Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

The capital city—headquarters of the secret intelligence agency.

"What? The gold has been stolen?"

"Not a single survivor was left at the scene?"

"Okay! I understand. I'll handle this personally."

"We must strengthen security at the warehouse and absolutely cannot allow any more mishaps."

Report any new developments to me immediately......................

Chen Guyan, the director of the secret intelligence bureau, hung up the phone with a gloomy expression.

He then picked up the phone from the two rows of dedicated telephones neatly arranged on his desk, which connected directly to the intelligence agency of the Secret Intelligence Service in the Philippines.

"I am Chen Guyan."

"There's something I need you to find out right now. I'm giving you twelve hours. I don't care what methods you use, you must find these people I'm looking for..."

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After half an hour.

"The reason I'm calling everyone here so urgently is because a terrible incident has just occurred in the Protectorate General of the Philippines!"

"I never dreamed that anyone would dare to mess with our Secret Intelligence Bureau in Qianzhou!"

"Sixteen cartloads of gold were stolen."

"The escort team responsible for transporting this batch of gold is a special detachment of 82 elite armed agents from our secret intelligence agency."

"The current situation is—all sixteen cartloads of gold have disappeared, and all eighty-two armed special agents responsible for escorting them have been killed in the line of duty!"

"This batch of gold was originally intended to be transported back by military transport plane and stored in our secret intelligence agency's vault."

"But now—not only was our gold stolen, but we also lost eighty-two brothers in one fell swoop!"

“These brothers are the best of the best in our secret intelligence agency.”

"Who could have imagined—that they would be completely wiped out within Qianzhou!"

"This is the first time something like this has happened since our secret intelligence agency was established!"

"This is simply a blatant provocation against our secret intelligence agency..."

Then, Chen Guyan gave a brief explanation of the details of the matter to the members attending the high-level meeting.

"I, Chen Guyan, will make this clear today—it's secondary if we can't find the gold."

"But we must avenge these eighty-two brothers!"

"Director, how about I go back and make some preparations? I'll personally fly to the Philippine Protectorate first thing tomorrow morning."

Liao Xingwen, the deputy director of the Secret Intelligence Bureau in charge of armed operations, volunteered, saying, "They've gone too far!"

"I want to see just who these people are, daring to try and kill our secret intelligence agency!"

“That’s exactly what I meant.” Chen Guyan nodded. “I really can’t leave the capital these days.”

"It would be perfect for you to go and take charge of this matter."

"I've given the Philippine intelligence agency a death order—they have twelve hours to find these people!"

"Chief, these thugs are definitely not ordinary thugs."

"I just did some mental calculations and compared the top ten armed mercenary organizations in the world. Who else could do things so professionally and thoroughly within Qianzhou's territory...?"

"None of them seem to match up."

Lu Ziming, a senior intelligence analyst at the Secret Intelligence Bureau, frowned and said, "The location where the escort convoy was attacked is only half an hour away from the military airport."

"In case of an emergency, we can get there in 20 minutes by speeding."

"After receiving the convoy's request for assistance, the airport immediately dispatched its garrison to the scene."

"The two companies of support troops were ambushed en route, which ultimately gave the bandits who were robbing the gold time to transfer it."

"Furthermore, after the military reinforcements were ambushed, another company of reinforcements was sent over."

"Although they had laid an ambush on the road and planted landmines beforehand, catching the reinforcements off guard."

"It might be able to hold off three companies of reinforcements on the road for more than forty minutes."

"This is definitely not something an ordinary mercenary could do."

"Moreover, they used a lot of heavy weapons."

"Some weapons are very difficult to obtain even on the black market."

"Proficient in special operations, highly trained, desperate, well-equipped, and even possessing biological warfare agents..."

"The identities of this group are very intriguing!"

"There's another question—how did they know the truck was carrying gold?"

"The security measures in the Philippines are quite thorough; there shouldn't have been any leaks..."

"The most likely explanation is—there's a mole inside!"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out." Chen Guyan nodded solemnly. "This is the last thing I want to see!"

"Old Liao, this time you personally go to the Philippine Protectorate and find out everything that needs to be investigated."

"If there really is a mole, bring him back to the capital. I want to see who the traitor really is!"

All the core members who carried out the "Firefly Project" were personally selected by Chen Guyan.

If the problem really lies with these people, then it's tantamount to indirectly slapping Chen Guyan in the face!

With the expansion of its territory and the huge demand for personnel, the system's highly loyal talent has long been in short supply.

Therefore, although the Secret Intelligence Service members are undoubtedly the best in the industry in terms of overall loyalty and reliability.

However, it is still inevitable that some traitors will appear.

This is a situation that no intelligence organization can avoid.

However, the consequences of this gold robbery were absolutely the worst, most serious, and most infuriating to Chen Guyan since the establishment of the Secret Intelligence Bureau.

If this were a secret mission being carried out outside of Qianzhou and the enemy from abroad had ambushed and wiped out the entire operation, it wouldn't have enraged the high-ranking officials of the Secret Intelligence Bureau so much.

To have eighty-two elite armed field agents wiped out in one fell swoop on Daqian's territory is simply unacceptable.

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"I heard that the number of dead and wounded on the military side has exceeded one hundred."

"Because the military troops that rushed from the airport departed in a hurry, the soldiers of the first two companies did not carry gas masks."

"The large amount of tear gas used by the enemy caused considerable casualties to the reinforcements."

"Martial law has been declared in the Philippines, and the military has been angered by this group."

Chen Guyan's tone was filled with intense killing intent: "They had better pray that they die at the hands of the military before we take over!"

"If they fall into our hands—we'll make sure these guys experience what it means to wish they were dead before they die!"

"Sixteen cartloads of gold, they certainly can't go far."

Liao Xingwen, deputy director of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, said, "The military has immediately deployed heavy forces to search all roads in the city."

"In such a short time, this batch of gold should not leave the city of Philippine."

"Moreover, with so many of them, it won't be easy for them to slip out of the city."

Lu Ziming, a senior intelligence analyst at the Secret Intelligence Bureau, then added, "If the gold is inside the city, they definitely won't leave."

"If you're going to leave, you have to take the gold with you."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered to pull off such a huge operation..."

"Not necessarily. Based on normal reasoning, they definitely won't be able to leave the Philippines."

"However, things may be far more complicated than we imagine."

Chen Guyan frowned and said, "Since they chose to take action against the escort convoy, they must have already made a complete plan."

"As mentioned earlier—if they steal the gold but can't transport it out, why would they take the risk in the first place?"

"These people are just after money. They certainly won't do something like that, putting in so much effort for nothing."

"Is it possible that these desperate criminals never intended to transport the gold out of the country after they stole it...?"

Another possibility has been suggested: "They had found a place to store the gold in Philippine City beforehand."

"Furthermore, this place must be the kind that wouldn't be discovered even if there were a city-wide manhunt after the incident..."

"A place that wouldn't be discovered even with a city-wide manhunt?" Chen Guyan said thoughtfully, "That's a very reasonable assumption."

"Probably!"

Chen Guyan nodded: "So, what are some places in the Philippines that are not easily checked or are easily overlooked?"

"Never mind!" Chen Guyan directly instructed Liao Xingwen, who was to rush to the Philippines early the next morning to take charge: "Old Liao, after you arrive in the Philippines tomorrow..."

"Immediately, under the pretext of security, conduct a thorough search of all relevant government departments and official residences in Philippine City, including the Philippine Protectorate."

"Get the military to cooperate with us."

"In short—no part of the city should be overlooked."

"No matter whose residence it is, it must be thoroughly investigated."

"Also, spread the word—anyone who provides useful information will be paid ten times the reward!"

"Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we will find this lost gold and this group of reckless thugs."

"Also, investigate the source of their weapons on the black market."

"The weapons this group uses are not something ordinary bandits can obtain."

"Also, give those mercenary organizations a heads-up and put some pressure on them."

"Let them put in some effort and see if they can get any useful information..."

"correct!"

"And the most important thing!"

Chen Guyan then instructed Liao Xingwen: "If our search team discovers this group first, do not act on your own."

"We must first keep an eye on the people and understand the situation, and then act together after the main force of the military arrives."

“These militants are no pushovers.”

"They not only possess a large amount of heavy firepower, but they are also definitely specially trained."

"Let the military's tanks 'greet' them first."

"Understood. Don't worry, I definitely won't let them make any rash moves."

Liao Xingwen nodded: "If necessary, it wouldn't be bad to just send military bombers to wash their land!"

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the other side.

The capital of the Philippine Protectorate – Philippine City.

Military tanks and squads of fully armed soldiers could be seen coming and going everywhere on the city's streets.

Local television stations and newspapers are reporting on the news.

The entire city of Philippine was plunged into unprecedented panic.

After all, with a group of armed men who kill indiscriminately lurking in the city, the most terrified people would undoubtedly be the unarmed civilians...

If you're unlucky enough to run into them head-on, you'll inevitably get killed.

The Philippine Protectorate also issued an official statement immediately, clearly stating that the people of the city should not panic excessively.

As long as you follow the instructions of the investigation team and cooperate with the investigation work, you will be fine!

The city's security forces and garrison are absolutely capable of guaranteeing the personal safety of the people of Philippine City........................

"Old Wang, what exactly is going on?"

"Didn't you say that the safety of gold is absolutely foolproof?"

“When I suggested sending a special guard team from the General Patrol Bureau to handle the transfer of gold, you said it was completely unnecessary.”

"The escort personnel you arranged are more than enough!"

"This is what you mean by 'absolutely enough'?"

Chen Yuanxiu launched into a tirade of complaints to Wang Dali on the other end of the phone.

"Alright, alright! It's no use saying anything now."

"Our entire patrol team has been mobilized!"

"I've already spread the word and started looking into it."

"By the way, with such a commotion, if we find those bandits, will they discover any flaws in our shipment of gold?"

"Good! It's good that we can't find anything. I'll try to get some information on my end too!"

"Let's find these bastards as soon as possible!"

"With the military involved, these guys definitely can't escape..."

Just as Chen Yuanxiu hung up the phone with Wang Dali, there was a knock on the door.

"Director, the Protectorate just called, asking you to go there immediately for an emergency meeting!" The assistant hurriedly relayed the Protectorate's notice to Chen Yuanxiu.

"What are you waiting for! Get the car ready!" Chen Yuanxiu wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly straightened his collar as he walked out.

"Damn it! I thought I could finally relax while my wife was away."

"Now everything's ruined....................."