Converging Attack

In the silent depths of night, the Black Crow Sect lost an ordinary member, unnoticed by anyone.

Or rather, the entire Black Crow Sect's residence was just like an ordinary household. When Chen Mu returned, he still didn't see anything unusual. It was still pitch black, without candlelight, and no suspicious figures.

Chen Mu took another person out to question, but still got nothing but ignorance. He knew that the people in this residence were probably all like this. Even if he questioned them one by one, he probably wouldn't find anyone who knew anything. Perhaps those who knew were no longer here.

But.

From the second person, Chen Mu did get a piece of information. In the eyes of these ordinary Black Crow Sect members, the Incense Masters and even the Vice Leaders of the Black Crow Sect often appeared and disappeared unpredictably.

This wasn't some strange world where people suddenly appeared and disappeared. Chen Mu immediately thought that there must be something significant beneath this Black Crow Sect residence, definitely hidden tunnels or secret rooms.

However, that ordinary member was completely ignorant of this and knew nothing about it.

"No wonder the Red Gold Gang's people sent to investigate the Black Crow Sect have all disappeared without a trace."

Chen Mu revealed a thoughtful expression.

Immediately.

He made up his mind. He no longer ran around randomly, but quietly crouched on the eaves of a higher building, waiting silently. He didn't know how long had passed, until the sky began to turn pale.

Finally, on the west side of the Black Crow Sect's residence, in a very secluded courtyard, there was movement. Some figures wearing Black Crow Sect black robes rustled out of the house.

Chen Mu had also investigated that courtyard before. At that time, he was very sure that there was no one in the house, but now suddenly more than a dozen people had appeared, and they were clearly all high-level figures like Incense Masters and Vice Leaders of the Black Crow Sect. Obviously, the abnormality was there.

"..."

Chen Mu only glanced quietly, noted the location of the courtyard, and then quietly withdrew, taking advantage of the fact that the sky had not yet fully brightened. After a few leaps, he disappeared into the Black Crow Sect's residence.

Because they were far away, and he was very cautious and didn't make any noise, none of the Black Crow Sect's high-level figures who walked out of the courtyard noticed. They were even talking in low voices as they walked.

"...In Two Stripes Ward, an informant from the government was caught last night. The City Guard seems to have set their sights on us. Be careful in your actions next. If you fall into the hands of the government, you know what to do."

Several Incense Masters exchanged glances, their eyes all numb and empty.

The Vice Leader continued in a deep voice: "Keep a close eye on Nine Stripes Ward as well. If there is any major action from the government, even if we abandon this place, we must not reveal the location of the Main Altar. Just a little more time, and when the Guardian God descends, this entire outer city will be our world. With the ability to destroy everything, even those big shots in the Inner City can't do anything to us."

"Everything for the Black Crow God..."

Several Incense Masters murmured in a numb tone, and then dispersed and walked out of the courtyard.

The fact that there were some secrets beneath the Black Crow Sect's residence was very important information. Chen Mu immediately reported it to Min Baoyi. Min Baoyi naturally trusted Chen Mu's information and didn't ask too much about the source of the information. He quickly reported this information further to Xu Hongyu at the City Guard Main Division.

In the following days, Chen Mu no longer did much. He had done basically everything he could. It was impossible for him to risk his life to explore the Black Crow Sect's underground alone. Providing a clear direction and entrance had greatly reduced the difficulty for those above.

And Xu Hongyu was also quite decisive.

Only three days later.

The order from the Main Division was issued.

Mobilize the three shifts of Yamen Runners from the Nine Stripes Ward City Guard, and cooperate with the City Guards from the other two districts to attack and take down the Black Crow Sect's residence!

The sky was dim, and it was drizzling.

The entire Nine Stripes Ward City Guard was solemn, with nearly two hundred Yamen Runners gathered here. The three shifts of men were basically all present. Some Yamen Runners who didn't know what was happening were still discussing among themselves, their expressions somewhat nervous and grave.

Inside the hall, Yamen Director Min Baoyi, and the five Yamen Runner Captains, including Chen Mu, were all present. They were gathered around a square table, on which was a very rough and simple map.

On the map.

The areas of Nine Stripes Ward, Two Stripes Ward, and Wutong Ward were roughly drawn, with the locations of the Black Crow Sect's strongholds marked within them. It could be seen that these three strongholds were basically located on the edges of each 'ward', adjacent to each other.

"According to intelligence from the Main Division, these three strongholds of the Black Crow Sect all have hidden underground areas. However, the underground areas are currently completely unknown to us. According to the map, it is possible that the three strongholds are connected to each other underground through tunnels. Therefore, this operation involves the simultaneous movement of personnel from the three divisions to ensure that no one can escape from any of the three locations."

Min Baoyi pointed at the map and said in a deep voice.

Wang Gong stared at the map and said sarcastically, "A bunch of rats in the gutter really know how to dig holes."

Although his tone was sarcastic, everyone, including Min Baoyi, knew that the Black Crow Sect would probably not be easy to deal with. The key was the completely unknown underground part.

The above-ground area could be said to pose almost no threat. The personnel from the three divisions could easily flatten it, and the other party simply didn't have the strength to resist them openly. After all, the Main Division would send people to support them at any time, and even Xu Hongyu might personally oversee the operation.

The problem was still underground.

How large was the underground part, were the three locations independent or connected, were there more entrances and exits, and were there many traps and mechanisms buried, etc.? These were the more serious questions.

If such an underground structure had traps such as poisonous mist or poisonous water, even a Lian Rou Completion expert like Min Baoyi would have no good solution, and could be caught off guard.

"There is no problem with the above-ground part, but this underground... As far as I know, the Black Crow Sect has existed for at least seven or eight years. If their lair is hidden underground and has been arranged for many years, it will be very tricky (tricky: troublesome/thorny)."

Qin Bei said with a frown.

Zhong Chang also nodded and said, "So our action this time is to first occupy the above-ground strongholds."

In fact, the personnel dispatched by Xu Hongyu had tried to investigate further after clearly finding out the hidden underground passages of the Black Crow Sect. However, all the informants who entered the underground passages lost contact directly.

In this case, it was meaningless to send more people to investigate, so Xu Hongyu immediately decided to launch a general attack.

Based on the currently known intelligence, the missing personnel, the Gray-skinned Rats, and the unknown underground structure were already a great threat. After being exposed, not to mention the outer city area, even some high-level officials in the Inner City were somewhat dissatisfied with this. Therefore, this operation did not encounter any resistance. Even He Mingxuan did not interfere, but watched coldly.

"If there are no objections, let's set off."

Min Baoyi said lightly, "We'll discuss the underground problem after we take their above-ground strongholds."

As soon as he finished speaking.

The Yamen Runner Captains responded one after another.

Then they each left the hall, leading nearly two hundred Yamen Runners, and marched out of the City Guard in a mighty manner, heading towards the Black Crow Sect's stronghold.