Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"And I've made it very clear: a powerful Guardian!"

"Does your company have anyone stronger than him?"

48 The storm stirred up by butterfly wings

"So..." Xia Yu looked suspiciously at Swire, who was trying to remain calm, "That's it?"

In front of them were more than a dozen infected people, squatting obediently on the curb, surrounded by a group of burly men from the Guard Bureau.

Honestly, clearing out this stronghold wasn't difficult at all. Most of the infected members of the Reunion Movement were outsiders, and without the help of Lungmen's underground forces, they were pitifully weak.

He was defeated in one round.

But what am I supposed to do with this level of skill?

He squinted at the little tiger beside him, 'I suspect you have ulterior motives!'

“Perhaps the intelligence was wrong,” Swire chuckled awkwardly, her eyes darting left and right, and said, “The intelligence clearly stated that there was a troublesome entity at this base…”

"I see," Xia Yu stroked her chin and nodded. Guess whether I believe it or not?

We called them out late at night, and this is what we got?

Still dealing with troublesome characters...

Seeing the distrust written all over his face, Swire gritted her teeth and said, "Now that we've finished here, let's move on to the next outpost."

The next stronghold?

Not only Xia Yu, but even the Guardian Bureau operators beside her cast questioning glances at her.

Isn't this all there is to today's task?

What else? It wasn't mentioned before we left? Is it a secret mission?

“Although that place was reported, its members are veterans of Lungmen,” Swire explained, seeing their puzzled looks. “So we just went to take a look first.”

“Since the mission is not important, Mr. Xia Yu and I will go together. You two escort these people back to the Guard Bureau first.”

“This…” The Guardian Bureau agents looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What, is my word not enough?" Swire frowned. "Mr. Xia Yu, as Rhodes Island's ace, is more than capable of protecting me."

"We just went to that bar for a quick look!"

She emphasized the word "bar".

Seeing her determination, her subordinates did not hesitate any longer, quickly put the prisoner into the police car, and left the scene.

They knew the details of that bar, since it was an old acquaintance.

They're the kind of people who come to pay fines frequently.

“A bar,” Xia Yu said meaningfully, “was it reported? It seems this bar isn’t very popular.”

Popularity? Penguin Logistics has this kind of thing?

Swire scratched her head. To be honest, it was quite normal for them to be reported at this critical moment, after all, they had made countless enemies in Lungmen over the years.

Originally, I wanted to use this infected stronghold to learn about Rhodes Island's ace who could leave Chen in a bad way, but I didn't expect these infected to be so useless.

Aren't you thugs from the Reunion Movement? Why are you surrendering so readily?

They should at least look like thugs! The weapons were right there in front of them!

Swire was almost furious. He had cleaned up so many outposts in the past two days, and none of them were as obedient as this one, surrendering without resistance as soon as the Guard Bureau came.

All the original plans fell through.

Now we can only hope that Penguin Logistics can bring us some surprises.

As she led Xia Yu toward her car, she pondered how to act arrogant and domineering.

Ideally, the two sides should fight!

It's good to stop it before it gets serious.

Sometimes, battle can reveal one's true nature. Although Swire wasn't very skilled in combat, she had a lot of experience.

Perhaps we can discern something about the mysterious man in front of us.

There was no other way; time was tight and the task was demanding. There wasn't enough time to try and extract information, so this was the only option.

Hopefully, it will be fruitful.

After all, the city of Longmen is also very important to her...

Rhodes Island's appearance... was far too coincidental.

Wei Yanwu naturally had his own plans, but he did not tell the Imperial Guard Bureau.

To be honest, while Rhodes Island's operators are really useful, they're almost too useful.

Like veterans returning from the battlefield, where does a pharmaceutical company get so many battle-hardened veterans?

It's normal for high-ranking members of the Guard Bureau like Chen and Swire to be on guard.

Unfortunately, the time spent together was too short to build trust.

Perhaps things will get better in time. That's how it was in the original story. Chen's initial attitude towards Rhodes Island was so bad, not just because Wei Yanwu's behavior showed his distrust of the Guard Bureau.

Why would a pharmaceutical company that appeared during the Chernobog incident selflessly help Lungmen overcome its difficulties? And why would a company whose majority of employees are infected?

What are the benefits of this for a company?

For the future of those infected?

Sorry, but I've seen plenty of Guards Bureau members just spouting slogans over the years, and this is completely insufficient to convince them.

Perhaps only after working side by side for a period of time can we build mutual trust.

However, Xia Yu was an anomaly.

His fighting prowess was truly exaggerated, and Swire was still somewhat worried.

That's why I came to probe his background.

“But…” she secretly glanced at Xia Yu, who was resting with her eyes closed, in the back seat through the rearview mirror, “this really is a man…”

That face, which could make most women envious even without makeup, really belongs to a man...

Swire felt a little jealous. What's the point of you being so good-looking if you're a guy?

I feel inferior to him.

"Sir... I think there are some things you need to know..."

A voice came from the Guard Bureau's walkie-talkie.

"What is it?" Swire glanced at Xia Yu and asked.

Is that 'sir' nearby?

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu opened her eyes with great interest.

Swire suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

"Here, what's wrong?"

She sensed something was wrong.

"This..." The other person hesitated, "This is a secret of the Royal Guard Bureau, it's not good to let outsiders hear it..."

"Can we talk in a private setting?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Huaiya slowly pulled the car over to the side of the road.

For a subordinate to say something like that, it must be related to the person behind him.

Perhaps they learned this from those non-resisting members of the Reunion Movement who had been captured before.

She glanced at the rearview mirror, her eyes fixed on the walkie-talkie in her hand.

He has already heard it.

Can they escape?

No way.

Even that violent dragon was beaten into a state of depression, so Swire was well aware of his own fighting abilities.

The car had already stopped, but the other party showed no intention of getting out to avoid suspicion.

The attitude is clear.

It seems there's no escaping it.

This is difficult. Swire closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Go ahead and say it, I'm the only one in the car right now."

She spoke into the walkie-talkie.

Since there's no way to avoid it, we can only face it. Perhaps we can find out his background through the information?

After all, this is Lungmen, and things aren't going to get out of hand yet. Rhodes Island probably won't turn against Lungmen at this time.