Some matters were more urgent than others. For the Greedy Worms, Ji Yin's situation was clearly the most dire.
Don't forget that Old Man Laurie had even mentioned they wouldn't receive the "final payment" until the job was done.
There was an unspoken implication in that: if they didn't mind ending up on An Jing's blacklist, they always had one last option—to walk away and quit.
So the most important thing had never been what happened to the target of the operation. It was what happened to their own people.
Even their suggestion to come over here seemed to have a clear purpose: to confirm why "Ji Yin" had disappeared, or at least whether it had anything to do with the Siren.
However, the mysterious "escort agency" upstairs had reacted far too mildly.
If it really had something to do with Ji Yin, and they'd learned the Greedy Worms' whereabouts or their purpose, then they should have taken more action. That was the only thing that made sense.
For example, they could at least have followed them to see what they were up to.
That had actually been the main reason for their visit just now.
Judging by their reaction, it was now much less likely that they were involved in Ji Yin's disappearance.
"So, are you going to continue? That ship should be setting sail again soon."
But that was only a small relief. Don't forget they still had an enigmatic partner to deal with.
The moment they reached an understanding about Ji Yin's situation, Fu Qian gestured toward the window.
"For now, it still seems necessary... Does the club have any other demands?"
After briefly exchanging glances with the other two, Laurie seemed to have made up his mind. He even appeared to be trying to sound out