Chu Ge gave her a sidelong look for a long while, too drained to comment.
In the end, all he could ask was, "Zhong Yi isn't going to be here, is he? He doesn't seem like someone who'd follow orders and stay stationed here."
"Zhong Yi went abroad. He has his own business to attend to."
"So you coordinated all this? What exactly is your position?"
"An investigator for a certain bureau. All kinds of investigations are where my Esper Ability works best. Compiling and recording information on Espers is only part of that investigative work. My public identity is deputy director of a state-owned information agency. Outsiders don't know what agency it is anyway. They assume I'm a reporter or editor or something, which makes things easier."
"You can tell me all this openly now?"
"Yes. Even though you're an Auxiliary Member, we'll need to cooperate on quite a few things. Being open is better than keeping secrets, especially since you could pretty much guess all this anyway." Gu Ruoyan sighed. "Actually, you've seen my Esper Ability for yourself. It doesn't really come in useful that often. There are too many limitations."
Chu Ge said, "It works great on ordinary people, doesn't it? You can practically tell at a glance what someone's thinking and what abilities they have. That's a huge advantage for gathering information."
"Yes." Gu Ruoyan said helplessly, "But when I'm facing stronger enemies, I can't see much, or even if I can, they can easily notice. Once things here are done, I should go for special training too. I won't keep up with the times at this rate."
"Are you sure it's the times, and not that the people you're dealing with are getting stronger?"
"I'm sure," Gu Ruoyan said. "A few years ago, someone as