"Aaaah... Stop poking me, it hurts like hell! Please, I'm begging you, don't poke me anymore! It's useless... My balls are gone now! Just let me die!" At that moment, a wailing, ghostly scream echoed from the hospital room across the hall.
"What's going on? Who's that guy?" Shawn Young listened and felt the voice sounded familiar.
"Oh! That guy is Gavin Grant! Somehow, his whole body is stiff as a board. The doctors tried to give him an injection to stop the bleeding, but they just couldn't get the needle in! So weird," said Cheng Yuhan.
"Uh... By the way, little brother, your three classmates are stuck fighting those four Blue Wolf Syndicate thugs. Looks like they're just like him—totally frozen in place. The doctors and nurses tried to give them injections, but it's impossible! Do you have any ideas?" Cai Shanming asked Shawn Young.
"Ah!! I... I totally forgot about that!" Shawn Young suddenly realized that he had cast a spell but hadn't withdrawn it. As long as the magic hadn't faded, anyone caught by his Dragon Binding Spell would stay frozen in whatever pose they were in...
"Uh, little brother, while you're at it, take a look at Juice King. He's really out of luck this time! That... that place is probably useless from now on! The Mantis Hunter is done for—little brother, you just did a great thing for womankind!" Cai Shanming said with a laugh.
"Oh? Why's that?" Shawn Young asked curiously.
"Do you know why Juice King is called the Mantis Hunter?" Cai Shanming said.
"Of course I don't! But that name sounds pretty evil..." Shawn Young replied.
"Juice King's real name is Gavin Grant, and he's a traitor from the Mantis Sect. He turned rogue because he's insanely perverted! And that's not all—he's a total psycho who loves torturing women in all sorts of twisted ways. His methods are brutal, and almost every woman he's abused ends up with a split personality. He's killed at least fifteen women directly! But his Mantis Strike Fist is top-notch, even ranked on the China Dragon-Tiger Leaderboard! He's a master and a schemer, so the Thirteen Evil Enforcers recruited him as one of their top members! With the Thirteen Enforcers backing him, he got even more reckless, and every case he committed was a major, heinous crime! If you hadn't stepped in this time, little brother, I'd be dead by now, and Miss Liu definitely wouldn't have escaped Gavin Grant's clutches!" Cai Shanming explained.
When Lilian Grace heard this, she remembered what had happened that day. Her pretty face turned pale, and she couldn't help but feel even more grateful to Shawn Young.
"Uh... Cannon Bro, I don't get most of what you're saying. What's the China Dragon-Tiger Leaderboard? And what kind of group is the Thirteen Evil Enforcers? I have no clue about any of this," Shawn Young said, tongue-tied.
"Oh, the China Dragon-Tiger Leaderboard was created by a martial arts eccentric named Grandmaster Tyler Xuan. It ranks the top one hundred martial artists in China by overall strength. Most of the top fighters in China accept this ranking! Gavin Grant is ranked 95th," Cai Shanming explained.
"Oh? So he's ranked way down there, haha!" Shawn Young laughed.
"Don't laugh, little brother! Anyone who makes it onto the China Dragon-Tiger Leaderboard is a top-tier fighter! Gavin Grant may be 95th, but someone like me wouldn't last three rounds against him! You know, I'm pretty good at martial arts in Interpol, but compared to him, it's not even close!" Cai Shanming said with feeling.
"That's right! Officer Cai used to be the hand-to-hand combat instructor for the Flying Tigers, and he even took third place in the Interpol martial arts competition! Even with skills like his, he couldn't last three moves against Gavin Grant! The people on the China Dragon-Tiger Leaderboard are all absolute masters!" Cheng Yuhan added from the side.
"Whoa, that's intense! Then the boss of the Thirteen Evil Enforcers must be even scarier!" Shawn Young gulped.
"Of course! The Thirteen Evil Enforcers are a really ancient secret organization, originally from the anti-Qing Xiaodao Society at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Later, thirteen top fighters split off from the Xiaodao Society and called themselves the Thirteen Enforcers. They sided with the Qing government, helping to crush the revolutionaries! Even after the Qing fell, through the Revolution of 1911, the war against Japan, and the founding of New China, this group never disappeared. To this day, the Thirteen Enforcers exist in secret. They inherited the Xiaodao Society's traditions, adopted the management style of the Hongmen, and communicate using special codes, so it's almost impossible to infiltrate. Even now, we know very little about them! All we know is that the current boss of the Thirteen Enforcers is a woman! They have secret bases in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and even mainland China, but beyond that, it's all a mystery," Cheng Yuhan said, awestruck.
"Huh? So why do people call them a cult?" Shawn Young asked, still curious.
"Because they're secretive and evil, and most of their members are incredibly skilled. Some of their people even know ancient lost techniques. The little info we have says their boss uses some kind of mysterious magic, but what exactly, we don't know. The Thirteen Enforcers have a massive criminal empire—illegal businesses, gambling, drugs, prostitution, you name it. Even the recent high-profit black market organ trade and major missing persons cases, especially women and kids, often show traces of the Thirteen Enforcers! They're the shadowy masterminds behind many mid-sized gangs! For example, the Blue Wolf Syndicate—the biggest gang in Nanning—is just a small fry compared to the Thirteen Enforcers. That shows you how much power they have! But their methods are so slick, they've committed tons of crimes and we've never gotten any real evidence! Now, finally, we have this rare chance—we can't let it slip away!" Cheng Yuhan said firmly.
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"Ah! Then... they're just way too hard to deal with!" Shawn Young started to feel a bit scared.
"Exactly because they're so tough, we had to come up with this crazy plan—take down the kingpin first! It's a risky strategy, but we're hoping to catch the leader of the Thirteen Enforcers directly! That's why Interpol only sent elite agents, and we're working with China's National Ability Unit, borrowing some of their top experts for backup!" Cheng Yuhan explained.
"National Ability Unit... Who are they?" Shawn Young asked.
"Oh! The National Ability Unit is a secret department that only the country's top leaders can command. It's full of people with special powers, not like those reclusive masters you hear about. These guys are controlled by the government and they're insanely powerful—a huge part of national security! Actually, there are people with abilities all over the world, but only a few countries have official teams like this. Besides China, the UN's other four permanent members have similar departments, just with different names. The US and Russia are the best, but Japan also has a group like this. Because of history, Japan's team is super hostile to China. Anyway, people with abilities aren't ordinary humans!" Cheng Yuhan explained.
"Oh... so that's how it is!" Shawn Young murmured, secretly guessing that he was now one of those people too.
"Anyway, this time it's Plan B! The higher-ups are taking it super seriously, so we're all elite agents! As long as we work together, there's a real chance we can pull off this tough mission! Especially you, Shawn Young—you're the key to our success. We all believe in you, and I personally hope you can really show what you're capable of!" Cheng Yuhan said, her beautiful big eyes looking seriously at Shawn Young.
"I... I'll do my best!" Shawn Young's heart started pounding uncontrollably as she stared at him.
"Shawn Young, I know you can do it! Don't you want to be one of the elite? Or do you want to stay mediocre and waste your life? Don't you want to do something big?" Lilian Grace stepped up to cheer him on.
With both beauties watching him, Shawn Young finally got fired up. He clenched his fists and said, "Alright! I'm all in!"
Just as Shawn Young finished speaking, another wailing, ghostly scream echoed from the hospital room across the hall—Juice King was at it again: "Mom! What's the point of living now? My balls are busted! Even peeing is pointless!! Waaah... It hurts! Please, stop messing with me, okay? Just drag me off and shoot me!"