With a click, the hammer struck empty; the magazine was empty.

Han Yue opened her eyes, leaning against the ship's railing as if all her strength had been drained, panting heavily, a fine layer of cold sweat beading on her forehead.

But the look in her eyes when she looked at Lin Mo was still that of ardent obedience, without the slightest resentment.

Lin Mo took the Desert Eagle and put it back into his spatial storage. He nodded in satisfaction. Han Yue had truly become his person!

"Now that you're back, you know what to do about my case, right?"

"Yes, Master."

If the Zhao family asks, I'll tell them that Duan Xing, Xu Jing, and Zhao Jiaming all died unexpectedly, and it has nothing to do with you.

Han Yue straightened up.

Lin Mo nodded and looked her up and down.

The soaking wetsuit clung to his body, outlining the sharp lines maintained by years of training. His short hair was still dripping wet, and under the moonlight, it even smelled a bit like latex.

Do you have a boyfriend?

"no."

Han Yue felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and subconsciously shrank back.

"Now you have it!"

Lin Mo stepped forward, pinched the zipper of her wetsuit with his fingers, and pulled it down.

The black wetsuit glided across her chest and waist, opening to the sides.

"Yes, it's new!"

Lin Mo spat out a mouthful of saliva in satisfaction.

On the deck, Lin Mo took out a copy of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra from his spatial storage and handed it to Han Yue, whose face was flushed.

"This is a cultivation method. Practice it when you have free time; it should be helpful to you."

"Thank you, Master."

Han Yue excitedly took it, carefully sealed it in a waterproof bag, and stuffed it into the inner pocket of her diving suit.

She had a dream of becoming a martial arts hero since she was a child, and she never expected that her dream would come true today!

The two of them went down the ladder along the side of the ship to the sea, and Lin Mo took out a speedboat from his spatial storage.

He then reached out and touched the huge cruise ship behind him, and with a thought, stored it in his spatial storage.

Han Yue sat in the passenger seat, staring wide-eyed at the scene before her, her admiration for Lin Mo growing even stronger.

After the speedboat docked, Han Yue drove Lin Mo home in her red BMW.

After taking a shower and changing into dry clothes, Lin Mo saw that it was almost dawn, and with a thought, he arrived in World Number One.

After storing the munitions for a hundred men in the newly built warehouse in the backyard, Lin Mo walked through the corridor of the county government office and went straight to the front hall.

Liu Si had already gotten up and was hunched over his desk copying the mine's logbook with a pen.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up, quickly put down his pen, stood up, and bowed.

"grown ups."

Lin Mo waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit down:

"What's the situation in Cangwu right now?"

Liu Si opened the booklet he carried with him and reported to his supervisor in rapid speech:

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the five spies sent out by the Yue Commander have already infiltrated the Cangwu territory."

The news that came back said that after the rebels captured Cangwu County, they did not rush to expand outwards, but were busy burning, killing, looting and plundering in the county, and forcing refugees to join their army.

The wealthy households in the county town were looted several times, and their granaries and warehouses were completely emptied.

The streets were plastered with notices proclaiming that they were acting on behalf of Heaven, but in reality, they were still doing the work of bandits.

The rebels haven't shown any signs of moving towards Lianhai yet, presumably because they have enough looted supplies for the time being and want to digest their spoils first.

"They've been fighting over it for days, and they're still fighting over it?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a hint of surprise.

"yes.

The scouts said that the rebel leader couldn't control his men, and several groups almost started fighting each other over what they were fighting for.

The original agreement was that after the city was breached, they would only rob the wealthy and not harm the common people. However, in their rage, they even kicked down the houses of the common people.

They conscripted several hundred able-bodied men into the army, and those who refused were simply beheaded.

"How many rebel troops do they have now?"

"When we captured Cangwu, we had a little over three thousand people. In the past few days, we have added several hundred more by coercing refugees, so there should be around four thousand now."

However, only about a thousand of the veteran soldiers were truly capable fighters; the rest were conscripted men, armed with sticks and sharpened bamboo poles, and barely had any decent knives.

"Such poor equipment?"

"yes.

After they captured Cangwu, they ransacked the county granary, but found few decent weapons. However, they did plunder a lot of grain and cloth.

The armory where the garrison originally lived in Cangwu County was burned down by the defending general before they even attacked the city, leaving them with nothing.

Hearing this, Lin Mo felt more confident.

These people were just a motley crew of bandits.

The rampant burning, killing, and looting indicate an extremely low level of organization.

If a leader cannot control his subordinates, it indicates a loose command structure.

Their poor equipment and reliance on recruiting refugees to make up the numbers indicate that their actual combat strength was limited.

This kind of team is fine when things are going well, but once they encounter a tough opponent, they'll most likely collapse on their own.

More importantly, the longer the opponent takes to seize the opportunity, the more time he has to prepare.

"They've been raiding Cangwu for four or five days now."

At this rate, they should be sold out in three to five days at the latest.

After looting, they'd have enough food to last a while, but they'd lack weapons and their able-bodied men wouldn't be trained. If they had any sense at all, they'd probably consider attacking Lianhai first.

Liu Si's expression changed slightly:

"You mean...they're very likely to target us next?"

"It's not very likely."

They will definitely come.

Cangwu is too small to support a force of four thousand men.

The news that Lianhai has seafood, iron ore, salt, and grain will reach their ears sooner or later.

At that point, we'll just be easy prey in their eyes.

"Keep the spies watching Cangwu closely, and report back immediately if there is any news."

Lin Mo picked up his teacup and took a sip:

"Go and call Zhang Tie and Yue Pengniao here."

"Yes, sir!"

Before long, the two walked quickly into the back room, one after the other.

Zhang Tie still smelled of dust from rolling around on the training field; he hadn't even had time to change his armor.

The Yue Peng bird's plump face was covered in fine sweat, clearly indicating that it had also ridden all the way from the Qianhu garrison.

The two stood side by side, clasped their hands in a gesture of respect:

"grown ups!"

Lin Mo put down his teacup and got straight to the point:

"How's the preparation going for the hundred-person team you were asked to choose last time?"

Zhang Tie was the first to clasp his hands in response:

"Reporting to Your Excellency, all twenty guards are in position."

These are the best-performing trainees during this period, excelling in drills, physical fitness, and combat, and they haven't neglected their academic studies either; each of them can recognize over a hundred characters.

Yuepeng Bird followed up with its report:

"The eighty people at the Qianhu Office have also assembled."

They are all veterans who have seen blood on the battlefield, so their loyalty is absolutely guaranteed.

The two teams have been practicing together for a few days according to the training manual the adults gave us, and they have passed all the basic subjects.

"Come on, let's go see the equipment we've prepared for you."

Lin Mo got up and led the two through the backyard of the county government office to the row of newly built warehouses, where he pushed open the heavy iron door.

The morning light poured down through the high windows, illuminating every detail of the warehouse full of munitions.

One hundred sets of bulletproof vests and helmets were piled on the ground.

There were boxes of automatic rifles, light machine guns, grenades and ammunition stacked next to it, and several mortars and RPGs leaning against the corner.

Zhang Tie stood at the door, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly.

He carefully stepped forward, picked up a rifle, examined it several times, and asked in a low voice:

"Sir, this thing..."

Is it the kind of concealed weapon you used to fight the pirates before?

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