The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 398: The Dark Division Intervenes (3)_1

Chapter 398: Chapter 398: The Dark Division Intervenes (3)_1

It’s unclear what the drug lord’s men were thinking, but it was fortunate that they didn’t bring guns to face them today. If they had brought guns, their group would likely have faced ominous odds.

What Situ Che and his team did not know was that the drug lord, relying on his own backup, had opted not to take out Situ Che and his team of special forces all at once.

Fortunately, the injuries of Situ Che’s teammates were all superficial, looking worse than they were but not life-threatening. Moreover, with the wound-healing powder provided by Situ Xin, they were not concerned at all.

Seeing his teammates helping each other apply medicine, Situ Che walked over to the members of The Dark Division and asked softly, "Did Situ Xin send you here?" Although he already knew it was his sister’s arrangement, he still wanted to confirm it.

"Yes, it was our Leader’s arrangement," the leading member of The Dark Division said expressionlessly after glancing at Situ Che.

"How are things over there now?" Xiang Yang and the members of The Dark Division stationed at the southern border had been in constant contact. And the means of communication had been provided by Situ Xin. She was now very anxious and worried about Situ Che and Loo Jie’s situation, fearing that it might be too late by the time she arrived.

Xiang Yang had been in continuous contact with the members of The Dark Division located there and was generally aware of the situation. "Leader, things are not looking good on their end. The enemies had set up an ambush long ago, and just now, the special forces fell into it. Luckily, our people arrived in time and helped them temporarily escape the danger," Xiang Yang said, pausing before adding, "Fortunately, the enemies didn’t use guns this time, so there were no fatalities among the special forces. However, our men reported that the enemies are all quite skilled, seemingly trained in Ancient Martial Arts," Xiang Yang said, looking up at Situ Xin’s face.

"Leader, could it be that the enemies have masters of Ancient Martial Arts?" Mei, who had not been familiar with Ancient Martial Arts for long, believed it to be a nearly lost Cultivation Technique scarcely practiced on Earth in her understanding.

"I’m not clear on that at the moment. I’ll only know after I’ve seen them and made contact with the enemies," Situ Xin said, stroking her chin, wondering if the drug lord was a master of Ancient Martial Arts. However, to Situ Xin, so-called masters did not concern her. Those people, she didn’t take them seriously at all.

Still, Situ Xin warned the members of The Dark Division present, "Once we reach our destination, everyone needs to be on high alert. And don’t act impulsively, you must follow my commands." While the members of The Dark Division were not as important to her as her family, they were still her recognized companions, and she did not want to risk their lives while rescuing her brother.

"Understood, we get it," Xiang Yang and the others chorused in response.

After Situ Che and his team retreated to a relatively safe location, their team leader received a notification from headquarters.

Upon receiving the notification, the expression on the face of the team leader of Situ Che’s group turned grim.

"Captain, what’s wrong? Any instructions from the higher-ups?" Loo Jie asked, noting his captain’s troubled face.

"Headquarters has ordered us to hold our position and best conceal ourselves while we wait for reinforcements. Also, our mission has been leaked. The enemy knows our operational plan like the back of their hand. So, today’s ambushes weren’t a coincidence; they were part of the enemy’s pre-planned strategy, waiting for us there all along," the team leader, Jiang Anbang, said, grimacing at the thought of what might have happened if the combat-dressed men hadn’t shown up to help. It could have been a complete annihilation.

Hearing their captain Jiang Anbang’s words, the entire special operations group fell silent, even those who had been busily tending to their wounded teammates ceased their efforts. They were taught during training to prioritize secrecy, always secrecy. Often, when they were on missions and their families inquired, they would choose to keep it secret. That such an organization, which placed so much emphasis on confidentiality, could experience a leak of their operational plans was shocking. Even though headquarters didn’t specify who had leaked the information, they knew only a few people were privy to this mission, other than those carrying it out: the people at headquarters.

The thought that someone from headquarters could be responsible for leaking the operational plans left a bitter taste in the mouths of this special forces group. They felt a mixture of disappointment and sadness.

"Captain, did the higher-ups say when the reinforcements will arrive?" A baby-faced man stood out and asked, seeing that no one was speaking and the mood was heavy.

"Headquarters didn’t say," the baby-faced man’s question failed to lighten the mood; if anything, it made the silence even heavier.

"We’ve been ordered to hold our ground, yet they’re not rushing to send us support. What’s that supposed to mean? We’re not familiar with the local geography, but our enemies certainly are. Even if we hide and hold our ground, they’ll soon find us. Then what do we do? Fight it out?" an unidentified team member sitting down spoke out.

"Gao Chengzhou, what are you saying? Have you forgotten all those rules and regulations you’ve been reciting all the time? We need to follow orders from the command during a mission. If they’ve asked us to hold, we’ll hold and wait for new instructions from above," said Jiang Anbang, who had also felt a jolt of dissatisfaction upon hearing the message from headquarters. What was this, simply abandoning their special operations group here?

But these thoughts lasted only momentarily in Jiang Anbang’s mind; his face showed none of it because he knew that during a mission, they had to follow orders from headquarters.

Neither Loo Jie nor Situ Che said anything, although they, too, were displeased with the way headquarters had handled the situation. But they knew voicing their dissatisfaction was futile. Loo Jie walked over to the few members of The Dark Division and asked softly, "Did your Leader send you here with any specific instructions?"