Chapter 1379
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Chapter 1379 “Black Dragon”
At the bottom of the Huangpu River.
After listening to Tang Mingxuan’s statement, Lin Qiye’s brows slightly furrowed:
“For something as significant as White Marsh giving birth, why didn’t you request support from a special squad at headquarters?”
“Special squad? Your squad was only established a little over half a month ago, right? During this half month, you’ve been running all over Daxia. How could we have time to find you?”
“What about other special squads?”
Tang Mingxuan looked Lin Qiye over and asked in confusion, “Aren’t you the first special squad in Daxia? Besides yours, what other squads are there?”
Lin Qiye stood frozen in place.
The first special squad in Daxia?
That makes sense… the concept of special squads only emerged some time after the Night Watchers implemented the “local garrison” model. In the early days, Night Watcher members were few, and having one team per city was already extremely difficult.
In this era, Night Watcher squads in second and third-tier cities had at most three people. Only in densely populated major cities like Huaihai would you find garrison teams of five or six people, let alone searching throughout Daxia for elites and geniuses to form special squads.
Lin Qiye had originally thought that [Hero Spirit] was the earliest special squad in Daxia, but thinking carefully, Nie Jingshan was still alive at this time. In Daxia’s national fate, at most only General Huo Qubing and Senior Gongyang Wan existed. It’s even possible that Commander Nie hadn’t discovered them yet in this era, so how could there be a [Hero Spirit] squad?
So, was Li Kengqiang a member of the first special squad in Daxia’s history?
“What I meant was, you could report to headquarters and request Night Watchers from other regions for support,” Lin Qiye quickly corrected himself, knowing he had slipped up.
Tang Mingxuan shook his head, “That won’t work. You should understand Commander Nie’s operating style better than I do—everything prioritizes people’s safety; he would rather kill by mistake than let anything go.
Once he learns there’s a ‘mystery’ at the bottom of the Huangpu River that could potentially threaten the entire Huaihai City, he won’t allow it to exist, regardless of whether it’s a Daxia divine beast or whether it has malicious intent.
Even if he doesn’t kill White Marsh, he would forcibly expel or detain it. If that happens, neither White Marsh nor the child inside it would have a good outcome…”
As Tang Mingxuan said this, he looked back at White Marsh crawling at the river bottom in extreme pain, his eyes full of sympathy and complexity.
“Captain Li, you’re still young and haven’t been a father or mother… there are some things you might not be able to empathize with.
I was once a father… although only for half a day.
Years ago, my wife died on the operating table during a difficult labor. Before she died, she held the doctor’s hand, begging him to save our child’s life… but after she passed away, within half a day, my daughter followed her.
In a single night, I lost the two women I loved most. No one understands this pain better than I do!”
A reddish tint appeared in Tang Mingxuan’s eyes. Behind him, White Marsh seemed to sense something and slightly raised its head. Its weak but gentle voice echoed in both their ears:
“Captain Tang Mingxuan…”
Tang Mingxuan took a deep breath, his eyes reddening, and said solemnly:
“Captain Li, regarding White Marsh giving birth, our 007 squad has reached a consensus and has studied this repeatedly. As long as I’m stationed here, it absolutely won’t cause harm to Huaihai City!
I don’t know how those people from the Ancient God Church got their information, but at this point, we have no other choice…
I implore the [Black Dragon] squad to lend us a hand!”
[Black Dragon]… so that’s the name of Li Kengqiang’s special squad?
Lin Qiye looked at White Marsh behind him with complex emotions. Those glass-like pupils were covered with a thin mist. It seemed to want to say something more, but its lower abdomen trembled slightly, and only painful moans echoed underwater.
After a moment, Lin Qiye sighed and nodded:
“I understand. We will guard the Huangpu River for you until White Marsh successfully gives birth.”
“Thank you, Captain Li!” Tang Mingxuan gratefully cupped his hands while holding his halberd.
Lin Qiye’s figure flickered as he quickly flew toward the river surface.
…
007 Squad Headquarters.
An Qingyu lightly raised his fingertip, and the ropes binding the 007 squad members broke apart. His expression was somewhat strange.
They had originally thought An Qingyu was a member of the Ancient God Church, but just now, An Qingyu had used a radio to transmit intelligence to his “accomplices” right in front of them. This didn’t seem like the Ancient God Church… after all, the Ancient God Church was targeting White Marsh, so how could they know nothing about it?
Of course, they couldn’t rule out the possibility that An Qingyu was using a trick to deceive them and lower their guard, since they had never heard that radios could be used for remote communication.
“Whether you believe me or not, I’ll say it one last time: I am not your enemy,” An Qingyu said calmly, carrying the black coffin on his back.
“Things have reached this point. If you still consider yourselves competent Night Watchers, follow me to the Huangpu River immediately… We may need many hands in what comes next.”
With those words, An Qingyu said no more and leaped out through the open window, transforming into a shadow flying directly toward the Huangpu River.
The 007 squad members exchanged glances, and after a moment of hesitation, they gritted their teeth and followed.
An Qingyu’s figure gradually approached the Huangpu River. Soon he saw Cao Yuan floating in the river and Lin Qiye who had just flown up from the water. Baili Pangpang was guarding the other side of the river, constantly monitoring the movement of people.
“…So, you all heard from Qingyu?”
Lin Qiye briefly communicated with Cao Yuan and nodded. “Good, we don’t have much time left. Spread out and keep watch on the riverbank. Have people evacuate the crowded areas nearby and the ferries on the river to prevent accidents.”
“The 007 squad members have already started the evacuation,” said An Qingyu, landing on the deck with the black coffin on his back, pointing to the 007 squad members who had just arrived at the riverbank.
It must be said that although they were somewhat mentally disoriented from having their memories read by An Qingyu, the 007 squad members reacted extremely quickly. Upon learning that the Ancient God Church was approaching the riverbank, they immediately took measures, contacting police officers to evacuate civilians from both shores.
This way, if any Ancient God Church members remained alone by the river, they would be immediately recognizable, saving a lot of trouble.
But the Bund was too large, and even with many people involved, evacuating so many civilians in a short time was not easy. Many people didn’t understand what was happening and were just slowly moving toward nearby streets.
Nevertheless, a few scattered figures stood still with black briefcases, appearing particularly conspicuous among the retreating crowds.
Their expressions changed as they realized they had likely been exposed. They suddenly clutched their briefcases tightly and rushed toward the river!
