"A scattered mess..."
"What kind of scattered mess?"
Ji Yan snapped his fingers, and all the food that had been swept across the dining table vanished.
Kong Yi spoke for Xu Xin. "[H] and [T] are teamed up in the north of the city, raiding a certain [Nightmare]. There's been no word from them since."
"[Q] Qian Duoduo and the newly promoted [L] are in the Land of Exile in the east of the city. Their situation is unknown."
"[Z] Zuo Yang switched positions with Old Xu because of the White Chess Faction's interference. He should be inside the [Nightmare] in District 22 of the north side. His situation is unknown too."
Ji Yan did the math and reminded him, "There are nine of us in the Black Chess Faction."
"You missed one."
Leaning back in his chair, Kong Yi added the final person. "There's also [W], Wu Jiangyue."
"Before I was 'temporarily assigned' to find you, he was acting with us."
"After that, I gave him a task and sent him off for a secret operation."
Ji Yan was intrigued. "A secret operation?"
"You still have the authority to mobilize others?"
Kong Yi smiled. "That guy's a troublemaker too. I only got him to go after making a bet with him."
"He can't stand being provoked."
"How secret is it?" Ji Yan asked.
"So secret that I can't even tell you or Old Xu. Only he and I know."
Kong Yi pointed at the ceiling. "It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that walls have ears, and even the sky has eyes."
"If too many people know, it could easily leak to the White Chess Faction."
Hearing that, Ji Yan let the matter drop and did not press further.
Xu Xin continued with the main topic. "In