"I understand." Lu Zhaoming nodded, already having a preliminary plan in mind.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the base, Qin Wan'er was secretly meeting with Zhou Hu.
"Useless! You can't even handle Lu Zhaoming!" Qin Wan'er glared at Zhou Hu fiercely, her tone full of dissatisfaction.
Zhou Hu lowered his head, not daring to refute.
“We must take control of that safe house as soon as possible. We absolutely cannot let anyone else get there first,” Qin Wan’er said.
“But, Secretary Qin, that Lu Zhaoming…” Zhou Hu hesitated.
"Ignore him. I've already made arrangements. Tomorrow, I'll have Zhang Tieshan send a patrol team to seal off the area near the safe house. At that time, you should take advantage of the situation and make sure to capture the entrance to the safe house," Qin Wan'er said coldly.
"Yes, Secretary Qin!" Zhou Hu replied quickly.
Lu Zhaoming overheard their plan through the "Doomsday Judgment System" and a cold smile crept onto his lips.
"Want to play dirty tricks? Then let's see who's dirtier!"
He decided to strike first and seize one of the chips.
His target was Zhou Hu.
Lu Zhaoming disguised himself as a black market merchant and spread the word that he possessed important intelligence about safe houses and was willing to sell it to those in need.
Zhou Hu took the bait as expected.
He sent his trusted subordinate, Liu Yan, to make contact with Lu Zhaoming.
Liu Yan is a hot-bodied superhuman with the ability to become invisible.
She approached Lu Zhaoming silently, attempting to subdue him while he was off guard.
However, Lu Zhaoming had already set a trap.
He used the newly unlocked "Special Ability Restraint Module" of the "Doomsday Judgment System" to suppress Liu Yan's invisibility ability, leaving her nowhere to hide.
"Don't waste your energy, your abilities are useless to me," Lu Zhaoming said with a smile.
Liu Yan's expression changed drastically. She hadn't expected that her abilities would be countered.
She tried to resist, but Lu Zhaoming was faster and stronger.
In just a few rounds, Liu Yan was subdued by Lu Zhaoming, and the chip in her hand was taken away.
"Thank you for your patronage!" Lu Zhaoming said with a smile, then strode away.
After obtaining the chip, Lu Zhaoming did not rush to leave. Instead, he deliberately left some clues to mislead Zhou Hu, making him believe that the chip was still in the same place.
Upon learning the news, Zhou Hu was furious and immediately ordered his men to conduct a full-scale search of the area near the safe house.
The entire area was immediately thrown into chaos.
Qin Wan'er noticed something was wrong and immediately questioned Zhou Hu.
"Zhou Hu! What on earth are you doing? Why did you suddenly launch a full-scale manhunt?" Qin Wan'er asked angrily.
"Secretary Qin, I...I don't know either! I just want to find Lu Zhaoming as soon as possible and get the chip back..." Zhou Hu stammered as he explained.
"Useless! Doing this will only alert the enemy and make others suspicious!" Qin Wan'er scolded angrily.
Qin Wan'er took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
"Forget it, there's no point in saying all this now. Stop the search immediately and don't cause any more trouble," Qin Wan'er said.
Qin Wan'er turned and left, her face terribly gloomy.
Just as Lu Zhaoming was rubbing his hands together, ready to make a big splash and turn this stagnant pool upside down, Fang Zhou's slightly pale face came closer, his tone so solemn it was as if he were announcing the end of the world: "Brother, I have to remind you, the remaining chip might not be easy to get. I suspect it has been tampered with!"
Lu Zhaoming raised an eyebrow, thinking that this older brother was quite reliable in a crucial moment.
You mean...?
"It's highly likely they've implanted a tracking device. If they use it, we'll probably lose our lives here." Fang Zhou pushed up his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses flashing with unease.
Lu Zhaoming's heart skipped a beat, and he cursed inwardly, "Damn it, these bastards are playing dirty tricks!" He thought he was cunning enough, but he still made a mistake.
It seems that this final battle is even more dangerous than he imagined.
We must find a way to crack the tracker before the other side makes a move!
However, ideals are often grand, while reality is often harsh.
When Lu Zhaoming rushed back to his dilapidated hideout, ready to thoroughly examine the chip he had acquired, he discovered...
"Holy crap, where is she?!" Zhao Xiaorou has disappeared again!
Only a faint fragrance and a crooked note remained in the air, which read: "Brother Zhaoming, I'm going out to play for a while, I'll be back soon~" The handwriting was childish and seemed harmless, but Lu Zhaoming sensed something unusual in it.
A chill ran from the soles of Lu Zhaoming's feet straight to his head. He realized that this matter was probably not so simple.
This is definitely not a simple case of running away from home; there must be a much bigger conspiracy behind it.
"Not good..." Lu Zhaoming muttered to himself, a name surfacing in his mind: "Qin Wan'er..."
He immediately dialed the base's communication channel, his voice low and cold: "Pass the order, everyone on high alert, focus on searching for Qin Wan'er's movements..." Noisy sounds came from the communicator, but Lu Zhaoming's heart sank deeper and deeper. He vaguely felt that a storm was about to break, and Zhao Xiaorou's disappearance... seemed to be just the beginning.
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