Wayward Desire Stilled Within

Corva gritted his teeth. "Shouldn't you be in a meeting right now? You didn't show up the last two times. Why did you come this time?"

Chen Chuan took out a small object from his uniform pocket and tossed it onto the ground. It rolled across the terrazzo floor with a crisp clatter. Corva glanced at it and blurted out, "Demon Whale Bone?"

This was something he knew all too well. Demon whale bones possessed a particular trait: even when bones from the same demon whale were separated, they could still affect one another.

Combat personnel from Investigation Groups like theirs would usually swallow one in advance. If one fragment underwent an abnormal change, then as long as they were not too far apart, the other bone fragments would tremble violently, alerting them that someone was in trouble so the others could rush over to help.

Startled and suspicious, he looked at Scarlson. "You gave it to him? You suspected me all along?"

Scarlson's mind was growing increasingly muddled. Maintaining his vitality and recovering from his injuries had drained a great deal of life energy, yet he still forced himself to remain conscious.

He said, "That day, when you took my gauntlets, you also went through my other luggage. That wasn't a mistake you should have made. You were checking whether I had brought other weapons."

"Just because of that?" Corva's eyes were filled with disbelief. They had been partners for so long; that alone should never have been enough to make Scarlson suspect him.

Scarlson said, "I need to ensure every operation is safe. I may not like Director Chen's way of doing things, but he truly is protecting this city. After that sparring match, I felt I could trust him."

Chen Chuan said, "Mr. Corva, there's no need