Hearing all this, I didn't think much of it.
As long as they were ordinary people, they would be easy to handle. Once the homeowner returned, we could just take control of him.
"Everyone take turns keeping watch. When he comes back, just subdue him."
Everyone nodded slightly after hearing that.
With that, I stitched up everyone's wounds.
As for the wound on my back, Mao Jing stitched it up for me.
By then, everyone was exhausted, leaning against the walls around the house.
I took out my phone and dialed the number Brother Wang had given me before he died.
After two beeps, the call connected.
But the person on the other end didn't speak. I didn't waste any words either and got straight to the point.
"Hello! I'm Jiang Ning. Brother Wang—Wang Baoguo—is dead. Are you his superior?"
The moment I finished speaking, a familiar voice came from the other end.
"I already know. Are you all alright?"
My expression froze when I heard that.
The owner of that voice was Mole.
He was the one who had told me to find Brother Wang in Akiruno. He had also been the one to provide the intelligence identifying those Japanese accomplices who had killed my martial aunt.
"It's you, Big Brother!"
"Yes. I am the highest operations commander for all of Japan. This time, I failed to make proper arrangements. I never expected that bastard Big Brother to betray us.
"I'm sorry. I'll report my failure to the organization..."
His voice was low, carrying a trace of sorrow.
I immediately said, "Big Brother, this isn't your fault. It was all because of that traitor. It's just a pity we couldn't kill him."
"The Saiou of the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect has issued a kill order. All the onmyoji in Japan