Azure Alliance Headquarters.
Though it was late at night, the hall was brightly lit, its oppressive atmosphere almost suffocating.
Third Master Du sat in a mahogany armchair, holding a cup of fine Longjing tea, but his eyes kept darting toward the clock on the wall.
"Tick! Tock! Tick..."
The hour hand had already reached eleven.
Only one hour remained until midnight.
Yet there was still no sign of Yue Feng.
"Fuck, did he chicken out?"
Irritated, Third Master Du slammed his teacup onto the table, splashing tea everywhere.
Despite his curses, he was growing increasingly uneasy.
Two hours had passed since he hung up the phone.
During those two hours, he had mobilized every force at the Azure Alliance's disposal.
Three thousand elite fighters, fully armed, surrounded the entire Azure Alliance Headquarters in an impenetrable cordon.
His men had sealed off every intersection within five kilometers. Not even a fly could get through.
A full thirty snipers had been stationed on rooftops and other vantage points.
Third Master Du was confident that not only Yue Feng, but even a special forces unit would be unable to break in!
Yet the more thorough his preparations were, the less certain he felt.
That phone call had been too unnerving!
The feeling that someone had stripped him naked and exposed all his secrets to daylight still left him shaken.
His secret funds had been frozen!
His three illegitimate sons and his mistress were all in the other side's hands!
"Third Master, don't worry!"
A trusted subordinate stepped forward with a fawning smile. "That brat must be bullshitting! He fled overseas years ago, yet he claims he can reach Modu in two hours? Does he think he's some immortal who can fly here?"
"Exactly! Coming from overseas, he couldn't make it even in a