When Bai Zhiye saw the word "Converge" written by Ye Qingliu on the phone screen, his thumb subconsciously swiped across the edge of the screen three times - this was the third-level alarm gesture they agreed upon.
The thermos cup she placed on the bench suddenly made a very slight "dripping" sound. The pressure sensor at the bottom of the cup sensed her movement of standing up and immediately synchronized the remaining water volume, temperature and other data to the cloud.
The moment Hua Jinyue saw the change in her eyes, her right hand, which was originally resting on the bench, had quietly reached into the side pocket of her backpack. Her fingertips touched the switch of the anti-wolf spray, and the pink cartoon pendant was slightly deformed by being pinched in her palm.
"The shortcut is through the hazelnut forest." Hua Jinyue pointed to the bushes ahead, and pulled the brim of her straw hat even lower, covering her suddenly sharp eyes.
As she ran, her skirt fluttered, revealing the folding dagger sheath tied to the inside of her calf. The leather surface was shiny from years of wear.
Bai Zhiye followed behind her, and her high heels had been replaced with light hiking shoes hidden in her backpack. The handbag chain was wrapped around her wrist twice, forming a whip-like grip that was convenient for swinging.
The light in the dense forest suddenly dimmed. Hua Jinyue suddenly stopped in front of a clump of honeysuckle, her fingertips quickly twisting the leaves. "There are footprints here. Rubber soles, size 43, left no more than half an hour ago."
As she spoke, the pearl earrings in her ears vibrated at an ultrasonic frequency, analyzing the remaining sweat odor in the air.
Bai Zhiye squatted down and used the camera lens to push away the fallen leaves. The micro camera inside the lens cover quickly captured the shoe prints on the mud and simultaneously transmitted them to Duan Shuce's image recognition system.
"This way." Hua Jinyue suddenly changed his route and went into a denser patch of wild roses.
She didn't care about the vines getting caught on her skirt. Instead, she deliberately broke off a thorny leaf and let the juice drip onto the stone at her feet - this was the mark left when she and her brother played the "treasure hunt game" when they were children.
Bai Zhiye followed behind her and noticed that every step she took was on the thickest part of the moss. Her footsteps were as light as a cat's, completely unlike the usual jumping girl.
As the faint sound of sirens in the distance got closer and closer, Hua Jinyue suddenly stopped and pulled out a silver hair rope from her braid.
After circling it twice between his fingers, the metallic luster flashed in the dark forest, like a bowstring ready to be released.
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