In the Eastern Saint Federation's Imperial Capital, the headquarters of Hongzhen Pharmaceutical Technology Corporation blazed with light.
In a spacious office, a burly middle-aged man sat on a cream-colored sofa, his expression grave. "Luo Ning, the board has passed an emergency resolution. You're to lead a team to Yuxin City and investigate the deaths of Zhou Longqi and the others."
"Yes!" replied the beautiful woman named Luo Ning. "I'll do my best to find out what happened as soon as possible."
The middle-aged man took a deep breath. "You and Zhou Longqi were both promoted by me personally. His death pains me, and I don't want anything to happen to you in Yuxin City either.
"From the scattered information we've gathered, I suspect the person who killed Zhou Longqi and the others—the one they're calling 'Troll'—is either a Beta-Class Cyborg or a Fourth-Level Awakened. You're a Beta-Class Cyborg yourself, but you must still be careful when you reach Yuxin. Don't be overconfident or reckless.
"Report any leads immediately. Don't hesitate. If you establish the killer's identity, report that at once too. Headquarters will send more experts to finish the job in a single strike!"
Luo Ning nodded. "Rest assured. I won't let my guard down."
"Also, once you reach Yuxin, don't put too much trust in the local Security Bureau. They're a faction unto themselves, from top to bottom, and they quietly reject corporations like ours. Trust them too much, and they may sell you out."
The middle-aged man frowned. "Especially since we don't know whether this 'Troll' has any special ties to the local Security Bureau—
"Hmph. If Qin Shaocheng of the Yuxin Security Bureau weren't still in the Zhangzhou provincial capital, I'd suspect he was the killer. Those Security Bureau bastards hate us more than anything. They'd love