Half an hour later.
In a dense forest a dozen miles from Bagalos Shelter, Xu Hong spread a map on the ground and began the pre-mission briefing.
"Our objective this time isn't to kill anyone. It's to find the entrance to Bagalos Base. Once we find it, you can do whatever you like to the Truth Society's scum. But until we locate the entrance, don't attack unless your identity is exposed and you're backed into a corner. Understood?"
Bai Fu suddenly said, "If you're willing to trust me, it'd be best not to go to Bagalos Shelter today."
"What's going on?" Xu Hong asked, confused.
The others were just as puzzled. "If we don't go to Bagalos Shelter, how are we supposed to complete the mission?"
Bai Fu said, "I can tell you with complete confidence that Bagalos Shelter is just a decoy. The real entrance to Bagalos Base isn't there. If you go, you might get lucky and find a fake entrance. If you're unlucky, you'll be walking into a death trap."
"How do you know that?"
"Don't underestimate my intelligence network." Bai Fu sounded confident.
Xu Hong furrowed his brow. His instincts told him not to believe her, but then he remembered that Bai Fu had known Li Cheng was a spy even before Li Cheng exposed himself. That made him hesitate.
What Bai Fu said wasn't impossible.
Before the operation, the Gene Primordial had already suspected that Bagalos Base might be bait. Otherwise, the military wouldn't have insisted that the Intelligence Bureau go in first. They wanted the Bureau to test the waters.
But what if Bai Fu's information was wrong?
Xu Hong pressed her. "What's your plan?"
"Wait. As long as we can keep our cool, the Truth Society will get impatient before we do."
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