A few seconds later, Bane put down his communicator.
"Something happened in the South District!"
Bane spoke gravely, but his eyes turned toward the kitchen. Clearly, this member of the Shepherds had not given up on his original idea.
After all, the Shepherds were desperately short-handed too.
Otherwise, they would not have needed support from the East District when trouble struck in the South District.
"I'll keep an eye on her."
That was Qin Ran's reply.
Since he had made a deal and received the agreed benefits, Qin Ran would naturally keep his promise.
"Mm."
Bane nodded, turned, and left.
But when he reached the door, Bane suddenly looked back and asked, "Do you know about what happened in the North District?"
"The North District?"
"What happened in the North District?"
Qin Ran looked puzzled.
"Nothing."
"I'll be back as soon as possible."
With that, Bane did not linger any longer and quickly disappeared into the night.
Watching him leave, Qin Ran narrowed his eyes.
Qin Ran felt that certain things were best known only to himself or Mimosa.
The reason was simple: Qin Ran still could not trust Bane completely.
Or rather, Qin Ran could not fully trust the Shepherds as an organization.
Although the people he had met from the organization so far seemed decent enough, the fact that the two sides were merely partners in a transaction had not changed.
If a conflict arose, it would be better to have another card up his sleeve.
He picked up the newspaper beside him again and switched the television to the evening news channel.
The newspaper covered the major events of the previous day.
Qin Ran skimmed it.
Most of his attention, however, remained on the television.
Unfortunately, the Shepherds had done their job well enough that no information