Chapter 78

Su Ran weighed the pros and cons in his mind. Amidst a situation thick with fog and uncertainty, he ultimately made a resolute decision to initiate a series of probing actions. He issued meticulous instructions to his intelligence officers, launching comprehensive secret surveillance and calculated harassment against the identified strongholds of the Mysterious Organization. The night was deep, wrapping the earth like a shroud of black silk. Several agile, phantom-like agents took advantage of the darkness to slip toward the targets. Moving with the grace and caution of panthers, they reached their designated positions and struck swiftly. With practiced precision, they disabled the strongholds' communication facilities; the flickering signal lights died out as if the "nerves" of the Mysterious Organization had been severed. Simultaneously, they cleverly sabotaged the supply stores, turning the organized stockpiles into a chaotic mess and effectively disrupting the organization's operational rhythm. Meanwhile, another team of intelligence officers carefully disseminated misinformation in key areas, deliberately creating the illusion that the Great Qing had secured some of the organization's core secrets. Through various covert channels, they allowed these rumors to spread like ripples, hoping to force the Mysterious Organization into a state of panic and expose their vulnerabilities.