To avoid being discovered by the Sanctuary, Rulu, C.C., and Nana stayed in the underground secret room of their house without going out for the following period. After that first incident, no more soldiers came to search the house as they had at noon, and Uncle Chen, the caretaker and manager of the cemetery, did not visit again either.

  That evening, after dinner, Rulu, Nana, and C.C. sat in front of the television in the living room, idly watching TV. Rulu held the remote control, constantly changing channels, trying to find useful news programs. Suddenly, a special news report caught his eye—

  On the television screen were damaged buildings billowing black smoke, with devastation everywhere. Large amounts of fresh red blood flowed on the ground, and many dismembered human corpses with missing limbs lay on the ground, being lifted onto transport vehicles to be carried away.

  Seeing the images on television, Nana immediately felt physically unwell and quickly asked Rulu to change the channel. However, Rulu said this was an important channel for understanding external information and was unwilling to change it. He told Nana that if she felt uncomfortable, she could go back to her room to rest.

  Although Nana felt very uncomfortable, she still remained in the living room and continued watching the news report with Rulu and C.C., listening to the on-site news reporter saying:

  "Because the newly appointed Governor, Prince Su Wen, was attacked by an unknown assassin last night, the Feihu General has raised the security level of Blue Sea City to the highest level and will search for all personnel related to the assassin throughout the city.

  In addition, the Feihu General has also dispatched a large number of troops to the areas outside Blue Sea City to carry out military operations to eliminate external rebel forces. The scale of this operation is unprecedented and is expected to cover all surrounding areas except the concession area of Blue Sea City.

  So far, the Sanctuary military has successfully destroyed three rebel organizations, killing hundreds of rebel organization members. In the coming days, the military will continue fighting to eliminate all rebel organizations outside the city. This station's reporters will continue to follow and report on this event in the coming days. Please stay tuned."

  After watching this news report, Rulu remained silent for a while before saying with a gloomy expression, "This Prince Su Wen is really ruthless. He's killed so many people in less than a day. It seems he's serious now."

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  C.C. said: "Of course. He is, after all, a prince of the Sanctuary. To be targeted for assassination on his first day here—if he didn't respond somehow, that would be strange."

  Rulu snorted, his eyes flashing with hatred as he said coldly: "This guy was lucky to escape yesterday, but he won't be so lucky next time."

  C.C. said: "Is that so? I think the assassin was the lucky one. If there's a next time, that assassin might not be able to escape."

  Rulu turned to look at C.C., wanting to say something, but because Nana was nearby, Rulu couldn't speak too explicitly, so he said nothing in the end.

  Suddenly, Nana said: "Looking at the television report just now, this situation is very serious. I wonder if this will affect us."

  "It shouldn't," Rulu pondered and said. "This place is within the concession area after all. The Sanctuary concession area is extremely large, covering almost the entire Blue Sea City. As long as we stay here and don't go out, the Sanctuary military will find it difficult to discover us. I bought a lot of food today, which, added to the food in the storage room, is enough for the three of us to eat for ten days to half a month. By then, this incident should be almost over."

  Nana said with a sorrowful expression: "We may be safe, but those people outside are suffering. According to the report, this incident will continue for many days. By then, many people will certainly be killed. I wonder if Captain Guan and his team can escape."

  Rulu said: "As for Captain Guan, I've already notified him in advance. Captain Guan is very cautious. After receiving my notice, he should have fled immediately. There shouldn't be any significant problems."

  "That's good. I hope they're safe..."

  For the next few days, Rulu, Nana, and C.C. stayed in the underground room of the secret house, rarely going out, and constantly kept informed of outside information through the internet and television.

  During this period, Blue Sea City was far from peaceful. Every day, a large number of soldiers and volunteer teams patrolled the streets of Blue Sea City with high intensity around the clock, checking all suspicious persons. Anyone who seemed suspicious would be stopped by soldiers and volunteer teams for questioning and examination, or arrested.

  In the outskirts of Blue Sea City, the fighting was even more intense. The Sanctuary not only deployed troops stationed in Blue Sea City but also borrowed a large number of forces from other places to conduct carpet bombing attacks on the areas surrounding Blue Sea City to encircle and suppress rebel organization members and all personnel related to the rebels.

  This large-scale military operation lasted for ten days before it was declared over. According to the Sanctuary's report, this military operation destroyed more than twenty rebel organization groups in the outskirts of Blue Sea City and killed thousands of rebel organization members. It could be said to be the largest military operation by the Sanctuary in Huaxia Nation in recent years.