Chapter 820 Chen Bao extra (18)
He pulled a USB drive, no bigger than a thumbprint, from his pocket: "When you use the computer tomorrow, when no one is looking, plug this into the computer. The computer will be out of their surveillance for about three minutes. During this time, send a message to a number 375934387. You don't need to say anything, just send your location. After that, unplug the USB drive and keep it safe. Give it back to me when you have the chance."
After Murong Chen finished speaking, he handed the USB drive to Xu Xiaoxiao, but she did not take it.
Xu Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment and said, "It's possible to do this, but... I'll be 'going on a date' with the man I'm in contact with starting tomorrow, and I won't be back until the afternoon. I probably won't be able to use a computer for a while."
After she finished speaking, Zhou Mian simply took the USB drive from Murong Chen's hand: "That's easy. Anyway, we'll be having training tomorrow. Since it's the same process, it's the same whether I go or not."
Murong Chen glanced at her, and the latter slightly raised her chin: "What, you don't believe I can handle it?"
Murong Chen let out a long breath and said with a smile, "No, it's just..."
He paused, then said, "Be careful."
Zhou Mian nodded: "Don't worry, it's a piece of cake. But are you sure sending out this location will be useful?"
"Believe me, even if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't want to get myself involved too."
Zhou Mian glanced at him.
She didn't know why, but even though she hadn't known this person for very long, she had repeatedly felt an inexplicable sense of security from him.
It was as if... they had known each other before, and this wasn't the first time he had helped him like this.
She put the USB drive away and smiled, "Okay, I believe you."
Just then, the sound of someone shuffling in slippers came from behind a half-open door not far away. Xu Xiaoxiao immediately lowered her voice and said, "It's probably my roommate getting up in the middle of the night. Xingxing, I can't talk to you any longer, I have to go back quickly."
Zhou Mian nodded and hugged her again: "When you go out tomorrow, be sure to take good care of yourself. Trust us, all of this will be over soon."
The arrival of her friend clearly gave Xu Xiaoxiao a lot of strength, and she immediately nodded: "Now that you're here, I'm not afraid of anything."
...
After Xu Xiaoxiao returned, Zhou Mian and Murong Chen went back the way they came.
Halfway there, Murong Chen asked her, "Is your friend really just your roommate?"
"Yes, why do you ask that?"
Murong Chen chuckled lightly: "It's nothing, I just feel that these days, there aren't many people who would go to such lengths for their friends."
She came to this place without even blinking an eye.
Zhou Mian didn't speak for a while, then said, "It's not just because she's my roommate. She's also a very important person to me. Back when I was admitted to graduate school, I was falsely accused of academic plagiarism and almost didn't get into university. At that time, she was the only one who believed me and helped me find evidence. In short... she was a friend who genuinely helped me during my low point. She gave me a lot of strength, so now that she's encountered this situation, I can't just ignore it."
"Besides..." Her voice lowered slightly, as if recalling, "When I was little, I was also bullied by others. Later, some people helped me out of injustice. From then on, I vowed to work hard to become stronger and better, so that when I encounter this kind of thing again, I might be able to help others as well."
As she spoke, the smile on her face carried a sense of fond reminiscence. Murong Chen looked at her, and for some reason, a strange emotion arose in his heart.
Shaking off his jumbled thoughts, he chuckled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so chivalrous."
"A chivalrous and righteous spirit..." Zhou Mian smiled and said, "I quite like your description."
Murong Chen suddenly felt that Kong Ran should be here right now, and that Zhou Xingxing probably had a lot in common with his sister Ran.
Although the two said this, they were still very careful on their way back.
Avoiding all surveillance, Murong Chen first escorted Zhou Mian to her room: "Get some rest tonight, there's still a battle to fight tomorrow."
Zhou Mian said in a low voice, "Yes, you too."
After she finished speaking, she didn't move.
Murong Chen paused, then slightly curled his lips: "Aren't you leaving?"
Zhou Mian coughed lightly: "Um... let go of me first."
Murong Chen then realized that he was still holding her hand.
So embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground, he quickly let go as if he'd been burned, wiping his hand on his trouser seam and saying, "Sorry, I forgot..."
"It's nothing," Zhou Mian said, a little embarrassed, clearing her throat. "Well... I'll be going now?"
"Okay, goodnight," Murong Chen replied hastily.
"Good night." Zhou Mian waved her hand, turned around, and quickly and quietly went back to her room.
As he watched her door close, Murong Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
If he weren't afraid of attracting attention, he would have jumped up and down on the spot.
What was he thinking? Why was he holding that girl's hand and refusing to let go?
He slapped his right hand hard with his left hand, then turned and quickly returned to his dormitory.
At the same time, Zhou Mian, lying in bed, kept replaying in her mind the image of her and Murong Chen when they parted.
Even though the light was too dim for her to see if his face was red, she could still sense his embarrassment from the panic in his words.
Despite the perilous environment she was in, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile while still in bed.
This little brother... is quite interesting.
For some reason, her thoughts drifted back to her kindergarten days.
That person back then seemed to be very easygoing, but actually quite shy.
Her lips couldn't help but curve into a wider smile.
I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.
...
The next day, Zhou Mian and the other new girls were indeed taken there for training.
The training was in the morning, and in the afternoon they began using computers under the supervision of the "managers".
Fortunately, Murong Chen and his group of newcomers also came along—they needed to learn from these "managers" how to supervise the group of girls.
The computer room is also downstairs. The room is very large, like an internet cafe, with dozens of computers, and dozens of people can operate on the computers at the same time.
Each girl was followed by someone who monitored her throughout the entire process.
On Zhou Mian's side, the manager led her to a booth: "This is the computer you'll be using. Do you understand the process?"
"I understand perfectly."
"Okay, let's begin."
As Zhou Mian turned on the machine, she glanced out of the corner of her eye at Murong Chen, who was also "studying" not far away.
The latter, as if by telepathy, also cast a reassuring glance at her.
Zhou Mian breathed a sigh of relief. Following the instructions from the morning training, she turned on her computer, logged into the QQ account that had been distributed to her, and began contacting the designated man.
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