Chapter 23: Captured by Accident (2)

  "Hmph!" The voice hummed coldly, "I think that by the time it comes around, you will definitely give up on this foolish idea! After all, who doesn't cherish their own life, right?" By the end, the tone had already become a naked threat!

  "Hah, what a joke, you want me to cooperate? It's clear that if I don't, I'll be dead!" Zhang Fan sneered.

  "It can also be said that... it's not that you'll die if you don't cooperate, but rather there are two ways to cooperate with us: one is voluntary and the other is forced. The voice coming from the other end had a hint of triumph: "But I advise you, if you don't want to end up like your fellow countryman, it's better to cooperate obediently, Detective Zhang!"

  "Sure enough, you've done something to him!" Zhang Fan was shocked and realized he had found the right direction. "And what about Professor Ouyang, is he also in your hands?"

  "As for this matter, it's still the same old saying, you'll understand when the time comes! However, I think that by then, whether you understand or not will be the same anyway!" Zhang Fan couldn't help but speak out again, his voice quickly continuing, "Alright, our people have already come out, let's just leave it at that! One last piece of advice to you, it's best if you cooperate with us voluntarily! To be honest, based on your abilities alone, there's no way you can resist us!" After finishing speaking, the voice disappeared.

  "Hey, hey!" Zhang Fan shouted twice, but unfortunately didn't get any response. Next to him, the stone wall seemed like the treasure cave of the forty thieves in "One Thousand and One Nights", and silently cracked open a fissure.

  This is the moment! Zhang Fan's head buzzed with a loud hum, and the air around him suddenly became thick and sticky. His body's heat was tightly wrapped up, and his figure flashed as he dashed towards the hole!

  Since that voice said this system is tracking heat energy, as long as you keep the temperature around your body and surroundings consistent, the system will be unable to determine your location, and naturally it won't be able to attack either.

  Zhang Fan was as swift as a thunderclap and as fast as lightning, his eyes had just caught sight of several blurry figures when he suddenly raised his hand, dozens of wind blades with sharp whistling sounds shot towards that direction!

  He who strikes first has the upper hand. One careless move and all will be lost. Now he was in a precarious situation, if he didn't quickly take down his enemy, then he would have no choice but to surrender.

  He was still confident in his attack. The sharp blade formed by the air could cut through a log with a diameter of 20 cm, and the cutting edge was smooth, not much different from the sharp blade made of synthetic steel. The few people inside were just flesh and blood after all, and they would be caught off guard, so he should be able to succeed.

  However, as the saying goes, things don't always go as planned. Suddenly, there were four loud explosions, and the dozens of wind blades he had released were actually dispersed by someone! Not only that, but the powerful pressure also came straight at him along the trajectory of the flying wind blades, forcing Zhang Fan to retreat back to his original position!

  Zhang Fan's eyes widened in shock, someone was actually able to disperse the wind blades he had released without using any superpowers! Then this person's abilities, weren't they at least more than double his own?

  As Zhang Fan's figure retreated violently, four figures like wisps of smoke also flashed out and surrounded him.

  It was on that day, in the Countess's mansion, those four black-clad men who besieged me! The dozens of wind blades I released, enough to cut an ordinary person into tens of pieces, were blocked by them working together!

  The one who had just disappeared was also among them, looking at his calm and composed expression, where was the previous stumbling and staggering, as if he might collapse at any moment?

  "I've been cheated!" This was Zhang Fan's first thought.

  "Haha, Mr. Zhang is indeed a man who doesn't like to cooperate easily!" The voice that had just disappeared came out again. "However, we know that Mr. Zhang's abilities are extraordinary, so we've specially sent over one of our recently trained top experts for Mr. Zhang to try his hand at, I wonder if Mr. Zhang is still satisfied?"

  "Was it your intention to lead me here?" Zhang Fan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

  "Haha, Mr. Zhang is indeed clever! If it wasn't for Xiao Si's deliberate actions, how would we have had enough time to set up? And this trip has been a whole day and night of trekking through the snowy mountains, I'm sure Mr. Zhang must be very tired now? Don't know if he still has any interest in playing with us?"

  "Want to play?" Zhang Fan smiled wryly. He had been wondering earlier why the black-clad man had walked back for so long, shouldn't they have used a helicopter with their abilities? At least they could have gotten an off-road vehicle or something, why waste their energy like this? But now he understood, it turned out that they weren't wasting their energy at all, but rather consuming their own!

  "I think you're overestimating me, I'm just a small private detective, why bother thinking so much?" Zhang Fan said with a smile after calming down.

  "Haha, Mr. Zhang is too modest, a small private detective? Everyone understands that in the past few years, Mr. Zhang has risen to fame and has handled many famous cases, not just one or two! Moreover, with your extensive connections and social network, if you were to unleash all your energy, it would be no small threat to us!"

  "So you've been thinking of ways to scheme against me?" Zhang Fan sneered. "Do you think I'll definitely cooperate with you guys?"

  "Of course!" The feeling of having everything under control must be great, and the other party's response also became sharp: "Mr. Zhang, you've seen the current situation too. Although your superpower is very powerful, but for now, even if you bring out all your potential, it may not last long. Moreover, with Xiao Si and others here, you can't escape even if you want to! I think, as a smart person, you should know which path to choose!"

  "What exactly do you want me to cooperate with?" Zhang Fan's expression remained unchanged.

  "It's very simple, just let go of your body and mind, and explore the secrets of superpowers with us!" The other party's answer was far beyond Zhang Fan's expectation.

  "Is that all?" He had originally thought he would have to use his own abilities and connections to help them, but unexpectedly the other party's request was simply about him!

  "That's all there is!" The other party said proudly: "Your ability and influence are not small, but for us, it may not be of any use! What we're interested in is you yourself!"

  "Are you researching superpowers?" Zhang Fan's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at the four black-clothed men surrounding him, who were silent and expressionless, and suddenly thought of his previous speculation that they were artificially cultivated in a short period of time. Since such masters can be rapidly trained through some means, it is also possible that the other party has made some new breakthroughs in the field of superpowers!

  "Haha, Mr. Zhang is really clever! I can say without boasting that our current research on superpowers is absolutely at the forefront of the world! If we spend one or two years on it, how about it, Mr. Zhang? Are you willing to cooperate with us?"

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  I was sick for the past two days, feeling miserable to death, but somehow my writing state emerged. Previously, I could write 3-4 thousand words a day, but yesterday I wrote 13 thousand! Am I that legendary Xiao Qiang, who gets stronger the more he's oppressed?

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