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”The question you mentioned, I’ve thought about it too. It’s unlikely, right?”

Xu Junwei stared at Qin Tian, pondering for a few seconds. It was clear that Xu Junwei was indeed somewhat worried.

He said, ”It’s said that Divine Sword has been doing Long Yin for many years, and he’s also the superior officer in Imperial City. Meeting him, I feel safe. Besides... exposure, he probably wouldn’t.”

”But what if? Ant, it’s not that I have issues, it’s just suddenly a superior parachuting in and interfering with our mission, I always have a bad feeling, it’s unsettling.”

For some reason, Qin Tian was very averse to the arrival of this Divine Sword.

Xu Junwei shook his head and smiled bitterly, ”What good is aversion? The person is already en route, we can’t avoid it.”

”Besides, rank-wise, he is my superior, I can’t possibly meet him wearing a mask, right? So, I must meet him.”

Xu Junwei thought for a while and said to Qin Tian, ”Lonely Wolf, here’s the plan. Divine Sword only knows that Long Yin from Imperial City includes Ant and Lonely Wolf. Ant is Lonely Wolf’s contact, so you can choose not to meet him. I’ll go and meet him; this way, even if something goes wrong, you won’t be exposed... ”

”But Ant, this is...”

”Haha, say no more, otherwise I’ll be swayed by you.”

Xu Junwei waved his hand, signaling Qin Tian not to say more, and with a bitter smile, said, ”I have no choice. Even if there are dangers ahead, I must show up and take the risk. It’s decided.”

...

Long Yin dispatched Divine Sword from Imperial City, and Xu Junwei personally went to meet him. Qin Tian pondered for a long time and eventually decided not to meet this Divine Sword, leaving the encounter to Xu Junwei.

He always felt this person wasn’t reliable.

”So, what kind of person is he?”

After Xu Junwei met with Divine Sword, Qin Tian, still somewhat anxious, arranged to meet Xu Junwei to inquire.

”Haha, this guy is arrogant. As soon as he arrived, he criticized me, hmm... complaining about my negligence in work, saying that Iron Stone and White Fox have been missing for so many years, yet there’s still no progress in the investigation...”

Xu Junwei smiled bitterly.

”Ant, how can he blame you for that? That’s outrageous; Iron Stone and White Fox are not even on the same line as you, their disappearance has nothing to do with you!”

Qin Tian was furious, ”This guy dares to have reason, back then he was in cahoots with Iron Stone, so Iron Stone’s disappearance probably bears more of his responsibility than yours!”

Upon hearing Xu Junwei’s words, Qin Tian became enraged, directly venting his grievances.

”This person is hard to communicate with... very pretentious.”

Xu Junwei shook his head in frustration, looking at Qin Tian, ”Lonely Wolf, he wants to meet you.”

”Meet me? No way!”

”Don’t let emotions get the better of you. He’s our superior, requested specifically to meet you, I had no choice but to agree.” Xu Junwei said, ”We are Long Yin, living to fulfill the legacy of Long Jun; we cannot act based on emotions.”

”Can’t act based on emotions... Suddenly, they sent someone to say he’s here to help us investigate Iron Stone and White Fox. I think they simply sent someone to supervise us. Even though we’ve achieved so much...”

Qin Tian rubbed his forehead, feeling somewhat anxious, ”Ant, besides you, who within Long Yin knows my identity?”

”Bai He, Bai He from Imperial City, I’ve been in contact with him in a single line, only he knows.”

Xu Junwei realized Qin Tian’s concern and said, ”Lonely Wolf, don’t worry, Bai He is very dependable and won’t spill about you. When I meet with him, we both wear masks, and I can’t even describe his appearance.”

”Bai He is very cautious, he even uses True Qi to alter his voice when speaking, so I can’t hear his true voice. I think he’s trustworthy.”

After hearing Xu Junwei’s words, Qin Tian felt a bit relieved and said, ”That’s good. Alright, if Divine Sword wants to meet me, fine, I can meet him, but I must wear a mask and change my voice. I don’t want to expose myself to him.”

Qin Tian stated his condition.

”Since you don’t trust him, that’s all we can do.” Xu Junwei conceded.

The next night, the three of them met.

The meeting location was not Ming Yue Teahouse where Qin Tian and Xu Junwei previously met, but on a boat on the lake.

”How dare you wear a mask to meet me? Scoundrel! Don’t you trust me? Take off the mask!”

Upon meeting, seeing Qin Tian with a wolf-head shaped black mask, Divine Sword instantly got furious, ”I’m your boss now, I’m telling you to take it off, so you must take it off!”

”Sorry, this is how I meet everyone, even if you’re my boss, you’re not entitled to make me remove my mask.” Qin Tian said in a changed voice.

”Scoundrel! You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? What? Are you dissatisfied with me handling affairs in East Capital City and overseeing you?!”

Divine Sword was seething with rage.

Qin Tian, similarly unwilling to budge, the two were clearly ready to argue, fortunately, Xu Junwei stepped in to mediate.

”Gentlemen, the enemy is upon us, let’s not quarrel over such trivial matters, better think about how to complete the mission and find Iron Stone and White Fox.” Xu Junwei advised.

”Hmph, I’ll deal with you after the mission is complete!”

Divine Sword sneered, a middle-aged man in his forties, looked very arrogant, harshly stared at Qin Tian twice, saying, ”I have evidence on Iron Stone. Back then, during my contact with Iron Stone, though I didn’t meet him, he left me a letter at our meeting place, it’s his handwriting, easy to recognize.”

”Besides, I know he might have worked both in City Guard Army and East State Army. I don’t know the sequence, nor do I know if he’s currently in City Guard Army or East State Army. But I think, given these distinct features, finding Iron Stone is much easier.”

Divine Sword proudly took out the letter left by Iron Stone back then, handing it to Xu Junwei, saying, ”Take a look, the content is mundane, nothing noteworthy, but his handwriting, free-flowing and unique. I’m confident, as long as he’s within City Guard Army or East State Army, we can definitely find him.”

”Oh, by the way, back when Iron Stone made contact with me, I roughly knew he was a Centurion. Now six years have passed, he might be a Chiliarch or Commander, probably a Chiliarch.”

”Then, combined with the pattern of him working in both East State Army and City Guard Army, the field suddenly narrows significantly, leaving fewer suspects, easily filtered out. Haha, it’s just Iron Stone, quite simple.”

Divine Sword spoke lightly, which infuriated Qin Tian greatly, thinking, damn, you’ve held onto this evidence for six years, and only now reveal it?

Then, you have the audacity to berate us for being useless?