"As long as it's accurate intelligence, there's no reason not to believe it, or... are you intentionally giving me false information?"
Although the words of the little girl were ordinary, they carried a sense of pressure.
Seeing that things were not going well, the man in black hurriedly waved his hands in denial.
"How could that be? How could I possibly give Ling false information?"
"Well, that's good to hear. So, what does this have to do with earlier?"
"It's the same principle. Because they are companions, they believed it, so, we can't blame them."
At this moment, the little girl seemed to understand something.
"Companions? Could it be... those who carried out the kidnapping at the beginning?"
"Uh, after all, only two messages were passed on. If there are no issues afterwards, then it must be that the initial intelligence was wrong."
"So, does that mean there is a spy among them?"
"No, I don't think so."
"No spy? Then what do you think it is?"
"I think... it's possible that those who started the kidnapping were swapped out along the way."
"Swapped out?"
The little girl exclaimed in surprise.
"Ah, that's just my theory."
"Your theory? In the end, there's no evidence supporting it. In that case, isn't it possible that there is a spy? With so many people, it's not strange for one or two spies to sneak in, right? And, spies leaking false information to the others behind them, that makes sense too. In the end, whether it's a spy leaking false information or your swapped out theory, it's all about a third party passing on false information, isn't it? No difference."
"No, the difference here is significant. If it turns out to be as I think, then it means there are no spies among us. But if it's like what Ling thinks, it means the spy is still lurking and there might be more than one."
"In the end, all these are just speculations. Even if we want to confirm now, it's useless, right? Whether catching that so-called spy or proving your theory, after all this time, the evidence is probably gone. Besides, if it's a non-spy third party, their voices would eventually be exposed, right? At least their companions would recognize their voices. But if it's a spy, there's no such issue. The spy has been infiltrating for so long, their voice would have been considered as a companion's voice. So, your theory is not convincing."
The little girl continued to affirm her speculations from the side, and the man in black could only sigh helplessly, as what she said was not wrong after all.
"That's true. However..."
The man in black's hesitant attitude made the little girl impatient.
"However, what?"
"Although what you said about the voice issue is correct, Ling, you overlooked one thing."
"What?"
"Well, since you didn't know that information, it's understandable that you would think that way."
"Oh... are you being very arrogant?"
As her eyebrows twitched slightly, the little girl gave a fierce kick to the man in black's right leg.
"Ouch..."
Caught off guard, the man in black who was kicked squarely on the leg couldn't help but grab his leg and hop up.
"Hmph... serves you right for being so arrogant."
After the kick, the little girl showed no sympathy towards the man in black, but instead turned her head in annoyance.
"Sorry, sorry, my arrogance got the best of me just now."
Even as the victim, the man in black did not get angry; instead, he apologized to the one who harmed him.