Just as Wei Dong and Wu Han were escaping the trap, at the Voidward District Martial Combat hall, Lu Fang was instructing a student when his Boundary Token rang, followed by a conspicuous notification sound.
He was surprised and stopped to take a look, discovering that he had received a notice from the Government Agency.
It informed him that the area where the Martial Combat hall was located was public land, and it was forbidden to privately construct any buildings or engage in any unapproved commercial activities on it.
They were given one day to move out and were required to pay six years of back taxes and fines. After one day, law enforcement personnel would come to enforce the order.
Upon receiving this news, he immediately felt that the matter was very tricky and quickly contacted his two senior brothers who were out.
After contacting them, he learned that he was not the only one who had received the notice; both of his senior brothers had received it as well. They returned one after the other within an hour.
Both of them frowned deeply.
They felt that it was incomprehensible and unbelievable.
You see, the location of the Martial Combat hall was in the neglected "Lower City District," squeezed between the tall buildings of the city, an area excluded from urban management. People with formal citizen status usually wouldn't even glance at this place.
The Government Agency probably didn't even know that such a place existed, yet they specifically issued a notice to them. This matter seemed absurd, so they naturally began to doubt the reality of the situation.Could it be that someone was deliberately targeting them? Or was it a prank by a Resonator ?
Senior Brother Yu turned to Lu Fang and said, "Junior brother, can you have your friend confirm this?"
Lu Fang nodded. He got up, went to the side, and contacted Number Thirteen , who had changed her name to Shi Yi . After the connection was established, he said, "Xiao Shi, the Martial Combat hall is experiencing some problems…"
He briefly explained the situation and added, "Can you trace the source of this notification?"
Shi Yi said, "Brother Lu, please wait a moment. I will help you track down the source of the message."
After waiting for about ten minutes, Shi Yi "s reply arrived. She said, "Brother Lu, the message was indeed sent from the Government Agency, but I cannot trace the specific department. However, there is no administrative notice indicating that the Martial Combat hall and the surrounding area have been requisitioned, and the message was sent solely to the Martial Combat hall."
Upon hearing this result, Lu Fang was first surprised, then seemed to realize something and said, "Okay, Xiao Shi, thank you."
He walked back to the two and explained the situation.
"This is specifically targeting us?" Senior Brother Yu was very puzzled.
Senior Brother Guo was also trying to recall if they had offended any important figures during recent missions, which was a possibility, but he couldn't remember anything.
Since it was confirmed that people from the Government Agency were targeting them, it was impossible for them to continue running the Martial Combat hall.
Without mentioning anything else, just sending a law enforcement team could drive them away and confiscate the hall directly.
If they dared to resist, they would immediately be charged with a crime and become wanted.
They had been trying to find a way to obtain formal citizenship and had worked hard for it all these years. If they became wanted, there would be almost no hope for that.
Senior Brother Guo thought for a moment, walked to the side, and seemed to contact someone again. After a while, he walked back and said, "I just asked Boss Hao and they said that someone originally intended to hire them to sabotage our Martial Combat hall, but he felt that he had a good relationship with us, so he didn't agree."
Senior Brother Yu didn't think much of it. Although these gangs talked about loyalty, saying they had a good relationship and didn't want to take action was just a lie. It was just because they couldn't beat them and didn't dare to act.
But this situation indicated that someone was deliberately targeting them and wasn't afraid of them knowing. The person was likely from the Government Agency.
Senior Brother Guo said in a deep voice, "Boss Hao said that if the hall is confiscated, they can provide some teaching locations."
Then he shook his head. If that were the case, they would be living under someone else's roof. If the gang encountered problems in the future, would they help? Could they stay out of it? The other party's plan was well-calculated. They only needed to provide a venue to tie the three of them to the gang.
Senior Brother Yu felt frustrated. They had been working hard here for almost six years, and now they were being asked to give up. He was unwilling to do so. Moreover, in addition to making them leave, they also had to pay back taxes and fines. Where would they get that money? At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and looked up at Lu Fang and said:
"Junior Brother Lu, you are very close to Junior Brother Chen. He seems to hold a high position in the Processing Bureau and should have some influence. I wonder if we can use his connections to solve this matter?"
Lu Fang thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "I will talk to Junior Brother Chen."
Normally, he would never bother Chen Chuan with such a matter, but Chen Chuan had specifically told him earlier to pay attention these days and notify him immediately if anything happened.
Moreover, in this situation, he was afraid that the other party not only wanted them to move out of the Martial Combat hall, but also had other tricks up their sleeves, so he immediately put his hand on his Boundary Token.
But at this moment, he suddenly realized that this might also involve some internal strife within the Government Agency, so he put down his hand and didn't directly contact Chen Chuan . Instead, he chose to send a voice message.
Chen Chuan was waiting for the results at home. When he heard a message come in and looked at the content, he immediately knew that this situation must have been orchestrated by people from the Gray Shell Agency.
It seemed that anyone who had frequent contact with him or close ties to him was recently being targeted and pressured.
He replied to Lu Fang with a message: "Don't worry, if everything goes well, it can be resolved after noon." After sending the message, he looked at the time on his Boundary Token, 10:19 AM, more than an hour before 12:00 PM.
At the same moment he sent the message, a giant white airship traveled all the way from the mainland's interior and arrived outside Central City. However, this airship did not enter Central City but hovered motionless in the sky outside the city.
The pure white balloon was exceptionally conspicuous under the sunlight, and there were several simple silver lines on the balloon, seemingly outlining a face with closed eyes, making people feel awe.
With the arrival of this airship, it seemed that the upper echelons of Central City were alarmed. The Government Affairs Hall and the Municipal Council immediately sent personnel to the airship's direction to communicate.
At the same time, the density of Field data communication in the city increased by a level, and emergency radio signals were sent from Jibei Province in all directions.
At the same time, the Army in the Ocean Abundance District received a warning order, and a large number of security personnel began to concentrate in the direction of the Majestic Light District, while the Active Consciousness Entity of various international companies also began to activate and cautiously observe the situation.
Half an hour later, the liaison personnel who took the airship to communicate sent back a message, and the upper echelons of Central City immediately held an emergency meeting.
This meeting was unprecedentedly efficient, and a decision was made in just over ten minutes.
Subsequently, a team of officials arrived at the Processing Bureau at the fastest Speed. Because there had been prior communication, the group proceeded smoothly and directly extracted Ji Xinmin and the other two from the detention room.
Ji Xinmin and the other two appeared relaxed when they came out. Although they had been detained, they did not believe they would not be released.
Although there had been no movement in the past few days, lawyers had been coming and going, and communication with the outside world had not been interrupted. They knew that pressure was still being applied to that person. There had been similar incidents before, but no one could withstand it for too long.
In their view, today was probably the end of it.
When they saw that the person who came was a man with sunglasses and a distinct jawline, they revealed a look of satisfaction.
This person was the person in charge of communication between the Gray Shell Affairs Office and the higher-ups. The appearance of such an important figure indicated that the situation outside had indeed changed.
The three sat down with ease. One of them even joked, "Mr. Lin, why did you bother to come here personally for such a small matter? A phone call would have been enough to let us out ourselves, right?"
Mr. Lin's face, covered by Sunglasses, showed no expression. He reached out and took a document from the lawyer behind him and pushed it in front of the three.
"Some procedures still need to be followed. Please sign it."
The three smiled. This should be the signing of their release.
So what if they were detained? Weren't they still being released?
They took the document and looked at it. They were still somewhat nonchalant, but when they saw the contents, they couldn't help but be stunned. Then they took it closer and revealed expressions of shock, anger, and disbelief.
One of them slammed the document heavily on the table and said in a low voice, "Mr. Lin, what does this mean?"
Ji Xinmin also frowned and stared at Mr. Lin, saying, "Mr. Lin, what does this mean?"
Mr. Lin looked at him and said, "It means exactly what it says."
Ji Xinmin stared at him, his fist clenched on the table. He said, "I hope for an explanation?"
"Explanation?"
Mr. Lin took off his Sunglasses, revealing his cold eyes. He said, "Why didn't you inform the faction before you took action? Why did you act without authorization?"
Ji Xinmin took a breath and said, "I think you should know that we received a call from that person, and he instructed us to do so."
Mr. Lin pointed at him with his Sunglasses, "Don't talk nonsense. This matter was your own doing."
He gestured to the three documents below, "Sign it. This is the faction's intention. This is the best outcome. Your families can be protected. If you are unwilling, I can help you."
Ji Xinmin was angry and puzzled. He questioned angrily, "Why? Is an Investigation Director worth you being so afraid of?"
"Investigation Director ?"
Mr. Lin sighed. He leaned forward, staring intently at the three of them. "Do you know that two Martial Artist from the Purist Faction are on the airship outside Central City right now?"
His forehead seemed to have veins popping out. He gritted his teeth and said, "Two Martial Artist , do you know what that means? Right now, Government Affairs Hall officials and Council members are watching me. The faction's higher-ups have also sent a Telegram, asking me to resolve this matter properly.
The key is that the Purist Faction has also obtained evidence, evidence, understand? You three idiots!
If the matter is not resolved within the other party's specified time, a full-scale conflict, even war, may break out between the two factions because of this!
Letting you three die is the best outcome!"
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