A sharp gleam flashed in Chen Yu's eyes as he pressed, "What clues did you find?"
Cheng Yun nodded and raised one finger, carefully listing their findings. "First, we caught the senior members of the Red Sand Gang and the Soaring Dragon Gang in one net. Strangely, though, two important members of the Ghost Wolf Gang escaped. At the time, we thought they weren't there, but now it seems otherwise."
Chen Xiaojun gritted his teeth slightly and said in a low voice, "The Ghost Wolf Gang's tunnel leading outside the city!"
She raised a second finger and continued, "Yes. Second, judging by the scale and caliber of the assassins deployed, the powers behind the Red Sand Gang and the Soaring Dragon Gang are only third-rate forces. They clearly couldn't afford such a price. Only a first-rate power like the Heavenly Wolf Sect would have that kind of wealth."
She raised a third finger. "Also, intelligence from the City Lord's Residence shows that the Heartless Tower became unusually quiet three days after the crackdown. We later learned that personnel at many of its known bases had withdrawn one after another. This matches the time needed to travel between Chang'an City, Heavenly Wolf Mountain, and the Heartless Tower to arrange the transaction."
Then she raised a fourth finger. "As for their connections, Ghost Wolf Lang Zhenghui's uncle is Lang Weiyuan, a Grand Elder of the Heavenly Wolf Sect. Without knowing our true strength, having the Heavenly Wolf Sect behind them might have given them some confidence that they could withstand our subsequent retaliation."
Next, she raised her final finger. "Lastly, another point worth noting is that the destruction of the Ghost Wolf Gang cost the Heavenly Wolf Sect dearly. They lost their tentacles in Chang'an and can no longer easily obtain resources