Chapter 152: I am a Man of the Hongying Society

"Leader Zachi, are these the three hundred knights you are so proud of?"
"It seems they are nothing much after all!"
Looking at his subordinates wailing all over the ground, Zachi sighed, raised his hands high, and said, "Mr. Nicholas, I admit defeat. Let's sit down and talk this through properly."
Lu Ye withdrew his dagger and chuckled, "If you had surrendered a bit earlier, none of this would have happened."
After electrocuting the so-called three hundred knights until they fainted, Su Qianqian deactivated her Thor Armor and walked back to Lu Ye's side with a triumphant smile, asking, "Was I amazing?"
Lu Ye gave her a thumbs-up. "Awesome!"
Zachi asked in surprise, "Is this beautiful young lady with you?"
Lu Ye nodded. "She is my wife."
"You played along just to let me capture you?"
"Correct."
Zachi felt a sudden, inexplicable chill run down his spine...
The other party had known long ago that he was the leader of the Holy Envoy Group and had calculated his every reaction in advance. What a shrewd fellow indeed.
Moreover, judging by the extraordinary agility he had just displayed, his strength was by no means low. For a husband and wife to dare march so deeply into the tiger's den, they must have had something reliable to lean on.
He had originally thought he had them firmly in the palm of his hand, but never expected to be the one completely cornered instead.
"Mr. Nicholas, what is your exact purpose in coming here to see me?"
Lu Ye said, "I think I made myself quite clear just now."
"I am here to help you deal with Y6. You provide the men and manpower, and I'll provide the strategies."
Zachi shook his head and asked suspiciously, "Pardon my frankness, but although you have demonstrated formidable strength, I still cannot be certain whether you truly intend to cooperate with the Holy Envoy Group."
If the Holy Envoy Group and Y6 battered each other to a state of mutual destruction, and Lu Ye suddenly jumped out from behind to stab them in the back, who could possibly withstand that?
Lu Ye replied, "You can rest assured about that, because I am a member of the Hongying Society, and I have an irreconcilable, blood-deep feud with Y6."
Zachi came to a sudden realization. "So that's how it is!"
A while ago, the Hongying Society being hunted down worldwide by Y6 had caused a massive uproar, ending with the defeat and dissolution of the Hongying Society. Naturally, the Holy Envoy Group had received news of this.
Figuring that Y6 must have suffered heavy vitality losses and needed time to recuperate right after finishing off the Hongying Society, the Holy Envoy Group had resolutely chosen that exact moment to launch a "Holy War" against the European nations. Who would have thought that Y6 would waste no time in assembling forces in Europe to butt heads with them...
For the Hongying Society to go against Y6—that was undoubtedly a blood feud.
Zachi put himself in Lu Ye's shoes and thought about it.
If it were him, he would probably pull out all the stops to win over any possible ally and seize every opportunity to deal Y6 a fatal blow!
Therefore, he seemed to understand what Lu Ye was doing now.
If this fellow truly had the ability to help them turn the tables, it was certainly worth a try!
"Mr. Nicholas, how would you like us to cooperate with you?"
Lu Ye smiled. "I have already located one of Y6's deployment strongholds in Paris."
With that, he decisively sold out Ethan and informed Zachi of the location of that Y6 stronghold.
"Leader Zachi, if you launch a surprise attack on them at this time, I believe you will achieve quite remarkable results."

Zachi's eyes lit up. The Holy Envoy Group was currently in dire need of a boost to their morale!
If they could wipe out a Y6 stronghold, it would at least count as a minor comeback!
"Very well, Mr. Nicholas."
"I will take my men tonight and raid the stronghold you mentioned. If your words prove to be true, you will henceforth be the specially appointed military advisor of our Holy Envoy Group!"
Lu Ye nodded and shook his hand. "Pleasure doing business with you!"
"Pleasure doing business with you."
Lu Ye took Su Qianqian by the hand and swaggered out of the manor, also making off with one of Zachi's disguised Mercedes-Benz cars.
Halfway through the journey, Su Qianqian took over the driving. Lu Ye climbed into the back seat, took off his Arabian disguise, and changed back into his security guard uniform.
While changing his clothes, he said, "Wife, when we get back to the company, if anyone asks, just say I tracked down the kidnappers across miles to rescue you, and that they were merely a group of ordinary bandits after money."
Su Qianqian nodded. "Got it."
After the show they had put on today, her admiration for Lu Ye had reached an absolute peak.
Why was this little scoundrel's brain so brilliantly sharp?
He had been plotting everything since before they even left the house, all the way down to Zachi's final reaction—everything went completely according to his expectations.
"Aren't you afraid of misinterpreting the signs? What if Mom didn't mean it that way?"
Su Qianqian knew that the decision Lu Ye had made would directly result in dozens of people losing their lives tonight.
Yet Lu Ye and Cheng Qimeng had not engaged in any direct communication; they had operated entirely on so-called tacit understanding.
What if he misread the situation? Wouldn't that lead to the needless sacrifice of innocent lives?
Lu Ye stated with utter certainty, "There's no mistake. That's exactly what my mom meant!"
"In fact, Y6 and the Hongying Society are cut from the same cloth; neither is anything good."
"Just think about it, can spies ever have clean hands?"
Su Qianqian agreed deeply. "Well, true, but you shouldn't paint everyone with the same brush."
"People like Xiaowu and Xiaxia, who are closer to you among the Y6 members, are actually quite decent people."
Lu Ye smiled. "Xiaowu, Zhou Tao, Xiaxia—these are definitely confidants cultivated privately by my mom, which is why she deliberately had them contact me. As for the others, including Ethan who tried to chat you up that day, none of them are any good!"
Su Qianqian nodded. "I understand."
Lu Ye crawled back to the front passenger seat, while Su Qianqian rested one hand on the steering wheel.
Lu Ye took hold of one of her hands and gently soothed her, "I know following me in doing these things must make you feel somewhat uneasy."
"I promise you, once this mission is over, I'll submit my resignation to S.H.I.E.L.D., retire from active duty, and stay peacefully by your side as a happy little security guard."
Su Qianqian nodded with satisfied contentment, showing a row of pearly white teeth as she smiled. "You said it yourself, I didn't force you!"
"That's right, I'm doing it of my own accord."
"Besides, since my wife is so wealthy, there's no problem with her supporting me for the rest of my life."
Amidst their laughter and chatter, they arrived back at the branch office of Yiren Group.

The police officers from the Paris Police Department had already arrived and were conducting an on-site investigation.
Seeing Lu Ye and Su Qianqian return safely, the employees inside were dumbfounded!
"Director Su, you're back?"
"Director Su, are you alright?"
"Director Su, you weren't violated by those people, were you?"
Su Qianqian wore a dark expression and snapped playfully, "Do I look like something happened to me? Supervisor Lu tracked them across miles and rescued me!"
"What the hell?"
"We all saw it earlier, those bandits had AKs!"
Supervisor Lu, how on earth did you pull that off?"
Lu Ye rubbed his nose and spouted nonsense, "I aimed an RPG rocket launcher at their cars. Either they let people go, or we all went down together."
Yet the employees believed it without a shadow of a doubt.
After all, if he hadn't done something like that, there was simply no way the hostages could have been rescued!
"Wow, Supervisor Lu is awesome!"
The Paris police officers froze for a moment and asked, "Are you the involved parties? Please give us a detailed account of what happened."
Su Qianqian nodded and said, "Yes, officer."
"The perpetrators were a group of ordinary bandits whose motive was money. At the time, Prince Muhammad from the Middle Eastern oil kingdom was also in the car. They drove us out of downtown Paris and into the suburbs..."
"Suddenly, Mr. Lu, the head of our company's security department, appeared. He and Prince Muhammad's bodyguard team intercepted the bandits and rescued us."
"Seeing that they had no chance of success, those bandits drove away in a hurry."
The Paris police officers recorded the sequence of events with pen and paper, nodding repeatedly. "Alright, alright."
"We will analyze the case carefully after we get back and strive to track down those bandits as soon as possible."
Su Qianqian smiled sweetly. "Thank you for your hard work. Would you like to stay for a cup of tea?"
"Thank you for the invitation, but we must rush back to handle the case. Goodbye."
After sending the police off, the company employees swarmed around, eager to inquire about the specific details.
However, Su Qianqian kept a stern face the whole time and scolded, "Why are all of you so gossipy? Get back to what you're supposed to be doing!"
"Yes, yes, yes... Director Su is mighty!"
...
Late at night, at 23:55.
A light rain began to fall in Paris.
The three hundred knights of the Holy Envoy Group, dressed in black and wearing black mesh masks, slowly surrounded Y6's stronghold...