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From Zhushi Jiu’s point of view, he could see many things that he hadn’t seen last week.
Although everything was somewhat blurry under the night’s shroud, he still obtained valuable intel, such as the number of people in the small team, their chosen route, and their action plan for capturing him.
The team had eight people in total. Three were stationed by the window, three were circling around the teaching building, and two were standing guard nearby.
Zhushi Jiu saw the three people by the window taking out something, then slowly approaching the window, seemingly doing something.
“Ah, so that’s how I was caught last week?”
Zhushi Jiu murmured to himself, replaying the scene in his mind.
Last week, in the dormitory, he and Li Hua were caught off guard and knocked unconscious. It was probably the same tactic.
Three people were responsible for knocking him out, three people blocked the back door, and two people kept watch.
Last week, the black-clothed men had snuck into the balcony silently, maybe leaving a few people outside as backup. Then they used the same operation, possibly using some sort of anesthetic, and the black-clothed men had worn gas masks to protect themselves.
Zhushi Jiu confirmed the time it took for them to act after releasing the anesthetic: twenty seconds.
“Twenty seconds? That’s insane! Even if they used a knockout gas, it wouldn’t be that fast, would it?”
Zhushi Jiu’s train of thought was interrupted by the sound of the phone beeping.
“…First stage of the operation is complete, target person has been controlled…wait, what?”
They had been discovered.
Although the communication didn’t get cut off, the time on the phone screen was still ticking away, but the voice on the other end had suddenly disappeared, replaced by an eerie silence.
During the silence, Zhushi Jiu was deep in thought.
The black-clothed men’s report proved that they had a real-time communication device with their backers, and this operation was being commanded from behind the scenes.
The phone remained silent, not even making a sound of clothes rustling. This meant that the people on the other end were currently stationary, not making a move.
Zhushi Jiu felt something was off.
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Even if they were caught off guard, they shouldn’t remain silent for so long, right? They were waiting for something.
Zhushi Jiu calmly thought it through, almost coming to a logical conclusion in the next second.
They were waiting for further instructions from their backers, which meant they didn’t have the autonomy to make decisions.
These people were being fully controlled, and if they encountered unexpected situations, they had to follow the orders from their backers.
This made Zhushi Jiu feel a chill down his spine.
Zhushi Jiu thought for a while, seeing that the other end was still silent, so he took the initiative to speak into the phone: “Hello?”
…” *silence*
Zhushi Jiu waited for a bit, as if forcing them to interact with him.
“You’re doing well.” The person on the other end replied, his voice distorted through the gas mask and phone receiver, sounding artificial.
Their tone was unexpectedly polite, but Zhushi Jiu wouldn’t be fooled. His experience last week told him that these people were brutal and inhumane, and their brains weren’t functioning normally.
Zhushi Jiu tried to keep his voice calm: “I didn’t expect you to catch him so quickly. From 8:20 pm to 10 pm, only an hour and forty minutes had passed, and your efficiency is impressive.”
His tone was casual, as if discussing the weather.
Again, there was a silence of nearly a minute.
“Who are you?”
The delayed response made Zhushi Jiu confirm his thoughts once more.
These people were indeed in contact with their backers, waiting for instructions before responding.
Zhushi Jiu’s thoughts flew rapidly, but he didn’t pause, replying: “Who I am isn’t important. What’s important is that we’re already on opposing sides. I’d like to ask, where did you people come from?”
There was another pause of about half a minute.
Naturally, they didn’t answer his question.
“Opposing sides? Do you know our plan?”
Zhushi Jiu laughed: “No need to probe me. And doesn’t using someone as a messenger seem impolite? If you want to know something, just ask me directly.”
The other end remained silent for a bit before a different voice responded, accompanied by the sound of something being placed on a table.
“You seem to be waiting for us?”
The voice was different from before, and Zhushi Jiu’s mind went blank as memories flooded back!
Although it was a voice transmitted through a communication device, he would never forget it!
The owner of this voice was the middle-aged man who had seen him in the interrogation room, the one who had given cruel orders with a calm tone, devoid of emotion.
“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
Zhushi Jiu couldn’t help but seethe with anger in his response.
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“I think you know our plan.”
Zhushi Jiu sneered: “Ha ha, are you referring to the plan to capture the insignificant person in your hands? That’s pretty easy to guess. Eight people formed a small team and completed the task, not bad.”
He directly pointed out the number of black-clothed men.
“Although I don’t know who you are, it seems like you’re trying to lure us into a trap. Now that we’re already trapped, what do you want to do? I think we can discuss it.”
Listening to the other end’s words, which seemed to indicate a willingness to communicate, Zhushi Jiu almost laughed.
“Discuss? In your interrogation room?”
The other end immediately fell silent.
It seemed they didn’t expect Zhushi Jiu to see through their intentions so easily, making the person on the other end seem passive. Zhushi Jiu’s tone, which seemed to imply that he had seen through their plans, left them even more flustered.
“I must say, you guys don’t deserve further communication. The more I talk to you, the more disgusted I feel.”
Zhushi Jiu gazed at the scenery in the distance, not moving an inch.
Because, fundamentally, there was no point in talking to these people who wanted to destroy the world.
He knew that these people were impossible to reason with, and even if he got the opportunity to have an equal conversation with them, he couldn’t believe anything they said because they wouldn’t reveal any valuable information in their words.
But he wouldn’t give up on communication.
Because he didn’t think it was pointless to probe them for information. He still wanted to figure out their goals.
The current refusal to cooperate was just a facade.
The person on the other end said: “I think we can discuss something, Mr. Zhushi, don’t you?”
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Zhushi Jiu knew that the other end would definitely investigate his identity, but he didn’t expect them to do it so quickly.
How many minutes had passed since they found the phone?
“You guys are really efficient in your investigation.”
Zhushi Jiu sighed, but there was no regret in his tone.
Because he had intentionally left a trail for them to follow. He knew that the other end would find him, and he wanted to see their methods.
Now it was proven that their investigation capabilities were stronger than he had anticipated.
Zhushi Jiu further refined his understanding of the other end, deciding not to leave any useful information behind next time.
The cold voice on the other end contained a hint of puzzlement: “You don’t care about your identity being exposed?”
“It’s enough with these childish games.”
Zhushi Jiu said, “You have a lot of questions, and I have a lot of questions. Why don’t we exchange one question for one question?”
Last week, he had proposed the same thing, but it was futile, and they chose to continue torturing him.
This week, the response was different.
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“Good.”
This was the difference in circumstances.
Last week, he was just a fish on the chopping block, but now he had the upper hand, making them hesitant. In a temporary stalemate, they had a glimmer of hope, wanting to obtain information through their conversation with Zhushi Jiu.
Zhushi Jiu laughed, still gazing at the distant teaching building through the telescope.
“Since that’s the case, now that you know my name, I should also know your name. Let’s start our friendly conversation with a question each, shall we?”
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