"And so, the Divine Sect was established for the sole purpose of reviving the Poison Sting Ghost Emperor. An Chun served as a Deacon within the Divine Sect, and above a Deacon, there are the squad leader, Hall Master, protector, Elder, and the Sect Hierarch."
"Of course, you don't need to be overly concerned, for within the Divine Sect, the most powerful are the squad leaders. No one has yet to reach the ranks above them," Mu Ze said.
"Uh... Uncle, does that mean, within the Divine Sect, the highest rank is just squad leader? Are squad leaders Level 6 Contractors?" Mu Rufeng inquired.
"Of course not, squad leaders are also Level 5, and it's that squad leader who founded the Divine Sect and did not position himself as the Sect Hierarch."
"That guy is hiding deeply; several operations were led by the Deacons within the sect. We still don't know his identity to this day."
"All three Deacons have been eliminated by us, but we still need to extract information from this An Chun."
"Rufeng, capturing An Chun alive is indeed a great achievement," Mu Ze said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter whether it's a feat or not, Uncle. You can say you captured him, so I can avoid appearing in everyone's sight," Mu Rufeng suggested.
"Hmm? Are you sure? You might gain quite a bit of Contribution Value for this, and if more information is extracted, the merit could be even greater," Mu Ze mentioned.
"Uncle, did you forget about the 'Contract' I signed? When it comes to accomplishments, could it be greater than that?" Mu Rufeng said with a laugh.
"Uh... right, seems so, then I won't be polite with you," Mu Ze nodded.
"However, speaking of which, for such a great achievement, the relevant departments should have notified me."
"They must be aware of your information, and thus should investigate your relatives; they could surely find out that I'm the Branch Leader at the Pudong Branch," Mu Ze said, puzzled.
"Uncle, now that you mention it, it does seem strange. They didn't mention anything about you to me," Mu Rufeng also expressed his confusion.
"Eh, wait a minute, Uncle, last night when you said you'd give a heads up to Tian Lin, do you know him?" Mu Rufeng asked again.
"Yeah, I've been to Changsha on business trips several times," Mu Ze replied.
"It couldn't possibly be that Tian Lin deliberately withheld the information…" Mu Ze suddenly thought.
"Not sure, I'll give a call when we reach Yongcheng Headquarters," Mu Rufeng stated.
At seven in the morning, Mu Rufeng and Mu Ze drove a van back to the Yongcheng Headquarters.
Upon getting out of the van, Mu Ze took An Chun straight to the interrogation room.
Meanwhile, Mu Rufeng headed directly to the cafeteria, and to keep An Chun from escaping, had Bandage follow Mu Ze.
After grabbing some breakfast, Mu Rufeng took a seat at the dining table.
While eating, something suddenly occurred to him, and he immediately took out his phone and called Tian Lin.
"Hello? Xiao Mu, calling so early? Didn't you sleep in on your day off?" Tian Lin's booming voice came through the phone.
"Tian Lin, big things have happened here in Yong City," Mu Rufeng began.
"Big things? What kind of big things? Something to do with the Divine Sect? Didn't they run away already?" Tian Lin's tone became more serious.
After all, following the incident with Liu Yi, someone specifically came from the Capital headquarters and made a round in Yong City.
Since no traces of Divine Sect members were found and traces appeared in Hong Kong, they assumed that the two fish that slipped through the net had moved to Hong Kong.
"They haven't fled; both An Chun and Mao Yirong are still in Yong City. But Tian Lin, do you know Mu Ze?" Mu Rufeng changed the topic and asked.
"Hm? Mu Ze? Did Mu Ze go to Yong City?" Tian Lin's tone changed slightly.
"So, Tian Lin, do you know my uncle?" Mu Rufeng asked slowly.
"This... yes, I know him. I didn't expect that Mu Ze would be your uncle, haha," came Tian Lin's awkward laughter over the phone.
"Tian Lin, since you know that Mu Ze is my uncle, and that I am his nephew, then why didn't you tell me, and you didn't inform my uncle either?"
Mu Rufeng voiced his doubts.
"It's a matter of necessity; my uncle asked me to keep the 'Contract' a secret. Your identity is top secret."
"Besides a few high-ranking individuals and people like us, others in different cities have no idea about your true identity."
"And also, I was afraid that you would go to Shanghai if you found out. Shanghai is not like Changsha; it's a mix of dragons and snakes with numerous Contractors."
"The most important thing is that it's an international metropolis, with no small number of foreign Contractors. If you went to Shanghai and were captured and taken abroad, it would be troublesome."
"Even though those foreign Contractors don't know your true identity, it's always better to be safe than sorry."
"And even if I didn't tell you, you all found out anyway, I can't keep stalling forever," Tian Lin explained.
"So, after all that, you're just worried I'd mix in with my uncle?" Mu Rufeng summarized and said.
"That's... kind of," Tian Lin admitted.
"..." Mu Rufeng didn't quite know what to say for a moment.
"There's no need, really no need, Tian Lin, suddenly I realize you seem a bit petty," Mu Rufeng said unreservedly.
"It doesn't matter anymore; I'm being transferred back to the Capital, so I can afford to be petty. Oh, there's something I need to discuss with you," Tian Lin's tone became serious again.
"Tian Lin, you're changing the topic, and it's quite abrupt," Mu Rufeng remarked disapprovingly.