282: plan

The high-ranking members of the cult were no pushovers. They summarized the locations where many members were captured and also used coercion and bribery on some people.

As the saying goes, "Men die for wealth, birds die for food."

It was impossible for everyone to keep their mouths shut. Once a secret is known by a third party, it is no longer a secret.

Previously, the high-ranking members of the cult had been looking in the wrong direction. Now that they were using the right method, they learned about the surveillance matter.

"In other words, the Government has installed these surveillance devices in many places. This surveillance can record every move a person makes, and then it is seen by people in the surveillance room. They use this surveillance to catch people."

"Yes."

Although Zheng Jianyuan had just heard the report from the other person, he asked again to confirm.

He was an elder of the Divine Card Sect in Province B. Because this place had the highest number of captured cult members, he was urged to gather information. After all, many of them were his subordinates. If he didn't find out any useful information, the label of a traitor might fall upon him.

Although he was quite anxious, he was also rather timid. After all, Province B was the capital of the Tianlong Republic, and it was much stricter here than in other provinces. So, he could only start from the lower-level members, and unexpectedly, he really found the reason.

He dismissed his subordinate, intending to report this matter. This way, the suspicions against him would vanish. As for how to deal with it, he would leave that to others to figure out.

Upon reflection, he felt this news was true. Although he was aware of cameras, this surveillance was just an upgraded version of a camera. A camera could record static images, while this surveillance could record dynamic footage.

"Sigh, I heard the whole reason was that someone kidnapped a child of the Thunderbolt Company, and then Card Maker Bai Xiaobai created this surveillance to catch people."

"Damn it."

"Why are some people so stupid?"

"Knowing full well that the Thunderbolt Company and Card Maker Bai Xiaobai work closely together, they still thought about offending him."

"You must know, never offend a Card Maker, no matter who else you offend. A powerful Card Maker can rival an entire army."

"Now look, just because they offended a powerful Card Maker, it has caused such a huge loss to their Divine Card Sect."

Zheng Jianyuan shook his head.

Forget it, he shouldn't think about these things anymore. He had better keep a low profile now and avoid getting caught. There weren't many cult members left in Province B.

That afternoon.

Zheng Jianyuan's news was urgently sent to the cult's headquarters. This matter was the top priority at the moment. If this matter wasn't resolved, the cult members wouldn't dare to act, and they wouldn't dare to let them act.

The moment they saw the news, they were also a bit shocked.

First, they didn't expect the cause to be such a simple kidnapping case. Second, they didn't expect that such cards as surveillance cards would appear.

"If surveillance is installed everywhere later, how will they operate in the future?"

Consequently, this news sparked a heated discussion.

Some suggested leaving this country and operating in other countries.

But many opposed it. After all, they had invested too much in this country. Now, asking them to leave, they certainly wouldn't be willing. Furthermore, going to other countries would require fighting against the local forces there. Thinking about the various situations that would arise, everyone shook their heads repeatedly.

Some suggested secretly destroying these surveillance devices.

Half of the people agreed with this proposal. However, another problem arose: they had already lost half of their manpower. If they wanted to destroy those surveillance devices, it would certainly cause a further loss of personnel. Who to send and who not to send would cause another conflict.

Furthermore, if the surveillance devices were destroyed, wouldn't the Guard Team send people to install new ones to replace them? In this way, they would be trapped in a cycle of constantly destroying surveillance, and then constantly losing people. It was truly a vicious cycle.

They weren't stupid. The appearance of surveillance was already an established fact, and they couldn't make it disappear completely. Thus, the proposal to destroy the surveillance was immediately rejected.

Others thought they could use the same methods against them. They could also make these surveillance devices and then use them to monitor the Guard Team's actions.

This idea was certainly very good, but its feasibility was low. Currently, only a few Card Makers could make surveillance cards, and those Card Makers must have signed confidentiality agreements. At the same time, they couldn't easily infiltrate the places where the other side worked. In other words, they were unable to make surveillance cards.

You must know that the Card Makers who could join their cult all believed that the status of a Card Maker was higher than that of ordinary people. They were unwilling to be constrained by ordinary people, so they didn't want to join the Card Maker organizations on the Government's side. Now, it was too late; they had no way to learn card making.

If they were left to figure out the method for making surveillance cards on their own, they probably wouldn't be able to figure it out even in their next life.

Thus, this plan had to be shelved for the time being. They would have to wait until surveillance became widespread before they could learn how to make it.

Just as everyone was racking their brains for a solution, someone raised a question.

"That is, the Government installed surveillance in many places secretly, and the masses didn't know about it. Didn't the Tianlong Republic boast that the masses were the masters of the house? In other words, if they publicized what the Government had done, would it cause the masses to distrust the Government? If they pushed it a little at that time, they might even trigger a riot."

Hearing this person's idea, the others nodded in agreement one after another.

"The Tianlong Republic Government installed this surveillance to monitor not only their cult members but also ordinary people. If the masses learned that their every move would be seen by others, they would certainly protest."

"Then we must carefully plan this matter and then spread the word."

"Public protests would be of great benefit to us. First, it would force them to divert a lot of manpower to deal with the ordinary masses, so our people might be able to get things done."

"Second, this surveillance device is always a hidden danger. If we try to dismantle it ourselves, we will definitely be caught. If many ordinary people go to dismantle the surveillance devices, our people can pretend to be ordinary people and smash them. Even if they are caught in the end, with so many people, the other side won't do anything to them. Could the other side really kill everyone?"

"By the way, what does this surveillance look like? Where is it installed? Immediately find out these details. When the time comes, we will directly say that the thing is problematic and then let the masses question it. If they deny this matter, it will be even easier to handle. We can reveal it later, which will also damage their credibility."

With a goal in mind, this meeting came to an end, and the cult members began to take action.