Raging Fire Heavy Case

In the western jungle of the Mount Luo Stronghold, the headquarters of the Tranquil God Sect, Li Fei was hiding on a tree branch, gazing at the distant movements.

His position allowed him to clearly see the situation within the stronghold.

While Wang Ping and the others attacked Zhao Yu, the Tranquil God Sect Leader, he waited for an opportunity. Once all attention was drawn there, he decisively chose to break through in the opposite direction.

If Wang Ping and the others succeeded in capturing Zhao Yu and reversing the situation, he could always return.

But if Wang Ping and the others failed, he wouldn't be left without a way out.

The final result proved that Li Fei's caution saved his life.

From his perch on the tree branch, he watched the entire battle on the eastern hillside, witnessing the fall of four Registered Martial Masters from the imperial court, one after another.

Then, he saw the Tranquil God Sect members enter the stronghold, seizing all the firearms and equipment. He also saw them searching for someone, ultimately plunging their knives into the chests of several individuals.

Subsequently, hundreds of Tranquil God Sect members withdrew from the stronghold, heading in the direction where Li Fei was hiding.

"They're coming to catch me?!"

Li Fei was startled, but quickly calmed down:

"They shouldn't be sending so many people just to catch me. They're probably also trying to retreat in this direction, and I just happened to get ahead of them."

He quickly climbed down from the tree branch and ran into the depths of the jungle.

Soon, Zhao Yu, the Tranquil God Sect Leader, led a group of fully armed Cultists into the jungle where Li Fei was hiding.

Zhao Yu beckoned a Senior Disciple wearing a dark gray robe and said, "Someone escaped in this direction earlier. Take some men to set up a Bewildering Array, and don't let them track our trail."

"Yes, Sect Leader."

The Senior Disciple accepted the order and left.

Soon, a mist filled the jungle, and the Tranquil God Sect members gradually disappeared into it.

In the mist, Li Fei looked at the backs of the Tranquil God Sect members ahead, and hesitated.

Hao Yi had told him a lot about common Technique knowledge, such as how Martial Warriors could only forcefully break the Bewildering Array with their Martial Warrior blood and Innate One Qi, like Wang Ping had done before, to avoid being affected by it.

But doing so would definitely alert the Tranquil God Sect members ahead. Therefore, setting up a Bewildering Array before leaving was almost foolproof.

But Li Fei was an exception.

He had the Myriad Blood Bead to share most of the mental interference for him, so he was hardly affected by the Bewildering Array.

Only the trees and grass in front of him had slight double images, but as long as he concentrated and looked carefully, the double images would disappear, and he could directly see the real path.

This meant that he could silently follow behind the Tranquil God Sect members, tracking them all the way to find the new location of the Tranquil God Sect!

"Should I track them?"

With Li Fei's usual cautious nature, he should prioritize his own safety at this time and not take any extra risks.

But having witnessed the failure of this operation, seeing hundreds of fully armed Overseeing Bureau Inspectors instantly being knocked unconscious, and seeing four powerful Registered Martial Masters being taken down.

He was deeply shocked! Even Registered Martial Masters could die so easily. In such a world, who could say for sure that they would live to see tomorrow?

Even if he had something like the Myriad Blood Bead, if he couldn't quickly become stronger, would he one day end up like Wang Ping and the others? "I must seize every opportunity to become stronger, so that I can control my own destiny!"

Unknowingly, Li Fei's mentality changed, and he felt a strong sense of urgency.

He personally saw the three Martial Warriors in black robes, who had blocked Wang Ping and the others, part ways with the Tranquil God Sect members, which meant that they were not in the same group.

Moreover, in the battle with Wang Ping and the others, only those three Martial Warriors stood in front from beginning to end, while the Tranquil God Sect members only used Techniques and fired guns from behind, which meant that the Tranquil God Sect had no Martial Warrior-level experts.

Without these three powerful Force-Refining Martial Warriors, and only the Tranquil God Sect Cultists who used Techniques, Li Fei, with the Myriad Blood Bead, at least had a chance to fight.

Even if he was really discovered, he would have a good chance to escape in such mountainous and jungle terrain.

So, in the end, Li Fei decided to chase after them!

This was a risk, but also an opportunity. If he could find the new location of the Tranquil God Sect and report back, it would definitely be a great achievement, so he wanted to try.

"What's going on?"

"Ah, my head hurts so much."

"How did I suddenly fall asleep?"

"Where's my gun?"

"Where's my stab-proof vest?"

"..."

In the stronghold, the unconscious people gradually woke up.

"Changwu!!"

Suddenly, Lu Sheng's sorrowful voice rang out.

Everyone around looked over, only to see Lu Changwu lying in a pool of blood, already lifeless.

"Ah—"

"Ah—"

"Ah—"

Lu Sheng hugged his son's body and shouted three times, nearly driven mad.

This promising Overseeing Bureau team leader had lost his composure in front of others for the first time.

The Military Academy students around couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow.

Even the son of an Overseeing Bureau team leader could die so easily, let alone them?

Soon, the number of deaths was tallied.

In addition to Lu Changwu, three Rank A Students and five Overseeing Bureau Inspectors were killed. The Tranquil God Sect seemed to be killing at random, with no discernible pattern.

As for Li Fei's disappearance, it had not yet been discovered.

"It's possible that these people woke up early while others were still unconscious, and were killed as a result," someone speculated.

"Take all the bodies and let's go," Lu Sheng said, standing up with Lu Changwu's body in his arms, his face ashen.

That night, everyone returned safely to Xing City.

The operation had failed, with over a hundred guns, two hundred stab-proof vests and sabers lost, five Overseeing Bureau Inspectors and four Military Academy Rank A Students dead, and most importantly, four Registered Martial Masters missing.

This was a major case, a heavy case, that hadn't happened in many years! The entire Xing City was shaken.

"What is the Overseeing Bureau doing? So many people acting together with guns, and they still managed to screw it up like this?!"

In the Xing City Administrative Office, Chief Gu Zhenhui slammed his desk in a furious rage.

After the Great Blue Dynasty changed from an imperial system to a dual constitutional monarchy more than two hundred years ago, the administrative structure of various regions also changed.

From high to low, it was divided into 'Province, Prefecture, City, Town'. The highest administrative officer of a town was called the Town Chief, a city's was called the Chief, and above that were the Garrison Commander of a prefecture and the Provincial Inspector of a province.

Chief Gu Zhenhui was Xing City's number one, in charge of administrative power. The incident that happened during the day was reported to him immediately, which triggered his rage.

"What did the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau say?"

Gu Zhenhui asked after slamming the table.

He had just turned fifty this year, and from an age perspective, he was still considered 'young', with a chance to go further and strive for the position of Garrison Commander.

But now that such a heinous case had occurred within his jurisdiction, it naturally made him furious.

"Sir, the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau has applied to have the Bureau of Impartial Justice send people to assist them in tracking down the Tranquil God Sect," the Secretary-General said.

Gu Zhenhui rubbed his temples: "Issue an order to the Bureau of Impartial Justice, telling them to send people to assist the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau in the investigation. Tell them that whoever can find the whereabouts of the Tranquil God Sect first, I will reward them handsomely! Also, tell Huang Weiguang that I will only give him ten days, and within ten days he must either give me a satisfactory explanation, or submit his resignation!"

"Yes."

The Secretary-General nodded in response.

The Administrative Office's orders were quickly conveyed, and the three most important institutions, the Overseeing Bureau, the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau, and the Bureau of Impartial Justice, were all mobilized.

The Bureau of Impartial Justice sent several Magicians to accompany the Registered Martial Masters of the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau into Mount Luo. The Overseeing Bureau also sent hundreds of people into the mountains again, and this time Overseeing Bureau Director Huang Weiguang personally led the team! Not only that, but the Overseeing Bureau also issued a reward order: "Anyone who can provide effective clues about the Tranquil God Sect can receive a reward of up to ten thousand yuan!"

Inside Mount Luo Stronghold, Li Lei was leading people to check the villagers one by one.

This time, Huang Weiguang personally led the team, and most of the Overseeing Bureau Inspectors he brought were still from the First Brigade, because this was the most elite force of the Overseeing Bureau, but Lu Sheng was no longer involved.

Li Lei took the initiative to apply to participate in this operation, because Li Fei was missing and had not been able to return with the others.

On the other side, Hao Yi also learned of Li Fei's disappearance. He left the Military Academy as soon as possible and rushed to Mount Luo.