Having said so much, the other side of the headset remained silent, and the atmosphere was somewhat subtle for a moment. However, Luo He didn't care. He just said what he thought he should say. As for what Number 13 thought and what he would do next, that was his business.

"Hoo—" After a long while, a sigh sounded from the other side. "Since you all believe it, then I'll go along with you. But I want to state first that I didn't lose this round, especially not to Number 4. This doesn't prove anything."

"I understand." Luo He gave Number 13 a way out at just the right moment.

"Hmph, hmph!" Number 13 made an uncomfortable sound, then said, "Alright, let's not talk about this. Now I want to convey the latest mission to you." He paused and emphasized, "The Mister specifically instructed it."

Luo He's expression became solemn upon hearing this.

"According to your speed, you will be able to reach the shelter set up by the military before dusk tomorrow. After safely delivering Old Mr. Huang's family, you need to set off immediately for Hanjiang Ferry."

"We have detected that a special Night Watcher unit base is secretly built there. A large portion of the assassins sent this time come from there." Number 13 said, "The Snake Woman and Sand Devil disciples you eliminated also came from there."

"Number 8 has already arrived one step ahead of you, and she will meet you there. In addition to the two of you, the Xia family and several other major families, as well as the national dark army unit, will also send people to assist you."

"There may be some tricky guys inside. The Mister is a little worried about this, so you must be careful..."

"To what extent?" Luo He interrupted, his voice cold and devoid of emotion.

"In principle, leave no survivors." Number 13 accurately conveyed the order.

"Understood."

After ending the call, Luo He walked back to his desk, sat down in the chair, and continued to look down at his book, in the same posture as before, his eyes lowered, devout like a monk, without the tense suffocation before a major battle.

If there was really someone in this world who could stand quietly behind him without alarming him, they would find a photo clipped in the page of the book he had opened.

It was a photo of a woman, half her face turned to the side, stunningly beautiful.

...

Jiang Cheng didn't sleep well that night in Jiang City. When he got up, his neck was stiff, and every part of his body was uncomfortable, as if someone had given him a beating while he was asleep.

The kind that left no scars.

He rubbed his body and sat for a while before standing up, opened the door, and found the living room outside was tidy. Fatty and Huai Yi were not there.

Listening carefully, he could still hear the sound of the TV downstairs.

Walking down the stairs, Jiang Cheng saw Fatty on the sofa at first glance. Half of his body was facing away from him, watching TV, holding something like popcorn in his hand, and occasionally stuffing a mouthful into his mouth.

Not wanting to scare him and ruin his good mood, Jiang Cheng reminded him before walking over, "Fatty."

Hearing this, Fatty on the sofa immediately turned his head, the kind where his body didn't move, only his neck turned, solid like a tank turret turning, "Doctor, you're awake?"

Without Jiang Cheng asking this time, Fatty swallowed the popcorn in his mouth first, then said like pouring beans, "Brother Huai Yi asked me to tell you, Doctor, that his friend has new information. It's not convenient to say it on the phone, so he went again. He told you to rest assured that he will pay attention to safety, and that his friend is absolutely reliable."

After eating breakfast, Jiang Cheng, upholding the idea that caution is the parent of safety, called Huai Yi again. After matching the code, he felt a little relieved.

Fatty, who had finished washing the dishes, slipped out of the kitchen, shaking the water off his hands while looking at Jiang Cheng and asking with concern, "Doctor, what's wrong with you? Why do you keep rubbing your lower back?"

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Cheng said with a straight face, "This place is very important to a man. It's like the engine of a car. You have to maintain it regularly, otherwise it's easy to break down at a critical moment."

Fatty showed a rather awkward expression, touched his nose, and said, "Doctor, why don't you go to the hospital to see about it? It's easier to see this kind of illness early, really, you believe me, don't be shy, it's not good for you to always be at 30 seconds or so."

By the time Huai Yi pushed the door open and came in, Jiang Cheng was still arguing with Fatty. The more Jiang Cheng explained, the more energetic Fatty became. It looked like if he had come back a little later, the two of them might have started fighting.

However, Huai Yi was not in the mood to get involved in their affairs. After quickly closing the door, he quickly said, "Brother Jiang, Brother Fugui, you... you guys be normal for a while, and listen to me first. There's a new situation outside!"

Seeing Jiang Cheng and Fatty turn to look at him, Huai Yi immediately walked to the sofa, picked up whoever's water glass it was, gulped down several mouthfuls, and only after putting it down did he seem to recover. "Do you know that in just one night, several supernatural events in Rong City have all disappeared!"

"Disappeared?" Fatty's face turned strange.

"Yeah." Huai Yi nodded. "My friend just got the news. At first, I didn't believe it, so he drove me to see the nearest places, Qingpu Hospital and Roland Cathedral." He said seriously, "Indeed, the shrouded feeling of strangeness has really disappeared."

"It must be that the disciples who caused the supernatural events were killed. It's just not clear who did it. My friend's side has no results either."

"On the way back, I also specifically passed by the Julong Shopping Mall, and it was quiet there too." Huai Yi's expression was rather strange when he spoke, and it seemed that he couldn't figure out the reason either.

Several supernatural events in Rong City had disappeared in one night. This clearly meant that a very powerful force had intervened. The first thing Jiang Cheng could think of was Lin Wan'er and the others.

However... it didn't seem quite right. Jiang Cheng couldn't say why. He just instinctively felt that Lin Wan'er would not put too much effort into Rong City.

Even if all the supernatural events in Rong City were resolved, what effect would it have on the overall situation?

This kind of stopgap measure didn't seem to be the style of that woman.

She should be busy with more important things.

But these supernatural events were caused by the Night Watchers. They couldn't wait for things to get chaotic now, so how could they personally resolve the supernatural events?

It wasn't the national power represented by Lin Wan'er, nor was it the Night Watchers, so... who could it be?

And what was the purpose?

At the thought of an unknown powerful force lurking in Rong City, unease filled Jiang Cheng's heart. This unknown feeling was more terrifying than a crisis in the open.

Huai Yi whispered to persuade him, "Brother Jiang, don't think too much. After all, it's a good thing that the supernatural events have been resolved. What we should be worried about now is the Night Watchers."

"A force that can eliminate so many supernatural events overnight is probably not something the Night Watchers dare to underestimate."