Chapter 276: Burning with Anxiety

To avoid alerting the enemy, Du Jingsong and the others split into two groups.

Kong Xiang led the way with Zhou Li, the Ma siblings, and Gu Yang, while Du Jingsong's group followed behind.

"Big Brother Du, I heard the Captain is placing great importance on this case and has demanded that we unmask the mastermind as quickly as possible."

Tian Wei, who had just returned, didn't even know what had happened yet, so she naturally had to ask for details.

Du Jingsong's expression was solemn; his knuckles were turning slightly white as he gripped the steering wheel.

"Yes, the impact of this case is too severe. Moreover, with so many elites deployed, if we still fail to solve it, we might as well stop working in this profession altogether."

A look of dissatisfaction appeared on Tian Wei's face. Whenever there was a thorny issue, the Captain would assign it to their squad, but their squad wasn't made of iron and bronze; they needed rest too.

"You can't put it that way. Even the famous Kong family was completely wiped out. It's only normal if we can't solve it either."

When mentioning the Four Great Families, her words were laced with emotion.

The Four Great Families considered themselves exorcists, always existing on a higher plane, looking down on everyone else. But now, it seemed they were nothing special.

Du Jingsong and Zhang Ximing exchanged a glance, both sensing Tian Wei's underlying thoughts.

"There is always someone better, and a heaven beyond heavens. The heritage of the Four Great Families has lasted for hundreds of years; they truly have real skills. Furthermore, before our Special Operations Team was established, we relied on these people to maintain peace," Du Jingsong said calmly and objectively.

Tian Wei still maintained an air of indifference.

"By the way, that missing person, Su Yan—is she that blind girl we encountered before?"

At the mention of Su Yan's name, Du Jingsong's expression shifted slightly.

"It's her."

"Wasn't she in a county town a thousand miles away? How did she end up in the capital? And how did she get caught up in this?"

Tian Wei didn't take Su Yan seriously at all. In her eyes, they belonged to two different worlds and would never have any interaction in their lifetimes.

"It's a long story. For now, we just need to find the hiding place of that menace."

Du Jingsong didn't want to lie to Tian Wei, but he couldn't reveal a single detail regarding Su Yan's situation.

Fortunately, Tian Wei didn't think much of it. However, once someone was taken by *that kind of thing*, it would be difficult to be rescued safely and unscathed.

In the car ahead, Kong Xiang was constantly adjusting the direction based on the prompts from the Tracking Talisman.

Sitting in the back, Gu Yang couldn't understand these things at all, but they had already circled half of the capital and there were still no signs of stopping, which made him feel extremely anxious.

From time to time, Kong Xiang glanced at the back seat through the rearview mirror, his attention falling entirely on Gu Yang.

He hadn't expected this kid to actually have a fiancée; that was indeed good news.

However, rather than his having a fiancée—which might make him give up on the Miss and die—it would be much safer to use this opportunity to send him straight to the afterlife.

Gu Yang quickly noticed Kong Xiang's gaze; even in that fleeting moment of eye contact, he detected the hostility hidden deep within the man's eyes.

Though he didn't understand why, his internal defenses reached their peak.

"Gu Yang, don't worry. The Tracking Talisman is very effective. As long as we follow the talisman's guidance, we can find them even if they are hidden in some secret corner," Ma Chulong offered words of comfort.

Gu Yang nodded. In truth, his greatest worry right now was: what if Su Yan wasn't with Kong Nian?

And what if the mastermind wasn't Liu Yiyi?

He feared that by the time that happened, he would truly go mad.

Time passed quickly. Because they had to constantly adjust their direction, the journey lasted nearly three hours.

The light from the Tracking Talisman in Kong Xiang's hand was actually beginning to dim.

"Stop the car."

Zhou Li steadily pulled the car to the side of the road.

Although he was the weakest among them and didn't strictly need to take personal risks in this situation, Zhou Xiongfeng insisted that he participate.

Besides being able to build good relations with the Ma family, the Kong family, and Du Jingsong's group, it would also broaden his horizons.

Thus, his role was merely to drive and act as an assistant while following the group.

"Is it here?" Gu Yang looked out at the bustling traffic outside the window, his voice low.

This was an extremely prosperous street; besides the shops, there were many residential buildings nearby.

Kong Xiang didn't answer him—or perhaps he simply felt it beneath him to answer—and pushed the car door open to step out.

Even Gu Yang, who understood nothing of talismans, could see the signs, so the Ma siblings were naturally even more aware. If there was no precise direction here, finding someone would be incredibly difficult.

After getting out of the car, Kong Xiang watched helplessly as the light of the talisman dimmed completely and vanished. He felt as if he were being shrouded by a shadow.

He raised his head, looking at the prosperous street and the constant flow of people and vehicles, his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

At this moment, Du Jingsong and the other two also parked and quickly approached him.

"Is it here?"

After a few seconds of silence, Kong Xiang said, "The Tracking Talisman lost its effectiveness here. It must be being blocked or isolated by something."

The atmosphere grew heavy due to this conclusion.

"The area is so large, how are we supposed to find them? Are we supposed to search every single house?"

It was Tian Wei speaking, her voice filled with dissatisfaction and doubt.

There were many private residences here. Searching private homes required a search warrant, and it was completely impossible for them to do so. Most importantly, it would cause public panic and alert the enemy.

Kong Xiang's face was as dark as water; being questioned with such an attitude by a junior was naturally very displeasing.

"Do you have a better way, then?"

Tian Wei wanted to continue arguing, but Du Jingsong directly cut her off.

"Senior, she didn't mean it like that. Could you try to see if you can at least lock onto a general direction?"

Kong Xiang simply put the Tracking Talisman away, not even sparing them another glance.

"I cannot."

"Then let's split up and search to see if there's anything unusual," Ma Chulong decided decisively, then signaled for Gu Yang to join his team.

Kong Xiang left with Zhou Li, offering no agreement or disagreement.

Du Jingsong, Zhang Ximing, and Tian Wei also immediately set into motion.

"Gu Yang, if the person who took Su Yan really is Liu Yiyi, based on what you know of her, do you know where she might appear?"

Ma Chulong asked as they walked.

The current search area was simply too vast, and most importantly, they could not enter private residences at will to investigate.

Gu Yang's expression was solemn. "I don't know much about Liu Yiyi, but if someone wants to hide so many people in such a noisy place, it is definitely not an easy task."

"You're right. Let's go ask the residents living in this area and see if we can find any clues."

(End of Chapter)