Chapter 94: I Have No Choice Either

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained Advanced Mechanism Art!"

A massive amount of information flooded into his mind, and countless pieces of knowledge regarding Mechanism Arts were rapidly mastered by Shen Yu. In this moment, he felt as if he were experiencing the entire life of a Master of Mechanisms.

Starting as an apprentice and learning slowly, passing through decades of study and synthesis, gradually accumulating, and finally succeeding in becoming an advanced Master of Mechanisms. Countless mechanical techniques were finally thoroughly assimilated for his own use.

At this moment, if you just gave him a piece of wood, Shen Yu felt he could make it bloom with tricks. The mysteries of Mechanism Arts are not as simple as just talking about them. If used well, there might even be unexpected gains.

He was quite satisfied with this harvest. Thinking about it this way, Zhan Shan did not die without value!

"Lord Shen, Lord Shen!"

In the eyes of Zhan Ziyi, after Shen Yu had just killed Zhan Shan, he had started to stand there in a daze. He had called out repeatedly several times without waking him; surely he couldn't have fallen asleep while standing.

"Oh, Constable Zhan, is there something the matter?"

"Lord Shen! The trail is now broken. But whether it is the cultivation or the growth of the Bliss Flower, it must be piled up with human lives. If these people intend to continue, they will definitely make a move, so for now, we can only use a clumsy method!"

"This official understands!" Nodding, Shen Yu naturally knew what the other party meant, and continued, "This official will immediately send men to patrol back and forth in Sanshui County; once any abnormal situation appears, notify me immediately."

"I refuse to believe that every time they make a move, it can be seamless. As long as they are still within Sanshui County, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, this official will find them!"

"Constable Fang!" Turning his head to look at Fang Ziyi beside him, Shen Yu then said, "You are still wounded, so go back and rest first!"

"Very well!" At this time, Fang Ziyi did not decline. After all, he was truly wounded, and after running about for the entire night yesterday, he had nearly exhausted his old life.

However, just after exiting the prison gate, Fang Ziyi's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and he leaned down to look at the mark on the stone slab at the entrance, which looked like a casual doodle.

"Lord Shen, wait a moment. This is our Capture Gate's contact code; someone is calling for reinforcements!"

"Reinforcements?" Hearing this, Shen Yu was also a bit puzzled. In Sanshui County, weren't the people of the Capture Gate all led by Fang Ziyi? Now that these people were reduced to only three left in the County Government Office, how could there still be someone calling for reinforcements?

Seeming to perceive Shen Yu's confusion, Fang Ziyi hurriedly explained, "Lord Shen may not know, but in fact, this operation of the Capture Gate was split into an overt and a covert side. Besides me, there is also a Silver Badge Constable present."

"It's just that this Silver Badge Constable is top secret throughout. Before this, even I didn't know who it was, nor did I know what their mission was. My mission was to investigate the location of the Bliss Flower, but now there are some things I have figured out; my role should have been to beat the grass to startle the snake!"

"In other words, you were actually intentionally placed out in the open!" Put that way, Fang Ziyi was just a tool, the kind meant to attract fire. Tsk tsk, looking at it this way, Fang Ziyi wasn't doing very well in the Capture Gate.

"Cough, cough, that's not wrong!" Coughing lightly twice, Fang Ziyi covered up his embarrassment and continued, "Once the snake is startled, it will naturally make a move, and then it might be exposed!"

"In that way, the Silver Badge Constable in the shadows can follow the vine to find the person behind this. Now that they have left a code here, they must have already gained something, which is why they need a large number of people!"

"So that's it!" Nodding, Shen Yu indicated that he had fully understood. But it was no wonder the Capture Gate was so careful; these people were not only wealthy and ruthless, but their style of conduct was too cautious—a single slip could lead to total defeat.

"Lord Shen, please come with me. Now that I am severely wounded, even if something happens, I cannot help. Therefore, I hope Lord Shen can lend us a hand!"

"Very well! If this matter is truly related to the Bliss Flower, then this official is naturally duty-bound. Constable Fang, lead the way!"

Following the nearly invisible contact code, Fang Ziyi led Shen Yu through many twists and turns until they arrived around a cluster of dark, low-lying houses. This was the slum area of Sanshui County, and the people coming and going inside were mostly the lowest-level commoners.

Upon arriving in front of a civilian residence, Fang Ziyi knocked on the door with two long and one short knocks. Then, after waiting for ten breaths, he knocked six times in succession, and after waiting another ten breaths, he knocked three times with one long and two short.

After these knocks were finished, the gate was finally opened, and the person inside opened the door. This person was dressed in hemp clothes, with furrows crisscrossing their face, just like an old farmer in the fields.

"Constable Fang!"

"So it is Constable Ye!" Upon seeing the person who opened the door, Fang Ziyi was somewhat surprised, and then introduced them to Shen Yu, "Lord Shen, this is our Capture Gate's Silver Badge Constable, Constable Ye Yu. Constable Ye has been with the Capture Gate for forty years since joining!"

"Constable Ye, this is the Sanshui County Magistrate, Lord Shen. That I could be safe and sound this time is thanks to Lord Shen's help! I have already told Lord Shen everything, and Lord Shen is also willing to provide his full support!"

"So it is Lord Shen!" Bowing to Shen Yu, Ye Yu did not have the slightest pride of a Silver Badge Constable on his face; instead, he seemed somewhat humble.

"I know, I have heard of the reputation of the 'Peerless in Zither and Sword'. Having Lord Shen's help is naturally for the best. Come, the two of you, follow me!"

Leading the two into a secret chamber, it was brightly lit inside, and more than ten Copper Badge and Iron Badge Constables of the Capture Gate were standing there quietly. Seeing them in full martial attire, it seemed they were preparing for a major move.

"Constable Fang, Lord Shen, please take a look!"

Pointing to the map hanging high in the secret chamber, Ye Yu said slowly, "This is the terrain map of Hu Family Fort. According to our investigation, after that group from Qiancui Mountain left that place, they came to Hu Family Fort!"

"Taking advantage of the fact that they haven't left yet, we can just wipe them all out!"

Speaking of this, Ye Yu had someone bring out two cups of tea and handed them over, "Constable Fang, Lord Shen, let's drink some tea first, then plan, and we will act tonight!"

"No need for a plan, just kill our way over!" Taking the tea, Shen Yu did not drink it, but just glanced at the map indifferently. Hu Family Fort, is it that Hu Family?

"What the hell?" Hearing Shen Yu's words, the dozen or so constables here cast astonished gazes. Listen to what he said, just kill their way over. If they could really just kill their way over, they would have acted long ago.

Where did they find this young man? He really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Do you know how many experts are entrenched inside now? Believe it or not, one spit from each of them would be enough to drown you!

"Lord Shen's Martial Arts are unfathomable, and we admire them greatly, but some things still need to be discussed at length!"

Glaring at these constables, Ye Yu then said, "By the way, I have something else to show you two. You two wait a moment, I'll be right back!"

Ye Yu then got up and left. Shen Yu did not feel that anything was wrong; his mind was currently on the map of Hu Family Fort before him. He was planning whether to just charge in from the front gate or to sneak in from the inside.

But at this moment, Ye Yu, who had just walked to the door, suddenly pressed a mechanism on the side, and the door of the secret chamber fell with a boom.

"Not good!" Ye Yu's sudden action caught Shen Yu off guard, and he slammed a palm onto the door. However, this door was made of ten-thousand-catty giant stone, and it was difficult for human strength to open it.

Moreover, this was a secret chamber located underground; if he were to use brute force, it might cause a direct collapse!

"Constable Ye, what are you doing?"

"Constable Fang, I am truly sorry, but someone wants your lives. They offered too high a price, so high that I simply couldn't refuse. I have no choice, I can only sacrifice you!"