Kureo Mado was celebrating their victory when he suddenly received a call from Kishou Arima.
The moment the call connected, Kureo Mado said eagerly, "The battle in Ward 11 was a success. The CCG won a decisive victory."
"That's wonderful. I have some news for you, too."
"What news?" Kureo Mado asked cautiously, unable to shake a bad feeling.
"Cochlea in Ward 23 was attacked by Aogiri Tree. A lot of vicious ghouls rated S-rate and above were released."
"Shit, that's some devastating news... I'll see you in a bit. I'll head over."
With that, Kureo Mado hung up.
Half a day later...
All combat personnel had assembled, while the remaining personnel handled logistics.
Huiqi looked at the gloomy Kureo Mado in confusion. Surely driving out all the Aogiri Tree ghouls in Ward 11 was a good thing for the CCG. Why did he look like a bitter, neglected wife?
"Cochlea in Ward 23 was attacked. Keep this to yourself." Kureo Mado leaned over and muttered into Huiqi's ear.
"Fuck."
Huiqi's expression darkened, too. So someone had raided their home base. No wonder Kureo Mado looked as though someone had died. Now that he had told Huiqi, the mood had rubbed off on him, too.
Once the main force had assembled, Kureo Mado immediately organized everyone's return to headquarters in Ward 1.
Ward 1 Headquarters...
Kureo Mado hurried anxiously to the director's office, while Huiqi stayed in the hospital room, peeling an apple as he looked at the mummy-like Kureo Mado. "That new weapon really paid off for you, huh? Even Yukinori Shinohara and Iwao Kuroiwa didn't go as wild as you."
"Hahaha, pretty good technique, right?"
As though he had missed the sarcasm in Huiqi's words, Kureo Mado grinned smugly, making sure to boast about how he had damaged