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"Action!" After whispering the order, the leader got up from the ground, crouched down, and led the elite team southward.

The New Territories City Investigation Department is responsible for guarding the south. However, due to the standoff at Moonlight Lake, most of its troops have been withdrawn, leaving the area vulnerable.

In addition, the incident happened suddenly and there was no contingency plan in advance, so the allied forces only quietly eliminated a few sentries and then entered the Moonlight Forest without much effort.

Stepping on the thick layer of fallen leaves in the Moonlight Forest, the leader whispered instructions to the others, "Let's split up and make arrangements, and try not to attract the attention of the authorities."

"After that, follow my orders and act together."

"Yes, sir!" "Yes, Major!" Upon hearing their leader's instructions, the other elite soldiers responded in unison.

Their actions tonight don't seem to be aimed at directly seizing Moonlight Lake or stealing the Moonlight Tears that the four factions have already prepared.

Instead, they have other plans.

They scattered throughout the Moonlight Forest, then poured out containers from their backpacks.

The container was filled with a viscous black liquid, which they poured directly onto the fallen leaves.

After emptying one bucket, they would move to another spot and continue emptying.

Soon, the southern area was covered with that viscous black liquid.

The black liquid had a strong odor. When the wind blew from the south, the New Territories City Investigation Department officers on guard outside didn't smell it, but the four forces confronting each other at Moonlight Lake seemed to have a faint smell.

Lin Ting, who was yelling at the other three parties for not keeping their promises, was the first to realize something was wrong.

What is this smell?

Upon smelling the pungent odor, Lin Ting frowned deeply and then turned to look back in the direction he had come from.

At this moment, the other factions also seemed to have caught wind of it.

"What's that awful smell?"

"What's that smell? It's kind of stinky."

As more and more people come to smell this aroma.

The driver who had been following Lin Ting suddenly seemed to realize something. He looked up sharply, then stared at Lin Ting with a terrified expression, and whispered, "Sir! It's gasoline! Gasoline!"

Upon hearing the driver's reminder, Lin Ting was suddenly startled!

Gasoline! How could there be gasoline in Moonlight Forest?!

Thinking this, he suddenly looked up at the withered trees as if he had just remembered something, and then looked down at the thick layer of fallen leaves under his feet.

It is now late autumn.

The leaves have all fallen, and the leaves, having been scorched by the hot autumn sun, have lost all their moisture!

What would happen if gasoline were to ignite a forest full of fallen leaves and dead wood?!

At that moment, Lin Ting's face turned deathly pale!

A sense of foreboding crept into my heart!

Just then, a red signal flare suddenly exploded in the sky above the dark jungle to the south of Moonlight Forest!

The signal flare seemed to have flipped a switch! The next second, bursts of fire erupted in the dark jungle.

Because of the gasoline's fuel and the windward location, the fire spread rapidly through the air! In just a few seconds, the flames merged into one, scorching fallen leaves and withered trees, like a fire dragon spreading swiftly towards the Moonlight Forest!

There were very few cars in the planned area, so most of the soldiers and agents had never handled gasoline before. That's why they didn't recognize the black liquid.

But...fire is an instinctive fear etched into the genes of all living things!

So when they saw the fire dragon, seemingly alive, rising and leaping among the withered trees and leaves, spreading rapidly through the Moonlight Forest with an overwhelming force, and growing ever stronger, they were terrified!

"Forest fire! It's forest fire! Run! Run!"

Soldiers and agents who had witnessed the terror of wildfires were in an uproar!

The Dongcheng City Detective Department and the New Territories City Military Command, two forces with strict military discipline, could somewhat restrain their panicked subordinates, but the soldiers and agents of the New Territories City Detective Department and the Dongcheng City Military Command were not so easy to control!

Upon seeing the spreading forest fire, the well-behaved soldiers and agents trembled with fear, while the poorly behaved soldiers and agents turned and ran to the sides, trying to escape the Moonlight Forest!

At this moment, Lin Ting stared at the spreading forest fire, his face ashen. He cursed, "Damn it! A combined attack! It's definitely a combined attack!"

"Those rats must have realized they couldn't get Moonlight Lake, so they simply destroyed it!"

Although his training was lacking, he was still a high-ranking official in the Investigation Department and had some skills.

So even in this critical moment, he didn't panic. Instead, he drew his gun and roared at the agents around him, "Cut down the trees!"

"Cut down the trees! Clear a safe zone!"

"As long as there are no dead trees and fallen leaves, the forest fire won't spread!"

His command was correct, but the problem is... the four factions came to extract the Moonlight Tears, so who would carry an axe to chop down trees?

So, his assistant looked at him with tears in his eyes and said, "Minister! We don't have any tools! We don't have any tools!"

Hearing his assistant's words, Lin Ting realized this as well.

He stared at the spreading fire with a grim expression, anxiously searching for other solutions.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the other three factions were also rapidly discussing whether to retreat or stay.

Both retreating and staying have their advantages and disadvantages.

If we retreat, there's plenty of time, and it's highly likely there will be no casualties. However, the drawbacks are also obvious: Moonlight Tears are Cataclysmic materials and cannot withstand fire or smoke.

Such a retreat could very well destroy most of the Moonlight Tears.

The opposite is true if they stay. They might be able to save Moonlight Tears, but the casualties would be completely out of control.

Moreover, it is very likely that the forest fire was too large, resulting not only in heavy casualties, but also in the fact that the Moonlight Tear was not preserved in the end.

With this in mind, the senior executives discussed the matter amongst themselves and immediately reached a consensus: retreat!

After all, retreating is the safest option, and... the area the coalition infiltrated is in the south, an area under the jurisdiction of the New Territories City Investigation Department.

If the lawsuit goes to the shelter, the New Territories City Investigation Department will be the one to take the blame. They don't need to risk their own interests just to claim credit.

Thinking this, the leaders of the three factions exchanged glances and began to direct their agents to throw the prepared "Tears of Moonlight," along with the cataclysmic materials and containers, into Moonlight Lake.

Although the "Tears of Moonlight" in the lake may be scorched and contaminated by flames, there is still water in the lake. That pure water can effectively protect these "Tears of Moonlight" that have been stored!

After the forest fire is extinguished, they can come back and retrieve these "tears of moonlight".

Meanwhile, at this critical moment, the leaders of the other three major forces made their decisions.

Sudden.....

"Ring ring ring!"

The clear sound of bells rang out on the shore of Moonlight Lake.

It's the sound from a communicator.

Everyone's eyes were drawn to that direction.

Then you see a man over two meters tall, like an iron tower, actually holding a communicator and answering a call in this critical moment.

Lin Ting clearly heard the ringtone too. He turned around, glared at the man, and snapped, "What time is it! Still making phone calls!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt something was off.

Because... this is an area between East City and the New Territories, a place without cell phone coverage. How could a regular phone call be coming in!?

Unless it's a specially made communicator and a dedicated line!

Thinking this, he couldn't help but look at the towering man.

At this moment, his assistant quickly stepped forward and whispered, "Minister, that agent's name is Atai. He seems to be a close confidant of Deputy Minister Qiu Tu."

Hearing his assistant's words, Lin Ting narrowed his eyes slightly.

Qiu Tu?

When did he have the authority to use the special communication device and the special dedicated line?

There's definitely more to this than meets the eye!

Just as he was thinking this, Atai pressed the call button in full view of everyone.

As Lin Ting expected, when the communicator was connected, it wasn't Qiu Tu's voice that rang out, but the voice of Deputy Director Tang Feifei!

Artest had clearly practiced several times before, so as soon as the call connected, he immediately pressed the speakerphone button.

The next second, Tang Feifei's serious and deep voice echoed throughout the entire Moonlight Lake.

She roared in a deep voice, "Lin Ting! How did you set up your defenses?!"

"They actually managed to sneak in so easily!"

"If Minister Qiu and I hadn't happened to be here on inspection tonight, they would have burned you all to death and then brazenly slipped away!"

Upon hearing Tang Feifei's accusation, Lin Ting's face flushed red and then turned pale.

But it was indeed his fault in deploying the defenses, so he had no choice but to admit it. He said, "I'm sorry, Director Tang, this is my mistake..."

Before he could finish the last word, "duty," Tang Feifei abruptly interrupted him, saying, "This isn't about who failed in their duty!"

"Our four departments have waited so long, just to harvest that lake of Moonlight Tears!"

"No matter how fierce the fire, the 'Tears of Moonlight' must not be lost!"

Before Lin Ting could even speak after hearing Tang Feifei's words, one of the agents whispered, "The 'Tears of Moonlight' cannot be lost... So we can just 'lose' it?"

"The forest fire is about to hit us, and we have no tools. What can we do?"

"Are we just going to wait to die here?"

The detective next to him chimed in softly, "Yeah... she makes it sound so easy, why don't you come over yourself?"

The agents were whispering quietly, and Tang Feifei didn't hear them.

However, Tang Feifei's next answer cleared up everyone's doubts.

She shouted, "Atai! Give the 'ownership seal' to Minister Lin Ting!"

"Have him summon me!"

"I have a way to stop this fire!"

Upon hearing Tang Feifei's order, Atai quickly responded and then took out a stamp-shaped cataclysmic artifact from his pocket and handed it to Lin Ting.

Lin Ting took the seal suspiciously, feeling that something was amiss...

Why does Tang Feifei seem to know everything about tonight?

Why did she arrange for a special communicator and a cataclysmic artifact in advance?

Despite their doubts, the situation was critical: the forest fire was raging and growing larger, with thick smoke billowing and spreading towards Moonlight Lake!

Therefore, he could only accept the seal and use it according to the method Tang Feifei had taught him!

As he used it, he felt his mental energy being drained away like a tide!

The terrifying sensation of being pulled made him feel as if he were being pumped by a water pump!

Even more terrifying is that, along with the depletion of his mental energy, he felt as if his physical strength and vitality were also constantly disappearing!

He wanted to give up the summoning, but the seal had already been used and there was no way to stop!

So he collapsed to the ground, feeling his brain throbbing and his whole body about to give out!

Fortunately, the pain ended quickly!

Just as he felt like he was about to be drained of all his energy, Tang Feifei suddenly appeared out of thin air on the shore of Moonlight Lake!

She was dressed in a smart director's uniform and tall riding boots, exuding an imposing aura!

Facing the roaring fire dragon, she acted like a general, directly activating a spatial cataclysmic artifact and pouring out a pile of shovels and axes!

Then he commanded, "Now! Agents from the Special Operations Unit of the New Territories City Investigation Department, immediately cut down trees, dig soil! Set up a cordon!"

After giving orders to her own intelligence unit, she looked at the other three forces and shouted, "I've already spoken with General Ye, Director Liu, and Colonel Wang!"

"All soldiers and agents are now under my command and obey my orders!"

"You will split into three groups!"

"One group combines two water pumps, connecting the pump that has filtered out pure water to another pump, and then starts pouring water in large quantities towards the south to form a fire-retardant zone!"

"The other two groups, get your sacks ready and fill them with the excavated soil! Then prepare the third fire-retardant belt!"