Once, I wanted to be a good person-Chapter 803 - 197. Devil Sect insiders everywhere? _3

Chapter 803: 197. Devil Sect insiders everywhere? _3

Fang Ze’s furrowed brow had already become so tight that it couldn’t be undone: he clearly remembered that the number of believers to be evacuated this time should be over four hundred, almost five hundred people. How come there are only over three hundred now?

However, although he was puzzled, he didn’t dare to ask directly, so he could only probe and say, “Is the Devil Sect only having this few believers?”

Bai Zhi didn’t think much and said directly, “I asked several execution officers involved in the action, they confirmed there are only over three hundred people. Those few officers are all fusion tier, while they may be a bit slow usually, they can’t make mistakes in estimating numbers.”

“As for whether this sect has any other believers, I’m not sure, after all, the daily operations of the Security Bureau are managed by Gu Qing and Xun Yi.”

After hearing Bai Zhi’s words, Fang Ze’s mind raced:

He had contacted Zhixi and Miaomiao multiple times and confirmed that the number of awakened members of the Devil Sect should be around five hundred, which was the number initially set for evacuation.

If those involved execution officers weren’t mistaken, then it means the awakened members of the Devil Sect haven’t fully evacuated, some have stayed behind.

‘Did Miaomiao and Zhixi have a change of plans at the last minute?’

Due to the lack of information, coupled with the twists and turns of tonight’s events deviating completely from his original plan, Fang Ze couldn’t figure out what went wrong.

But he could roughly guess, this change likely had to do with him leaving Miaomiao behind last night and the sudden appearance of Municipal Councilor Jing Tai…

Thinking this, Fang Ze couldn’t sit still anymore. After inquiring briefly about Jing Tai’s condition and background, he hung up the communication amidst Bai Zhi’s voice saying, “I’ll arrive at the Provincial Government tomorrow.”

After hanging up the communication, Fang Ze quickly left Villa No. 8, preparing to return to his room to sleep, then head to the [Late-Night Investigation Room]. He felt that only by personally asking Miaomiao, Zhixi, or Sima Liu, the eyewitnesses of tonight, could he understand what truly happened tonight.

Originally in his plan, tonight there should only be a conflict between the official forces and the Rejuvenation Society, with the Devil Sect not appearing at all. This way, even if Sima Liu helped the official forces in the end, it wouldn’t expose Sima Liu’s identity and faction.

And for a mortality-shedding tier who helped the official forces, hiding his identity wouldn’t attract much attention. Even if someone were curious to investigate, they wouldn’t dig too deep.

But now, due to the change in plans, Sima Liu acted for the Devil Sect, binding himself to the Devil Sect, changing the nature of things immediately and making it a big deal: an illegal organization with a mortality-shedding tier master? That’s outrageous! In the official rating, this can definitely be considered extremely dangerous! So the official forces will certainly try every way to find Sima Liu and eliminate the Devil Sect, even if it means digging deep.

Aside from Sima Liu’s matter, Fang Ze was also worried about Jiang Cheng.

Although the Emerald City’s Governing Hall’s action goal tonight was secretly altered, officially, this action was to deal with the Rejuvenation Society, and Jiang Cheng, who led the charge, made great contributions.

But… official statements are only to fool outsiders, they can’t fool Jing Tai who knows the real purpose tonight! So, did Jiang Cheng’s deviation of the plan raise any suspicion among them?

Fang Ze thought it’s impossible not to!

Therefore, he urgently needed to understand the full sequence of events, make some arrangements in advance to prevent the situation from further deteriorating, causing some irreparable issues!

Besides, he also needed to ask Miaomiao’s current location clearly, so he could arrange for her to be picked up and brought to the Provincial Government.

Thinking this, Fang Ze quickly returned to the villa he was living in…

….

At the same time.

While Fang Ze was starting to mend the barn after the sheep were lost, He Weidao in a country cottage at the Provincial Government, was again on the phone with Jing Tai.

This time, possibly handling all the things tonight, Jing Tai had ample time, so he detailed the entire matter, and finally talked about his several encounters with Jiang Cheng. Afterwards, he tentatively asked, “Teacher, is it true that Jiang Cheng and his father have sided with our Plebeian Faction?”

Upon hearing Jing Tai’s words, He Weidao frowned lightly and then shook his head, saying, “No, they haven’t.”

Upon hearing He Weidao’s answer, Jing Tai was momentarily stunned, but then he asked again, “Then, could they have sided with other people within the Plebeian Faction?”

Hearing this, He Weidao shook his head again, “Not possible. With Jiang Cheng’s father’s status and strength, in the entire Xida State, only I can take him in, others simply do not have the qualification to.”

“As for outside the state…” He Weidao paused, “He wouldn’t be this unwise.”

Upon hearing He Weidao’s words, Jing Tai was truly puzzled this time. He said, “Then if the Jiang family father and son indeed haven’t defected, what exactly is going on with Jiang Cheng?”

He paused and said, “I feel he genuinely doesn’t appear to be lying. He doesn’t have such acting skills. He truly believes he is one of us.”

He Weidao trusted this disciple quite a lot, so upon hearing Jing Tai’s words, He Weidao couldn’t help but stroll and ponder for a while. After a moment, He Weidao suddenly spoke, “Analyzing these is meaningless.”

“Since you suspect him, have him brought back to the Provincial Government tomorrow. I’ll notify the Jiang Family, have the Special Services Department and the Jiang Family jointly conduct a small-scale inquiry and body examination, to see if he has any issues.”

He Weidao paused for a moment and then continued, “I recall not long ago Jiang Cheng had disappeared for two days, at that time the Jiang Family was so anxious, almost suspecting a demigod had secretly targeted Jiang Cheng.”

“But soon after, Jiang Cheng himself reappeared. I suspect Jiang Cheng’s changes might be related to that disappearance.”

Speaking this far, He Weidao seemed to have thought of something.

He pondered for a while and then said, “Upon hearing your narration just now, I’ve actually had a hypothesis in mind all along.”

“Jiang Cheng was your catalyst for conflict with the Rejuvenation Society. So, in your conflict with the Rejuvenation Society, who gains the most?”

Jing Tai was momentarily stunned, then he couldn’t help but say, “The Devil Sect!”

He Weidao slowly nodded, “Exactly. The Devil Sect.”

Jing Tai seemed to have realized something, he was lost for a moment, then said in sudden realization, “I understand! Teacher! Are you suspecting Jiang Cheng is an insider of the Devil Sect?!”

Speaking this far, he quickly added, “Teacher, there’s one more thing I forgot to mention. We captured many members of the Rejuvenation Society, right? During interrogation, a mid-level cadre once revealed that he heard from an Angel Envoy, that tonight the Rejuvenation Society’s target wasn’t us, but the Devil Sect as well!”

Speaking this far, Jing Tai was excited, “Clearly both our target is the Devil Sect, but we ended up fighting each other! If there’s nothing wrong in between, that’s too strange!”

“So, it’s very possible that both our teams tonight had insiders from the Devil Sect!”

Upon hearing Jing Tai’s words, He Weidao pondered for a moment, then slowly said, “Given this, have Fang Ze attend tomorrow’s inquiry as well.”

“If both he and Jiang Cheng truly have ties to the Devil Sect, then during their meeting tomorrow, it’s likely they’ll reveal some clues…”

“For instance… recognizing each other or having some kind of resonance.”