Clash

"Is the information reliable?" Jiang Cheng's first priority was to confirm that the report was trustworthy. After all, it involved far too much. Although the conflict between the Night Watch leadership and the state had become irreconcilable, Jiang Cheng thought it was still too early for the two sides to clash directly.

Huai Yi nodded, his face dark. "Absolutely. Not only did I hear it from this brother of mine, I also got bits and pieces of information from other channels. Put together, they corroborate it."

Once he knew the report was confirmed, Jiang Cheng grew more serious. "How many casualties?"

"We don't know about the Night Watch's casualties yet, but the military took a lot of losses. The Night Watch launched a surprise attack, deliberately striking in the early hours of the morning." Huai Yi leaned forward without realizing it, speaking cautiously. "And I heard they didn't send ordinary fighters. It was an elite squad. There weren't many of them, but a few were incredibly tough to deal with."

"Fortunately, the military was prepared and reacted quickly. They'd also arranged in advance for people like us to put on their uniforms and stand guard nearby."

"The two sides fought for a while, and neither could get the upper hand. When the military reinforcements arrived, the other side withdrew. They even took their own dead with them when they left."

"After daybreak, the military sent people to contact the Night Watch. But to everyone's surprise, the Night Watch refused to admit its people had done it. They even said it was... it was..." Huai Yi looked somewhat embarrassed as he glanced at Jiang Cheng and the Fatty.

"What did they say?" The Fatty had been listening intently. Seeing Huai Yi tease out the suspense at such a crucial moment, he