Ma Yuanbai slightly raised his head and looked at the completely still core area of Kangcheng:
"It seems there's only one last thing left."
Immediately afterwards, Ma Yuanbai led a squad of combat-type awakened individuals from the Seventh Regiment and quickly headed towards the Thunder Bureau.
Inside the Thunder Bureau branch, Shi Tuo Yan had been waiting for quite some time.
Seeing Ma Yuanbai leading his men towards them, Shi Tuo Yan laughed loudly and went to greet them:
"Haha, I didn't expect you to actually succeed!"
Shi Tuo Yan chuckled and joked:
"I just don't know how you're going to explain this to Li Yu."
“You don’t need to worry about that.” Ma Yuanbai looked down at Chen Hai and the others who were lying unconscious on the ground around him.
With a wave of his hand, the squad behind him immediately carried the group of bound people on their backs and slowly moved them into the existing Thunder Bureau to be imprisoned.
Chen Hai and his colleagues never dreamed they would be imprisoned in their own Thunder Bureau.
Seeing the cautious and wary expressions of the seven awakened beings, Shi Tuo Yan laughed confidently:
"Don't worry about moving them. With me taking care of them, they won't wake up today."
Watching the Seventh Regiment carry the unconscious person, Shi Tuo Yan slowly approached Ma Yuanbai and deliberately lowered his voice to remind him:
"As agreed, I've already helped you take down Thunder Bureau, so it's time for you to speak up for me."
“I will do what I promised.” Ma Yuanbai replied in a deep voice.
Shi Tuo Yan raised an eyebrow, not worried that Ma Yuanbai was lying to him, but asked with great interest:
"Then tell me, how do you plan to tell Li Yu about me? Don't say anything that's bad for me."
Ma Yuanbai replied simply and directly, "I believe Li Yu will accept you."
Shi Tuo Yan stroked his chin, a half-smile on his face, and said, "I hope it's as you say. However, I suspect Li Yu won't be able to accept your operation for a while, so don't blame me later."
Before Ma Yuanbai could answer, Shi Tuo Yan left with a strange laugh.
The Awakened Ones behind Ma Yuanbai were quickly imprisoned and stationed at the entrance.
Thus, the last core unit of Kangcheng, Thunder Bureau, was also taken over by the Seventh Regiment.
Ma Yuanbai remained calm, as if nothing had happened, and returned to Li Yu's former residence, preparing to release Fu Xiyao, who was under house arrest.
As soon as he entered, Ma Yuanbai discovered that the female Awakened Ones he had sent to imprison Fu Xiyao were now carefully attending to her every move, even feeding her water and food before they felt at ease.
Although she was under house arrest, everyone in the Seventh Regiment was well aware of the close relationship between Fu Xiyao and Li Yu.
The people responsible for guarding Fu Xiyao were fully aware that offending her was extremely unwise, so they remained on high alert and unable to relax at all after arriving to carry out their mission.
The girls even wanted to play cards with Fu Xiyao to pass the time, but Fu Xiyao wasn't in the mood for that. Instead, she focused on observing the outside world through her ability to sense the rain.
Upon seeing Ma Yuanbai enter, the female Awakened Ones immediately felt a great sense of relief.
"Deputy Commander!"
"We're leaving now."
Several female Awakened Ones hurriedly removed the interference barrier they were maintaining, as well as the slight restrictions they had placed on Xi Yao.
Before leaving, several burly combat-type awakened individuals, now begging for forgiveness like little girls, repeatedly apologized to Fu Xiyao: "Fu Xiyao, we're sorry, there's nothing we can do."
"Please don't blame us! Blame the vice-commander instead..."
"Yes, Ma Yuanbai made us do it."
Several female awakened individuals, fearing that Fu Xiyao would hold a grudge and complain to Li Yu afterward, are now hurriedly trying to shirk responsibility.
Ma Yuanbai was speechless upon hearing this. Did they really have to say these things in front of him?
Although Fu Xiyao was dissatisfied, she did not blame the group and waved them away.
Several female awakened individuals felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and their tense shoulders finally relaxed.
"Fu Xiyao, you're so kind!"
"Fu Xiyao, we're leaving now. Don't tell Commander Li Yu."
After saying goodbye to Fu Xiyao one by one, the group turned around and left quickly, not daring to linger for even a moment, eager to escape from this place as soon as possible.
Facing Ma Yuanbai standing alone opposite her, Fu Xiyao's usually gentle face turned extremely serious for the first time. She stood up and questioned him directly: "Ma Yuanbai, how dare you do this?"
In fact, Fu Xiyao had already 'seen' everything happening in Kangcheng through her ability to sense the heavy rain.
She also understood that the Seventh Regiment had now completely taken control of Kangcheng.
"You seized Kangcheng without informing Li Yu. What are you trying to do?"
Ma Yuanbai remained calm, first bowing slightly before answering:
"Fu Xiyao, I'm sorry about what happened before."
"But you also know Li Yu's personality. In order to prevent you from notifying Li Yu in advance, I had no choice but to resort to this tactic."
Ma Yuanbai expressed his apologies, and then he continued:
"However, you should know that everything I did was for the Seventh Regiment, for Li Yu."
Fu Xiyao said earnestly with a worried look, "But you acted without permission. What will Li Yu think when he finds out later?"
"Could it be that everyone in the Seventh Regiment conspired to deceive him? Wouldn't that make him, as the regimental commander, feel disheartened?"
Ma Yuanbai took a deep breath and explained:
"Opportunity knocks but once."
“I can take full responsibility for all the crimes, but the Seventh Regiment and Li Yu both need this poorly defended city as a strong backing.”
Fu Xiyao frowned and sighed: "You can discuss these things with Li Yu, instead of taking action without telling him."
Ma Yuanbai replied sincerely, "I would love to discuss this with Li Yu, but time is of the essence. If we miss this opportunity, it may be difficult to find another chance."
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