Tang Hanpei was in a foul mood. Before he could even return to the Federation Comprehensive Academy, Xie Yanbai had appeared out of nowhere and set his temper ablaze. The situation he had painstakingly established, exhausting every trick at his disposal, had been severely undermined by Xie Yanbai's actions.
Song Chengyan's death had seriously weakened his strength. An outstanding commander like Song Chengyan could single-handedly influence the course of events across the entire Federation. A thousand soldiers were easy to find; a single general was hard to come by. Tang Hanpei now had the headache of deciding who would take command of this mixed force assembled from various factions. This was also one of the reasons he remained here. With Song Chengyan dead, no one but him could keep these people in line.
The order to hunt down and kill Xie Yanbai had already been issued, but Xie Yanbai seemed to have vanished into thin air. They could not find so much as a trace of him. If they could locate and kill him quickly, the damage to the Federation Comprehensive Academy's reputation would be limited. What angered Tang Hanpei most was that news of the manhunt had somehow leaked. Now everyone in the Federation knew about it.
If they failed to kill Xie Yanbai within a short time, it would be another resounding slap across the Federation Comprehensive Academy's face, and its prestige would fall to the freezing point.
Just then, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
"Come in." Tang Hanpei's expression returned to normal. A faint, assured smile settled on his face, as though no problem could possibly stump him.
Two men and a woman entered the office and saluted Tang Hanpei together. Their eyes were full of admiration and respect as they looked at him. As members