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"You really have guts." Ye Shikai said blandly.

"Just to show sincerity. If it weren't for your guards here insisting on proof, I would have come in to wait for you." A hoarse voice from the demon exorcist came through the phone.

"Wait for me a moment, I'll be right down." Ye Shikai glanced at everyone, immediately walked out of the office, and went to the door. Sure enough, the demon exorcist was dressed in black, wearing a black mask and sunglasses, looking like a "black man." Anyone seeing him would be scared. The guards from the National Security Bureau were wise not to treat him as a suspect.

"He's my guest." Ye Shikai showed his credentials to the guards at the door, explaining, before the guard dared to let De in. As soon as they entered the hall, they saw Jin Li and several members of the Divine Weapon Special Group standing inside.

"Let's talk inside." Jin Li glanced at the demon exorcist, his face showing a complex expression. Despite being the dignified Director of National Security, he felt uneasy about collaborating with a wanted criminal, though it was necessary for the bigger picture.

There are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.

"Director Jin, I've heard of your reputation for a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you today." De extended his right hand, covered by a black leather glove. Jin Li glanced coldly but delayed extending his hand.

"Let's get straight to business, about the collaboration." Seeing this, Ye Shikai quickly interjected to prevent an awkward situation.

"Exorcist, we can work with you, but there are several conditions you must agree to." Jin Li's tone was indisputable; it was the premise and the bottom line, not a plea and not negotiable.

"No problem. Go ahead." De nodded.

"You want to survive; I can agree to that. Having heard your story, you're also a victim of the HST project. Essentially, you're a victim, so you have the right to make demands. That's one reason I'm willing to cooperate." Jin Li's words carried both authority and tact; in crude terms, it was because he pitied him.

"Please, go on."

"First, you can survive, but since you've killed someone, you must serve time in prison. Your every move must be under our supervision."

"No problem." Without thinking, De agreed immediately. For ordinary people, this would be a blatant "unequal treaty," but De was calmly accepting it, showing his determination to collaborate.

However, this arrangement was not entirely bad for De. Given his current state, he might not fit into society anymore. A safe, quiet place for the rest of his life was a decent choice. On the other hand, the National Security Bureau's monitoring of the demon exorcist was also a form of protection.

"Our collaboration premise is to defeat Boss Xing together. If you play any tricks during this, I will kill you immediately." Jin Li's words were a warning. Given the demon exorcist's "record" of running away, precautions were necessary.

"I accept everything." De nodded, not bargaining.

"Those are my requirements; now you can state yours." Jin Li took a deep breath to calm down.

"I only hope you keep your promise, that's all. I have no other requests." De replied calmly.

"Alright, from now on, we are allied." Jin Li nodded, and Ye Shikai also sighed in relief, having gotten through the most difficult "negotiation stage."

"Everyone present is an active member, feel free to speak." Jin Li said calmly.

"I won't elaborate on Boss Xing's basic information; the National Security Bureau members know more than I do."

"The HST project essentially involves researching drugs to transform humans into obedient half-beast puppets. The project has run for about a year, and since the development of the first-generation drug, their research speed accelerated significantly."

"I believe the place researching the first-generation drug was the biochemical industrial park?" Ye Shikai asked.

"Correct, although it was destroyed, their research data leaked. This means that your last operation merely made Boss Xing and his group change locations." De replied calmly.

"Damn it." Tianjing cursed fiercely.

"Cunning as rabbits with multiple holes, Boss Xing surely has more than one research base."

"Last time, we rescued Dr. Li and his team. Without the team, how can they continue in-depth research?" Tianjing asked curiously.

"There are numerous gene engineering teams domestically and internationally besides Li Rongqi. Actually, abroad, there are even more excellent teams. However, Dr. Li was most involved in the HST project and knew the core details." De shifted the topic. "If I'm not mistaken, they intended to kill witnesses, but you rescued the hostages just in time."

"You guessed it all right." Ye Shikai clapped his hands gently, smiling.

"After all this, do you know where Boss Xing's base is now?" Shen Wu suddenly slapped the table impatiently.

"Well... I truly don't know."

"Then what's the point of all this talking?" Shen Wu scoffed coldly.

"Although I don't know the exact location, I know all their hidden strongholds." De replied calmly.

"Are you serious?" Ye Shikai couldn't help but doubt; all, seemed too absolute. Who knows if Boss Xing secretly hid a base.

"I'm sure, actually, I intentionally posed as being controlled to gather this intel."

"Boss Xing is extremely cunning. If something happens at a base, he will immediately relocate."

"You're right; previously, we sent special forces to dismantle their base, but they had already slipped away." Jin Li nodded in agreement.

"So the only way to break them is to destroy all their strongholds at once."

"Can you mark the locations?" Ye Shikai immediately asked.

"No problem, please give me a map." Ye Shikai quickly handed over a map. De took a liner pen and circled on the Yanjing map. After ten minutes, the map had twelve black circles.

"Altogether twelve bases, including those in the suburbs, rural-urban areas, docks, and the city district. The distance between the two farthest bases is at least sixty to seventy kilometers." De stated firmly.

"So many." Tianjing couldn't help but exclaim, seeing many points the National Security Bureau didn't know before; De indeed had a lot of intelligence on Boss Xing.

"But we have limited personnel; how can we ensure simultaneous destruction of these twelve bases?"