At half-past eleven at night, in a rural area at the southern end of Monte Port, the night sky was profound with only the sound of the wind stirring slightly. On the edge of the countryside, a house unoccupied for many days had its lights on today. Inside the dining room, Mona's words made Conrad's eyelids twitch, and Luo An was rather speechless. He handed the brewed coffee to Mona, asking: "Isn't it normally one piece of good news and one piece of bad news? What's with your two pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news?" Mona took a small sip of her coffee and smiled: "Life always has its surprises." Luo An had brewed coffee only for himself and Mona. Conrad, who was standing beside them, crossed his arms in front of his chest and subtly licked his somewhat chapped lips, saying in a deep voice: "Start with the bad news." "First, after being injected with several doses of a truth serum, Special Agent Anita's mental state couldn't hold up, and she revealed a lot of information, including her real name, identity, and the objectives of her mission. Second, according to computer records, this information has already been transmitted out, meaning that the underground merchant is now aware of Anita's situation." Conrad and Luo An both remained very calm, their expressions unchanged. "Let me move on to the good news." Mona tapped a few keys on her keyboard, turned her laptop around to show the screen to the two men, and introduced: "The person using this computer here is linked to another computer over there. The owner of that other computer has mediocre skills; there are some protections on the computer, but the system is outdated. I hacked into that computer and got a lot of information. The first piece of good news: the GPS location of that computer indicates the owner is currently in Belgium, Europe. The computer's owner has also chatted with others. They mentioned meeting with a stranger at Saint Michel Mountain in the French Republic in three days. I suspect this to be the time and place for the list transaction. The second piece of good news: I continued to follow this lead and successfully identified the buyer." On the computer screen was a photograph of a man with a hint of mixed heritage in his features. Next to the photo were a few lines of text, which Luo An read aloud: "Carlos Zacharia, 44 years old, one of the heads of a certain crime organization in Europe. The organization mainly deals in counterfeit drugs, vaccines, flour, weapons, human trafficking, and organ trade..." After reading the text on the computer, Luo An's mouth twisted into a smile: "This organization isn't picky at all—such diverse operations are rare. By the way, you mentioned there are three pieces of bad news. What's the third?" Mona finished her coffee in one gulp and spread her hands open: "The third piece of bad news, Anita's identity has been transmitted out. Plus, since we rescued her tonight, I suspect the underground merchant might halt the transaction with Zacharia or change the method and timing of the deal." Luo An nodded, turned his gaze to Conrad, and asked: "Do you guys at the CIA have any undercover agents in Zacharia's criminal organization?" Conrad shook his head: "Sorry, I'm not privy to that." With "emotion perception" always active, Luo An immediately judged Conrad's statement but couldn't be bothered to call him out on it. He turned back to Mona and said: "Tell me more about that underground merchant." Mona typed a few key strokes, the computer changed the page, and she introduced: "The underground merchant's name is Rupert, also 44 years old this year. In the underworld, he acts more like an intermediary, connecting various forces, and occasionally helps organizations or individuals who prefer to remain behind the scenes to sell items." "Actions like willingly selling a list this time are not exceptional for Rupert, but neither are they frequent." Having finished her narration, Luo An pondered briefly before summarizing: "Zakaria wants to buy that list, probably to identify the undercover agents hidden within his own organization. The real owner of the list might be someone else; Rupert is simply a frontman broker being put onstage." Mona nodded in agreement and added: "One could also say that Rupert is the scapegoat being sent into the open." "That's the kind of money a broker makes." Luo An smiled and looked toward Conrad, saying: "Conrad, as the team leader, what thoughts or suggestions do you have about the current situation?" Conrad spoke without hesitation: "Agent Mona, let me see the information that Agent Anita revealed under the truth serum and which has been circulated." Mona, somewhat puzzled, quickly called up the page to show to Conrad and introduced: "Code-name Anita, real name Millie Brook, 29 years old, federal citizen, originally from Michigan..." Before Mona could finish, Conrad shook his head, interrupting her: "That information is false." Confusion and shock filled Mona's face. Luo An quickly grasped the implication: "Counter-interrogation training?" The majority of truth serums contain midazolam, a type of sedative used by doctors to relieve patient anxiety. Once injected with a truth serum, a person becomes groggy, unable to discern reality, and answers questions relying on mental inertia. This also means that if someone has undergone specialized training to forget all true information and only remembers a concocted story, after being injected with the truth serum, they will only speak of what they know. Thus, the interrogator cannot tell truth from fiction. Conrad looked deeply at Luo An, not revealing the real identity of Anita but instead said: "The records of Millie Brook's education, employment, and consumer activity all exist in the federal citizen database, but the person herself does not actually exist; it's simply a fabricated identity." Mona sneered and continued to tap on her keyboard. She was certain that not just one such fake identity had been crafted by the CIA; given its size, there might be countless others. After listening to Conrad's explanation, Luo An picked up on another matter and asked: "When you say that the identity of Millie Brook is a false one, what are you implying?" The notion of a CIA agent having a fake identity within federal territory is hardly top secret, but from another perspective, there was no need for Conrad to explain this situation. Other than arousing curiosity and making people want to know Anita's real identity, Conrad had nothing to gain, so Luo An immediately guessed that there must be another purpose behind Conrad's explanation. A flicker of surprise passed through Conrad's eyes; he had not expected Luo An to notice the issue in his words so quickly, and without further ado, he explained: The rıghtful source is novel⟡fire.net "The identity of Millie Brook exists for real, and coupled with the fact that this information was obtained through a truth serum, Rupert, the underground merchant, is very likely to believe this is Anita's actual identity. Millie Brook's identity is mundane, which also ensures that Anita's true identity remains secure. As long as Anita's real identity remains unknown to Rupert, he is very likely not to change the time and location of the deal. This means that the information Agent Mona has found about the underground merchant Rupert meeting with the crime organization leader Zakaria in three days at Saint Michel Mountain in the French Republic is very likely to remain unchanged, and we can fully prepare to make the arrest there." Mona raised her head to look at Conrad, her brows furrowed, and Luo An's eyes narrowed slightly. Both of them sensed the issue in Conrad's words, and Luo An asked: "What exactly is the true identity of this Agent Anita?"