Jia Liang forced out the four words from his throat, his voice dry and hoarse.
Of course, he had heard of this notorious figure.
This name, within the Noah East Capital Branch, had almost become synonymous with the grim reaper.
Numerous experts within the organization, including cadres of his own level, had fallen to this person’s hands.
The bloody massacres flashed rapidly through his mind, finally overlapping with the gruesome, terrifying face before him.
A belated sense of regret flooded his body like a tide.
Jia Liang collapsed to the ground, agony and fear like countless cold hands gripping his heart.
He never would have imagined that he would face this legendary presence here.
If he had known it was this murderer, he should have fled at the first moment instead of foolishly trying to probe the other party’s details.
Fang Cheng paid no attention to his turbulent inner thoughts.
He picked up the canvas bag thrown on the ground and took out the black hardcover notebook from inside.
Casually flipping through a few pages, he scanned the content with his eyes.
The pages were densely packed with names, most of which he did not recognize.
But a few made him focus intently.
"Xiao Jianren... Xu Hao..."
Fang Cheng murmured softly.
The appearance of the two names here was somewhat anticipated.
Only, apart from them, some names had special roles and identities annotated with red pen.
It seemed they were all cadres of the Noah Organization.
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The list was long, involving various fields, with both men and women.
A rough count showed as many as thirty-six people, indicating a very extensive range.
"What do you plan to do by investigating so many people?"
Fang Cheng closed the notebook and looked towards Jia Liang, who lay on the ground, still somewhat in a daze.
His voice was calm, yet it made Jia Liang shiver all over, a slight tremor running through him.
Jia Liang gritted his teeth and turned his head to the side.
At this moment, he had already shaken off the overwhelming sense of defeat from earlier, adopting a posture of defiance.
Fang Cheng spoke as if he hadn’t seen Jia Liang’s resistance:
"Quite a few on the list are members of your organization. Are you conducting an internal purge?"
After casually asking, Fang Cheng paused, there was a hint of amusement in his tone.
"Speaking of which, several recent incidents in the Noah Organization seem to have a bit to do with me."
"So, are you hoping to trace my whereabouts by investigating these people?"
Fang Cheng stared at Jia Liang, his eyes behind the mask seemingly penetrating the human soul.
He clearly observed Jia Liang’s body stiffen imperceptibly.
Thus, Fang Cheng’s mouth turned up slightly as he continued:
"So, what progress have you made in your investigation now?"
Jia Liang’s mouth remained tightly shut, but his rapidly changing facial expression betrayed the turmoil within.
A terrifying thought exploded in his mind.
Why was the Smiling Demon here?
Because he suspected Xiao Jianren, this person who suddenly emerged with an unknown background.
He dispatched those three fools to investigate him.
In the end, the three fools failed, and were driven out of the teahouse.
Then, the Smiling Demon found him accurately.
The man who met with Xiao Jianren at the teahouse back then was not an ordinary expert.
It was likely the Smiling Demon himself!
His own investigation led him to come!
Considering that Xiao Jianren was a confidant of Chen Chen, the Red Tiger Gang Leader.
And recently, Chen Chen’s actions were frequent and seemed restless...
There was no way it was a coincidence!
"Could it be... Chen Chen... colluding with outsiders..."
Jia Liang subconsciously squeezed out half a sentence from his throat.
His voice was as thin as a mosquito’s buzz, but it was exceptionally clear in the deathly silent room.
Fang Cheng keenly caught this critical information, understanding immediately.
It seemed they were indeed investigating the mole responsible for leaking information about the "Demon Hunting Operation."
Moreover, after all the investigation, they still hadn’t found the real source.
Thinking of this, Fang Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
His gaze fell back on Jia Liang.
This cadre responsible for the investigation task had now become the most valuable source of intelligence.
"Besides you, who else is managing this affair?"
Fang Cheng immediately asked coldly.
Jia Liang kept his mouth shut, a flicker of struggle in his eyes, clearly not intending to cooperate.
But his slightly trembling body betrayed his inner emotions.
Although he did not directly participate in the "Demon Hunting Operation" that had caused the organization significant losses.
He had heard of the terror of the person before him through various channels, and there was no way he could be completely unafraid.
Seeing this, Fang Cheng did not press further.
He simply took out another item from the canvas bag.
It was the enhanced "Pioneer’s Blood" injection that Jia Liang had previously given to Black Bull and Mouse.
Opening the medicine box, within the three remaining glass tubes, the azure liquid flowed quietly.
In the dim light, they emitted a strange yet beautiful glow, as if imprisoning a small piece of scattered stars in the deep sea.
"This thing is truly beautiful."
Fang Cheng whispered, lifting the reagent to his eyes, gently shaking it.
"I wonder if, after injecting it into your body, it will also be so beautiful."
"Or will you become an ugly monster like the three corpses on the ground, and then explode completely?"
Upon hearing this, Jia Liang’s face turned paper-white in an instant.
Fang Cheng first took out the syringe, slowly inserting the needle through the rubber stopper of the glass tube.