Chapter 28
Tick.
A drop of rain fell on Lin's face under the cover of night, and coincidentally, it fell on the joint of the fake skin.
Lin's eyelids moved, but her mind was still blank. She stood up from the ground in a daze, and her memory slowly returned.
Drop after drop of rain fell, and soon it turned from a few scattered drops into a heavy downpour, and the view was suddenly completely white.
Lin felt an itch on her face and subconsciously touched it.
Oh no, this fake skin has been used for too long and has started to get damaged and is no longer waterproof.
She looked around and judged through the rain that she was still in the parking lot, but was thrown into a remote corner.
There was no place to shelter from the rain, so Lin took out a wet mask from her pocket and put it on her face. She hurriedly opened her computer to hail a taxi and ran towards the parking spot.
She was too careless and only thought that Hu Yang and Jiang Hang were simply entrusted to follow Cheng Yun. However, based on the tools they took out, she was more inclined to believe that these two people wanted to kidnap Cheng Yun, and even knew that Cheng Yun was very dangerous and equipped themselves with pistols for self-defense.
So what's next? What should she do?
Go to the Red Scorpions and continue to ask to meet their boss?
Or continue to squat on Kofi?
Or... go straight to the location and kill Cheng Yun?
Lin's mind was in a mess.
When we got to the roadside, there were shops that offered shelter from the rain.
The boss was a young girl. Seeing that Lin was wet all over, she kindly took out a clean towel and handed it to her.
Lin stared at the towel in a daze, and it took her a while to wipe the water dripping from her hair.
"Thank you," Lin whispered, "I'll pay you."
The boss smiled and said, "No, go home early."
Then she turned around and went back to the self-service checkout counter, where there was a small stool. She sat on it with her legs spread out and pulled out the virtual screen to choose a TV series to watch.
Lin was silent for a while, then said thank you and turned around to continue waiting for the bus.
The car arrived quickly. When Lin got into the back seat, she heard the driver exclaim in surprise, "Oh my God, girl, don't you have an umbrella? Why are you out in such heavy rain?"
Lin didn't answer, but urged: "Can you please leave?"
"Hey, okay, go home early, don't catch a cold."
The driver started the car immediately without saying anything else.
Lin didn't know why, but she suddenly felt like crying.
She was adopted by Mulin and trained as his subordinate since childhood.
She is naturally dull, cowardly and soft-hearted, and cannot compare with those geniuses. She must be strong and work hard enough to stand out and become Mulin's loyal dog.
This is her way of repaying a favor.
But Mulin is a cold-hearted woman. She only rarely receives sporadic praise, and more often she receives cold task instructions and pressure for results.
She is a coward and won't kill unless necessary.
She didn't dare to kill Athena, nor did she dare to really kill Jiang Hang, and she was even more unwilling to attack Cheng Yun before confirming his identity.
"I'm sorry for dirtying your car. I'll use the platform to compensate you," Lin said.
The driver then said, "It's okay, girl."
"I see you're not that old. My girl is about the same age as you, and you seem quite friendly. Go home early. I happen to have an appointment to wash the car tomorrow."
"Go home early, it's okay." The driver emphasized.
Lin didn't say anything, just nodded.
She should continue squatting Kofi.
Buzz——
Lin's laptop suddenly vibrated, and she clicked on the new message to check.
The sender of the message has no name, and the message disappears automatically after three seconds without a trace.
But Lin clearly remembered the brief content above.
Go find the Red Scorpion
These four words made Lin's scalp tingle, as if invisible eyes were watching her every move, even the setbacks in her mission were visible.
Who is it.
Who sent it?
unimportant.
The driver was driving very fast, but advanced autonomous driving technology and the fact that few people travel on rainy roads ensured safety.
Lin soon arrived at the entrance of the alley.
The alley was very narrow and the car couldn't get in, so the driver gave up the idea of taking the person in and drove away.
Lin listened to the roar fading away, and her heart felt inexplicably relieved.
She ran back to the low house, and before she had time to change her clothes, she gave Asina in the house a nutritional injection.
After obtaining Athena's information a few days ago, she put Athena into a deep sleep again, and now she still needs daily nutritional injections to stay alive.
She actually left a lot of nutrient solution in this small room, just in case something happened to her and Athena would not have the strength to go out to find food after waking up from her coma.
Then I went to take a shower.
She tore off the fake skin on her face, removed her makeup, and revealed her original face.
After drying herself and walking out of the bathroom, she took out a set of combat-friendly clothes from the large backpack she brought with her, equipped herself with guns, ammunition, and placed them in different places on her body.
Then he changed the optical computer system and used his search permissions to search for relevant information about the Red Scorpion, obtaining the location of its base and the name of its leader.
It's interesting to say that although it is a more extreme violent organization in the city of Belu, it is openly recruiting new members and posts its address so openly, for fear that others will not be able to find it.
It's time to go.
This time she did not disguise her face and chose to go with her real face.
Many people seemed to recognize Athena's face, so it would be inappropriate for her to disguise herself as her. She was going to the house anyway, so what did it matter if the suspicious person was a little more suspicious?
She turned on the navigation, confirmed the route, and then went out holding a black umbrella.
Of course, it was impossible for her to walk such a long distance.
I hailed a taxi on my laptop and arrived at the base in silence.
It was ridiculous to call it a stronghold. In fact, it was just a somewhat large villa with the lights off, located in the suburbs of Belu City. There were no multiple guards standing guard or hounds patrolling everywhere as she had imagined.
It was so quiet that it seemed like just an ordinary wealthy family.
Lin walked forward and finally found a sense of security among the densely packed cameras - this so-called stronghold was somewhat different from ordinary houses.
She raised her hand to ring the doorbell, but saw the big iron gate at the entrance of the courtyard slowly open by itself, as if welcoming her in.
There was only Lin's warmth in this deserted place, and the only sound she could hear was her breathing drowned out by the rain.
Her body was tense, holding an umbrella in her right hand and her left hand in her pocket as usual, but in fact she was holding a pistol tightly.
She folded her umbrella and leaned against the gate.
The door was not locked, so she gently raised her hand and pushed it open.
The room was pitch black and nothing could be seen.
She had never turned on the automatic lighting function of the optical computer, and a little light in the darkness could easily become a target for shooting.
She held her breath and counted the hidden breathing sounds in the hall.
Only one person.
Bang!
All the lights suddenly came on.
Lin's eyes were dazzled and she closed them uncomfortably, but a strong wind suddenly blew from behind her, coming from the same source as the breathing sound she heard.
Lin, who was already on guard, quickly turned around to block. Her eyes finally adjusted to the light. She stared at the person in front of her with a cold expression and raised her hand to take out the gun.
"Athena, you really came..." Jiang Hang smiled, but suddenly froze, "You are not Athena."
"Who are you?"
"I want to see your boss." Lin didn't care what question Jiang Hang asked, and just spoke to herself.
Jiang Hang laughed: "That won't work."
"Our boss said that as punishment for failing the mission, I will be the gatekeeper tonight. You can only go to see him after you beat me."
"But our boss likes quietness and doesn't allow me to use a gun. Maybe we can have a fair fight." Jiang Hang said, glancing at Lin's hands that had been in her pockets.
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin took action.
She did not use a gun. Instead, she pulled out a knife with a bloody groove from behind her leg and slashed at Jiang Hang.
Jiang Hang leaned back to avoid the knife.
Unable to find a suitable reason to accuse the person in front of him of cheating, Jiang Hang was very sensible. He raised his hands, just like this afternoon, to indicate that he would not take any action.
"I find you're quite serious."
"It's just work. I won't work myself to death." Jiang Hang smiled. "Let's go upstairs. The boss is still awake."
Lin stared at Jiang Hang and listened carefully to the movements around them. They were indeed the only two people on the first floor.
She pulled Jiang Hang over, held him at knifepoint, and took him upstairs.
Jiang Hang had been informed before and did not resist. He led Lin to the door of a room.
Jiang Hang knocked on the door.
Three short and two long.
The door opened automatically, and the layout inside looked like a study. A man was sitting at the table in the middle, reading a book, and the air was very bookish.
"Dan Green," Lin threw Jiang Hang aside and called out the name of the person in front of her, "I received a message that will disappear after reading."
Dan didn't care about Lin's rudeness. After hearing the words "burn after reading", he raised his hand to signal Jiang Hang to leave and used the computer to control the door to close.
"Who are you from?" Dan asked.
Lin said nothing, staring at him warily.
Dan gave an elegant smile: "Don't be nervous, ma'am."
“I want to know who I’m working with.”
*
"It's raining so heavily today, Yunyun." Ji Huai leaned on the window, watching the raindrops rolling down the window.
The traces, pieced together, looked like a fine spider web, as if to tie them together, waiting for the right time to soak them inside and out with warm toxins, and then catch them all in one net.
Yun Piancheng walked to Ji Huai and stood quietly: "The glass is cold, don't stick to it."
The light inside the house is strong enough that unless you stick your whole body against the glass, you can only see the people and decorations inside the house, and you cannot see the scenery outside the window.
So Yun Piancheng just looked at his and Ji Huai's shadows on the window - reflected in the mirror of the night rain.
Ji Huai seemed to have grown taller again.
The first time I saw Ji Huai's human form was in the woods. At that time, Ji Huai was still very small, looking only about 1.6 meters tall, and could be easily pulled into my arms and pressed under me.
In just a few days, Ji Huai grew taller and taller. Two days ago, he was already as tall as himself, and now he is slightly taller than himself.
The face that originally had some baby fat began to show the outline of an adult, and thin muscle contours gradually formed on the body. It was obviously a little white ball who only knew how to eat and did not need physical training, but he actually had this unique talent.
To be honest, Yun Piancheng was a little jealous. If she had this extraordinary physical fitness, how many casualties could be reduced in the early battles and how much earlier the battles could be ended.
Fortunately, on the surface, he still looks that fair, thin and weak. Whether he is a thin-muscled boy or not does not affect his charming temperament, and his facial features still accurately hit her aesthetic point.
Otherwise, Yun Piancheng might not be able to accept the growth of his delicate little boy.
But it's better this way, as it can alleviate her guilt for having dirty thoughts about Ji Huai.
"It's getting late, Xiao Huai." Yun Piancheng touched Ji Huai's head and ran his fingers through his soft and cold hair all the way to the end.
She quietly picked up a strand, played with it in her hand, and then gently let go.
"Go to bed."
"Okay."
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