Chapter 1 Message

"Is the information reliable?" Jiang Cheng's first priority was to confirm the reliability of the information. After all, the scope involved was too large. Although the contradiction between the Night Watchman's higher-ups and the state was irreconcilable, in Jiang Cheng's view, it was still too early for a direct conflict between the two sides to break out.

Huai Yi nodded, his face dark. "Absolutely reliable. Not only my brother here, but I've also obtained some scattered information from other sources, which, when pieced together, can also corroborate this."

Hearing that the news was confirmed, Jiang Cheng also became cautious. "What about casualties?"

"The Night Watchman's side is unclear for the time being, but the military's casualties are not small. This time, the Night Watchman launched a surprise attack, specifically choosing to strike in the early hours of the morning." Huai Yi leaned forward involuntarily, saying in a careful tone, "Moreover, I heard that they didn't send just anyone, but an elite squad. The number of people wasn't large, but there were a few rather troublesome individuals among them."

"Fortunately, the military was also prepared and reacted quickly, and arranged for some people like us to put on their uniforms and garrison nearby."

"The two sides fought for a while, and neither could do anything to the other. When the military's support arrived, the other side withdrew, taking their own corpses with them when they left."

"After daybreak, the military sent people to contact the Night Watchman, but unexpectedly, the Night Watchman simply didn't admit that it was their people who did it, and even said... said..." Huai Yi looked at Jiang Cheng and Fatty rather embarrassedly.

"Said what?" Fatty was listening with great interest, and couldn't help but ask when he saw Huai Yi selling out at a crucial moment.

"Said it was your Scarlet Team who did it." Huai Yi said in a low voice.

Fatty was stunned, then stood up, put his hands on his hips, and cursed that the Night Watchman was too bad. Who did their Scarlet Team offend? It was really a case of sitting at home, and a pot falling from the sky. Without paying attention, they had become rebels.

In comparison, Jiang Cheng calmly picked up his cup and took a sip of water.

The Night Watchman wasn't stupid either. There weren't many forces that could gather so many experts in a short period of time. Besides the Night Watchman, there were only a few others, and they could be counted on one's fingers.

And under the Night Watchman's behind-the-scenes manipulation, the reputation of the Scarlet Team was the worst. Throwing the blame on the Scarlet Team, no one could find fault with it, and the military could only swallow this bitter pill.

Compared to the matter of shifting the blame, Jiang Cheng was more curious as to why the Night Watchman would take the initiative to attack at this juncture. After all, compared to the military, which represented the state, it didn't seem to have the advantage.

Putting himself in their shoes, if Jiang Cheng was the decision-maker of the Night Watchman, he would do everything possible to delay the time and slow down the tense situation with the military until the Abyss Plan was completely completed.

"Besides these, is there any other information?" Jiang Cheng looked at Huai Yi and asked, "I mean, is there only this one conflict?"

Huai Yi nodded. "Yes, only this one." After reacting, Huai Yi widened his eyes and looked up at Jiang Cheng. "What, isn't this one conflict enough? You still want..."

"Breaking news from local news." A line of subtitles rolled out on the TV across from the sofa, and the female host's voice was still calm. "A mountain fire broke out in the Luoyun Slope section of the Nanling Mountains near our city in the early hours of this morning. A large number of rescuers have arrived at the scene to participate in the rescue. Currently, the fire has been brought under control. In order to prevent tourists from entering by mistake and causing danger, traffic control will be implemented on the Luoyun Slope section starting today. We hope the general public will be aware of this. This station will continue to follow up on the subsequent situation of the mountain fire."

"Luoyun Slope." Jiang Cheng seemed to have thought of something and looked at Huai Yi.

Huai Yi quickly nodded in confirmation. "That's right, the location where the Night Watchman and the military exchanged fire last night was Luoyun Slope!"

Jiang Cheng had been to Luoyun Slope once. The scenery was so-so, and there weren't many genuine tourists, because the mountain road wasn't easy to walk, so most of them were hikers or something who went hiking in the wild.

What were they doing there?

...

Several hours ago.

Near Rong City, behind Luoyun Slope, in a secluded part of the deep forest.

Everywhere was a scene of ruin. Many trees were broken in the middle, and in the distance were wooden houses covered with camouflage nets. Most of them had collapsed, and some were charred black and still emitting white smoke.

A middle-aged man in military uniform was patrolling around with a gloomy face, followed by a woman who looked like an adjutant.

The woman wore a thick military coat, completely wrapping her body, revealing a face of average appearance.

There was no doubt that a fierce battle had taken place here not long ago. From time to time, people in military uniforms were carrying stretchers around, transporting a kind of dark green bag.

The bag wasn't transparent, but judging from the shape of the bag, most of them could still be seen as the shape of a person.

Everyone was busy, everyone lowered their heads, and remained silent. A solemn atmosphere permeated the forest, and the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped a bit.

The middle-aged man's surname was Chen, and he was the highest officer in name here.

This was a secret base temporarily established by them, and it was also the command center for a top-secret mission, but unexpectedly, before the mission had even started, it was attacked.

"Ka."

General Chen stopped, and the feeling under his feet made him nervous. After pushing aside a layer of fallen leaves, an arm appeared underneath.

The arm was connected to a bloody corpse. Pieces of flesh and bones were stuck together with fallen leaves and dirt, making it impossible to identify the person's original appearance.

Judging from the camouflage net left on the corpse, it should be a hidden sentry deployed at the base, and it must have been an experienced soldier. Unfortunately, this time, the enemy he faced was a group of demons he couldn't understand at all.

His finger was still on the trigger, but unfortunately, the crisis came in an instant, and he didn't have time to react at all. He was smashed into mincemeat by a force from the sky.

The gun was also twisted and deformed, and completely scrapped.

Similar tragic scenes were everywhere, so much so that this experienced general couldn't help but wonder whether their opponents were humans or demons.

But there was one thing he firmly believed in, no matter what the other party was, they must be eliminated, even at a great cost!

If these guys were allowed to continue, similar tragedies would not only befall their soldiers, but everyone standing on this land would live in fear every day.

There was a hidden cave entrance on the nearby mountain wall, with many soldiers with guns on guard outside. This was the real command center. Fortunately, last night's attack didn't affect it.

The space inside the cave was very large, with some dark green military tents set up, which looked stronger than ordinary tents, and at the same time, the area and space were much larger, like individual houses.

Walking into the tent in the very middle, there was a long table inside, and three people were sitting next to the table. Except for one woman who looked normal, the remaining man and boy didn't look decent no matter how you looked at them.