He had no intention of slipping away.
The area had only just been reclaimed that afternoon.
If he left, the soldiers would probably spend the whole night searching, and might even raise an alarm and search the entire district.
He had just put on his clothes and pants when a group of soldiers arrived, looking wary.
"Who's there?"
"It's me, Chen Shouyi!" Chen Shouyi said.
"Don't you know there's a curfew in effect right now..." A soldier had only just started shouting when another soldier beside him tugged at his arm.
"It's Chief Advisor Chen!"
The area fell silent. Chen Shouyi and the soldiers stared at one another, and the atmosphere turned awkward.
These weren't ordinary soldiers, but martial artists in the military. Even if they hadn't seen Chen Shouyi these past few days, they'd heard the rumors about him. They said this local martial artist from Jiangnan Province was unbelievably powerful and could even fly through the air. Quite a few soldiers secretly idolized him.
"Sorry, I was practicing just now and accidentally made a bit of a racket." Chen Shouyi gave an awkward smile.
"No... no... it's fine. Please carry on. We won't disturb you!" the soldier from earlier stammered, so frightened he could barely get the words out.
Chen Shouyi: ...
He soon left.
All that remained was a group of soldiers standing there, staring blankly at two enormous ornamental trees that had been ripped out by the roots. They couldn't help swallowing hard.
Early the next morning.
A lieutenant colonel found Chen Shouyi and told him there was a call from the State Office.
Chen Shouyi had expected this, and felt a little excited. He put the bootlicking Shell Girl into his briefcase and immediately got up.
There was no phone service here yet. To make