"There is a group of soldiers outside. They say they are here to catch traitors!" my friend reported breathlessly.

Lin Ruowei frowned: "It seems that the power of the mysterious staff is really omnipresent."

Gu Yan thought for a moment and smiled: "Since they want to catch the traitors, let's give them a surprise."

Lin Ruowei asked curiously: "What are your plans?"

Gu Yan pretended to be mysterious and said, "How about using some smoke bombs first, and then a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"

Lin Ruowei's eyes lit up: "It sounds interesting, tell me how to do it."

Gu Yan explained: "We can first put some burning spices in the house to create thick smoke, then disperse and escape in the chaos."

Lin Ruowei nodded: "Okay, let's do it."

They acted quickly, lighting some burning spices in the house, and the smoke soon filled the air. Then they split into several groups and acted separately according to the plan.

"Everyone be careful, don't get lost." Lin Ruowei reminded.

The officers and soldiers outside the house saw the thick smoke and rushed in, but they were choked by the smoke and kept coughing. The scene was in chaos. Lin Ruowei and Gu Yan took the opportunity to slip out through the back door and quickly blended into the night.

"Haha, we won another round this time." Gu Yan said proudly.

Lin Ruowei smiled and said, "Don't be too proud too soon, we still have to find a new hiding place quickly."

They ran along the alleys and finally found an abandoned house on the outskirts of the city. Although the house was dilapidated, it was hidden enough to serve as their new base for the time being.

"It should be safe here for a while." Lin Ruowei said.

Gu Yan nodded: "But we have to continue collecting evidence and not let the mysterious staff have a chance to breathe."

They rested for a while in the house and sorted out the information they brought back from the teahouse. Lin Ruowei studied it carefully and found some important information hidden in it.

"We need to find out the identities of the people mentioned in these letters," Lin Ruowei said.

Gu Yan glanced at the letter and said, "These people should be accomplices of the mysterious staff. We can start with them."

They decided to split up, with Lin Ruowei responsible for finding out the identities of those names, while Gu Yan continued to investigate the movements of the mysterious staff. The two worked together in the hope of finding more clues.

Lin Ruowei changed into the clothes of ordinary people, sneaked into the city's market, and slowly gathered intelligence through asking and observing. She found that one of those names was a well-known businessman in the capital, and his shop was in the center of the market.

"It seems that this store is a breakthrough." Lin Ruowei thought to herself.

She pretended to be an ordinary customer, walked into the merchant's shop, and looked around. The shop was decorated luxuriously and elegantly, and it was obvious that business was booming. Lin Ruowei pretended to chat casually with the clerk, trying to get more information.

"Who is the owner of your store?" Lin Ruowei asked with pretended curiosity.

The clerk smiled and replied, "Our boss is Mr. Chen, he is one of the most powerful businessmen in the capital."

Lin Ruowei nodded and secretly memorized the name in her heart: "Boss Chen, he must be related to the mysterious staff."

She continued to stay in the store for a while, secretly observing the store's movements. Suddenly, she noticed a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes walked in, and the clerks came forward to greet him respectfully.

"That's Boss Chen," the clerk whispered.

Lin Ruowei looked at Boss Chen and thought about her next action plan. She knew that she had to find an opportunity to get close to Boss Chen and get more evidence.

At night, Lin Ruowei returned to the house and told Gu Yan what she had discovered during the day. Gu Yan also brought new intelligence: "I found out that the mysterious staff has been planning a major operation recently, and the target is the palace."

Lin Ruowei frowned: "It seems that time is running out, we have to act as soon as possible."

They decided to continue sneaking into Boss Chen's shop to look for more evidence. In the dead of night, Lin Ruowei and Gu Yan set out again, quietly came to the outside of the shop, and prepared to sneak in.

"I hope we can gain something this time." Lin Ruowei said in a low voice.

Gu Yan nodded: "I definitely will."

The two men carefully sneaked into the store and searched around.

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