Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 384: Eradicating Evil
That evening, as soon as Eileen got home, she couldn't help but call her cousin.

"Glug glug—" came the sound of Lawrence rinsing his mouth from the other end of the phone. "I'm brushing my teeth, dear cousin. What's up so early calling?"

"I just had a late-night snack with Xiao Ya and the others," Eileen said, feigning calmness. "I watched them and their boyfriends leave and just got home."

When the topic of boyfriends came up, Lawrence got a little angry and spat out the mouthwash in his mouth. "That old guy Frank is always talking about fighting and killing, but when something good comes along, he's the first to run away!"
Aaron Frank, that playboy, is certainly good-looking. And didn't he try to put pressure on Xiao Ya's boyfriend? That guy's really good at that.

Eileen's lips curled into a strange smile. "They met tonight. Aaron called Xiao Ya's boyfriend aside for a private chat. I guess it's the same old money-grubbing tactic again."

Thinking about what Eileen had just said, Lawrence laughed gleefully, "So he failed?"

Eileen said calmly, "He was taken away by Xiao Ya's boyfriend."

Lawrence blinked, wondering if he hadn't heard clearly or understood what Eileen meant. "What did you say?"

Eileen repeated, "I said, he was taken away by Xiao Ya's boyfriend."

"What do you mean?" Lawrence asked, puzzled.

“The literal meaning,” Eileen said calmly, “Xiao Ya’s boyfriend, or rather, Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi’s shared boyfriend, is a superhuman who can fly.”

"What?" Lawrence's eyes widened.

"You should be glad that as the first heir of the Lawrence family, it is inconvenient for you to come to Tianxia to use your charm, and you do not want other family members to successfully threaten your position, otherwise the consequences would be quite bad."

Eileen was equally gloating, "But the problem now is that you need to explain to the Frank family whether passing on the information that Xiao Ya has a boyfriend was a case of using someone else to do your dirty work."

"WTF!" Lawrence also swore. "How am I supposed to know Xiao Ya's boyfriend is a superhuman? Isn't she connected to Daoist Yi Hong? Are there already so many superhumans in Tianxia that one girl has two by her side?"

"Wait! Using someone else to do the dirty work?"

As rational individuals, the Lawrence family had a considerable understanding of Tianxia culture; at least Lawrence knew the idiom, "He killed Aaron?"

“I don’t know.” Eileen shrugged. “All I know is that he took Aaron away and came back alone half an hour later, but I didn’t see any blood on him. You can guess in the best possible light.”

"I'm taking a crap-proof view: if anyone dares to lay a finger on my girlfriend, I'll tie him to a rock and throw him into the Hudson!" Lawrence scoffed.

"That's none of my business then," Eileen said before hanging up the phone. "Good morning, have a good day."

Lawrence, "..."

……

In the Taoist office, the conversation between Aaron and Gu Zhao in the corner yesterday had just finished playing. The host continued, "Then Mr. Gu flew away with Aaron, and the bugging device became ineffective due to the distance."

"More than forty minutes later, Mr. Gu returned alone, but Aaron had disappeared."

"Where exactly did Mr. Gu take Aaron?" someone asked curiously.

“I don’t know,” someone sneered. “But I believe Aaron will never come back alive. Or rather, even if there is a glimmer of hope in the place Mr. Gu took him to, it is definitely not something someone like Aaron can grasp.”

Everyone present believed his judgment.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Please come in."

"A new intelligence has arrived from the West, which may be related to Mr. Gu's whereabouts yesterday."

"What intelligence?" Zheng Hongsheng asked. "Send it to the host." "Yes, sir!"

A moment later, a video began playing on the big screen.

It was probably shot from a distance, the camera was a bit shaky, and it was filming a slightly open space surrounded by smoke and dust and ruins, which looked like a battlefield.

Some food and supplies were piled up in an open space, surrounded by many soldiers in camouflage uniforms, who shouted at a group of people transporting supplies, some indifferent and some angry.

Not far away, a group of ragged men, women, and even children appeared in disarray, heading towards the open space with a mixture of excitement and fear, seemingly preparing to collect some food and supplies.

At the edge of the frame, some soldiers raised their guns.

Just then, a muffled clap of thunder suddenly came from the video, and the entire shot seemed to flicker.

From the angle seen on camera, two bolts of lightning descended from the sky and struck two soldiers who were raising their guns.

Then, a series of exclamations came from the video, followed by violent camera shaking, and finally the screen went black.

"The news from over there is that during a humanitarian aid inspection operation, eight soldiers from the Squid were struck by lightning and instantly turned into charred remains."

The host glanced at the information on his tablet and a cold smile crept across his face. "Of course, Western experts say this is just an extreme weather phenomenon that happens to occur in the Mediterranean climate. The soldiers were struck by lightning because of the metal weapons they were carrying."

Someone realized, "Mr. Gu, where did you leave Aaron?"

"Okay, that place is indeed one of the most dangerous areas in the world, but he's an American, and also a squid of high status. It shouldn't be too difficult for him to leave after finding his own kind, right?"

No, he is already dead.

"what?"

Several photos suddenly flashed across the big screen, showing Aaron at the moment of his death.

"This is information that the Network Information Department found from inside the other side. According to the soldiers' statements, this person raised his hand and walked towards them, but no matter what questions they asked him, he did not answer."

"They could vaguely see that this man was followed by a lot of refugees. To prevent him from carrying a bomb, they shot and killed him after receiving no response."

"Did Mr. Gu silence him by pressing his acupoint?" Chen Yao asked with great interest.

"That's my guess," the host said.

Everyone nodded in agreement. "They're definitely doomed."

Zheng Hongsheng looked at the host and said, "Analyze the Frank family's subsequent reaction, help Mr. Gu handle the follow-up matters, and nip the danger in the bud."

"Yes!" the host nodded.

Just then, the host picked up his phone, glanced at it, and couldn't help but grin.

"what happened?"

"The research institute's security captain sent word that Mr. Gu asked us to collect information on the life stories of Aaron's immediate family members so he could see if we needed to help the people of Citizens fight evil and promote good."

Everyone, "..."

A tall, upright middle-aged man chuckled and said, "That's right, that's how it should be. We must eradicate evil completely and leave no future troubles."

(End of this chapter)