But this was only temporary!
He secretly made up his mind that in the upcoming operation, if he found an opportunity, he would win everything.
Lily's favorability, Anya's favorability, the stepping stone to the Truth Society—he wanted it all!
...
That evening, Lily rendezvoused with Four Directions's action squad.
Seeing her new attire, Shino and Si, the captain of the first action squad, were both stunned.
"Why are you wearing a mask?"
Lily explained, "This way, the people from the Dark Web won't recognize me as easily. My name is already on the Dark Web's bounty list, and unless absolutely necessary, I don't want to get into a direct conflict with the Makarov Family."
This explanation was reasonable, and Shino and Si said nothing more.
"Commence operation!"
Including Lily, a group of five rushed to the Dark Web's stronghold in Lynn at an extremely fast pace.
This stronghold was very secretive; ordinary people wouldn't notice anything unusual. Although Four Directions had long known the location of the stronghold, due to the significant business dealings between the Dark Web and the Gene Primordial, they had always treated this stronghold as if it didn't exist. The Dark Web's operators were usually also very sensible, never actively causing any friction with Four Directions.
Tonight's situation could be said to be quite special.
When Si led the charge into the stronghold, the people inside were completely caught off guard.
"Everyone, hands up!"
"You... what do you want to do?"
The several people sitting around a table playing cards stood up. They threw down their cards and consciously raised their hands.
When Si got closer, one of them's expression suddenly changed: "Aren't you from Four Directions? What is the meaning of this?"
Si sneered and pressed his gun against the man's forehead: "What do you think I mean? Tell me, did the person who hired the assassin to kill Lily contact the assassin through your private network, and is he hiding in Lynn?"
The man with the gun pointed at him frowned deeply: "Our Dark Web's principle is never to reveal client information. Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you, let alone the fact that I don't."
"It's alright if you don't say anything; I'll investigate myself."
Si winked at his subordinates, signaling them to tie up all the card players.
The man with the gun pointed at him shouted, "What you're doing is destroying the relationship between the Makarov Family and the Gene Primordial! Can you bear the responsibility if the higher-ups blame you?"
Si acted as if he hadn't heard the shouts. After the tying was done, he led the search through the stronghold.
Just as he walked in front of a storeroom, Lily's eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Be careful, there's someone inside!"
However, it seemed too late. Si's hand had just touched the doorknob when the door already opened, and what appeared in his sight was the dark muzzle of a gun.
Damn it!
Although he was wearing a bulletproof vest, at such a close distance, the bulletproof vest simply couldn't stop a gun of this caliber.
Bang.
The muzzle spat flames, and a bullet flew out.
For a moment, Si despaired, but when the bullet hit him, he realized the pain wasn't as intense as he had imagined. He quickly looked down, first seeing the bullet that had penetrated his bulletproof vest, and then the bullet mark, which was red and swollen but actually hadn't bled much.
"A small psionic technique can enhance skin defense."
Lily calmly walked past Si, grabbed the neck of the person who had launched the sneak attack, and slammed him to the ground.
This...
Si and Shino were stunned. How could she be so composed? She was a support!
"What are you standing around for? Quickly see if the records are hidden in this room." Lily urged.
Si quickly entered the room: "Right away, right away."
While waiting for Si's investigation results, Lily remained constantly vigilant. She didn't know when an assassin might pop out from here, wanting to take her life.
In her perception, that spy would absolutely not dare to make a move during this operation, because it would be too conspicuous and easily lead to the exposure of his true identity.
Lily waited for more than ten minutes, after which Si came out of the room with several hard drives.
"The rest will be handled by the appraisal team. Take everyone in this stronghold away and lock them up first!"
Upon hearing this, the Dark Web people panicked.
"What are you doing? Even if the Gene Primordial isn't afraid of the Makarov Family, aren't you personally afraid?"
"Let me go, let me go!"
"Damn it, I was about to win that hand of cards, and you guys ruined everything!"
No matter how the Dark Web people cursed, Si remained as calm as ever, as if he hadn't heard anything.
"That's just how the captain is." Shino whispered to Lily, "Thanks to you tonight, otherwise the captain would have been seriously injured, even if he didn't die."
Lily nodded slightly. The quest was complete, and she received 5000 experience, but she didn't care about that now. The next action was the real key tonight.
In the hotel, Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky was also full of anticipation.
Later, he would show Lily his courage and wisdom. After he beat up those who tried to harm Lily, he would then stage a scene of blocking a gun with his flesh and blood in front of Lily. He didn't believe he couldn't raise Lily's favorability.
Once Lily's favorability was high, he could then try to get information from her.
"Truth Society, witness my worth! I will help you turn the tide!"
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky stared intently out the window.
Minutes later, he shouted in the squad channel.
"Lily is here!"
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