When Qi Dao asked about Iron Hammer, Phoenix didn't know how to answer.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she truthfully replied, "We've searched everywhere, but we haven't found them..."
Seven Knives was overjoyed: "Boss, you mean you can't find them? Not even a body?"
"Yes."
"That's great! That Iron Hammer guy must still be alive, cough, cough..."
"That makes sense. Could these guys have disappeared along with the people from the Ephemeral Flower Society?"
Phoenix's eyes lit up, not only because he was happy that his three subordinates were safe, but also because his hope of overthrowing the Ephemeral Flower Society and avenging himself had been rekindled.
"I believe in Iron Hammer's abilities. This kid's tough; he won't die so easily, hehe... cough, cough..."
Qi Dao spoke hastily, then coughed for a while.
Phoenix looked up at the sky and loudly commanded:
"The second group should cease their search and escort the Seven Knives Group Leader back."
Rock replied, "Received!"
After tapping a few times on the communicator, the second group of people searching in the rubble immediately gathered by the pool.
Mo Huan also issued an order to stop the digging and searching.
Once everyone had gathered, Phoenix waved her hand, and together with the 20 people led by Mo Huan, they retreated northward amidst the still-lingering smoke of battle.
......
In this operation, Dark Dragon lost two squads, and along with the losses of other squads, a total of 37 people were killed.
Since the Dark Dragon was founded, it has never suffered such heavy losses in a single operation.
Today's bloody lesson is too profound!
After returning to the secret base, Phoenix dialed Lin Dong's number.
They've been talking on the phone quite frequently these past few days.
After listening to Phoenix's account, Lin Dong did not react much, nor did he get angry on the spot.
He only said one sentence to his capable female assistant:
"Shame will inspire us to act bravely. Find the Ephemeral Flower Society and destroy it!"
After hanging up the phone, Phoenix felt even worse.
The less her eldest son blamed her, the more guilty she felt.
Her former boss, Huang Daowen, was right; she was a strong-willed person who never easily admitted defeat.
Now that she's run into this, if we don't find and destroy the Epiphyllum, she probably won't be happy for the rest of her life.
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Jakarta, Dragon Gang No. 1 Command Base.
Now that the Dragon Gang has completely occupied the four major islands of Indonesia, they naturally need to upgrade their equipment and can no longer conduct business in the Dragon Roar Nightclub.
At this moment, Lin Dong and Chen Shumin are sitting around a square table, intently playing a game of Go.
Lin Dong plays black, and Chen Shumin plays white.
Once a move is made, there's no going back; the black and white forces are locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle on the board.
Judging from their posture, it seems that both of them are Go masters.
Chen Shumin was naturally quick-witted and had a high IQ. When he was in college, he was fortunate enough to be selected for the provincial Go team for half a year of training.
After graduation, his chess skills did not go to waste; he often sought out skilled players to practice with in his spare time.
In the following years, he earned a little money by taking on some construction projects through his father's connections.
Later, in order to acquire larger projects, his cash flow ran into problems, and he finally took the risk of robbing money.
......
On the board, Chen Shumin pondered for a moment before making a difficult move.
Lin Dong didn't think too much about it and just dealt with it casually.
But this casual move caused Chen Shumin, who considered himself a master, to frown deeply:
"Hey boss, do you dare say you just started learning Go?"
Lin Dong scoffed, "That's right. This morning, when you were playing Go with Lao Yuan, I watched for a while..."
"You watched for a while... and you got it?" Chen Shumin was speechless, quite discouraged. "Then you challenged me to a match, lost the first game, and then won three more in a row?"
Is there a problem?
"Holy crap! Boss, you call this no problem? Do you even know my Go skill level?"
"What's your skill level? Are you a professional 9-dan?"
"No, but... I've participated in many national amateur Go tournaments, you know. I'm an amateur 6-dan, you know?"
"Only an amateur sixth dan?" Lin Dong said with disdain. "No wonder you lost to a beginner like me."
"Boss, there are only about 300 amateur sixth dan players in the whole of China. Who among them can be rated at this level is not exceptionally talented and has more than ten years of experience?"
Chen Shumin said with a bitter face.
After carefully examining the situation on the board for a while, he realized that he had lost the center point and his own pieces had lost liberties in three star points. He lost this game again.
He sighed deeply and resigned his defeat once again.
They lost four games in a row, and each game was worse than the last.
When faced with an incomprehensible prodigy like Boss Lin, Chen Shumin, a master of chess with over ten years of experience, completely lost his composure.
"I won't play with you next time," Chen Shumin said, feeling very aggrieved.
"Why?" Lin Dong asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It hurts my self-esteem!"
Lin Dong smiled and said, "Shumin, losing a game is not terrible. What's terrible is losing confidence because of losing a game."
"I know... but you're too amazing, boss... how did you learn this game? You can beat a sixth-dan player in just half a day?"
Lin Dong laughed and said, "That's not important. You know, what I was talking about just now wasn't Go."
"Yes, I understand what you mean, boss. If Dark Dragon loses a game, it's like our Dragon Gang has lost a move."
Chen Shumin wasn't stupid; how could he not understand the meaning behind Boss Lin's analogy using chess?
"It's good that you understand. With Phoenix's personality, I believe she can recover quickly."
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