Chapter 140: Internal Struggle
The plummeting temperature on the streets instantly drew everyone's attention.
When their eyes fell on the flat-headed man who had been frozen into an ice sculpture, everyone couldn't help but show a stunned expression.
The ice elemental envoy was actually frozen, and this scene was simply shocking.
But soon, someone reacted and couldn't help but whisper:
"Golden Tier!"
Only a gold-level transcendent who is also an ice elemental can do this kind of thing.
The rest of the people also reacted one after another, and their eyes that looked at Lin Lichuan suddenly brought a trace of awe.
On the contrary, the transcendents on the side of the Secret Service showed a desperate look and tried in vain to escape, but they were quickly chased and killed by Meng Xiaotong one by one.
As the last of the enemy fell to the ground with a wail, the battle was over and the streets were calm in an instant.
The eight members of the Night Song looked at each other, and after four or five seconds, a man who looked like the leader, about thirty years old, with sharp short hair, stepped forward, saluted Lin Lichuan and the two, and said:
"Thank you, two chiefs, for saving your life!"
Lin Lichuan lifted the first solution and asked casually, "You are from the Night Song Combat Department?"
After the reorganization of Yege, it was divided into more than ten departments such as the War Department, the Strategy Department and the Intelligence Department, among which the War Department, as the name suggests, is responsible for the battle on the frontal battlefield, strictly speaking, Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong belong to the War Department.
Judging from the battle scene just now, although the strength of this group of people in front of them is not particularly strong, their combat quality is quite outstanding, and nine times out of ten they are the warhead.
Sure enough, I heard the short-haired man reply: "Report to the chief, my subordinate is Xia Chengde, the captain of the eighteenth squad under the War Department, and the rest are members of the same team." β
Lin Lichuan bowed his head slightly, his eyes swept over the epaulettes on the other party's shoulders, and found that he was still a lieutenant, so he asked: "We just came back from the enemy-occupied area, we don't know the specific situation, what is the current situation in Liaogao City?"
Xia Chengde was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and hurriedly explained to Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong.
Through his mouth, the two of them understood what had happened.
Speaking of it, it has something to do with them.
After the death of Emman Cardin, Taiyang City fell into chaos for a while, and in order to hunt down the assassins, the knight AndrΓ©s drew a lot of extraordinary combat power, which suddenly made the garrison of Taiyang City become tight, and he had to shrink the battle line and retreat to Taiyang City to put on a desperate defense.
And the imperial military was also simply, seeing that Taiyang City could not be captured in a short period of time, they secretly transferred part of their military strength and quietly moved to the vicinity of Liaogao City, and when the garrison army of Liaogao City was at war with the Empire, they suddenly launched a sneak attack from the side, which severely damaged the garrison of Liaogao City at once.
Under the advantages of the other, the Qianyuan side soon could not resist the attack of the empire, and even couldn't wait for support, and only supported for half a day before breaking through the defense line, and the imperial army then attacked Liaogao City in a big way, and started a melee in the city.
And Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong arrived at this time.
"The empire has roughly taken control of Liaogao City, and now it is cleaning up the remaining rebels, and those people from the Secret Service just now are the last group of transcendents left in Liaogao City by the Thousand Courtyards. β
After pondering for a moment, Lin Lichuan asked, "Is there any colonel here in Yege?"
"Colonel Jorge and Colonel Wolf are here!"
Lin Lichuan looked stunned, turned his head and glanced at Meng Xiaotong, thought for a while, and said, "Take me to meet them." β
"Yes, sir!"
Xia Chengde immediately responded, turned his head to a girl who looked to be about twenty years old and had a pretty appearance, and ordered, "Wanjun, you take the two commanders back to the temporary command center." β
"Yes, Lieutenant!" replied the girl.
Xia Chengde nodded, then turned to Lin Lichuan and the two, and said apologetically: "Two chiefs, our team still has the task of pursuing the Qianyuan army, and we can't go back, this is Second Lieutenant Liao Wanjun, so she will lead the way for the two commanders." β
"It doesn't matter. β
Lin Lichuan shook his head indifferently and glanced at Liao Wanjun, who suddenly straightened up a little nervously.
Strictly speaking, Night Song belongs to half a military organization, and it also has the characteristics that most imperial armies have, with clear hierarchical order, strictness, and ubiquity, and of course, as an extraordinary organization, it must be honored by a strong man.
And the gold-level powerhouse is at least a major in the night song, a whole big level older than her, facing a strong man who has the identity of a superior, she naturally can't help but be a little nervous and restrained.
Without saying anything, Lin Lichuan asked Liao Wanjun to lead the way directly and rushed in the direction of the temporary command center.
In order to avoid misunderstanding, the group did not fly into the air, but rushed from the ground.
Speechless all the way.
Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong didn't know what they were thinking, their expressions were solemn all the way, and they didn't say a word, so that Liao Wanjun was also a little apprehensive, so he could only bury his head and lead the way.
After walking for more than ten minutes, the three of them encountered an imperial armed convoy, Liao Wanjun revealed his identity and directly requisitioned a jeep, so the next hurried speed suddenly accelerated a lot.
Half an hour later, the vehicle drove into the city and stopped at the entrance to the plaza in front of a building.
After being questioned by the soldiers at the entrance, the three of them walked briskly through the square and into the building.
As soon as they entered the building, Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong turned their heads as if they were aware of it, and looked at the end of the corridor on the right-hand side, where two men in imperial officer uniforms were striding towards them.
One of them was a burly man with a gentle smile on his face, while the other was a lean, sharp-eyed man who walked with light and smooth steps, like a cheetah walking lazily, with a sharp body.
Surprisingly, half of the man's head was covered with ugly scars, covering half of his forehead, and he was almost touching his upper eyelid, making his face look very hideous and frightening.
His gaze fell on the scarred man's face, Meng Xiaotong's gaze couldn't help but change, and he said in a low tone: "Green wolf!"
Lin Lichuan's face suddenly moved slightly, and he looked at the scarred man.
This man is a green wolf?
"Welcome back, Xubai, Meng Xiaotong, you've worked hard this time!"
Striding closer, Jorge said with a smile on his face, "I received a report from the Eighteenth Squad of the War Department, and only then did I know that the two of you have returned. β
Lin Lichuan saluted him, and then glanced at the green wolf.
Noticing this action, Jorge smiled and said, "We already know about Harlan, go to my office and talk about it." β
He looked meaningfully at the crowd passing by.
Lin Lichuan's eyes flashed, nodded, turned to Liao Wanjun and said, "Thank you for leading the way." β
Liao Wanjun was slightly startled, and hurriedly said, "You're welcome, sir, it's my honor!"
Lin Lichuan smiled at her, followed Jorge with Meng Xiaotong, and the group went straight to an office on the third floor.
After closing the door, Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong looked at Jorge at the same time, waiting for his explanation.
"I'm sorry, but it was our mistake that allowed the information of the operation to leak out, which put the two of you in danger. β
Jorge first apologized to Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong, then sighed lightly and said slowly:
"After the murder of Emman Cardin, we found out that the pursuit of the Thousand Courtyards was extremely strange, and all the movements seemed to be prepared in advance, so we secretly conducted an investigation in doubt, and then learned about the leak of information. β
"We immediately began an internal investigation, and quickly identified the traitor, who was Harlan, but unfortunately he absconded not long after the investigation began, and now he is hidden, and the organization is now working hard to find his whereabouts. β
"As for the green wolf...... Jorge glanced at the green wolf who was a little gloomy and speechless, and said with a straight face, "After investigation, the organization has ruled out his suspicion, and he has nothing to do with this incident." β
Lin Lichuan glanced at the green wolf, retracted his gaze, and asked Jorge, "In other words, the traitor is only Harun?"
"That's right. β
"Who is the mastermind behind this?"
Jorge hesitated and said, "Judging from the results of the current investigation, the second prince, Missel Tania, is the most suspicious. β
The second prince......
Lin Lichuan groaned, which was similar to Meng Xiaotong's previous guess and the information he got from Zhou Guanghuan's mouth.
After joining Yege, he also learned a lot of information about the division of forces within the empire, among which the information related to the succession to the throne can be said to be the most important aspect.
At present, there are more than 30 princes and princesses in the Tania Empire, all of whom nominally have the right to inherit the throne, but in fact, there are only three people who are really qualified and capable to compete for the throne, namely the first prince Hod Tania, the second prince Missel Tania and the first princess Elle Tania.
These three can be said to represent the three largest forces within the empire today, secretly fighting each other.
Among them, behind the first prince stands the traditional forces of the empire, a group of old nobles and wealthy families, and the second prince holds the empire's largest official transcendent institution - the imperial secret police department, among the three, the first princess is the weakest, but with the establishment of the White Crown Province, its power has increased significantly, and there is a faint tendency to catch up, which inevitably arouses the jealousy of the other two power factions.
And the one who was most affected was naturally the second prince who controlled the imperial secret police.
After all, the appearance of Night Song means that the Imperial Secret Police Department is no longer the only official transcendent institution of the Empire, and in the future, whether it is extraordinary resources such as meteorite stones or extraordinary control powers, it will no longer be exclusive to the Imperial Secret Police Department, and it will inevitably be shared by Night Song.
This is obviously unbearable for the second prince.
So it's not difficult to imagine that he would obstruct the establishment and growth of Baiguan Province in every way, but he didn't expect that he had planted a spy inside Yege early on, and he had climbed to such a high position and stabbed him at a critical moment.
If Lin Lichuan hadn't successfully escaped from the ambush in Qianyuan and exposed the matter, maybe Harun would have been able to continue to lurk and cause more and more serious losses to Yege in the future. Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens