Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

Jier glanced at her back somewhat helplessly, feeling helpless about the lingering childishness of these younger generations.

At this moment, Yuno came over from the other direction, glanced at her gently, shook her head without saying a word, and then found a big tree and sat down against it without saying a word.

Seeing her, Jier suddenly felt that his teammates were too normal...

"Drip drip..."

At this time, the communicator rang.

"Senior Jier, the intelligence analysis results are out. I have good news and bad news..."

The always energetic Yvette on the screen yawned tiredly and said weakly,

"Which one would you like me to report on first?"

"What a coincidence? I also have good news and bad news..."

Jie Er smiled bitterly and said,

"You'd better stop keeping me in suspense and tell me all at once."

"Okay, Senior Jie'er!"

Alvette pulled herself together and reported seriously,

"Based on the call of all traffic data in Manila over the past 24 hours, and the tracking and analysis of the trajectories of all vehicles and pedestrians that may have intersected with them, we have found a total of 17 meaningful suspicious clues..."

"It seems this is good news, but what about the bad news?"

Jier asked calmly.

"The bad news is... in the past 10 hours, there have been 13 car accidents in downtown Manila; all of them have resulted in fatalities, including the perpetrators... no one has escaped unscathed."

When Alvette said this, she shuddered, as if she sensed something terrible in it.

"...So out of these 17 clues, 13 of them were meaningless from the start, correct?"

Jier asked calmly.

Alvette nodded hesitantly.

Seeing this, Jer chuckled, shook his head, and said in a relaxed tone,

"Oh, how cruel! But it also saved us a lot of trouble..."

"Does Senior Jie'er have any new clues?"

After reporting the clues she had, Alvette asked seriously.

"Ah. When we were investigating this school, we found a list of missing persons."

Jier said calmly,

"Also, we've conducted special interrogations and polygraph analysis on the staff members who were once part of the biological laboratory and are still on campus. We've essentially ruled them out as suspects..."

"Isn't this a bit hasty?"

Alvette couldn't help but interrupt.

"I'm sorry, my team members aren't good at this kind of work and can't forcibly detain people."

The corners of Jier's mouth showed a nice arc, but he glared at Alvette.

"How about sending in some more 'professional' Valkyries to take over?"

Alvette chuckled.

Because some members of the Undying Blade are responsible for this kind of work of cleaning up human society - Vice Captain Rita is a leader among them;

But she didn't dare to touch this bad luck at the moment, because she knew Jie Er didn't like this. She had to change the subject quickly.

"That should be considered good news... Then what's the bad news, Senior Jie'er?"

"The bad news is, we found six more bodies. Aside from one found in the secret garage, the other five were researchers from that laboratory..."

Jie Er spread his hands and smiled helplessly.

"Look, with such a ruthless style of action, the remaining research institutes probably really don't know anything, otherwise they would have become more corpses long ago."

"..."

Alvette was speechless.

After a long while, he seemed to remember something and said with some embarrassment,

"Now it seems that what we have received is probably even worse news..."

"Well, yes, it is indeed bad news..."

Jie Er nodded in understanding. Although she was telling the bad news, her tone did not show any frustration. She just continued calmly,

"It's clear that our enemies are a group of ruthless terrorists. Not only are they conducting dangerous research on Honkai energy, but they're also so unscrupulous in killing even their own people in order to cut off our possible tracking clues!"

"I don't know if they are demonstrating to us in this way, or are they trying to confuse us?"

Having said this, Jier suddenly stopped, raised his hand and knocked his forehead, and said with a smile,

"Forget it! I can't figure this out, so I'm just going to give up. While there's still time, the most important thing is to get to the bottom of this! Aren't there still a few clues left? If we delay any longer, there might not be a single one left!"

"But, Senior Jier..."

Alvette hesitated for a moment and said,

"Since those guys acted so decisively and meticulously, and have already eliminated most of the clues in this way, there's no reason for them to leave us any obvious clues! Unless..."

"Unless those clues were originally false intelligence, or perhaps they were deliberately set traps."

Jier said calmly, interrupting Alvette, because she had guessed the same answer.

"But it's also possible that this is a real clue they've missed. If we don't catch it in time, once they close this last loophole, I'm afraid we'll truly lose the chance to catch them!"

Jier said seriously,

"I am the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad. The Snow Lotus Squad's duty is to protect this land and its people from the invasion of the Houkai. Therefore, I cannot allow such a dangerous person to hide in my city!"

When Jier spoke, her eyes were extremely firm and her tone was extremely resolute; even though they were thousands of miles apart, Alvette could still feel her fiery and irrefutable determination, which blocked all her words of dissuasion in advance.

Alvette scratched her hair in annoyance, because she found that if she really continued to stop him, it would seem like she was going too far, but she didn't know what to say.

He opened his mouth several times, and finally said with some frustration,

"Alright, please stay safe, Senior Jie'er. We will continue to support you!"

"Thank you. That's good."

Jier smiled slightly, not knowing whether she was thanking him for the technical support or the emotional support.

"Everyone, pack up."

Jie Er hung up the call from headquarters and switched to the team channel, making arrangements in an orderly manner.

"Except for the members of the combat team, everyone else should return to base. Rest early and don't go out for the next few days unless there are special circumstances."

"Yes!"

There were responses coming from the communicator one after another.

Jie Er nodded and continued to make arrangements.

"Third Combat Team, you all return to the base together. Remember to protect our companions who are not very good at fighting."

"Yes."

This time, there were far fewer team members responding, and their voices were relatively uniform and calm.

Jie Er smiled slightly and continued to make arrangements.

"Teams one and two, go to the central hospital and protect Deputy Captain Anna, who is still unconscious."

"Captain? This..."

The team members were a little surprised by this arrangement and felt that the captain was making a big deal out of nothing.

"Everyone, please don't think I'm a bother. After all, we stirred up a hornet's nest today. What if those guys want to retaliate against us? Especially Anna. She has no ability to resist at all right now!"

Jie Er certainly understood what these young girls were thinking, and explained with a smile,

"So, in order to protect your comrades and companions, please be patient for a while."

"Yes!"

This time, no one raised any objections.

Jier nodded, walked over to Yuno who was sitting quietly under the tree, and asked softly,

"Team Yuno, could you please join me in tracking down the remaining clues?"

Yuno slowly turned her head and looked at her with a puzzled look.

Seeing this, Jie Er hesitated for a moment before continuing,

"This trip might be a bit dangerous. The enemy's behavior is treacherous, and the other team members are not strong enough. I'm not sure if we can take them with us. If it's just you and me, at least we'll be more flexible and safer..."

After a pause, Jie Er said helplessly,

"Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything. You and the other team members can go back and rest."

She suddenly remembered that Yuno had walked alone before, and if she did it again, the price would be too high.

"I can go with you. It's too dangerous for you to go alone."

Yuno looked at her, as if she understood what she was thinking, and said seriously,

"I will follow orders and won't act recklessly."

Just as Jier was about to decline her kindness, Yuno said in her soft voice,

"If you don't agree, I'll knock you out and go by myself."

"you!"

Jie Er was a little angry. "You said you would follow orders? You're kidding!"

"You can't beat me, but I can do this."

Yuno's lighthearted remark infuriated Jier even more. But the other party's next words instantly silenced her:

"Anna will be sad when she wakes up..."

"..."

Is there anyone who expresses kindness like you? Jie Er was at a loss for words.

At this moment, she felt like she was being held in mid-air. It was not right to agree, nor was it right to refuse - because she really had no control over this guy "Yuno"!

Looking at her pair of green eyes filled with innocence and seriousness reflecting the stars in the moonlight, Jier hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying,

"If you can promise to obey orders! Otherwise, I will contact headquarters now and have them send someone to pick you up!"

Jier never dreamed that one day he would become a threat to others!

But there was no way. Apart from the Undying Blade and Lord Orlandel, she couldn't think of anyone else who could suppress this little girl who looked quiet but was actually extremely dangerous.

The evaluation of this C-rank Valkyrie is too accurate. If she is promoted to the next level, she will be a threat to the other Valkyries of Tianming... Jier muttered to himself.

"I won't mess around."

Yuno nodded seriously, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then added, as if feeling unsure,

"I promise!"

"..."

But Jie Er really didn't have any confidence in her...

Suddenly, Yuno, who had been looking at her, turned her head in the other direction and quietly looked at the quiet night sky. The stars that still stubbornly showed their figures under the light pollution of the city, and asked softly in a voice as quiet as the night sky,

"Captain Jie'er, can you tell me why you must get to the bottom of this?"

"Uh?"

For no apparent reason, Jier felt that the tone, demeanor, and aura of the girl before her were completely different from what she had just seen.

"Is it an illusion?"

Before she could figure it out, she saw "Yuno" turned her head back and looked at her seriously, her eyes full of curiosity, as if she wanted to know an answer.

Although this inquiring look made her feel even more unfamiliar, she still answered under the gaze of these eyes,