I regretted letting Xiao Qing come along.
I realized I simply couldn't see through her at all.
She seemed to be hiding many things from us.
For example, she had met those outsider Snake people and was very familiar with them.
Like this A Qiu who had come, and his boss, Ang Yi.
Of course, Xiao Qing had explained herself, and her explanation was perfectly reasonable.
But there was one thing she had done that made me suspicious: why had she let A Qiu and the others go?
She should have stopped all three of them and forced them to reveal their base and the whereabouts of those researchers.
For us, rescuing those scientists was the top priority. Every senior researcher was invaluable.
For Great Xia, who knew how much it cost to train a senior researcher like that?
The longer we delayed, the more dangerous their situation would become.
"Do you have a problem with me? Do you think I should have kept them and tortured a confession out of them?"
This woman was truly terrifying. She could actually guess what I was thinking.
I didn't hide my thoughts and nodded directly. "That's right."
She sighed. "You still don't understand Snake people. Even if you kept all three of them, no matter what methods you used, they would never betray their organization."
I narrowed my eyes. She continued, "Once your questions touch upon their core secrets, or a certain word you say triggers one of their taboos, their bodies will self-destruct."
Self-destruct? I frowned.
Old ghost beside me said, "I've heard of that. Hollow Earth people are the same, aren't they? It's a form of self-protection. If you fall into enemy hands, certain keywords in their questions can trigger the self-destruction system. At that point, even the slightest hesitation