Caught Up In A Secret Scheme (4)

“He has returned.”

“I see. He has finally returned. Is this the beginning of the true operation now?”

“That is correct. Hehe!”

“That is unlucky. Do not laugh like that.”

When the threatening voice of someone who seemed to be a superior flowed out, the laughing man flinched in surprise and answered.

“Yes, sir! I am sorry.”

“Contact them. Where is the best place?”

“The great official road leading east from Bu County in Shaanxi Province.”

“The great official road? Is that not too dangerous? Places with frequent human traffic are not good locations.”

“Almost no one passes through this place. On the map, it is a great official road, but above it, a faster and more convenient waterway has been made. So almost everyone moves by boat.”

“What will you do if Secret Shadow also uses a boat?”

“Secret Shadow will not do that. Would someone confident in his lightness skill do such a thing?”

Another expert on Neung Je-gang stepped forward.

“If Secret Shadow takes a boat, you will die too. Are you still certain?”

“I-I am certain.”

Even if he was not certain, he had to say he was certain. If he said now, “It may not be so,” he might die right here.

“Good. Then inform them that way.”

“Yes.”

“What are those two doing?”

“They said they would enter as long as we tell them the date.”

“Hehe! They truly are simple and reckless fellows. Those martial artists. What about an escape route?”

“There is none. If they overcome the Eastern Depot’s attack, they survive, and if they cannot overcome it, they die.”

“That is good. As soon as they infiltrate, inform the Eastern Depot of their intrusion.”

“Yes? Why must we do that? Wouldn’t it be better to just leave them alone?”

At his subordinate’s response, he clicked his tongue.

“That is why you are no good. Those two are national criminals. In other words, they are traitors. If they survive for a long time and, by some chance, let slip their relationship with us, what will happen?”

“Ah!”

“Do you not think we must shut their mouths before that?”

“Thank you for teaching me.”

“You informed the Alliance as well, correct?”

“That is right.”

“Did they also say they would come to Beijing?”

“They say they are already moving. It just seems troublesome for them to hide their identities.”

“They are troublesome fellows. Rent one of our safehouses to them. Only when their minds are at ease can their original power come out.”

“Understood.”

“Then will all the main characters in the play we created now gather?”

“That is correct. Hehe!”

“You, I told you not to laugh like that. Do you want to die?”

“No, sir.”

“Go and get your head straight, and properly plan the next operation.”

“Yes, sir!”

There was no longer anyone who laughed strangely in front of him.

“We found it out.”

An Eastern Depot agent ran in and shouted. He seemed to be enjoying the fact that he had become involved in such a major incident. Perhaps he thought he too could enter under the command of the free Deputy Commissioner.

These days, within the Eastern Depot, becoming Neung Je-gang’s direct subordinate was the greatest goal. It was because they were free and only became involved in major cases.

“It was the Brocade Guard, right?”

“That is correct. Vice Commander Yu of the Brocade Guard secretly sent the White Tigers and ordinary guards down to Zhejiang Province.”

“Whose unit is the one stationed at Antang Mountain in Zhejiang Province?”

“It cannot be said to belong to anyone. There is no record.”

“There is no record?”

“Yes. Officially, there is no unit that trained at Antang Mountain.”

“And unofficially?”

“There is a record that General Gang Cheong of the Jiangxi Regional Command led his unit in two months of training. It seems they are the unit that went to Antang Mountain.”

“Did you examine the documents we gave you?”

“There was nothing especially important in the documents. They probably stored the important ones separately or burned them in advance. It would be foolish to just keep important documents.”

The questions were being resolved one by one. Cheong Yeon opened his mouth again.

“There is still no news of the captain, is there?”

“No.”

“Is the agents’ information network still impossible to operate?”

“They say it is not perfect yet. More than half of the secret-line organization must still be restored.”

“The Brocade Guard has truly made up its mind properly.”

“Surely they will not invade here, right?”

Ma-jil asked while shaking his head.

“Surely not!”

Cheong Yeon shook his head. Unless someone had gone mad, no one would invade the Eastern Depot. They would rather hold a blade in their mouth, fall forward, and die.

“Surely? Surely, you say? Have you already forgotten how much we suffered because we trusted that ‘surely’?”

Ma-jil shouted as if sick of it.

That was right. They had suffered terribly in order to return to Beijing. From a certain point, endless attacks had begun.

After leaving Antang Mountain, they had deliberately moved toward Beijing through mountains where there were no roads. But going to a roadless place had precisely been their mistake. Even after disguising themselves in advance, they did not trust that and moved through a place difficult to travel…….

In the end, after blocking and blocking, a moment came when their strength fell short. They fought to protect Jo Su-won and Jo Ja-myeong, who did not know martial arts, but among the group, there were only two people who could fight. Even then, they were able to endure thanks to Ma-jil’s earth-wall defense.

If Ma-jil’s defense and Je So-yeon’s ice art had not formed a defensive barrier, they might have lost one person. If Gongsun Gyeong-in’s Small-Hand Art had not displayed its proper power, and if not for Cheong Yeon’s sword aura, by now they all would have been sleeping beneath some nameless mountain and river.

Perhaps the attackers were also surprised by the group’s force, which displayed unexpectedly monstrous strength, because in the end they eventually gave up the attacks.

“Still, surely they will not come all the way here, right?”

Cheong Yeon muttered that in an unconfident voice. Before they came here as well, Cheong Yeon had said that. He had said that since they had safely escaped Antang Mountain, surely they would not be attacked.

Ma-jil was feeling something ominous.

“You are saying Secret Shadow’s fiancée is here?”

Deung Gak said while looking down at the building he was standing over. These people had ignored even Cheong Yeon’s “surely” and carried out an attack on the Eastern Depot.

“According to the map, it is that building. They said she possesses outstanding medical skill.”

Deung Hyeon answered respectfully.

“This is truly like eating cold porridge. She will be at ease because she is in the Eastern Depot. Let us go quickly. We must deal with her quickly and get out. This is how we will eliminate the people around Secret Shadow one by one.”

“Understood, Father.”

The two soon descended behind the shaded building. The place they were aiming for was a detached, not very large building.

Piiik.

Piiik.

“Enemy.”

“Pursue them.”

And at that moment, an emergency was raised in the Eastern Depot. Deung Gak and Deung Hyeon flinched in surprise and hid themselves.

“Did some other bastard happen to sneak in today?”

At Deung Gak’s words, Deung Hyeon shook his head.

“Probably not.”

“Then? Did that place stab us in the back after all?”

“That must be it. It would be too great a burden for them to live and die with us.”

“Hehehe! But can they catch us?”

“That, I do not know. It will depend on when they informed them. If they informed them in advance, we will have to go through some trouble.”

At Deung Hyeon’s words, Deung Gak did not pay much attention.

“Let us go for now. I want to see who can stop us.”

Deung Gak flew forward first. Since the target point was right in front of them, he was able to reach the target faster than the Eastern Depot agents.

“There they are!”

Someone discovered them. It was late, but the Eastern Depot Capture Bureau agents hurriedly approached.

It was then. The door of the building opened slightly, and Je So-yeon stuck out her face. She had been startled, wondering why it was so noisy, and when she heard the word intruder, she came out intending to go to where Cheong Yeon, Ma-jil, and the others were.

“Are you the child called Je So-yeon?”

Deung Gak asked while glaring at Je So-yeon.

“Huh…, huh? Who are you?”

“Do you know Secret Shadow?”

“Senior Brother?”

Je So-yeon innocently answered exactly what she was asked.

“It is you. Now you must die.”

Deung Gak extended his hand toward Je So-yeon. Meanwhile, Deung Hyeon was blocking the Eastern Depot agents in front of them.

Whoooosh.

Je So-yeon was not an idiot. She had already been preparing. When there was an intruder, there was no way she would step outside without any thought.

Neung Je-gang had said it. He had said that Je So-yeon’s level was enough to protect herself. The ice art she had learned through the Ice Essence Crystal was not ordinary. It was an extremely powerful martial art that could freeze one to death just by grazing them.

Kunlun’s martial arts could not necessarily be said to be superior. Deung Gak, who had merely extended his hand lightly, received Je So-yeon’s first attack. No matter how senior an elder he was, an attack received while defenseless could only be dangerous.

Bang!

“Uheok!”

Deung Gak’s body flew backward.

“Father!”

Deung Hyeon turned his head when he heard Deung Gak’s scream. Completely unlike what he had expected, Deung Gak was being bounced through the air.

Deung Hyeon approached Deung Gak, carried him on his back, and flew through the air. He glared at Je So-yeon, but if he delayed, not only Deung Gak but he himself could become endangered.

As he flew away, the Eastern Depot agents who had been blocking his way bled and died. Deung Hyeon was using true killing techniques.

Piiik.

“They are running away. Catch them.”

Dozens of human figures flew up from the Eastern Depot.

For a while, the story of the foolish duo who attacked the Eastern Depot circulated among the people of Beijing. The Eastern Depot only let it be known externally that they had fled, and did not reveal that dozens of agents had died. It could absolutely not do anything that would damage its reputation. Even the side that possessed power was tired at times like this.