Chapter 79 Suspicion (1/2)

Dawn, at the secret base…

All the agents were busy packing their equipment as it was time for them to evacuate.

”Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao! Where are you?” Lin Yao slapped on the door of the truck's container. He looked frustrated. He had been trying to find Han Xiao for the past fifteen minutes, but his efforts had been futile. The rest of the agents from Division 13 were running out of patience.

”He is not in the truck. Where could he possibly have gone?” Li Ya Lin was puzzled.

Everyone looked at one another and did not have a single clue.

Last night, Han Xiao had mentioned that he wanted to stay on the truck, but now, he was not there. What exactly did he do last night?

”What is your team's plan?” Qi Bai Jia said to Zhang Wei's team.

”We are going to stay back to wait for his return,” Zhang Wei replied.

”Is there a need to do so?” Di Su Su was rather surprised.

”Because the truck key is with him!” Zhang Wei was gnashing his teeth in great anger, and the vein on his forehead was about to pop at any moment.

Everyone was rendered speechless, not sure whether they were lucky or unlucky to have such a member on their team.

Qi Bai Jia was very displeased as he hated any unexpected changes during a mission. Just when he thought Han Xiao had a clear understanding of the big picture, he caused trouble like this.

I must be blind! Any team member who acts on their own accord without following any order is a rascal!

If something went haywire, Qi Bai Jia would have to assume the responsibility!

Han Xiao was such a jackass!

…

The Hesla agents stationed on the other side discovered Division 13's unusual behavior, and they started discussing secretly.

”Some of the Division 13's agents are intending to stay behind.”

”I thought we agreed to move together?” Ye Fan frowned. He went to find Qi Bai Jia to get an answer on this. After which, he came back and explained the reason to the Hesla agents.

”Who is the agent missing?”

”It was the agent that was wearing the mask; his name is Han Xiao.”

”It's him.” Winna's face suddenly tensed up, and said, ”Last night, when we received the intel, Han Xiao rejected it without any supporting evidence, and then he was gone for the whole night without leaving a message. This seems quite suspicious. Is it possible that he is a… spy?”

All the Hesla agents startled.

”Be careful of your words.” Ye Fan frowned. He did not buy that deduction, but Han Xiao's actions definitely aroused his suspicion. ”We will report all the facts to the commanding officer when we get back to the army camp.”

….

After all the other agents left, Zhang Wei and the other three teammates stayed back at the base.

Lin Yao could not help asking, ”Where did Han Xiao go and what is he going to do exactly?”

”How would I know? He did not say anything to me last night.” Li Ya Lin rolled her eyes.

Zhang Wei shook his head as he felt irritated; that guy had zero respect for his team leader!

…

The other agents arrived at the border several hours later.

Winna and Ye Fan went to report to Colonel Carl immediately.

”A Division 13 agent was missing for the entire night?” Colonel Carl walked back and forth, and his brows furrowed.

”Is this 100% true?” he asked.

Winna nodded. ”He left last night without telling anyone, and it was right after we uncovered the intel about the Dark Crow Valley base.”

”Although it seems suspicious, this does not mean that he is a spy,” Ye Fan added.

Colonel Carl nodded slowly. ”I will go and clarify this with Stardragon a while later. Now, tell me more about the intel.”

”The captive that we brought in passed our lie detector test, which means that everything he said was true. Furthermore, Ye Fan personally hacked their network to gather all this intel. We can guarantee its authenticity!” said Winna.

Colonel Carl's eyes turned sharp as he said decisively, ”Then let's attack immediately before anything changes!”

Ye Fan was hesitant. ”The Division 13 agents left at the secret base will be in danger if the army attacks now.”

”To achieve our strategic objective, it is reasonable to sacrifice one or two people from Stardragon. Since they are not from our country, we need not care so much.” Colonel Carl did not give it a second thought.