Chapter 614: You Are Free
Nie Xuan relayed the Special Defense Department's position. The situation wasn't great, but it wasn't impossible to resolve. Headquarters had already tracked down several small groups of Cannibal Players. If they made an example of them, they could send a clear warning to the Players gathering in Capital City with ulterior motives.
Xu Huo didn't need to do anything—not even act as bait. The Special Defense Department had a way to draw the Cannibal Players away. He just had to stay out of sight.
"Why has the Special Defense Department become so easygoing?" Xu Huo chuckled. "Surely Team Leader Song isn't the only one at headquarters?"
Nie Xuan was replaying footage related to the Hai City incident. "I've been to the hotel in Water City that got burned down. I brought back something useful. Minister Fan is very keen on inviting Lichun to work for the Special Defense Department. I just don't know whether she'd be willing."
"You should contact her directly." Xu Huo glanced at the painted woman, sprawled on the sofa playing a game.
"She won't answer the phone." Nie Xuan knew what she was doing, of course, but his instincts told him that asking the painted woman wouldn't get him anywhere.
"She's been following you ever since she showed up in Ting City. She should listen to you. Why don't you try talking her into it? I've noticed she spends quite a bit every month, and the Special Defense Department can certainly make an exception for her."
Xu Huo left the room and went into the lounge next door. "You can spare me the jokes. If the Special Defense Department is capable, it can go persuade her directly."
The painted woman wasn't his item, nor did she belong to him. He couldn't