"I'm sorry, Brigade Commander. I've failed in my duty! We still haven't figured out whether he slipped through the initial selection or awakened in the Military Camp and then lost his head and turned against us!" Wang Defa's voice was full of self-reproach.
"A Fa, this isn't your fault."
Qin Siyang reassured him. "There are two possibilities. First, he was a plant from the start, but the organization behind him was so skilled that even you and Fourth Uncle Zhao couldn't root him out together. What does that mean? It means our opponent's true capabilities are unfathomable, far beyond yours. Even Fourth Uncle Zhao couldn't do anything about them."
"Second, he was 'converted' later. To rewrite his memories and plant treacherous intentions without a sound, right under our Military Camp's surveillance, which has no blind spots... other than Guo Jiuxiao, I can't think of anyone who could pull that off. Guo Jiuxiao is one of the very best among the Tiger Cards. You couldn't possibly be a match for him either."
Qin Siyang's tone was calm. "Whichever possibility it is, the person behind this is beyond your ability to handle. So don't take the blame upon yourselves."
"But, Brigade Commander!" Wang Defa still felt he couldn't escape responsibility. "No matter what, this happened right under our noses. That means we failed in our duty! Rest assured, we'll investigate this to the very end and give you and the whole brigade an answer!"
"How do you plan to handle it?"
"Chief of Staff Edward's idea," Wang Defa said gravely, "is to cast a long line first. We'll pretend we haven't noticed anything and keep him under close watch in secret. We'll see where he wants to go, who he meets, and what information he passes along. Once we've traced the whole