Before Zhou Fan and his group could retreat, the other side surrounded them.
There were a lot of them-forty or fifty in all!
At the sight of them, Shen Lie's expression changed slightly. "As expected, the people from Yue Country came after all."
These were Espers from Yue Country!
"Director Shen Lie, I never thought people from Xia Country would come here to steal things too."
A voice came from behind the crowd, and everyone immediately stepped aside to clear a path.
A short figure emerged-a man with dwarfism who stood only 1.2 meters tall, but whose mature features made him look like he was in his thirties or forties.
"Wu Tinglang? I didn't expect you to lead them here yourself." Shen Lie was somewhat surprised to see him.
Wu Tinglang, fifth tier, five stars, was the Director of the Execution Department of Yue Country's Superpower General Bureau!
Though he was short, no one who knew him dared underestimate him.
Because Wu Tinglang was Yue Country's third-strongest fighter!
"Director Shen, long time no see." Wu Tinglang walked up with a cheerful smile and looked up at Shen Lie.
"It's been several years, hasn't it? The last time we met was at the International Superpower Exchange Conference, right?"
"It has been a few years," Shen Lie replied calmly, though his hand had already settled on the short blade at his waist.
Wu Tinglang's smile vanished. "Director Shen, I'll cut to the chase."
"This super meteorite landed on our Yue Country border, so by rights, it should belong to us. You brought your people over here and dug it up. That's against the rules, isn't it?"
"Against the rules?" Shen Lie sneered.
"Director Wu, you've got one thing wrong. This isn't Yue Country's territory. It's a neutral zone along the border between