Facing Qing Wudi's hesitation, Fan Chaotian asked for the reason. Qing Wudi hesitated for a moment before finally revealing Lin Beichen's divination.
However, Fan Chaotian scoffed at this, believing that such feudal superstition was completely unreliable. He severely criticized Qing Wudi, warning him not to trust such nonsense. Although Qing Wudi was unwilling, he couldn't refute Fan Chaotian's viewpoint.
Just after Qing Wudi left, Fan Chaotian's phone suddenly rang. The call was from Deng Zhong, the chief of staff of the Garrison District, informing Fan Chaotian to come to his office immediately for an important mission. Fan Chaotian got up at once, his mind beginning to speculate about the content of this mission.
"Knock, knock, knock!" Fan Chaotian lightly tapped on the door of Deng Zhong's office in the Yanjing City Garrison District.
"Come in." Deng Zhong's voice came from behind the door.
Fan Chaotian pushed the door open, stepped into the office, and directly asked, "Chief of Staff, what do you need me for?"
Deng Zhong put down his work and his expression became serious, "There is an important mission for you. We have received orders from higher-ups to dispatch the Venomous Snake Special Team to the Yun Province border to carry out a secret mission."
He paused, his voice even lower, "Moreover, intelligence indicates that 'Mantis' is also active in that area."
Fan Chaotian was shocked at these words, "Mantis? Has he really appeared?"
"Yes," Deng Zhong nodded affirmatively, "I know you've been tracking him; this might be an opportunity."
Fan Chaotian's mind was in turmoil. Not long ago, Qing Wudi had told him that a fortune teller had divined that there might be news about Mantis, and he had scoffed at it at the time. He hadn't expected to receive confirmed news so quickly.
"This is such a coincidence," Fan Chaotian muttered, "Someone just told me that there might be news of Mantis."
"Oh? Who has such Divine Techniques?" Deng Zhong asked curiously.
"It was Qing Wudi. He said it was divined by someone named Lin Beichen," Fan Chaotian explained.
Deng Zhong's eyes widened, "Lin Beichen? That young man who can set up formations to summon rain and teach National Martial Arts? How could he know such confidential information?"
Fan Chaotian shook his head, "I don't know either, but that's what Qing Wudi said."
Deng Zhong pondered for a moment, then waved his hand, "Alright, let's not worry about this for now. What's important is that we act quickly to head to Yun Province and complete the mission."
"Understood!" Fan Chaotian replied, his voice firm.
Deng Zhong nodded satisfactorily, indicating for him to go back and prepare. After Fan Chaotian left, Deng Zhong sat alone in his office, filled with doubt and curiosity about Lin Beichen.
Returning to the Venomous Snake Special Team office, Fan Chaotian immediately gathered all the team members for an emergency meeting. He looked seriously at the six elite members in front of him, "We have received orders to head to the Yun Province border for a secret mission. This mission is crucial, and we may encounter 'Mantis.'"
The members assumed serious expressions upon hearing this. Qing Wudi clenched his fist, a Flame of revenge flashing in his eyes. He finally had the chance to avenge his father!
The other members were also incredulous. Lin Beichen had previously told them that a mission was upcoming, and they had dismissed it as nonsense. But now, it seemed that the young Daoist indeed had some abilities.
Sun Wancheng's heart was a stormy sea. She recalled the Brocade Bag Lin Beichen gave her and couldn't help but question her atheistic beliefs. Could that old Daoist really divine? Everything seemed too coincidental!
Despite their doubts, Sun Wancheng and the other members had grown more trustful of Lin Beichen's abilities.
After all, the facts before them left them no choice but to believe.
However, at the moment, they did not have the time to delve deeply.
A more urgent issue had emerged.
According to Lin Beichen's previous divination,
the current border mission appeared to hide a massive crisis!
Previously, Lin Beichen predicted their secret mission, which they had scoffed at.
But now, Lin Beichen not only accurately forecasted Mantis's whereabouts, but also foresaw their trip to Yun Province.
This made them ponder if Lin Beichen's ominous prediction would also become a reality.
Even though fortunetelling and divination are often seen as feudal superstitions, the current facts forced them to believe rather than disbelieve.
This mission required them to proceed cautiously, as if treading on thin ice.
...
After assigning the task, Fan Chaotian let the Venomous Snake Special Team members return to prepare.
"Qing Wudi, wait a moment."
Fan Chaotian called out to Qing Wudi. He had more questions to ask.
After the other members left, Qing Wudi looked at Fan Chaotian and spoke up, "Chief of Staff, do you want to ask about Lin Beichen's divination?"
Qing Wudi guessed that Fan Chaotian had kept him behind to further understand Lin Beichen's prediction.
Fan Chaotian nodded, his expression serious as he spoke.
"Tell me in detail about this Lin Beichen's divination."
He had always thought divination was nonsense, but Lin Beichen's predictions coming true forced him to reassess the matter.
...
Following that, Qing Wudi narrated the whole story to Fan Chaotian in detail.
After listening, Fan Chaotian fell into deep thought.
In his view, there were two possibilities for this situation.
The first was that Lin Beichen was indeed skilled in the art of divination.
If so, Lin Beichen was undoubtedly a prodigy.
But the other possibility was that Lin Beichen might be an enemy mole.
If that were true, they would need to be on high alert.