Chapter 403 Special Clues

The drunkard's hands moved faster, and dozens of red marks appeared on the map as his finger marks appeared like afterimages. They were distributed in different locations around the town, some gathered together, and some existed alone.

"These marks are the locations of the people I secretly planted with tracking bans. You see, a large group of them are now gathered three kilometers away from us." Jiuchi continued to explain. As he spoke, he pointed to the place where many red marks were gathered.

"How about we take them down as well?" Caiyu's face lit up with joy when she heard this and she suggested excitedly.

However, Mad Dog at the side quickly shook his head to stop him, saying, "Not right! Closing the net now is totally against the best interests of the tracker."

Yang Tian suddenly interrupted and asked, "How long can your tracking ban last? It can't be unlimited, right?"

After a moment of silence, the drunkard answered truthfully, "It can last about a week."

Yang Tian frowned slightly, and said thoughtfully: "The time is a bit short... Besides, I don't think the people who can participate in the reconnaissance operation will be important roles. They should be able to be abandoned at any time, right?"

After hearing this, Mad Dog couldn't help but ask hesitantly, "Then arresting them won't be of any use either, right?"

Yang Tian did not rush to respond, but continued to stare at the map on the white jade slab. After a long while, he suddenly said, "These two locations where two red marks are gathered together are very interesting. Mad Dog, you must immediately take some tracking experts to this location for surveillance, and you must record their every move in detail."

"Yes, young master!" Mad Dog nodded without hesitation and strode away.

"Young Master, is there anything special here?" The drunkard scratched his head in confusion.

"It is indeed somewhat different." Yang Tian explained with a smile: "Look, if we call the location three kilometers away from us Point A, and the location I just found is defined as Point B. In this way, these scattered marked locations appear very subtle."

As he spoke, he pointed to some marks on the map and continued to explain: "Look, these scattered marks are all located near important transportation hubs. By calculating the distance, they seem to have the intention of supporting point A. Of course, these locations happen to be guarding point B. What does this mean? Obviously, point B is very likely to be the command center or information transfer station for this incident. As long as we keep a close eye on it, I believe we will have many unexpected gains."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in thought. Yang Tian also smiled. This was the result of double verification by himself and the intelligent brain. It would be strange if it was wrong.

At this time, Caiyu asked again: "How should we deal with those who participated in this attack?"

"Don't take any action for now." Old Xiao said calmly, "Delay for a while and see who will fight us next time. After all, with these captives in hand, the other side will definitely not give up. I believe there will be a new clash soon."

"By the way, Jiuchi, what is your current situation? Don't tell me that since you were sent out, you only built this one stronghold, and then it was discovered by the enemy?" Caiyu frowned, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.

When Jiuchi heard this, his eyes widened immediately and he retorted indignantly: "What nonsense are you talking about? We have already established more than 30 intelligence points and two strongholds!" He was really aggrieved. Everyone has worked hard enough, okay?

However, Caiyu remained unmoved. She continued to ask: "Why did this happen? Why was this base discovered so quickly?"

Jiuchi just sighed helplessly and explained: "I don't know what happened this time. This third base was still in the preparation stage, but it attracted the attention of someone with ulterior motives. It was only established a few days ago, and they came to cause trouble. This has never happened in previous operations."

After listening to the conversation between the two, Yang Tian was puzzled and asked, "This is really strange. Is your arrangement this time different from the past? Also, are you sure that the intelligence points and bases that have been established before have not been exposed?"

"No, there are no problems with those strongholds and intelligence points. I have already marked them on the white marble slab, and they are all safe at the moment." As he spoke, Jiuchi continued to swipe the white marble slab, showing the maps of several locations to everyone. After a pause, he asked in confusion, "But there were no unexpected incidents during the establishment of this stronghold?"

"That's not right, big brother?" The second painting idiot suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Do you remember that old guy from before? The one in the bar. I remember we were just chatting casually at that time, right? Talking about Durmstrang. But just by mentioning it casually, the old guy glared at me fiercely. Do you remember his look at that time?"

"How could I forget? That vicious look in his eyes is fresh in everyone's memory, right?" The drunkard obviously remembered the previous scene: "But it was only a moment, and then he became ill, didn't he? I thought that look was caused by physical discomfort."

"Yes!" The third bookworm suddenly said, "But what if he is not feeling unwell? In other words, what if our attention makes him realize that his hostility may be exposed?"

"You mean to say..." The fourth chess fanatic hesitated and said, "That old guy is actually pretending to be sick?"

"It's very likely!" Hua Chi nodded affirmatively and said, "Humph, now that I think about it, it's hard to say whether he's feeling unwell or using this opportunity to escape... The more I think about it, the more it seems wrong. Damn it, I regret not putting a tracking ban on that bastard. Where can I find such an old guy now?"

After hearing what the painting maniac said, everyone else was silent for a moment, and the same doubts arose in their hearts.

At this time, the silent Old Five Tea Maniac suddenly spoke up: "I also have an impression of the old man you mentioned... Moreover, he has been active in the town before, and I have already put a tracking mark on him."

As he said this, he took out his own white marble slab. After a similar operation, a red mark fixed at the southeast corner of the town appeared on the white marble slab.

"Oh, this guy is really brave." Yang Tian stroked his chin with great interest and said with a smile: "Jiuchi, you guys go and have a look and see how many people there are. Oh, by the way, don't let them escape, if not, just call us directly."

"Yes!" The five idiots responded and left...