CHAPTER 987: CHAPTER 988: DO YOU WANT TO STEP INTO THE LIGHT

In Beijing, Ning Ge sneezed twice, wiped his nose, and stared directly at an elderly man with graying hair sitting opposite him.

"What did you just say? Stop the investigation?" Ning Ge pressed his lips together, looking at him.

This was his immediate superior, Pan Gongnian, who had initially recruited him to the Special Service Faction.

Pan Gongnian took a sip of tea and said, "Stop the investigation, the case ends here."

"Why?" Ning Ge gritted his teeth, his hands clenched tightly under the table, almost shouting in questioning: "There are already clues, why stop investigating? Why?"

"No reason. The case already has a result. Cang Lang and the others sacrificed themselves. Do not investigate further!" Pan Gongnian said with a stern face.

"What result? Just the word ’sacrifice’ is the result? They clearly died in vain, and you know it too, don’t you? Why stop now? Have you been assimilated too? Or are you afraid?" Ning Ge glared at him.

"Thousand Foxes!" Bai Ying, sitting beside, rebuked, shaking his head slightly.

"Are you questioning my words?" Pan Gongnian’s lips pressed slightly as the wrinkles on his aged face deepened when he frowned.

"Cang Lang and the others were trained by you, and that mission was in your hands. We were about to obtain the intelligence, yet... For years, haven’t you wanted to unravel this mystery too? Now that there are finally some clues, you give up, you accept it, but I refuse!" Ning Ge spoke through gritted teeth.

"It’s no longer important. This matter is over." Pan Gongnian closed his eyes briefly and said.

Ning Ge was just about to argue when Bai Ying kicked him under the table again.

"Are you shelving this because you’re retiring?" Ning Ge ignored Bai Ying’s expression and said coldly.

"Thousand Foxes!"

"You’re being insolent!" Pan Gongnian harshly scolded before looking around and said, "I said this matter is over."

Before Ning Ge could speak, he added: "This is an order!"

Ning Ge’s face darkened slightly, full of reluctance.

"Let it go. Cang Lang and the others won’t blame you. This matter is too involved, and continuing will be of no benefit. Listen to me, let it go!" Pan Gongnian said.

Ning Ge lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing him like this, Pan Gongnian knew Ning Ge was resentful, sighed, and said, "Xiao Ge, if you still consider me your superior, listen to me and let it go. Don’t investigate further."

Ning Ge pressed his lips together, not replying.

Pan Gongnian stood up, looked at him, and asked, "Xiao Ge, do you want to come into the open?"

Ning Ge shuddered, barely believing his ears. Come into the open, does that mean they’re done with him?

"If you do, come to me anytime, while I’m still here." Pan Gongnian looked at him faintly, "I hear you’re also doing business. If you sincerely want to focus on that, I can erase your record too."

Ning Ge clenched his hand.

"Think about it." Pan Gongnian left him with these words, walking away without looking back.

Bai Ying said, "Look at you, what are you rushing for? Is that how you talk to the boss?"

"He said not to investigate."

"That means you’ve hit an untouchable line. If someone like the boss stops, what does that tell you?" Bai Ying said coldly, "You’re smarter than me. Can’t you figure it out?"

Ning Ge frowned, thought for a bit, then asked, "Did you manage to track Cang Ying’s whereabouts?"

Bai Ying hesitated for a moment, then took out paper and pen, jotted down an address, handed it over, and left quickly.

Ning Ge looked at the address, then crumpled the paper into a ball.