Many Levels

Led by the man with a crew cut, General Long Wei, who was in disguise, walked openly on the street as a city guard.

At this time, it was already late at night and there were no pedestrians in the streets.

There were only teams of fully armed soldiers patrolling everywhere.

Each checkpoint has its own pass and is guarded by soldiers. Even patrol teams have to show their tokens when passing through.

General Long Wei walked at the end of the team, with his hat pulled down so low that it almost covered half of his face.

In addition, it was dark and he couldn't be seen clearly unless someone got close to him.

"This Thorian Rhys is really thoughtful. If I didn't have the help of the spies from the Temple of the Gods, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to leave the royal city."

Looking at the various sentries in the streets and alleys, General Long Wei couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

After only walking less than five kilometers, they have already passed seven or eight checkpoints.

In addition to the checkpoints at the entrance, there are also many hidden sentries who keep an eye on the movements on the street at all times.

Whenever there is any sign of trouble, these secret sentries will take action immediately.

He was still thinking about what to do if he couldn't get in touch with the contact personnel, so he sneaked out with his guards.

With his advanced skills, escaping from the royal city should be no problem.

But now he realized that he was wrong. With the level of martial law where there was a guard post every ten steps and a sentry every hundred steps, it would undoubtedly be as difficult as climbing to heaven to sneak out.

Once discovered, all the troops will swarm in.

By then, even if he had a leader who could reach the sky, he would not be able to break out of the encirclement.

The streets were quiet and everyone walked in silence.

Even if they encountered other patrol teams, the two sides just nodded to each other and there was no communication.

In this way, General Long Wei mixed in with the patrol team and walked all the way towards the outer city.

After walking for about three hours, when they were about to leave the inner city, they were stopped at the last checkpoint.

This checkpoint is the connecting point between the inner city and the outer city, and is also the most important link.

Since the martial law was imposed, vehicles have been banned from the inner city, and people can only take a car when they leave the outer city.

There will be a large number of soldiers stationed at the junction of the inner city and the outer city to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation.

The city guards' patrols can move unimpeded in the inner city, but not in the outer city.

So when the crew-cut man led the team toward the checkpoint, the more than a hundred elite guards immediately became alert.

"Stop! The city guards are only responsible for the security of the inner city. What are you doing here?!"

The leading general had sharp eyes and a serious tone. While speaking, he put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

The other guards also had sharp eyes, staring at the man with the crew cut and others.

"Hmm?"

General Long Wei frowned slightly and began to secretly gather his strength.

Everything was going smoothly before, basically unimpeded, but he didn't expect to be stopped here.

Could it be that someone has discovered something?

"Don't be nervous, General. These are all normal procedures. Leave it to me."

After the crew cut man lowered his voice to remind him, he smiled and walked towards the guard general, greeting him enthusiastically: "Brother Zhang, it's me, Xiao Liu."

"Liu Jun?"

The guard general took a closer look, and his fierce eyes finally eased: "Why are you here? I remember that your duty is to patrol the inner city. You are not allowed to leave easily without a transfer order."

"Brother Zhang, I am also following the order from above to go to the outer city to handle it. Please give me a favor." The crew cut man smiled and said.

"Liu Jun, you are all employed by the government, so you should know the rules. The whole city is under martial law now. If you don't have a token, I can't let you pass." The guarding general remained calm.

It's fine to be accommodating in normal times, but even if there are any accidents, they will only be reprimanded.

But now it is different. The whole city is under martial law and a wanted order is in place. Anyone who makes any mistake will be dismissed from his post at best, or thrown into jail at worst.

When it comes to their future and safety, they must never be careless.

"Of course, how could I make things difficult for you, Brother Zhang?"

The man with the crew cut smiled, then took out a copper token from his bosom: "This is the order from Commander Wang Mang of the law enforcement team. I am doing this for him."

"Commander Wang?" The guard took the token and looked at it carefully for a moment. After confirming that it was correct, he returned it and asked: "Why did Commander Wang ask you to go to the outer city in the middle of the night?"

"Brother Zhang, I am not hiding it on purpose. This is a big deal. Commander Wang specifically told me not to leak any of it, otherwise my official hat will be in jeopardy. I hope Brother Zhang will forgive me." The man with the crew cut lowered his voice.

"Since it's Commander Wang's arrangement, I won't ask any more questions."

The guard leader looked them up and down, then turned back and waved his hand, shouting: "Open the checkpoint and let them pass!"

After receiving the order, the guards quickly pulled open the guardrail blocking the middle of the road, leaving a passage.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang!" The man with a crew cut smiled and clasped his fists.

The guard commander nodded without saying anything more.

"Brothers, let's go."

The man with a crew cut gestured and continued to move forward with his men.

However, just as they were about to pass the checkpoint, the guard commander suddenly glanced at the last person and shouted, "Wait!"

These two short words immediately made the crew cut man and others nervous. - Ton