The Same Old Trick

Jiang Yue and the others stayed calm, but the longer Mr. Qingming waited, the more uneasy he became.

Even though Mr. Qingming and his deputy, Mr. Ye, were both shrewd and resourceful, the situation had them on edge.

According to their plan, Luo Teng should have returned to Action Bureau headquarters by now.

As the person who currently held the real power in the Action Bureau, Luo Teng had to spend most of his time at headquarters. He couldn't simply abandon his post.

Besides, he had said he'd be back after about an hour.

Now almost twice that much time had passed, and he still hadn't returned.

It was nearly midnight. Could the man really be staying out all night?

Deputy Director Wu knew Luo Teng well. He was a deeply responsible man who wouldn't leave his post all night without a special reason.

"My lord, do you think that Luo guy has noticed something? Could our movements have been too conspicuous and alerted him? Or did Jiang Yue warn him?" Mr. Ye couldn't help voicing his doubts.

"Stay calm. He'll come back." At this point, Mr. Qingming was beginning to feel uneasy himself, but he knew he couldn't lose his composure now.

If he did, his people would become even more unsettled.

Time ticked relentlessly onward, and midnight finally passed.

Jiang Yue had watched the clock and waited for its hands to move past midnight. He lightly patted Luo Teng. "Director Luo, it's time for us to make our move."

As he spoke, Jiang Yue sent Luo Teng two Mutual Encouragement Blessings: one for the Ground Traveling Technique and one for the Replication Skill.

The reason they'd waited until midnight was to welcome a new day, when the eight daily chances to use Mutual Encouragement Blessings would become