Chapter 212 (Chapter 211) Back to the Shed
Yan Shi sat on the airship, his eyes lowered as he flipped through the report.
Jie Sheng's work efficiency is quite high.
Within an hour, in addition to urgently arranging the flight route plan, she also compiled a brief overview of the current situation in Novano Port City based on the information gathered from various departments within the bureau.
The report was meticulously compiled, detailing everything from the power structures of various factions to the main interest groups involved in the Novano port, and the overt and covert relationships among the currently stationed troops.
The biggest drawback is that it involves too many people. There are so many unfamiliar names that Yan Shi can't remember them all.
You'll forget about it once you turn the page.
Behind the airship, the team that had accompanied Yan Shi on this field mission was checking their equipment and making more detailed assignments.
"Director Yan," Xie Sheng extinguished the spirit screen, leaned closer to Yan Shi, and whispered, "We still can't contact the branch office in Novano Port. What do you think?"
I can't get in touch with them again.
Yan Shi: ...
To be honest, she had doubts about the Bureau of Extraterritorial Affairs' intelligence and communication systems.
She remembered that the last time Lu Jian told her, the Novano port riots had caused the refugees to blow up all the signal towers, resulting in the loss of the Spirit Network and a complete communication blackout in the city.
The next moment, Chu Mengfu, the assassin who had just hung Governor Garcia's head on the flagpole, swaggered into the port and contacted her by mobile phone.
Very simple and unadorned.
The communication equipment of the Foreign Affairs Bureau is not even as good as that of an ordinary student.
Yan Shi raised his eyes and turned to look at Jie Sheng: "The signal tower in Novano Port that was destroyed during the riots hasn't been repaired yet?"
"It's fixed." Xie Sheng paused, then hesitated, "but... it got blown up again."
Yan Shi sneered: "Then what's the point of repairing it? It's a waste of manpower and resources."
"Whether it's fixed or not, the headquarters can't contact the branch office."
Jie Sheng lowered his head and remained silent.
The airship was moving very fast, and the scenery outside the window flashed by, the mountains, rivers, and forests blurred into lines in the wind. Inside the cabin, all was silent except for the low hum of the instruments and the buzzing of the engines.
Yan Shi ignored Jie Sheng beside him, offering no further response, leaving the other man standing there with his head down, frozen in place.
She lowered her eyes again, focusing her attention on the document, but didn't actually look at it. The words floated back and forth in her field of vision, quickly fading into a blank space.
She stared blankly into space.
After a while, the sound of the airship's engine gradually slowed down. Yan Shi could feel the speed decreasing, and the seat beneath him shook slightly.
She looked up and saw the vast sea stretching to the horizon. The sea was boundless, with surging waves. In the distance, thick clouds seemed to press the entire sea down by half an inch.
We've arrived at Novano Port.
At this moment, an executive member she had never seen before strode over with a solemn expression. After standing at attention, he reported in a low voice: "Director Yan, the coastline is heavily blocked, and the airship cannot dock directly."
Yan Shi: "Hmm?"
As a world-renowned trading port, Novano Port has many airship docking points outside the city, facilitating the travel of various merchant groups.
The executive officer continued, "Currently, the coastline is mainly blocked by the Changyang Prefecture Army and the Kesai Territory Garrison. Unfamiliar airships are strictly prohibited from docking. If you want to dock, you must contact the person in charge of the coastal garrison in advance."
“The Changyang Prefecture army and the Kesai territory garrison,” Yan Shi repeated slowly, “I remember that after the riot, the Executive Office sent an additional executive team to Novano Port, right?”
Where are they?
The team member was taken aback, then lowered his head and remained silent.
Yan Shi: ...
She knew all along that the subordinates of the General Administration were unreliable, but she still underestimated how unreliable they were.
Silence fell over the cabin.
Yan Shi slightly raised her eyes, her expression indifferent, a cold light gleaming in her eyes. She closed the file, her fingertips lightly tapping on the cover.
"Never mind." After a long silence, she sighed. "Let's go around it."
Xie Sheng, who had been standing silently to the side with his head down, asked in a low voice, "Director Yan, what are you planning to do...?"
“There’s no need for a direct confrontation,” Yan Shi said calmly. “There are always loopholes around the port; we’ll go where they can’t reach.”
She paused, then turned her gaze to the vast sea outside the porthole: "Without contacting the garrison, let's go into the city first."
The officers immediately accepted the order and hurriedly retreated to relay the instructions.
The airship then changed direction and began to glide close to the sea surface, avoiding the main blockade line. The wind howled, and water mist lashed against the portholes, blurring the sky and sea outside.
Upon seeing the Dono Sea, Yan Shi suddenly remembered the origin of all the riots.
Governor Garcia is determined to kill and steal half of the Tide Blessing.
Ultimately, they were met with a riot, their heads were cut off, and their heads were hung at the port.
The tide's blessing was given to Lin Cai.
Thinking of Lin Cai, Yan Shi suddenly remembered something he had almost forgotten:
Previously, she had Chu Mengfu and the branch office pretend to be refugees and stir up trouble in Novano Port. Chu Mengfu brought over a bunch of students from the Zhan Zhou Biao World to do their academic year practice.
By the way, did these students return to school after completing their year-end internships?
Yan Shi felt increasingly uneasy and slowly sat up straight in his chair.
Based on time...
Then her expression froze.
Although the main characters have returned to Zhanzhou, these students are most likely still in the port city of Novanu.
Yan Shi: !
Her vision went black again.
The airship glided close to the sea surface, avoiding the patrol lines of the main port. After circling half of the port, it landed on a desolate coastline. The shore was rocky, with only a few scattered fishing boat wrecks stranded, clearly long forgotten.
Yan Shi slowly stood up: "Let's go."
This place is far from the city and has complex terrain. Without the protection of city walls, the unintelligent monsters in the Dono Sea will come ashore at midnight to devour humans.
The garrison was naturally unwilling to allocate more troops to deal with these troubles, and the terrain here was not suitable for airship landings, so there was no strict control over the front coast.
Yan Shi walked in the middle of the crowd, stealthily moving along the rocky path, bypassing the most heavily patrolled areas.
After walking for about ten minutes, the Novano city came into view in the distance.
Yan Shi then realized that the place the enforcement team had chosen to enter the city was the shantytown.
It's just different from the last time I came; although it was a bit dilapidated, it was still full of the atmosphere of life.
The shantytown is completely deserted.
The shed was almost completely collapsed, with pieces of sheet metal and wood scattered together. The sea breeze whistled through the gaps in the garbage.
"Director Yan," said the member of the enforcement team walking in front, "the road is not smooth, please be careful."
Yan Shi didn't speak, but silently crossed the obstacle.
The group moved quickly. Just as they were about to leave the shed area, Yan Shi suddenly spotted a figure in the distance.
And it looks somewhat familiar.
She frowned and raised her hand to signal the enforcement team to pause.
"Director Yan...?" Jie Sheng asked, somewhat puzzled.
Yan Shi kept his eyes fixed on the figures and said softly, "You guys find a place to rest around here for now. I'll go check ahead."
Before she finished speaking, the water spirits had already gathered and wrapped around her limbs, gently lifting her up.
She quickly chased after the figure.
Because it's located along the coast, the water content is very high. They affectionately surrounded Yan Shi, not only supporting her as she flew, but also concealing her presence.
The figure did not notice her approach.
The sea breeze ruffled the long, wavy hair of the figure.
As Yan Shi got closer, he realized that the figure in front of him was actually Christie.
Christie seems to be waiting for someone.
Yan Shi: ?
She then recalled that Christie had also foreseen the chaos at the Summer Palace back in the capital.
Yan Shi approached quietly with a blank expression. With a thought, the sack that Duan Yunchen had given her was pulled out from the spatial gap.
Although I'm very busy with official duties right now, it just so happens to be such a coincidence.
As we all know, people are always careful when they do bad things.
The person Christie was waiting for had arrived.
Caught off guard, Yan Shi met Lin Zizui's gaze from not far away.
Yan Shi: ...
She quickly stuffed the sack back into the gap in the space, stiffly pretending that she had just happened to be passing by.
Lin Zizui withdrew his gaze from Yan Shi and nimbly traversed the pebbles and obstacles along the way.
Yan Shi quietly took a few steps back and hid behind a large rock, ensuring that Christie wouldn't notice her but could still hear the two talking.
Christie: "Good afternoon, Lin Zizui."
"Good afternoon," Lin Zizui said in his usual indifferent tone, "According to our terms of the deal, I have fulfilled your request."
She was straightforward: "Now, I'll collect my payment."
“Don’t rush,” Christie shook her head. “The situation in Port Novano is still unsettled.”
Lin Zizui said, "Governor Garcia has fallen. No matter what the final outcome of Novano Port is, this place will no longer be one of the core trading centers of the Underworld."
She knew very well the ways of these powerful families in the underworld, "They will only become the core of certain areas. I think that perfectly suits your requirements."
Christie laughed: "What if the Bureau of Dissent ends up in power?"
“You know, Lin Zizui,” she said softly, “I only make deals that are certain.”
Lin Zizui said confidently, "It can't be the Bureau of Foreign Affairs in power. I know all the enforcement teams sent by the General Administration."
"Most of them are unambitious good-for-nothings, otherwise they wouldn't have stayed at headquarters."
Although Yan Shi didn't know what deal Lin Zizui and Christie had made, he felt like he was being subtly implied.
So what if the subordinates of the General Administration have no ambition? They may be unreliable, but at least they have basic empathy as human beings.
Yan Shi dislikes the other world.
Christie and Lin Zizui's conversation came to an end.
Lin Zizui glanced at the spot where Yan Shi was standing before turning and leaving.
After she left, Christie didn't leave immediately. Instead, she turned around and said, "Aren't you coming out?"
Yan Shi held his breath.
Shui Ling squeezed around her, crowding around her and noisily proclaiming how reliable she was.
No one moved.
Christie waved her hand, and a blast of air shot straight at the rock next to Yan Shi.
Yan Shi stepped aside. The stone shattered, and Chu Mengfu emerged from behind, saying, "Principal."
This place is really lively.
Christie, as the headmaster of the school, although she did not interfere in affairs, never made things difficult for her students.
She glanced at Chu Mengfu with a somewhat puzzled look, then closed her eyes and sensed him again.
There was indeed only one person.
“What are you doing here?” Christie asked.
Chu Mengfu: "My academic year practice. My academic year practice was related to the Novano Port riots." She said it very vaguely.
Christie wasn't interested in the students' petty squabbles. She gave a slight bow and said, "Okay, be careful."
The most unsafe factor on site is probably you, Principal.
Chu Mengfu lowered his head and said, "Mm."
Christie turned around: "I'm leaving now..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was suddenly enveloped by a cloud of mist that seemed to appear out of nowhere.
Then everything went black, he lost his balance, and fell into a sack.
Christie: ?
Chu Mengfu: ?
Author's Note: Completed
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