Jiang Yue had only asked on the off chance there might be something to gain. He had assumed that someone like Brother Xia, an ordinary Level 2 Agent, wouldn't know any inside information about Lu Jinwen.
But unexpectedly, it seemed Brother Xia really did have some.
Brother Xia shot Jiang Yue and Jiang Qiao a strange look. He had more or less guessed where these two deadly men had come from: quite possibly Star City.
But at this point, he had no intention of asking. What would be the point? Trying to be clever now might cost him his life.
He didn't beat around the bush. "I have a friend from the Sunny Era. We shared a dorm room in college, then worked at the same conglomerate after graduation. We've known each other for nearly twenty years. He's now one of the Top Agents here. His job is to keep an eye on that Professor Lu Jinwen."
"Keep an eye on him? Why?" Jiang Yue was taken aback.
"I don't know the specifics. He mentioned it in passing when we were drinking. When I pressed him, he brushed me off with a couple of vague answers. But judging from his tone, Professor Lu Jinwen must be a leading expert on the connection between the Underground Race and the Surface World. It seems even Lord Tree Ancestor wants to make use of his expertise."
"The Bizarre Tree wants to make use of Professor Lu Jinwen?" Jiang Yue and Jiang Qiao exchanged a look, both of them surprised.
Professor Lu Jinwen was famous in Star City, and a well-known expert nationwide. But why would the Underground Race value him?
"Yes. But don't let the fact that Professor Lu Jinwen is an academic fool you—he's got a backbone of steel. Though he fell