"Emergency assembly!"
"Emergency assembly!"
The shrill blare of the loudspeakers rang out without pause.
The Lei Zis, who had already gone to sleep, rushed out of their rooms.
In the late-night snow, Shu Dong and Fang Mu hurried into the Lei Zis' compound.
"Everyone, come out to sea with me."
Shu Dong kept it brief.
Both aircraft sent to inspect the transport plane had lost contact.
Guan Lei had immediately called Fei Island and said only one thing.
"Find them alive, or bring back their bodies."
Fei Island was closest to where the fighter aircraft had disappeared. This mission was their responsibility.
"Everyone, move out with me. I'll explain the mission on the way."
Shu Dong waved urgently.
Without another word, the Lei Zis slung on their weapons and set off.
To them, the mission did not matter. Their boss kept them around for precisely this day.
"Wait."
Watching the Lei Zis turn out in full force, Fang Mu suddenly reached out to stop Shu Dong.
"What's wrong?"
Shu Dong looked back, his brows knitted tightly, and said anxiously, "These orders came straight from the Old Man of the First War Zone."
"Something's wrong."
Fang Mu calmly adjusted his wire-rimmed glasses.
After holding the fort on Fei Island these past few years, he had acquired something of a big shot's bearing.
Besides, his position differed from Shu Dong's.
Shu Dong actually leaned more toward the Guan Family, but Fang Mu was firmly part of Chun Prefecture's core team.
In other words, Fang Mu always considered matters from Chun Prefecture's perspective.
"Who would dare shoot down the Dragon Kingdom's fighter aircraft?"
That single question stopped Shu Dong short.
In the Asia Region, the Dragon Kingdom might not reign over all, but it was unquestionably the dominant power.
Even across the entire