Fan Songnian in Yucheng was like Jiang Tiansheng in Hangzhou.
However, a place like Yucheng was much smaller in scale than Hangzhou.
Although the place was smaller, Fan Songnian's influence and control in Yucheng were not comparable to Jiang Tiansheng's in Hangzhou.
Over ten years, Fan Songnian had managed Yucheng flawlessly.
The reason Ye Yunchen did not kill Fan Songnian was most likely not out of mercy, but because he could not!
Yucheng was a place where martial arts were popular, with many martial arts schools and several martial arts families.
Ye Yunchen pointing out Fan Songnian was also a difficult problem for Chen Fan.
However, the more this was the case, the more likely it was that Fan Songnian was a high-level member of the Brotherhood, as Ye Yunchen had said.
Fan Songnian, as a close friend of Ye Sihai, possessed great wealth but was not purged by the Brotherhood, which itself spoke volumes.
"Gather for a meeting!"
Chen Fan said to Xiang Jingzhu.
"Everyone is in the conference room, waiting for you."
Xiang Jingzhu rolled her eyes at Chen Fan and said, "Since the Dawn Squad was established, its members have been investigating various intelligence for you. If this continues, the team members will not want to do it anymore. You must know that they are all top talents in their respective fields."
Chen Fan nodded, stood up, and walked towards the conference room, saying, "Distribute the files on the Sihai Gang and Fan Songnian to everyone."
What Xiang Jingzhu said was not wrong at all.
Since the establishment of the Dawn Squad, Chen Fan had been somewhat of a hands-off manager. The team members were doing clerical work, and naturally, they were dissatisfied.
Their loyalty was impeccable, but if their enthusiasm was worn down like this, when an actual operation was needed, their morale would be unusable.
However, for Chen Fan, this was not a big problem.
He commanded three armies and managed them as easily as looking at his palm. Managing a Dawn Squad was not too difficult.
Entering the conference room, about a dozen people were sitting inside, talking and discussing.
As Chen Fan walked in, their gazes all turned towards him.
They knew Chen Fan's identity. Although they were dissatisfied with the squad's work, they still held Chen Fan in awe.
Everyone stood up.
Chen Fan took his seat at the head of the table and gestured, saying, "Please sit down."
Everyone, including Xiang Jingzhu, also sat down.
Scanning the room, Chen Fan said, "I will call out names and introduce your skills. If I make a mistake, it might be that I misremembered, so please correct me."
After speaking, he began to call out names.
"Xiang Jingzhu, National Security officer, civilian work, knows driving, knows combat, moderately skilled with firearms, lacks combat experience."
Xiang Jingzhu's expression was not very pleasant.
"Proficient in management, skilled in liaison and coordinating various tasks. She is my deputy, and everyone is familiar with her. Her role in the squad is even greater than mine."
Many team members smiled.
A beauty like Xiang Jingzhu, with an extraordinary family background, naturally attracted the admiration of many team members.
"Nie Boyan, formerly of Special Services, skilled in combat, marksmanship, driving, and proficient in bomb disposal!"
Nie Boyan stood up and saluted.
"Ye Cheng, non-combat personnel, skilled in computers, communications, and possesses top-tier hacking skills."
"Wang Yan, National Security agent, knows driving, combat, firearms, and is skilled in disguise and camouflage..."
"Zhang Yi, army sniper, knows driving, combat, firearms, with a maximum sniping distance of two thousand five hundred meters..."
"Guan Wentao, military martial arts champion..."
"Yu Min, police officer, has solved many major cases..."
"Luo Yan, National Security Special Services, martial arts master, skilled in combat..."
"..."
Including Xiang Jingzhu, there were a total of fourteen team members.
Originally, there were not this many, but Jun Ruowang had sent a few more people sequentially.
Each person had their own specialized ability, all of them were elites in the truest sense.
Among them, Yu Min was the oldest. He was an old police officer, most skilled in meticulously solving cases, with rich experience and excellent analytical skills.
"Did I get it all right?" Chen Fan asked after finishing the roll call.
Everyone nodded. Some were extremely surprised that Chen Fan had not read from the files, his memory being truly astonishing.
"Finally, let me introduce myself."
Chen Fan smiled and said, "My name is Chen Tianjiao, and my other name is Chen Fan. You can call me either."
"Some of you may know that I come from the military. I will not mention my identity or rank."
"As for my abilities, except for Ye Cheng's hacking skills, I know everything you do, and I'm no worse than any of you."
The team members looked at each other.
Nie Boyan chuckled, "I am convinced by the officer's bomb disposal skills."
No one else questioned or objected.
The Dawn Squad had a very high rank. Being selected to join and then returning to their original units after completing missions meant a bright future for them. Whether Chen Fan was boasting or truly capable, none of them would be foolish enough to question him.
"Since the squad was formed, some time has passed. Deputy Xiang reminded me that everyone joined the squad wanting to achieve something, to do things beneficial to the country and the people, not to waste time here."
"She is absolutely right. Because I was too busy, I didn't have time to explain clearly what we are doing and the enemies we face. That's my oversight."
Chen Fan said in a deep voice, "However, the reason for this is precisely because the enemies we face are very powerful and ubiquitous. Only today have we found an effective entry point."
"Deputy Xiang!"
Chen Fan gestured to Xiang Jingzhu.
Xiang Jingzhu brought up some information on the large screen.
"This is our enemy, an organization called the Northern Brotherhood!"
Chen Fan pointed to the screen and said, "We have not yet identified the specific members of this organization, including who the president is."
"However, all intelligence and information indicate that their core members are all of significant origin, with extraordinary status, position, and abilities."
The screen listed some of the things the Brotherhood had done.
The most significant was the annihilation of the Sihai Gang, and the bribery and control of many important figures in the northern regions.
Even so, these deeds, when listed, were shocking and horrifying.
Except for Xiang Jingzhu, all the other team members showed signs of shock.
They knew that the Dawn Squad had an important mission, but they did not expect their enemy to be so influential and powerful.
"That's not all."
Chen Fan raised his hand to signal, and Xiang Jingzhu changed the content on the screen.
The name "Heroic Alliance" appeared on the screen.
Luo Yan, the martial arts master, changed his expression.
"All signs indicate that the Brotherhood and the Heroic Alliance have an extremely close relationship, and they may even be the same organization."
"In every subsequent mission, you may face the threat of martial arts experts. You must be extremely careful in all your actions."
"I do not wish for any of you to be harmed!"
The crowd began to murmur.
Chen Fan waited for them to discuss for a while before speaking in a deep voice, "Remember our ultimate mission, which is to identify the core list of the Brotherhood and capture all members of this organization!"
"Not a single word can leak out, otherwise, each of you will face retaliation from the Brotherhood."
"Alright, next is today's specific mission."
Xiang Jingzhu distributed the files on Fan Songnian, one per person.
After everyone had reviewed the files, Chen Fan said, "The vehicles are ready. After the meeting, collect your equipment. We will depart for Yuzhou in fifteen minutes. The mission is to capture Fan Songnian and bring him back to the capital to interrogate him for the list of core members of the Brotherhood!"
"Everyone will be in pairs. The first group is Ye Cheng, codenamed Diver, and team member Yu Min, codenamed Hound, responsible for liaison and communications. The second group is team member Liu Dashan, codenamed Vulture, and team member Nie Boyan, codenamed Lion..."
"A reminder, Fan Songnian's identity has been leaked, and he may already be under the Brotherhood's watch. The operation will not be smooth sailing, and there will be significant resistance. Everyone should be mentally prepared."