Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 522 - 100 Finally

Yan Yu’an suggested a new strategy that Wang Yunxiao had never thought of before.

But upon closer consideration, it seemed to make sense.

Because the four forces that had been openly involved, coincidentally, were all squads previously used by the Special Service Bureau to fill gaps.

The squad from the Seaside District Police Station’s Special Service Section, where Ito Hidemi belonged, was code-named 102.

Along with Wang Yunxiao’s 101, Yan Yu’an’s 103, and Cheng Xuefei’s 106, they virtually had half the lineup from that time gathered.

Exactly who had such extraordinary ability to exploit various coincidences, bringing these four squads together and creating the current situation that’s a chaotic stew?

So hard to guess!

"Are they using us as cannon fodder again, pulling us out to fill gaps?"

Wang Yunxiao took a deep breath, his face breaking into a gentle smile.

Alright then, is this how we’re going to play?

"If we analyze it from this perspective, then many previous questions can be explained," Yan Yu’an continued without changing his expression. "The main reason we couldn’t understand the situation before is that we didn’t identify our own position or, to be precise, the gap-filling position. If my guess isn’t wrong, then we’re actually facing not one, but four opponents!"

"The Fusang Salvation Warrior Association and the Shen Family, plus two other forces secretly intervening, have led to this chaotic situation," he added.

"Captain Wang, you’re here for the Shen Family, and Ito, you’re here to deal with the National Salvation Warriors. Our Customs is mainly responsible for smuggling, which implies that there may be a certain foreign power involved. The remaining party would be Cheng Xuefei. She regards you as her hypothetical enemy, but in fact, you’re not, which means her real opponent is someone else."

The tangle of threads finally found its loose end. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Four squads, to confront four adversaries. Aside from the obvious Shen Family and the covert National Salvation Warriors, two other forces had yet to surface. But they weren’t inactive; clues were interwoven in the puzzle before them.

"That severed hand, and the patient living in the hospital."

Yan Yu’an sharply grasped the crux of the issue: "Even if there are no answers to the other issues for the time being, there are at least clues. The only things we have no clues about are the identity of the patient and the purpose of the severed hand; we’re completely in the dark."

"Captain Wang, put the Shen Family matter aside for now and clear this up."

Wang Yunxiao nodded. "No problem."

"I’m more familiar with the situation at Dwarf Hut; I’ll investigate the source of the human skin from the Shen Family."

"So, what exactly is this Dwarf Hut?"

"It’s a Black Market, too complicated to explain in a few words. I’ll take you there sometime if we have the chance," Yan Yu’an offered, then turned to Ito Hidemi. "Ito, you also put aside the National Salvation Warrior matter for now and start with the local Black-Fur Mouse Clan. The Fusang Warriors may be dragons over the river, but those rats are the real snakes in the grass. Since they’ve been dragged into this, they would know something."

"No problem," Ito Hidemi nodded. "What about Cheng Xuefei and Shen Qingxi?"

"I’ll call her in a bit and have her investigate how the Shen Family got entangled with the Imperial Jade Seal," he answered.

Brilliant, Brother Yu’an!

Wang Yunxiao couldn’t help but exclaim inwardly. After Yan Yu’an’s sorting out, the situation suddenly became much clearer.

Of course, he also knew that Yan Yu’an definitely had his own little secret. Up until now, even though it was said that all four squads had been pulled in, objectively speaking, there was no necessary connection with his Customs Emergency Response Team.

Yet, he had still taken an active part and even assumed a commanding role.

Was he truly unaware of which foreign power the so-called foreign forces referred to?

But there was no need to delve into that question now, because...

Yan Yu’an gestured with his mouth toward the truck outside and said to Wang Yunxiao, "The equipment we talked about over the phone, I’ve brought it for you. Remember to return the favor."

He’d given too much.

Wang Yunxiao nodded vigorously, Captain Yan was wise, Captain Yan was far-seeing! If anyone were to have a problem, it certainly wouldn’t be him!

"You take the equipment first, then we’ll split up and act."

Yan Yu’an lifted his hand to glance at the time on his watch, "It’s 3:25 AM now, we’ll meet at the Seaside District Police Station before noon at 12 o’clock to compile and review the clues and information gathered from all sides."

"Sure."

"No problem!"

After assigning everyone their tasks, Wang Yunxiao returned to his brothers.

Although he’d been in a meeting, he had kept an eye on the situation here the whole time.

In just this short period of time, Li Mumu had fallen asleep again, seemingly without any issues.

But just because it seemed there were no issues, didn’t mean that there truly were none.

Wang Yunxiao was uncertain about how to handle the creature that appeared to be Li Mumu.

"You guys, come with me to move some stuff."

Yan Yu’an was a straightforward person.

The equipment he brought was all active service and the latest model. Wang Yunxiao noticed last time when he’d asked him to deal with the incident at the Nederland Consulate that although the style of their clothing still followed the tradition of the Brocade-Clothed Guard from the Former Dynasty, both the fabric of the clothes and the various small components embedded in them had been updated and replaced.

They looked more dashing... but of course, that wasn’t the point. The point was that the former kind of carbon powder-coated armor plates had been replaced with some sort of glossy biological fur, which felt incredibly smooth and supple to the touch.

And they were inlaid with little pearls.

"These are Water-Repelling Pearls."

Yan Yu’an stood by, explaining to Wang Yunxiao, "Our emergency task force sometimes needs to operate at sea, and even conduct shipboard and underwater combat, so we’ve enhanced the gear in that regard. There’s also extra equipment, like oxygen tanks and respirators... but this might not be much use to you."

"It’s useful! Definitely useful!"

Something given for free was always good; Wang Yunxiao wasn’t picky at all.

Aside from the upgraded armor, the weaponry was also a step up—an entire arsenal swap.

The weapons Qin Xiangdong had gotten them were all cold arms from the Former Dynasty, including broadswords, spears, rattan shields, and crossbows.

But the wealthy Captain Yan brought all firearms this time, a uniform set of steam-powered Liuyun Rifles.

Back when Wang Yunxiao had been recruited to fill the ranks, the logistics big-beard didn’t even want him to touch a Liuyun, yet here at the customs, the starting lineup was Liuyun Rifles, not only filled with bullets but even paired with Colt revolvers for use.

The main advantages of this item were durability, hard-wearing quality, and astonishing power.

Beyond that, Yan Yu’an’s truck also offloaded an entire box of something that looked very dangerous and seemed like explosives.

Wang Yunxiao was stunned and couldn’t help asking softly, "Are you preparing this level of firepower to take on whales?"

Yan Yu’an laughed, "Any problem that can be solved physically is no problem at all."