Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Wang Chaoyin nodded with a puzzled look on his face.

Ye Qing took a deep breath, then quickly walked towards Qi Ping'an and said, "Please inform Elder Kuang and Li Yidao that I'm going to call Liu Wudi for an emergency meeting!"

"Hmm?" Qi Ping'an's expression shifted. "What do you mean?"

"I reckon we know who the mole is," Ye Qing said.

Qi Ping'an's expression shifted. He wasn't stupid. Recalling the series of events that had just occurred, he suddenly realized, "You mean, Gao Yu deliberately kicked the football away? He was sending a message to the people outside?"

“That’s true. There’s a slope outside. If you kick the soccer ball out, with a bit of luck, it can roll all the way down… or even onto the road outside!” Qi Ping’an’s expression shifted.

"Don't make a sound!" Ye Qing said, "I'm worried he has a backup plan, maybe even a signal flare or something. We'll pretend we don't know anything about it for now. The reason he doesn't dare to use it is because he's afraid he won't survive if he does. If he finds out his identity has been exposed, and he releases a signal flare, we'll be in trouble. Right now, we still have the upper hand."

Qi Ping'an nodded and said, "Okay!"

He left quickly, while Qi Ping'an went into the room, where Liu Wudi was sitting there casually wiping his knife.

"Let's have a meeting!" Ye Qing said.

Liu Wudi stood up!

Ye Qing glanced at Chen Dengyun and said, "Pack up all our things, we'll probably have to move!"

"We've been exposed?" Chen Dengyun asked.

"Highly likely!" Ye Qing said.

Chen Dengyun nodded.

……

Soon, in the hall, Elder Kuang, Li Yidao, Liu Qing, and others arrived.

"What's wrong?" Li Yidao asked. "A meeting suddenly started!"

"I'm afraid we'll have to leave here!" Ye Qing said.

These words caused everyone's expressions to shift slightly.

Li Yidao's expression changed slightly as he asked, "Has our location been exposed?"

Ye Qing nodded and said, "Most likely."

After saying that, he looked at Elder Kuang and asked, "Elder Kuang, how did Gao Yu come to be by your side?"

Old Master Kuang's pupils contracted slightly as he said, "You suspect Gao Yu of having a problem? That's impossible!"

"How so?" Ye Qing asked.

“Gao Yu came to my side four years ago. When he first arrived in this city, he offended Boss Zou and fled all the way to me. I saw that he was a top-notch talent and felt it would be a pity for him to die, so I spared his life. In these four years, he has been loyal to me. He has never made a mistake in doing anything I asked him to do.” Old Kuang said, “I trust him completely. There is no way he could have any problems.”

At this point, he asked, "Why do you suspect him?"

"He just kicked a soccer ball he made himself down the mountain!" Ye Qing said.

"Just because of this?" Old Kuang asked, "Just because of this, you suspect he has a problem? I just checked, he just kicked the ball too!"

“But I heard that he was a professional football player before he came here!” Ye Qing said.

"The national football team's level is normal!" Li Yidao said after a moment of contemplation.

These words silenced Ye Qinggan.

Damn, that makes so much sense! He was momentarily speechless, unsure how to refute it.

He pondered for a moment and said, "In short, this was an accident. We've been in the village the whole time, and the mole hasn't sent any messages out during this period. All of us are in the village. This football is the only thing that has gone out during this time!"

"Time is running out!" Ye Qing said. "In four more days, we can hold out until reinforcements from Mangshan arrive. We cannot afford any accidents within these four days! Even if I misunderstood him, we must prepare for the worst. I still suggest we move out!"

“If you’re just worrying unnecessarily, judging from the current news, their people are scattered all over the island. Moving together with dozens of us would actually be more risky!” Old Kuang said.

"What if there really is information hidden inside that ball? If they surround us, we'll be in big trouble," Ye Qing said.

"I'll say it again, I trust my own people!" Old Kuang said. "Gao Yu, there won't be any problems. Your forced relocation will only increase the risk of exposure!"

Upon hearing Elder Kuang's words, Ye Qing frowned even more deeply.

Ultimately, it's a collaboration. He's not Ye Qing's subordinate, so he can't simply follow Ye Qing's lead.

This is also a problem for these dozens of people. Qi Ping'an listens to Li Yidao, while Li Yidao is willing to listen to Ye Qing.

But this Mr. Kuang... regardless of his stance, after spending time with him, I've realized he's unwilling to be subservient to anyone.

As for his stance, there aren't many problems.

However, since they disagreed, Ye Qing couldn't say anything explicitly.

"Then I must make this clear from the start!" Ye Qing said to Elder Kuang, "If you choose to stay, I have no problem with that, but... once we're exposed and they attack, Liu Wudi and I will only be responsible for the evacuation of our own people. You will have to take responsibility for your choice today!"

"Of course there's no problem!" Elder Kuang said. "Gao Yu, there's no way there could be a problem!"

"No!" Li Yidao smiled slightly and said, "We're all cooperating, let's not talk like that. Let's vote!"

"Raise your hand if you agree to Ye Qing's evacuation!" Li Yidao said.

After he finished speaking, he looked around. Qi Ping'an glanced at Elder Kuang, then at Ye Qing, and hesitated.

Ye Qing raised his hand without hesitation.

Beside him, Liu Wudi hesitated for a moment, then also raised his hand.

But Li Yidao didn't, and even Qi Ping'an next to him hesitated!

Li Yidao said, "Since that's the case, three to two, I agree with Elder Kuang's suggestion to stay here for now!"

Ye Qing frowned slightly!

“Ye Qing, we don’t mean we don’t trust you, but just because of what you said today, taking everyone on such a risk seems too great to us,” Li Yidao said. “Even if we are exposed, we still have an underground passage to get out. I still suggest that unless absolutely necessary, there’s no need to go out and expose ourselves!”

"Alright, then I respect everyone's opinion!" Ye Qing nodded, letting out a sigh in his heart.