When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village-Chapter 84 - 46 Hardcore Tough Guys’ Terror [Two-in-One for Follow-Read]

The meeting had gone on for two whole days, but there was still no progress.

Although many were reluctant to admit it, the assassination attempt on Bai Fu indicated that there was a high probability that a spy from the Truth Society had infiltrated the upper echelons of the Intelligence Bureau. This presented a practical problem—

Could the intelligence intercepted by the headquarters be false information released by the spy?

If so, following the original plan would be like jumping into a pit.

If not, since they didn't know whether the spy had already passed the information to the Truth Society, they also dared not act rashly. They could only send someone to scout first, but this scouting could easily cause them to miss the optimal time to strike.

"Damn it all."

The leader of the operations team had a temper and, seeing that the others in the boardroom remained silent, couldn't help but slam the table hard.

Not everyone was as resigned as Director Lu Yuelin, who had thought this operation would be a good chance to show off, laying a solid foundation for promotion and a salary increase. Now, with the spy issue unresolved, the operation couldn't proceed.

"If I find out who the undercover is, I'll shove the barrel of a gun into his mutilated throat, and let him taste the ecstasy of a bullet hitting the prostate!"

As the operations team leader's words grew increasingly unbridled, Lu Yuelin coughed lightly, changing the subject, "Let's first see what headquarters has to say. I still trust everyone here."

The operations team leader snorted.

The boardroom fell silent again, though not for long this time.

Another high-ranking director's secretary, Li Cheng, broke the silence: "We could try to draw the spy out."

"How so?"

"Bai Fu." Li Cheng slowly uttered a name. "The reason the spy revealed himself was to kill Bai Fu. After the assassination failed, the Truth Society immediately raised the bounty on Bai Fu to five hundred thousand, which is no small sum. Just to compare, even a director's head is only worth a million. It shows they now consider Bai Fu a must-kill target. If there's a chance to kill Bai Fu, I believe the spy will definitely make a move again."

The operations team leader said, "Li Cheng, if I remember correctly, just two days ago you were still saying that Bai Fu might be an undercover agent sent by the Truth Society, and that everything she did was a setup by the Truth Society. How come you want to cooperate with Bai Fu today?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Li Cheng, who remained unperturbed.

"This is also a test for Bai Fu. We can take this opportunity to observe her. Instead of believing there is a spy from the Truth Society in our ranks, I'd rather believe the assassination incident was staged by her. That wouldn't be difficult for her."

"The idea is good, but how are you planning to make her cooperate, knowing how dangerous it is to be bait?" the operations team leader pressed.

Li Cheng stayed calm: "Doesn't she want access to our advanced Spiritual Ability Knowledge? Tell her if she can help us find the spy, we'll let her see it."

The operations team leader's mouth twitched: "You're drawing a pie in the sky. Not to mention whether the higher-ups will agree to your proposal, adding the condition of finding the spy before allowing her access—only a fool would agree to that. If she dies midway, she gets nothing. What are you doing? I won't be part of it."

Other people didn't dare to confront Li Cheng because he had connections above, but he wasn't afraid, as he had his own backing.

Li Cheng's expression turned visibly sour, though he didn't erupt: "I'll apply for approval from above. Of course, if you can think of a better way, I'll shut up immediately."

At a critical moment, peacemaker Lu Yuelin stood up, glancing at his watch: "It's getting late, and we're not reaching any conclusions. At this point, let's eat first."

This suggestion instantly piqued the interest of most people present.

"What's for dinner tonight in the canteen?"

"Fried chicken legs."

"Good, I'll have a few bowls of rice then."

Li Cheng left in silence, his face ashen.

...

After hearing that not only had Bai Fu survived but also killed the three assassins sent to kill her, the normally composed Chairman of the Truth Society turned green with fury.

"Three against one and all three get killed instead of her? Are they even capable?"

He immediately summoned the head of the combat department, loudly berating him.

"You assured me you could handle this situation, and told me to rest easy. Is this your idea of letting me rest easy?"

Not killing the leader of the Genetic Primordial was bad enough, but now they couldn't even defeat a minor underling who needed to burst out of Julia's Fake Body's constraints, and they had even exposed the spy's existence. Were they also going to be humiliated by ordinary passersby?

They were really losing face!

Sweating profusely, the head of the combat department hurriedly explained.

"The reason Bai Fu wasn't killed is that she's actually a Spiritual Ability Prayer Master, a piece of intelligence previously unknown to us, allowing her to catch us off-guard and turn the tides with that information advantage. Now that we've grasped her specifics, we can send a more qualified assassin to finish the job anytime, but..."

"But what?"

The head, trembling, first briefed the Chairman on the situation in other areas.

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"Chairman, actually, Bai Fu not being assassinated might not be bad news. The Genetic Primordial Intelligence Bureau is now in chaos due to the spy within, and they're planning to use Bai Fu to lure and capture our spy, leaving them no resources to focus on our other operations."

The Chairman pondered for a moment.

His words made sense. From this angle, Bai Fu was indeed a valuable pawn; her existence could tie up much of the Intelligence Bureau's resources.