Chapter 281: Winning over the conversation

Qiao Yu was having a heated discussion with Cheng Sinian.

Xiang Heng was also talking with Yan Zijin.

After Xiang Heng came out of Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan's room, he was planning to go back to his own room, but he happened to meet Yan Zijin in the corridor.

"Captain Yan." Xiang Heng raised his eyebrows and was the first to greet him.

"Captain Xiang." Yan Zijin nodded at Xiang Heng and glanced behind Xiang Heng seemingly casually.

Judging from the direction Xiang Heng came from... he might have just gone to find Qiao Yu.

Although Yan Zijin had some guesses in his mind, he didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and was about to leave when he heard Xiang Heng call him again: "Captain Yan, are you free? I want to talk to you."

Yan Zijin turned his head in surprise, thought for two seconds, and nodded.

"Want to go to my room?" Yan Zijin asked.

Xiang Heng thought about it and shook his head. "Captain Yan, if you don't mind, please go for a walk with me."

Qiao Yu said that the entire institute is now under surveillance and control, so there is a high possibility that their room is also equipped with surveillance equipment.

In this case, the best solution is to go out and talk.

Upon hearing this, Yan Zijin's face flashed with doubt, but seeing the alertness in Xiang Heng's eyes, he nodded thoughtfully, "Okay. Let's go."

Yan Zijin and Xiang Heng left the research institute and found a secluded alley in the residential area.

"Captain Xiang, can you tell me now? What exactly do you want to talk to me about?" Yan Zijin leaned against the wall and asked in a low voice.

Xiang Heng first looked around, and after making sure that no one was around, he spoke, "I wonder what Captain Yan thinks of the Big Pendulum team?"

Yan Zijin pursed her lips and said, "Captain Xiang, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Xiang Heng was silent for a few seconds, then nodded. "Since Captain Yan is so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush."

"Let's be frank. Captain Qiao wants to cooperate with you. What do you think, Captain Yan?"

"Cooperate with me?" Yan Zijin repeated softly, then suddenly laughed. "That's strange. We're both in City A now, shouldering a mission. Isn't that cooperation?"

Xiang Heng's lips curled slightly, "Captain Yan, why are you pretending to be confused? Someone as smart as you must know that I'm not talking about this mission."

Upon hearing this, Yan Zijin's smile faded slightly, "Captain Xiang, cooperation requires sincerity."

"I am a timid person. When facing the unknown, I never easily judge whether they are enemies or friends."

Xiang Heng's smile remained unchanged. "Captain Yan is right to be concerned. How about this? If you have any questions, I will answer them for you today."

"Within the scope of the information I already know, I will tell you everything I know."

When Yan Zijin heard this, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

He was waiting for Xiang Heng to say this.

He had too many questions about the pendulum.

But his intuition told him that if he asked them directly, they might not tell the truth, so it would be better to start with other people around them.

He had been thinking about taking some time out in the next two days to talk to Xiang Heng, but he didn't expect that he would come to him today.

"Then let's start with...how Captain Xiang became so familiar with them."

Xiang Heng pondered for a few seconds and summarized it simply: "Actually, we can't say we are very familiar with each other. It's just that our team owed them a favor during that time at Mingxia Mountain."

"Then Captain Qiao happened to save me again. You know I'm a man of honor."

“So I started doing things for them.”

Yan Zijin did not delve into what favor Xiang Heng had received from Dabaichui, nor did he ask how Qiao Yu saved him later. Since Xiang Heng skipped these things, it meant that he did not want him to know, so it would be useless to ask.

However, these specific contents are indeed harmless to him.

"Then how did they know about Chu Yi's rebellion?"

Xiang Heng shook his head. "To be honest, I'm not very clear about this matter. I don't know much more about Chu Yi's matter than you do."

"Last night at the camp, Captain Joe suddenly called me to their car."

"Professor Shen and Professor Kang were there when I got there. As soon as I got in the car, Captain Qiao told me to retreat."

"The situation was urgent at the time, and she didn't have time to explain too much. And because I trusted my lifesaver, I didn't ask any more questions."

"Turns out, she was right, wasn't she?"

Yan Zijin pursed her lips. "So what do you mean by 'cooperation'?"

Xiang Heng raised his eyes and smiled slightly, "We hope to cooperate with you and make a big fuss here."

When Yan Zijin heard this, his eyes suddenly widened. "Making a scene? Are you crazy? We're here to attend the exchange meeting. What good will it do us?"

Xiang Heng lowered his eyelashes slightly. "Captain Yan, with your intelligence, have you ever thought about why the Great Pendulum, as a mercenary hunting team, would participate in this exchange meeting as a researcher assistant?"

Yan Zijin did not respond immediately after hearing this.

Of course he had thought about this question, and more than once.

If it was just to protect Professor Kang, Professor Shen and Researcher Yu, then they wouldn't have to accompany them as assistants.

As research assistants, they were also unable to directly participate in the exchange meeting process. The only difference between them and the mercenaries was that they could freely enter and exit the research institute building during the exchange meeting.

But what's the use of this?

Just a visit.

wrong.

visit!

Could it be that... the purpose of their trip is to find someone... or something in the research institute?

Yan Zijin had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked, "Then Captain Xiang, can you tell me the answer?"

"Because they came here to look for something."

It is true.

Yan Zijin suddenly understood.

"So what exactly are you looking for?"

Xiang Heng pursed his lips and said, "If Captain Yan really wants to know about this issue, I'm afraid he can only tell you after cooperating with us."

"I'm sorry, this is a serious matter, so we have to be on guard. Captain Yan, please forgive me."

Yan Zijin didn't get the answer he wanted, and couldn't help but frown, "Captain Xiang, where's the sincerity you promised?"

Xiang Heng smiled and said, "Captain Yan, I think we are sincere enough."

"Besides, sincerity is mutual, isn't it?"

Yan Zijin stared at Xiang Heng with a gloomy look, and Xiang Heng looked back at him without fear.

After a few seconds, Yan Zijin finally looked away first.

He lowered his eyelashes slightly and asked in a low voice, "What benefits will it bring to us if we agree to cooperate with you and participate in your actions?"