In Nine Mountains Town, an ordinary-looking residence had been converted into an operations command center at some unknown time. Equipment had been set up amid a tangle of cables, while members of the Kunwu Security Bureau were still busily confirming every detail.
Due to the unique conditions of the Kunwu Plateau, the distances between different towns and settlements were simply too vast. There was no fixed jurisdiction or policing concept here like there was in Central City; instead, operations teams were assigned to different regions.
For this operation, elites had been specially drawn from various locations to form a temporary special operations team. As each agent took their position, the atmosphere gradually became grave and tense.
Yet amid all the bustle, Tong Hua stood apart like an outsider, holding a cup of lemonade.
"Our personnel are in position." She looked at the commanding captain, Li Yunqing, her expression calm. "How will the operation proceed?" "They're just a bunch of lowlifes. Kunwu's local forces are more than enough." Li Yunqing answered with a smile. "Besides, guests should be treated as guests. We can't very well dump something this troublesome entirely on our colleagues from Haizhou, can we?"
No matter how warm his smile was, his firm stance was unmistakable.
You provided the lead, and you would certainly get your share of the credit—but the local unit had to be given a chance to perform, right? No matter what, the spotlight could not be handed over!
"I understand."
Tong Hua was not surprised. She merely nodded and took out the dyed note in her hand. "However, allow me one more word—according to the Spiritual Substance tracing just completed, the comparison results are completely different from the previous cases. There is a strong possibility that they possess an orthodox inheritance of the Evil