"Did you find her?"
"Nothing. None of the item-finding tools worked."
"Not even a trace of the body? This is troublesome."
After a carpet search across a thousand-mile radius around Xun'an Town, they found nothing.
Even after deploying all sorts of advanced equipment and special items, they still failed to find any trace of Jiang Lanying. It was as if she had vanished from the face of the earth.
Once the report was submitted, orders soon came down: halt the search and recall everyone.
At that moment, in a hospital room at the Countermeasure Research Institute base, Dragon Soul lay in bed and recounted everything he had seen at the scene.
"So you couldn't determine whether Shadow intended to take vigilante justice against the target or help the target leave the country?" Li Meng, who was sitting beside the bed taking notes, asked.
"Yes," Dragon Soul said. "I couldn't be sure."
Whether Jiang Lanying had offered him a reward or Dragon Soul had asked Shadow if he intended to take vigilante justice into his own hands, Shadow had given no definite answer.
Li Meng pushed up his glasses and speculated, "It seems that because of the rules, Shadow didn't want you to know what he was really thinking."
Both Li Meng and Dragon Soul understood that under the restrictions of Rule Thirteen, lying was hardly realistic. Especially for an Ascendant of Shadow's caliber, no amount of profit could make him pay the price of violating the rules.
So refusing to directly answer any questions was the best way to keep others from learning his true thoughts.
"I understand the situation now." Li Meng patted Dragon Soul on the shoulder. "Focus on recovering. I'll be leaving first."
"Section Chief Li," Dragon Soul asked, "how will this matter be handled afterward?"
"That,