The main reason is that no one expected that there would be an A-level expert by the side of the so-called F-level gene warrior...
Just as Zhang Qinghuan finished paying the bill, she saw Xu Linsen take action.
He rushed over: "What's wrong?"
Xu Linsen silently searched the two assassins and found two pistols: "These two are here to kill you. Take them in for questioning and we'll find out."
Zhang Qinghuan's expression changed when he saw the guns. Although there were many guns in the Lower Three Districts, it was not uncommon for someone to suddenly appear carrying one.
Moreover, Jiang Mubei also found photos of Zhang Qinghuan on their bodies.
Zhang Qinghuan stared at the photo, took a deep breath, and remained silent for a long while before saying, "Who took such an ugly picture of me?!"
Jiang Mubei rolled his eyes.
He called Xiao Qi, who appeared shortly after and took the two assassins away: "I'll find out who sent them. Also, you two go to Lao Luo's place; the command center is set up."
Xu Linsen and Jiang Mubei exchanged a glance. Command post?!
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Luo Wanyi, Xiao San, and Xiao Qi stood in the newly established parent-teacher association command center, full of high spirits.
In the center of the spacious command post, a holographic map of the entire Ninth District is projected, which Xiaoqi built using aerial photography over three days.
On the map, the entire Ninth District has been divided into fifty areas, A01-A50. Each building in the area is marked with its number of floors and height, and each building has several entrances and exits, indicating which gangs are based there.
This is a standard tactical command map.
On the walls of the command center were display screens that constantly switched between various surveillance cameras.
"Xiao Qi, I'll give you a day to investigate the situation of each gang," Luo Wanya assigned the task. "This must be done quietly, without alerting the gangs, but quickly. I need to know how many people are in each gang, how many firearms they have, and what their relationship is with the PCE."
“Received,” Xiao Qi nodded solemnly.
“Xiao San, you’ve just arrived, don’t rush into fighting outside,” Luo Wanya said. “You continue to be in charge of the interviews. Remember, you must investigate their identities thoroughly. Don’t take those who have committed heinous crimes, such as those who used to break children’s limbs to beg, those who traffic women to other cities as slaves, or those who steal other people’s organs. Not only should you not take them, but you should also kill them secretly. We must take each step carefully and not blindly expand our team.”
“Received,” Xiao San grinned. “We’ve done this in cities 10 and 18 before, I know it well.”
Luo Wanya nodded: "What we need now is the support of the people. If people like this infiltrate our ranks, how will the people of the Ninth District view us? You understand that."
It's likely that none of the gangs in District 9 ever imagined that someone would actually set up a military command specifically to attack them. This is truly a lack of martial ethics.
Xu Linsen and Jiang Mubei stood silently behind Zhang Qinghuan, watching the command post, which resembled a regular army headquarters...
When gangs fight, shouldn't they just yell and charge in to chop people up? Why are they making plans instead of doing this?
At this moment, Luo Wanya said nonchalantly, "Everything is ready except for the east wind. Now we just need to wait patiently for an opportunity when the sixth district is in chaos, and take advantage of the fact that the PCE is too busy to take care of us to take over the ninth district."
Xu Linsen and Jiang Mubei exchanged a glance, seemingly having made a decision.
While he was pondering, he heard a chorus of weeping coming from upstairs in the command post. Xu Linsen asked curiously, "What's going on upstairs?"
Luo Wanyi explained with an innocent look, "It's nothing, just team building."
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In the stillness of the night, family members sat on the corridor floor outside the command center, resting with their eyes closed.
It's already three o'clock at night, but no one has gone back to the dormitory to sleep, just because Luo Wanya said: "Our parents said that tonight is the opportunity to take action."
No further explanation is needed; simply mentioning the word "parents" is enough to make family members willingly wait here.
At this very moment, inside the Black Swan Restaurant, Qing Chen and Shen Dai Yunluo once again teamed up to get a group of drunkards under the table.
I don't know what's wrong with them, but those drunkards, who clearly can't beat them, are even more willing to come and live a life of debauchery.
The Black Swan Restaurant has also launched a special cocktail called "Peace and Safety Every Year".
Age, of course, refers to Chen Sui's age.
This cocktail sold out as soon as it was launched. Keep in mind that the profit margin for real whiskey is only 20%, while the profit margin for cocktails is 80% or even more!
After the drinking party ended, Shen Daiyunluo looked at Qing Chen: "Did you two, Bai Zhou and Heitao, join forces?"
Qing Chen shook his head: "I don't even know anyone from Spade, so what's the point of talking about joining forces?"
"Then why would they come to help you kill the Timewalker?" Shindai Yunluo asked.
Qing Chen calmly replied, "This really has nothing to do with me."
"Could it really be someone seeking revenge against Takahashi Taisei?" Kamishiro Yunlu chuckled. "This City 22 is getting more and more interesting. At times like this, just drinking and observing every day is quite nice. I'm off!"
As she spoke, Shindai Yunluo slowly walked out of the Black Swan Restaurant.
The next second, Qing Chen saw a figure rush past the floor-to-ceiling window like lightning. The figure was so fast that it shattered all the glass in the Black Swan Restaurant just by passing by the floor-to-ceiling window!
With a loud bang!
As Shindai Yunluo and that figure crossed paths, a horse-faced demon several meters tall suddenly appeared between them. The immense and powerful shockwave caused the tables and chairs in the Black Swan Restaurant, as well as the snow outside, to flutter and scatter.
However, even the fierce and imposing horse-faced demon could not withstand a single punch from the newcomer!
A terrifying and awe-inspiring divine bull image erupted behind Xu Linsen, and the bull breathed heavily through its nostrils. With a jerk of its head, the horse-faced Rakshasa and the divine Yunluo were sent flying backward!
Qing Chen was stunned when he saw this scene. He had previously thought that the appearance of the fire pit Dharma image and totem was just a kind of tangible aura.
Now it seems that the Dharma image passed down through the fire pit can actually materialize after reaching the A level!
At that moment, another figure leaped down from the high building, and the shikigami Hone-onna, who appeared out of thin air, caught the mid-air slash!
From beginning to end, Kamishiro Unra never used Hyakume-ki, not even during the life-or-death crisis.
He didn't want people to see how many eyes he had collected!
Kamishiro Yunluo slowly stood up, patted the snow stains off his white hunting robe, and said with a mix of laughter and tears, "How the hell did this get on me?! Xu Linsen, you live up to your reputation."
As he spoke, he looked into the Black Swan Restaurant.
Qing Chen didn't run away, but just looked at him innocently, as if to say, "It's none of my business."
In the Ninth District Command Center, Luo Wanyi stood up after receiving a message. He went to the corridor, put on a red face mask, and said, "Move out. Areas A12 to A41, wipe them out completely before dawn within 3 hours!"
In the corridor, the family members, wearing red face masks, silently set off in eight teams, each accompanied by one of the eight Class C members.
Downstairs, some residents of District 9 were waiting to show them the way.
Chapter 574, Destiny
City No. 5, Ginkgo Manor.
In a dimly lit hut on the mountainside.
This time, the old man no longer sat quietly, but placed a Go board in front of him, sometimes placing stones on it, sometimes falling into deep thought.
“Nineteen paths crisscross, and no two situations are ever the same throughout history,” the old man said. “History seems to be the same; it appears to spiral upwards, but there are always differences.”
The shadow found a futon behind him and sat down gracefully: "You want to remark that Qingchen is different from you and me, right?"
"Why didn't you bring him back?" the old man asked.
This old man named Qingxun had been sitting here for who knows how long.
Decades ago, he defeated the Seven Shadows and took his current position. Since then, there has only been one thing he has to do: play chess.
They fought endlessly, making endless endgame moves, against all the other players in the world on a chessboard called the Federation.
The chessboard may seem complicated, but unexpected things rarely happen. However, this year, something did happen.
At this moment, Shadow chuckled gloatingly: "Since you have someone on the Northern Fleet, you should naturally know that it's not that I didn't want to take Qingchen away, but that he came up with a way to escape everyone's sight."
The old man sighed, "Steam train, in this way, the fate that was already written will have to be rearranged again."
In the old man's calculations, there was a strange variable: a forbidden object called "Power" from the other side of the Forbidden Sea.
This pinky ring doesn't even have a serial number.
“So, in your plan, Base A02 is behind the God Era, and even a god couldn’t take away so many people. You want Qing Chen to personally witness the deaths of those Qing Clan intelligence agents and then remember this hatred for the God Era,” Shadow said. “Since there is hatred, and the target of that hatred is an entity like the God Era Corporation, then if he wants revenge, he will naturally need to rely on the power of the Qing Clan. He is a smart man, so he will definitely come back here.”
The old man did not speak.
The shadow continued, "But now he has survived with everyone, and he has no intention of returning here. Instead, he has quietly gone into hiding. I think he must have guessed something, such as that he guessed that your involvement was behind his capture and taking him to A02, because there is only one person in the whole world who could betray me. So he is not only hiding from the Age of Gods, but also from you, and is hiding in an inconspicuous place, quietly developing his own power."
The old man remained silent.
The shadow said, "When he reappears, I'm afraid even you will be wary of that power. This time, he is not targeting any particular conglomerate, but rather standing against the Federation, including you."
At this moment, the old man chuckled softly: "Xiao Zhun, you've misunderstood."
"Hmm?" Shadow's expression changed slightly.
The old man said calmly, "You and I are nothing but dust in history; he is the future of the Qing family. I can accept either of these outcomes."
The shadow remained silent for a long time: "I'm very curious. You went to great lengths to obtain the forbidden ACE-002 Heaven and Earth Chessboard. What is its purpose? Since Li Shutong entered the game, many things have become shrouded in mystery. I know you've deployed a secret force, but I don't know what they've been doing. Could I also take a look at the future you saw?"
The shadows have their own shadow troops.
It should be noted that the head of the Qing family was once a shadow, and now that long-dormant previous generation shadow force has awakened, but its whereabouts are unknown.
"What do you want to see?" the old man asked calmly.
“I just want to see… to see if he’s doing well in the future,” the shadow said.
The old man shook his head: "Some people can see it, but you can't. Fate is a mysterious thing. If the future is already something you can accept, then don't try to change it."
“Forget it, I’m not watching anymore,” Shadow stood up and waved his hand casually. “By the way… do you think he can start from scratch and have the power to turn the Federation around?”
The old man paused, his hand still on the board: "I don't know."
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City 22, District 9.
Eight Red Scarf teams split up and went into the night.
Inside the command center, a screen projects the recording device worn on the chest of each C-level expert, allowing the command center to have a comprehensive view of the situation.
Luo Wanyi and Zhang Qinghuan stayed in the command post. Zhang Qinghuan glanced at the book spread out on the table, which was a book called "Modern History of the Federation".