National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

What monarch isn’t constantly wary and guarded against those around them?

Regardless of whether Her Majesty the Queen had some ulterior motive, or if this was simply her unique way of manipulating people, as far as Chu He was concerned, the current situation was quite agreeable.

As night deepened, Chu He and Lone Wolf were both shown to a lounge in the local Defense Team’s building to rest.

The upper echelons of this Defense Team

did not personally go to Xia Shui Village that night to handle the thorny and severe situation.

Instead, they chose to remain here,

maintaining the appearance of being ready to serve Chu He wholeheartedly, twenty-four hours a day.

As for Lone Wolf, they naturally paid him no mind.

In their minds,

Lone Wolf was probably just some sort of assistant or secretary to Chu He.

They figured that

even if they flattered and tried to build a connection with a character like that,

it would be of no practical use.

Unfortunately for them, they bustled about all night, preparing everything flawlessly,

yet Chu He had spoken less than five sentences to them in total.

This left them feeling unavoidably disappointed and helpless.

During the long night, no unexpected jailbreak occurred at the location where Shu Gaolang was being held.

Perhaps the reason was that the Dark Holy See truly had no connection with the local Defense Team.

Or perhaps the Dark Holy See had weighed its options,

decided Shu Gaolang was beyond saving, and proactively abandoned the rescue attempt.

Or maybe,

after the local Defense Team learned that the one who had come to handle this matter was Chu He himself,

even if they had prior dealings with the Dark Holy See,

they no longer dared to take such a huge risk to act on its behalf.

When the first light of dawn broke across the sky, Chu He’s phone began to buzz incessantly with all sorts of messages.

The execution of this mission

involved various local Defense Teams fully cooperating with Gao Liceng to carry out the operation.

Chu He had a plan in mind.

He wanted to use this opportunity to properly train Gao Liceng.

In his view, Gao Liceng’s character was outstanding,

and she was worth carefully nurturing.

Coupled with her own remarkable talent and the unique folk heritage of the Great Xia Empire,

give it time, and she would undoubtedly achieve great things.

According to the intelligence provided by Shu Gaolang,

the Dark Holy See had deployed a total of six teams within the Great Xia Empire,

hidden in six different cities,

carrying out the same kind of activities that Chu He had encountered in Xia Shui Village.

During the operation against the first stronghold,

some people were injured, and unfortunately, some had even died.

Chu He just skimmed the text messages on his phone before putting it away.

’He knew that to train personnel, it was fundamentally impossible to completely avoid deaths while carrying out such a dangerous mission. Especially in the current complex and perilous environment, casualties had become an unavoidable price to pay.’

Chu He slowly walked out of his room.

The clerk he had met yesterday saw him

and immediately swayed her slender waist, hurrying over gracefully.

Her eyes held a hint of anticipation and shyness, as if she had something she wanted to say to Chu He.

Chu He’s gaze slowly swept over the young, beautiful clerk before him.

A vague impression of the woman still lingered in his mind.

"Mr. Chu, you actually remember me!"

The clerk’s delicate face instantly lit up with surprise,

like a gorgeous flower blooming,

her brilliant smile filled with flattered delight and irrepressible joy.

Her voice trembled slightly,

laced with excitement and thrill. "To be able to serve a person as upstanding and esteemed as you, Mr. Chu,

even if it meant I had to work for days and nights without rest,

I would absolutely not feel the slightest bit of fatigue.

To me, this is the highest honor, an opportunity I’ve only dreamed of."

However, her mood shifted rapidly,

like a face-changing performer in a Sichuan opera. Her radiant, flower-like smile vanished in an instant,

replaced by a serious and solemn expression.

"I’ve come now because I have an urgent matter to report to you.

There’s a girl outside waiting anxiously for you.

She was very earnest

and claims to have an extremely important and confidential matter to discuss with you in detail.

That girl seems to have a pretty significant background.

As you know,

when a person of your extraordinary and respected status, as dazzling as a star, is resting here in our Haitong City,

all related information is always closely guarded and kept strictly confidential by us.

But what’s baffling is,

that girl was able to find out your specific details and whereabouts as easily as reaching into a pocket to grab something.

It’s just too strange."

As the clerk recounted this,

she didn’t deliberately lower her voice,

appearing as if she was completely unconcerned about the information leak,

or perhaps she was simply used to such things, finding them commonplace.

As for where exactly the information had leaked from,

a flash of confusion and bewilderment crossed her eyes,

but they quickly returned to calm.

The matter had nothing to do with them locally;

she was just an uninvolved bystander, merely responsible for relaying the message.

"Is her name Lai Yu Yao?"

Chu He furrowed his handsome brow slightly,

thoughts swirling in his deep eyes as a hazy guess formed in his mind.

"Oh, so you know her, Mr. Chu!"

The clerk looked as if she had been struck by a flash of inspiration,

her eyes suddenly brightening with understanding.