Chapter 159 The State of Affairs

"What's the situation now?" Jiang Cheng could guess a thing or two from the carnage on the bus, but he hadn't expected this day to come so quickly.

"The Watchmen's headquarters and the main strongholds under their command have been cleared. Fortunately, the casualties and collateral damage are within acceptable limits. Most of the ordinary members of the Watchmen chose to give up resistance after we worked on them and are willing to listen to the country's arrangements."

This was also a point of great concern for Elder Luo, as these young people who chose to join the Watchmen were full of enthusiasm and were the country's most valuable asset.

Speaking of this, Luo Yunshan's expression changed slightly. "But at the same time, our worst fears have come true. Very few of the Watchmen's senior members remained at the strongholds; most have escaped, and many have secretly infiltrated major cities. In the last few days alone, more than ten high-level paranormal events have erupted in major cities, including Da Jing City. Many people have been caught up in them, and the exact number of casualties is still being counted."

"The Watchmen's methods are even dirtier than we imagined. Their main targets are densely populated commercial areas, as well as transportation hubs like stations and airports, and even schools... The social impact of this series of events is extremely bad."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng frowned. It seemed that the situation was already showing signs of spiraling out of control, and the Watchmen had clearly prepared a backup plan. "Where's Special Envoy Lin?" Jiang Cheng didn't see Number Two or Number Thirteen here.

"Special Envoy Lin is leading the Crimson members in hunting down the fleeing high-ranking members of the Watchmen one by one. Some of them are hiding in the deep mountains and forests. Special Envoy Lin and the others have already sealed off that area, but the final assault is said to be quite difficult." Luo Yunshan said worriedly, "Those people are also very powerful. Special Envoy Lin and the others fell for their tricks and suffered a lot."

"Did Number Two and Number Thirteen go too?" Jiang Cheng asked.

Luo Yunshan nodded. "I originally planned to keep them here to wait for you to return, but the situation with Special Envoy Lin was unclear, and they insisted on leaving."

"Why did the fighting suddenly break out? According to our previous plan, there should have been some time left." This was the part that Jiang Cheng couldn't understand the most.

"Isn't this all for you guys? Not long after you left, Special Envoy Lin received reliable information that the current chairman of the Watchmen had also disappeared. Special Envoy Lin deduced that the other party must have gone to make trouble for you. Then, for several days in a row, we heard nothing from you. We, and the higher-ups, all concluded that you had died in the old chairman's domain. Only Special Envoy Lin and the others firmly believed that you were still alive. So, under the leadership of Special Envoy Lin, we activated the backup plan."

"The so-called backup plan is actually the former Teleportation Gate Plan, but since it was destroyed by the chairman's Xie Ming Mountain Ghost Dream before, the preparations this time were rather hasty."

"But this time, a very powerful person joined. You know Gong Zhe, right? One of the twin pillars of the Xia family. He also has a nickname, the Bone Carver, Bone Carver Gong Zhe!" When talking about this person, Luo Yunshan couldn't help but emphasize his tone, and his respect was overflowing. "He is the strongest of the surviving disciples recognized by everyone after Xia Tan's death."

"He has been eroded beyond recognition, so terrifying, but even so, he still retains a clear consciousness."

"He volunteered to lead a team of dozens of awakened ice-sealed disciples into the old chairman's domain to destroy the stability of the old chairman's domain and buy you a chance to escape."

Luo Yunshan said it lightly, but Jiang Cheng couldn't help but be amazed by Lin Wan'er's judgment. This was a woman who never disappointed people, especially at the most critical moments.

"Where is Special Envoy Lin now? Take me to find her," Jiang Cheng said.

"Now?" Luo Yunshan reacted and resolutely refused. "No, you just got back. What you need now is rest."

"Please send us over now. We can rest on the way." There were some things Jiang Cheng could only say after seeing Lin Wan'er in person.

Seeing Jiang Cheng's determination, Luo Yunshan was a little embarrassed. He had no choice but to ask for instructions from above first. After receiving a definite reply, he arranged for Jiang Cheng and the others to go.

The off-road vehicle was quite bumpy, but for Jiang Cheng and Fatty, who were mentally and physically exhausted, it was nothing. They fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the seats. Anyway, with Wu Zai around, there was no need to worry about being attacked.

The distance was closer than they had imagined. They arrived in about a few hours' drive. It was still dark.

When they saw Lin Wan'er, she was in a field tent. Besides Lin Wan'er, there was Number Three, and Number Thirteen, who pounced on Fatty as soon as he saw him.

"Number Ten, we thought you were dead!" Number Thirteen cried sincerely. "At the time, I was thinking that it would be fine if I just killed one, but I dragged you down too. It's really too bad."

Jiang Cheng was standing right in front of him, and the scene was a little awkward for a moment.

Jiang Cheng looked around, "Where are the others?"

"They are all in the positions where they are needed. We have already surrounded this mountain forest. Every exit is guarded by our people, as well as the Dark Army under Elder Luo." Lin Wan'er had a map hanging in front of her, with many marks marked in red and blue pens. Some of them clearly showed fierce battles.

"Your Teleportation Gate Plan was successful. The new chairman was killed by us. He wanted to bring the old chairman into the mission world to deal with us before, but he was destroyed by Wu and another top-level paranormal being working together. Another reason was Gong Zhe. Gong Zhe led the ice-sealed disciples to make a big disturbance in the old chairman's domain. The bus is now a river of blood, and the old chairman was also severely injured by Gong Zhe. The knife is still stuck in the old chairman's shoulder."

After hearing Jiang Cheng's description of Gong Zhe's tragic state, Lin Wan'er and the others in the room fell silent. This taciturn man had fulfilled his promise, both to Lin Wan'er and to the Xia family.

"I will help Xia Meng secure her position as the head of the Xia family after this matter is completely over. This is my promise to Gong Zhe," Lin Wan'er said, "And Number Six, I will also make sure he can survive."

For some reason, hearing this, the moods of Number Three and Number Thirteen became low, and Number Thirteen even sobbed softly.

Fatty suddenly had a bad feeling, "You... what's wrong with you? Why are you crying for no reason?"

Number Thirteen wiped away his tears, "Number Ten, Number One... Number One also got on the bus. He was the most critical link in the operation plan. It was only by using his space power that these people could be sent onto the bus."

"We misunderstood him. Number One is not a traitor. Crimson has no traitors!" Number Thirteen cried more and more sadly. "He was a dead chess piece. If he wasn't moved, that was it, but the moment he was activated was the moment of his death."