3292 I Made a Random Guess

"Of course, we will be stepping down soon. After all, we are at that age."

No matter what, as one's age progressed.

There would be a reduction in their physical strength and mental energy.

Even though no one could compete with them in terms of their technical skills.

However, they still wouldn't be at their prime anymore.

As time passed, no one could guarantee whether an accident might happen or not during a mission.

As such, stepping down was unavoidable.

"By then, I will be needing you all to take over," Hao Donghuai said, "I do not want to see you all bring the prestige of the Shadowless to ruin. You must not do worse than us!"

That was what he said, but no one was happy about this.

They felt a little sad.

Because Yuan Jiangyi and the other two would not remain in their positions for a lot longer.

They could still stay at the Mount Lan Compound after they stepped down…

But they would only be doing tasks related to technology and logistics as well as training newcomers.

Of course, they wouldn't always be at the Mount Lan Compound.

Most of the time, they would be dealing with their work outside.

In other words, fighting would no longer be their priority.

The thought of this made everyone depressed.

After all, they had been together for so many years.

Whether it was training, normal livelihood, or during missions, they had always been together.

They would usually joke around with each other. But regardless of how dangerous the mission could be, they had always been able to rely on their teammates.

They had experienced life-and-death situations and survived those together. They had been with each other for such a long time that their bonds were even more tight-knit than a family bond.

The team members were much younger than the three team leaders.

When they were still teenagers, they were chosen to join the Hidden Shadows and become the subordinates of these three team leaders.

The three team leaders taught and took care of them.

The thought of them leaving in the future…

And that they would never be able to rely on these three team leaders as they had done so in the past.

Everyone kept quiet.

The atmosphere instantly became depressing.

Yuan Jiangyi watched the group of people with their heads drooped in sadness. They looked like withered plants.

He then said to Hao Donghuai, "Look at you. Why did you even tell them these things?"

Hao Donghuai pouted and said, "I was just giving them an injection of precaution so that they will be mentally prepared at an earlier time."

Yuan Jiangyi then said to the team members, who all looked like wilted plants, "What kind of reaction are you guys showing? There are still a few years before we step down. Even if you want to take our positions, your dreams will not come true anytime soon."

"At your current level, how can we feel safe to hand over the entire team to you? You saw how Liu Yuhao, as the deputy team leader, could not even make it past Wei Wucai's one move." Yuan Jiangyi said scornfully.

The group felt embarrassed, but they still laughed.

"Therefore, if you want to take our places, you still have a long way to go. We still have to watch over you and at least make sure that your three deputies are able to lead the team before we can step down without any worries.

Hearing this, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

No matter what, Yuan Jiangyi and the others could still stay for a while.

As long as they were still here, they would feel safe.

If not, they would feel as though they had become spineless.

***

Liu Yuhao had no idea that Yuan Jiangyi was currently giving an emotional speech.

Wei Wucai held the flying machine in his hand. He didn't dare to break this thing.

After all, it had to be really difficult for the technical team at the Mount Lan Compound to make this item.

And so, Wei Wucai left some space in his palm. He didn't dare to use much strength.

It might seem like a lot had happened during this brief competition between Wei Wucai and Liu Yuhao.

But actually, it has only been one or two seconds and no more than that.

As such, Yan Zhiqing only saw Wei Wucai wave his hand.

It seemed like he had grabbed something in the air.

But Yan Zhiqing didn't see what Wei Wucai had caught.

Because his movement was too fast.

"What did you catch?" Yan Zhiqing asked curiously.

Wei Wucai didn't keep this a secret. "Despite being single, Yuan Jiangyi and the others want to watch us being together so that they can torture themselves. I don't know who it was that released a micro-sized recorder made by the Mount Lan Compound."

Wei Wucai pinched the tiny flying machine.

He didn't dare to open his palm as he was worried that the flying machine might fly away if he wasn't careful enough.

And so, he had to pinch it in his palm.

But the flying machine was too small.

Even as he pinched it with his index finger, it was unnoticeable and difficult to see.

Yan Zhiqing observed for a long time and finally saw the black dot.

Even though she was looking at it, she still couldn't comprehend it.

"That's so small. Did they actually make that?" Yan Zhiqing said in surprise, "There must be a camera. How is it so small?"

Yan Zhiqing lowered his head and leaned close to Wei Wucai's finger. "So what did it record?"

Wei Wucai didn't dare to tell Yan Zhiqing.

Yan Zhiqing would definitely feel really embarrassed.

"Let's go check it out," Wei Wucai said.

While the two were talking, they arrived at the corner.

He just so happened to see Liu Yuhao squatting there in a suspicious manner.

Liu Yuhao wanted to run.

But where could he escape to?

In the end, Wei Wucai would still know that it had been him. He might as well not run.

Liu Yuhao squatting by the corner felt a shadow being cast upon him.

He froze for a moment before he looked up slowly.

Just as he had expected, he saw Wei Wucai and Yan Zhiqing.

Liu Yuhao laughed dryly and slowly stood up.

"Team Leader Xiao Cai and Team Leader's Madam," Liu Yuhao said while laughing dryly, "Team Leader's Madam is the correct term of address this time, right?"

"Don't talk so much. Don't assume that I don't know what you did." Wei Wucai opened his palm and showed the flying machine sitting on his palm. "Take it away."

"Hehehe." Liu Yuhao took the flying machine back and said, "Team Leader Xiao Cai, I really felt the disparity between you and me. It was huge."

"Are you trying to distract me?" Wei Wucai raised his brow.

Of course, that was one of Liu Yuhao's goals.

"No. No. No. I am serious." Liu Yuhao said quickly, "Team Leader Xiao Cai, how did you know that I would control the flying machine leftward? Did you observe something? Was it the angle of the flying machine that gave it away?"

The corner of Wei Wucai's mouth twitched. This was such a tiny thing. It was as small as a mosquito. His eyesight wasn't that good.

"It was not the angle that the flying machine was moving that gave it away." Wei Wucai said, "It's because I know you too well."

"In order to hide from me, you would only dispatch one person." Wei Wucai said calmly, "Liang Shibo, being my deputy, does not have the guts to do something like this."

"The only ones left are you and Hu Xuming." Wei Wucai said, "There is a fifty percent chance that it would one of you, so I made a random guess."

Wei Wucai raised his brow and said, "I guessed that it was you. If it were you, your first reaction would be to fly it toward the left."