"It's so disheartening, Number 3, listen to the tone you're using with me. Does a strange woman hold a higher place in your heart than I do?" Number 13 said, feigning grievance.

Then, his tone shifted abruptly, and he chuckled slyly, "But hey, Number 3, I've heard this Ms. Huang Sino is a rare beauty. Are you really not considering it? If Number 2 were here, she'd probably already have picked out the brand of formula for the second kid."

"Number 2 wouldn't do something I wouldn't. The Master taught us long ago not to take advantage of others in their time of need. She wouldn't be happy if she heard what you just said."

"Also," Luo He said very formally, "My most important objective here is to ensure the safety of Old Mr. Huang's family. This is the Master's arrangement, and Huang Sino is on the list."

Number 13 on the other end narrowed his eyes with a mischievous smile. "Always 'the Master' this, 'the Master' that. Our Number 3 really is the one who executes missions with the least deviation."

Seemingly aware that his topic wasn't very well-received, Number 13 changed the subject. "Report your situation, Number 3. I need to compile intelligence to conduct further analysis."

Due to his abilities, Number 13 held a rather special position within Deep Crimson. He wasn't a courageous general charging into battle, but rather Deep Crimson's intelligence analyst, occasionally moonlighting as the command center.

"In the early hours of this morning, intruders broke into Old Mr. Huang's study. Two people, both disciples, one codenamed Snake Woman, the other Sand Demon, both at the mid-to-high A-level. They've already been eliminated by me. We suffered no casualties on our side."

"They were clearly prepared. They weren't carrying any suggestive documents or anything that could prove their identity. However, inside the Sand Demon disciple's backpack, we found a few heads. After Old Mr. Huang's identification, one was named Wu Feng, and another was Jiang Biehe. The remaining two heads are of unknown origin."

"Snake Woman, Sand Demon..." Number 13 seemed to recall something, his voice becoming grating. "So it was those two!"

Luo He was slightly surprised. "You know them?"

"They've killed more than ten of our targets, one after another. The team responsible for their safety was also wiped out. This time, they just happened to run into you. Otherwise, Old Mr. Huang's family would have been finished." Number 13 took a deep breath. "Their abilities complement each other. With their cooperation, almost no one below S-level is their match. The fact that you were able to win so easily is largely due to your advantage in abilities. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy."

Luo He thought for a moment, then said, "Oh."

"They were disciples that the Night Watchmen recruited a long time ago. They belong to the Night Watchmen's special forces. Judging from the current situation, both sides can be said to be at war already, just short of tearing off the last layer of pretense." Speaking of this, Number 13's voice was solemn, as if he were a different person.

"What's the situation like with the others?" Luo He asked.

"First of all, rest assured, I'm with the Master, so I'm safe." After a pause, he continued, "Of course, she's even safer, so you can set your mind at ease."

Luo He's expression visibly relaxed, but her voice remained calm. "I wasn't asking about that. What about the others?"

Gu Rui "Number 7 was severely injured and will have to rest for a while. The old fogeys in the Night Watchmen made a move. Number 2 was injured trying to save her, but the injuries aren't serious," Number 13 said indignantly.

"Seriously injured Number 7, and also injured Number 2." Luo He frowned. "Who did it?"

"It's not clear yet, but you know, there aren't more than five people in the entire Night Watchmen with that kind of strength. According to the information the Master later sent, the Judge wasn't at the Night Watchmen headquarters on the day of the attack, his whereabouts are unknown, so it's likely he was the one who did it."

"You also know that despite the Judge's large physique, he's petty as hell. We tricked him last time, so he's definitely trying to get his revenge this time." Number 13 curled his lip and said, "That old bastard, I'll set him up again next time and definitely take his dog life."

After a moment of silence, Luo He asked in a low voice, "Does Number 6 know about Number 7's injury?"

"We initially planned to keep it from him, but later, I don't know which blabbermouth leaked the news. Number 6 was being sent by the Master to protect another target, but after hearing the news, he actually set off to return." Number 13's voice became unnatural as he recalled the scene at that time. "Then, after seeing Number 7 lying in the hospital bed, he was completely twisted. After confirming that Number 7 was out of danger, he immediately chased after the direction those people retreated."

"The Master wasn't there at the time, and Number 2 and I wanted to stop him, but you know, who can stop him? As a result, those guys deserved their fate. They probably thought they had the upper hand, so they didn't retreat very fast, and Number 6 really managed to catch them. The result was a massacre. More than ten people came, and only three and a half managed to escape. If Number 6's old wounds hadn't relapsed, probably no one except the Judge would have gotten away."

"Oh, right, the half I mentioned isn't the Judge, it's another unlucky guy who had two arms and one leg chopped off by Number 6. I consider him half a person, is that too much to ask?"

Luo He's mind flashed back to the scene, then she shook her head. "Not at all."

"What happened after that?" Luo He continued to ask.

"You mean Number 6? Nothing serious. He even knew to go back and say goodnight to Number 7, but as soon as he left the tent after saying that, he fainted. He won't be able to fight anyone for a while, but he's Number 6, so who can say for sure?" Number 13 shrugged and said.

"I'm asking about the mission the Master gave him." Luo He said, "After Number 6 left, what happened to the target he was responsible for protecting?"

Number 6's combat power was beyond doubt. The target assigned to him for protection must be of utmost importance. If anything happened to it, it could disrupt the Master's plan.

"Whew—" Hearing this, Number 13 let out a long breath and said in a rather helpless voice, "The target is fine, still alive, because Number 6 kept the target by his side the whole time. He actually brought the target all the way back, can you believe it?!"

"The target's family had a lot of objections to the Master's arrangement, and they made a big fuss. The phone calls went directly to the Master's superiors. The general meaning was that they weren't being taken seriously or something like that, but after Number 6 brought the target back, all the complaints and grievances disappeared. The head of the target's family even took turns calling the Master to apologize." Number 13 chuckled and said, "I don't know how Number 6 negotiated with them, they were awfully easy to talk to."

Luo He could roughly imagine Number 6's method of apologizing. He probably took an arm or half a thigh out of his backpack, then briefly explained to the other party why these people had become like this.