Li Zhengfeng watched the Dark Department personnel get busy, then sank into thought again.
Xi Xiu told Arivik some of the intelligence Nine Stars had gathered. The two spoke openly and thoroughly laid out everything concerning Nine Stars.
Xi Xiu would not interfere in the Dark Department's affairs. She was not qualified to do so.
She only hoped they could share information with Arivik and consolidate intelligence from both channels. Only then could they obtain the most accurate information.
That would greatly aid their upcoming operations.
Arivik agreed. That was for the best.
Li Zhengfeng had no objections either.
Nine Stars and the Dark Department had originally been teams of different natures. He had managed them separately from the start, and each had its own information channels.
Their methods of gathering intelligence were different as well.
The Dark Department was more elusive, with countless strange methods.
After clarifying the official matters, Arivik said to Xi Xiu, "You knew who I was during the match."
Xi Xiu raised her eyes and gave him a calm look. She admired him greatly. "Yes."
"How did you tell?" Arivik frowned.
"Your Mental Power patterns were the same as those produced by the method my senior taught me." Xi Xiu briefly explained the method.
She had practiced it before and had a deep impression of those patterns.
She had known from the beginning, yet she had not exposed her own identity.
Very cautious.
Without knowing her background, she must have been observing him all along.
She had probably checked his files too.
With her current authority, she should have been able to find some things.
Besides, the Qing Family and Nine Stars would help her as well.
Li Zhengfeng sat quietly. He appeared to be thinking, but he had actually reached out to the Central