Night lay deep.
Li Wei leaned silently back in his seat, feeling the vibrations of the engine behind him as he rested with his eyes closed. In fact, the Doll Bird he controlled was circling above the convoy, and [Soul Sight] brought everything around them into view.
If anyone was watching them or lying in ambush nearby, Li Wei would notice immediately.
Time ticked steadily by.
Then Li Wei opened his eyes.
At that very moment, the convoy stopped as well.
"What's going on?"
Lieutenant Colonel Smith frowned and asked. A soldier soon approached.
"Sir, there's militia up ahead!"
"Militia?"
Smith's expression darkened at the report. It was the middle of the night. By all rights, the locals should have been asleep by now. That was precisely why Governor Geller had chosen to have them move at night, yet these people were staying up to block the road?
Smith and Li Wei exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
Their intelligence had been leaked!
The question was, what should they do now?
Smith found himself in a difficult position. Governor Geller's secret orders instructed him to maintain discipline and prevent his soldiers from clashing with the locals, but this...
"Lieutenant Colonel Smith."
As Smith wrestled with his dilemma, Li Wei spoke.
"If you don't mind, let me handle this."
"Mr. Li Wei?"
Smith paused at the suggestion. Though he did not think this was a good idea, the governor had said that Li Wei, as an adviser, could act in his stead. Besides, there really was little he could do as a soldier. After a moment's thought, Smith nodded.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Li Wei."
"Very well."
Li Wei put on his hat and stepped out of the command vehicle. He walked through the soldiers toward the front.