That was a New Human named Mercer. No one knew his rank or his background, but Cao Chunhui seemed to need Mercer's help with something and treated him with exceptional courtesy. During one of Mercer's visits to the underground research institute to speak with Cao Chunhui, whether deliberately or by coincidence, he damaged an important piece of equipment, causing the underground base's systems to malfunction for several minutes.
Cao Chunhui did not blame Mercer, since nothing went wrong at the underground research institute. However, Mercer was never able to enter the place again afterward.
What Cao Chunhui did not know was that, during those brief minutes of system failure, several young handymen in the enormous institute unexpectedly passed by where Hu Menghao was being held.
They had an exceedingly brief encounter with him, lasting no more than a dozen seconds.
Yet those few seconds completely swept away Hu Menghao's violent temper, and for a long time afterward, he endured in silence and waited for his chance.
Those handymen had given him a signal—the special code he had been told when he and Chu Han first reached an understanding!
They were Wolf Fang Dark Department members who had infiltrated the institute. For various reasons, they could not reveal their identities or send word outside, but their long-term concealment had made them increasingly familiar with every corner of the institute.
The Wolf Fang Dark Department had infiltrated the institute not only to help Hu Menghao restrain Cao Chunhui and uncover the institute's background, but also, more importantly, to find a way to rescue Chu Yuntian.
When the mission had been issued, Chu Yuntian's identity had not been explained. But based on his surname and age, anyone with half a brain could see the connection between him and their highest-ranking commander.
Therefore, when