Chapter 273 Special Agent Squad
"Aren't you two afraid?"
"There is a time difference between Lan Guo and here, so I stayed up all night to accompany the secret agents on their mission."
"@Bear, aren't you coming to watch?"
Messages popped up in the group chat, but Liang Hui, who was far away in his hometown, did not participate in this operation.
Following their operation to round up young people involved in online gambling, this small group tasked with saving the day has embarked on its second collective mission.
Two girls travel to a foreign country to track the suspect. They already have a contact person there, who is also a girl.
Liang Hui, who had been a playboy for several lifetimes, surprisingly refused the girls' invitation.
Both Liang Hui and Xiang Xin trusted Lin Xi and Lu Wei, and they also believed in the doomsday prophecy of 2025. After all, Lin Xi had used her time-travel ability to save her parents, and Lu Wei's college entrance exam answers confirmed everything.
But for people without memories of their past lives, the zombie apocalypse is like a movie—terrifying, but hard to empathize with.
They would join Lin Xi and Lu Wei's team and train themselves to prepare countermeasures in advance. However, before the zombie outbreak, Liang Hui believed but was not so persistent, while Xiang Xin believed but was too excited.
"You talk too much," Xiang Xin replied in the group chat.
Liang Hui: "I'm just worried about you guys. The Lan people have guns."
Most people imagine that such gray transactions are often fraught with danger.
But Lin Xi wasn't afraid.
"Within a meter, I'm confident I can snatch the gun from him the moment he draws it."
He had accumulated a lot of practical experience in his previous life.
Lu Wei: "/thumbs up"
Liang Hui: 6
Lin Xi: "They're here to make money, they don't want to cause trouble. Don't worry."
Although these words were not very meaningful, Lin Xi patiently comforted her family and friends.
In fact, there are many customers who buy listening and location tools. Sellers are used to receiving money and delivering goods, and they don't even bother with extra conversation or small talk in order to protect their business.
Xiang Xin exclaimed for the second time, "I thought it would be much more difficult and exciting, but this is all."
Lin Xi pinched her cheek: "Isn't it good to be safe and sound, junior?"
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After receiving the goods, Lin Xi sent a message to Gu Yixuan, telling her that she had finished adjusting to the time difference and that they could go out together.
Gu Yixuan finally found a partner in Lan State, and they spent several days shopping, eating, and traveling around the area, which added a lot of material to her WeChat Moments.
Gu Yixuan doesn't like to take advantage of others. If she asks someone to take beautiful photos, she will reciprocate by taking beautiful photos in return.
The young lady's photography skills lived up to their reputation, and Lin Xi and Xiang Xin's WeChat Moments also saw a few more posts with similar content.
During the dinner gathering that day, Gu Yixuan mentioned that there was a three-day themed gathering in Dicheng, which Xiang Xin found very interesting.
Lin Xi cleared her throat and gave her a wink.
The look in his eyes was too obvious, and he hadn't discussed it with Xiang Xin beforehand, so Xiang Xin was taken aback.
Gu Yixuan then asked directly, "What secret code are you two using?"
Lin Xi rubbed his thumb and forefinger together a few times, blinked, and said, "My wallet's tight, I can't afford to splurge."
Xiang Xin watched Lin Xi blink, silently pondering what she meant.
There's definitely enough money. Besides, everyone knows Lin Xi has a doomsday fund, which Lu Wei and Lin Xi jointly deposited for "mission execution".
Getting close to Gu Yixuan and using that clue to find the suspect is also part of the mission.
Gu Yixuan gave a dry laugh, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She didn't quite understand the issue of not having money, and very few people would say such a thing directly to her face.
But she kindly asked, "Ask your family for some money? Otherwise, how will you get back to China?"
Lin Xi: "The low-priced tickets were all booked in advance, and it's not time to return yet."
This was another topic that Gu Yixuan had never heard of before.
Lin Xi then said to Xiang Xin, "Let's just eat instant noodles and play games at the hotel for the next few days."
The young lady's spending standards are indeed quite high.
"Then who will play with me?" Gu Yixuan and Xiang Xin both looked dejected. Gu Yixuan said in distress, "How about coming to my house during the day? Someone will make afternoon tea, we can play games, and I'll even cover your meals."
Gu Yixuan had mentioned these words to Lin Xi before Lin Xi went abroad.
Lin Xi asked, "Do your family agree?"
Gu Yixuan: "My dad isn't home during the day lately."
His father didn't like outsiders coming to the house, so he hadn't invited any friends home before.
Lin Xi and Xiang Xin naturally got the opportunity to go to Gu Yixuan's house.
Apart from apartments in the city center, most people in Detroit live in detached villas.
Gu Yixuan's home is still located in a very secluded, well-secured upscale neighborhood.
Lin Xi secretly searched this villa area and found that the value of a villa there was more than five times that of the one in Nanhua. More importantly, the villas in this area were not for sale to the public.
Gu Yixuan's home looked like it had just been renovated; all the furniture and decorations were brand new, and smart furniture, which is not yet widespread in China, was uniformly provided here.
Lin Xi stared blankly at the living room furnishings—
In one of her past lives, she sought refuge in Yunxiang. Although she was injured, she survived for a long time during the apocalypse. When she made a video call with Yu Shiyun and Gu Yixuan, who had also survived for a long time, some of the decorations and objects appeared in the video call.
It seems that this house is likely a fixed asset of her family.
Gu Yixuan was eager to entertain them, but Lin Xi silently apologized in her heart, secretly acting as a spy in their home when no one was looking.
This isn't the first time; for a long, long time now, Lin Xi's visits to Gu Yixuan's house have always been for ulterior motives.
But this time she had no psychological pressure. If what she did succeeded, it could rewrite everyone's fate, including Gu Yixuan's fate of being mentally unstable and imprisoned on the experimental table.
Lin Xi started by collecting samples from everyday items from which samples could be extracted, and secretly brought them back for analysis.
The purchased miniature locators and listening devices were then attached to men's handbags and shoes.
Lin Xi didn't expect to eavesdrop on anything highly confidential, since Zhang Zheng was a researcher who had to change into protective clothing once he entered the lab, and the eavesdropping system wouldn't be able to get into the lab even if it wasn't stopped by security.
However, Zhang Zheng's whereabouts can be seen from his location.
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When Xiang Xin is carrying out a mission, she always has an extraordinary sense of rigor and mission. She recorded several locations from the GPS.
After leaving Gu Yixuan's house, Lin Xi and Xiang Xin visited those places one by one.
Within five days, Zhang Zheng visited four places, three of which had precise locations: a hospital and two restaurants.
The location signal is blocked in the area where the location stays the longest, and the location will disappear once the location point gets close to that area.
The place is on the outskirts of the city, a nearly 50-minute taxi ride from downtown Didi. Looking at the map, there are only a few cafes and casual restaurants, and it's hard to tell what it's all about.
Lin Xi had a gut feeling that something was wrong here.
Regardless of Zhang Zheng's motives, he is still a researcher. Lin Xi couldn't think of anything else that could keep him in one place for more than 10 hours except for experimental research.
The map doesn't show the problem; you have to go there in person.
Lin Xi shared the message with the group chat. Lu Wei was probably on a mission and hadn't replied yet, while Liang Hui said with some concern, "Why don't I fly over and come with you guys?"
But Liang Hui hasn't experienced the apocalypse yet, and only knows a little bit of Sanda (Chinese kickboxing). He's tall and conspicuous, and having him join the three-person team would be too eye-catching. It would be better for her and Xiang Xin to act alone.
On this day, Lin Xi informed Gu Yixuan in advance that she had private plans and would not be visiting her house for the time being.
The young lady, who had been stood up, sent a puzzled emoji, but didn't say aloud, "Didn't you say you didn't have money to play?"
Zhang Zheng's location started moving from Gu Yixuan's house, and Lin Xi and Xiang Xin also got into a car heading to the suburbs.
After leaving Dicheng, it became rare to see people of Asian descent, and the destination, as Lin Xi had found in the information, was just a quiet little town.
Zhang Zheng's location was always disappearing on the coffee street. Looking at the rows of independent coffee shops with low floors, Lin Xi suddenly thought of the hidden laboratory of the White Shield base.
There must be a secret passage or special means of transportation here.
Systems capable of blocking location tracking are rare, indicating the powerful forces behind the other party.
There weren't many people on the street, and Lin Xi and Xiang Xin's appearance seemed somewhat abrupt due to their race and body type.
Some ill-intentioned people even deliberately turned to harass her when they passed by. Although Lin Xi was capable of protecting herself, she did not want to attract attention.
She thought of what she had discussed with Lu Wei—
After returning to China, Zhang Zheng worked at the Nanhua Biological Research Institute, at the same level as Song Hengping. He was more famous than Song Hengping, but that was because Zhang Zheng often participated in commercial activities and his research direction was more commercial.
No matter how commercialized it becomes, Zhang Zheng is still just a self-made researcher. It's one thing for him to have a luxury residence in Nanhua, but this residence in Lan is far too expensive, and it's a top-tier residence that is not open to the public.
These residences are typically reserved for powerful and prestigious families or individuals.
Lin Xi and Zhang Zheng come from the same family, but it's not because of their family background, but because of their personal relationship.
Although Zhang Zheng has achieved success in the scientific research community, he has not made outstanding contributions.
Could his achievements be related to the virus?
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