Intrigue

"Dragon Lion Mercenary Group?" The Snowbird Port City Lord wore a look of surprise.

His first reaction was: Could it be that Sleepyhead's Saint-level aptitude secret has been exposed?

The Snowbird Port City Lord's greatest gain from hosting this banquet for Tan Mo was that he fully recognized Tan Mo's investigative ability.

Of course, as an investigator, Tan Mo himself possessed very high authority and could utilize the power of the secret agent organization to conduct investigations. This undoubtedly magnified his innate capability.

As for why Tan Mo was able to employ the secret agent forces here in Snowbird Port, that involved the factional divisions within the secret agent organization.

The Snowbird Port City Lord used the codename Turn Over; he was not a native-born empire citizen, but rather an aristocrat of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom who had been subverted through usurpation.

He and Usurper, along with Mei Lan Du, were all considered members of the foreign faction.

Tan Mo was not.

He was a native-born citizen of the Saint Brilliance Empire, had undergone long-term secret training, and belonged to the indigenous faction.

People like Lan Zao, under the alias Hen Fa, were also outsiders. Although trained, their time was shorter, making them outright members of the foreign faction.

Gold Hand, whom the Snowbird Port City Lord had framed, was a secret agent of the indigenous faction.

The empire's secret agent organization had arranged for Gold Hand to be stationed beside a foreign-faction member like the Snowbird Port City Lord with deep intentions.

Yet Gold Hand had died, precisely shortly after he submitted a whistleblowing letter targeting the Snowbird Port City Lord.

This triggered the subsequent actions of the empire's secret agent organization dispatching an investigator.

Tan Mo himself possessed outstanding investigative talent. He could see through disguises and find