"Director Chen! It's a power grab!" a subordinate shouted in terror, his voice filled with horror and humiliation.
"They really dare to make a move!?"
"He's insane! He's absolutely insane! We're officials from Zhongzhou!" Another subordinate exclaimed incredulously.
"Isn't Li Yu a hero of Zhongzhou? The newspapers are full of praise for him. How could he do such a thing!" One man clenched his fist, utterly incredulous.
Unlike his subordinates who were indignant, Chen Hai appeared extremely calm after waking up.
He was originally a marginal figure of the Thunder Bureau who was forcibly exiled to Kangcheng. He had struggled to survive for many years in the environment where ghosts roamed Kangcheng. What strange things hadn't he seen?
Capture the city? He had considered this possibility in his mind.
Anyone who sees Kangcheng's weak defenses would likely have this thought.
Chen Hai never expected that someone would actually dare to take action.
Moreover, the one who actually did it was Li Yu, who was hailed as the "Hero of Central Plains"!
Such courage and such a grasp of timing made him secretly admire them, exclaiming, "What a brilliant move!" He was extremely impressed.
But despite his admiration, Chen Hai remained clear-headed.
Taking Cannes was just the beginning, merely the first step.
Within the vast system of Zhongzhou, how dare they forcibly occupy an officially established city?
The ensuing troubles would be enough to overwhelm any powerful force, or even annihilate it!
As Chen Hai pondered, one of his subordinates suddenly asked cautiously:
"Kangcheng has been captured, what are we going to do now?"
"If the authorities investigate further..."
Before Chen Hai could answer, another voice beside him, lowered to a whisper and filled with a desperate, reckless rage, shouted:
"Director Chen!"
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