Even though the Tianjian Bureau and the military were both part of the Ministry of Defense, the hindrances to cross-jurisdictional investigations were still very significant. Lu Zhao and Wang Lan had to pull strings separately, and with He Jinze, exert effort from both inside and outside to finally determine Duan Lingmu's whereabouts.
"Wang Lan, after serving for a year, Duan Lingmu was admitted into the special forces, specifically into the highly classified 033 unit. But according to internal sources, Duan Lingmu did not participate in that so-called drug eradication operation. Although the 033 assault team did participate in that operation, it wasn't the assault team Duan Lingmu belonged to. Therefore... this casualty report is forged," He Jinze called Wang Lan a day later.
"Uncle He, can you find out where Duan Lingmu actually went?"
"The security level is too high; even I can't investigate it. If I continue to probe, I'll be making a mistake."
