Tao Ju was extremely nervous. Ever since receiving the news at noon, he had been distracted in the Military Camp, terrified that the military police would suddenly break down the door and take him away.
He could not help being nervous. Pawa, the freshly minted Class A Wanted Criminal, had been with him just two hours before committing the crime. Tao Ju had delivered supplies and medicine to Pawa—standard accomplice behavior. Not to mention that more than a month ago, he and Pawa had fought side by side... Well, that was flattering himself. Pawa had saved him, or rather, coerced him.
The whole thing was so complicated and absurd that probably no one would listen to his explanation.
Just when he was on edge, the phone rang. He jolted and looked down, only to see that it was Tang Li. His hairs instantly stood on end.
How could he call at a time like this?
Tao Ju had not forgotten the exceedingly strange connection between Pawa and Tang Li. It was definitely not something that could be fully explained by a few rounds of "assassination attempts."
His first reaction was to hang up, but he ultimately did not dare. When it rang for the third time, he answered and awkwardly greeted him with a "Director Tang," only to hear an order from the other end.
"Contact Zuo Tai."
"Huh?"
"Ask about the Black Sun Sect. Didn't I tell you to wait for an opportunity? You should know about Executive Officer Kang today. This is a good opportunity."
"Oh, right, right!"
They had previously discussed asking Zuo Tai for intelligence on the Black Sun Sect. Now that such a major incident had erupted, the Black Sun Sect had clearly been targeted and become the focus of everyone's attention. Asking about it