Select wealthy families in Chaoge, who were infiltrated and operated covertly from within their homes.
This was Qin Yexuan's assessment.
"Master, why must it be the homes of the wealthy?" Sun Qinglu still didn't quite understand.
Qin Yexuan smiled slightly, "Because only in wealthy families will there be a large number of people. The more people, the better their identities can be concealed. Ordinary families have so few members, even distant relatives can be counted on one's fingers. How could he hide?"
"Then why not go to large corporations? Chaoge's large enterprises have seven or eight thousand employees, and hiding among them would also be convenient."
Qin Yexuan chuckled, "All employees have records. The larger the enterprise, the more digitized employee management is. It's not like before, like twenty or thirty years ago, when archives were still in paper bags. Now, with a click of a mouse, all sorts of information can be retrieved."
Whereas the service staff in wealthy families were both complex and intimate, and there was no need to establish records or anything of that sort.
"Drivers, bodyguards, cooks, nannies, cleaners, gardeners..." Qin Yexuan's eyes sparkled as he looked at Ning Shuang, "Your special task force is probably disbanded. Reorganize a new group of people. There's no need to announce it publicly. All matters should be reported to me. May I investigate this case with you this time?"
Su Ning Shuang was overjoyed, "Brother-in-law, that would be wonderful! Then I'll move in with you."
Qin Yexuan waved his hand, "The Tianzhi Yu has fallen into Chaoge Academy. I still need to return to the school dormitory."
Su Ning Shuang was still thinking of Sister Xue Qing, then reconsidered, "Then I'll also attend classes at school, just enroll in a major casually."
The group had already descended from Lutai. Looking back at the towering platform, Li Tianxing and General Xiao had arranged for four teams to guard the various directions.
Qin Yexuan observed, "Such strict security will only attract the attention of the people of Chaoge, especially the popular internet influencers nowadays, who will undoubtedly rush over desperately to take pictures..."
"Then what does Master think should be done?"
"Hmm, release news in the name of your War Department, stating that ancient ruins have reappeared underground at the Liuyang River Restaurant, and a protective excavation is currently underway. However, the ruins are highly toxic, causing casualties among the wealthy guests who attended the banquet."
"Even for the sake of fame, those curious people won't risk their lives."
This was the best plan for now.
The demons of Lingmeng Mountain had already entered Chaoge. No matter how thorough the outer defenses were, this thousand-year-old ancient city was a considerable problem.
"A'Yao, you lead the Night Demon organization and disguise yourselves as archaeologists. Set up camp right here!"
Jun Mengyao quickly made arrangements, and soon after, she received an urgent piece of intelligence.
"Sir, this is the latest image captured by our electromagnetic demon-mirror!"
On the map of Chaoge, dense red dots were clustered together, all representing changes after the invasion of the Lingmeng Mountain demons.
"Here, No. 16 Shahe Road, Yong'an Mansion, there are at least three hundred red dots gathered."
Behind each red dot was a demon connected by a bloodline.
"Also, we compared the list. There were only two wealthy families who did not attend the banquet last night: one was the Song Shixiong family, and the other was the Sun Yong'an family!"
Sun Qinglu looked over anxiously from the side.
Qin Yexuan waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'll personally take you to pay a visit later."
He carefully examined the intelligence.
"Can the information for the more than three hundred people possessed by demons be retrieved?"
"Only two hundred and seventy can be retrieved. For the remaining thirty-two people, their information is unclear."
Within the hastily erected command center on Lutai, Jun Mengyao and Su Ning Shuang cooperated, accessing the database through the internal network and cross-referencing one by one, locking onto the information of two hundred and seventy demons.
"From today onwards, capture ten per day. Monitor the others at all times. We must make the demons feel the pressure, but they must not discover our demon-mirror!"
Qin Yexuan pointed above his head, "That is our strongest weapon. Global control relies on the electromagnetic demon-mirror!"
"Continue to expand the coverage and range of the electromagnetic mirror, but it must be kept absolutely secret. This operation will be codenamed 'Yin Yang Mirror'! You can mobilize all the properties of the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce in Chaoge!" Qin Yexuan looked at Jun Mengyao, "You and the Night Demon organization are our eyes."
The tasks had all been assigned.
Qin Yexuan was now the overall commander. Everyone discussed the matter of going to Lingmeng Mountain tomorrow and agreed to gather at Lingmeng Mountain at 3 PM.
Qin Yexuan finally checked the entrance to the underground tomb and personally sealed it before leaving with Sun Qinglu and Wang Jiaqian.
On the way, Wang Jiaqian looked dazed, still unable to recover from the terrifying banquet.
Sun Qinglu, thinking about the affairs of the Sun family, also appeared dejected.
Qin Yexuan looked at their expressions and smiled, "Do you want to see a little trick later?"
Huh?
Sun Qinglu was full of confusion, and Wang Jiaqian was also stunned.
"I'll perform a little trick for you to see later. Teacher Wang, did you bring money? Please help me buy two things."
At this time, Chaoge had just entered its bustling period. The crisis at Lutai had not affected the lives of ordinary people.
Wang Jiaqian, pulling at her skirt, went to a nearby convenience store to buy what Qin Yexuan wanted. The store owner stared intently at Wang Jiaqian, who was in an evening gown, and muttered that young people nowadays dressed more and more flamboyantly.
Wang Jiaqian came out awkwardly, wishing she could quickly go home and change out of this expensive dress.
"Here, find a quiet place. Don't rush, Teacher Wang. We'll handle the matters at the Sun family later, and then I'll take you home."
Qin Yexuan took the items from her hand: a bag of millet and two packs of green beans.
"Qin, classmate Qin, what exactly are you doing?" Wang Jiaqian was very helpless, "I really want to go home quickly."
Qin Yexuan didn't speak. He opened the bag of millet and poured all the grains onto the ground with a rustle.
Sun Qinglu suddenly widened his eyes, "Master, are you going to perform Maoshan Taoist magic? Scatter beans to create soldiers?"
Qin Yexuan laughed heartily, "As expected of someone from the Taoist sect, you understand."
What?
Wang Jiaqian was also drawn over.
She saw that Qin Yexuan didn't chant any spells or perform any rituals, but simply ran his hand over the millet.
The millet on the ground began to tremble.
The scattered millet started to gather, piling up, truly like a small, golden mountain peak.
Qin Yexuan then opened the bag of green beans, sprinkled the beans down, but the beans didn't fall. Instead, they suspended in mid-air, and then whizzed one by one into the millet mountain.
Qin Yexuan patted Sun Qinglu, "Gathering sand into a mountain, scattering beans to create soldiers, is for finding someone. I need a drop of your blood to find that person through your bloodline."
Sun Qinglu quickly pricked his finger and let a drop of blood fall.
The blood fell into the millet mountain. The green beans immediately drilled out and then shot out like an explosion, scattering in all directions.
The two packs of green beans, carrying specks of light, shot out in all directions, roaming every corner of the city.
"Do you know who I'm looking for?" Qin Yexuan asked.
Sun Qinglu had already understood, "Sun Yong'an has an mistress outside and had a child with her. That child must share the same lineage as me, so using my blood is to find that child?"
However, he didn't understand how that illegitimate child was related to the current situation.
"Yes, you're quite clever. Finding that child is for the Sun family's affairs. The more than three hundred demons gathered at the Sun family mansion are likely targeting your father or mother. If that's the case, Sun Yong'an's illegitimate child might also be their target."
Before long, a green bean vibrated and flew over, landing in Qin Yexuan's palm with a soft thud.
Then all the green beans flew back like bees, falling one by one, forming a string on the street.
"Follow the green beans!" Qin Yexuan waved his hand潇洒ly, following the trail of green beans on the ground, and quickly walked out of the block.
"This is incredible!" Wang Jiaqian followed behind, no longer in a hurry to go home, "It's so interesting..."