Not long after Qian lay down to sleep, a sudden knock came from outside the courtyard.
On the bed.
Qian opened his eyes again.
He seemed as if he had truly just woken up. He listened for a moment, then got out of bed, draped on his clothes, left the bedroom, crossed the courtyard, and opened the outer gate.
Creak—
The courtyard gate was opened.
Two groups were standing outside.
On the left were members of the village's Patrol Team; on the right were members of the Police Force—in other words, Uchiha shinobi.
Qian's gaze swept over them without leaving a trace. He could tell the Patrol Team members had likely received some kind of order; their overall state was rather tense.
Every now and then, someone looked into his courtyard, as if searching for something.
By contrast, the Police Force members made up of Uchiha shinobi seemed a little more relaxed.
Qian guessed that these people had probably seen Patrol Team members entering the Uchiha clan compound in the middle of the night, so they had followed them over.
"What is it?"
These thoughts flashed swiftly through his mind, but Qian's expression did not change as he asked.
Hearing this, the leading Uchiha Shisui said, "The Barrier Team just sent word that someone broke into the village, and the location was around here. So I wanted to ask—Qian, did you notice anything?"
That was right. The ones leading these two groups were none other than Uchiha Shisui.
At present, although relations between Konoha and the Uchiha clan had eased considerably, there was a saying: a broken mirror could not be made whole again.
Since a rift had already appeared between the two sides, restoring things to how they had been was now incredibly difficult. Apart from relying on the