"Stop with the useless talk. Just answer what I ask." Commander Cao frowned and said.
Xia Cheng, seeing that Commander Cao was unhappy, quickly nodded and said, "Yes, I escorted Miss Zhong all the way here."
"Were you with her the whole ti when you were in the van?" Commander Cao asked.
"For a while, we were in the sa place," Xia Cheng said truthfully.
At that ti, he had tricked Zhong Min to his base, indeed they were in the sa place, but it was for a short ti only.
"Did you know Zhong Min was captured by the enemy?" Commander Cao asked.
Xia Cheng shook his head and said, "I didn’t know at the ti. I only found out after the news broke."
Commander Cao was a seasoned official and could imdiately tell that Xia Cheng was telling the truth. Since Xia Cheng didn’t know Zhong Min was captured, he wouldn’t know who rescued her either.
"Tell about your ti together." Commander Cao lay back on the sofa with his eyes closed and said.
Xia Cheng thought for a mont before speaking, "At that ti, I was training my brothers at the base when I suddenly got a call from Zhong Min. She told the base was destroyed and ca over to ."
Xia Cheng skipped many details and continued, "Then my base was destroyed too. That night we were scattered, and I called you, Commander Cao."
Xia Cheng didn’t ntion Xiang Yu because, subconsciously, he didn’t want to bring him up.
Upon hearing this, Commander Cao opened his eyes and looked at Xia Cheng, "You can leave now. Work hard and your future is limitless."
Hearing this, Xia Cheng quickly nodded and left.
He didn’t understand why Commander Cao asked these questions, only knowing that he was about to be promoted.
After he left, Commander Cao’s face imdiately turned gloomy.
Now, he could basically confirm that Zhong Min had defected. Otherwise, how did she escape from the military district, and why was Xia Cheng’s base destroyed after she went there?
He was now pondering how to turn this situation to his advantage.
Zhong Min was placed in a room. Though not large, it was elegantly furnished with all necessary anities.
Arriving there, she indeed felt tired and lay down on the bed.
As she lay there, Xiang Yu’s image filled her mind, until she gradually fell asleep.
Xiang Yu returned to the base, where the brothers of the Heavenly Dragon rcenary Corps were busy setting up the base.
So were building wooden houses, others were digging tunnels below, creating a lively scene.
After all, this was their first true base where they would be living for a long ti, so everyone was very dedicated.
Xiang Yu entered a makeshift tent, where Wu Jing was also seated.
"How is it? Have you figured it out?" Xiang Yu asked Wu Jing.
Wu Jing shook his head and said, "The ti was too short; I only got superficial information. The Clover rcenary Corps is divided into three parts, and Ren Hua is the leader of just one part. This rcenary group is deeply hidden; it’s hard to find out its details."
Xiang Yu nodded and said, "In the coming days, increase patrols around the area. If you find any suspicious people, catch them imdiately and get to the bottom of it."
Wu Jing quickly nodded and said, "Don’t worry, Brother Yu, I’ve got it."
Wu Jing finished speaking and then looked puzzled at Xiang Yu, "How did we provoke them?"
After all, their rcenary group was just founded not long ago, and the base wasn’t even fully established. Xiang Yu couldn’t have gone out to cause trouble.
Xiang Yu explained the whole situation to Wu Jing. Wu Jing sighed afterward, realizing that Xiaoshu was an undercover agent all along.
After so many days of training, he hadn’t noticed at all, which showed Xiaoshu had so skills.
On Ren Qing’s side, that night after he jumped down, he didn’t rush to leave. Instead, he hid around to observe the situation.
After seeing Xiang Yu and his n leave, he re-erged, wanting to gather his brothers.
After all, he had worked hard for this; how could he let it end just like that? Though the main leaders were dead, they could always elect new ones.
Even though he held sway here, many people still ran away, leaving only a third of the brothers.
So brothers hadn’t participated in today’s event, but news of it spread quickly.
Those who hadn’t participated also took the opportunity to leave the city.
Many had long wanted to leave, but out of pride or fear of offending Ren Qing, they stayed.
Now was the perfect opportunity.
This nearly made Ren Qing vomit with anger, not expecting the loyalty of his brothers to be so poor.
This result rapidly diminished Ren Qing’s dominance from the south, turning him into a second-rate power.
So slightly larger powers took the opportunity to expand, gradually eroding his territory.
Ren Qing initially wanted to stabilize his own power before settling accounts with Xiang Yu. After all, a gentleman’s revenge takes ten years.
However, the encroachnt by surrounding powers greatly affected him ntally, making his temper increasingly volatile.
His temper led to even minor offences by his brothers resulting in beatings, causing more people to leave him secretly.
"Xiang Yu, you caused all this. If I don’t kill you, I won’t rest easy," Ren Qing vowed through gritted teeth in a low room.
Just then, soone rushed in anxiously, "Boss, the Little Kid Gang took one of our streets."
Ren Qing’s face beca even darker. Looking at the dozen or so brothers around him, his hatred for Xiang Yu grew stronger.
Originally, he planned to take over the northern powers and unify the entire city’s underground gangs, but Xiang Yu shattered that dream, returning him to his current state.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and finally, he looked at his brothers and asked, "Who wants to follow to join my brother?"
His n knew who Ren Qing’s brother was. When Ren Qing was establishing his domain here, he had already used his brother’s reputation to intimidate others.
Also, his n knew they had a very impressive big brother. If anyone dared to provoke them, once his elder brother ca, everything would be resolved.
Now, under such circumstances, Ren Qing was actually leading them to join his brother, causing his followers to hesitate.
Ren Hua was involved in a rcenary organization, which was completely different from them.
Here, they could bully civilians at will, demand money, and enjoy themselves in entertainnt venues.
Their previous lives were extravagant and indulgent, freewheeling.
Joining a rcenary group would an a completely different lifestyle.
Everyone stood with their heads down, weighing pros and cons, regretting not leaving sooner. Now, even if they wanted to leave, they had no chance.
"What, don’t you want to?" Ren Qing asked coldly, looking at the crowd...
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