Chapter 236: The 232nd Mysterious Man
"You don’t need to thank me, because your operation this time is bound to fail."
Hearing this, Zhu Hong showed a puzzled expression and asked, "Why?"
"You’ve been around me long enough to understand my character; I always strive for stability. You have the ability and courage, but you lack experience. Do you really think I’d casually let you manage such a big operation? The task assigned to you, aside from being a training exercise, was also meant to create a smoke bomb to draw the attention of the Ghost Base, facilitating other plans. Even if you hadn’t exposed yourself, I would have taken measures to make the Ghost Base suspect you. However, even though the outcome is predetermined, it doesn’t change my disappointment in you. According to my initial plan, you should have been able to hold off the Ghost Base for at least half a year, but now only two months have passed, far from meeting my expectations."
"I’m sorry!"
"In front of me, you don’t need to say sorry. You are young, and it’s normal to make mistakes."
"But, that safe inside..."
The man waved his hand and said, "All the information you have was given by me. Knowing that you would be targeted by the Ghost Base, do you think I would give you truly important intelligence? Like I said, those were just smoke bombs, meant to attract the attention of the Ghost Base; we had to sacrifice something. Those labs being destroyed doesn’t impact us significantly. Also, I just received the news that Zhang Xueli has been captured by the people from the Ghost Base."
"What?" Zhu Hong looked startled. "What should we do?"
The man said with some dissatisfaction, "How many times have I taught you? Don’t panic when things happen, maintain a calm demeanor. As someone in a higher position, you must learn to keep your composure and not let others guess your thoughts. Zhang Xueli is just a pawn, her fate isn’t important. Moreover, if she can disclose our secret bases in East Sea City, that would also be beneficial."
"How could that be beneficial?" Zhu Hong asked, confused.