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Chapter 545 - 258: Target—Jiang Chengyue

Seeing Fang Qingyu, it was as if he breathed a sigh of relief, yet seemed even more tense, quickly using his sleeve to wipe away the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

"Captain Fang! Do you have a moment now? There’s an urgent mission!"

Chen Ming’s voice was very low, speaking much faster than he did yesterday.

Fang Qingyu’s gaze slightly tightened, stepping aside: "Come in and speak."

Chen Ming swiftly slipped inside.

At this moment, the doors of the other rooms also opened one after another, Wei Banmeng, Lu Jiuyuan, Chu Kuanglan all came out, evidently having heard the commotion.

Jiang Wei also silently appeared beside Fang Qingyu.

The four of them carried the aura of having just finished training, looking towards Chen Ming.

Chen Ming, seeing all five were present, clearly relaxed a bit, but the heaviness on his face did not diminish in the slightest.

He quickly pulled out four identical document bags from the briefcase he carried, handing them over to the five people.

"Captain Fang, everyone, here’s the mission!"

Chen Ming’s voice carried a deliberate seriousness and tension, "This task is of special circumstance, and of great importance; I urge everyone to strictly maintain confidentiality! Before the mission ends, do not reveal even a hint to anyone, including other personnel in the City Lord’s Mansion!"

He emphasized the last sentence, his gaze sweeping over everyone, carrying both a plea and a warning.

Fang Qingyu and the others’ expressions turned solemn.

They nodded, taking the document bag and quickly opening it.

There was not much information inside.

The first page contained a clear photo and a name.

The photo showed a middle-aged man around fifty years old, with a firm face, carrying the aura of someone who had been through many battles.

Marked beside it.

Target: Jiang Chengyue

Identity: Member of Jiang Family branch, former commander of the third battalion of the Glazed Light City Garrison Army (defected)

Capability: Martial Arts Grandmaster (Tier Two Peak), skilled in "Sky Splitting Blade Technique," swift and fierce saber technique, having achieved battle honors seventeen times.

Crime: Betraying humanity, colluding with Life Ghost Power, leaking city defense secrets, causing significant losses at the front lines, and suspected of murdering fellow soldiers.

Current status: Confirmed to be hiding within Glazed Light City, specific location unknown, extremely dangerous.

Mission objective: Locate, capture or eliminate traitor Jiang Chengyue.

Fang Qingyu looked at the photo and name on the file, his brow instantly furrowed.

He looked up at Chen Ming, his tone carrying a hint of incredulous coldness: "Jiang Chengyue? Jiang Family? Which Jiang Family?"

Chen Ming’s smile had long disappeared, leaving only bitterness and heaviness.

Facing Fang Qingyu’s sharp gaze, he nodded with difficulty: "Captain Fang... it’s the Jiang Family you’re thinking of. The Jiang Family of Glazed Light City."

"What?!"

Chu Kuanglan exclaimed in shock, his eyes wide open, his hand holding the file shook, "A traitor from the Jiang Family? Catching one’s own family member? How did this task fall upon us?!"

Wei Banmeng and Lu Jiuyuan’s faces also slightly changed, their eyes towards Chen Ming were full of scrutiny and confusion.

Fang Qingyu’s doubts instantly magnified to the extreme, he stared at Chen Ming, speaking only four words, yet each word carried immense weight: "This kind of mission?"

The implication was clear enough.

Firstly, the target is a traitor of the Jiang Family itself, as the saying goes, family shame shouldn’t be publicized. Tasks of cleaning the door typically wouldn’t be given to outsiders, especially a group of newcomers who just arrived in the city.

Secondly, the target’s strength is Tier Two Peak Martial Arts Grandmaster, experienced and formidable in battle.

Though Fang Qingyu’s squad has vast potential, the strongest on paper is Fang Qingyu himself, who is only at the Second Tier Initial Realm. Sending a squad at the initial realm to capture or eliminate a peak grandmaster is essentially suicide!

Even though Fang Qingyu has the power to fight across levels, such an arrangement is highly unreasonable.

Thirdly, the Jiang Family, as the controllers of Glazed Light City, has deep roots. Aside from the inscrutable City Lord Jiang Ying, is there not another Tier Three powerhouse or forces dedicated to internal cleansing?

Sending someone else would surely be more effective than sending these few "newcomers"?

Chen Ming was pierced by Fang Qingyu’s chilling four words and sharp gaze, causing cold sweat to break out on his forehead again.

With a bitter smile, his voice was filled with deep helplessness and a hint of imperceptible fear: "Captain Fang, everyone, I know this mission is highly illogical! But, there’s really no option left!"

He took a deep breath and explained: "The pressure on the front lines has been unprecedentedly severe! The Destiny Ghost Army under the Drought Fiend has launched an aggressive assault for several months, far exceeding previous years."

"All capable Tier Three powerhouses of Glazed Light City, including the City Lord, are currently holding the front lines, unable to leave even half a step."

"Any failure would risk the collapse of the entire Glazed Light City Defense Line! Within the city now, aside from the Ancestor, there truly isn’t any other Tier Three combat power available."

"Ancestor?" Wei Banmeng keenly caught this term, her clear and cold eyes lit up, she blurted out: "That one, ’Stabilizing Needle’ Jiang Taixuan senior?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming’s eyes also lit up, as if finding kindred spirits, he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! It’s Ancestor Taixuan! Miss Wei knows the Ancestor?"

Wei Banmeng solemnly nodded, looking towards Fang Qingyu, her speech clear as she introduced: "Senior Jiang Taixuan is truly a legendary hero of the Federation!"

"Fifty years ago, when the Arctic Great Wall Defense Line was not fully stable, Glazed Light City once faced an unprecedented wave of Destiny Ghost assault, with the defense line at risk and city guards nearly decimated."

"It was senior Jiang Taixuan, with the honor of Martial Saint, who burned his origin and alone defended the ’Ice Fortress’ for seven days and nights, holding on until the Federation reinforcements arrived, preserving Glazed Light City and vast areas behind!"