Super Soldier in the City

Chapter 2449 - 2513: No Escape from Living Punishment

The person speaking couldn’t possibly be that woman, but Aoki Takeshi. At this moment, he wouldn’t consider how formidable Li Yifei, an enemy of the Noah’s Ark Organization, truly is.Li Yifei looked at the jumping clown in front of him, smiled faintly, and said, "Fine. I will make sure you can’t leave here alive."

Upon hearing Li Yifei casually declare he would kill Aoki Takeshi, Aoki Ryota, who had retreated to the side, opened his mouth but ultimately decided not to speak.

"Helping the wicked, you deserve death!" As Li Yifei spoke, he charged forward. Aoki Takeshi was prepared, but... his skills were far inferior to Li Yifei’s. His body hadn’t reacted at all before Li Yifei was right in front of him, just like Aoki Takeshi had done earlier, Li Yifei grabbed his neck with one hand.

How could Aoki Takeshi have anticipated Li Yifei’s prowess? How did he suddenly subdue him? Aoki Takeshi was completely incapable of resisting. He instinctively turned his head to call out to the cold woman for help, only to find her hands forming a strange gesture as she muttered, her figure suddenly becoming blurry. Her gaze was no longer empty, but was chillingly cold when meeting Aoki Takeshi’s eyes.

She... was actually trying to flee? Aoki Takeshi’s eyes widened instantly as he shouted, "How can you run?"

The woman did not respond, and her figure grew increasingly vague.

Hmm? Li Yifei didn’t expect the woman to dare activate a stealth technique right in front of him. And the speed of this technique was quite fast; within just a few seconds, she had vanished.

Bang! Li Yifei pushed his hand, sending Aoki Takeshi flying into the wall, causing him to spit blood. This level of skill was utterly insignificant in Li Yifei’s eyes. He was only slightly puzzled by the woman; she had managed to activate the stealth technique right under his nose, and succeed at that.

In this small room, Li Yifei suddenly lost his ability to lock onto the woman. Even when he released his perception, he couldn’t find her location.

This situation was rare; usually, only a ninja with a higher cultivation level than Li Yifei could evade detection. However, there was no ninja in Japan with a cultivation level higher than Li Yifei’s, making it impossible. So, this wasn’t a lead in cultivation level. This... intrigued Li Yifei.

"Interesting!" Li Yifei smirked, said quietly, "This stealth technique is pretty good, disappearing entirely like that; I haven’t encountered anything similar. However, your cultivation level is a bit low. I’ll give you a chance, come out yourself and hand over the technique, and I can spare your life."

The air naturally showed no reaction, except for Aoki Takeshi’s unwilling roar, which, due to injury to his lungs and throat, sounded more like powerless struggling.

Li Yifei waited a few seconds, nodded lightly, and said, "It seems you’re not intending to come out yourself. Fine, in that case, don’t blame me for being rude!" As he said this, Li Yifei opened his right hand, and a True Qi Blade slowly appeared, more than one and a half meters long, sharp and menacing. Seeing him conjure a blade from thin air, Aoki Ryota was equally astounded, even though he knew Li Yifei was very powerful, it was still shocking to see in person.

Aoki Takeshi, like a fish struck by electricity, became instantly rigid and trembled in horror as he stared at Li Yifei.

This stealth technique was indeed impressive, sparking Li Yifei’s keen interest, but since the other party refused to reveal themselves... He spun in place twice, closed his eyes, perceiving, and after a few seconds reopened them, Li Yifei’s body instantly vanished, speed maximized, his True Qi Blade carving out a Crescent Slash in the target direction, the air slashed vacuum-like with a whistling sound, and as the blade struck, a figure instantly manifested a meter off the ground, the woman was slashed out by Li Yifei, falling to the ground, an arm flying off, directly severed by Li Yifei.

"How... how could you find me!" The woman disregarded the pain in her arm, hurriedly retreated, and asked with a terrified expression.

"Simple!" Li Yifei tilted his head, the True Qi Blade in hand twirling, "You can test it again if you don’t believe me."

The woman finally understood how terrifying an individual issued the organization’s Kill Order was. She dejectedly said, "Just kill me, I have nothing to say."

"Oh? Still got some backbone, huh?" Li Yifei said as he prepared to swing his blade when the woman suddenly raised her remaining arm, flaring several cold rays from her sleeve, shooting toward Li Yifei.

"Persistent thief!" Li Yifei retorted disdainfully, simultaneously wielding the True Qi Blade several times, blocking all the cold rays, clinking explosively, falling to the floor, revealing peculiarly shaped Ninja Darts, clearly coated with poison, displaying this woman’s ruthless intent.

If you want me dead, I’ll make sure you die. Li Yifei never had mercy for enemies, hence he charged forward, instantly arriving before her, as he raised the True Qi Blade, considering Aoki Ryota’s presence, Li Yifei held back, opting to seize the woman by the neck.

There was no way for her to avoid it. Despite not being weak herself, she stood little chance against Li Yifei. Even with full preparation and an open confrontation, she probably couldn’t last a few rounds. The gap in skill level was apparent, and thus, she was caught by Li Yifei without resistance.

"Crack!" Li Yifei exerted force with his hand, snapping the woman’s neck. She quickly lost her life. Only after confirming her death did he let go, wary of the strange and sinister nature of these ninjas that might unexpectedly come back to life.

Aoki Takeshi’s heart pounded wildly upon hearing the crack. The woman who he thought was incredibly powerful in his heart was killed just like that? So easily taken down by Li Yifei?

"Please... don’t kill me. I’m sorry, I’m wrong, Uncle, I was wrong!" In the face of death, Aoki Takeshi immediately panicked, his throat producing an unpleasant sound as he knelt on the ground, pleading for his life.

"After committing such atrocious acts, you still want Uncle Aoki to forgive you? Aoki Takeshi, you really have a thick skin," Li Yifei said coldly.

"I... I was bewitched by her. She taught me a dual cultivation method, which affected my mind, so..."

"Enough, even at a time like this, you still lie. Aoki Takeshi, do you think I won’t kill you?" Li Yifei interrupted, his words leaving Aoki Takeshi frozen as he began to realize just how ruthless Li Yifei was. He pulled at the corners of his mouth and quickly turned to Aoki Ryota, pleading, "Uncle, Uncle, I really know I was wrong. You have to believe me, you... you’re my only uncle!"

Aoki Ryota had already seen through him. He knew Aoki Takeshi wasn’t truly repentant—these words were just an attempt to escape death, making it even more despicable. Yet, after all, he was still his nephew, his brother’s only child. Even if he had thought of killing him just minutes ago, he was still his nephew... Aoki Ryota glanced at Li Yifei, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Yifei, he... can be spared the death penalty, but not the punishment."

"Alright, since Uncle Aoki has spoken, we’ll do as you say. However, he collaborated with the Noah’s Ark Organization and committed heinous acts. He must confess to these crimes!" Li Yifei nodded.

Aoki Ryota sighed in relief and said, "Punish him however you see fit, just spare his life!"

Aoki Takeshi, hearing their conversation and realizing he wouldn’t die, immediately said, "Thank you, thank you!"

"Thank me?" Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Tell me everything about your cooperation with the Noah’s Ark Organization, and everything you know. Leave nothing hidden!"

"I... okay, I’ll tell you everything!" Aoki Takeshi nodded repeatedly.

This guy had been collaborating with Noah’s Ark for years. They came to him because only Japan, globally, had extensive illegal whaling and shark hunting operations. Even though people worldwide condemned it, on the high seas, Japanese fishing boats continued to operate, committing numerous atrocities and being intolerable. The Noah’s Ark Organization needed a specific substance from the whales and sharks’ bodies for drug development, which brought them to Aoki, who, recognizing their power, agreed to organize his Ocean Fishing Company for illegal poaching. This business went on for years, with his company killing countless sharks and whales, profiting and providing vast raw materials for Noah’s Ark.

This direct aiding and abetting made Li Yifei wish to kill him immediately. Even if he wasn’t supporting Noah’s Ark, just the act of killing so many whales and sharks was unforgivable.

The cold woman who appeared around Aoki Takeshi a year ago had multiple roles: to protect him, supervise him, propose dual cultivation, and urge him to increase his poaching activities. She also continuously drove a wedge between him and Aoki Ryota. Blinded by supposed hatred, Aoki Takeshi loathed Aoki Ryota, wanting to kill him for revenge for his parents, and even dreamed of taking over the Aoki Group, leading to today’s events.

Originally, Aoki Takeshi hadn’t planned to act now, but it was that woman who suggested it.

Having heard everything, Aoki Ryota sighed deeply and said nothing further. Aoki Takeshi, even now, believed he was the enemy who killed his parents and still harbored intent to kill him. So Aoki Ryota looked at Li Yifei and asked, "In that case, let him live, but... how do we make him forget this so-called hatred?"

"There is a way," Li Yifei replied.

"Then... I’ll leave it to you!" Aoki Ryota guessed what Li Yifei intended to do and nodded lightly in agreement.

A few minutes later, Aoki Takeshi, spared from death but not punishment, understood what his penalty would be.

Li Yifei supported Aoki Ryota as they walked out, followed by a slumped, gravely injured Aoki Takeshi. His gaze was vacant, even dumber than the cold woman—truly mindless.