Andrew's words paled David further. He had just gone to meet his American companions, but when he reached the ambush site, all he saw was a field of corpses, all killed with a single blow. Their throats, chests, and spines were slit open. The overwhelming stench of blood and death choked him, and he almost instinctively ran back to Andrew's territory, where at least he could survive.

"Andrew, please you must help me. You said peonies would give someone a second chance."

David looked at Andrew hopefully, wishing he would lend a hand.

Andrew was a businessman, always cautious. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"David, Miss Peony didn't come here to kill you, that's already face for me. After all, I introduced you both, and I gave you my advice before, but unfortunately you didn't accept it. Things have escalated to this point, it's indeed difficult to smooth over. I can't guarantee Miss Peony will give you a second chance, but I'll try my best."

After hearing Andrew's words, David pursed his lips, nodded, and then said:

"Andrew, could I stay here overnight"

He was truly terrified. If he left, Miss Peony would surely attack him. He was able to reach his comrades' ambush spot successfully because of the intimidation Miss Peony had used against him, making him feel the threat of death firsthand.

A disdainful look flashed across Andrew's eyes. He hated these cowardly bullies from the M country, John Riley and this David were the worst of them all. And David was even more arrogant than the rest.

"Of course, you are my guest, and I would not drive away my own guest."

Andrew gave David a sedative, then turned to his men and ordered them to take David to his temporary rest room to spend the night there.

The next day, Lian Yi stepped into the office at the appointed time and thoughtfully brought soy milk with buns for her colleagues. Then she made herself a cup of coffee.

Yang Bin was eating the steamed buns in his hand and drinking soy milk. He sighed helplessly, and Lian Ri immediately asked:

"Big Brother Yang, have there been any updates from the action team"

"No, I was just cornered by the commander of the action team. He said our analysis department's estimate of the Blood Peony's activity range wasn't accurate. They've been searching for over a month and haven't found any trace of the Blood Peony."

"Tsk, these SWAT guys, if they can't catch someone, they start passing the buck. Xue Meihua isn't stupid, she wouldn't just stand there waiting to be caught."

The ripples said dismissively.

"Who said otherwise!"

People in the office began a new round of discussions. Just then, there was a commotion from the courtyard, and car after car drove out of the courtyard. Those were the vehicles of the action team; only they used cars for transportation when they were on the move.

"Looks like there's a big move happening!"

"Perhaps there are signs of the blood peony."

"I hope so! It would save them from hounding us every day."

After a few words, the topic shifted. Yang Bin asked:

"Xiao Wu, over there assisting, searching for the underground party's radio station, any progress"

"No, for now. The underground party members aren't fools; they wouldn't keep the radio station on constantly transmitting information. I'll just go for a walk."

Ripples said nonchalantly.

That righteous and self-assured look made Yang Bin shake his head in disbelief.

When Ripples returned to the Intelligence Office after tracking a vehicle with the radio, she felt something was off about the whole building. When she got back to the Analysis Division's office and found Wei Yi wasn't there, she turned to Yang Bin and asked:

"Big Brother Yang, what happened I feel like the atmosphere is off. Did the Action Team's mission fail"

By the time she got to the end, her voice had dropped to a whisper.

"If it fails, it's okay. At worst, I'll get scolded. But the situation is a bit complicated now."

What's wrong

"Irene, the department head, has disappeared."

What is the connection between her disappearance and the task force's mission

The ripples asked directly.

Yang Bin knew she and Irene weren't on good terms, and he didn't care about her schadenfreude. He lowered his voice and said:

According to sources from the intelligence gathering department, Eileen received information that the Blood Peony would appear at an intelligence trading banquet last night. They did not inform the action team, and Eileen decided to lead a team herself to apprehend them. As a result, they set up an ambush, but Eileen didn't show up at the scene and spent the whole night without even seeing a glimpse of the Blood Peony.

Most importantly, last night at a house near the party, many people died. They were all M country intelligence dealers, not far from where those collecting information people were ambushed.

The coroner from the precinct also went, saying that all these people were killed with a single blow. The attacker was very fast and accurate. Based on the way they struck, it looks a lot like Blood Peony's style.

The captain of the action team was furious and went to Chief Jiang to complain, saying that the intelligence department didn't share such important information with them, resulting in Blood Peony killing someone less than a kilometer away. The analysis team argued that they weren't sure about the accuracy of the intel, so they were planning to go scout the location first.

Director Chiang wanted to question Eileen, but her office was locked and she wasn't there today. People were sent to her residence, but she wasn't there either. So he called our section chief over.

"Goodness, Wei's getting the short end of the stick. It looks like they're sending him on a thankless errand to appease the Action Team."

"I agree with you, let's wait and see the results!"

"That means we can't go home yet"

The ripples said with a hint of resentment.

"Well, that's not necessarily true."

Yang Bin hesitated for a moment before saying.

"Then I'll be going. Anyway, whether it's Eileen being missing or running away, it has nothing to do with me, and I don't care."

Liàn Yī lifted her handbag and walked away gracefully, leaving Yang Bīn with a twitching corner of his mouth.

On her way home, she took a special call to Andrew.

"Mr. Andrew, is David happy with the gift I prepared for him"

He was almost scared to death and is still hiding here with me!

Andrew said helplessly.

"Since he had the guts to team up with the Nationalist Party to kill me, why didn't he consider the consequences of failure"

The ripple chuckled and asked.

"David is too arrogant and proud. Please forgive his recklessness. I'll tell Miss Peony on his behalf that he is very sincere about cooperating with you and hopes you can give him another chance."

Regardless, Andrew still relayed David's request.

"I'll think about it, just not now. Wait for my call."

Immediately, ripples hung up the phone.

On the other side, Wei Yi returned to the office with a composed face. Most of the analysts from his department had left, and only Yang Bin was still waiting for news. Seeing their department head arrive, he immediately stood up.

"Have all the others left"

"Yes, Captain. It's getting late, so I let them go first. If needed, I'll call them back."

"No need, let's talk about it tomorrow! Eileen really left me with a mess."

Wei Yi waved his hand.

Eileen, the department head

Yang Bin was also a little curious about what Yilin had done.

She secretly allied with American intelligence agents to capture Blood Peony, but she disappeared. All of the Americans who set the trap died. David, the one who initiated the cooperation, is still hiding in Andrew's place.left, they allowed Yunhai Temple to reappear before people. Villagers nearby also began to burn incense at Yunhai Temple, and gradually, the temple's incense became more prosperous.After returning to...