Within the compound, all was desolate and empty.
Though Li Kuishan, Sun Tu, and the others had not forcibly entered the few side rooms inside, they had meticulously inspected them by peering through the window lattices.
It seemed as if Captain Wu Meng truly wasn't present, as there was no sign of him whatsoever.
"What rotten luck, isn't Wu Meng rarely out and about, spending most of his time in this compound?"
"Our team has finally managed to assemble everyone and come here to consult with Wu Meng, yet he is nowhere to be found in this place. What are we to do now?"
"Does this mean our trip here has been in vain and we just head back directly?"
...
Staying within the compound, the men glanced at each other with expressions of mutual helplessness.
