Wei Rong said ruefully, "It's difficult. The problem isn't whether we can find a breakthrough. The gap between my level and Red Hero's is so vast that I can't understand how he thinks."
"Look at it from an ordinary person's perspective," Lu Yin said.
Wei Rong shrugged. "Ji He is our only way in."
"Ji He is our way to deal with Red Hero, and he could also become our way to deal with the mastermind behind the scenes. It must be looking for Ji He, too. We can use Ji He to lure it out—as long as we cooperate with Red Hero."
Lu Yin listened calmly. Cooperate with Red Hero to flush out the mastermind?
"Lord Lu, don't misunderstand. I don't mean actually cooperating with Red Hero to lure out the mastermind. I mean letting word get out that we intend to cooperate with Red Hero, so we can lure the mastermind out," Wei Rong said.
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow and looked at Wei Rong. "You plan to test the mastermind?"
Wei Rong nodded.
Lu Yin fell into thought. He had considered this as well, but it wouldn't be enough. Simply saying they wanted to cooperate with Red Hero wouldn't lure the mastermind out.
Wei Rong continued, "Of course, everything we're considering now is based on the assumption that we must find Ji He to deal with Red Hero. But what if we overturn that assumption and take the initiative again?"
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "How do we take the initiative?" That was what he needed: to turn the tables. Otherwise, they would keep being led around by the nose, and even if they ultimately dealt with Red Hero, they still wouldn't know whether the mastermind would attack Human Civilization.
Neither Red Hero nor the mastermind could