Lu Chao's face darkened at these words.
"And then?"
Yan Zhengfeng hesitated for a moment before offering his deduction. "Judging from the traces at the scene, Commander Chen must have been ambushed there, but we didn't find a body.
"Several tire tracks were left behind, heading all the way north before disappearing over a dozen kilometers later. Our preliminary guess is that Commander Chen is either being hunted down by Rebel Law Enforcement Officers, or he has already been defeated and captured."
The air in the command room suddenly grew heavy. Lu Chao stared at the red markers on the sand table—the Rebel headquarters—his eyes turning cold.
"Can you confirm he's still alive?"
"I can't." Yan Zhengfeng shook his head. "However, according to the Rebels' usual modus operandi, they wouldn't easily kill a Superpower Level expert like Commander Chen. They'll try to recruit him, or..."
