Chapter 140 - 133: A New Information Channel

Chapter 140: Chapter 133: A New Information Channel

「Over an hour later.」

Downstairs from the debt collection agency, inside a sports coupe.

"Yu, that Butterfly Knife of yours is incredible."

"The safe was like it was made of paper in front of it."

Hong She was stunned as he recalled the scene he had just witnessed.

Xia Yu looked at the gold bars and cash they had acquired, worth over ten million in total. She was in a good mood and casually tossed two oral organs to Hong She. "They’re a bit lacking," she said, "but they’re much better than ordinary blades."

"And they can harm Spiritual Life."

Hong She didn’t know what Spiritual Life was, but he knew that anything from Xia Yu was bound to be good. He decisively put them away and said gratefully, "Thank you, Yu."

RING RING RING.

Her phone rang.

She answered.

"Was it a success?"

Xia Yu asked.

"No."

"Yu, I was a step too late. A group of people took Hong She’s mother away last night."

Xie Shaokun’s voice came from the other end of the line.

"!!!"

Xia Yu’s pupils contracted.

"Yu."

Xie Shaokun swore, "It must be Gao Zhengting’s men!"

"That bastard has latched onto us and won’t let go!"

"No."

Xia Yu said, "Not Gao Zhengting’s men. It’s the Gao Family."

Xie Shaokun asked, confused, "What’s the difference?"

"To him, the difference is huge."

Xia Yu explained calmly, "As long as his own men don’t make the move, it has nothing to do with him afterward. If I’m not mistaken, the ones who did it weren’t even members of the Gao Family, but their dogs."

Understanding dawned on Xie Shaokun. "What do we do now?" he asked.

"You go back first and meet up with Little Nannan."

"Leave the rest to me."

Xia Yu hung up and immediately told Hong She the news.

"Damn it!"

"It must be that crafty old bastard Gao Weiguo!"

Hong She’s face was contorted with rage, his fists clenched, not bothering to hide his killing intent. Yet, his mind was crystal clear. "We’ve met a few times. He probably recognized me."

’He’s definitely killed before!’

Xia Yu’s expression shifted as her understanding of Hong She deepened. "Tell me what you’re thinking."

"Soon."

Hong She’s voice was incredibly grim. "He’ll contact me."

"Yu, I might have to be a double agent for a bit."

"That’s a waste of time." Xia Yu shook her head. "Where is Gao Weiguo? Let’s go have a ’talk’ with him."

Hong She shook his head.

He didn’t know Gao Weiguo’s location. Besides, his trusted men at the debt collection agency had all died in the Mist Event, and his other friends weren’t reliable enough.

After a moment of thought.

"I have a source. As long as you pay enough, you can get any information you want."

Hong She pushed open the car door and said, "Of course, if it involves state secrets, they can’t provide it. After all, our country is too good at keeping things confidential."

A glint appeared in Xia Yu’s eyes.

’There’s a place like that?’

It was true what they said.

Everyone had their own particular racket.

Soon.

The two of them arrived at an internet cafe.

Hong She quickly logged on to a website.

The page refreshed.

Two links popped up: Domestic and International.

He expertly clicked the Domestic link.

The page refreshed again.

An unfamiliar but clean-looking website appeared before their eyes.

Xia Yu glanced over it curiously. It had a lot of news about current events, focusing mainly on the Mist Event, complete with pictures. And... you had to pay to view the articles.

"Mist Event in XX, duration one hour and eight minutes, 88 people enveloped... Mutants attempted to break through the encirclement and were all shot and killed..."

"Mist Event in XX... 3 survivors, one of whom is suspected to have awakened a superpower..."

...

Her heart stirred. ’A website like this actually exists?’

She wanted to take a closer look.

But the page scrolled down rapidly.

It quickly reached the very bottom, where a "Customer Service" button appeared.

Hong She clicked it, and a chat box popped up.

CLACK CLACK.

He quickly typed a line of text: Find the location of Gao Weiguo, the person in charge for the Gao Family in Shunyang City.

「Three minutes later.」

Customer Service: 1 million. Deposit to this account: 622202...

Xia Yu quickly handled the transaction, transferring the 1 million into their account.

Customer Service: East Spirit Pharmaceutical Factory, in the deputy general manager’s office.

"!!!"

’If this information is real, then in the future... I can ask Zhao Guohui for state-level intelligence, and I can use this website for civilian matters.’

’I’ll never have to worry about a lack of information again.’

"Yu."

Hong She suddenly spoke up. "Can you find my mom’s location? I’ll pay for it!"

He was extremely filial.

He would never allow anything to happen to his mother. As for money...

’If your own mother is gone, who cares about money?’

"Okay."

Xia Yu nodded.

Hong She hurriedly typed his query to "Customer Service."

「Twenty minutes later.」

Customer Service: 1 million. Deposit to the previous account.

million?

Seeing the message, Hong She was just about to make the transfer.

But Xia Yu’s fingers flew, transferring the money in an instant. At the same time, she said, "Give me the URL. Your reward is 1 million."

"Thank you."

Hearing this, Hong She’s face filled with surprise and gratitude.

He knew Xia Yu had definitely memorized the URL and didn’t have to give him that 1 million at all.

Customer Service: Li Xiang’s house, Nanyang Village, western suburbs of Shunyang City.

CLICK.

The webpage closed.

All traces were automatically cleared.

"Let’s go."

"To Nanyang Village."

Xia Yu said bluntly.

’Weren’t we going to find Gao Weiguo?’

Hong She froze for a second, then a warmth spread through his heart. Without a word, he bowed to Xia Yu’s back.

Because of his family’s circumstances, he had been through a lot since he was young.

His maturity was far beyond that of his peers.

He used to care only about personal gain.

But now...

He felt his worldview had expanded to include something more.

VROOM.

Hong She started the car and drove toward the western suburbs of Shunyang City.

Before he knew it, he had the pedal to the metal.

...

...

「Meanwhile.」

Xia Tian put his phone away, glanced at the math teacher lecturing earnestly at the front of the class, and stretched. "I’ll treat you to lunch," he said.

Huh?

His desk-mate, Wang Zhe, was taken aback for a moment. "Brother Tian, did you make a big score again?" he asked.

Every time Brother Tian made a big score, he would treat him to a meal.

Xia Tian held up two fingers.

"Nice!"

Wang Zhe gave him a thumbs-up. "Making twenty million in less than a single class period... Your money-making efficiency is on par with my dad’s."

Xia Tian: "..."

Seeing Brother Tian’s speechless expression, Wang Zhe grinned, then lowered his voice. "By the way, Brother Tian, my dad already spoke with the dean. We can leave whenever we want, and the school won’t tell Yu about your whereabouts."

"You sure?"

Xia Tian’s eyes lit up.

He’d wanted to leave for a long time.

Before, it was because he had already learned everything in the high school curriculum and was bored sitting in class. He could only study on his own while being careful not to get caught by the teachers.

Now, knowing that the Mist Events were breaking out with increasing frequency, he didn’t want to stay here for another second.

’Modify the Nail Gun!’

’Teach myself more advanced knowledge, just in case.’

’Dig up more confidential information.’

...

In short, he had too many things he needed to do!

"When I handle things, you can relax!"

Wang Zhe promised, patting his chest.

"Wang Zhe, stand up and answer this question."

The math teacher’s voice rang out. "Suppose you buy a toy for 8 dollars and sell it for 9. Then you feel it wasn’t a good deal, so you buy it back for 10 dollars and sell it to someone else for 11. So... how much did you make?"

"That’s easy! 1 dollar!"

"Get out."

"See, Brother Tian? Told you so. I can leave whenever I want. I’m heading out."

"..."