Inoue roared and gave chase.
Lily looked at the bullet in her palm. The assassin had actually fired two shots during the first attack as well; the first shot hit her, leaving her unharmed, but due to the chaotic situation, no one seemed to notice this.
She used Psionic Vision on the fleeing assassin, and the feedback showed he was a Mutant. She couldn't help but connect this assassin with Number Seven and Number Nine, who had appeared at the Abandoned Cooling Plant.
Was this the new round of assassination Inoue had arranged for her?
Weak and powerless, as if he hadn't eaten, truly disappointing.
Alright, since you've made your move, now it's my turn to play!
Since Inoue was still openly connected to the Intelligence Bureau, Lily couldn't directly kill him in front of everyone. So she was looking for an opportunity, an opportunity for Inoue to be alone.
Soon, the opportunity she wanted arrived.
Just as she was checking Shino's body, the assassin jumped into a pre-prepared car and began to evacuate. After firing several shots at the car's tires to no avail, Inoue quickly turned back.
"Those with spare capacity, drive and chase with me. The others stay here and take care of the injured."
His gaze swept over Shino and Lily's faces.
Now it depended on whether Lily would follow. Given Shino's personality, seeing someone severely injured to save her, she would definitely give chase.
As for Lily, Inoue wasn't sure, but he thought that even if Lily didn't go now, she would likely go upon receiving news of Shino's death. She was that Simpleton who could sacrifice herself for a group of ignorant people at the Abandoned Cooling Plant.
As expected, Shino was the first to step forward: "I'm going!"
She couldn't forget the blooming blood in her eyes. If she hadn't been pushed away in time, she might have been the one shot earlier.
She rushed out of The Wanderer Camp and headed straight for the car they had arrived in.
Lily quickly followed, and just as Shino was about to get into the driver's seat, she pulled Shino back.
"You stay here; I'll go."
"No, your driving skills aren't as good as mine. What if we lose them?"
Seeing Shino's persistence, Lily, not wanting to waste time, could only get into the car first.
Inoue, sitting in his car, saw Lily and Shino chasing together and immediately beamed with joy.
Haha, Lily was alone; his chance had come!
Lily also beamed with joy when she found that Inoue was the only one in his car.
Haha, Inoue was alone; her chance had come!
Actually, more than just their two cars were chasing the assassin. It was just that the other cars started much later, creating a significant distance, and they could only determine the leading car's position through walkie-talkies and dust clouds.
"This chase isn't working, Shino. You take the small road on the left and go around. I'll force that assassin in your direction."
Inoue shouted loudly into the walkie-talkie.
Lily pouted.
I won't!
She wasn't sure if Inoue had other arrangements, such as other assassins ambushing on the small road to the left, but whether he did or not, she didn't intend to do as Inoue said.
If you tell me to go with you, and I go with you, then I would lose face.
The initiative must be in her own hands.
Lily patted Shino's shoulder: "We're going right."
"Huh?" Shino tilted her head.
"Don't you want to avenge your companion? Then listen to me!" Lily's voice was full of unquestionable authority.
Shino didn't waver: "If you can't give me a convincing reason, even if you point a gun at me, I won't do it."
Lily thought for a moment and then gave up on the idea of playing 'bondage play' with Shino in the car.
"Then I'll make a long story short: Inoue is a spy lurking within the Intelligence Bureau."
"What?!"
Shino's face changed dramatically upon hearing this.
She briefly wondered if she had misheard something.
Inoue's father was the Deputy Director of the Intelligence Bureau, with a promising future. Moreover, Inoue had almost never suffered a loss in Four Directions. Although the head of the action team always disliked him and often contradicted him, the conflict between them was also initiated by him. No matter how narrow-minded he was, he wouldn't abandon his bright future as a Gene Primordial and join the Truth Society over such a small matter, would he?
"It's simple to verify. Just do as I say. No matter where we drive, he and that assassin will actively approach us."
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