Chapter 40 Chapter 40 (Catching Bugs) Boom, boom, boom...
Boom, boom.
The big raindrops hit the roof, slid down the sloping roof, fell to the ground, and became one of the puddles. The rain kept falling, and the flowers all drooped their heads.
Ren Xiaoyue went back to the safe house ahead of Lu Ze, put away her raincoat, and sat on the sofa. She looked at the rain outside and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
It might be the rainy season recently. When she and Bai Ling were tracking, it rained two days out of three. There is no doubt that the heavy rain is making tracking more difficult. But Ren Xiaoyue was not sad about this, she was sad about...
"Did you know that Cross is here?" Before Lu Ze came back, Ren Xiaoyue decided to talk to Bai Ling.
Bai Ling reacted quickly and asked back: "How did you know?"
No matter how fast he reacted, Ren Xiaoyue didn't miss his hesitation. She glanced at him and said firmly: "Oh, you don't know."
Bai Ling couldn't hold back his expression for a moment. Seeing Ren Xiaoyue's certain tone, he simply admitted: "Yes, I don't know, dear. Cross is not my subordinate. How can I know his whereabouts?"
He moved closer to Ren Xiaoyue with a seductive look in his eyes: "Why don't you teach me how to get information?" He said the last four words in a roundabout way.
Ren Xiaoyue pushed him away expressionlessly.
How did I know the information? I know this from reading comics. Ren Xiaoyue complained in her heart.
The latest comic strip is about Catherine discovering Brayden's plot late at night. Readers in the forum were arguing about whether Cross deliberately let Catherine eavesdrop or whether he really didn't realize that Catherine was eavesdropping.
The affirmative debater stated that what Brayden and Cross talked about before had nothing to do with Catherine, and that Cross deliberately led the topic. The opposing debater said that it was raining that day and it was entirely possible that the sound of Catherine's footsteps was covered up. If Cross had really done it on purpose, he would not have been so surprised when he found someone outside the door.
They had a big argument, but based on Ren Xiaoyue's understanding of Cross, that guy must have done it on purpose.
Braden is an ordinary person, so it is normal that he cannot hear the footsteps of ordinary people. Cross is a high-level psychic, but he can't even hear the footsteps of ordinary people. He might as well find a piece of tofu and hit himself to death.
Thinking of Cross, Ren Xiaoyue wanted to sigh. Why is he joining in the fun again? In the original plot, the person who was responsible for the handover was clearly only a villain at the level of a small cadre.
In the third volume of the original plot, the only boss-level character Lu Ze encountered was Bai Ling. They will encounter many incidents during their travels, and finally these incidents are linked together by a main line - the unknown drug trafficking incident, and are connected to the villain organization. So far, with the exception of the elusive Cross, the protagonists' experiences haven't deviated too much.
Ren Xiaoyue felt unhappy when she thought that she would probably have to deal with Cross again in the end. When Ren Xiaoyue was unhappy, she didn't want to make Bai Ling comfortable, so she continued, "You should thank me."
Bai Ling said "Hmm?" and didn't react.
"You don't want to face off against Cross head-on, do you?" Ren Xiaoyue said.
Except for Ren Xiaoyue who was holding the script, no one in the villain organization doubted Cross's loyalty. Bai Ling, who has already betrayed the villain organization, absolutely does not want to meet Cross, who is good at playing with people's hearts.
Bai Ling was silent as she expected. Seeing that he didn't respond, Ren Xiaoyue felt relieved.
After sharing unhappy things, the unhappiness will indeed decrease. After Ren Xiaoyue transferred her unhappiness, she finally remembered Catherine.
The girl is now in Cross's hands. I wonder if she is okay now?
In fact, Catherine’s situation is not good now.
When a person is in love, she will take the initiative to ignore the things that are wrong with her lover and make up for him/her. Once the love filter is broken, all the neglected places in the past will gradually emerge in your mind.
This is Catherine's current situation.
She was locked up in the basement by Braden. The basement was beautifully decorated. The main color was her favorite pink, and many of the interior decorations were of her favorite type. Catherine did not find any sharp weapons in the basement, there were no porcelain or mirrors in the house, the walls of the basement were made of softer materials, and there was no pungent smell left by the decoration.
That first night incarcerated, she believed that Brayden had his reasons.
On the second night of being locked up, she asked Brayden to give her a reasonable explanation.
On the third night of being locked up, she realized that it was all just her own imagination.
The longer Catherine stayed here, the worse her mood became. It was obvious that this basement was not built recently. Brayden had this idea a long time ago.
Finally, she sat on the bed, curled up, hugged her legs with her arms, buried her head in her bed, and recalled every meeting she had with Brayden.
That was three years ago. She had an argument with her mother that day. She didn't understand why she had to marry someone she had never met in order to support her younger brother who knew nothing. She asked her mother why she couldn't take over the family business, when her teachers had always praised her for being smart. She asked her mother why the relationship between the two families had to be maintained through marriage, and why it couldn't be maintained through business contracts or in-depth cooperation. Her mother said that she had grown up, had become independent, and was no longer obedient.
They parted on bad terms that day, and she walked out without a bodyguard. Her mother didn't stop her.
That day was also in Green Tree Park. It was already late and there were few people in the park. She was immersed in her anger and did not notice what was happening around her. By the time she realized it, she had been surrounded by several thugs.
That’s when Brayden showed up. He saved Catherine like a superhero in a comic book.
A cheesy opening, isn't it?
But Catherine didn't like him at that time, she only felt grateful to Brayden. Catherine's liking for Brayden emerged during their time together, after her fiancé told her that they could go their separate ways.
She and Brayden always met as if destined. They went to the roadside stand to buy hot dogs together, discussed which stocks would fall together, and went on picnics together. When she was with Brayden, she felt that she was herself, not the eldest daughter of the Miller family. Her family could not provide that kind of happiness.
Now that she thought about it, was Brayden really as perfect as she remembered?
The gang of thugs were clearly the more advantageous party, but they left without further ado. Braden was clearly not interested in stocks, nor did he like roadside stalls. He doesn't like things that make him untidy, so he's not really that fond of outings.
In the past, she saw this as evidence that Brayden loved her, but now it seemed more like solid evidence that he didn't love her.
The dark basement ignited Catherine's depression, and her lover's unusual, ferocious and hideous expression lingered in her mind. She thought back to the days when she and the mysterious lady exchanged identities.
At first she was a little nervous, and even wondered how she would make up for it if the mysterious lady was exposed. Later, she found that the mysterious lady had perfectly followed all the rules of the family, and even if there were some minor flaws, they attributed them to the tension caused by the approaching wedding date.
No one noticed that she was no longer herself. It seemed that what they needed was not her, but someone in her position.
Would they be distressed if she suddenly disappeared? In order to complete the marriage, they should look for her, right? No, maybe they'll find someone to replace her, etc...
Catherine suddenly remembered what the mysterious lady said to her on the day she asked to change her identity back.
"You can change it back, but I have one request. I want to be your personal maid and go to Green Tree Park with you."
Catherine never knew that her face could have such a cold expression. She wanted to refuse and didn't want Brayden to meet such a dangerous person, but looking at the expression of the mysterious lady, Catherine nodded.
Maybe she shouldn't have been so foolish as to agree to test Brayden in the first place. When Catherine was upset, the mysterious lady showed a smile in her eyes. She put Brayden's token in Catherine's hand and then took out a bracelet.
"It's just a small gift. If you run into danger later, you can smash it."
Thinking of this, Catherine touched the bracelet on her left wrist. Most of her belongings had been confiscated by Brayden, but thanks to her efforts, the bracelet was not taken away.
Is this considered dangerous now? What would happen if she broke the bracelet? Catherine rubbed the bracelet as if it had been grasped at straws.
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While Catherine was imprisoned in the basement with nowhere to turn, Lu Ze's investigation was nearing its end. Not only did they find evidence that Brayden was smuggling illegal drugs, but they also discovered that these illegal drugs were not the first they had seen.
They had already been exposed to the illegal drug when they met the boy named Peter in Andymoa. The rise of the local gang, the Sharks, depended on it.
The people who sell this medicine call it the blessing of an angel. After taking it, people without super powers can awaken their powers, and people with super powers can go further. It has spread incredibly widely.
"Its ingredients are somewhat similar to the one Lihua drank." Zhe explained to the students in a deep voice.
"That means..." If we continue investigating, we might meet members of that secret organization!
Lu Ze didn't say the second half of the sentence, but everyone present knew what he meant.
They did not back down and decided to continue investigating. Not far away, Ren Xiaoyue, who was eavesdropping on their conversation, looked at Bai Ling and said, "They don't plan to take you with them. It's been so long and you haven't been able to infiltrate their inner circle. It seems that you have regressed."
"Dead look," Bai Ling said, "You don't understand, they are worried about me."
"Really? I..." Ren Xiaoyue stopped talking halfway. Because she felt the bracelet she gave to Catherine was broken.
Seeing that she suddenly stopped, Bai Ling asked her all sorts of questions as if she had caught her by the pigtail, asking her why she stopped talking. Ren Xiaoyue was thinking about the bracelet and ignored him.
The bracelet was her backup plan. If Lu Ze couldn't get the camera, she could still use the bracelet's name to get it from Catherine. When she sent it out, she only considered the possibility of getting some camera time, and didn't consider whether she would go or not if Catherine really asked her for help.
During the time when she was pretending to be Catherine, Catherine was scared of her. She didn't think that Catherine would consider asking her for help when she was isolated and helpless, unless...
Considering that Bai Ling was still beside her, Ren Xiaoyue didn't make any inhumane behavior such as making a sound of deafening or squinting her eyes.
"Cross found me." Ren Xiaoyue said abruptly.
Bai Ling's eyelids twitched, and she forgot what Ren Xiaoyue had just said: "I found you? What's going on?"
Because he found the bracelet I left behind, he wanted to test whether I was nearby.
Ren Xiaoyue gave him the answer in her heart, but said nothing: "I'm going to meet him, together?"
Bai Ling forced a smile: "I'll just follow Aster and won't disturb your master-disciple reunion."
After Ren Xiaoyue left, Bai Ling couldn't help but stamp her feet.
This guy is no different from before, he is very cunning. If it weren't for several tracking mistakes and almost being discovered because of her, Bai Ling would have wanted to part ways with her long ago.
Wait a minute, if there wasn’t Sixteen, how would he have ended up in a situation where he had to secretly follow Lu Ze?
Bai Ling: ...grass, a kind of plant.
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