At the same time, on the rooftop of a building near the shopping mall.

"Who is that...?"

A ten-year-old girl with two golden pigtails murmured while staring into the distance.

"Did they really come?"

The calm voice of the man in black made the little girl feel surprised.

"Huh? What do you mean? Did you already know they would come?"

"Well, you could say that."

The man in black's tone remained calm.

"What's going on? Has our kidnapping plan been found out by the other side?"

"In this situation, that seems to be the only way to think about it."

"No, but... it's strange. You received their message last night, saying that the target had been successfully captured, but now... were you deceived by them?"

"That's not entirely correct."

"Not entirely correct? So, half right and half wrong?"

"Yes."

"Which part is right? And which part is wrong? But... you seem to know more than I do, even though we received the same intelligence."

With a slight frown, the little girl said.

"Well, Ling, no need to be so angry. In fact, I don't know much either."

Seeing the situation turning, the man in black waved his hand in a slightly flustered manner.

"Since you put it that way, go ahead and tell me, that half of a half."

"Alright."

After a moment of contemplation, the man in black agreed.

Coughing twice, he continued, "Actually... the right part was being deceived by someone, and the wrong part was also being deceived by someone."

"... What's the difference? Are you playing games with me?"

Unsatisfied with the answer, the little girl's frown deepened.

"No, I'm just telling the truth. And the person I'm referring to is you, Ling."

"That's true, but what does it mean? Can't you be clearer? It's hard for me to believe you are not being intentionally vague."

"... Let me put it this way, someone was indeed deceived, but it wasn't me."

"Not you?"

"Yes, specifically, it was them who were deceived, the terrorists who gave me the message."

"Are you saying that the information they provided was correct?"

"Yes, at least in their eyes."

"So, the wrong part comes from the source? Meaning, they mistook false information for the truth, and they were the ones deceived? And they are completely unaware of it?"

To the girl's question, the man in black shrugged helplessly.

"Well, although I'm not very clear about the specific process, judging from the results, we can only think this way. After all, the results don't lie."

"But it's still strange. Even though they are stupid, they shouldn't be easily fooled, right? How could they believe baseless intelligence, lacking the ability to distinguish between true and false information?"

The girl's words dripped with disdain.

"Ling, you can't really blame them for this, even though it doesn't make sense."

"Blame them? If not them, then who should be blamed? Intelligence is crucial, and erroneous intelligence can be deadly. You should understand this better than anyone, right?"

"Well, that's true, but we can't blame them. After all... no one would question their companions, right?"

"What do you mean?"

Naturally, the little girl narrowed her eyes.

At this point, the man in black suddenly changed the topic.

"Let me ask you this, Ling. If I told you some information, would you believe it?"