As the investigation into the treasonous collaborators unraveled like drawing silk from a cocoon, Su Ran grew increasingly aware that the current situation was far more intricate and complex than he had initially anticipated. The officials who were investigated and disciplined one after another were merely the tip of the iceberg; behind them vaguely loomed a massive and unfathomable Mysterious Organization. Like an invisible giant net, this organization had quietly infiltrated every level of Great Qing society, not only planting numerous informants within officialdom, but also maintaining intricate and tangled ties with titans of the business world and factions in the underworld.
Through rigorous interrogation of the arrested traitors, alongside the day-and-night painstaking investigation and analysis by intelligence personnel, Su Ran finally uncovered some startling inside information. It turned out that this Mysterious Organization was a "sleeper cell" meticulously laid out and operated over the long term within Great Qing by the remnants of a mysterious faction. Like venomous snakes dormant in the dark, they had hidden for years, waiting only for the right moment to deal a fatal blow to Great Qing. Their collusion with unknown forces this time was merely a part of their grand plan. What caused Su Ran even deeper concern was that during the interrogations, a traitor revealed that the organization also harbored a deeply hidden "Ultimate Plan". However, the specific details …
Chapter 68