Chapter 1185

Su Yang gritted his teeth again: "Damn it, how dare they run?"

If they don't run, are they supposed to wait for you, General, to slaughter them?

Si Decong silently scoffed in his heart.

Of course, he dared not voice that thought.

Su Yang was in a rage, and he didn't want to provoke his bad luck.

Carefully considering it, Si Decong realized the Shoushen Sect's withdrawal from the north wasn't without reason.

Facing General Su, they truly had little chance of victory.

Withdrawing from the north was indeed a wise decision for the Shoushen Sect.

It was just that when General Su arrived at the Northern Military Headquarters, their intelligence department hadn't considered that possibility.

Thirty seconds later, Su Yang's temper slightly cooled.

"So, can we still strike the Shoushen Sect?"

Su Yang still couldn't let go of his obsession with the Shoushen Sect.

If he didn't stir up some trouble, he wouldn't be satisfied.

"It's probably difficult, unless we get approval from the Northwestern Military Headquarters to join forces and enter the northwest interior to directly attack the Shoushen Sect's stronghold."

"Then forget it!"

Su Yang waved his hand, outright rejecting Si Decong's suggestion.

Before understanding the true nature of the Shoushen Sect's Beast God, Su Yang didn't want to act rashly.

The Federation probably thought the same.

Su Yang did want to kill, but that didn't mean he wasn't afraid of death.

He'd rather bide his time and continue developing, waiting until he had confidence before probing the Shoushen Sect again.

"Forget it. Attacking the Shoushen Sect's headquarters requires orders from the General Headquarters—we mustn't act rashly. Keep a close watch on any movements by the Shoushen Sect within our territory!"

"Yes, General!"

"Also, do you have any intelligence on the Heiyu Organization? Have they shown any unusual activity lately? Do you have any knowledge of their locations?"

"Before General Su arrived, the Heiyu Organization had already gone dormant," Si Decong whispered. "We've identified several of their bases, but none of major importance—we've kept them monitored, hoping to lure in bigger fish."

Su Yang's eyes lit up, sensing potential: "Do the minor leaders in those bases know anything about the Heiyu Organization's upper echelons?"

"Probably not," Si Decong said. "The Heiyu Organization is tightly structured—many minor leaders don't even know their superiors. If we strike now, we'd only destroy a few key outposts and likely trigger even greater vigilance."

"Oh!"

This news once again disappointed Su Yang.

Without capturing a key figure from the Heiyu Organization, even Su Yang personally going out would be pointless.

He could forcibly break into others' memories, but only if memories existed.

Without memories, the Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly couldn't conjure clues out of thin air.

The reason the raid on the Tianxing Society in the southeast went so smoothly was entirely because Su Yang captured Lin Tianhong, the leader of the Tianxing Society's southeastern branch.

Lin Tianhong's mind contained detailed records of all major members of the Tianxing Society.

Without Lin Tianhong's information, Su Yang's investigation from the Tianxing Society's peripheral members upward might have hit a dead end halfway.

"Director Si, tell me—are there any other forces in the north opposing our military headquarters?"

"Aside from the Shoushen Sect and the Heiyu Organization, the rest are just insignificant gang organizations… dealing with them doesn't require General Su's personal intervention!"

Where there is light, there is darkness.

Especially in this era of rampant beasts, economic development has been truly sluggish.

Many civilians struggle to find livelihoods.

This has led to the expansion of gang power.

But these gang organizations don't require General Su's personal intervention.

Si Decong always felt this General Su had a tendency to stir up chaos.

Hearing there were only minor gang forces, Su Yang immediately lost interest.

Handling such Putongbang Sects can be fully managed by local city guard forces.

The reason these gang organizations run rampant is not only due to the poor overall environment, but also because some of them likely have ties with local military factions.

That requires cleaning up the atmosphere—not Su Yang's specialty.

Moreover, the system wouldn't assign Su Yang tasks for those Putongbang Sects.

Still, having something to do is better than sitting idle. The military intelligence system, if left unused, feels like a waste.

"How serious are the gang forces in the north?"

"Somewhat serious," Si Decong nodded. "But for the past few decades, our intelligence system has focused on the big and ignored the small, always busy dealing with the Shoushen Sect and the Heiyu Organization!"

"Then start gathering intelligence on gang organizations rooted in the lower strata!"

Si Decong exclaimed in surprise: "Is General Su planning to act against those gang organizations?"

That would border on using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Many gang organizations don't even have a single Beast Tamer.

They're just groups of rowdy youths gathering to extort protection money…

"What else can we do? The Shoushen Sect has withdrawn from the north! The Heiyu Organization is dormant, and we've found no leads at all—shouldn't we find something to do?" Su Yang snapped. "Shall I send you all to infiltrate the beasts?"

"Uh…"

Si Decong's face turned pale.

Sending intelligence personnel to infiltrate the beasts… that was too much!

They'd be spotted instantly—what a pointless infiltration!

Si Derong quickly said: "General Su, we'll immediately gather intelligence on the Beifangbang Sect—give us one month, and it'll be enough!"

The military intelligence organization, established to combat the Shoushen Sect, the Heiyu Organization, the Tianxing Society, and other powerful illegal groups, had intelligence branches in every major city, with undercover agents covering nearly every industry.

Gathering intelligence on gang organizations was simple, but they had never paid attention before, and transmitting the intelligence itself still took time.

Su Yang warned: "Be careful—these gang members may be connected to the Shoushen Sect, the Heiyu Organization, and other illegal groups…"

Si Derong suddenly understood.

He seemed to grasp Su Yang's intention.

"By the way, we might as well strike at those gang organizations—since we're idle anyway!"

Su Yang, raised in the commoner class, knew well the harm caused by Putongbang Sects.

Coming to the north, with the Shoushen Sect withdrawn and the Heiyu Organization lying low, didn't he have to do something?

With two or three months left before winter, Su Yang felt the time was enough!

"Yes, General Su—we guarantee the mission will be completed."

"Go!"

"…"

Just as Si Derong reached the door, he saw Deputy Mayor Lu Yang and several other High-ranking military officials standing outside.

These men were merely curious.

Curious who had the audacity to anger General Su so terribly!