After having a good meal and a few drinks, Zhang Wen rested for a night in the northwest.

Although he also wanted to see the desolate scenery of the northwest desert, time was short and the fatigue that had accumulated in his body for a long time swept over his whole body.

For this night, there was nothing to do except sleep.

And he has to travel early tomorrow morning.

......

Zhang Wen got up early and set off before dawn.

Then, go south and notify the various helmsmen in the south.

In addition to the Jiangnan branch which he led, there were two southwestern branches, one Lingnan branch and three southeastern branches.

There are many things to do in the south. The cities and population are densely populated, there are many commercial towns and military strongholds, there are many passes, and there are many water transportations in the south. If only one branch is set up, many things will be inconvenient.

Although there are the most branches in the south, the one with the most power among them is Zhang Wen, because his ability is the most outstanding among all the leaders of the southern branches, and he is also the leader elected by everyone.

Speaking of the two southwestern branches, even the two of them could not provide more information about witchcraft in southern Xinjiang. This shows how strict the confidentiality work in southern Xinjiang is and how powerful the witchcraft techniques are.

Zhang Wen gathered the two helmsmen from the southwest together and told them about the sorcerer from southern Xinjiang.

Although the two of them also suggested that it was more important to hurry on their way and talk about anything when they got to the headquarters, Zhang Wen felt that others could put it aside for now and talk about it later, but they couldn't.

The two helmsmen in the southwest were in charge of an area adjacent to southern Xinjiang. Although the purpose of this battle was to fight against the sorcerer from southern Xinjiang, perhaps to capture him or to kill him, they would have one more task in the future: southern Xinjiang affairs.

When the two captains heard about this, they felt that it was their fault. "We are also responsible for this incident... It was our negligence that led to such a serious consequence."

"You two, your words are too kind."

Zhang Wen shook his head.

"The Miaojiang witchcraft incident is not something that can be solved by the two of you. They are hidden too deeply. Even the gang leader knows nothing about it, let alone us subordinates."

"Moreover, this time, we have mobilized all the hall masters and branch leaders of the Liuyue Gang to deal with them. You can imagine the seriousness of this matter. You two, there is no time to lose, let's get ready and set off."

"Yes."

......

A branch in Lingnan is responsible for rather special matters. It is the smallest of all the branches under the Liuyue Gang, but also the most indispensable one.

As we all know, the climate in Lingnan area is hot and humid, there are many miasma and poisonous insects, and there is a shortage of arable land. Ordinary people simply cannot live here for a long time.

This place has always been the place where the court exiled criminals. Usually, those criminals either died on the way before they arrived, or they died of illness after arriving here and not staying for long.

There were hardly any people in this place.

There aren't many people, but there are still people.

Many officials of the imperial court had previously colluded with the local indigenous peoples of Lingnan. The small number of immigrants does not mean that there are fewer local indigenous residents.

Although the indigenous people there have a low level of education, it is precisely because of this that they are easily bossed around and will do whatever it takes to get what they want.

Therefore, if there is no one here to serve as an extra force, something big will happen in Lingnan sooner or later.

The Liuyue Gang took the initiative to assume this responsibility without anyone knowing.

Lingnan had not seen any major incidents for many years, and this was due to the power of the Liuyue Gang, which played a huge role. Even the imperial court did not know much about this matter.

Everyone in the Lingnan branch is a well-dressed man with excellent physical fitness, and they can adapt to the harsh natural environment here.

The leader of Lingnan took into consideration that if anyone from the headquarters came here, their health or even their lives might be in danger because they could not adapt to the environment here, so he designed a communication device and placed it outside the jungle.

Zhang Wen successfully met the leader of the Lingnan branch, Li Heng, and told him the general situation.

After listening to this, Li Heng went to his room and took out some things.

"Since it's something related to insects, I've done some research in Lingnan over the years and developed some insect repellent and insecticide drugs. Although the witchcraft in Southern Xinjiang is definitely much more powerful than these poisonous insects, it would be good if it could be of some use."

Li Heng had to deal with poisonous insects for many years and had a lot of experience. When he learned about the poisonous insect, he felt very involved.

Bugs are truly horrible things...

"Brother Zhang Wen, the situation in Lingnan is complicated. If I leave, I have to hand over all the affairs to my subordinates. There are many other things to do before I can leave with peace of mind."

Zhang Wen nodded, "I understand. I'll go ahead then, and thank you brother Li Heng for setting off soon."

......

Finally, only three branches in the southeast needed to be notified.

The southeast and Jiangnan areas are the most prosperous areas after the capital. They are vast in territory, close to the capital in the north, with a developed economy and a dense population. They can be said to be the second economic center, so the situation here is more complicated.

The various forces here are complicated and intertwined, and the Liuyue Gang must increase manpower and costs to achieve comprehensive coverage of the southern region.

These three branches are even more interesting.

Because the south has a warm climate and many plains, although there is not as much arable land as in the north, most of the land is in use and there is very little wasteland, so it is not easy to find a hidden place.

This was a difficult problem at the time. However, Song Qian decided: A great hermit should hide in the city.

Since there is nowhere to hide, there is no need to cover up.

The three headquarters were disguised as operating shops. They pretended to do business, but secretly they were members of the Liuyue Gang.

Another benefit of this arrangement is that it can be used to gather information.

The three shops are a tavern with prosperous business, a theater and teahouse whose customers are all wealthy people, and a post station that is good at searching.

The four branches in the southeast and south of the Yangtze River usually carry out their missions in secret, and no one knows their true identities.

The place where people drink wine today, or the small pavilion where people drink tea and listen to music, or the fast horses sent to deliver messages or things, are the killers or spies of the Liuyue Gang. All the secrets can be seen at a glance inadvertently.

These three places were easy to find. I had a hearty meal of delicious food in the tavern, drank this year's Mingqian tea in the teahouse, listened to a new play by a popular actor, and finally rode the fast horses prepared by the post station to the next, and last, place.

The leader of the Jiangnan branch went north with the three southeastern branches, and when they arrived at the eastern branch in the Qi and Lu regions, they called the last leader, and the five of them returned to the headquarters together.

Just one day later, they arrived at the headquarters.

At this point, everyone is present.

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