Chen Che stood up with a satisfied look, went to the nearby table, and brought tissues and water to An Nishang.

An Nishang didn't take the tissues, she just rolled her tongue over her lips and took a sip from a cup.

Chen Che deeply appreciated An Nishang's elegance.

When elegance faces decay, it holds great beauty.

No matter when, she can always maintain a unique grace.

Including when eating anything.

Chen Che loved watching her slowly put food into her mouth while eating.

Just after An Nishang tidied herself up, several captains from Angduo Kainan arrived one after another.

Besides Li Jifu, Angduo and Kainan, both victims of the Flesh and Blood Calamity, had their physical abilities enhanced several times, and their sense of smell greatly improved, detecting the scent of cherry laurel flowers in the air.

It seemed to emanate from An Nishang's red lips.

The two couldn't help giving Chen Che a strange look, wondering how this guy managed to get the proud An Nishang to indulge herself.

Li Jifu coughed lightly and looked at An Nishang, saying, "Director, just as you expected, both the security team and Tasting Commerce Association have made large-scale military movements... Both parties' troops have already left the safe zone's city walls, heading west."

The three captains were unaware of Chen Che's involvement with the Apocalypse Society, only Xia Na, who was more closely associated, knew.

Therefore, they were unclear about some of Chen Che's intelligence and arrangements, and were even more puzzled by certain situational changes.

An Nishang's red pupils flashed, she slowly turned her gaze towards Chen Che and said, "The entire plan was orchestrated by you. Tell us what to do next."

The three captains directed their gaze toward Chen Che. Chen Che glanced at Xia Na, who took out a rolled-up map and spread it out on the table beside them.

The map highlighted an area of wasteland centered on the Ninth Special Zone's safe zone.

In the southwest direction, the desert was home to a large number of flame mountain cacti, and similarly, the desert also held abundant minerals.

About 40% of the mineral extraction in the Ninth Special Zone occurred in the desert, with precious resources like oil extracted from there.

Due to the flow of people, a group of sand bandits had congregated in the desert, making a living by looting.

Chen Che took out a pen and circled an area on the desert, pointing at this area, and said, "According to the intelligence I obtained, the area I circled is where the sand bandits gather.

And Nishang's weapons are in the hands of these sand bandits."

The three captains, hearing this intelligence for the first time, looked at Chen Che with shock.

They had investigated for so long but failed to locate the weapons, only for Chen Che to discover this information.

Especially Li Jifu, a capable figure under An Nishang, with the ability bestowed by the Heart Phase Calamity. Although his combat power was not outstanding, he was responsible for the entire intelligence system under An Nishang.

The Special Operations Department's intelligence system was among the top-tier in the Ninth Special Zone.

But even so, Li Jifu hadn't found the related intelligence, yet Chen Che knew about it.

Li Jifu suddenly recalled the intelligence information received today, his face changed, and he pointed at the map asking, "Both the security team and Tasting Commerce Association have dispatched troops to the southwest desert direction. Are they possibly after these sand bandits for the director's weapons?"

"You've guessed half of it correctly; Nishang's weapons were seized by the Tasting Commerce Association. The sand bandits were essentially henchmen kept by the Tasting Commerce Association for dirty work.

However, according to my intelligence, the second-in-command among the sand bandits has actually been brainwashed by the Apocalypse Society to become a devoted follower. The Tasting Commerce Association's audacity to seize Nishang's weapons is driven by the entire Apocalypse Society behind them.

The goal is to later execute a 'mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind,' and shift all the risks to the Tasting Commerce Association."

"The reason the Tasting Commerce Association is deploying troops urgently to move this batch of weapons is because, aside from the security team and Tasting Commerce Association, the Apocalypse Society is preparing to act to reclaim these weapons.

The collaboration between the Apocalypse Society and the sand bandits' second-in-command could catch the entire sand bandit team off guard; when the time comes, all the weapons would be taken by the Apocalypse Society, making the Tasting Commerce Association's efforts in vain.

That's why the association is hastily deploying troops…"

The three captains were stunned upon hearing Chen Che's analysis. Li Jifu's throat moved, his eyes flickered with a gleam as he said, "How did the Tasting Commerce Association find out about the Apocalypse Society's involvement? Why is the security team going this way?"

"As for the Tasting Commerce Association… naturally, I informed them," Chen Che's mouth curled into a playful smile, "You all saw the Apocalypse Society's power last time too, how hard the security team got hit? If we went to attack the sand bandits, we'd surely clash with the Apocalypse Society, which has perplexing strategies, potentially leading to huge losses.

So why not divert the Tasting Commerce Association and Apocalypse Society there to let them fight and wear each other down?"

"As for the security team, I leaked that information as well. The security team heading this way isn't for these weapons, but for the Apocalypse Society!

I leaked the information, that two yellow-robed priests of the Apocalypse Society are trying to flee.

We've inflicted such huge losses on the Apocalypse Society; the Special Operations Department is already way ahead of the security team. If those two yellow-robed priests escape, the security team won't have much chance of turning things around.

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