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Chapter 85, Hunting

"Brother Zhuang, you're truly amazing! What happened to Jiang Wei wasn't a coincidence. It was a deliberate plot by the Medicine King Gang, trying to incite our Shen family to revolt..."

"Is it true?" Zhuang Jin nodded slightly.

Jiang Wei was addicted to gambling and owed gambling debts. Even selling his house was not enough to cover the debts, and he had to borrow money. As a result, he was controlled by the Medicine King Gang. He had felt something was fishy before, so he asked Qian Wende to pay attention and investigate in depth. Now it seems that it was not a coincidence, but the Medicine King Gang was deliberately hunting down the Shen family warriors!

"We can use this to cause some trouble for the Medicine King Gang."

When Zhuang Jin asked Qian Wende to investigate the matter, he was more concerned not about making a contribution, but about the following: Regarding the incident on the night of the ninth day of the first lunar month, although the top leaders of the Medicine King Gang would not actively intervene and kill a cannon fodder genius like him, the small incense masters at the middle level might not be able to swallow their anger after suffering such a huge loss, and would want to get back at them and show off in front of the middle and senior levels.

There is only half a month left in this month, and he is still in Furong Street. Instead of waiting for the Yaowang Gang to make a move and passively fight back, it is better to find something for the Yaowang Gang forces in the neighboring streets in the north of the city to do, so that they don't have time to spare and target him to plot some conspiracy.

It now seems that a breakthrough has been found.

"Have you found their hideout?" Zhuang Jin looked over.

"Found it, right there... They're extremely cautious. They openly have no connection with the Medicine King Gang. I found a few unfamiliar faces to test them. They wouldn't lend money to ordinary people, but they specifically targeted our Shen family warriors, or those with connections to our Shen family warriors... I was afraid that others wouldn't be clever enough, so I specifically contacted a friend on Fulin Street... It took a lot of effort to find them..."

Qian Wende explained in detail, and finally said: "Brother Zhuang, don't worry, we didn't alarm them!"

"Not bad." Zhuang Jin listened and nodded slightly.

People like Qian Wende seem to be full of shortcomings when you don't want to please them; but when you have extremely high value and can control them, they can be very reliable in doing things. They are flexible, thick-skinned, shrewd, and know how to judge the situation. For example, if someone else did this, it might not be possible to do it so well.

"Brother Zhuang, this is a great achievement. Why don't you lead us to kill them now?" Qian Wende said.

Zhuang Jin thought for a moment and said, "No rush. Let's go find Guard Duan first, and then we'll go visit Lord Xing together."

When Qian Wende heard this, his eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "Great! Brother Zhuang, you've really thought it through. This kind of thing is not something you can do alone."

Trying to eat alone can easily arouse envy and jealousy - just like the night of the night raid, when they later went to Fuqing Street, Zhuang Jin deliberately let Ke Jingxing and Song Jie's team have some of the spoils. Apart from killing a second-level warrior who was about to escape, he did not take any other action.

This time, do you want to follow the old example?

Zhuang Jin glanced at Qian Wende.

He did mean that, but that was only the first level, there was also a second level.

Please ask Duan Tao to report to Xing Yan, which is not only to divide the credit, but also to share the hatred. By making it known to Xing Yan, it is also to get the other party's endorsement.

Furthermore, there was an extreme scenario to consider: how well-defended was the Medicine King Gang's base? While it was likely just a group of warriors at the first to third level, with at most a fourth level guarding the area, what if, by sheer luck, a seventh level warrior at the level of an Incense Master happened to make it there?

It’s okay if you don’t encounter this kind of black swan event with extremely low probability, but if you do, it will be too late to cry.

"I'm not a lone wolf, so why should I be so brave? I have a strong background and support, and I have the support of the Shen family. If I have any problems, of course I will ask for support!" Zhuang Jin thought to himself.

……

Zhuang Jin went to talk to Duan Tao about this kind of division of labor; Duan Tao wouldn't refuse. Hearing Zhuang Jin mention going to Xing Yan to report, he thought it was a brilliant move. He thought from another perspective, thinking Zhuang Jin was afraid Xing Yan would forget about him and was trying to show off his influence, secretly admiring Zhuang Jin's shrewdness. Zhuang Jin and Duan Tao went together, and naturally, these two recently popular figures in the north city had no problem getting through.

Speaking of which, Xing Yan has been worried these past two days. Like Jiang Wei on Furong Street, the Yaowang Gang has instigated rebellion and planted many spies on the Shen family's side. Many streets have been attacked at night, and there have been some incidents like what happened on Furong Street last month, where almost a whole team was wiped out. This situation has become more and more serious this month.

He was just worrying about this matter, from investigating to opening a loophole, when he heard Zhuang Jin and Duan Tao come to talk about this matter. He immediately clapped his hands and laughed: "Good! Good! Good! It really is what you want to see. Brother Zhuang, you are really a lucky guy!"

Afterwards, fearing that the night would be too long and full of trouble, Xing Yan immediately called out to his troops and personally led Zhuang Jin, Duan Tao and others to head straight for the Medicine King Gang's hideout.

……

This is the hideout of the Medicine King Gang.

A martial artist named Hu Baoyu, who was at the Fourth Sutra Realm and a minor incense master level, was giving a lecture: "What a disgrace! This is extremely disgraceful! That spy on Fuqing Street didn't even realize he was discovered, and was instead outmaneuvered. A minor incense master died, and the entire street's defense force was almost completely wiped out. In the end, the street was lost, and the neighboring street also surrendered."

Snapped!Snapped!
He slapped his face with his backhand: "The Shen family used this as an example to publicize this matter. As a member of the Medicine King Gang, I feel slapped in the face."

The Medicine King Gang warriors below were completely silent.

"Every failure is a lesson learned. In the future, successful hidden pieces in a hunt should only be used once. Don't be tempted to reuse them, or you'll be exposed and discovered, and potentially counter-engineered!"

Hu Baoyu explained this and began to assign tasks: "Select targets within your respective areas and intensify the hunt... Focus on Furong Street. If there's a flaw, attack it. If there isn't one, create one and attack it. I want to see how the Shen family will react if I instigate another Furong Street warrior to rebel and launch a night raid. Maybe even take down that Duan Tao and some genius named Zhuang, and destroy this established role model!"

He made such an explanation because, on the one hand, he felt cowardly and wanted to get back at his enemies; on the other hand, he also wanted to contrast himself with the stupid Yu who had died and show off in front of the higher-ups of the Medicine King Gang.

"Of course, we can't relax in other streets either. Our Medicine King Gang isn't as strong as the Shen family, so let's cheat and scheme! Let the Shen family's warriors know that our Medicine King Gang warriors are not only ruthless, but also smart!"

Hu Baoyu put one foot on the stool and preached passionately: "The Shen family has many warriors, so what? What about geniuses? When you go out, you still have to rely on your brain..."

boom!
At this moment, the door was kicked open.

"Brain, brain!"

Hu Baoyu swallowed his words and turned around to greet him: "Who the hell is that? How dare you kick your Grandpa Hu's door?!"

Then, two warriors wearing black robes with lines on their shoulders were seen: Zhuang Jin and Duan Tao (who had not yet been promoted after taking Shuluo Pills to break through the Five Classics). This was not the point. The point was the white-robed warrior at the back!
As everyone knows, the servants of the Shen family wear gray robes, the housekeepers wear black robes, and the white robes represent the guard level, at least the existence of seven classics!

Hu Baoyu was dumbfounded.

"Damn it! Damn it! Is it really that serious? Such a big scene to mess with me..." Hu Baoyu admitted that he spoke a little loudly just now.

"Mr. Shen, what are you doing..." He gritted his teeth, moved closer, and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Haha, take them all down. I'll let your Dong Xiangzhu handle the rest!"

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(End of this chapter)