Luring the Snake from Its Hole

"You don't understand." Jialuo shook his head and said seriously to the old man, "This matter must be handled properly. There can't be the slightest mistake. In truth, the target itself isn't important. What matters is finding out the target's background.

Luo Fu, you've read the files, so you should know very well that the target's danger rating has been raised several times within a short period. If this increase in strength was solely due to the target's own reasons, that would be one thing. What I'm afraid of is that someone else is helping him. Perhaps the target is merely a pawn deliberately sent out by someone even more dangerous, meant to distract us.

There have been precedents for this before. We must take it seriously. Otherwise, a single lapse could allow the other side to affect the entire organization's plans and interfere with our pursuit of truth. And that is the real reason Long Mei Er Supervisor is concerned about this matter."

Hearing this, the old man could not refute him. He could only ask for instructions. "Then, Captain, shall I personally go to the scene and find out what's going on?"

"Fine." Jialuo nodded in agreement.

The old man took a step toward the hall's exit.

At that moment, a brief, faint sound came from outside the hall, quickly vanishing.

The old man paid it no mind and continued walking out. Jialuo, however, frowned and called out to stop him. "Luo Fu, wait!"

"What is it, Captain?" the old man asked, looking at Jialuo in confusion.

Jialuo did not explain. He merely stared outside the hall with his dark-red eyes, as though his gaze could pierce through the walls. After a moment, he called out, "Bister."

Bister was the one keeping watch outside, but there was no