I did not see Yu Xiang among the crowd.
"She has already been sent over. You'll see her once you get there."
"Is this safe place you mentioned really safe?" I still had my doubts.
Yu Bo said, "It's a forbidden ground of the Four Great Families, so it is absolutely safe."
"A forbidden ground?" I frowned.
Yu Bo nodded. "Yes. It was Mister Xiao's residence back then. Even after Mister Xiao left, no one from the Four Great Families dared enter that place lightly."
"Times have changed. The people steering the Four Great Families now aren't exactly reasonable. Can you guarantee they won't set foot there either?"
Yu Bo smiled. "Of course they won't, because no one but me knows how to get in. Anyone who enters that area rashly will suffer serious injuries at best and lose their life at worst."
My eyes widened. Hearing that, I understood. Xiao Jingfeng's former residence must have been filled with traps.
And they had been arranged by Xiao Jingfeng himself.
"Was he considered an enemy by the Four Great Families back then too?"
"No. On the contrary, he was deeply revered by the Four Great Families."
"Then why did he set up all those traps?"
"Would you believe me if I said they were meant to prevent a situation like today?"
Of course I believed him.
I gained a new understanding of Xiao Jingfeng's calculations. He had practically prepared all this for me.
We got into a car. Although there were cars on the island, there were not many. Usually, only core members of the Four Great Families could get their hands on one. This vehicle had probably been independently developed and manufactured by their Research Institute, entirely handcrafted.
Before long, the car stopped. We had reached the shore.
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