Chapter 326: Order
A small wooden segnt sat quietly on the table. An Xuan sat at the table and stared at it. No one knew what he was thinking. Xia ng wanted to persuade him, but every ti, she swallowed back her words.
When An Xuan slowly severed Zuo Qing’s fingers, she was just beside him. If not for the raining, the snapping sound would have garnered the other’s suspicion. However, at the sa ti, An Xuan had exposed himself. At least the others knew that he and Zuo Qing entered the nightmare together. But, so what?
In any case, the evidence preserved by Zuo Qing before her death was enough to pinpoint the killer. There was a wooden segnt in her palm. Why would Zuo Qing spit out the segnt and hold it in her hand?
The segnt had to carry special significance. It was her dying ssage. It was her soundless accusation against her killer!
“It’s You Qi,” Xia ng said grimly. After so ti, An Xuan finally nodded. He didn’t look conventionally sad. At least he didn’t cry or look pained. He just sat there quietly. However, Xia ng felt him to be greatly unapproachable. She was not familiar with An Xuan and Zuo Qing. It was a temporary cooperation. She also didn’t know the relationship between An Xuan and Zuo Qing. However, based on the man’s relationship, the two should be close. She was astute enough not to disturb him… because it was unnecessary.
“Help ,” An Xuan suddenly said.
“Help you keep an eye on Jiang Cheng.” Xia ng was not surprised. Their conversation was as light as air. “To ensure that he doesn’t get in your way.”
An Xuan nodded. “Thank you.”
Xia ng sighed and looked out the window. She continued in a rare tone, “Do whatever you need to do.” She placed her hands behind her head. “I don’t see anything.” She looked An Xuan in his face. “I don’t hear anything. When we’re out, and people ask
how You Qi died, I don’t know anything. Or…” She thought about it, “I could say it was Jiang Cheng who killed him… He and Fatty worked together.”
“That will bring you troubles.” Xia ng watched him pick up the segnt and put it back in his pocket. He turned back to say, “I’d advise you not to do that.”
Xia ng looked at him strangely. “Why?”
“Jiang Cheng’s identity is unique.” An Xuan paused before resuming, “In this mission, his survivability has a higher priority than yours.”
Xia ng’s face dropped. Just as she was about to ask another question, she was interrupted by An Xuan. He spoke rapidly as if giving his last explanation, “In other words, we can sacrifice ourselves for you. Similarly, your sacrifice is necessary if his life is threatened.”
“Why?” Xia ng pressed, “Who gave this order? Is it your superior?”
An Xuan shook his head. “No.” He looked into her eyes. “It’s higher.”
Xia ng’s heart trembled.
Monts later…
“Why are you telling
this?” Xia ng held his gaze, “These… should be confidential.” Xia ng knew a bit about the night guardians’ history. It was a history carved by blood. To maintain such a large organization, they had to rely on both strong determination but also ironclad rules.
According to legends, there was a group of people within the organisation who were set up to handle the mbers who didn’t follow the rules. Their thods were apparently inspired by dieval tortures.
“Consider it your paynt for helping .” An Xuan’s calm tone cleared up so of Xia ng’s discomfort, “Plus, you must have realised how unique Jiang Cheng is, right?”
Many images from their previous missions flashed in her mind. She didn’t trust easily, but she couldn’t find a reason for An Xuan to lie to her. After all, after this cooperation, they would never see each other again.
“That is all I can say.” An Xuan didn’t look at Xia ng but instead looked out the window. The leaves rustled. “That is all I know.”
Xia ng pursed her lips as she glared at him. The ssage he had was completely different from what she got. Before the mission started, Uncle Gong told her sothing different. Based on the agreent, she was the core. Deep Red’s target was her. That was why her survival priority should be the highest. Before the mission, she had done all the preparations. She had three cards.
Jiang Cheng and Fatty were her open cards. They were there to share the mal-intention from the ghost, NPC and the other travellers.
The newspaper was a hidden card. She would share it when she could get the greatest advantage from it.
Then, her final cards were An Xuan and Zuo Qing. The two agents from the night guardian’s executive departnt were like killers hidden in the dark. She would not use them unless it were absolutely necessary.
They only had one goal.
Deep Red.
They were created to deal with Deep Red. It was why they participated in this mission.
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