"We contacted people in the game and tracked her back to your account," the visitor said.
"The owner of the gaming lounge is with the Rebel Army." Xu Huo raised a hand, inviting him to come in and sit down.
The other man seemed too wary to accept. He kept his distance. "You're different from the other inspectors."
He was the same member of the Rebel Army the mute girl had encountered earlier. Although he hadn't agreed to take her away, he had followed her all the way until she was safe before leaving.
"There's nothing different about me. I just do a few good deeds when it's convenient, while looking out for myself." Xu Huo flexed the hand gripping his sidearm. "Just tell me what you want."
"Soon, the East District will take inspectors from every branch there for training," the rebel said. "We hope you'll let one of our people take your place."
"Did I hear you right?" Xu Huo looked surprised. "Things are so tense between the East and West Districts. Why would the East District hold inspector training now? Besides, training is a chance to enter the East District. Why would I give that up for you?"
"It's been like this for years. No matter what happens, inspector training has never been suspended. The story about the cleanup plan is fake. At most, the East District will delay the training; it won't cancel it outright." The rebel's expression turned solemn. "You can ask the old members of the Surveillance Department about this. Have they seen any inspectors who went to training come back? Even if the inspectors were assigned to work in different areas, the West District isn't that big. They can't have lost contact with every single one of them."
"Training is extremely risky. We