Chang'an.
Under the cloak of night.
Yuan Gang was still leading his men in apprehending members of the Dark Hall from the list.
Ever since they obtained this list, he had commenced the arrests. Across Chang'an, there were hundreds of individuals with recognized names and reputations, and several hundred more from various walks of life!
Altogether, it amounted to over eight hundred people!
This was no small number!
No wonder the Dark Hall had paid such a hefty price to have him killed.
So, the primary reason was here after all!
If they hadn't obtained this list, they wouldn't have known that there were nearly a thousand members of the Dark Hall in Chang'an!
Fortunately, they had good luck. These individuals were unaware of each other's existence, nor did they know how many people were in the Dark Hall. Otherwise, after arresting the first one, everyone else would know they were members of the Dark Hall and would have fled!
If so many people fled at once, it would be truly difficult to apprehend them.
Because it was unclear if the targets were hidden mercenaries, and if they were mercenaries, they would certainly be armed, potentially with weapons of mass destruction. In such a scenario, it was uncertain if they would fight to the death, and the resulting conflict in the urban area would be far more serious than this.
"The boss is back, I'll go pick him up. You continue with the arrests."
It was seven o'clock, but as it was winter, darkness fell early, so it was already dark.
"Alright."
Xuan Niao glanced at Yuan Gang: "Be careful. According to intelligence from Nine Heavens Cloud Tower, these individuals might be mercenaries!"
Yuan Gang nodded: "Alright, I got it. Just mercenaries, we've dealt with plenty. Don't you believe in my strength?"
Xuan Niao glared at him, said nothing more, and left directly.
...
At the military airport, after disembarking, Ye Longlin saw Xuan Niao wearing a bulletproof vest, standing in front of a military jeep.
"How many have you apprehended?"
Seeing her attire, he knew that Xuan Niao and Yuan Gang were currently making arrests. After all, for them, there was nothing else to do if they weren't arresting people.
Perhaps arresting people might even yield some other unexpected information.
"We've only apprehended over two hundred people so far today, but it's going alright. Not a single person has escaped, and those not yet arrested are all under our surveillance. They definitely can't escape."
Xuan Niao said, opening the rear door of the car.
Ye Longlin nodded: "Regardless of their professions or identities, all the people on this list must be taken down and interrogated one by one. I don't believe they know nothing."
"Understood. I will inform the Dragon Observation Bureau and the military."
This operation involved the cooperation of the Dragon Observation Bureau and the military. Even if they utilized all the Dragon Observation Bureaus in the city, there wouldn't be enough places to detain so many people. Therefore, they could only be held at military facilities.
"Take me back first. You and Yuan Gang can handle the list. If there's nothing important, don't disturb me. I need to rest for two days and prepare for a confrontation with the Dark Hall."
"Understood."
After Xuan Niao dropped Ye Longlin off at the Xia family residence, as she was about to head towards Yuan Gang's location, her tactical watch beeped incessantly.
Looking at the heart rate displayed on the screen, her gaze turned somewhat grim.
Yuan Gang was in trouble!
"Have Yan Wang Dian cooperate with you. Inform Black and White Impermanence that if the targets are armed, Black and White Impermanence should dispatch assassins to deal with them, but do not kill them. Some information still needs to be extracted from them."
Ye Longlin paused and reminded her. He didn't want the Dragon Pavilion soldiers to die, but he couldn't apprehend everyone himself. Even if he worked without eating or drinking for a day, he could at most apprehend a little over twenty people.
With so many people, even working personally would take over a month.
"Yes!"
"Boss, I'll go to the scene first to see what's going on."
After speaking, Xuan Niao drove away directly.
Ye Longlin returned to his room and found Mu Hanqi sitting at the computer desk, handling documents.
"Well, well, look who it is, the busy person. You actually remember you have a home. It's really not easy, Mr. Ye. Tonight's hotel room fee is three hundred yuan, please pay up."
Mu Hanqi said sarcastically, casting a glance at Ye Longlin.
Ye Longlin coughed and walked over, placing his hands on her shoulders and saying softly, "I'm back now. Don't be angry. Isn't this all for our future peace and seclusion? If we can live in peace and seclusion, wouldn't it be more comfortable than having people bothering us every other day?"
"Hmph!"
"Yes, you're so powerful. You're the commander of the three armies, one of the high-ranking officials in Great Xia, the dignified head of the military. How can ordinary people like me compare to you? Mr. Ye is very busy, how could he possibly consider his family? Perhaps he has even cast his family aside. I am not worthy of Marshal Ye's concern. You say it's for the country, but I think you still can't let go of your obsession, your sense of duty towards the country and the people. Mr. Ye, go and attend to your matters of state; I can live well on my own."
Mu Hanqi was filled with grievances. Although she had guessed this would happen before being with him, she still couldn't get used to it. If she could get used to it, she wouldn't complain.
Ye Longlin sighed, his eyes filled with apology. He sighed faintly and said helplessly, "I also really want to be with you all the time, but I really can't. Girl, give me a little more time, okay? No more than next year, I promise. Not beyond next year. I'll resolve these matters this year, and then we'll leave, alright?"
Mu Hanqi put down her work and leaned against Ye Longlin, her voice filled with grievance: "I'm not actually blaming you for having a sense of duty towards the country and the people. On the contrary, I am very proud. I once thought you could handle both work and life. But later I realized I was too naive. Although you come back every day, we can barely exchange a few words, and I feel very wronged. Can you understand how I feel?"
Ye Longlin held her tenderly, stroking her head. The faint scent of shampoo entered his nostrils. "I understand. I know it's very hard to be a military spouse. But please wait for me, don't rush, okay? It's almost over, very soon."
How could he not understand the grievances in Mu Hanqi's heart? He knew very well the wronged feelings in her heart, which made certain things even harder to articulate.
All he could think of were three words.
"I'm sorry."
"How about I spend these two days with you? There's basically nothing else going on for the next couple of days."