"What... what should we do?" Miki Fukada seemed at a loss.
"Make do." Sun Hang shrugged. "If we can't pull a fast one, then we can only attack head-on. Even if Chimera Seventeen knows about your ability, at most it can take defensive measures against its own weaknesses. It can't just nullify your ability outright."
"So I suffered for nothing after being locked up all those days?"
"So that's what you care about?"
"What else would I care about...? Lock you in a cell like that, where you eat, sleep, and use the toilet all in the same place, and can't even step outside for some fresh air. Would you be happy about that?" Miki Fukada said resentfully.
"Even if your identity has been exposed, you'll still have to stay in the safe house after you get back," Sun Hang said.
"Why? I protest!"
"To ensure your safety." Sun Hang glanced at the other two field agents in the vehicle, setting up an invisible soundproof barrier between himself and them before speaking to Miki Fukada. "Chimera Seventeen has thoroughly infiltrated the institute. Aside from the few of us, anyone could be Chimera Seventeen's puppet. If you don't want to be inexplicably assassinated by some stranger, I suggest you remain in the safe house until the final operation begins."
After saying that, Sun Hang dispelled the soundproof barrier.
One of the two field agents was driving, while the other was intently watching the detector in his hands. Neither noticed that Sun Hang's lengthy speech had made no sound at all.
"There are less than forty-eight hours left until the final operation," Yang Qi consoled her over the comms channel. "You've held out for so many days already. Just hold on for the last two days."
"Fine, fine... As if protesting would