43: Chapter 43 Bait? There's another mission!

Watching Li Mo's retreating figure, Deputy Mayor Zhu Wu was filled with regret.

Retribution had come too quickly!

It had only been three months, and Li Mo could already obtain an iron blood token!

The more he thought about it, the angrier Deputy Mayor Zhu Wu became.

He backhanded Teacher Cao Yun with a loud slap.

"Bullshit! All of it is bullshit! Both you and the Dean of Students—if you had just treated him a little better back then! The current situation wouldn't have reached this point!"

Teacher Cao Yun clutched his swollen cheek and cried out, "Leader, is the situation really that serious?"

Deputy Mayor Zhu Wu sneered, "Forget about your life; even if he wanted my life, the token in his hand could make it happen! You'd better think about how to entertain this ancestor in the future! Right now, we have to grant him whatever he wants!"

"Right! After you send Zhou Run's body back, tell his father not to make any moves. Otherwise, it won't just be one Zhou Run who dies, but his entire Zhou family!"

Teacher Cao Yun turned pale with fright, clearly unable to imagine that such a small token in Li Mo's hand could have such power.

Of course, he didn't understand that while the capital had a standing force of about 50,000 in The Military, the token in Li Mo's hand could mobilize ninety percent of those 50,000 troops!

It would be more than enough to raze Starry Sky University to the ground!

...

After leaving Starry Sky University, the three members of Moyu Squad all appeared refreshed and invigorated.

Zheng Jiahao laughed loudly, "Haha! Awesome! I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

Li Mo said calmly, "This is nothing; it's just the beginning. Finding this mole won't be that easy; General Qin Fei hasn't even identified any specific candidates."

"There are at least a hundred high-ranking officials in Starry Sky University, including those old monsters, and we have to screen them one by one!"

Hearing Li Mo say this, Zheng Jiahao nodded affirmatively, "Yeah, the road ahead is long. But to have such a big mission entrusted to us rookies—if we complete it, it will be a remarkable achievement! In the future, we won't be the least bit afraid of those veterans in The Military!"

Among the three, the only one worried about their actions today was Xu Feng.

"I'm asking, aren't you even a little worried about retaliation from that Energy Bureau director? The Energy Bureau director where we're from is truly overbearing! What if he tries to strike from the shadows?"

Zheng Jiahao raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Don't worry. This is the capital; an Energy Bureau director can be replaced if one disappears. Aside from Martial God-level figures, no one dares to make a move against someone holding an iron blood token!"

Li Mo chimed in, "That's right. I'm not worried about Zhou Run's side. But you two need to be careful; don't forget what Zhang Ruxue instructed us to do later!"

When Li Mo mentioned this, the expressions of both Zheng Jiahao and Xu Feng changed.

Actually, the day before yesterday, when the three were packing their luggage to return to the capital, Zhang Ruxue suddenly came to their dormitory and personally entrusted them with a task.

This matter concerned the personal safety of the three, so when they were in Zhang Ruxue's office, she was afraid someone might be eavesdropping, which is why she didn't say it explicitly.

In reality, this trip back to the capital for the three of them, besides the mission to investigate the mole as ordered from above, also included a hidden mission!

Calling it a mission, it was actually just using the three of them as bait!

It turned out that ever since the Black Death Group failed their mission during that rookie trial, neither the mole within The Military of Great Xia nor the martial artists from enemy nations had made any moves.

The dozen elite rookie squads that had returned initially had not encountered any further ambushes.

The enemy is in the shadows while we are in the open. Sometimes, you don't fear the enemy making a move; you fear the enemy not making any moves at all.

To eliminate the potential new talent of Great Xia, the Black Earth Tribe was even willing to send out elites like the Black Death Group to be sacrificed. They would never give up!

They wanted to see The Military of Great Xia grow and develop even less. The reason they hadn't acted was likely just one thing: they were waiting for an opportunity!

This was very difficult for The Military; they couldn't assign people to watch Li Mo and these elite rookies twenty-four hours a day.

Protecting someone and assassinating someone are two completely different levels of difficulty. To protect these newcomers, Great Xia had to invest a huge amount of manpower and resources, and also had to keep their nerves taut at all times. But as the assassination side, it was different; they only needed to find an opportunity to strike!

Even if they didn't succeed the first time, they could find a second opportunity.

Therefore, the reason The Military sent the three of them to execute the mission of investigating the mole was, on one hand, truly because Li Mo and his companions had no ties to Starry Sky University and could act ruthlessly.

On the other hand, they were the most prominent squad among the newcomers, and the probability of the enemy targeting them was the highest.

Thus, they were both mission executors and bait.

Otherwise, The Military would never have handed the iron blood token to Li Mo; it wasn't in accordance with regulations.

Generally, the iron blood token is controlled by generals of Major General rank or higher, and it cannot be used unless absolutely necessary.

In order to ferret out the enemy country's assassins, The Military throwing Li Mo and the others out as bait was already extremely risky, especially Li Mo, considering that even the Marshal held him in high regard.

Giving him the iron blood token was also to ensure Li Mo's safety to the greatest extent possible.

In reality, there were very likely personnel sent by The Military secretly guarding the perimeter of Li Mo and his two companions.

It was precisely because of this that, when facing the dozen or so elite teachers called out by Deputy Mayor Zhu Wu, Li Mo did not waver in the slightest.

Even if he hadn't taken out the iron blood token, if Deputy Mayor Zhu Wu had dared to make a move against him, someone would naturally have protected him.

Taking out the iron blood token was merely to make the subsequent mission of investigating the mole easier to execute.

But even so, no one could guarantee that the three of them would be one hundred percent safe.

After finishing his instructions to Zheng Jiahao and Xu Feng, Li Mo returned home.

However, just before reaching his doorstep, Li Mo saw a few people dressed like street thugs splashing red paint on his front door.

Li Mo had already heard from his Aunt that these people came almost every few days, just to collect the debt his Aunt owed.

No matter what, paying back debts is a matter of course. Although Li Mo was angry, he still walked up and said in a good-natured tone, "Hey, stop that."

For some reason, seeing The Military uniform Li Mo was wearing, these thugs didn't show any fear.

The leading thug glanced at Li Mo and continued splashing the paint.

"Soldier, don't meddle in other people's business! Do you know who we are? We are from the Yaoxing Society! If you're smart, get lost!"

This group didn't recognize Li Mo and thought he was just meddling. But in reality, Li Mo was a member of this household.

However, when Li Mo heard the name Yaoxing Society, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.

This was a famous organization within the capital, said to have connections in both the underworld and legitimate society. In the legitimate sector, they had businesses selling weapons, vitality potions, and even real estate.

As for the underworld, they were also heavily involved. Among their activities was lending money to the poor at exorbitant interest rates!

Their interest rates were shockingly high, and because they had many martial artists within their ranks to violently collect debts—often breaking hands and feet—no one dared not to repay them.

Li Mo never expected that his Aunt would dare to borrow money from the Yaoxing Society for his sake!