After Uncle Zhong accompanied them for a while, Xiaofan and Li San got their vehicle and headed home.

"You were too reckless. If Zhu Fan had really wanted to kill us earlier, with your body taking three stab wounds, it's doubtful you could have fought your way out."

"Hey, that's why I have you, isn't it?"

"Me? You're kidding. If it really came to that, I'd be the first to run. Who cares about you?" Li San said dismissively while driving.

"Well, that's actually a very good choice."

Li San often said selfish things, but everyone knew what he truly thought. If he was really scared, he wouldn't have followed Xiaofan to the headquarters at all.

"What's the deal with Zhu Fan? He wears a mask every day. Doesn't anyone inside Red Butterfly know what he really looks like?" Li San asked again.

"When he doesn't wear the mask, no one knows he's the boss of Red Butterfly. When he wears it, it's definitely because he can't expose his face in front of too many people. Imagine if any of the Red Butterfly members we'd captured before revealed Zhu Fan's face; he wouldn't ever be able to appear normally in Huaxia again. It was purely coincidental that we first encountered Zhu Fan through Sister Fei, who was seeking the Feng Family's fortune. Otherwise, we might never have known what Zhu Fan truly looked like."

"I see. Oh, by the way, the assassination order against you has been put on hold. It seems Red Butterfly can't spare the effort to deal with you." Li San continued.

"Then we can't let them catch their breath. If they regroup, they'll surely come to hunt me down again, and I don't want to live a life constantly in the crosshairs."

"Ah, we're nearing the end. Once Red Butterfly is toppled, I can return to the Capital City and live as a carefree master. Hahaha..."

The end, is it really near the end? Would Zhu Fan really do nothing and just wait for Xiaofan to call in and take him down?

Back home, when Bai Xue saw the bloodstains on Xiaofan's clothes, she rushed over to inquire about the situation.

Who is Xiaofan? He's quite familiar with the blood vessels in the human body, so stabbing himself would never hurt any vital parts. However, getting stabbed three times for no reason was truly frustrating. If given the chance, Xiaofan would definitely settle this score properly.

After resting for a day, Xiaofan returned to the research institute to oversee security issues.

Only here could he better monitor the latest developments in the research.

In the remaining week or so, if an attack were really to occur, this research institute would be the first target.

"Halt, the code."

"Bright moon in front of the bed. Young sister undressed."

"Correct."

"Yours is incorrect."

"Heavenly king covers the ground tiger. You are a fool."

"Very good."

The research institute not only had fingerprint monitoring and password detection but even the patrolling and security personnel used patrol codes. Though they sounded a bit ridiculous, it showed that Red Butterfly felt a strong sense of crisis.

The final moments demanded the utmost caution.

At this moment, Xiaofan couldn't help but admire Zuimo. Indeed, she alone returned to Red Butterfly as an undercover and waited for the completion of HLY007 research, stole the data, and escaped to H City by relying on herself. How did she do it?

Here, it was probably a matter of trust. Zuimo had been trained by Red Butterfly since childhood, so Zhu Fan had no reason to doubt her, just as he trusted the Wu Long and Wu Hu brothers as his confidants.

Who would have thought that the ones you trust the most would betray you at such a crucial moment?

Shen Zuimo's betrayal indeed cost Zhu Fan greatly, and the research data was extremely valuable. Otherwise, he wouldn't have summoned the Five Ghosts to capture her.

Therefore, this time, Zhu Fan strengthened the guards, and the research's progress was accelerating.

"Experimenter No. 1 has been administered the drug."

"Experimenter No. 2 has been administered the drug."

"Experimenter No. 3 has been administered the drug."

"Starting the timer..."

"Report, after Experimenter No. 1 was administered the drug, adverse reactions occurred. The body began convulsing, eyes turned white, life signs weakened... As of now, thirteen minutes and fifty-two seconds after administration, Experimenter No. 1 has lost life signs. The experimental drug failed."

"Report, after Experimenter No. 3 was administered the drug, adverse reactions occurred. Body convulsing, frothing at the mouth, life signs weakened. Heart rate had been rising, now plummeting. As of now, the drug has been administered for fourteen minutes and forty seconds, Experimenter No. 3 has lost life signs. The experimental drug failed."

"Report, after Experimenter No. 2 was administered the drug, reactions are normal. It has been twenty-five minutes, and no adverse reactions have occurred."

"Great, continue. Develop the research further based on Experimenter No. 2's dosage proportions."

"Boss, at this rate, we will soon achieve a major breakthrough."

"Mm. Continue, I'll head back first."

"Yes, boss."

Even Zhu Fan, who rarely came over here, frequently appeared in the research institute lately. The news of new progress in the research was undoubtedly the best news they had heard in recent times.

Accompanied by several experts, Zhu Fan slowly walked out of the door and got into the car to leave.

"Who? Who's there?"

At that moment, a patrolling man suddenly noticed something unusual nearby, shouted loudly, and immediately led others to run over.

Zhu Fan, who was about to get into the car, suddenly stopped, turned his head, and looked towards the source of the commotion.

It happened that Xiaofan was on duty today. Just as Xiaofan, in the office, received the news that someone was monitoring nearby, he immediately ran out of the security room in the research institute.

During this time, the sounds of fighting were already echoing.

Is there a situation? Yanhuang Soul's people?

Impossible, Elder Fan assured him twenty days and would definitely not go back on his word. But what about the disturbance happening now?

With doubt in his mind, Xiaofan quickly ran in the direction of the fight.

The battle had just started when Xiaofan arrived, and sure enough, as he had predicted, the ones entangled with Red Butterfly were the FBI agents previously notified.

Xiaofan had no time to watch them fight; after all, protecting the research institute was his responsibility. Hence, Xiaofan quickened his pace, ready to rush over and help.

Just at the moment Xiaofan lifted his foot, a figure swiftly dashed by, moving so fast that even Xiaofan was somewhat shocked, and he was even more surprised when he saw that the person sprinting past him was Zhu Fan himself.

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