Wang Bing was clearly startled and asked, "How did you know to deal with the Islanders first?"
A man following behind him couldn't help but speak, "Kid, could it be that you're really from above?"
Another man chimed in, "But that doesn't make sense either. If you were really from above, why would you need to participate in this mission?"
Li Chonglou's pupils constricted, "What's the problem with this mission?"
The two men's expressions changed immediately, and they quickly shook their heads, "It's nothing, that's not what I meant."
Their synchronized, peculiar behavior solidified Li Chonglou's suspicions.
Wang Bing quickly changed the subject, "Kid, we might really need your help next."
Before Li Chonglou could respond, Wang Bing continued, "It's not that ordinary people can't go down to the mine, even ordinary people can't stay long without special training methods. Our main target now is still the Islanders."
As for why it wasn't Black Forest, it was also related to what Li Chonglou had told Chen Pingfan earlier.
A hidden mission!
When Wang Bing had asked in surprise how he knew to deal with the Islanders first, Li Chonglou understood that the hidden mission was real.
Simply put, the General Bureau had given them three paths to choose from this time.
One was the content of the normal mission manual.
Another was to drive away the Islanders.
Li Chonglou guessed that the last path should be to identify the mole.
Of course, this mole wasn't referring to the highest-ranking one hidden within the General Bureau, but merely a minor one within this particular operation.
However, for the General Bureau, if they could successfully uncover this minor mole, they could also follow the clues it provided!
In any case, based on the information at hand, Li Chonglou felt that completing any of these three paths would allow them to pass the assessment smoothly.
And when considering the overall difficulty of the three paths, expelling the Islanders was undoubtedly the simplest and most direct.
The mission manual's tasks of recovering the mine and clearing out dark forces actually comprised two missions, and their difficulty was naturally greater.
As for finding the mole, it was even more unpredictable. With luck, it could be done in half a day, but under normal circumstances, with one person in the open and another in the shadows, it might not be discovered even in thirty days, let alone three!
Therefore, Li Chonglou was not surprised that Wang Bing, as the overall leader of this operation, focused on the Islanders.
Wang Bing then explained where he needed help.
"Kid, I know your disguise skills are excellent. I want to use the same trick to break through their internal defenses!"
"The same trick?"
Li Chonglou glanced back in Chen Pingfan's direction.
He shook his head, "I'm afraid I can't help with this. My subordinate has already told me he'll never do this again, even if beaten to death."
"Do..."
Wang Bing coughed lightly and explained, "I think you've misunderstood. I don't want your subordinate to impersonate that junior colonel anymore. Instead, I want to impersonate their commander."
"Commander?"
Wang Bing nodded, "Yes, if they hadn't sent a commander this time, do you think Donghai Island would be in its current state?"
As he spoke, Wang Bing chuckled. Both Lao Feng and Lao Gao had stopped at the early stage of the seventh level, while the commander sent by the Islanders had reached the peak of the seventh level.
Moreover, both were from the military background, and the gap in physical development was not significant. At such a time, the difference in cultivation level was the difference in strength.
Wang Bing's strength was also at the peak of the seventh level.
However, Li Chonglou was shocked by the courage he showed, "You want to go in alone and take his head?"
Wang Bing rolled his eyes slightly, "Do you think I'm an eighth-level expert? They have more than one seventh-level expert."
"Alright, I was overthinking it."
Wang Bing explained, "I want to borrow his identity to create chaos. These scumbags have set up a temporary military base in the northern district of Donghai Island. If we were to launch a frontal assault, many people would likely die."
Li Chonglou couldn't help but nod. He understood very well that a frontal assault was always the least desirable approach.
Moreover, for them, this approach had another drawback: the original hosts of Donghai Island did not trust them.
If they wanted to attack head-on, they would first have to deal with the original hosts of Donghai Island.
However, wasn't that something that would have to be done sooner or later?
Li Chonglou directly asked, "Even if we have to deal with the Islanders first, why not unite Lao Feng and the others?"
"This matter is not that simple. Let's just say, I suspect there's a mole among them, and they also suspect me of being a mole."
Wang Bing sighed, "Even if we really have to unite them, it should be you doing it, not me."
Li Chonglou's expression stiffened, "Us?"
"Is there a problem?"
Li Chonglou said somewhat awkwardly, "They're probably about to start fighting now. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was still planning to invite you out to mediate then."
"What!"
The three looked at Li Chonglou in disbelief. During their tracking, Li Chonglou had only left for about ten minutes.
And he had managed to create such a big mess?
How did this kid do it?
After Wang Bing recovered, he immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
"No! In that case, we have to stabilize them first!"
With that, Wang Bing turned to leave. Li Chonglou quickly asked, "What about us?"
Wang Bing thought for a moment, "Kid, you and your subordinate should go check out the Islanders' area first, get familiar with the terrain. You'll be providing support for me later."
"Alright."
And so, the three of them left in a hurry.
Li Chonglou suddenly showed a slight smile and murmured, "Finally, they're gone."
With his Heavenly Eye Divine Sight, he had long known that the three people following him had ignored him before because it was clearly easier to deal with them by staying behind him rather than not knowing where he was.
Dealing with people in the open was always easier than those in the shadows.
Another minute passed.
Chen Pingfan, who was on alert, suddenly beamed, "Brother Li, you're back!"
"How is it? Did something happen?"
Chen Pingfan stared nervously at Li Chonglou's back, as if afraid he had brought enemies with him.
"Don't worry, there's no one else."
"Then just now?"
"Oh, it was Captain Wang Bing."
"Hmm?"
Chen Pingfan was confused, what Captain Wang Bing?
Where did this captain come from?
Li Chonglou said casually, "Isn't there another captain who came with us? He's the overall leader of our mission this time."
"You know each other?"
Li Chonglou didn't explain but changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this. You have a new task now, assigned by Captain Wang Bing."
Chen Pingfan's brow furrowed.
"Go back to the Islanders' area and try to find an opportunity to observe the terrain. Captain Wang Bing is planning to do something big."
"What about you?"
Li Chonglou smiled indifferently, "I have my own mission, but it's confidential for now."