บท 404: A Step Ahead

Previously, the "Yun" faction operated solely in the eastern border, but recently, with their leader's ambitious plans, they expanded into the capital. Over the past year, their influence had solidified, remaining well-concealed. They recruited covertly, rarely allowing anyone to seek them out directly.

In the capital, a man known as "Yuan" managed the faction. Under him were ten key members, numbered "One" to "Ten," each commanding numerous subordinates, totaling a force of about ten thousand. "Nine" (who is previously referred to as "Jiu") took charge of receiving the goods in Shuiyun County from Tao Pengnan.

Hearing this, Chu Qingzhi felt a shiver run down her spine.

There were ten lines of operation, and they had intercepted only one involving opium. What about the rest? Had the opium on those lines already been transported to the capital?