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Sure enough, something bad happened that night.

The rain started in the latter half of the night.

At first, it was just a few scattered raindrops, tapping on the window like someone flicking it with their fingertips.

Later, the wind blew harder and harder, and the raindrops turned into whips, making the sycamore trees in the yard rustle loudly.

Ye Chen was meditating in the room when he suddenly opened his eyes, jumped off the bed, grabbed the Ku Zhao Sword, and walked outside.

Ye Chen heard a sound, a sound that shouldn't have appeared in the rainy night. It was extremely faint, like someone stepping on a slippery wall, or like a tile being lifted by the wind, making a soft, clear clatter.

Ye Chen had just reached the top of the stairs when he bumped into Ghost Servant.

The ghost servant had already put on his outer garment, clutching an iron ruler in his hand, his face as dark as the sky outside.

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously gestured towards the door.

Ye Chen went around to the side door, while the ghost servant went out through the main door. Ayiguli also woke up, put on her clothes, and came out of the room with a knife in her hand.

Ye Chen turned around and mouthed "protect Jiang Ruoxi" to her. Ayiguli nodded and went into Jiang Ruoxi's room.

Jiang Ruoxi also woke up.

She was sitting on the bed, clutching her phone, looking alert.

When Aygul came in, she didn't ask any questions. She just took out a small bottle of self-defense powder that Ye Chen had given her from under her pillow and put it in her pocket.

Aygul locked the window from the inside, moved a chair behind the door to block it, and finally blew out the light, leaving only a crack in the curtains to observe the movements outside.

Outside the courtyard, Ye Chen walked briskly along the wall.

The rain obscured his vision, but it couldn't hide his extraordinary perception.

Ye Chen heard people outside the wall, and more than one.

The opponent's footsteps were extremely light and scattered, like raindrops falling on leaves, indicating that they had been specially trained to conceal themselves in the rain.

Ye Chen gently used his sword sheath to pry open the wooden bolt on the side door and slipped out.

At the base of the wall, two dark figures were crouching low as they approached the wall. One was clutching a thin wire in his hand, and the other was carrying a small bag, as if they were about to climb over the wall.

Ye Chen didn't say anything. He flicked his toe, and a piece of broken tile bounced up and hit the puddle behind the two of them.

The two men turned around at the same time, and Ye Chen had already approached like a ghost. With a slap of his sword hilt, the man on the left groaned and collapsed.

The man on the right was about to shout when Ye Chen's sword sheath was already pressed against his throat. Before the sound could even escape his throat, the man fell silent.

Ye Chen dragged him to the wall, tied his hands and feet with the man's own belt, and then tore off a piece of his clothes to gag him.

Ye Chen stood up and glanced at the alleyway across the street. There were still people hiding there, at least three.

Their breathing was exceptionally light in the rainy night, like a few wild dogs lying in the grass, patiently waiting for their chance.

Ye Chen didn't go any further. He retreated into the courtyard and closed the door behind him.

The ghost servant turned back from the main gate and whispered, "There are six of them, divided into three groups: two on the south side, two on the east side, and two on the west side. It seems like they're scouting the area and aren't planning a full-scale attack yet."

Ye Chen nodded: "They'll probe first, then make their move before dawn. Let the people in, and I'll play along with them."

The two pretended nothing had happened and went back to their respective rooms.

Ye Chen handed the two people who had been subdued at the side door over to He Jianping, who had rushed over after hearing the news, and asked him and several security guards to take the people to the garage.

The rain was still falling, and the night grew even deeper.

Ye Chen returned to Jiang Ruoxi's room, where Ayiguli was still waiting.

Jiang Ruoxi saw that Ye Chen was soaking wet, so she quickly grabbed a towel to wipe him down.

Ye Chen held her hand and said in a low voice, "Don't sleep soundly tonight. We have guests outside. Wait until they think we're asleep, then I'll go out and clean up the mess."

Jiang Ruoxi nodded, sat down on the edge of the bed, and put on her shoes.

Aygul wiped the knife clean and held it in her hand again.

At four o'clock in the morning, the rain subsided slightly.

Ye Chen climbed out of the back window and went around to the outside of the east wall.

Two men from the Blackwater were hiding there, crouching under an old locust tree to take shelter from the rain.

Ye Chen crept out from behind the tree, silver needles in hand, and with a slight flick of his wrist, the two fell headfirst into the mud without even uttering a sound.

Ye Chen headed south, and before he reached the alley entrance, he heard a very faint and distant bird call, like a night owl or a whistle.

Then came extremely light and quick footsteps, which dispersed in all directions.

"Trying to run?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, suddenly exerted force with his feet, and used Ghost Shadow Step to kick up a string of water droplets on the slippery alley.

He shot through the rain like an arrow, and when he reached the end of the alley, he saw a small, thin figure climbing over the wall.

Ye Chen raised his hand and thrust out three silver needles at once. The man on the wall froze, as if struck by an acupuncture point, and fell straight down.

Ye Chen rushed forward, caught the man, and laid him on the ground. He was a man in his thirties, foaming at the mouth, and had already fainted.

The ghost servant rushed over from the other end, carrying a subdued person in his hand.

Ayiguli and He Jianping also arrested one person each.

That night, they captured six in total.

Ye Chen had all these people taken back to the Jiang family's garage, strung together with rope, and searched them one by one.

The search yielded few items: a few fake ID cards, a few disposable mobile phones, and some miscellaneous items.

But one of them had a tiny black teardrop tattooed on the back of his neck.

"The mark of the Blackwater." The ghost servant glanced at it, his voice growing even deeper.

"These people aren't from headquarters; they're local peripheral personnel who were temporarily called in to scout the area. The big fish haven't been touched."

Ye Chen squatted down, looked at the faces of those people, and stood up, saying, "Big Fish is smarter than them. Tonight's match was just a test."

Ye Chen turned to He Jianping and said, "Interrogate them separately. Before dawn, I need to know who sent them, how much money they were paid, when they will make their move, and how many people are still hiding in Jiangcheng."

He Jianping patted the water off his sleeves and chuckled, "I'm good at this. Minister Ye, you can go and rest. Leave it to me."

Ye Chen nodded and turned to go back into the house.

As dawn broke, He Jianping arrived and said that he had uncovered something significant during the interrogation.

One of the young men couldn't take it anymore and said that they were just doing a job for money, five thousand yuan per person, and their task was to walk around the Jiang family villa twice to see how many people were in the yard and what time the lights were turned off at night.

The man who gave the money was nicknamed "Leech," and he frequented the area around Jiangcheng Railway Station. Nobody knew his real name.

He Jianping led his men to the train station and circled around three times, but they couldn't find the person.

The leeches probably got wind of it and ran away early.

"Interesting." Ye Chen sat at the dining table, took a sip of porridge, and his eyes shone brightly.

"Dare to count the lights at my doorstep? Are you trying to make me look bad? Do you even know who leeches usually run errands for?"

He Jianping shook his head.

Ye Chen put down his bowl and wiped his mouth with a tissue: "It's okay. No matter how well a leech can burrow, it can't escape Jiangcheng. Have the brothers go to a few old train stations and card rooms. People can't hide in those places. If he still doesn't take the bait, I'll try another method."

Ye Chen spoke lightly, but Jiang Ruoxi, sitting opposite him, saw it clearly.

The light in Ye Chen's eyes was colder than the sunlight outside.

Jiang Ruoxi knew that this time, Ye Chen was truly enraged.