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Night was black as ink, staining the Imperial Capital, Heaven Dou City.
The stars were sparse. A cold wind swept through the empty streets and alleys, stirring up a few dead leaves.
Not long after the lights in Chen Xiaojun's Small Courtyard went out, three agile figures converged like civet cats outside the Intelligence Department's stronghold.
An Mingyuan, Qiu Qingquan, and Yuan Run—the Earth Listeners Trio—had already changed into dark, close-fitting outfits suited for movement, with clan-made short blades and climbing ropes hanging at their waists.
Before long, a tall, thin man who seemed to blend into the shadows appeared without a sound. It was the Intelligence Attendant, Mo Yuzheng.
His "Black Shadow Martial Soul" gave him an innate ability to conceal himself. The light around him twisted slightly, as if he were covered in a layer of flowing black gauze.
"Uncle Yuzheng." The three bowed respectfully.
Mo Yuzheng nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "What the Young Master ordered must be handled with caution. That place has just been purged. What remains there isn't only danger—it may also be clues. Follow me. Watch more, speak less, and obey orders."
His words were brief and to the point. He was the first to vanish into deeper darkness.
The three exchanged a glance, suppressed the excitement of carrying out their first mission, and followed close behind. Qiu Qingquan's steps were the lightest and most silent.
Their target was the Blood Desire Cult's slaughterhouse stronghold in the southeastern Huarun District (District 44), which had been wiped out yesterday.
From afar, the ruined outline of the slaughterhouse looked like a crouching beast in the night.
The air was