Dragon Raja: I practiced Naruto ninjutsu next to Lu Mingfei.

"I don't know about that, but I've met her once, and her voice is quite sweet."

"It's her, it must be her! I love her voice!" Zhou Yancheng said like a lovesick fool.

The militant glanced at him, thinking that the girl was beautiful, top-tier, and he never even had a chance to touch her.

But he didn't say any of this to Zhou Yancheng. He just smiled and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to take a bath and have dinner first. Then I'll show you around properly. This place is so much fun. I guarantee you won't want to leave after you've had your fill!"

Enjoying himself was just a pretext; the militants actually wanted to find an excuse to get Zhou Yancheng to spend money here, so they would have a reason to keep asking his family for money.

For example, taking a bath and eating will cost extra. It's not unreasonable to charge 100,000 yuan for a meal, right?

Playing with women without spending money? Do you think you're some handsome, dashing butcher who can hire prostitutes without paying?

If Zhou Yancheng enjoys gambling, he'll be even easier to control; a simple scheme could easily leave him in debt for millions.

Zhou Yancheng seemed unaware of the militants' intricacies. He warmly took his hand, like a brother, saying, "Brother, you're so good to me, much better than that guy who only knows how to whip people!"

Chapter 327 The Fate of Zhou Yancheng's Sister

"By the way, where's the toilet? I need to use the toilet," Zhou Yancheng said, pulling on the armed man's arm.

"Over there." The militant pointed in that direction and followed along to keep an eye on Zhou Yancheng.

But Zhou Yancheng was even more proactive than him, holding onto his wrist tightly and refusing to let go: "Brother, you have to take me with you. I'm afraid that if we run into someone, they might think I snuck out. I'm afraid I'll be caught and thrown into the water dungeon. That water is filthy!"

“You…you don’t have to do this. I’m here with you, you’ll be fine…” The armed man was being pulled by Zhou Yancheng when he suddenly felt a little nauseous. The feeling of the two men pulling and tugging at each other, their skin touching, made him feel uncomfortable.

When the two arrived at the restroom, Zhou Yancheng still held onto him. What was going on? Did they have to pee in the urinal together?

The militants were still somewhat wary, knowing they couldn't urinate with the guards, because men are most relaxed when they urinate, making it easy for someone to find a weakness in their defenses.

So the militants tried to push Zhou Yancheng's hand away.

Just as he exerted his strength, Zhou Yancheng suddenly grabbed his wrist and, with extremely exquisite fighting techniques, threw him to the ground. At the same time, he covered the armed man's mouth with one hand to prevent him from making a sound for help, and twisted his neck forcefully with the other hand.

With a snap, the militant's neck was immediately broken, and he died instantly.

Just then, Zhou Yancheng was about to check the situation outside the toilet when he suddenly heard a crackling sound beside him. He immediately looked around nervously.

Behind him, someone appeared silently.

Zhou Yancheng immediately tensed up, breaking out in a cold sweat. He was about to turn around and retaliate when the person behind him gently struck out with a palm. The palm, carrying a shockwave, did not hit him, but the mere gust of wind from the palm sent him back several steps.

This attack, which resembled qigong, immediately stunned Zhou Yancheng. He wondered if the base actually had such a qigong master, and whether he was also a hybrid.

But after he saw the other person's face clearly, he was stunned for a moment: "Gu Ran? It's you?"

"So we really have met before?" Gu Ran's shadow clone scratched his head. "I can't quite remember."

Zhou Yancheng said with a mixture of surprise and delight: "A year ago, on the Bund in Shanghai, at the top-floor clubhouse, you used a spoon to shoot out and deflect the knife that was about to stab me, do you remember?"

"Oh... I remember now!" Gu Ran finally remembered what happened a year ago, when that kid had his woman stolen by Lü Yongbin using hypnosis.

The woman thought Zhou Yancheng had taken her virginity, so she went to Zhou Yancheng's house to ask for money. Zhou Yancheng had never done it before, so of course he refused to give her any money.

When the two sides couldn't reach an agreement, the woman pulled out a knife. Gu Ran saw this and stepped in to deflect the woman's knife.

However, Gu Ran later discovered that Zhou Yancheng was also a skilled martial artist and didn't need his help at all.

"Your CQC is pretty good, quite crisp and clean," Gu Ran's shadow clone said to Zhou Yancheng with great interest.

He saw through Zhou Yancheng's fighting style at a glance.

CQC, or Close-quarters Combat, also known as Indoor Combat, is a tactical skill of close-quarters, unarmed combat, which was created by the British during World War II.

Because soldiers at the time relied on rifles for long-range killing, but at close range, long guns would restrict their individual combat capabilities, two combat masters were hired as instructors to teach close combat techniques to the Allied forces.

After World War II, due to its practicality, this fighting style quickly spread widely in the training of Western armies, counter-terrorism, special operations, and intelligence forces, becoming the mainstream close combat training style in the West.

Gu Ran also took CQC at Kassel College, which mainly focused on grappling and throwing techniques. It complemented his soft boxing skills, and the two worked together quite well.

Hearing Gu Ran's praise, Zhou Yancheng shook his head with a wry smile: "I only have a little bit of your bloodline, I can't compare to you, how could I shine as brightly as you in the capital?"

"Am I that famous now?" Gu Ran's shadow clone asked in surprise.

“Very famous… but now is not the time for idle chatter. Why are you here?” Zhou Yancheng asked. He had not inquired about Gu Ran’s whereabouts, but he did not expect him to appear here.

Gu Ran's shadow clone pointed to the green plants in the restroom: "There was a hidden camera there. I took care of it for you. We've been chatting for a few minutes now and no one has come over, which means the person watching the surveillance was distracted and hasn't noticed this area yet."

Zhou Yancheng glanced in the direction Gu Ran was pointing and indeed saw a reflective lens, which he hadn't noticed at all.

"Let's switch seats," Gu Ran said.

“Okay.” Zhou Yancheng squatted down and took the AK and 1911 pistol from the militant’s body.

After he finished picking up his equipment, Gu Ran pulled him along and used the Ninja Art: Camouflage to become invisible.

The camouflage concealment can not only be used by oneself, but also to make others invisible. Zhou Yancheng was a little surprised when he saw this scene, but he immediately covered his mouth and did not say anything, letting Gu Ran pull him along.

For people of mixed races, such amazing things are nothing new.

A short while later, Gu Ran's shadow clone led him to a dark, deserted house. The place had been scouted and there were no cameras; it was also quite remote and safe for the time being.

"Tell me, why did you come here?" the shadow clone asked Zhou Yancheng.

Zhou Yancheng's eyes were somewhat dim in the darkness. He replied, "I'm here to see my little sister. Can you help me?"

He continued, “I am an outsider of the Zhou family. Although I have blood, the proportion of dragon blood is very small, not as good as yours. I don’t even have the power of words. I’m just stronger than the average person… As for my sister, she has even less blood. She’s no different from an ordinary person.”

"About a month ago, my younger sister just celebrated her 22nd birthday. At her birthday party, she met a female elementary school classmate she hadn't seen in a long time. The girl said she had broken up with her boyfriend and wanted my younger sister to go on a trip with her to cheer her up. So my younger sister, feeling sorry for her, agreed."

"Although we are of ordinary blood, we are still members of the Zhou family, so we attended prestigious schools. My sister thought about his character and family background and didn't have any doubts. Although we hadn't seen each other for many years, our friendship rekindled after we met again, making my sister feel like she had gained another friend in her life."

"My younger sister is innocent and carefree. She has never encountered any setbacks in her life, even though she is over 20 years old. She has a talent for singing, loves to sing children's songs, and is quite famous among children. She has released several children's song albums."

“They initially went to an island nation where the security was better, so I didn’t care. But then, for some reason, they suddenly ended up in northern Myanmar and I lost contact with them… Then one day, I received a call for help from my younger sister, saying she needed a ransom of one million, or they would sell her.”

“I immediately told the kidnappers not to make any rash moves. As long as they could return my little sister, the ransom was negotiable. I immediately transferred 500,000 to them to try to appease them. But they wouldn’t let it go and raised the ransom to 5 million. For my little sister’s safety, I transferred the money immediately as well.”

"But after the money was transferred, the kidnappers disappeared without a trace. No matter how I tried to contact them, I couldn't reach them. Fortunately, I had asked a hacker friend for help. During the call, I deliberately delayed the call so that the hacker could track down the base station from which the call was made. I also asked someone to track down the girl, but she seemed to have vanished into thin air."

"A few days later, we found the girl's home and asked the neighbors. We learned that her family had gone bankrupt five years ago. Her father went to northern Myanmar in the west to try his luck again, but he ended up losing his wife and daughter in the process..."

"So that girl was also under the control of the kidnappers in northern Myanmar. Because she had attended a prestigious school and knew many wealthy classmates, the kidnappers in northern Myanmar made her a con artist. My little sister was the first one she successfully conned."

Gu Ran's shadow clone listened to Zhou Yancheng's story and sighed. Trust between people can be so fragile sometimes, and years of friendship can be so worthless in the face of self-interest.

"So you came alone?" Gu Ran asked.

Zhou Yancheng shook his head: "I asked Nuwa for help. Nuwa sent a genius with excellent bloodline from the main branch of the Zhou family to help me. You should have met him before. His name is Zhou Shushu."

“Oh, I have indeed met him.” Gu Ran remembered Zhou Shushu because his name gave him an advantage in terms of seniority. They had met briefly after the battle at the Wedding Building.

“I have a tracking device on me. I just called to ask for the ransom, which was basically to let him know I could come over. I originally thought this place was small and I could find my little sister quickly, but I didn’t expect it to be so big. It seems I won’t be able to find her anytime soon, so…”

Zhou Yancheng looked at Gu Ran with pleading eyes, hoping he could help.

“I have my own situation, and this place is not as simple as you think. In addition to being a warlord's stronghold, there is also the mixed-race power of the Zhang family from Southeast Asia here. Let me think about it first.”

This shadow clone has been following Zhou Yancheng and is not the main body. It has very limited information, so it must return to the main body so that the main body can summarize the current information and make the most appropriate judgment.

"Alright, let's split up for now and meet up again later. Don't worry, I can find you." The shadow clone left the Flying Thunder God mark on Zhou Yancheng's clothes so that he could find him at any time.

"Okay..." Zhou Yancheng was a little disappointed that he didn't get a clear promise of help from Gu Ran. If he could get on Gu Ran's good side, he would be more confident in rescuing his sister.

He took out a photo and handed it to Gu Ran, saying, "This is a photo of my sister. If you see this, please help me out."

Gu Ran's shadow clone stared at the photo for a while, memorizing her appearance, then nodded and said, "Okay, I remember. Your sister is quite pretty; she might be over there..."

Chapter 328 The advantage is mine!

The shadow clone led Zhou Yancheng to the window and pointed to an apartment building not far away. That building was a mistress building, and the shadow clone guessed that it was very likely over there.

But at that moment, they saw someone blowing a whistle to assemble on the playground outside the window. Soon, the armed men, fully armed, began to run and assemble into a square formation.

"It seems the body was found in the toilet," Zhou Yancheng said in a low voice.

"You hide first, I'm leaving." Gu Ran's shadow clone stopped talking and immediately dispelled the ninjutsu, returning to its original form.

Zhou Yancheng only saw Gu Ran disappear on the spot with a 'bang', which he found very magical.

He thought to himself, "Is this the power of superior bloodlines? It's practically like being a god!"

……

Meanwhile, Gu Ran's main body was still monitoring and scouting outside the cave, while waiting for feedback from his various shadow clones.

The shadow clones that went to scout the terrain of various parts of the town have already returned, only the shadow clones that followed Zhou Yancheng and the woman who came out of the cave base have not returned.

At that moment, the last two shadow clones also dispelled their ninjutsu, feeding back the collected information to Gu Ran's main body.

"So these people didn't gather because they saw the corpse in the toilet, but because they were heading towards the Zhang family's cave base in Nanyang..." Gu Ran's main body, after combining the collected intelligence, immediately understood that the people gathered now were not going to find Zhou Yancheng.

So what exactly happened?

Let's go back twenty minutes.

Gu Ran's shadow clone followed the Zhang family woman from Nanyang invisibly.

The woman was taken to a reception room on the third floor of the casino, where a middle-aged man with a lewd appearance immediately came out to greet her.

"Miss Manli, what brings you here?" The middle-aged man was named Ming Changda. He was less than 1.6 meters tall, had a round belly, looked to be in his forties, had a receding hairline, and his face was very oily.

He grinned, his eyes brazenly scanning the woman named Zhang Manli in front of him.

Zhang Manli has fair skin and a very elegant appearance. Her slender figure, clad in a white coat, makes her look like a capable doctor.

She ignored Ming Changda's gaze, simply propping her head up with one hand and resting her elbow on the table, and said casually, "I'm here to ask you for money. We're leaving this base today. You still owe us money for medicine from last year and this year, a total of 30 million US dollars. After deducting 10 million for protection fees and site rental fees, you still owe us 20 million. Our boss wants you to settle the money clearly so that we can go our separate ways without any debts."

Ming Changda stared at Zhang Manli's pretty face for a moment, then said, "Why are you leaving already? It's fine and safe here! No one will bother you, so you can stay here without worry..."

He continued speaking, but it was clear that Zhang Manli wasn't listening at all.

Ming Changda immediately understood and said, "After you leave, what about the medicine from now on..."

“We will reconnect with you once we confirm your safety, and then we will deliver the medicine to you through other channels,” Zhang Manli said calmly. “Besides, you must have made a lot of money reselling our Zhang family’s medicine over the years, right? You can continue to make that money, and we won’t ask you for the difference.”

Ming Changda was stunned. He didn't expect that the other party already knew about his reselling of the medicine.

These drugs cost three hundred dollars per dose and had miraculous effects in curing diseases and saving lives. After Ming Changda used the drugs himself, he clearly found that he looked several years younger. The most direct manifestation of this was that he could last longer in bed.

Keep in mind that he's almost fifty, but he's still as energetic as a thirty-year-old who keeps exercising.

It must be said that this medicine is quite miraculous.