The bearded man seemed to sense Liu Kai's surprise, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth beneath his mask.
As he walked, he took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket.
He pulled down his face mask, took out a cigarette, and put it in his mouth.
He handed another one to Liu Kai, saying casually, "It's so cold out there, want one to warm up?"
Seeing the other person casually pull out a cigarette to strike up a conversation, Liu Kai narrowed his eyes.
He guessed that the other person wanted to use the opportunity of smoking to get him to take off his mask and reveal his face.
Then their identities will be verified!
That's a clever plan.
Moreover, if you don't accept the cigarette, the other party will most likely use other methods.
After a moment of mental turmoil, Liu Kai quickly calmed down.
There's no way to avoid it.
He simply took the cigarette, chuckled, and agreed, "Yes, sir, it's really cold."
Then, under the captain's sharp gaze, he lifted the hood of his cape.
Just now, when he accepted the cigarette, a thought struck him, and he quietly put the exoskeleton's facial armor into his storage space.
Now all that's left on my face is a pair of large, fully enclosed, cold-proof glasses.
His physical abilities were enhanced by spatial powers, and his appearance and temperament also underwent significant changes.
I believe that even with the help of AI, the other party wouldn't be able to find out my identity based on just the half of my face (mouth) that's showing!
When the captain saw that Liu Kai only showed half of his face, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.
Before he could even speak, Liu Kai had already lit a cigarette.
Then he immediately held the lighter up to him to light it, forcibly silencing him.
While the captain was smoking, Liu Kai spoke first: "It's freezing cold and you still have to be out on duty, you guys must be working really hard! Let me make it clear beforehand, sir, I'm a law-abiding citizen. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now?"
The captain only appears to be easygoing and a bit simple-minded on the surface.
But that's just the surface.
He exhaled a smoke ring and glanced at Liu Kai indifferently: "Don't be in such a hurry, let's talk."
"Okay, let's talk. What would you like to talk about?"
The captain pretended to pace and turned to adjust his gaze.
I peeked inside the snowmobile through the open door, only to find it completely empty.
He raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Turning back to Liu Kai's face, she stared at his sunglasses and feigned interest: "Hey? Your glasses are nice. Can I borrow them and take a look?"
As he spoke, he suddenly reached out to take it without warning.
Liu Kai didn't expect the other party to be so direct.
But he quickly stepped back, dodging the captain's clutches.
He maintained his honest and unassuming expression and said with a forced smile, "You mustn't, Comrade Commander. I have an eye problem. The doctor said I can't stand cold winds, or I'll go blind."
The captain, despite failing in his first move, showed no embarrassment or anger and withdrew his right hand quite naturally.
After all, Liu Kai's excuse was hard to refute.
Even in the apocalypse, the Chinese military maintains discipline.
It's impossible to force a citizen to remove their glasses at the risk of going blind from the cold.
but.
From Liu Kai's subconscious small step back, the captain was already quite certain: the person in front of him was a master!
He slammed his cigarette down and swore, "Look at how stingy you are, I don't want your stuff anyway."
Liu Kai smiled but didn't respond.
The two stood there in the cold wind, taking turns smoking.
A moment of silence followed.
The captain saw that Liu Kai remained calm and composed, showing no signs of panic.
He knew that his strategy of "enduring the eagle's stamina" was no longer working.
In the end, he threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out.
He abandoned his nonchalant demeanor, stood up straight, and gave Liu Kai a polite military salute.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Yu Dalong!"
He gave Liu Kai a thorough once-over and went straight to the point, asking, "Are you the wandering merchant who's been making a name for himself lately?"
Liu Kai knew that the other party was targeting him when they spoke like that.
He didn't deny it outright, but simply smiled modestly and waved his hand: "Just a nobody, nothing to brag about."
"He killed more than a dozen armed Japanese devils without taking any damage, including one who was ambushed and then sniped. Tsk tsk, nobodies don't have such skills."
Through scanning, Liu Kai astutely discovered that Yu Dalong's heart had actually skipped several beats when he said those words!
The same applies to the 10 soldiers blocking the road ahead.
They seemed somewhat fearful, even intimidated by his incredible record.
Seeing this scene put Liu Kai at ease.
If you have any fear of him, then it's easy to talk.
So he continued to keep a low profile and act cool: "I just want to make a living, but those damned Japanese devils want my life, and I can't bear to give it to them."
Yu Dalong forced a smile onto his face.
He nudged Liu Kai on the shoulder: "Brother, tell me the truth, were you retired from domestic service? Or... a mercenary from abroad?"
"Please excuse my poor attempt; neither of those are true."
"None of those?! Then what are your skills...?"
"Commander Yu, what exactly do you want to do by stopping me here?"
Seeing that Liu Kai hadn't revealed any useful information in his words, Yu Dalong didn't want to play games anymore.
He took out a slip of paper and read its contents aloud: "Qiu Haibo, male, 45 years old, a local resident of Fenghai City? This... is your fake identity, right?"
The so-called "Qiu Haibo" was just an ID card that was randomly bound when registering a roaming merchant's WeChat account.
A blank phone card was also linked at the same time.
Unexpectedly, the authorities were indeed investigating him.
Fortunately, the hacking software was quite effective and failed to find his real IP address in the Lishiquyuan residential area.
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