Exposed?
The sudden change instinctively made Ji Jue feel that something was wrong.
The operation had not even begun. He had been this cautious, and everyone had completed all kinds of protective measures—yet the target had started running? So where exactly had they been exposed?
In the brief span of a finger snap, Ji Jue's thoughts raced as he went through everything from beginning to end. He found no loopholes at all, especially with a professional White Deer Hunter like An Ning beside him.
None of the frequencies or phone communications he had been monitoring showed any changes.
Before and after the explosion, only one call had come through: a pancake stall at the other end of the market urging the owner's son to make a delivery. In other words, was it just a coincidence?
The instant he realized what was happening, Ji Jue reached out and pressed down on An Ning, who was eager to try.
"There are too many people. Don't make a move here."
"Mm."
An Ning obediently remained in her seat, but her eyes quietly watched the fleeing figure amid the crowd through the privacy film on the glass, filled with confusion.
As a White Deer Hunter, identifying someone's nature came as easily as breathing. One glance was enough to tell whether someone was a wolf or a dog.
Which brought up the problem...
That guy was not a wolf!
But he was not a dog either.
At most, he was merely a Fiendified One of the White Deer Lineage. He had undergone some aberration, but he was still far from being anything significant.
In the past, An Ning would not even have bothered to spare such a thing a glance. But the crucial point now was that, as she focused all her attention and locked