Charlie was no butcher, just as he was not a cold military strategist who was willing to sacrifice his own forces to ensure a final victory—his conscience wouldn't allow it.

Therefore, he wouldn't tip the government unless it was absolutely necessary.

Pausing in thought for a while, he turned to Merlin, "Let's think about this from another perspective. If anything, we should feel lucky if there's really cutting-edge security equipment being delivered to Duca Mines—because we've found them before they could install it."

Merlin was speechless for a while

What Charlie had said made sense, but it was also just Charlie's speculation.

And any speculation was just speculation until evidence proved it completely, and operating on mere speculation could prove fatal, as nasty surprises might be in store.

Nevertheless, he also didn't need to refute Charlie's speculation at this time. After all, Charlie's speculation was not fully confirmed, and he didn't have anything that refuted it. If he