Han Xiao frowned.

"Do you have any evidence to support this intel?" Qi Baijia hurriedly smoothed things over. Of course, he trusted Han Xiao, but Hai Xia and them were on different sides, creating an inherent crisis of trust.

Han Xiao paused. "I caught two prisoners. You can put them on a polygraph and know I'm telling the truth."

Kailte's eyes narrowed slightly. "Then bring them back."

Qi Baijia breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was curious about how Han Xiao infiltrated, he chose to believe it was Han Xiao's special skill.

It was good to have prisoners as evidence that Han Xiao wasn't lying.

However, after hanging up, Kailte summoned his adjutant and said indifferently, "Send out my order: the army moves out, target Dark Crow Valley Base."

Qi Baijia was stunned. This was different from what they had just agreed upon.

Kailte didn't bother to explain. Waiting for Han Xiao to bring back the so-called prisoners would take several hours. If Han Xiao delayed further, even more time would be wasted. If the people at Dark Crow Valley retreated during this time, the army wouldn't be able to catch up. As the commander, he wouldn't arbitrarily change his decision based on a few uncertain pieces of information.

He trusted Ye Fan's intel more—there were witnesses, evidence, and a reliable source.

Kailte believed that even if Han Xiao was telling the truth, there was no loss in deploying the troops early. Han Xiao could still bring the prisoners to meet them. The difference was that an early deployment would immediately put Dark Crow Valley Base on a war footing, and Han Xiao's team would be in danger.

But what did he care about the lives of a few Starlight agents? Even if they died, the higher-ups at Hai Xia wouldn't investigate. If the Thirteenth Bureau protested, someone would naturally block them.

In any case, Han Xiao had already given the intel about the inner base. Kailte didn't care if Han Xiao could prove it or not. As long as Dark Crow Valley was taken, he could follow this lead to investigate.

Qi Baijia said angrily, "My people are still near Dark Crow Valley Base! Your unauthorized attack will put them in danger!"

Kailte said indifferently, "Opportunities are fleeting. We can't delay because of one or two agents. As agents, they should consider the big picture. I believe they'll understand!"

"I don't agree!"

Qi Baijia's face was full of anger.

"It's not up to you!" Kailte pressed the buzzer. A team of soldiers rushed in, aiming their guns at Qi Baijia. Kailte said coldly, "Put our Starlight 'friends' in the car. We'll set off together later. Remove all their communication devices. I don't want them to contact anyone and leak our movements."

He emphasized the word "friends," making his meaning clear.

Qi Baijia trembled with anger.

"Sigh, how did it become like this?" Ye Fan said helplessly. Han Xiao proposed being conservative, while Kailte was aggressive. Neither was wrong, but unfortunately, Kailte was the commander, and Han Xiao was just a subordinate… and not even a direct line of Hai Xia.

Wen Na watched coldly.

…

After ending the communication, Han Xiao's face darkened.

He had a faint feeling that Kailte was a relatively aggressive commander and would probably deploy the troops early.

"This guy's eager for quick success." Han Xiao let out a sigh. There wasn't much time left for him. If he wanted to complete the mission, he would have to rely on himself.

Now he only knew about the existence of the inner base, but he didn't know the enemy's escape route or time. He still needed to gather more intel and could only infiltrate again.

This time, he would use the identities of the two prisoners to enter the inner base!

Han Xiao wasn't planning to act personally. For his plan, infiltrating again wasn't the best choice.

The most suitable candidate was Lin Yao, a hacker inserted into the enemy's interior, like a virus in a computer program. At a crucial moment, he could interrupt the enemy's communication network, turning them into the blind and deaf.

In that case, he needed to make skin masks of the two prisoners. The big black cargo container had molds and makeup tools. It would only take an hour or two to complete the disguise.

With this in mind, Han Xiao braced himself, consuming the little remaining stamina he had, and dragged the two prisoners forward. In the afternoon, he returned to the secret base, where the team members waiting there greeted him.

"Are you okay?" Lin Yao hurried forward to support the nearly exhausted Han Xiao.

Han Xiao shook his head and said, "There's no time to waste. Listen to me. Immediately make skin masks of these two prisoners. Lin Yao and Lambert will use their ID cards to infiltrate the inner base. I'll tell you the specifics later."

Lin Yao was so frightened that his face turned pale. He stammered, "Brother Xiao, I don't have any experience as a spy. Can you change someone…"

"You're the only hacker. If you don't go to hell, who will?"

Lin Yao petrified.

"Let me take the other spot," Li Yalin volunteered.

Han Xiao glanced at her and immediately shook his head without hesitation.

Li Yalin was furious. "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"

Han Xiao pointed to her chest. "Too big, hard to hide."

Li Yalin petrified.

Lin Yao hurriedly grabbed Han Xiao's sleeve, full of hope. "Brother Xiao, are you going with me?"

"I'm not going. Such a danger… cough, such a simple task, there's no challenge at all!"

You definitely revealed something! Li Yalin and Lin Yao roared inwardly.

Zhang Wei said, "Then I'll go."

Han Xiao shook his head. "No, if you're not there, no one can use the armor. Oh, right, you're still the captain."

"You still remember I'm the captain?" Zhang Wei smiled wryly. Since Han Xiao appeared, his position as captain had become increasingly nominal.

Then the choice was obvious. Han Xiao pointed at Lambert. "It's you, Lambertmon!"

Lambert: "…"

"I'm finished. I'm dead." Lin Yao looked utterly hopeless.

Lambert was expressionless. He slapped the back of Lin Yao's head, expressing his dissatisfaction with Lin Yao's attitude—what do you mean? Am I treated that much worse than Han Xiao?

…

While everyone was applying makeup to the two in the cargo container, they drove around, approaching Dark Crow Valley Base, saving the two time on the road. The car stopped outside the alert zone.

More than an hour later, Lambert and Lin Yao's makeup was complete. They looked almost exactly like the two prisoners. They had miniature earphones in their ears, holding their access cards, heading to the side entrance of Dark Crow Valley Base.

Lin Yao asked weakly in the earpiece, "Brother Xiao, are you really confident?"

"Faith can move mountains."

Lin Yao choked on a mouthful of blood, and could only look at Lambert next to him for help, whispering, "Uncle, aren't you afraid?"

Lambert said calmly, "For the mission, we should try even if there's only a glimmer of hope."

Han Xiao clapped. "Well said, you have a high level of party spirit."

Lambert: "…"

The two arrived at the side entrance of the base. Lin Yao was so nervous that his teeth chattered.

"Will we be exposed?"

Lambert held Lin Yao's shoulder and whispered, "The more nervous you are, the easier it is to be exposed."

Lin Yao calmed down and swiped his ID card.

The gate opened, and the guard at the gate glanced at it. Seeing that the ID card was fine, he let them pass.

Following the instructions, the two came to the storage room, found the card reader for the hidden door, and successfully opened the hidden door with the prisoners' passes, revealing a metal passage.

The passage was long. It took ten minutes to reach the real inner base.

The structure here was even more tightly guarded than the outer base. Computer screens hung on the walls, and people came and went, carrying supplies and documents.

The two exchanged a look.

They were really trapped in enemy territory now!

Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded in the base, and the lights suddenly turned red.

Lin Yao was scared out of his wits, thinking they had been exposed. Lambert frowned and held the pale-faced Lin Yao, whispering, "Calm down, it wasn't us who triggered it."

The inner base members whispered to each other.

"What's wrong?"

"Is there an enemy invasion?"

Ji Jie walked out, looking calm. "Everyone be quiet. The Hai Xia border is deploying troops, heading towards the base. The armed personnel of the outer base have gone to the defensive fortifications in the alert zone and can resist for a while. We are preparing to evacuate."

Lin Yao's expression changed. He quickly whispered, "Hurry up and evacuate!"