Cave Refuge-Chapter 191 - 190: Captain Wu’s Trouble_1

"Summon Captain Wu from the special forces to me," I command.

Upon hearing Lee Minghao’s order from inside the room, someone immediately left to approach the special forces.

As soon as Captain Wu heard that Lee Minghao had summoned him, he instantly guessed why. However, he was somewhat helpless, after all, Dong Tianyu doesn’t usually stay in the Refuge Centers controlled by the Officials. Given the current weather, it was quite a struggle to keep track of Dong Tianyu’s whereabouts.

But who asked him to work under his leader, if it weren’t for Lee Minghao’s covert support, he wouldn’t be able to confront his immediate superior- especially as the Airdrop Faction’s influence grew weaker. Even with the covert support from Lee Minghao, a local faction, Captain Wu wasn’t sure how long he could endure.

Upon reaching the door, Captain Wu courteously checked his appearance before knocking and entering.

As Lee Minghao saw Captain Wu enter, he immediately rose from his office chair, ushering Captain Wu to take a seat on the couch. From a metal box, he delicately picked out a few tea leaves to steep a pot of tea for Captain Wu.

When Captain Wu saw Lee Minghao prepare the tea, he knew he couldn’t get away without giving a satisfactory explanation today. Although he didn’t know about the situation elsewhere, Pengcheng never produced any tea leaves. After the flood, the amount of tea leaves that could be saved in Pengcheng was extremely few. Lee Minghao had just treated him with such a high standard without uttering a single word.

If he didn’t produce something, even he himself would feel too guilty.

As he saw Lee Minghao place the teacup in front of him, Captain Wu didn’t pick up the cup, instead, he sighed and said, "Leader, I have tried my best.

Not only have I placed guards at both entrances of the Refuge Center where the target’s parents are, but also at all entrances of the Family Area Refuge Center and our current location, Command Headquarters Refuge Center.

As for how Dong Tianyu entered the Refuge Center last time, I think I understand why and I have confirmed it. He entered the Refuge Center following Robinson William last time, hence, there was no registration.

However, he hasn’t entered the Refuge Center since the day he left. According to my calculation, the interval between Dong Tianyu visiting his parents is typically between 15 to 20 days.

Therefore, according to his usual behavior, Dong Tianyu shouldn’t be coming any time soon."

Hearing Captain Wu’s explanations, Lee Minghao fell into contemplation. Despite knowing that everything Captain Wu said was correct, the pressure from all sides made him regret some of the impulsive decisions he had previously made.

But, there is no turning back once the arrow is released from the bow. At this point, he could only stiffen up and continue moving forward.

"What about the situation on Nameless Mountain, did you investigate?"

Hearing Lee Minghao’s sudden question, Captain Wu didn’t panic but calmly replied, "I’ve looked into it and I found many witnesses. It can be affirmed that Dong Tianyu has a stronghold on Nameless Mountain, and even after cross-checking with various informants, the exact location of that stronghold was confirmed.

However, due to the current weather conditions, I couldn’t arrange for anyone to make a field visit there, therefore, the plan must be temporarily shelved."

Once again, after listening to Captain Wu’s reply, Lee Minghao clenched his fists in rage. If only the external temperature wasn’t so high, he would’ve already ordered Captain Wu to apprehend Dong Tianyu.

After a long silence, Lee Minghao once again asked, "How is the situation with the Martial Artists?"

Hearing Lee Minghao ask this, Captain Wu began to regret siding with him.

He also had a few Martial Artists under his command who had broken through to the Inner Breath Realm. Captain Wu guessed that Lee Minghao might probably not be able to restrain himself and might want to send Martial Artists to Nameless Mountain to arrest Dong Tianyu.

After the Martial Artists breakthrough, to unleash their full fighting power, they need to consume a lot of physical resources. Now, the person in charge of the logistics in the West City District was surprisingly the son of the local faction member, Thomas, known as Thomas Junior.

Objectively speaking, even though Thomas Junior was a member of the local faction, he didn’t treat them, the Airdrop Faction any differently. When distributing resources, he did it according to a set standard for everyone.

Neither the local faction nor the Airdrop Faction was able to get more or less from him, every single thing was done by the book.

But since he became a part of Lee Minghao’s faction, he thought that he wouldn’t be treated preferentially and at most, he would be treated as he was before.

But he didn’t expect that once a few Martial Artists appeared in the Special Forces, they could receive ten times the regular supplies as sustenance for their cultivation exercises after verifying their identity.

However, the Martial Artists under his command, even after their identities were verified, could only receive the same treatment as before.

When Captain Wu went to the logistics department to protest, the other party simply said offhandedly, "He didn’t receive any instructions about extra allocations for Martial Artists, so he continued distributing resources according to the previous standards."

Hearing the other party’s lofty response, Captain Wu couldn’t help but laugh bitterly, though he didn’t ask in front of the others, "Why could those Martial Artists receive more resources?"

Captain Wu knew that once some words were said, it was equivalent to tearing their relationship with the other side.

In theory, the other party was merely following the orders from the Command Headquarters and didn’t secretly take away their resources, so they didn’t do anything wrong.

As for giving more resources to other Martial Artists, Captain Wu knew that there could be a hundred reasons for justifying that, so making a fuss would be pointless.

Although the resources distributed to the Special Forces members were much more than the average amount allotted to the survivors of Pengcheng, after the breakthrough to become a Martial Artist, the supplies distributed could only sustain their living.

Under the long-term situation of not being able to fill up their stomachs, not to mention cultivation progress, it’s already a blessing from heaven if their skills don’t regress.

If the present situation continues, it is estimated that apart from a few favorites, not to mention Martial Artists, even ordinary members would sway towards Robinson William, and by then, he himself might truly become a commander with no followers.

Upon hearing there might be a large number of resources stored at Dong Tianyu’s base, Captain Wu knew that he was now tied up with Lee Minghao.

Lee Minghao’s goal was simple - he wanted nitre, while he needed resources to cultivate the Martial Artists under his command, even to make himself a Martial Artist.

The special forces were different from other departments, if they didn’t have enough power, they simply couldn’t hold an equivalent position.

When the Martial Artists didn’t come forth, without any hesitation, Captain Wu would say no one in the team could beat him in a one-on-one fight.

But when cultivators broke through to the Inner Breath Realm, the physical quality of the Martial Artists underwent a monumental metamorphosis, and suddenly, Captain Wu lost his status as the strongest in the team.