Chapter 409: Boarding the Ship
Using a Space Artifact recklessly would draw the government's attention, so people entering and leaving the Lower City used the passages around the district. Some areas inside the Lower City had been fitted with special items, but the outside hadn't, and there was no way to cover that much ground.
As the number of people coming and going grew, those with higher Evolution rates who had spoken with the Players keeping watch for Brother Jing's men stood out even more.
They had gathered in groups over the first two days, then left in groups over the next two. More people left than had come in, though.
The more targets there were, the greater the chance of exposing their true intentions. After Xu Huo randomly picked two of them to follow and found that they had each contacted the docks through different channels, he knew what the group was planning.
While tailing them, he also noticed someone from City Hall secretly keeping an eye on the docks. It was just an insignificant person making an inconspicuous appearance nearby, but they clearly knew the targets he was following. That meant at least three factions were involved.
The Lower City, City Hall, and Rongxin Group.
By now, he was almost certain this was a setup. Even a Player like him, new to the area and with no connections, could trace the Lower City Players to forces linked to City Hall just by following them. The people from Rongxin Group should have sensed the trouble coming. They had dealt with several leakers in advance and were arranging things at the docks. They weren't even trying to hide the trap.
The people from the Lower City were probably being sent in as cannon fodder. The only question was whether a