Chapter 422 Someone to confide in
"Prometheus' third trial operation plan..."
Li Muhan picked up the file marked "Top Secret" and looked at the cover.
"Minister Mo, is this Prometheus the thing you told me about last time that can predict the future?"
Mo Qiao fiddled with the small parts on the table and said, "Ah, I guess so, but Prometheus's strength doesn't lie in this at all. Predicting the future is just an additional function under its powerful computing power."
Now Li Muhan and Qu Ran are both in Mo Qiao's office.
She locked the door. This matter must have been kept secret, and even other people in the engineering department didn't know much about it.
"So my job is actually to be a security captain, responsible for catching Moriarty when he attacks?"
Li Muhan looked at the brief description of his mission in the file and asked.
Mo Qiao nodded. "That's right. Although I don't want to admit it, the exploration of the Ling Lie is a blind spot for all the special management bureaus in the world. The European special management bureau has studied the Ling Lie before, but the progress has been slow, and until now, no one has successfully entered it."
Mo Qiao took out two colorful lollipops from the depths of the drawer and handed them to Li Muhan and Qu Ran respectively: "So you are the only human who can freely enter the Lingbo Prison, Li Muhan."
Li Muhan took the lollipop naturally, while Qu Ran seemed extremely surprised, as if he couldn't believe this unexpected gift.
"I, can I have some too? Thank you, thank you so much for giving me this..." Qu Ran's voice trembled, and there was disbelief in his words, "This is great... I, I have some chocolate here, do you want some? Children all like to eat chocolate..."
"Shut up and listen quietly."
Mo Qiao glared at Qu Ran, with both blame and concern in her eyes. It was obvious that she was already accustomed to the personality of Qu Ran, her much older sister.
"Wuwuwu, yes, yes! I, I'll shut up right now, I'll shut up, I'll just stand by, wuwuwu..."
Qu Ran immediately fell silent and closed his lips tightly.
Her hands trembled slightly as she tore open the wrapper of the lollipop and put it in her mouth, but her body was still shaking.
Standing aside, he kept muttering to himself: "It's so cold... So, so cold..."
"...Minister Mo, does my leader have any psychological trauma?"
Li Muhan asked Mo Qiao in a low voice.
"Her brain was severely damaged as a child, she was locked in an ice cellar for over a month, and later endured horrific torture. Now she can communicate like a normal person, which is a huge improvement."
Mo Qiao glanced at Qu Ran who was huddled in the corner of the room licking a lollipop and said.
"But she's definitely a formidable character. I'm not just talking about her combat skills, but her talent for gathering and analyzing intelligence, as well as her keen intuition for that information. Such talent is rare."
Mo Qiao's words were full of respect.
"Forget it. Back to this mission, it's next week, so you should prepare as soon as possible. Don't worry about your passport; the Special Management Bureau will help you with it."
Mo Qiao threw a form to Li Muhan and said, "Fill it out yourself and fill in the supplies you need. We will be staying there for half a month. Please write down all the supplies you need. You are not allowed to bring your personal cell phone, laptop or any other personal belongings."
Li Muhan was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Half a month? You're staying that long? Can you bring your family with you?"
Mo Qiao rolled her eyes at him: "What do you think?"
"...But Xia Yue is my guarantor."
"Special circumstances require special treatment. It's just you and me going this time, and this involves a joint project involving over 70 countries. We can't be careless."
Then she looked at the small part in her hand and said, "Moriarty had already obtained the Prometheus key from the Chinese Special Management Bureau during his last intrusion into the Special Management Bureau's network. So, rather than saying this business trip was to test run Prometheus, it's more like a trap set specifically for Moriarty."
Li Muhan was still quite worried because he noticed that Xia Yue's behavior had become abnormal recently.
No matter where he went, she wanted to follow him closely.
Even at today's regular meeting, she repeatedly asked if she could participate.
After some patient persuasion, Xia Yue reluctantly agreed to stay at home.
However, thinking about telling Xia Yue that he would need to go on a business trip for half a month, Li Muhan couldn't help but worry about her reaction.
He knew very well that this news might once again trigger her somewhat unstable emotions.
In fact, Li Muhan was not wrong.
When Xia Yue learned that Li Muhan would carry out a mission alone with Mo Qiao, her inner world suddenly became turbulent.
At that moment, her eyes lost their former brilliance, and she whispered to herself, "Is she telling the truth... Am I really unable to keep up with him..."
Then, driven by a stubborn determination to never give up, she gritted her teeth and rushed into Lin Ze's office.
Lin Ze, who was concentrating on learning makeup in the makeup section of Bilibili, was frightened and her lipstick once again tilted to her earlobe.
Her sudden intrusion was like a little sister eager to get help from her elder sister.
"I, I want to go too."
Xia Yue slapped Lin Ze's desk, her eyes firm, with a hint of pleading and struggle.
"Be good, what are you doing? I'll take you for a beauty treatment and then have a nice meal some other day." Lin Ze tried to wipe off the lipstick that was smeared on his ear.
"I just want to go...can you let me go?"
Xia Yue's tone was almost pleading: "I, I won't be able to keep up with him like this...!"
Lin Ze looked at Xia Yue's pitiful appearance, like an abandoned kitten.
She sighed helplessly and asked Xia Yue to sit next to her.
"I've recently sensed a rather unique vampire aura. Is it your mother?"
Lin Ze's sharp words made Xia Yue tremble all over. She was well aware of the provisions of the Special Management Bureau's vampire management regulations. Could it be that Lin Ze would blame her for this?
"Why are you so nervous? The Special Management Bureau isn't some unreasonable organization. It's perfectly normal for a mother to visit her child."
Lin Ze gestured to Xia Yue to turn her back to her, and then used the comb on the table to gently comb Xia Yue's long black hair, which was a little frizzy due to her anxiety.
"I know your family is quite complicated. Your mother and father are not ordinary outliers, Xia Yue, so this also means that you have to bear heavier things than others."
"But...Charlotte has never taken on any responsibility. She has been carefree since she was a child, doing whatever she wants..."
Feeling Lin Ze's tenderness, Xia Yue pouted and expressed all her dissatisfaction.
"She is she, and you are you. You have the power of both your parents in your body. I believe that Xia Luer must be jealous of you for this. I don't know what your mother said to you, but Little Moon."
Lin Ze gently pinned a moon-shaped hairpin on Xia Yue's hair.
"There are many people you can rely on. Don't always swallow everything up by yourself like you did before. After I brought you back... well, I knew from the first day I took you in that you actually like to keep things to yourself."
Xia Yue pouted angrily, still unable to understand why her mother was partial to her.
"Alright~ perfect."
Lin Ze tied Xia Yue's hair into a very delicate high ponytail, and then tied a blue ribbon in her hair: "Change your hairstyle, change your mood. Come on, you stay with me today."
Finally, Lin Ze seemed to remember something. When she was taking Xia Yue out of the office, she leaned over and whispered something in Xia Yue's ear.
"The Huaxia Special Management Bureau can't let you go, but remember what I said, there are many people you can rely on, Xiaoyue... If you really want to go, you should find your own way, am I right?"
Before Xia Yue could react, Lin Ze had already taken her hand and left the office.
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