When the Handling Bureau personnel went up to examine the bodies, the Old Imperial Household personnel spotted them from a distance. Sensing that something was wrong, they immediately sent one of their men back to report.
The middle-aged man was waiting for news. The moment he heard what had happened, he realized the two dead men might only have been decoys.
Those two might have carried something else on them, and word had probably already leaked out. Even finding the culprits now would be useless. All he could do was enter the Hidden Treasure as quickly as possible, open the rift before Yangzhi City and Central City could react, and expand it as much as possible.
"Forget about what's happening outside. Everyone, follow me inside!" he said coldly. He strode toward the doorway that had opened in the stone wall, and the others hurried after him. Before long, they had all entered.
Over in Yangzhi City, a day's work had largely stabilized the Domain Field information, which was still spreading outward from the various districts. Every so often, another area was connected to the overall information field.
On National Avenue to the east, the armored vehicle remained parked in place. The telegraph operator received a telegram, decoded it, and quickly handed it to Chen Chuan in the back seat.
"Director, an urgent telegram from Director He at the branch bureau."
Chen Chuan took it and read it. After a moment's thought, he said, "Send a telegram asking where Advisor Cheng and his group are."
The operator sent the message immediately. A reply arrived shortly afterward: Cheng Shang's group had already reached the approach to Jiao Mountain.
"Tell them the Hidden Treasure we suspected earlier should be on Jiao Mountain, and it may already have been opened," Chen Chuan said. "Order