NOVPUBChapter 427 -154 Chen 94: Nan Batian, is your setup hard to break? (10,000 characters for monthly ticket)_4
Just as Xiao Hu was about to start the eleventh game, Nan Batian glanced at the time and said, “It’s about time, let’s set off.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie stood up and said, “Xiao Hu, notify the brothers to prepare to set off.” 𝚗o𝚟pub.𝚌𝚘𝚖
“Yes!”
Xiao Hu stood up, then turned to Tang Ziyue and said, “Mr. Tang, we’ll continue the game when I return, I don’t believe I can’t beat you!”
Tang Ziyue responded with a chuckle, “Okay.”
Then Tang Ziyue and Nan Batian exchanged a glance, and Nan Batian nodded almost imperceptibly.
At that moment, Qin Ying started to bluster, “Chen Jiusi, don’t you disgrace us. If you mess this up, don’t say you’re one of our White Tiger Hall.”
Chen Jie ignored Qin Ying’s words and went straight to Nan Batian and said, “Gang Leader, we are setting off.”
Nan Batian responded, “I wish you a swift and successful journey!”
Chen Jie saluted with a fist and then quickly led the group away from headquarters, heading straight outside. Once outside, they saw tents had been set up, and the brothers from the White Tiger Guard A Camp were all seated on the ground, waiting for their Hall Master.
When Chen Jie came out, the group immediately stood up, and the disciplined military appearance made Tang Ziyue frown, muttering, “An army of fierce warriors.”
For some reason, he blurted out these words, though the disciples from the Fishing Guild usually appeared unrefined in their comportment, akin to hooligans, and their mass mobilizations resembled gangsters from old movies.
However, Chen Jie’s White Tiger Guards looked like a well-trained army of elite soldiers.
Seeing all this, Tang Ziyue looked at Chen Jie, thinking of the grand ambitions of this man.
At that moment, Chen Jie did not immediately mount his horse but turned to Tang Ziyue and said, “Mr. Tang, what do you think of my White Tiger Guards?”
Tang Ziyue sincerely replied, “An army of the elite.”
Chen Jie laughed heartily and said, “Thank you for the praise, Mr. Tang, come, lead the way with me.”
As he spoke, Chen Jie led Tang Ziyue to the front of the line, but Xiao Hu, who was behind them, was momentarily stunned because, in passing, Chen Jie had whispered a few words to him, and he immediately began to act discreetly.
As sixty men marched through the streets, and after the army had passed the street corner, several figures appeared.
Leading them was Si Xi.
As per Chen Jie’s instructions, if he did not return home for a long time, the logistics department would send someone to wait and check on the situation.
At that moment, Si Xi found himself at a corner where there was a piece of paper wrapped around a stone, scribbled with a line of Romanized Chinese.
Romanized Chinese had now become White Tiger Hall’s code.
Only a few high-ranking members could read it.
And there was no fear of leaks because apart from them, no one could understand it.
Si Xi picked it up, silently deciphered the message, and then his eyes widened immediately.
The next moment, Si Xi said, “Quick, back to the hall!”
Si Xi rushed back to the White Tiger Hall, and then immediately went to the pigeon loft.
The messenger pigeons were specifically bred by those who fostered pigeons in the logistics department, and each pigeon corresponded to a spy.
While Chen Jie also had stealthy agents in Guild Cao, including one mixed into Liu Song’s team, a peripheral member of Liu Song’s guard team, similar to how Chen Jie’s guard was the Twelve Guards, Chen Jie’s spy, after half a year and at no small cost, had infiltrated the White Tiger Guards and became a mere foot-soldier!
And this had become Chen Jie’s most useful spy within Guild Cao. If it weren’t for the urgent situation, Chen Jie could not have risked exposure.
Si Xi tied the secret message to the pigeon’s leg and then released it, hoping it would arrive in time.
Then he immediately had someone prepare a fast horse, and he headed for North City, which was Guild Cao’s territory. He needed to find Elder Liu regarding the vital interests involved.
But when he reached Guild Cao, he was informed that Elder Liu was not present. He had gone with several Hall Masters to Ghost Hand Hall, where Gu Qingfeng had a new manor to drink.
Si Xi was frantic and hurriedly inquired about the location of this manor.
When asked, the gatekeeper said, “I don’t know.”
Desperate, Si Xi could only wait outside Guild Cao, hoping to see Elder Liu emerge.
Meanwhile, Chen Jie and his entourage arrived majestically at the city gates, and the guard, furious that someone dared approach the gates in the dead of night, shouted, “Halt!”
Chen Jie halted the procession, then let Xiao Hu go forward to negotiate.
As Xiao Hu rode up, the gatekeeper lifted his lantern, then recognized Xiao Hu.
“Hey, Master Hu, what brings you here?”
Xiao Hu glanced at him and said, “White Tiger Hall has business, open the gate.”
“Ah, sir, just a moment, I’ll open it now, open up, aren’t your eyes working? Didn’t you see it’s the lords from White Tiger Hall?”
The government office below divided the staff into three classes: the fast class, consisting of constables like Wu Hong, who catch thieves; the strong class, referring to the gatekeepers.
But do not underestimate them—they also knew everything happening in Mianshui County, who left the city that day, and whom they met was all clear to them.
Xiao Hu tossed a silver ingot over, and soon the city gate opened.
Chen Jie, Tang Ziyue, and their group left the city, and heading to Xiantao Village took over an hour, and they swiftly proceeded towards Xiantao Village.
But let’s not dwell on their journey…
At this time, at the Xiantao Village Ferry.
The ferry was usually managed by the Fishing Guild, but since it wasn’t the main freight dock, the Guild often neglected management, and the nighttime duty was not very diligent.
For example, the Fishing Guild disciple on duty tonight had been invited by someone from the Xiantao Village Guild Cao for drinks.
