When Shang Jianyao identified the unconscious individuals, the soldiers were not idle either. Some wore gas masks, guarding the surroundings to prevent accidents, while others carefully searched every corner of the basement.

At this moment, a soldier shouted loudly:

"There's a door here."

In the front right corner of the basement, there stood a marble statue of a human, behind which was hidden a door that blended almost seamlessly with the wall.

The soldiers tried to push the statue, and found it surprisingly easy, as the bottom of the statue had wheels and hidden tracks.

As the door opened, a deep, dim passage appeared before everyone.

There were lights inside, but they seemed to be spaced far apart, making it appear dark.

"Flashbangs, sedative grenades," Muscle Major Ducas ordered again.

After a round of clearing, he and Cassier led some of the soldiers, wearing gas masks, into the passage.

Jiang Baimian followed curiously, Shang Jianyao was faster than her.

The tunnel was a bit long. After a few minutes, the pursuers saw the exit and returned to the ground.

This was already outside the Zhao family manor, near the Taiwei River, located in a hidden area on a hill.

"There are tire tracks, and they're fresh," Cassier, with her dark yellow shoulder-length hair, squatted down and examined them carefully.

Ducas nodded.

"No rush."

He picked up the walkie-talkie and reported the situation to Focas, asking him to send transportation.

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and Genaava "shrank" to a relatively distant place, quietly watching everything.

Pressing her lips inward, Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully:

"I feel like some things are forming a line."

"A fishing line?" Shang Jianyao asked with a smile.

"Maybe," Jiang Baimian nodded slightly.

Genaava joined their discussion:

"Meng Gang and Zhao Yixue are bait? What fish is the 'Antagonism Church' trying to catch?"

"That depends on what happens next," Jiang Baimian smiled slightly. "Maybe it's not a fishing line, but the manipulation lines in an old-world puppet show."

While they were talking, the soldiers responsible for surrounding this direction of the Zhao family manor drove up in military vehicles.

Clearly, the "Old Task Force's" military green jeep was not among them.

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and Genaava could only squeeze into the back of a military truck, holding onto the sideboard, letting the wind blow through their hair.

"The rural scenery here is quite beautiful, and the architecture is very distinctive," Jiang Baimian admired the surrounding scenery.

In such beautiful scenery, a large number of slaves were scattered in the fields, doing various things.

Because there was not much traffic at this time and the roads outside the city were full of dirt, Ducas and Cassier easily tracked the tire tracks, stopping and going, stopping and going.

About ten minutes later, the military vehicles stopped outside another manor.

Here, not only were wheat, oats, and rye planted, but there was also a vineyard.

Cassier got out of the car, squatted down to inspect it, and said in a deep voice:

"It's the same car as before, it went into the manor."

Ducas, Jiang Baimian, and others approached one after another, using their own methods to confirm.

After confirming that the car Zhao Yixue and Meng Gang were driving had disappeared at the entrance of the manor, Ducas looked up at the front and said with a serious expression:

"This is Elder Varo's favorite manor, he often comes here to stay."

Elder Varo... Jiang Baimian repeated the name silently, turned her head and exchanged a glance with Shang Jianyao.

She said with her lip movements:

"The lines are connected."

This elder named Varo is one of the powerful figures in First City, and is the deputy of Governor and Commander Beaulis.

They have a large number of supporters in the Senate, and their philosophy is to maintain the status quo as much as possible in the absence of a major disaster. The Pangu Biology intelligence system calls them conservatives.

The new members of the Senate are eager for change, gathering around Gaius under the banner of "Reshaping First City and returning land to citizens". He is also a general, the commander of the Eastern Legion of First City. The Pangu Biology intelligence system calls them the reformers.

In addition, many generals and elders of the Supervisory System choose to remain neutral, not participating in the disputes between the two major factions, and are called centrists. Focas, this old guy in a semi-retired state, is one of them.

This is no secret, and other major forces have mastered it. Jiang Baimian learned about it from the information provided by the company.

After reading Jiang Baimian's lip movements, Shang Jianyao nodded seriously.

As for whether he really understood what she meant, Jiang Baimian didn't know.

"Involving Elder Varo, we can't make a decision on our own, we must ask the General for instructions," Cassier reminded his colleague.

Although Ducas is a muscleman, he still has a brain. He did not act impulsively, and informed Focas of the tracking results using the walkie-talkie.

After listening to his report, Focas said calmly:

"Suspend all actions, wait for me to come over."

Seeing this, Jiang Baimian took a few steps back, distancing herself from Ducas and his group.

When Shang Jianyao and Genaava followed over, she lowered her voice and said:

"I don't know what kind of drama will be staged later, let's just watch, don't get involved."

"Hey, I really want to join this play and perform a little," Shang Jianyao said with a regretful look.

Jiang Baimian sneered:

"Distinguish priorities."

After a while, the soldiers and combat robots who had originally surrounded the Zhao family manor drove over, escorting Focas's armored command vehicle.

Focas summoned the two majors to communicate for a few minutes and asked about the situation.

Then, he sat in the armored vehicle and waited quietly for a while.

After an unknown period of time, he finally opened the door of the armored vehicle, stood on the edge of the vehicle, looked around, and said loudly:

"Soldiers, now I am going to issue an order."

His expression was unusually serious, and his sparse yellowish-brown hair was no longer so abrupt.

When all the soldiers looked over, Focas said loudly:

"You should be very clear that we are investigating members of the Antagonism Church, a cult organization. They once assassinated Elder Soles, bringing chaos to us.

"They are dangerous, they want to subvert us, they want to make all citizens their puppets, no longer thinking, only knowing how to obey.

"For the safety of all citizens, for the future of First City, we must seize those key members as soon as possible and eliminate this organization. In this process, no matter who is involved in front, or what obstacles there are, we must not retreat, and I will bear all the consequences.

"Moreover, we have the Governor's warrant, everything is in accordance with the laws of First City."

After listening to Focas's speech, many soldiers raised their weapons high and shouted loudly:

"General! General!"

The remaining soldiers were driven by this atmosphere and shouted along.

After the shouts subsided, Focas pointed to Varo's manor:

"Soldiers, I order you to take over here, permission to open fire!"

At this moment, he was like an aging lion exuding his original might.

"Yes, General!" The soldiers responded in unison.

Focas nodded in satisfaction and began to allocate tasks in an orderly manner.

As before, some soldiers, carrying some combat robots, dispersed and surrounded the entire manor. The remaining soldiers and combat robots followed Majors Ducas and Cassier, rushing towards the gate of Varo's manor.

When passing Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and Genaava, Ducas paused and asked:

"Do you want to come along?"

Jiang Baimian shook her head without hesitation:

"We'll recognize people after you take over."

Ducas did not persuade and left this hidden place.

Watching them approach the manor, disarm the guards at the entrance, and drive straight in, Jiang Baimian retracted her gaze and looked at Focas, who was protected by many soldiers.

The general sat in the co-pilot seat of the armored command vehicle, focusing on Varo's manor, calm and majestic.

Suddenly, a roar resounded through the sky.

An explosion occurred in Elder Varo's manor.

Immediately afterwards, dense gunfire rang out, mixed with loud "booms" of varying pitch.

Seeing this, Jiang Baimian couldn't help but chuckle, because it was about the same as she had expected.

"Something really is going to happen..." she exclaimed to Shang Jianyao and Genaava.

"Uncreative," Shang Jianyao criticized.

The sound of fierce fighting only lasted for a short period of time, and Varo's manor quickly returned to peace.

After a while, a military vehicle that had entered the manor drove out.

Ducas and Cassier jumped out of the car one after another, saluting Focas from afar:

"General, mission accomplished, all targets captured!"

Focas, sitting in the armored command vehicle, nodded and asked loudly:

"Why didn't you report directly using the walkie-talkie?"

Ducas and Cassier exchanged a glance, hesitated for two seconds, and shouted in equally loud voices:

"Reporting to the General, in addition to the members of the Antagonism Church, there were also Elder Varo's confidants, and, and people from the Savior Army!"

His voice spread throughout the audience, allowing many soldiers to hear clearly.

"Savior Army"... Jiang Baimian raised her eyebrows.

For First City, the Savior Army is always the number one enemy.