Did you destroy the North Gate as soon as you arrived?

Li Kuo's words suddenly shook Xiaofan, and a strange thought suddenly formed in his mind.

Could it be that Zhu Fan insisted on sending me to the North Gate just to test my loyalty with the entire North Gate?

No way, isn't that too far-fetched? If he really suspected me again, surely he wouldn't sacrifice the entire North Gate?

Can Zhu Fan really do such an inconceivable thing?

But, aside from this, what else can explain Zhu Fan's unusual behavior today?

"Xiaofan, Xiaofan?"

"Hmm?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing, according to my original plan, let's take down the West Gate first."

"Alright..."

For Yanhuang Soul, they were already geared up for Red Butterfly's West Gate.

After receiving Li Kuo's message, Fan Lingtian ordered his men to rush to the area where the West Gate was located that night. With great urgency and determination, the West Gate didn't even put up any resistance, and a total of seven strongholds and one headquarters were completely destroyed.

It wasn't until two in the afternoon that the entire West Gate was dismantled, yet Xiaofan hadn't received any notifications of Red Butterfly's reaction.

Yes, Zhu Fan didn't mention a single thing about the situation at the West Gate to Xiaofan; the silence from XG made Xiaofan very uneasy.

What on earth is Zhu Fan up to? Isn't he even a bit anxious with the complete annihilation of a whole West Gate?

In just one more day, Xiaofan would set off for the North Gate, initially thinking that with the West Gate's destruction, his trip to the North Gate would be put on hold for a while. But now, that's clearly not the case.

This made Xiaofan more convinced that Zhu Fan really might be using the entire North Gate to test him. If that's the case, Xiaofan's plan was in complete disarray; it was uncertain whether to take action at the North Gate, and could they really just let the research lab develop unchecked?

While Xiaofan was completely puzzled over this, Li Kuo notified him that Fan Lingtian wanted to discuss something personally with him.

Using the same communication method, Xiaofan and Li Kuo were driving at a certain distance, and Li Kuo connected the signal to Xiaofan's intercom. This way, they could directly connect to Elder Fan's private phone.

"Hello... This is Ye Xiaofan."

"Child..."

A hoarse voice came from the other end, and this call of 'child' made Xiaofan feel the concern of family.

"Grandpa Fan."

"Child, it's been hard on you during this time."

"I'm fine, Grandpa Fan, please go ahead with what you want to say."

"I've heard that you're planning to go to the North Gate. If that's the case, then there's no one to monitor the progress on the research lab side. So..."

"Is Yanhuang Soul planning to take action against the research lab?" Upon hearing this, Xiaofan couldn't help but frown.

"You know too, once this drug comes out, it won't just affect Huaxia; it might even provoke a world war, we need to consider the bigger picture."

"Hmm."

Fan Lingtian was right, this drug absolutely couldn't be allowed to appear in the world, even if it did, it couldn't fall into the hands of an organization like Red Butterfly.

However, if Yanhuang Soul truly decides to destroy the lab, it means losing the chance to wipe out Red Butterfly's headquarters, giving Red Butterfly another chance to recover, potentially rendering Xiaofan's efforts in XG completely wasted.

Xiaofan's standpoint wasn't wrong, and Fan Lingtian's decision was also justified, as he needed to consider more aspects.

Though taking down the research lab doesn't solve the root problem, it can delay the drug's development. However, if Zhu Fan remains, the drug could be redeveloped at any time. The fundamental issue hasn't changed.

Xiaofan understood that the Four Gates of Southeast, Northwest, East, and South didn't mean much to Zhu Fan. The profits from these places, even if destroyed, could always be rebuilt. As long as HLY007 could succeed in research, that was all that mattered to him.

"Xiaofan, what's your decision?"

"My decision doesn't matter, right? After all, we must prioritize the bigger picture," Xiaofan said slowly. The fact that Fan Lingtian asked him personally showed complete respect for his choice, but Xiaofan wasn't the kind of person who'd act rashly; he needed to consider the whole situation.

Yes, coming here was entirely because Zuimo and I were bound by Red Butterfly, and many others were harmed by Red Butterfly, leading Xiaofan to XG and this point today.

Yet now, the considerations are no longer as simple as before.

"I'm so glad to hear you say that."

"How do you plan to act? If it's the lab, I can use Han's bombs to blow it up, and take the opportunity to kill Zhu Fan." Despite not knowing Zhu Fan's capabilities, Xiaofan knew killing him was key to dismantling Red Butterfly.

"I'll give you another twenty days. If you still haven't found a good opportunity by then, we'll have to take action."

"Twenty days? Thank you, Grandpa Fan."

"Good luck, child."

"Hmm."

Twenty days, Xiaofan knew this was the time Fan Lingtian fought to get him.

Still, he had to visit the North Gate.

What surprised Xiaofan was that the other two people who entered the top four apart from him and Wu Hu hadn't immediately been sent out to form new gate factions.

So when Xiaofan went to the North Gate, he needed to speed up his actions.

However, on the night before Xiaofan left, Uncle Zhong handed him a memory card, saying it was content Zhu Fan wanted him to see.

Upon opening it, Xiaofan was stunned for a moment. The contents were all photos of Feng Feifei, detailing her work, meals, the car she drove, and when she'd arrive at various places.

What on earth is Zhu Fan planning to do?

There were two folders, one was photos, and the other was a video recorded by Zhu Fan.

Upon playing the video, Zhu Fan appeared on the screen.

"Black Mantis, honestly, I still can't fully trust you. The Four Gates of Southeast, Northwest, East, and South now only have the North Gate left, and the other three gates were only targeted by Yanhuang Soul after you joined the organization. I must be cautious. Now sending you to the North Gate, it's the only place our Red Butterfly can still provide financial support. If every place you touch has an incident, then you must be a problem, and at that time, don't blame me for being rude and taking action against your woman. You must manage the North Gate well for me, don't let me down. Truly, Miss Feng is my type too, and I'd be reluctant to kill her."

With that, the speech ended abruptly.

Xiaofan's mind was again in turmoil. Unexpectedly, no matter how covert his actions were, they couldn't stop those around him from being implicated; Sister Fei was being watched, and regret was too late. Which path should Xiaofan choose now?

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