Liu Yunshuang's expression stiffened as she suddenly recalled that the young girl before her was still on the global most-wanted list. Any normal person would likely not take the initiative to publicize such an identity.
She cleared her throat awkwardly. "Cough... just pretend I didn't say what I just said."
Silver Wolf merely rolled her eyes nonchalantly, treating the minor episode as if it had never happened. She maintained her usual lazy posture, with only a faint, imperceptible sharpness in her brow betraying her current seriousness.
"Regarding today's situation," she suddenly said seriously, "what are your thoughts?"
"You already know?" Liu Yunshuang's gaze turned sharp, her surprise evident in her breath.
Logically speaking, her niece had arrived first, and she hadn't yet shared the specific details, yet Silver Wolf seemed to have a perfectly clear understanding of the entire sequence of events.
Silver Wolf had nothing to hide and spoke in a tone as if it were routine.
"As soon as Liu Xiyue left, I hacked into the entire Viewing Tide Residence's system. How hard could it be to find out the details?"
Liu Yunshuang: (°ー°〃)
A sudden chill ran down Liu Yunshuang's spine—this was the first time she had felt the terror of a hacker so clearly. The god-tier hacker before her, Silver Wolf, not only possessed technology that seemed to come from the future, but her abilities were as vast as the starry sky.
If she wished, the network programs of Blue Star would become toys in her palms; any concealment would be effectively non-existent to her.
Liu Yunshuang (๑˙ー˙๑): I feel like I won't be able to use a computer casually anymore.
Silver Wolf (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ): "I'm not so bored that I'd go through your dull privacy."
Liu Yunshuang (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!: "How did you know what I was thinking!"
"I can't read minds; it's just that your expression right now is too easy to guess!"
"Besides, instead of going through the trouble of peeking at the little secrets on your computer, I'd rather grind daily quests or go for a run. That's much more interesting than your gossip."
Liu Yunshuang: (●—●)
"Alright, alright, stop joking. If you still can't understand what I mean, then I might have really overestimated you."
Seeing the atmosphere veer further off track, Silver Wolf pulled the conversation back to the main point.
Hearing this, Liu Yunshuang's frivolous expression vanished instantly, replaced by an unquestionable sharpness in her eyes.
"Hmm! The two were clearly from the Church, but that's not the main point... If I'm not mistaken, there's a mole within the Ability Bureau."
Although there was no evidence, it was almost certainly the case.
As the Director of the Supernatural Ability Bureau, being attacked was not surprising in itself. However, the attack occurred at such a precise time, and the planners didn't hesitate to go to great lengths—two First-Level Espers of considerable strength were by no means ordinary combat assets for the Church. How could they be deployed so easily?
Not to mention that incredible barrier technology that even the Ability Bureau had no clue about—what purpose was hidden behind it?
"The personnel of the Canglan City Ability Bureau are all screened through layers of selection and dynamic monitoring, and I often personally look into the details."
"Someone who can evade such scrutiny is definitely no ordinary person. Their identity as a mole must not be some minor character within the bureau."
At this, a very faint cold smile appeared at the corner of Liu Yunshuang's mouth, and her surrounding aura dropped like a sudden frost, making one's spine chill.
Silver Wolf listened in silence throughout, only nodding slightly at key points, as if she had known the outcome all along.
It seemed like everything was under control, but in reality, she couldn't even grasp the internal trends of the Ability Bureau—after all, she had never stepped through those doors.
It was just her intuition as a Stellaron Hunter telling her that this attack was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
Of course, if she really wanted to lift a finger, those hidden truths would be nothing more than fish waiting to be caught in the torrent of data.
But she wasn't part of the Ability Bureau, so what did it matter to her who the mole was?
Coming specifically to show concern for Liu Yunshuang was already for the sake of her friend's family.
At this moment, Liu Yunshuang suddenly looked at Silver Wolf and asked expectantly.
"Can you help find out the identities of these scum?"
"It would be easy, but why should I put in the effort?"
"I'm not the one responsible for the internal corruption of the Ability Bureau."
Hearing Silver Wolf's unhesitating refusal, a trace of regret inevitably appeared on Liu Yunshuang's face.
After all, with the former's capabilities, finding out all the information on a few moles would surely be effortless.
She just hadn't expected Silver Wolf to refuse.
Speaking of which, she had indeed been a bit presumptuous.
True, it's better to rely on oneself than on others.
The importance of the Ability Bureau to Dragon Nation goes without saying. I was just a bit too anxious.
Liu Yunshuang knew this very well in her heart.
People like Silver Wolf would likely never join the Ability Bureau.
And that was indeed the case.
As a Stellaron Hunter, everything Silver Wolf did was based on her own will.
She didn't reject people like Kafka or Firefly.
But joining the Ability Bureau was clearly not within her range of choices, because doing so would only add constraints without any benefit.
"Sorry, I was being forward."
Thinking this, Liu Yunshuang did not push further.
Even if they couldn't be friends in the future, they couldn't become enemies either.
Seeing the other party being so sensible, Silver Wolf thought a bit more highly of this Director in her heart.
"Then you should also have a guess about the purpose of this attack, right?"
Hearing this, Liu Yunshuang's face immediately turned cold.
Clearly, she already had a deduction in her heart.
"It should be for Liu Xiyue—or rather, Flame Heart."
"Just for her?"
Seeing Silver Wolf's surprised expression, Liu Yunshuang followed up with an explanation.
In the circle of Ability Users, everyone might know that the strongest contemporary Ability User is Flame Heart.
But as for the Director of the Canglan City Ability Bureau, Liu Yunshuang, she was almost a non-existent person.
Therefore, very few people knew about her familial relationship with Flame Heart.
And the Church suddenly went to such great lengths to capture Liu Yunshuang—it was undoubtedly to constrain Dragon Nation's strongest Ability User.
Flame Heart's terrifying strength had long been recognized in Dragon Nation's Ability User circles as the undisputed peak existence.
Even the previous generation's Special Grade Esper, Frost Sword Fairy, could not compare to her fame. Flame Heart's power not only surpassed her predecessors, but was like a blade yet to be unsheathed, containing potential enough to overturn the status quo.