Chapter 441 - Two Hundred and Ninety-Seven: Parting Ways to Meet Again (4)
The so-called swan that flies away as it nears the mouth, Zem experienced that today.
This morning, the newly established Homeland Security Bureau had just received intelligence that a recently emerged Evil God organization’s capable henchman had just led a team into Regensburg, believed to be investigating the death of a previously slaughtered member.
The Homeland Security Bureau went to considerable lengths to confirm the target’s identity. It’s somewhat amusing to say, the guy dressed like a character out of a novel, and what’s not funny is that at this time, many people in this city dressed like him.
After finally ascertaining his hiding place, Zem and another investigator were responsible for a joint operation, intending to capture this guy and his followers all in one fell swoop.
Everything had been going smoothly. Zem had Jiaxi in charge of the recent capture on the streets, while another was ready to block the other end of the alley if he ran, a perfectly executed operation where both sides believed the man had no chance of escape.
But the truth was, he had run away. At the very start of the operation, the guy seemed to have smelt disaster and fled hastily, leaving behind the innocents he had deceived to fend for themselves like a sacrificial tail, and as he wound through the alleys... he vanished.
All alley exits were blocked, but the man just disappeared like that.
Naturally, the aftermath included an extensive search of the entire block, but it was as if he had evaporated from the world—they never saw Casaman again, the messenger of the Evil God lost in the sea of people.
If they had caught the man, it would have been a happy time praising each other, and had they failed to catch him, it would be the much anticipated blame game. The leader of the seventh brigade claimed Zem’s team gave away the capture intent too early, whereas Zem insisted the sole reason for the failed capture was that they never requested a Druid’s low-altitude tracking.
Both sides had their reasons, and in the end, they were reprimanded equally. However, considering the biggest mistake in the capture was the lack of aerial support, Zem’s team ultimately remained to continue the investigation, while the other investigator’s team was removed from the operation.