I'll wash it for you

"Tell Xi Shenghui to bring shadow fox straight to this room." Big Boss sat down, his head cradled in his hands. He had no one to blame but himself.

Mo Yiling glanced at Big Boss. He would love to tell him "I told you so" but he didn't think it was the right time to say it. The man was probably blaming himself. He should worry about Ying Yue first.

He typed down the command meant for Xi Shenghui and sent it to his phone. The guy replied in affirmation.

He then sent a text message to shadow fox: Phoenix team is on your tail. Stop the cab. They'll bring you to Juyan.

Ying Yue had already calmed down and was sitting rigidly on her seat by the time Mo Yiling's message came in. She glanced behind the cab and found a car tailing her. Ying Yue didn't think of anything else and followed Mo Yiling's instructions. "You can drop me off here, sir."

The cab driver didn't say anything and slowed down to a stop at the curb. She quickly rummaged through her purse to look for money.

Suddenly, there was the clicking sound of a safety switch being turned off.

Ying Yue slowly lifted her eyes, not surprised to see a gun aimed at her head. She sighed.

"It's useless to try running away." The driver threw a small glass bottle at her. She caught it reluctantly. "Open it and smell it."

She narrowed her eyes at him. Where was that damn phoenix team when she needed them?

The man cocked his gun. "Do it."

A knock sounded through the driver's window. Ying Yue glanced at the man outside with a roll of her eyes. Finally…

Bang!

The driver was shot in the head and his blood sprayed across Ying Yue's face. Her nose scrunched up in disgust.

The man outside knocked on the window beside her, signaling for her to unlock the doors. She opened the car door and he helped her out, taking her bag from her.

"You're shadow fox? I'm team leader Xi Shenghui, I'm here to escort you back to Juyan." Seeing that she had blood splattered all over her, he offered her a white handkerchief.

"Thanks." She took it and used it to wipe her face clean. The pristinely white cloth became blotted with red and she grimaced at the sight of it. She didn't want to give it back to the man in this condition. "Um, I'll wash it for you."

"No problem." It was the first time Xi Shenghui had seen shadow fox in the flesh and he was surprised with her looks when he finally met her. He'd heard that she was the best agent in Juyan, and she was long rumored to be a woman. However, she didn't expect her to be so… pretty. He led her to his car, signaling at the other man from the phoenix team to take care of the cab and the body inside.

"I've got orders from Big Boss to get you directly over to him."

Ying Yue nodded absentmindedly. After six years, her identity was finally compromised. She hadn't even gotten round to figuring out where her brother hid his stash. Now she had to worry about the Jade Circle coming after her. Great. This was just great.

She had to be serious about finding that stash. It was the only way to destroy Jade Circle.

When Ying Yue got to the tech room, Big Boss had to explain to her what they found regarding last night's incident.

It wasn't a question anymore if they were after her or Fei Huangjin. It was clear as day that their target was her.

Xi Shenghui, who was briefed about her situation just now, was the one who asked the question that everyone had been thinking. "So… how did they figure out she's the girl they're looking for?"

Mo Yiling exhaled sharply and stopped what he was doing. He glanced at Big Boss before talking in a low voice. "I'm not sure either. I've also been trying to figure that out."

"Ying Shen used the name Chen Shen back when he was with the Jade Circle, and the only thing they knew about him was that he had a sister." Big Boss drew his lips to a thin line. Ying Yue grew up and looked vastly different from the frightened, skinny girl he picked up years ago, and she was the most protected agent in Juyan because of her past. If her identity was found out, then it wouldn't be a problem for the rest of Juyan's agents and staff to be revealed, including his and Mo Yiling's.

Ying Yue frowned at this. It was true. She was the most protected agent in Juyan. "Maybe Jade Circle has a mole here."

"That's not possible." Big Boss shook his head in disbelief. He was the one who personally scouted his agents, and he treated everyone fairly well. He refused to think that anyone of them could betray Juyan and he dismissed Ying Yue's suggestion without further thinking about it. "Maybe they hacked into our system instead."

The tech genius made a show of typing furiously at his keyboard before giving them a glance. "I designed the system and it's flawless. No one can hack into it and even if they could, I'd be the first to know." He turned back to his computer, clearly unhappy.

The one other man in the room cleared his throat and they all turned to Xi Shenghui to hear what he had to say. "I hate to break it to you, Big Boss, but I think shadow fox could be right. The most likely explanation is a mole at Juyan."

She shot him a grateful look and shrugged her shoulders at Big Boss.