Brand, who was waiting at the rendezvous point, saw the three of them arrive and deactivated the invisibility function attached to his Teigu, emerging from the darkness.
"With me here, it will definitely be accomplished."
Before Hao Yun could finish speaking, a piercing police siren blared from the street not far away.
"Oh no! It's the guards' signal. We need to get out of here right now."
Without time to say more, Brand led everyone out of the city quickly.
On the way back to the city this time, there was one more person in the group, and that person was Leone's good friend.
Hao Yun glanced at the woman on Leone's back and couldn't help but remind her.
"You're not planning to bring her back to base too, are you?"
Leone slowed his pace and finally stopped in place.
The others also stopped, and Brand frowned slightly as he looked at the woman on Leone's back.
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She felt that this person was not of much value and was not suitable to stay with Night Raid.
If sent to the rear of the Revolutionary Army, Leone might still be dissatisfied, so overall it's quite difficult to handle.
“Leone, this person has been poisoned. I suggest we take her to the clinic. Bringing her back to the base will not do her any good.”
Akame examined the woman's body and gave a fair assessment.
"Okay, I'll take her to the clinic. You can go back now."
Without hesitation, Leone turned and walked back, feeling that Akame's words made a lot of sense.
My friend is timid by nature and not cut out to be an assassin. Bringing her back to Night Raid would only harm her.
"I'll go with you."
Hao Yun stepped forward, saying that the city was in chaos and it wouldn't be safe for Leone to go back alone.
Brand tried to stop them, after all, returning to the capital now was not a wise choice, especially since they had just killed the captain of the guard.
"Why don't we wait a bit? Let's take her to the abandoned base first, and then Lubbock can figure out the situation in the city tomorrow before you go into the city."
Hao Yun glanced at Leone's friend and sighed helplessly.
“I’m afraid she won’t be able to hold on. Let’s see a doctor now. When you get back, have Lubbock come into the city to meet us. If anything happens, he can also help us send messages.”
Chapter 364 Clinic
After discussion, Leone and Hao Yun finally went to the capital.
Brand and his group quickly returned to base, sending Lubbock to meet them.
Of the night raid team, only Lubbock was most familiar with the capital.
Lubbock was furious at being dragged out of bed late at night, but there was nothing he could do; the boss had spoken, so he had no choice but to obediently go into the city.
When Lubbock entered the capital through the secret passage, he found that the city was full of guards.
With a little observation, Lubbock got the information he wanted.
The captain of the Imperial Capital Guard, Oni no Ouka, was killed in the street.
Oil merchant Jawanle was assassinated in a brothel.
The underground gangs that occupied the slums were wiped out.
This series of changes even alarmed the ministers.
In the minister's residence, the minister, who was as fat as a pig, sat expressionlessly at the dining table, roughly tearing into a large piece of dangerous roasted meat with both hands.
"My lord, Oni no Oka is dead, and Tenjou-jin has also suffered some damage."
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The person speaking knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, sweat pouring down his forehead.
"Who did it?"
The minister's calm tone sent a chill down the spine of the person who came to report.
"It was...it was a night raid."
"Another night raid? Haven't you dealt with them yet?"
A minister's casual remark left the person who came to report at a loss for words.
"My lord, the Night Raid Squad are all users of Imperial Arms, making them very difficult to capture. I..."
"That's enough. I want results. I'll give you ten more days. If you can't get it done, your position can be replaced. Get out."
The minister was too lazy to bother with such trivial matters; all his attention was now focused on the court.
Although the young emperor listens to him now, there are still quite a few people who oppose him.
These tough guys are hard to deal with. Even if some of them are beheaded, the rest of them are still unwilling to admit defeat and insist on causing trouble for themselves.
As for the revolutionary army, the minister didn't take it seriously. The imperial army was powerful and had no shortage of capable generals.
Even if the revolutionary army is making a ruckus now, the empire can easily suppress it once it has the time to act.
The man who came to report was drenched in sweat as he left the minister's residence.
"Ouka the Demon is such a piece of trash, he actually got killed in the street and made himself the target of all the scolding!"
In a dilapidated clinic in the slums, an old man with gray hair is treating Leone's friend.
"It's that kind of poison again. Luckily it was brought in in time, otherwise even if she had been cured, she would have been paralyzed."
After saying this, the old doctor sighed.
Hao Yun, who was observing the surroundings from the window, glanced at the old doctor and casually asked a question.
"Do you recognize this poison?"
The old doctor took out a prescription, put it in a clay pot to simmer slowly, and then spoke.
"I have treated many patients with similar conditions. Underground gangs use poison to control women and make money for them. This kind of poison is very harmful to the human body. Long-term use will ruin a person!"
The old doctor was a little agitated, but he quickly regained his composure.
Leone quietly kicked Hao Yun, signaling him to stop asking.
"Ahem, where is this?"
The woman lying in bed woke up. She opened her eyes and tried to get up, but she fell back onto the bed.
"Don't touch Ellie, you're very weak right now."
Leone stepped forward, held Ellie down, and wiped the sweat from her head with a towel.
"Leone, is it really you?"
Ellie grabbed Leone in a fit of emotion, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"It's me, I've rescued you."
Soon, the girl named Ellie burst into tears in Leone's arms.
"I thought I was going to die. What's wrong with my body? Why can't I move?"
Ellie tried to get up, but failed several times.
"Don't move around. You are extremely weak right now and will need to rest for a while to recover."
The old doctor carried the bowl of medicine to Ellie's bedside and examined her again.
"Dr. Mond, can I really recover?"
Ellie raised her head and looked at the old doctor with her eyes, which were swollen from crying.
"Of course, drink your medicine first."
"I'll do it."
Leone took the bowl of medicine and slowly fed it to Ellie with a spoon.
Having known Leone for so long, this was the first time Hao Yun had ever seen her so gentle.
"Let them talk for a while. You come out with me. Don't worry, this is a slum. The guards won't come."
The old doctor's words made Hao Yun more vigilant.
The two walked out of the room, and the old doctor glanced at Hao Yun and said indifferently.
"Don't be nervous, kid. I watched Leone grow up. You've caused quite a stir today. The whole city is searching for you."
As the old doctor slowly turned around, his back hunched, he entered the small, dimly lit living room.
"You killed the underground gang that operated in Heaven and Earth, didn't you?"
Hao Yun did not answer his question, but simply stood quietly in place.
The old doctor didn't ask any further questions, and continued muttering to himself.
“I’ve always hated that I’m just a doctor and can’t avenge my daughter. Do you know why I know that kind of poison? It’s because my daughter was forced to inhale the poison and eventually died because her body couldn’t take it.”
"When I found her, she had completely lost consciousness and was just an empty shell."
“At the time, I tried everything I could to treat her, but it was all in vain. I could only watch her die.”
The old doctor's body trembled slightly, and tears streamed down his face.
"Was your daughter also kidnapped by that underground gang?"
The old doctor nodded and continued.
“That underground gang is despicable. Every now and then, they come to the slums and kidnap a group of people. Even if we go to the police, it’s no use. They don’t care at all.”
“In the past two years, more than 100 girls have been abducted. At first, they would arrest them secretly, but recently they have been openly coming to people’s homes to snatch them.”
After hearing this, Hao Yun realized he had gone too far; those guys deserved to be skinned alive!
"For the past two years, I have been researching this poison and have now found a way to counter it, but as long as the gangs are not eliminated, it will be useless even if I develop an antidote."