Chapter 1530: A Pause
Niu Ben disclosed all the insider details he knew, without any reservation, based on his own recollections.
He was aware he was already a dying man, and in order to ease his own conscience, he spoke unreservedly.
Ye Fan had many questions that required clarification from Niu Ben, so naturally, he asked in more detail.
When asked about the situation inside the action group, Niu Ben surprisingly provided an ambiguous answer.
Is it uncertain whether there are other double agents in the action group?
But also do not rule out the possibility of other double agents?
"What?" Li Tong’s face turned pale, unable to bear thinking further.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Lu questioned sternly.
"So, you’re not sure if there are other double agents in the action group, but you have suspicions in this respect." Ye Fan’s expression was serious.
"That’s right, exactly." Niu Ben quickly replied.
"Do you have any proof? I believe such suspicions wouldn’t arise without some basis." Ye Fan spoke assertively.
"When I defected, the enemy knew my situation clearly, every move was observed by them, which made me suspect there were more enemy people around me, but despite thorough probing and meticulous consideration, I couldn’t pin down any suspect, so my suspicions had to be left unanswered."
"This is my first suspicion, and the second suspicion."
"Cheng Mu once leaked to me that there indeed is a traitor around me, and this traitor is the genuine Field Mouse while I am merely a stand-in. As for whether this claim is true, I cannot determine, I could only treat it as a threat and surveillance."
Niu Ben voiced his suspicions, hoping to aid Ye Fan and the others.
However, Niu Ben’s words made Li Tong and Zhang Lu acutely feel the immense threat.
"The action group has been established for too long, which led to the enemy’s infiltrations being so severe, truly unexpected." Li Tong sighed with much emotion, "If the action group was temporarily formed, even if there were issues, it wouldn’t be significant. It’s just that the action group has been named for too long, with fixed work nature, which allowed those with ill intentions to start scheming many years ago, this can truly be described as foresight."
"Originally thought the action group had no further issues, unexpectedly, there might still exist fatal flaws." Zhang Lu smiled bitterly.
"No amount of sentiment will help, whether the action group truly harbors hidden threats is unknown, whether it’s a distraction set by the enemy or an actual situation, matters not, we no longer have time to focus our resources on internal issues, the external conflicts must be resolved swiftly." Ye Fan resolved firmly.
To quell external conflicts, one must first stabilize internal affairs, this is an eternal truth.
Only by resolving internal disturbances can external threats be addressed freely.
Otherwise, in facing both internal and external troubles, we would be in a perilous position.
However, there is no time left to capture whether the action group contains any internal spies.
Niu Ben was captured, yet compared to him, the deeper hidden spy could hardly be caught so easily, could they?
Once this spy is alerted, won’t they become even more cautious?
Rather than spending excessive time searching for this spy, it’s better to focus on external enemies.
This nearby enemy, can only wait for them to slowly surface.
"Do you know the insider in the research institute?" Ye Fan questioned.
"I do not know." Niu Ben decisively shook his head.
Niu Ben’s value is undeniably significant, indeed provided great assistance to Ye Fan and the others.
The intel he leaked is indeed extremely crucial.
Especially the information concerning Cheng Mu, akin to receiving timely help in a crisis.