a dark hole.

“What are we doing going in there, exploring or doing field combat?”

Phoenix was used to his silly banter; back when he was in the Reaper Squad under her command, she could use her official authority to suppress him somewhat, but now that he was no longer her subordinate, she had no control over him.

Inside the hole, there was a staircase—it turned out to be a basement.

“I found this place with great difficulty. The previous owner was a drug offender who had built a secret room in his house before being caught. There’s no better place to help you train the genes in your body,” Phoenix said as she walked.

At the end of the staircase, there was a soundproof door. Pushing open the soundproof door, Ye Xiong’s face immediately darkened at the sight of a large iron cage inside.

The bars of the cage were as thick as a baby’s arm, and the pure steel chains were as thick as an arm. Even the padlocks were the largest type of iron King Kong.

It wasn’t just for humans; even a tank could be contained within.

“Are you going to treat me like some kind of monster?” Ye Xiong asked, incredulous.

“Gene Warriors are essentially monsters. Until you can control yourself, I must ensure my own safety,” Phoenix said as she pointed at the iron cage. “Get in.”

Ye Xiong stood still, his gaze fixed on her.

Phoenix knew what he meant and said nothing, just looking back at him.

After a long while, Ye Xiong stepped in and said, “I hope you won’t deceive me. In the Dragon Group, you are the only person I trust.”

By entering this iron cage, he essentially became a fierce beast trapped in a cage, with nothing to await but death.

If Phoenix betrayed him, then he would be at her mercy.

The leadership of Dragon Group had changed hands, and he wasn’t sure whether Phoenix might have received orders from Long Zaitian to set him up.

To walk into this cage could only be described in two words: trust.

Phoenix closed the iron door and secured it with thick steel chains and padlocks before looking at him, a malicious smile on her face: “Reaper, you’ve been tricked.”

“Did you really betray me?” Ye Xiong roared furiously.

“Yes, I betrayed you. How else could I possibly capture the mighty Reaper?” A triumphant expression appeared on Phoenix’s face.

She pulled out her mobile phone, which displayed photo after photo—of Yang Xinyi, Du Yuehua, Luo Weiwei—and she looked at them, smiling gleefully.

“Do you know who asked me to catch you?” Phoenix asked with a smile.

“Who?”

“He Mengji. She gave me a hundred million. Do you know how much a hundred million is? I couldn’t earn even a fraction of that in my whole life no matter how hard I worked. Instead of struggling and fighting, why not agree to catch you and then make a fortune and flee far away?”

Upon hearing her words, Ye Xiong’s blood boiled, his chest swelling with rage like a volcano.

“He Mengji said you killed her brother; she won’t let you die that easily,” Phoenix continued. “She will torment each woman by your side, making them die one by one in front of you. And your brothers—she will not spare a single one.”

“I want to see her,” Ye Xiong said fiercely, shaking the bars.

“She will see you. But before that, she’s bringing someone. Tell me, who do you choose? Du Yuehua? Yang Xinyi? Wang Tong? I bet you’ll choose Wang Tong, because you’re the type who values women over friends,” Phoenix said, her face twisted with an evil smile.

“Phoenix, I really didn’t expect…”

“Neither did I. When He Mengji approached me, I thought I would reject her immediately. But to my own surprise, the words that came out were an agreement.”

Disappointment, anger, sorrow, terror—waves of negative emotions surged through him.

Gradually, his pupils turned blood red.

On his arms, red tendons spread like vines.

From his mouth, two curved fangs extended, just like those of a vampire from the movies.

In an instant, Ye Xiong transformed into a humanoid monster.

Roar!

The monster shook fiercely, the heavy cage trembled, and the powerful energy forced Phoenix to instinctively step back a few paces.

“This guy gets riled up too easily. A beauty truly is a disaster!” Phoenix muttered to herself.

She stared blankly at the humanoid monster before her, unable to speak for a long while.

Is this the first-stage transformation of a Gene Warrior?