Colorful Jade Waist (7)
Shi Jianxia pretended to be calm and looked away. The man seemed to find it boring. He sneered and raised his hand to pull his cloak to cover the silver mask on his face.
The slender hand was wearing a white glove. When Xia Cuo glanced at it, he happened to see a pattern of red spider lilies blooming on the back of the glove.
So arrogant!
He actually exposed his identity directly.
Shi Jianxia did not show any strange expression. Taking advantage of the cover of his cloak, he reached into his pocket and gently pinched the white jade chess piece inside.
At the same time, Jiang Yingdu, who had been sensing Xia's location in real time, looked up. "She sent a message saying there were people with red spider lilies at the anonymous trade fair."
"Can you tell the depth?" Zhuang Mingyue asked.
Of course she couldn't let Shi Jianxia take the risk alone.
Jiang Yingdu's chessboard features two types of pieces: black and white. Those marked by white pieces are considered teammates, enjoying the mimicry amplification effect granted by the chessboard and enabling real-time communication with them. Those marked by black pieces are considered enemies, suffering the mimicry weakening effect and being tracked.
Before Shi Jianxia left, she took a white piece. As long as she touched the white piece, she could communicate with Jiang Yingdu. If she crushed the white piece, she would enjoy the amplification effect, and Jiang Yingdu could also directly control her actions.
In addition, Zhuang Mingyue also arranged for other investigators to enter the anonymous trade fair in advance.
However, in order to prevent one investigator from revealing the situation and implicating other investigators, the undercover agents did not know each other's identities.
Jiang Yingdu shook his head. "He doesn't seem to care about revealing his identity. He's dressed very conspicuously. The red spider lily symbol is right on his gloves."
"Let her keep watching. If there is an emergency, she can follow if she can. If she can't, she should retreat." Zhuang Mingyue said.
Jiang Yingdu made an OK gesture to convey her meaning to Shi Jianxia.
After the conversation ended, he leaned back in his chair and casually played with the two black and white chess pieces in his hand. "Actually, there's no need for her to participate in this mission, right?"
Shi Jianxia's mimicry combat level is too low. If something really happens, she can't even protect herself. Her "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is not a mimicry that must be used in this mission. Apart from the characteristic of being the same age as the experimental subject, the only thing that is similar is that they both came from the Mizu Yuanxing.
The above two points are the most insignificant among all the characteristics.
It's not that the Zerg Investigation Department can't find someone who better fits the characteristics of the experimental subject, so they need to let someone with unknown background and suspicious points participate in such an important task.
Zhuang Mingyue knew that he had sharp perception and excellent logical thinking, so it was no surprise that he asked this question. Back then on Shuiyuan Star, Jiang Yingdu had mentioned that there were still some suspicious points about Shi Jianxia that had not been clarified.
She smiled and said, "Who said it's unnecessary? Wasn't it she who provided the clue Wen Qiuqiu?"
This is really a pleasant surprise. If it weren't for the clues provided by Shi Jianxia, the Zerg Investigation Office would probably have missed the experimental subject tonight.
Once Higanbana recovers the experimental subject, all their previous arrangements will be in vain and the clues will be completely cut off.
Jiang Yingdu shrugged, "If you don't want to say it, forget it."
Zhuang Mingyue glanced at him and said, "You are getting bolder and bolder now. You even dare to insult me."
Jiang Yingdu said nothing.
"My intuition tells me that bringing her along will yield unexpected rewards." Zhuang Mingyue leaned back in her chair, arms folded across her chest, her gaze scanning the virtual screens floating in the carriage. "You know, my intuition is pretty accurate."
Jiang Yingdu nodded perfunctorily.
If Zhuang Mingyue had been able to reach her current position by relying on her intuition, people wouldn't be so wary of her.
She must have had other reasons for meeting Xia.
But she didn't want to say it, probably because she had some concerns.
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Shi Jianxia intuitively felt that the person in the white cloak was very dangerous, and quietly warned himself that if something happened that he could not handle, he must run away immediately, especially to avoid the person in the white cloak.
As she pretended to be calm as she walked towards the glass display stand of the Ziqiong Lantern, the woman in the red cloak who had spoken first looked at her with interest, and no one knew what she was thinking.
The purple lanterns in the glass display stand were freshly picked, the petals were very fresh and tender, and there was still obvious plant sap left at the cut on the rhizome.
This purple lantern plant has no roots. Ordinary people who buy it don't know how to cultivate it, so they can only treat it as a disposable consumable. If they want to consume its pollen to enhance their physical fitness, they must buy it again.
The black market is quite good at doing business and knows what "steady and long-term development" means.
Shi Jianxia originally wanted to be more high-profile and follow Zhuang Mingyue's method to confuse the public and buy time for the Zerg Investigation Office to find Wen Qiuqiu, but the white-cloaked man's actions just now made her change her mind.
She also remembered that the original owner might have the identity of a high-level traitor. What if the other party really knew her and could see through her disguise? If she rashly pretended to be an escaped experimental subject without knowing the specific circumstances of the matter, it would be easy for her to get into trouble.
If it is revealed that the original owner has replaced her core, she will be dead.
Higanbana would never allow someone like her, who had become an uncertain factor and possessed considerable authority, to stay outside.
Shi Jianxia walked around the glass booth and did not forget to look at the two men in black cloaks, one tall and one short, who were standing there without moving. Unfortunately, they were hiding very tightly and did not reveal any features.
Not long after, a clear chime was heard in the hall. It was the sound of wind chimes hanging under the eaves being blown by the wind.
The boys and girls standing in a line at the edge of the living room seemed to have received some instructions. They walked towards the door in unison, and then stopped beside the red carpet and stood in two lines.
They lowered their heads and eyes, and greeted the person who was about to come in from outside with a respectful attitude.
The magnificent carved door opened, and a man dressed like a nobleman from the Western Middle Ages and wearing a rabbit-faced mask strode in. He held a golden cane, and the tassels on his clothes swayed gently as he walked, reflecting the bright light of the chandelier, making people dare not look directly at him.
With such a cool appearance, he must be the organizer of the anonymous trade fair.
The man glanced at the people in the hall, raised his hands, and laughed heartily at the many eyes that fell on him. "Thank you all for visiting my humble home. It is such a great honor to be here! It is such a great honor to be here!"
She dresses in a very Western style and is quite good at using idioms.
But it's the interstellar age now, and civilizations don't have such detailed boundaries.
As soon as the rabbit-faced masked man finished speaking, a rough voice said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and name your price! I can afford any price!"
The person who spoke was a tall and strong man in a black cloak standing not far from Shi Jianxia. He was angry and his tone was full of arrogance.
The carefully prepared opening was dampened by someone's interest, and the rabbit-faced masked man's hand-raising movement became stiff for a moment.
But he quickly adjusted himself and laughed again, "Don't worry, VIP. The black market has its own rules. We can't break them, right?"
"Bullshit!" The tall and strong man snorted coldly, not giving him any face at all.
The smile on the rabbit-faced masked man's lips completely disappeared, and the upturned corners of his mouth also pressed down.
He retracted his hands and placed them on his cane. Because of his tall and thin figure, this gesture was quite intimidating. "Does the distinguished guest insist on doing this?"
Without the exaggerated hahaha, the rabbit-faced masked man's tone quickly turned cold, as if any less would be filled with murderous intent.
Zhuang Mingyue once said that those who dared to sell things in the black market were most likely desperate criminals. As the organizer of this anonymous trade fair, the rabbit-faced masked man was definitely not an easy person to deal with.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly grew colder, and someone uttered a sneer, seemingly disdainful of the tall and strong man's behavior.
The tall and strong man's hands, hidden under his cloak, tightened slightly. Apparently, he couldn't stand such humiliation, and punched the glass display stand where the Ziqiong Lantern was placed.
Click!
The glass shattered and quickly crawled onto the spider web, and the already tense atmosphere in the hall instantly reached freezing point.
The tall and strong man sneered: "I don't have time to play games with you, just behave yourself-"
Bang!
The cold white whip appeared without warning, accurately strangling the tall and strong man's neck, and easily dragged him to the ground with his wide eyes.
Shi Jianxia had retreated to a place more than ten meters away from the tall and strong man without him knowing. He watched coldly as the sharp blade of the long whip tightened around the tall and strong man's neck.
Warm blood gushed out instantly, and formed layers of frost when it fell to the ground. The man in the white cloak holding a long whip snorted and threw the tall and strong man, who was not yet dead and made a slight hoarse sound from his mouth, towards the floor-to-ceiling window like throwing cotton.
With a dull thud, the tall and strong man fell on the exquisite and gorgeous curtains. The moment the long whip was pulled away, blood sprayed all over the ground like a torrential rain.
The man in the white cloak hung the spotless whip back on his waist and casually said two words, "It's in the way."
The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and almost everyone breathed softly, fearing that their presence would be an eyesore to this god of death.
He easily dealt with such a strong man like tofu. If someone competes with him for the Purple Lantern, will he kill that person without saying a word?
The atmosphere grew increasingly eerie and tense. Suddenly, the woman in the red cloak let out a sweet laugh. "What are you doing? I'm here to do business. I can't stand seeing violence."
She held the red wine in her hand, twisted her slender waist and walked to the man with the rabbit-faced mask, and handed him the glass in a graceful manner, "Boss Jin, would you like a drink?"
The rabbit-faced masked man smiled again, took the wine glass and drank it all, but a drop of hot sweat slid down the side of his cheek and quickly sank into his collar, not knowing whether it was because he was scared.
After drinking the red wine, the rabbit-faced masked man didn't dare to talk nonsense. He raised his hand and asked the servants behind him to carry the body away, which was still warm. He wiped the sweat off his forehead, walked to the glass display stand, took out a golden key from his pocket and opened it.
The glass display stand, which had been webbed by a punch from the tall and strong man, split in the middle with difficulty, and began to collapse and shrink downward, but when it was halfway through, it shattered completely with a click.
The glass fell to the ground with a loud noise, irritating everyone's eardrums. The masked man with a rabbit face raised his hand to wipe away the beads of sweat that kept sliding down his cheek.
Fortunately, the man in the white cloak wasn't bothered by this little incident. The man with the rabbit mask breathed a sigh of relief, forcing a smile as he said, "This purple lantern is the highlight of tonight's transaction. Since you, the distinguished guests, have visited my humble abode, you must all be aware of its function. I won't waste any more words."
The purple lanterns were exposed to the air, and the fresh flowers silently exuded fragrance. The faint floral aroma spread out, and some people took a breath unconsciously, as if they were enjoying a delicious delicacy that had never been seen in the world.
The fragrance of this purple lantern flower is much stronger than the one Wen Qiuqiu placed in the dormitory, and obvious light purple pollen can be seen on the pistil.
The three people who were originally sitting on the sofa stood up and stared at the Ziqiong Lantern without blinking. Even through their cloaks, one could feel their determination to win.
Shi Jianxia secretly glanced at the man in the white cloak. He seemed to have no interest in the Ziqiong Lantern. Not only did he not even look at it, he also yawned lazily.
It seems that he might indeed be the person sent by Higanbana to capture the experimental subjects.
However, he seemed very confident in his own abilities and was not afraid of exposing his identity and purpose at all.
The man with the rabbit-faced mask is obviously more afraid of him than others, and he probably knows some inside information.
He leaned on his cane and said bluntly, "Today there is only this one purple lantern, and the starting price is—"
“Boom!”
Before the rabbit-faced masked man could finish his words, a dull explosion suddenly came from underground, and the whole villa shook.
Everyone involved in the transaction inside and outside the villa was startled. Shi Jianxia could hear the screams coming from the garden from a long distance away.
The magnificent chandelier above the head made a crisp collision sound as it vibrated, and the light became extremely unstable under the shaking glass lampshade. The high-heeled glass filled with red wine on the table reflected the glow of the wick and exploded without any warning!
No! It was the chandelier that exploded!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The wicks of the chandelier all exploded, and glass fragments poured down from the sky. Someone screamed, and the whole villa fell into darkness.
The faint purple light flickered in the darkness like a firefly, but before it could illuminate the area, it was covered by a cloak and disappeared without a trace.
As soon as the explosion was heard underground, Shi Jianxia guessed that someone had taken action, so he kept his eyes on the Ziqiong Lantern, and happened to see that the Ziqiong Lantern was covered by a black cloak.
It was either one of the three people who had been sitting on the sofa, or the short man who had been hovering in front of the glass booth.
Was it Wen Qiuqiu who did it, or was it someone else who coveted the Ziqiong Lantern?
If I don't know how to grow the Purple Lantern, what's the point of taking this one? If I become addicted to it, it's just a temporary solution. The next time I try to steal it, the black market will definitely not be unprepared.
Shi Jianxia thought about it and released his mental power, trying to sense the situation around him.
Just at this moment, another explosion was heard, this time right below the villa. The whole building shook violently, as if it might collapse at any time.
Shi Jianxia decisively moved towards the gate, ready to retreat if necessary.
She agreed to come here to complete the task, but she never thought of losing her life here.
The man in the white cloak was not a good person. Who knew what he meant by that provocative smile he gave her before? If he was also unhappy with her, he would whip her to death. She would probably die faster than the man just now.
But she had just taken a few steps when a hand suddenly grabbed her, quickly covered her mouth and pulled her back.
Shi Jianxia subconsciously fought back, and the cold muzzle of the gun was first pressed against her back, and the familiar sense of threat came quietly.
Accompanied by the crackling sound of shattering glass, the woman blew gently into her ear, "My dear, how come I meet you again by chance?"
The strong, almost pungent smell of perfume hit her in the face. Although the smell was different, Shi Jianxia still recognized that the person pointing a gun at her was the blonde woman who had taken her into the underground laboratory in the Shuiyuanxing Chamber of Commerce Building.
Damn it! Why on earth would she encounter this killer god again? This kind of luck could easily lead to a lottery ticket.
More importantly, the woman seemed to recognize her.
"Don't move, I'll shoot." She laughed softly, like a poisonous tongue quietly appearing in the darkness, spitting out her snake tongue, ready to give her prey a fatal blow.
Shi Jianxia stood obediently in place, with the sounds of various objects breaking and the rabbit-faced masked man shouting at the bodyguards to light the lights in his ears.
But the bodyguard who followed him into the villa did not give any response. After a barely perceptible puffing sound, the voice of the rabbit-faced masked man also disappeared.
Shi Jianxia tried hard to control the beat of her heart, and the hand hidden in her pocket quietly grasped the white jade chess piece given to her by Jiang Yingdu.
As long as he crushed the chess piece, Jiang Yingdu would be able to sense the situation here and control her actions without her active feedback.
But Shi Jianxia was hesitating.
She was very clear that she was different from Jiang Yingdu, Gongye Jiwang and others in Zhuang Mingyue's eyes.
She had lived in the Xia family of Shuiyuanxing for eight years, and happened to be the only survivor of the parasitic incidents in Minghua Community and the Chamber of Commerce Building. There were many unexplainable doubts about her.
For example, everyone in the Minghua community died, and she was the only one who survived. She had long missed the optimal age for awakening mimicry, and was ruthlessly abandoned as a "waste" by the Xia family of Canglong Star as incapable of awakening mimicry. How could she have awakened mimicry at that moment and successfully escaped disaster?
For example, why did the blonde woman have to bring her along when she entered the underground laboratory? Could it be that her mimicry could control fire, and the blonde woman needed her to burn the body of the red-backed centipede parasite after it died?
More importantly, Shi Jianxia himself has something to hide.
That jade token was a secret that absolutely could not be told, especially since she hadn't figured out the origin of the token yet and had used it to pick up a big bargain in the underground research institute.
What if she is indeed a high-level traitor of the Red Spider Lily and meets an acquaintance in the subsequent operations, and Jiang Yingdu is able to fully perceive the situation on her side, then she will not be able to clear herself even if she jumps into the Milky Way.
If she told anyone about her time travel, she would probably be carried into the laboratory faster than the experimental subject.
"What treasure are you holding in your hand?" The woman leaned closer, almost touching Shi Jianxia's ear. The rich scent of perfume and her light breath intertwined together, instantly giving her goose bumps on her neck.
Shi Jianxia was about to crush the white jade chess piece in an instant, but the woman was faster and pinched her wrist.
I don't know which acupoint was pinched, but when I saw Xia Wu's fingers release the force, the white jade chess piece fell from her fingertips and was taken away by the woman's hand.
The crystal-clear, delicate chess piece fell into the woman's palm. She uttered a cry, a tone of gloating delight in watching the fun unfold. "Are you Jiang Yingdu's mistress?"
Shi Jianxia: "..."
"I'm his father," she said expressionlessly.
Amitabha, Senior Jiang, I, Shushu, didn’t mean it. It’s your fault for always calling me by my number. I just wanted to offend you slightly. I have absolutely no other intention.
The woman laughed so hard that her body shook. The next second, without any warning, she carried Shi Jianxia on her shoulders. Her movements were so quick and decisive, as if she had done it many times before.
Shi Jianxia was caught off guard and was lifted up. He was startled and lost his balance. He reflexively grabbed the woman's shoulder, but because he couldn't see clearly in the dark, he touched her collarbone and pressed up on her neck, feeling a bulge that shouldn't be there.
The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.
Shi Jianxia decisively stopped, but it was too late.
The woman's voice came faintly, "You're quite good at touching."
Shi Jianxia: "..."
Who the hell would have thought you were a crossdresser? I didn't even touch you, so why are you reacting so strongly?
She said coldly: "You kidnapped me first, I just touched it accidentally."
The implication is that if you don't take responsibility, I won't have any problem.
The cross-dressing man laughed inexplicably. "I let you get away last time. How do you think I should punish you this time? Should I rip your stomach open and rip out your heart, or should I dig a hole and bury you alive?"
"Is there a third option?" Shi Jianxia was speechless.
It was a dead end anyway, so she simply raised her hand to touch the cross-dressing man's face.
Of course, he didn't touch the face, but the mask. The mask was sharp and angular. It was not the silver mask worn by the man in the white cloak, but the flame mask worn by the enchanting woman in the red cloak.
The cross-dressing man knocked away Shi Jianxia's hand and sneered, "No."
Shi Jianxia sighed and praised: "You danced quite well just now, better than me."
She definitely can't twist herself into a water snake, otherwise why do they say that when men get horny, women have nothing to do.
Truth!
Cross-dressing man: "...If you want to die, just say so."
He still maintained a woman's voice, probably because he used a voice changer.
Shi Jianxia felt that the cross-dressing man was leading her to run quickly in a certain direction. She shook her hurt hand and asked curiously, "How did you recognize me?"
She thought her disguise was perfect. Zhuang Mingyue also said that the simulation mask had a built-in interference function. As long as the mask was not removed, no matter how advanced the equipment was, it would not be able to detect her original appearance.
Zhuang Mingyue is the deputy director of the Zerg Investigation Bureau headquarters after all. They wouldn't make a bunch of fake goods to cheat her. So the problem should be with her or this cross-dressing guy.
Shi Jianxia didn't feel that he had revealed any flaws.
"You and I are in sync." The cross-dressing man said perfunctorily.
Not taking the bait.
"That's impossible, right? I only have a telepathic connection with my son." Shi Jianxia let himself go and started chatting.
As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, she could just about make out that they were on a staircase that sloped downwards.
Are you going under the villa?
The cross-dressing man probably felt that her nagging in his ear was annoying, so he suddenly stopped and put her down. He tore a piece of cloth from his cloak and stuffed it into her mouth. "Don't try to trick me into talking. Be honest, and I'll leave you with an intact body later."
Shi Jianxia: "..."
She raised her hand to tear the cloth out of her mouth, but the cross-dressing man gave her a look, and she could only put her hands behind her back and look obedient.
Learned this from 朏朏.
Unfortunately, the mask covered most of her face, affecting her performance.
The man in cross-dressing led her to the bottom of the stairs, where there was a large broken hole with residual heat around it, which should have been caused by the previous explosion.
There was rock outside the cave entrance and a gray-black metal material inside. A dim light shone through the passage, leaving a faint footprint on the ground.
The cross-dressing man squatted down, gently pressed the footprints with his fingertips, and smiled, "I found you, little one."
Shi Jianxia followed behind him honestly, and his eyes flashed slightly when he heard the words.
He can tell who he is looking for just by looking at a footprint. His tracking ability must be very good.
He may have left tracking marks on her in the underground laboratory before, so no matter how perfect her disguise was, he could easily recognize her.
But there was one thing Shi Jianxia couldn't understand. If this cross-dressing man was one of Higanbana's men, why didn't he join forces with the man in the white cloak and directly bring a large group of people to block the experimental subject? Now he looked so "sneaky", more like someone who was sneaking in to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.
Could it be that besides the Zerg Investigation Office and Higanbana, there is a third party interested in the experimental subjects of the underground research institute?
Shi Jianxia felt as if she had strayed into a foggy forest. No matter which direction she went, she could not tell the way ahead, let alone where the end was.
The cross-dressing man stood up and looked at the obedient Shi Jianxia, "Do you think I should deal with you here, or -"
"I know where the person you want is now." Shi Jianxia tore off the cloth from his mouth and interrupted him.
The cross-dressing man raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me about it."
Shi Jianxia snapped her fingers, and Meng Ji ran out of the corridor and rubbed her trouser leg happily.
The cross-dressing man, who was completely unaware of Meng Ji's presence, narrowed his eyes slightly.
"When I came in, I sent my cub out to keep watch. As soon as the explosion sounded, it rushed over. Now it has almost figured out the situation inside and also knows the specific location of the experimental subject." Shi Jianxia picked up Meng Ji, who had become the size of a palm, and gently stroked its fur.
"You're well prepared." The cross-dressing man said in an ambiguous tone.
"Aren't you afraid of accidents? You don't even know where to run." Shi Jianxia smiled shyly.
"You go ahead." The cross-dressing man ignored her nagging. "If I can't find her within five minutes..."
He didn't finish his words, but the threat was evident.
Shi Jianxia immediately showed a look of fear and walked forward holding Meng Ji.
I don't know what this place is used for. It's like a maze with many paths leading in all directions. If you are not careful, you might get lost.
Shi Jianxia was almost running forward, and the cross-dressing man followed her like a shadow, always keeping a distance of one meter.
But before the two of them had walked out for long, explosions were heard in the passage. The noise was so loud that the echoes made people's ears numb.
Shi Jianxia paused while holding Meng Ji and said decisively, "This is the direction!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a cold aura spread from deep inside the passage. The man in cross-dressing changed his expression instantly and rushed forward like a gust of wind.
Shi Jianxia's bent fingertips touched a touch of frost, and she formed her five fingers into claws and decisively grabbed the empty wall beside her.
Meng Ji opened his mouth and spit out the jade token in his mouth. The wall opened without warning. Shi Jianxia grabbed the invisible person's neck and fell into the wall with her.
A few seconds later, the cross-dressing man who had sensed something was wrong and retreated looked at the empty passage and pulled the corners of his mouth with a forced smile.
You run so fast!
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"Cancel your mimicry talent." Shi Jianxia said coldly.
Wen Qiuqiu coughed lightly twice and gradually revealed her figure. She was wearing the clothes of a black market waitress. Her hair was messy at this time, and her entire right arm was frozen solid by the ice. Her face became extremely pale under the erosion of the extreme cold, and her lips became stiff and transparent.
"It's you, right? You are the experimental subject who escaped from the underground research institute in the Chamber of Commerce Building?" Shi Jianxia did not let go, staring at Wen Qiuqiu with his deep pupils, not giving her any chance to lie.
Wen Qiuqiu looked at her cold face, pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
Seeing that she was barely breathing, Shi Jianxia guessed that the ice that froze her arm was not an ordinary thing and was likely to take her life.
She let go of Wen Qiuqiu, took out a potion from the space bracelet that Zhuang Mingyue had temporarily equipped her with and poured it into her mouth. She then immediately summoned a phoenix and sprayed the fire of Nirvana at her arm.
"I've always found it strange. Is it necessary to go to such great lengths to hunt down a test subject who has merely awakened the Purple Lantern mimicry? Until I learned that you were able to escape surveillance and become perfectly invisible every time."
That's right, invisible.
Wen Qiuqiu's awakened mimicry is not only the purple lantern, but also the colorful jade waist.
If she hadn't participated in the military training results acceptance competition, Shi Jianxia would never have thought that Wen Qiuqiu might have two forms of mimicry, and her colorful jade waist mimicry awakened her invisibility talent, which was the transparent appearance of her larvae.
It didn't disappear, but became invisible, so it could perfectly escape the surveillance eyes and even easily blend into the black market. No matter how carefully Zhuang Mingyue screened, he could not find any clues.
But Higanbana obviously knew that Wen Qiuqiu had such talent, and she came here to walk into a trap.
The fire of Nirvana slowly melted the ice on Wen Qiuqiu's right arm. Shi Jianxia saw her eyes drooping, not knowing what she was thinking, and asked, "Are you here to save your brother?"
Wen Qiuqiu looked up in surprise and whispered, "How did you know?"
When she escaped from the passage, she saw Meng Ji and recognized Shi Jianxia, so she took the initiative to touch her hand. She originally wanted to use her invisibility talent to take her away, but she didn't expect to fall into the wall.
This should be the place where purple lanterns are cultivated on the black market. There is an underground flower garden, and the lighting is provided by equipment. There is also a sealed cylindrical water tower next to it.
A lavender liquid flowed out from inside and seeped into the flower bed. The purple lanterns seemed to be nourished by a mysterious power and grew exceptionally well in this place without sunlight.
This lavender liquid should be the secret to cultivating purple lanterns.
Looking at the purple lanterns blooming in the flowerbed, Shi Jianxia spoke frankly, "I'm an investigator with the Zerg Investigation Department. I was recently on a mission involving purple lanterns and noticed something was amiss with you. I told my superior, and she checked your file."
Wen Qiuqiu didn't say anything for a moment, her eyes fixed on the two little phoenixes that were spitting out the fire of Nirvana to melt the ice for her.
She moved her lips, "You are not."
Shi Jianxia frowned.
Wen Qiuqiu still looked humble and submissive, but what she said almost made Shi Jianxia's heart break, "Number Seven, you are clearly the one who released me from the research institute."
"You asked me to pick up my brother as soon as I left the institute, but I didn't pick him up."
Shi Jianxia turned around abruptly, grabbed Wen Qiuqiu's chin, and forced her to look up. "I'm Shi Jianxia, a new investigator at the Zerg Investigation Department, and a freshman majoring in Zerg anatomy at the Nanteng Military Academy."
The two looked at each other, and Shi saw a storm brewing in Xia's dark and deep pupils that no one could understand.
Wen Qiuqiu looked at her, and there was a hint of dull stubbornness in her usually calm eyes.
She seemed to be saying—
"I know you are Number Seven. There's no point in denying it."
Shi Jianxia took a deep breath and was about to speak when an extremely cold storm swept in from all directions of the flower garden without warning, instantly turning all the blooming purple lanterns into frost. Several lanterns burst because they could not withstand the invasion of the low temperature.
With a crackling sound, glass fragments fell to the ground and quickly merged with the ice.
The heels made a clicking sound on the ground, like the jumping death drumbeats, hitting Shi Jianxia and Wen Qiuqiu's eardrums one by one.
The gate at the end of the flower garden slowly opened.
The young man's silver hair reached his knees, and his white nameless uniform made his skin look like winter snow, clear and shining. He held a cold white whip, the tail of the whip dragging on the ground, spreading a frost.
He is very good-looking, with dark blue pupils that are like the cold marrow that has not melted for thousands of years, deep and cold, his eyebrows and eyes are cold and a bit flamboyant, and his high nose bridge and perfect facial features make him the most outstanding work of the Creator.
The young man glanced at the two people behind the flower garden, tilted his head nonchalantly, and a cool smile appeared on his thin lips.
"Number Seven, just because you changed your identity, did you change your brain as well? How dare you pick up this traitor right under my nose?"
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