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"...That concludes the report on this attack." Peggy Carter closed the Omni-tool display, bowed to Tang Xiao, and continued, "Although we eliminated Quinlan Vos, the double agent who had been embedded within our territory for a long time, we failed to anticipate Carl Kestis's sudden betrayal. As a result, an artifact of the ancient Sith Empire was lost. During the pursuit, five members of the Twilight Covenant were killed or wounded, including Augus, captain of Star Squad. It can be considered a failed operation."
She shook her head. "This incident exposed numerous flaws in our security system. I will reflect on them further and make improvements."
Tang Xiao looked at the guilt-ridden Peggy Carter and frowned in thought.
Quinlan Vos had always been on Tang Xiao's list, but Tang Xiao had never moved to arrest him. He understood that Vos had always straddled the line between good and evil, a double agent who sold intelligence. Therefore, he had not classified him as a priority target for elimination, instead choosing to monitor him over the long term in order to obtain more valuable intelligence.
Tang Xiao knew full well that in the game of intelligence, gray figures could often play irreplaceable roles. The key lay in the degree of control and exploitation. Moreover, in the original plot, Quinlan Vos's actions had mainly targeted the Galactic Empire, which showed that his sense of right and wrong still leaned toward the Jedi Order.
However, in this universe, Quinlan Vos seemed exceptionally interested in Tang Xiao's Kingdom of Dawn and had been wandering around within its borders all this time. The man was also extraordinarily slippery. Whenever he sensed trouble, he would slip into complicated regions such as the Modell Sector or even the Southern Free Trade Zone to evade pursuit.
But