Despite Luo Tianhe's threats, Lin Qianqian could only nod with forced composure. Ding Zhenzong, her partner, was already dead. Neither of them had expected things to end up like this.
There was one thing Lin Qianqian had never been able to figure out. Given how important this operation was, the people above wouldn't have made a mistake in their arrangements. They must have had another card up their sleeve—but it wasn't her, and it couldn't have been Ding Zhenzong.
Could it... be him?
A weathered face surfaced in Lin Qianqian's mind, along with a girl whose left eye was hidden.
Could the people above have arranged another team to carry out the mission besides them? Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu, perhaps?
Based on what Lin Qianqian had learned about the Night Watch's higher-ups over the years, she thought it was quite likely.
At the thought, the tension in Lin Qianqian's chest gradually eased. Perhaps she and Ding Zhenzong had merely been the obvious pieces in the operation, while Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu were the hidden killing move.
If that was the case, then if she ran into danger, Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu certainly wouldn't stand by and do nothing. After all, Lin Qianqian had considerable connections among the Night Watch's higher-ups. If anything happened to her, Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu would have a hard time explaining themselves.
Seeing that he had made his point, Luo Tianhe didn't want to push her too far. A rare trace of gentleness entered his voice. "Miss Lin, please rest assured. Now that we've reached an agreement, I won't let Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui get away. They'll die here without anyone ever finding out."
"You know I'm not doing this for the first time," Luo Tianhe said with a smile. "And,