Chapter: 5445

Cloud-like Melody said: "I don't have any leads on this, but I think we can start from the clues left by the near-defense cannons."

My Lord nodded and said: "Continue."

Cloud-like Melody went on to say: "I just checked out some information about this kind of weapon. Although it's very deadly, it's actually not a advanced weapon anymore. It can only be considered first-generation near-defense cannon and has already had a history of several decades. The current near-defense cannons have parameters that are several times better than this one. Therefore, we can basically determine that the enemy is unlikely to belong to any country and more likely belongs to some kind of group or unofficial organization, like our Clear Skies Alliance."

My Lord spoke calmly: "That makes sense. What's Determined Earl's opinion on this?"

Cloud-like Melody said again: "This kind of outdated weapon equipment has no value in mainstream countries anymore, and it's possible that they've already disassembled them. However, for private armed groups and certain anti-government armed forces, this thing should still be very valuable."

"So, I suspect that this kind of thing will only be circulated on the black market now. Although we don't know who killed Jian Gong's father yet, I think they must have bought this near-defense cannon from the black market too. Therefore, I believe that as long as we start by tracing all transactions related to similar near-defense cannons on the black market over the past few years, we should be able to find some clues!"

"My Lord nodded in agreement: 'Earl Determined's speculation is quite reasonable. If we start from the arms black market, perhaps we can really find the enemy's trail.'"

"As we were talking, he said again: 'However, the current situation is severe. The headquarters has no experts with high-level spiritual energy. For now, we cannot let them investigate this matter.'"

"After a moment of thought, he spoke: 'Loyal and Courageous Earl, forget about the New York affair for now. You must set off immediately and use the arms black market as your entry point to see if you can find any clues related to near-defense cannon transactions!'"

"Loyal and Courageous Earl looked nervous and said: 'My Lord... the enemy is cunning and unpredictable. They might have already expected us to start tracing their trail from the near-defense cannon...'"

"My Lord spoke calmly again: 'Then take Jian Gong's experience as a lesson. Be cautious in all you do. No matter what, we must investigate this matter thoroughly, or else Clear Skies Alliance will be at risk!'"

"As soon as My Lord gave the order, Clear Skies Alliance entered an unprecedented period of dormancy."

"The headquarters immediately went into full-scale dormancy, except for the Turkish copper refinery. All death soldiers and cavalry guards were forbidden from leaving their bases even by half a step. All members who were hiding in various parts of the world also temporarily cut off contact with headquarters."

From this moment on, only three dukes were left outside to execute their English duties. Long Victory Duke was in Huaxia, searching for Lin Wan'er's whereabouts while preparing to set off to Jinling to investigate Ye Chen's clues; Loyalty and Bravery Duke was looking for Ak-630 close-range cannon transaction clues at the global arms black market; as for Determined Victory Duke Yun, he was in the distant East area covering up gaps for Long Victory Duke, searching for Lin Wan'er.

Two days after European Duke was killed by a psychic suggestion made by Ye Chen's spiritual energy, all members of the Turkish copper refinery left Turkey on a ship.

The special envoy Du Liye, who had been affected by Ye Chen's psychic suggestion, boarded the ship along with others.

At this time, people didn't know where they were going; they only knew that Cyprus had undergone changes and the English lord demanded that they immediately retreat to South Africa.

The sudden incident was temporary and reasonable, so no one had any doubts about it.

The journey to South Africa would be long, crossing the Mediterranean Sea, then passing through the Suez Canal, and finally traversing the narrow Red Sea along the eastern coast of Africa, a total distance of nearly 10,000 kilometers.

Fortunately, before setting off, this ship had already prepared supplies for transporting copper ore from Cyprus to the refinery, enough for several hundred people on board to meet their needs during the journey. So everyone wasn't worried about the future; they just looked forward to landing in Africa and starting a new life soon.

But they didn't know that the English lord had no intention of letting them set foot on land again.

According to the lord's orders, this ship and all its people were destined to sleep at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.

The ship left one day later.

When this ship sailed through the night, it was only 200 kilometers away from the Suez Canal's northern entrance and the port of Suez. Suddenly, the engine stopped, and the ship lost power, drifting on the surface of the sea.

Many welders were busy using their welding equipment to seal all windows and hatches on the ship with steel bars as thick as a thumb. JrNovels.com