*Only slightly better than failure... isn't that still a success?* Although the bureau's evaluation might be low, as long as he completed the investigation into Yang Xin, he'd have the Devil's Badge and Holy Spirit Badge added to his collection. While at it, he also got rid of a whole bunch of rotten scumbags.
So, by his own standards, this mission was a resounding success. Hmm... but he still had to hold back, absolutely had to hold back. The director was obviously quite upset right now, and it wouldn't be a good idea to show too much happiness and risk getting into trouble with him.
"I was reckless."
To avoid the "window to the soul" from exposing his true thoughts, Leon quickly lowered his head and "dejectedly" self-reflected,
"After completing the basic investigation and narrowing down the targets to those five individuals, I should have returned to the bureau immediately to request support. I shouldn't have gone off to investigate Bobby Layne on my own.