"Yes, come in."
The girl who entered was tall, with short hair, a slim waist, and striking good looks.
Short shorts and high-heeled boots accentuated her long, eye-catching legs.
"Excuse me, could I borrow some hot water?"
The visitor was taken aback when she saw Gao Feng sunbathing in the yard. She never expected that someone would be reading under the sun on such a hot day.
"Hot water? Shouldn't we be drinking cold drinks on such a hot day?"
Gao Ang looked at the newcomer with a half-smile and asked a question as if he didn't understand.
"Um, cold drinks aren't really suitable."
The short-haired woman replied somewhat awkwardly.
"Oh, I understand. You wait."
Gao Ang put down his book, stood up from the recliner, and just as he was about to enter the room, he scooped up Xiao Hua, who was squatting on the ground and dozing off.
"You lazy cat, why aren't you catching mice?"
"Awoo."
Startled awake, Xiao Hua instinctively stretched out her paws and began scratching Gao Ang.
"What the hell? Are you out of your mind?"
Gao Ang exclaimed in surprise, quickly dropped Xiao Hua, and began to examine his left arm closely.
Little Flower used quite a bit of force with that claw, leaving a cut about five centimeters long.
The blood was flowing so fast, it looked like a small river running down my arm.
As soon as Xiaohua realized she had gotten herself into trouble, she turned and ran away, hiding in the kitchen on the first floor, peeking out with her cat head and leering at Gao Ang.
"You just wait, I'll make sure you starve to death."
After uttering a harsh remark, Gao Ang said to the short-haired woman, "Wait for me, I'll go bandage myself. Or you can go to the kitchen to get some water yourself, the kettle is in the kitchen."
Gao Ang pointed to where Xiao Hua was hiding, glared at Xiao Hua again, and ran towards the bedroom.
The short-haired woman holding the thermos cup stared in disbelief at everything.
Especially when she saw Gao Ang being scratched by Xiao Hua, her eyes narrowed slightly.
Only when the red blood dripped down her arm and onto the ground did she shake her head slightly, neither confirming nor denying.
While Gao Feng was bandaging himself inside, the short-haired woman quickly scanned the surroundings.
Having gained nothing, he sighed slightly before going into the kitchen to pour water.
When the short-haired woman finished pouring the hot water and came out with the thermos, Gao Ang was still not out.
The short-haired woman was immediately embarrassed. She had originally planned to chat with the homeowner and try to get some information out of him.
Or she could try to discern from some subtle clues whether he was, as she suspected, a person with superpowers.
But once this guy went inside, he wouldn't come out, leaving her in an awkward position of not knowing whether to let him in or leave.
That's right, this woman is Xu Qing from the Zhongshan suit group, namely Bureau 303.
"Handsome young man, I've poured the water."
After waiting another minute, the person still hadn't come out, so Xu Qing couldn't help but shout into the house.
"Oh, it's all poured. Is that enough? If not, take the kettle with you. Just return it when you're done. If I'm not home, you can leave it at the door."
Gao Ang still had no intention of coming out, and responded to the outside of the house.
"Hey handsome, do you have any Huoxiang Zhengqi Water at home? A friend of mine has a bit of heatstroke."
Xu Qing, of course, wouldn't leave immediately, and without thinking, came up with yet another new excuse.
Inside the room, Gao Ang knew that it might not be appropriate to delay any longer. He looked at his left arm and saw that the bandage was stained with blood, scattered in spots, which looked quite gruesome.
"Let me look for it for you, but I don't think I can find it in my memory, because I hardly ever go out."
After pretending to rummage through the desk and drawers a few times, Gao Ang finally left.
"I'm sorry, I really don't have any."
He apologized, then grimaced and glanced at his left arm again.
"Oh, it's nothing. Just bandaging your wound won't be enough. It's best to get a shot. Small animals can carry a lot of bacteria and viruses."
Xu Qing examined his arm closely and confirmed that the gauze was indeed covered in blood, and human blood at that.
He looked up again at his high forehead, which was also covered in sweat.
Looks like this cat scratched him pretty badly!
Xu Qing made this judgment in her mind and suggested that he get an injection.
"I just took some anti-inflammatory medicine, it's not a big problem. Is there anything else?"
Seeing that the woman was still there, Gao Ang asked curiously.
It was supposed to be a question, but it was practically like pointing a finger at her and saying, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
Xu Qing wasn't stupid; of course she knew what Gao Feng meant.
"It's alright now, thanks a lot."
Xu Qing shook the thermos in her hand, then glanced casually at Gao Yang's bandaged arm before turning and leaving the small courtyard.
After turning a corner and making sure the bald man in the yard couldn't see him, Xu Qing got into a Great Wall SUV parked by the roadside.
Xu Qing tossed the thermos cup in her hand to the back seat and sat in the passenger seat.
"It shouldn't be him."
The other two people in the car knew who she was talking about; they had come here specifically to check out Gao Di's height.
"The humanoid creature in Shennongjia has terrifyingly strong physical abilities; our instruments are absolutely flawless. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's invulnerable to bullets and blades. But this Gao..."
At this point, Xu Qing pursed her lips and recalled all the details after entering the room.
“He was scratched by a cat and bled a lot on the spot. He was sweating profusely after being bandaged up. When I came in, he was reading a book under the hot sun and didn’t break a sweat. It seems he was in a lot of pain. If that’s the case, he doesn’t fit our humanoid profile.”
The fat man and the thin man nodded in agreement.
The humanoid profile they created should be accurate; the skin of that humanoid creature in Shennongjia was strong enough to withstand the claws of a wildcat.
Moreover, someone with that kind of physical strength would certainly be able to withstand that little bit of pain without breaking out in a cold sweat.
"According to what the team leader said, it's quite possible that Gao Ang really did go to those places by accident. I went to his hometown to investigate. This guy has always been an excellent student and has a very strong competitive spirit, but he's a bit of a troublemaker. His family is quite well-known locally, and the locals can tell me a lot about him when I ask them about him. Based on this information, even if this guy has problems, it must have happened after he went to university."
The slightly muscular man leaned forward and explained what he had found out.
The skinny man in the driver's seat also turned around and explained his investigation:
"I was fairly average in college, with grades that were about average, but I was exceptionally good at a few subjects; I had a relationship once, but it ended halfway through; after graduation, I started doing live streaming, and then recently I suddenly became a shareholder in several companies. I've looked into those companies, and in my opinion, there's nothing wrong with them, it's all normal."
The skinny guy shrugged, waiting for his boss Xu Qing's summary.
She had heard this before, and now, combined with what she had seen and heard herself, even she began to doubt her own judgment.
“The activity trajectory is suspicious, but the person is fine…” Xu Qing turned the air conditioner to the maximum before continuing, “Let’s continue to observe. Something unusual must be amiss. So many coincidences can’t all be coincidences, but we can start tracking other targets as well.”
The other two exchanged a glance and nodded.
They say they'll continue to observe, but what kind of observation is that? The whole team only has a few people, and only three of them go out on fieldwork, one of whom is the team leader...
That is to say, they gave up on Gao Gao as a suspect.
After the three started the car and drove away, Gao Ang, who was in a small courtyard not far away, finally smiled.
"Little brat, trying to play hide-and-seek with me?"
He had just arrived home yesterday when he smelled a fresh scent at the door.
At first, he was just wondering why anyone would come to such a remote place. Based on the concentration and distribution of that aura, the visitor even stopped in front of his door for a while.
It wasn't until Xu Qing and the others parked and discussed things in hushed tones that he realized he was being watched by certain people.
"Could they be from Bureau 303?"
In the email he sent to Zhao Ying last night, he specifically noted: "To be opened by Bureau 303."
He sent the recording to Zhao Yinglai last night, and today he was cornered at her home.
"I've put on this show for you guys, I think I'll get away with it, right?"
It turns out that everything just now was a plan he and Xiaohua had orchestrated long ago.
Fortunately, Xiaohua has a strong understanding, otherwise this wound would have been really difficult to treat.
To make the blood flow more from his arm, he even picked at the wound himself while he was indoors to prevent it from healing quickly.
He even squeezed the surrounding capillaries to make more blood flow.
To make it seem like he was in a lot of pain, he sprayed a lot of mineral water on his forehead and neck.
All of this pretense was to tell Bureau 303: I, Gao Ang, am a normal person.
Hearing their conversation relieved his deep self-doubt, and Gao Ang breathed a sigh of relief.
However, these people actually investigated me thoroughly and even went to my hometown?
My family didn't call either, so it seems they probably checked the records or got the information from talking to the neighbors.
"I hope you will not disturb or threaten my family."
Gao Ang stared intently in the direction Xu Qing and the others had gone, his gaze somewhat profound.
He was deducing whether these people's purpose was to verify their identity, or whether they had other plans.
Put yourself in their shoes: if you were in Bureau 303, what would you do?
First, it is necessary to determine whether the target person is a person who has acquired superpowers.
These people are already doing these things, but so far they've come up empty-handed.
Secondly, assuming the target is someone with superpowers, is that person threatening?
No government or department would allow an exception that is beyond its control to exist, especially a being with superpowers.
Using superpowers to make money and seduce women is one thing, at least it won't cause too much panic. But if someone like Robert does it, committing heinous crimes with a huge impact and wide reach, it will be a big problem for social stability.
There shouldn't be any problem with that.
Gao Ang recalled his actions, and apart from the street dance incident, nothing else seemed out of line, let alone illegal or disorderly conduct.
Furthermore, the individuals who possess superpowers will be apprehended and brought to justice for scientific research.
If Gao Feng were in charge of Bureau 303, he would have done the same.
Superpowers, to put it bluntly, are abilities that surpass the current level of scientific and technological explanation and are unmatched.
If we can obtain specimens or research materials from these organisms, it will greatly promote the improvement of the country's overall scientific research level.
Among these, the research on military applications is what interests the leadership the most.
There's a saying: the driving force behind human development is military warfare.
Throughout history, almost all major scientific discoveries have been fully demonstrated in the military field.
The technology used by civilians is mostly inferior to the military version.
This applies to navigation, engines, and even the simplest gunpowder.
Of the three points mentioned above, the third one is most likely the reason why Bureau 303 came to investigate them.
"If that's the case, what should I do?"
Eliminate all those who doubt themselves?
He immediately passed on this option. Just kidding! Doing so would expose himself and attract even more frantic or direct attacks from Bureau 303.
It doesn't matter if I'm alone, but I still have my parents, grandparents, and other relatives.
"Assuming their goal is the third reason, how can I get them to shift their focus away from me?"
Gao Ang saw himself as prey, and Bureau 303 as the hunter, making another deduction.
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