"But... special squad? Is that what you call Qin Ge and the people with him?" Seeing how nervous his three guests looked, Su Bai softened his tone.
But when the three plainclothes officers suddenly grew tense, Su Bai knew his joke probably hadn't had the intended effect.
The older captain, in particular, still wore a frown, as though turning something over in his mind.
"Sir, do we have a deal?" Su Bai asked again.
"I still think... sir, you know what this means, don't you?" An uneasy tremor threaded through the captain's voice, as though an invisible string kept tugging at his heart. He glanced at Lin Wei, who was already growing restless, a flicker of concern crossing his eyes. "There are monsters roaming Qingliu City. If what you're saying is true, we may be facing an unprecedented crisis."
"I understand." Su Bai's voice remained calm, like the surface of a still lake. "Precisely because the monsters you're dealing with aren't ordinary beings, you need to know where they came from all the more, don't you?"
Su Bai wasn't the only one fishing for information from the exchange. After hearing his words, the captain paused, then carefully sought confirmation, almost one word at a time. "So, sir, are you saying that the monster Mr. Lin encountered not only actually exists, but isn't some unexpected development either? That our enemies were monsters like that from the very beginning?"
"The higher-ups already knew those monsters had appeared in Qingliu City, and that's why they sealed off the city and sent us here to patrol?" The captain continued thinking it through as he spoke. "No, they wouldn't need an operation this large for just one monster. Even the special squad led by Captain Qin Ge split up at one point. Could there be