"Baili Tumming's team admission file?"
Ye Fan's voice sounded puzzled over the phone. "When did you submit Baili Tumming's application to join the team? I didn't see it when I was reviewing the approvals."
Standing by the windowsill with his phone in hand, Lin Qiye froze when he heard this.
"But I clearly submitted it together with Cao Yuan and An Qingyu's applications." Lin Qiye thought back carefully for a moment before speaking with certainty.
Ye Fan fell silent for a long while. Then, rustling sounds of someone searching came through the phone.
"I never received Baili Tumming's application." Ye Fan said firmly. "Either the file went missing along the way, or... someone held it back."
"Held it back?" Lin Qiye could not help asking. "Who would hold back Baili Tumming's application?"
"It should be someone within the Night Watchmen. You don't need to worry about this for now; I'll handle it." Ye Fan paused thoughtfully. "Also, remember to have Baili Tumming submit another application."
Lin Qiye nodded. "All right."
After hanging up, Lin Qiye stared out at the desolate suburbs beyond the window, his brows knitting slightly.
Though it was only a missing file, Lin Qiye had no idea why, but he could not shake a sense of foreboding...
He picked up his phone and called Baili Pangpang three times in a row, but no one answered.
"What did Commander Ye say?" Cao Yuan walked out of the living room and asked.
"He said the file either went missing en route or was held back by someone." Lin Qiye answered truthfully. "But I keep feeling that this isn't so simple..."
Cao Yuan nodded. "What do you want to do?"
Lin Qiye lowered his head and pondered for a moment. "Go see whether An Qingyu has finished his experiment. If