Chapter 88 Influence (2/2)
Everyone gasped.
”Is he defecting?”
”Unclear. Before this, he sniped a Heslean military officer. It is possible that he is afraid of the consequences, so he escaped. But this possibility is not high,” the Head of Intelligence replied.
The other heads were irritated. That reason was highly improbable, unless Han Xiao believed that Stardragon was incapable of protecting him, which also meant that Han Xiao looked down at their abilities.
”What about the GPS tracker that we planted in his phone?”
”The tracker has not moved in the last twenty-four hours. Han Xiao discovered and removed it.”
”He is going to defect. He must be still near us and heading toward the wilderness. We have to bring him back!” the Head of Internal Affairs thundered.
”We cannot be certain that he is defecting.” Gu Hui waved his hands disapprovingly.
All the heads simmered silently. They had been planning to restrict him in the West Capital the moment he was back, but his sudden escape had ruined all their plans.
Was it a pre-meditated move, or was it just a spur of the moment decision?
Was it defection, or was it something else?
Standard protocol indicated that when an agent broke contact, and when the exact cause behind the disappearance was inconclusive, the first thing they needed to do was send people to track the agent down. Then, they would contact the agent to make a judgement based on their reaction for the subsequent course of actions.
If the agent resisted the capture or continued to run, they would have no choice but to hunt the agent down globally.
If the agent had a good reason, the protocol ensured that a misunderstanding and manslaughter were avoided.
”This is just in. The Germinal Organization has increased the reward for capturing or killing Han Xiao by five times to five million on the dark net,” the Head of Intelligence said all of a sudden.
Everyone was utterly surprised. This mission had been announced as a joint exercise between the two countries. How did the Germinal Organization know that Han Xiao was the main catalyst? Was there a mole within them?
The increase in reward implied that the Germinal Organization was determined to kill Han Xiao more than ever. Furthermore, the organization had already located Han Xiao to be in the West Capital. Could that have been the reason for Han Xiao's departure?
Was he not afraid of being located by the organization in the wilderness and slaughtered? The Germinal Organization was way more unhinged in the wilderness. They could very well fire missiles to bombard the whole area.
”He came to Stardragon to seek protection in the first place. How did he suddenly have the guts to leave?”
This question lingered in everyone's mind.
Gu Hui knocked on table and concluded the meeting. ”We will continue to keep his identity as our agent and file him under missing personnel. The Intelligence Department will collect the surveillance tapes, migration records, and transport records from everywhere to try and contact him. We will also send out search teams to find him. We must get hold of him first before any subsequent action!”
”Seconded.”
”Seconded.”
”Seconded.”
...
On the private jet back, the Division 13 agents constantly peeked at the corner, where Zhang Wei's team was. It was like the center of a high-pressure vortex.
Zhang Wei pinched the bridge of his nose with a look of seriousness. The veins on his forehead were showing clearly.
Lambert was wiping his knife in silence.
Li Ya Lin was constantly shaking her legs with a look of indignation and anxiousness. Her tight black body suit outlined her beautiful and seductive long legs.
Lin Yao was sitting at the side, frightened.
He wanted to get away from his raging teammates but was afraid of doing so. He trembled in fear.
”This is too much! He just left without saying anything to us. He clearly does not treat us as his teammates!” Li Ya Lin slammed hard on the table. The thundery sound spooked all the other agents that were eavesdropping in the surrounding.
Zhang Wei's hands held onto half of his face, and he looked as if he had nothing to live for.
”He modified my armored suit... and no one else knows how to repair it,” he mumbled.
”...”
It was such a tragedy. The other agents did not know how to console Zhang Wei.
”He asked me to take business orders for him, and he already collected the deposit for a few dozen orders. What do I do now‽” Li Ya Lin clenched her teeth in rage.
The other agents were startled. They realized that they had also made some orders...
Crap!
Our deposits!
”I used my reputation to guarantee to his business. He totally ruined my reputation!” Li Ya Lin now sounded like a grudging wife who was being cheated on. She pinched Lin Yao's arm in an attempt to release her anger.
Lin Yao felt an immense pain. He immediately jumped far away and said hastily, ”Calm down... Calm down...”
”Do you know his real identity?” Lambert suddenly commented.
The three of them were startled.
They were unaware of his real identity even after being on the same team for so long. Han Xiao had always been rather mysterious, and he had never divulged any information related to his real identity. Even the higher ups had refused to tell the team.
At this moment, everyone was dispirited.
”When I find him, I will definitely beat the crap out of him,” Li Ya Lin said in an infuriated voice as she cracked her knuckles loudly.