Chapter 165: Two Clues! Is This Underestimation?

At this age, reaching the third tier, Cai Ju's squad was certainly no ordinary group.

They did not take the Wu Ke college entrance exam; instead, after awakening their abilities at sixteen.

They were recruited by the Public Security Bureau and sent to a specialized training camp.

After graduation, they directly joined the Public Security Bureau, making them absolute loyalists of the bureau.

They are still young; after a few more years of seniority, they will be promoted to the bureau's upper echelons.

Additionally, the two major martial arts academies of Great Xia—Lei Ting Martial Arts Academy and Bao Xiong Martial Arts Academy—also recruit students with outstanding awakened abilities ahead of time.

But when Xu Jingming was sixteen, he only awakened an E-class ability, so he naturally never had such an opportunity for early recruitment.

"Captain Cai, tell me about the clues you've found on the Tianming Cult."

After mutual introductions, Xu Jingming got straight to the point.

"You're direct, Student Xu." Cai Ju gave a slight nod.

Though young, Xu Jingming left a good first impression—calm and composed.

And such a person is exactly what their squad needs.

"A Yan, activate the psychic shielding network."

At Captain Cai Ju's order, Sun Yan, the man beside him wearing gold-rimmed glasses and possessing a psychic ability, immediately activated his power.

Invisible, powerful psychic energy surged forth like a vast net, enveloping the entire private room.

Thus, no one outside could hear anything happening inside.

"We currently have two clues regarding the Tianming Cult—more precisely, two individuals.

The first is Zhao Wuhao, the leader of the Tiger's Claw Gang.

The second is Leng Chang, the CEO of Lanhai Technology."

Cai Ju, already prepared, pulled out a small metal sphere and placed it on the table.

There was a soft hum.

Faint blue virtual light projected from the metal sphere, forming two distinct human faces with brief profiles.

Zhao Wuhao, leader of the Tiger's Claw Gang, was muscular and fierce-looking, with a shaved head.

Leng Chang, controller of Lanhai Technology, was the opposite—wearing a black suit and tie, refined and elegant.

"According to our intelligence, both are connected to the Tianming Cult in Jinning City.

Both hold some authority within the cult; if we capture these two and hand them over to psychic ability users for interrogation,

we should be able to pinpoint the exact location of the Jinning City branch of the Tianming Cult."

Cai Ju explained briefly.

Xu Jingming nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Altogether, the state's execution order had only been issued four days ago.

To uncover even a few traces in such a short time proves Cai Ju's ability squad is highly efficient.

"Let me briefly introduce these two individuals."

Cai Ju tapped lightly on the holographic projection.

The image of Zhao Wuhao, leader of the Tiger's Claw Gang, enlarged, while two other fierce-looking men appeared beside him:

"Zhao Wuhao, leader of the Tiger's Claw Gang, is a peak third-tier ability user with a C-class enhancement ability.

He founded the Tiger's Claw Gang as a private martial arts academy.

It has two upper third-tier coaches who are his staunch followers—possibly also members of the Tianming Cult.

If we move against him, we must account for these two as well."

After a pause, Cai Ju pointed again, and the hologram replaced Zhao Wuhao with Leng Chang of Lanhai Group.

"Leng Chang himself is weak—only peak second-tier.

But he has a mid-fourth-tier personal bodyguard, which we can't easily handle.

Also, he's been staying inside his heavily guarded corporate tower; outsiders find it hard to enter, and forced entry would alert him.

So for these two, we plan to strike first at Zhao Wuhao of the Tiger's Claw Gang.

Student Xu, you'll join us tomorrow."

Cai Ju smiled.

Their group consisted of two peak third-tier, two upper third-tier, and one mid-third-tier.

Taking down these three from the Tiger's Claw Gang would be effortless.

"No split operations?" Xu Jingming frowned.

By the time they finished Zhao Wuhao and went after Leng Chang, it'd be too late.

Cai Ju looked slightly embarrassed upon hearing this.

His original plan had been to split up.

He'd even reported the situation, requesting the Public Security Bureau send a fourth-tier expert for backup.

But the bureau had assigned the mission to Mo Da instead.

Assigning it to Mo Da was fine—even any random fourth-tier elite from Mo Da could crush Leng Chang's mid-fourth-tier bodyguard.

But they sent Mo Da's S-class Xu Jingming.

At his age, Xu Jingming's true combat power at peak third-tier was indeed monstrous.

But asking him to face a mid-fourth-tier bodyguard was asking too much.

The best solution was to wait for the Public Security Bureau to send another strong operative, then split up.

But time was running out; every day delayed increased Zhao Wuhao and Leng Chang's chance of escape.

So he had no choice but to have Xu Jingming join his squad.

'So I'm being underestimated.'

Though Cai Ju said nothing, Xu Jingming deduced his thoughts.

He shook his head: "I'll handle Leng Chang. You go after the Tiger's Claw Gang."

Cai Ju and the others froze in surprise.

Leng Chang? Him?

Was this Mo Da S-class overconfident?

Remember,

Fourth-tier is not like third-tier—each sub-tier upgrade brings a world of difference in power!

Even four or five lower-fourth-tier ability users struggle to defeat a single mid-fourth-tier.

And Xu Jingming is only a lower-third-tier.

Even with an S-class ability, defeating a mid-fourth-tier is like climbing to heaven.

If you leave the mission to him alone, he'll almost certainly fail...

Though they thought this, no one dared speak up, exchanging glances in silence.

After all, he was a proud Mo Da prodigy; it was hard to bluntly say he was too weak.

Finally, the only woman in the group, Zhang Tong, stepped forward tentatively:

"You can't handle Leng Chang's mid-fourth-tier bodyguard alone.

Let's capture Zhao Wuhao first, then go after Leng Chang together—it's safer."

Zhang Tong was around twenty-five or twenty-six, plain-looking but very tall.

Her tone was warm, like an older sister's.

"Don't worry, it's fine."

Xu Jingming shook his head, his clear eyes filled with resolve.

He'd killed a peak fourth-tier before—what was a mid-fourth-tier?

Zhang Tong sighed helplessly; this S-class was determined.

Then, after a long silence, Captain Cai Ju finally spoke:

"In that case, we'll trouble you to go alone, Student Xu."

He handed over a black USB drive and a palm-sized communicator:

"Leng Chang has been holed up in his corporate tower. This USB contains a 3D blueprint of the building, plus details on Leng Chang and his bodyguard. Review it tonight.

We'll move against the Tiger's Claw Gang around 11 a. . tomorrow.

Try to synchronize your timing with ours.

Also, our Jinning City Public Security Bureau has a special operations squad stationed near Lanhai Group, where Leng Chang is.

You can contact them via this communicator for support."

"Understood."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly and slipped the USB and communicator into his space ring.

"That's it for today. We've booked you a hotel room—here's your keycard.

Student Xu, get some rest. Tomorrow's going to be a tough fight."

Cai Ju was clearly a decisive man; after finalizing the plan,

he handed Xu Jingming the keycard and led his squad out.

"Student Xu, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

"Student Xu, we're counting on your good news tomorrow."

Cai Ju and his group had quite a decent personality; though all believed Xu Jingming could not complete the mission, none showed any outward sign of doubt.

Only after Cai Ju and the others had left did Xu Jingming pull out an oval black spherical device from his space ring and place it on the table.

He then inserted a USB drive into the interface on the device's side and softly activated it:

"Eva, please check the contents of this USB drive."

This oval device was specially issued by Mo Da to S-class mission operatives, similar to a body-worn camera from his past life.

It possessed multiple functions, including video recording and data storage.

Of course,

its most important feature was its ability to connect to Mo Da's top-tier artificial intelligence, Eva, which could assist in analyzing intelligence data.

"Eva received. Analyzing now..."

A soft hum sounded as the oval device activated, emitting a pale blue glow.

Moments later, Eva's voice sounded again:

"The USB drive contains 24 video files regarding Blue Sea Technology and its CEO, Leng Chang, along with 67 text files.

Extracting key content below: Blue Sea Technology Group is located..."

Eva's pleasant voice echoed through the private room, analyzing the intelligence while simultaneously displaying a holographic projection.

"Having an AI assistant really makes things easy."

Xu Jingming picked up the coffee on the table, took a small sip, then leaned back comfortably in his chair.

If he had to review all these videos and documents himself, it would take hours.

But with Eva's help to analyze and extract the essentials, the time required would be drastically reduced.

The Eva sub-unit issued by Mo Da to S-class mission operatives reached Level One artificial intelligence.

Its processing speed was astonishing; there was no risk of missing critical information.