Although Chi Luojia Duo was riddled with holes domestically, that was mainly outside Central City. Within Central City itself, the intelligence department's power remained formidable. For example, Assistant Kou had been watched only a few days after arriving.
Once one left the city and moved beyond Central City's sphere of influence, however, the power they could project became relatively limited.
Yet in certain highly unusual circumstances, they still paid particularly close attention.
For instance, they were extremely wary of foreign Fighters entering the country, especially those coming from Great Shun.
Their earlier attempt to capture Assistant Kou in Popu Valley had been prompted by their discovery of certain clues. But the operation's failure made them realize that this group of Great Shun Fighters who had entered the country were elite armed operatives, which drew their attention.
During this period, another unidentified force had also provided them with intelligence, warning that a Fighter might be involved this time.
This forced the Three-Eyed Bureau to take the matter even more seriously. No country could accept foreign Fighters operating within its borders. Not knowing was one thing; knowing was another.
It was simply not so easy to deploy Fighters outside Central City, and time was somewhat short.
Especially during this sensitive period, with the outer layer under attack, every department had an excuse to refuse deployment orders.
After coordination, they finally brought in two Fighters. One of them had even been urgently transferred overnight from within the Three-Eyed Bureau.
They believed that would be enough, and they were highly confident. They had always believed that, one-on-one, Chi Luojia Duo's Fighters were undoubtedly stronger than Great Shun's. And with two against one, victory was all but certain.
Huo Zhuifeng and the others were, after all, traveling through Chi Luojia Duo's territory, and they had