"He's gone?"

"I'm sorry."

"Hmm... He's more dangerous than I thought."

"After he wiped out the assassination team, we couldn't find a trace of him."

CCTV still didn't cover all of Hong Kong.

It was the weekend, when tourists from Korea and Southeast Asia poured in, so he was even harder to find.

"The Korean NIS's doing?"

"We can't confirm that either. All the NIS agents we normally keep tabs on are accounted for."

"If he's close to an American investor, it could be the CIA."

"Hundreds of agents from every country we didn't catch came and went over the past few days. We can't say anything for certain."

Zhuge Youliang, Lee Zhangchang's right hand, laid out the situation coolly and frankly.

The flood of agents, a lot of them black agents, had them completely frazzled.

By international standards, Chinese intelligence agents still weren't as capable.

They'd grow as the country's power grew, but they hadn't yet.

"The plane he came on has left?"

"It took off with no passengers."

"He might use a smuggling boat."

"We've locked down the port, but it's very possible."

Hundreds of ships came in and out of Hong Kong every day.

As Asia's logistics hub, it had plenty of smuggling boats too.

"I underestimated the boy. I didn't know he had that kind of nerve."

"It isn't your fault, Chapter Master. It happened because your humble servant was incompetent."

"No. It's my fault. My fault for not seeing what was coming..."

Lee Zhangchang looked out the window, his face grave.

The wedding had ended in splendor.

Watching his daughter marry, Lee Zhangchang had shed a father's tears.

Every parent feels the same seeing an only child off. He liked his son-in-law too. Whatever happened to Lee Zhangchang, his daughter would be protected.

His daughter and son-in-law had left for their honeymoon in Hawaii, and Lee Zhangchang had invited the most important wedding guests to his home for a lavish party. Key figures from the mainland, core overseas Chinese and their networks.

After the drinking broke up, there'd been an important meeting.

There they'd discussed…