Jiang Yuan deliberately ate dinner outside, then strolled around leisurely.
Until it was about time, he walked into a shopping mall and slipped away unnoticed.
When he left, he had already changed his appearance, gone through a series of disguises, and even deliberately altered his walking posture.
At least from the cameras, it would be impossible to tell it was him.
Afterward, he took a taxi to 172 Liu Nan Road.
172 Liu Nan Road was a small corner shop.
As soon as Jiang Yuan arrived, the door opened, and Lin Le grinned widely, waving at him.
"Captain, how did the Faith Praise Ceremony feel this time?"
Lin Le still appeared as carefree as before on the surface, but Jiang Yuan could clearly see that he had lost more than a full circle of weight.
"It was just alright, but I did get quite a bit of intel... Let's go, we'll talk inside."
Jiang Yuan patted Lin Le's shoulder, and the two entered the small shop together.
At this hour, the small shop was already closed. Lin Le led Jiang Yuan inside, explaining as they walked, "Sister Rou usually runs this small shop. It's one of our safe houses."
Jiang Yuan nodded, not surprised. Salvation Organization members usually had their own professions in daily life—this was for better concealment.
The small shop had a back room where the Second Squad members were currently gathered.
Seeing Jiang Yuan, Hu Zhengfeng immediately gave a thumbs up, smiling as he said, "The intel Captain transmitted back yesterday was quite timely, allowing us to successfully wipe out all those fanatics. Awesome, truly a natural-born infiltrator!"
Jiang Yuan smiled, about to say something, when his smile froze. He asked blankly, "What did you just say?"
The smile was still on Hu Zhengfeng's face when Jiang Yuan's words left him stunned. He asked in confusion, "Huh? I didn't say anything... I said the Captain is awesome, truly a natural-born infiltrator... What's wrong with that?"
"No! The sentence before that!!!"
"Huh? The sentence before? I..."
Hu Zhengfeng was still in a dazed state.
But Wang Rou, who had been watching Jiang Yuan's expression, realized something was wrong. She waved her hand to directly interrupt what Hu Zhengfeng was about to say, and said gravely, "Yesterday, we completely wiped out all the fanatics who besieged us!"
Jiang Yuan's face immediately changed. Without hesitation, he urgently shouted, "Withdraw! Withdraw! Everyone evacuate immediately! Emergency evacuation protocol! Now! Immediately!!!"
He didn't even have time to explain. Chi Zhongyue reacted fastest, immediately standing up and pulling Jiang Yuan toward the back door, "Xicheng, you and I will escort the Captain out the back door!"
Song Xicheng said nothing, her face gravely serious as she swiftly grabbed the double-handed sword beside her chair and immediately followed!
Wang Rou also asked no more questions. Since Jiang Yuan could speak of an emergency and tell everyone to evacuate at maximum speed, he definitely had his reasons!
She arranged tasks for everyone at maximum speed, "The rest of us leave through the front door to attract the fanatics' attention for the Captain."
"Zhongyou, Lin Le, you two immediately clear all camera footage in the surrounding area!"
"Zhongyue, you three go to Safe House No. 7 first, then leave from Safe House No. 7. Rendezvous at the Second Safe House at 3 AM!"
Wang Rou arranged everyone's tasks at maximum speed, and everyone immediately took action.
No one asked any unnecessary questions about what had happened. They just buried themselves in their tasks.
But everyone was very clear that Jiang Yuan's sudden change in expression definitely had something to do with that sentence "completely wiped out all the fanatics"!
The back door of the small shop was a narrow alley.
Next to the shop were several small restaurants. Trash bins were placed in the alley, and with the hot weather, as soon as they stepped out, a wave of sweltering, rotting food stench hit them.
"This way."
Chi Zhongyue took the lead. Jiang Yuan was in the middle, with Song Xicheng behind.
They ran through the alley. Chi Zhongyue directly got into an electric sedan parked by the roadside.
Jiang Yuan didn't stand on ceremony. He got into the passenger seat, with Song Xicheng following closely behind to sit in the back seat.
It wasn't until the vehicle merged into traffic at high speed that Song Xicheng, who'd been staring wide-eyed at their surroundings, relaxed slightly and couldn't help asking, "Captain, what happened? Why are we suddenly running?"
While speaking, she kept paying attention to their surroundings, ready for combat at any moment.
Although Chi Zhongyue didn't speak, her deer-like eyes that seemed able to speak glanced lightly at Jiang Yuan, conveying an inquiring look.
Jiang Yuan's sword brows knitted tightly. After pondering for a moment, he answered, "You said you wiped out everyone, but someone else went—at least my sister went."
Chi Zhongyue and Song Xicheng's expressions immediately turned serious, understanding what this signified.
Song Xicheng hurriedly asked, "You mean you're afraid your sister saw our appearances and will bring people to find us?"
Jiang Yuan shook his head with a smile, "No... I'm afraid she's testing me. Of course, you could also say she's bringing people to find us. At that point, whether it's a test or not doesn't matter anymore."
Song Xicheng fell silent.
She certainly understood... what it meant for an infiltrator to be tested, especially by a Seeker!
It meant, at minimum, that this Seeker didn't fully trust you and would keep pursuing you, keep watching you!
Until they completely caught you!
An infiltrator targeted by a Seeker was absolutely a tremendous torment.
Chi Zhongyue beside him also frowned, pondering for a while before saying, "It's not necessarily certain..."
"During yesterday's siege, none of us showed our faces."
"It was all the Salvationists who came to support us who took action."
"Even if your sister was hiding in the dark and didn't appear, then at least we're safe, right?"
"No, I'll call Sister Rou right now and tell her about this, so the Salvationists who came to support us yesterday can flee and hide immediately!"
As she spoke, she was about to call Wang Rou.
Jiang Yuan raised his hand to stop her, "No need. By now, Sister Rou has probably already called to notify them."
Chi Zhongyue thought about it and agreed. Sister Rou, as the Second Squad's strategist and a guardian specially invited to investigate the Shushan City incident, definitely had super high intelligence. She certainly wouldn't fail to think of this level.
"I hope it's as you said, that my sister didn't target you, and yesterday wasn't a test of me."
Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly. He felt that the profession of infiltrator was truly a bit too mentally taxing.
He should have just become a Salvationist. No need to think about anything, just rush in and fight.
While he said this outwardly, inwardly, Jiang Yuan felt that things might not be as simple as he thought.
Even the matter of his sister's vehicle being registered as a resident floated up in his mind again.
His sister...
Did she really send her license plate to the landlord on the day of renting, asking her to register it?
She didn't plan to live long-term in his apartment, just a few days, or perhaps occasionally come to stay once in a while afterward. So at that time, she thought of registering her vehicle information?
Of course, this possibility couldn't be ruled out, but from a psychological perspective...
The probability was extremely, extremely low.
Jiang Yuan looked out at the night scene, pursing his lips, reviewing every bit of his interactions with Jiang Yue over the past few days again and again.
He didn't overlook even the smallest detail.
Recalling, reviewing.