Wanted Criminal (7)

Adrian Arclight had been the head of Seraph Industries for a long time.

He had remained at the helm for years, even taking on the share that would have belonged to Lin's parents, who had died young. Along the way, he had seen all kinds of things and gained a wealth of experience.

To someone who had lived through all those years, the special inspector before him was still little more than a novice.

Adrian looked at the panel on the table before slowly opening his mouth.

“Would you mind if I connected to the White Society network for a moment?”

“What are you planning to do?”

“I want to use the White Society's shared personnel network. The range accessible with executive authority will suffice.”

“Here?”

“That's right.”

Werner looked at Adrian for a moment. The look in his eyes was an attempt to read Adrian's intentions. Adrian, however, had deliberately put on a weary expression. He looked like a corporate executive dragged into a tiresome interrogation and preparing something to refute a laughable suspicion...