The man in the white coat, Huang Shiqi, flinched after being thoroughly chewed out. Instead of retorting, he asked timidly, "Captain Xuanwu, so... what should we do now?"
The Mechanical Desecration Association had a strict hierarchy. With the Xuan rank presiding over the Huang, this meant Xuanwu was likely Huang Shiqi's direct superior.
Coming up empty-handed and having been played by three youngsters, it was only natural for Huang Shiqi to be reprimanded. If they weren't still in the middle of a confrontation, the consequences would likely have been far worse than a simple scolding.
Captain Xuanwu shot Huang Shiqi an irritated glare, then pointed with a sweep of his arm in the direction Chu Xiran's group had fled. "What else can we do? Hurry up and chase them! Don't let them get away!"
The lead here was dead, making the situation perfectly clear. This location was, in all likelihood, a decoy they had deliberately set up—a complete misdirection.
