The Four Directions's meeting lasted for two full days, yet still made no progress.
Although many were unwilling to admit it, judging from Lily's assassination attempt, it was highly probable that a Truth Society spy had infiltrated the Intelligence Bureau's high ranks. This brought a realistic problem before them—
Was it possible that the intelligence intercepted by headquarters was fake news secretly released by that spy?
If so, then proceeding with their original plan would be walking into a trap.
If not, because they didn't know if the spy had already relayed the message to the Truth Society, they dared not act rashly now. They could only send people to investigate first, but such an investigation would easily cause them to miss the best timing for an attack.
"This is truly messed up."
The leader of the action team had a short temper. Seeing the others in the conference room remain silent, he couldn't help but slam the table heavily.
Not everyone was as resigned as Director Director Madeleine. He had originally thought this operation would be a good chance to prove himself, laying a solid foundation for promotions, salary increases, and reaching the pinnacle of his life. Now, with the spy issue unresolved, the operation could not be implemented.
"If I find out who the mole is, I'll shove a gun barrel into his asshole and let him taste the ecstasy of a bullet hitting his prostate!"
Seeing the action team leader speak more and more out of line, Director Madeleine coughed lightly and stepped in to change the subject: "Let's first see what headquarters has to say. I still trust everyone in the department very much."
The action team leader snorted.
Silence fell over the conference room again, but this time it didn't last long.
Li Cheng, another high-ranking director's secretary in Four Directions, broke the silence: "We can find a way to draw that spy out."
"How do we draw him out?"
"Lily." Li Cheng slowly uttered a name, "The reason that spy was exposed was to kill Lily. After the assassination attempt failed, the Truth Society immediately raised the bounty on Lily, and it was raised to five hundred thousand in one go. This is no Ordinary sum; one should know that a director's head is only worth one million. From this, it's clear they now consider Lily a must-kill target. If there's an opportunity to kill Lily, I believe that spy will definitely strike again."
The action team leader said: "Li Cheng, if I remember correctly, two days ago you kept saying Lily might be a mole sent by the Truth Society, and everything she did before was a bitter ploy set up by the Truth Society. Why are you cooperating with Lily today?"
Everyone's eyes turned to Li Cheng in unison, but Li Cheng's expression remained unchanged.
"This is also a test for Lily. We can take this opportunity to observe her. Compared to believing there's a Truth Society spy among the higher-ups, I'm more willing to believe this assassination attempt was also self-directed by her, which wouldn't be difficult for her."
"That's a good idea, but how will you get her to cooperate with us? You and I both know how dangerous being bait is," the action team leader pressed.
Li Cheng remained calm: "Doesn't she want to view the advanced spiritual energy knowledge we possess? Tell her that if she can help us find that spy, she'll be allowed to see it."
The action team leader's mouth twitched: "You're just dangling a carrot. Not to mention whether the higher-ups will agree to your proposal, adding the condition of finding the spy first means only a fool would work for you. What if she dies midway? She wouldn't get any benefits. Would you do it? I wouldn't, anyway."
Others didn't dare to contradict Li Cheng because Li Cheng had connections, but he wasn't afraid because he also had connections.
Li Cheng's expression turned a bit grim, but he didn't lash out: "I'll go apply to the higher-ups. Of course, if you can come up with a better solution, I'll shut up immediately."
At the crucial moment, Director Madeleine, the peacemaker, stepped forward. He looked at his watch: "It's getting late. We won't discuss anything fruitful anyway. Since things have come to this, let's eat first."
These words immediately piqued the interest of most people present.
"What's for dinner at the cafeteria tonight?"
"Fried chicken legs."
"Great, great. Now I can devour a few more bowls of rice."
Li Cheng left without a word, his face ashen.
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Upon hearing that Lily not only survived but also killed the three assassins who went to kill her, the usually composed President of the Truth Society's face turned green.
"Three against one, and they all got counter-killed. Can you even play?"
He immediately summoned the head of the combat unit and roared at him.
"Didn't you say you'd take care of the villain and told me not to worry? Is this how you make me not worry?"
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