As the first district of Western Rukon District, Verdant Forest Haven is even more lively than Seireitei in some aspects.
For example, at this late hour of the night, although the streets were sparsely populated, there were still izakayas open for business. The hearty laughter of drinkers came from the windows, and wisps of warm orange-yellow light were shining from the windows onto the dark streets.
Although the four first districts surrounding Seireitei have never been affected by war, the business atmosphere of Verdant Forest Haven is undoubtedly the best.
Most of Soul Reaper who are not working on duty are willing to come here to have some fun when there is no fighting. Whether it is to eat something or drink some wine, Verdant Forest Haven is the best choice compared to the other three first districts.
However, in the Verdant Forest Haven area tonight, in the eyes of Lin Nan, there is a hint of weirdness. In this seemingly peaceful atmosphere, there is some kind of danger hidden.
Moreover, this was his first time coming to Verdant Forest Haven, and he knew nothing about the road conditions. It was too difficult to find an unfamiliar place in the dark without a reliable map to use.
It was already late at night, and apart from the bartender and the drunkard in the tavern, there was probably no one who could help him show the way.
And Lin Nan also calculated the success rate of asking for directions directly. As a stranger, if he came to the door late at night and asked for an address where he could neither stay overnight nor drink, he might not get any correct answers.
"No. 13, Block 36..." He hid on the roof of a three-story building and softly repeated the address given by Hongyuan Haili, suddenly feeling like he was looking for a needle in a haystack.
Just when he was at a loss, a slight movement at a dark intersection in the distance suddenly caught his attention.
Judging from the figure, it was a passerby carrying a baggage. Although his expression could not be clearly seen, judging from his gait, the man was in a panic, almost trotting across the intersection quickly.
Why is there such a rush in the middle of the night? Soul Society can't have a delivery boy, right?
Moreover, the direction that person is heading is towards Seireitei.
Lin Nan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately launched Shunpo and chased in the direction of the man.
After passing a few intersections, perhaps away from crowded areas, the backpackers began to move faster. However, this was not a problem at all for Lin Nan and Shunpo.
Under the moonlit night, two figures, one high, one low, one behind, were moving quickly on the streets of Verdant Forest Haven.
Soon, the two came to the junction of Verdant Forest Haven and Seireitei - outside White Way Gate.
"Sure enough, I'm here to deliver something?" Lin Nan thought to himself, "White Way Gate is tightly closed now. Let me see what you do."
Wandering around White Way Gate late at night, at such a sensitive time as now, must be something shameful.
Due to the chaos in Seireitei, most of the garrison forces are now being transferred to the area where the enemy is fiercely attacking. There are only two gatekeepers Soul Reaper stationed at the four gates.
Lin Nan lowered his body on the roof, waiting for the other party's next move.
The backpacker came to the door of the tall White Way Gate, raised his hand, and knocked lightly on the door.
The huge White Way Gate remained motionless. After a while, a rope hung from the top of the door.
Lin Nan looked closely and found that the man holding a rope on the gatehouse was wearing a white breastplate.
"Rebels?"
The rope quickly dropped to the bottom. The backpacker tied the baggage behind him to the rope and gently pulled the rope. Then, the rebels on the gatehouse immediately took up the rope.
The backpacker seemed to have been relieved of his burden and returned to Verdant Forest Haven with a light body.
Lin Nan acted quickly, leaped up from the roof, opened and closed his lips gently, and Kido came out with two hairs.
Two Reishi light ropes shot out. One rope quickly wrapped around the backpacker's body; the other rope sealed his mouth tightly.
"Bakudō #4: Hainawa·Double shot·Hainawa."
The backpacker fell to the ground, looking around for the attacker with frightened eyes. His mouth was tied tightly, and he could only make a slight humming sound in vain.
Lin Nan landed gently behind him and said, "Don't worry, I'll come back to take care of you later."
After saying that, he immediately left and jumped along the high wall into the Baidao Gate.
The rebel's spiritual pressure was still nearby, moving in a certain direction.
"As expected, he was running towards the Spirit Arts Academy." Lin Nan thought to himself, "Are you afraid of running into Soul Reaper, so you didn't dare to run too fast?"
With the previous combat experience of Rukongai, he is already very good at sneak attacks in the dark.
Hidden spiritual pressure, Shunpo approaches, condenses spiritual pressure, Senka attacks. Before the unconscious enemy falls to the ground, two Hainawa have already tied him up securely.
Lin Nan leaned over to pick up the baggage, opened it and took a look.
"This? It's just Reishi-Gathering Pill?" He took a closer look at the medicine in the bag again in disbelief.
Indeed, what was in the bag was the same kind of ordinary Reishi-Gathering Pill that was given to Ukitake for the first time.
However, according to his own research results, what the rebels need is the concentrated version of Reishi-Gathering Pill. Hongyuan Haili has stopped cooperating with the rebels for a while, so why do they still have the ordinary version of Reishi-Gathering Pill?
Lin Nan pursed his lips in confusion, released the Hell Butterfly he carried with him, and said to the unconscious rebel, "You are lucky, let a beautiful woman pick you up later..."
Of course, to extract information, we must leave it to Stealth Force. Especially since Senjumaru once boasted about his interrogation skills in person, of course we must ask her for such a thing.
After hiding the people and the stolen goods in the designated place, Lin Nan jumped out of White Way Gate again and returned to the backpacker who was still struggling.
Contrary to Lin Nan's initial judgment, this backpacker was just an ordinary Rukongai resident with no spiritual power. Lin Nan only threatened him slightly, and he was so frightened that he revealed everything he knew.
He took the money and helped an unknown rich man to deliver goods to Seireitei. He only made his second trip today, and he was caught unexpectedly.
Lin Nan Listening to his tone, it seemed that he thought he was Soul Reaper on duty. He simply took advantage of the fact that the other party did not know the truth and coerced him to help him find the place to pick up the goods.
If it were normal times, I'm afraid this kind of shady delivery would definitely be done in an area far away from the client's sphere of influence.
But now the rebels have started war operations in Seireitei, and they have obviously made careful preparations, adopting a posture of "the first battle is the decisive battle". Then, seeking combat efficiency and striving for quick victory are important things in the eyes of the opponent.
Hongyuan Haili was accidentally rescued by himself, which must have disrupted the other party's production rhythm. It may even have affected the speed of "shipping".
In such an emergency, using a single person to transport Reishi-Gathering Pill only shows that the other party is currently in short supply of medicines, and must send a small batch to Seireitei immediately after production to ensure the combat effectiveness of Seireitei.
Therefore, tonight's delivery mission is likely to start from an unrelated location. In other words, they will definitely sacrifice a certain amount of confidentiality for the sake of efficiency.
The place where the client delivers the goods is probably very close to the production place or his own hiding place.
Under the double intimidation of Kido and Zanpakuto, the backpacker took him very obediently and arrived at the destination without incident.
Lin Nan looked at the small words "Thirty-Six Blocks" written on the street sign and secretly sneered. It seemed like what he had guessed.
He checked the house number again and then sneaked into the door of No. 13.
Unlike the heavily guarded drug lord's lair as imagined, there were no decent security personnel at the home of the partner Hongyuan Haili. Lin Nan successfully arrested the wealthy businessman without even letting the other party see his face.
He let go of the backpacker, and then used the double-shot Bakudō to bind the wealthy businessman with the same style. Taking advantage of the darkness, Lin Nan did not dare to waste time, and immediately took the target and used Shunpo to return to Seireitei.
Since the other party can secretly produce Reishi-Gathering Pill in Verdant Forest Haven area, there is no guarantee that they have hidden defense capabilities. It is safest to bring the person back to Senjumaru for interrogation.
Catching the manufacturer of Reishi-Gathering Pill and uncovering the basis for the rebels to increase their combat power may have an unpredictable impact on normal combat, thereby alleviating the pressure on Katori.
Lin Nan didn't dare to stop at all, and pushed Shunpo to the fastest speed all the way, passing through the endless battle scenes in Seireitei, and finally arrived at Senjumaru's laboratory.
"Hongyuan Haili's sanity seems to have fully recovered now. Let him identify whether this is his partner." Senjumaru has been notified in advance by Lin Nan Hell Butterfly, and the interrogation process has been designed at this moment.
Lin Nan nodded, and the two of them took the wealthy businessman to Hongyuan Haili's room. In the room, Hongyuan Haili's eyes had turned clear, and he was sitting in a daze on the chair next to the tea table.
Lin Nan came to him and poured himself a cup of tea to relieve his thirsty throat. "I brought your partner back, can you see if it's him?"
The wealthy businessman was also relieved of the Bakudō. When he saw the face of the person sitting at the tea table, his expression tightened. "Hongyuan Haili? Is it really you? I thought they had killed you..."
Hongyuan Haili glanced at his face with cold eyes, did not speak, but slowly stood up and came to the wealthy businessman. Lin Nan saw this and followed him.
After finding the source of Reishi-Gathering Pill, his spirit finally relaxed. Moreover, when the two enemies met, they would definitely have a lot to say. He had already begun to analyze what Hongyuan Haili would say in response.
However, while he was raising his head to drink tea, Hongyuan Haili suddenly reached out and pulled out Asauchi from Lin Nan's waist, and stabbed the wealthy businessman in the chest with his backhand. The blood instantly splashed into a red flower on the white wall behind the wealthy businessman.
"Hongyuan Haili? No, he no longer exists. I have a new name now!"
Half of his face was spattered with blood drops. He glanced at Lin Nan's astonished face with slightly crazy eyes and said, "Thanks to the two words you told me in my ear, I was able to hold on and prevent myself from losing my mind before I was completely lost. I am really grateful to you..."
As he spoke, he pulled out the knife from the wealthy businessman's chest. While the other party was twitching unconsciously, he looked at the other party's frightened expression and said with a grin, "[Nirvana and rebirth], [Breaking out of cocoon and becoming a butterfly]. From today on, I have a new name -
My name is, [Nirvana·Cocoon·Lee]!"