Chapter 53: Ambush

"These smugglers really do have their own mine."

The group hid in the shadows, carefully observing a silent mine in the distance.

After a while like this, Higuins spoke up: "Let's go. Because of the swarm, this mine pit should have already been abandoned by those smugglers. Let's go in and see if we can find any leads."

Saying so, he took the lead and walked toward the distant mine.

Seeing this, Li Ang and Danneika exchanged a glance, then immediately brought Koel and the others along to follow.

Walking into the mine, what could be seen everywhere were pieces of metal equipment scattered across the ground.

Just as Higuins had said, this mine had already been abandoned.

Just then, the blond man walking at the very front asked, as if offhandedly: "Speaking of which, Li Ang, your professional ability is Body Enhancement, right?"

Hearing this, Li Ang slightly furrowed his brow, not knowing why the other party was bringing this up now: "Pretty much."

This was information already available within the Security Bureau, so there was no need for him to hide it.

However, Higuins's sudden question caused a few hints of wariness to rise involuntarily within him.

Besides, Li Ang had never really trusted Higuins in the first place—after all, the other's behavior really was somewhat suspicious.

He felt Danneika should have noticed it too, but for some unknown reason still chose to accept this mission.

"Is that so." Higuins's footsteps paused for a beat, and he murmured, "That's good then."

The moment his words fell, the blond man suddenly sprinted forward.

At the same time, several gunshots rang out abruptly.

And Li Ang, having detected the anomaly at the very first instant, had already rolled sideways and taken cover behind a piece of metal equipment lying on the ground.

Soon, the gunshots ceased.

"Captain? Koel?"

Li Ang tried calling out once, and after receiving responses from the two of them, he couldn't help but feel a sigh of relief inside.

It hadn't reached the worst-case scenario yet.

'So Ma Kusi really is planning to silence us?'

'... No, if he didn't want us to know, then there was no need from the start to have us go capture the smugglers.'

At this moment, thoughts churned through Li Ang's mind in a thousand twists and turns.

He thought of the bandit who had previously died inside the Security Bureau.

'So—'

'Is he using us as bait?'

'Is there someone else behind those smugglers?'

If that were the case, it would indeed explain why Danneika, knowing full well there was a problem, still chose to leave the city.

Before Li Ang could think it through further, Higuins's voice, tinged with a thread of complaint, rang out within the mine.