Shadow Makes a Move

"Come on, see if you can find what you're looking for," Shadow said, walking out of the woods with a stack of documents and sitting by the campfire.

Ma Jingjing and the others were stunned by what they saw.

Although they saw shadows moving back and forth between the woods and the campfire, they didn't think much about where the shadows went.

The fact that the other party has suddenly returned from this Forbidden Zone, desolate place with a stack of documents is incredibly bizarre.

Especially at the very top of the list, there was an oven instruction manual.

Ma Jingjing looked at Qing Chen: "Boss, why do you need the oven manual? Are you going to use the oven here? There's no electricity."

Qing Chen: "Yes, yes, yes..."

Shadow, expressionless, picked up the top sheet of paper, tore it to shreds, and threw it into the fire. "Look at the others."

These materials are all fragmented.

Even if it's a whole book, there might only be a few pages left.

Some of what was originally a full page may now only have a quarter or a third left.

Qing Chen brought over a stack of documents and began to look at them one by one.

"An excerpt from the English version of Jin Ping Mei... wait, why is the author Ren He? This is useless."

"The original papers on international breakthroughs in stem cell research are useless, as these are already mature technologies."

"These are English song lyrics that someone copied by hand. It was probably copied by a junior high or high school student."

Qing Chen laughed out loud halfway through reading it, "This is a fake 'artifact.' I bet the forger didn't even know what he wrote, he just put words together. Let me translate it for you: My friend's father is his son's younger brother, my son is a potato, and bananas can write, but they write a little slowly. Hahaha, what kind of nonsense is this? The grammar is all wrong too."

The shadow beside him grew increasingly dark.

Little did he know that the treasures the Qing family kept hidden away were actually these random and useless things.

At this moment, Qing Chen took out a strange-looking pattern.

Mysterious and eerie.

Shadow's eyes lit up. "The experts at the Qing family have never been able to figure out what this thing is used for."

Qing Chen and Yang Yang looked at each other, and after hesitating for a long time, Qing Chen said, "This is a QR code that merchants use to receive and pay."

Shadow. "???"

Qing Chen patiently explained, "The Inner World uses a multi-dimensional dynamic code, which skips the QR code stage. So it's normal that you don't know what it's for; it's too outdated for you."

Upon hearing this, Shadow thought, "This younger brother actually knows how to comfort people!"

At this moment, Qing Chen picked and chose from the documents, throwing all the English ones into the firepower.

Then there are the writing systems that even he can't understand, such as French, Spanish, Manchu, and so on.

Qing Chen said, "I'll write these down for now. I need to go back to the Outer World to translate them and see what they are."

Upon hearing this, Shadow felt there was a chance, and hope immediately rose in his heart.

However, Yang Yang leaned over and said, "I recognize all of these. This is a promotional poster, this is a rubbing of an inscription, the inscription says things like ancestor worship to express feelings of remembrance, this is a customs approval document, and what's this Thai version of the novel 'King Spare My Life'?"

Qing Chen looked at Yang Yang: "How do you know so many languages?"

In just that short time, Yang Yang displayed her ability to speak six languages. Is this a talent?

Yang Yang paused for a moment. "Ahem, when I used to get lost, I would stay in the area for a while. Actually, languages are easy to learn. If you stay in a place for two or three months, you'll know it all. I guess it's the same for Xiao Zhenji; she'll naturally learn Chinese after two or three months."

Qing Chen remarked, "You've gotten lost quite a lot."

Yang Yang picked through everything quickly, throwing all the things Yingzi had just brought into the fire to burn as firewood.

The dignified Qing clan's shadow sat silently beside the campfire, his expression frozen as he watched the flames flicker and sway.

I just promised my brother I would find something useful, but I haven't found anything yet.

Qing Chen looked at the shadow and said, "Actually, it's normal that we can't find it. It's said that the Li family patriarch spent hundreds of years collecting before he finally found the Zhunti Method. I just came to the Inner World to try my luck."

However, the more Qing Chen tried to comfort him, the more Yingzi couldn't stand it.

"You guys wait here. No, it's getting late, you should get some rest. I'm going out for a bit," Shadow said, and then walked back into the woods.

He can't lose!

He has to give his younger brother what he wants!

The basement of Caramel Bar in City No. 10.

Old Shen was sitting in his chair, half asleep, when suddenly the Shadow Gate opened, startling him.

Qing Chen said irritably, "Why are you back again?"

Shadow asked with a grim face, "Have the spies started making their move yet?"

Old Shen had a slight toothache. "No, we still need to make some preparations."

"Prepare what?" the shadow asked in return.

"Prepare a reason, and then have the various levels of the PCA intelligence agencies contact the black market and make them hand over their goods," Old Shen said. "Otherwise, if you rashly take action against the entire Federation's black market, what will the other conglomerates think? What will they speculate about your operation? How will they know that you're trying to find some information for Qing Chen? If you act rashly, they might think that the patriarch has an illegitimate child who has been kidnapped! Moreover, if the spies act rashly, their identities will be exposed."

The shadow calmly said, "Don't worry about that. Do I have time to waste with them? Let's do it!"

Old Shen put on his glasses. "Are you serious?"

"Seriously, move everyone except Su Xingzhi in City No. 18. No need for the spies to do anything; let them stay hidden," Shadow said. "This is, after all, capital meant for Qing Chen; I can't let it all be squandered by me."

"Huh?" Old Shen was taken aback. "Then who are you going to use to do it?"

The shadow said, "I'll send the Shadow Unit."

"Hiss!" Old Shen gasped. "This is terrible! The other conglomerates will probably think our patriarch has been kidnapped!"

Shadow smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. I'm just looking for something."

That very night, Shadow Unit dressed in black suddenly emerged from the safe houses of the Qing Clan Secret Intelligence Department in various cities.

Shadow used Shadow Gate to send them in groups to various corners of the Federation.

These B-level gene warriors from the Shadow Unit, without even carrying weapons, went straight into the various black markets.

The spies had already compiled all the information, such as "who has cultural relics and documents," "where they operate," "whether they have heavy weapons," and "how many people are in their families and whether they have children," and then Old Shen passed it on to Old Shen.

Shadow knew very well that anyone involved in the black market would inevitably have blood on their hands, and there were very few people in the entire Federation like Su Xingzhi who had even a little bit of principle, so he didn't intend to hold back.

Even if those people are arrested after the evidence is found, they'll only be sentenced to hundreds of years.

So Shadow's purpose tonight is very clear: to raid the house.

Fifteen minutes later, the B-level Shadow Unit soldiers stormed into the black markets like they were beating children.

The battle was completely devoid of any fancy moves; it was a total crushing defeat.

Even Shadow Unit have their pride. If they complain to the boss after raiding a few black markets, they should retire and go back to farming.

This is such a small matter, why should the boss worry about it?!

In the black market, some bosses are quite discerning; they can tell a lot about the strength of these people just by looking at how the Shadow Unit takes down their men.

A boss, beaten black and blue with several broken ribs, knelt on the ground and asked, "Brothers, what brings you all here? Who are you deities? Please stop your supernatural powers!"

The Shadow Unit soldier asked, "Where are those mysterious documents you showed us before?"

The boss knelt on the ground, saying with great distress, "Just tell me what you want! I would have given it to you if you had just asked. Look at the damage you've done to me!"

"Stop talking nonsense," Shadow Unit soldier said. "Hurry up."

The Shadow Unit were withdrawn in just half an hour.

Shadow smiled and led them back to their base one by one, then took the information they had confiscated from their homes. "You've all worked hard. You'll get your bonuses at the end of the month."

The Shadow Unit soldier was a little embarrassed. "Boss, no need. This is a small matter that can be handled in a minute. How could I possibly ask for a bonus?"

"It's okay, I'm in a good mood," Shadow said.

At this moment, the Shadow Unit's actions have alarmed many forces.

This operation had several distinctive features: extremely high per capita strength, widespread impact across various cities, and severe damage to all black markets in the Federation.

If you asked any conglomerate to meticulously plan this, anyone could do it.

But the only person who could suddenly pull off this without making a sound is Shadow.

The Shadow Unit, in conjunction with the Shadow Gate, are what make them so formidable.

The Shadow Unit made its debut during the rescue of Li Shutong's friend Cheng Xiao. Before that, no one even knew that the Shadow Army had silently cultivated such an elite force.

After this Shadow Unit made its debut, all conglomerates pooled their resources to build such a force, just like an arms race.

Can something be prepared on short notice? How can it compare to years of preparation by a shadow?

Moreover, it was precisely because the Qing family held such concentrated power that they were able to accomplish this so quietly.

At first, everyone was a little puzzled. The Shadow had trained this army, but he hadn't used it much. The Shadow's term was about to end, yet he was keeping his power unused. Was he going to leave it for the next Shadow?!

That's very strange.

Now that the Shadow Unit have made their move again, all the factions are feeling uneasy.

Several questions arose in everyone's mind.

Why crack down on the black market?

What's on the black market?

"What exactly is the shadow trying to do?"

All factions sent people to inquire about what the Shadow Unit had been doing in the black market.

When they learned that the Shadow was searching for information left behind by the civilization two generations ago, they immediately felt that these documents probably contained a great secret.

Everyone sprang into action, with some factions immediately moving the documents they possessed to the safe house.

A powerful entity immediately offered an exorbitant reward to acquire the document.

Some people even went so far as to exploit the black market again.

Many black market bosses abandoned their homes, carrying their off-road vehicles and leaving their respective cities overnight to wander in the wilderness.

The federal government has tried to crack down on the black market countless times, but to no avail. This time, their action was ruthless and effective.

The Shadow of the Qing Clan is a figure whose every move can shake the entire Federation.

At this moment, the sleeping Qing Chen was completely unaware of all that had happened during the night.

He had no idea that his wish would keep so many people awake all night.

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