On the way, while Ling Yao closed his eyes and fell asleep to recuperate his energy, he was also brainstorming crazily, thinking about Xin Ran's true intention.
Xin Ran couldn't go through so much trouble, even giving up his legal status in this world, just to push himself.
Combined with the fact that tonight also coincides with the "climactic plot" of Lin Tianyu and the Beijing aristocratic family, Xin Ran's help is indispensable for this "coincidence".
Tune the tiger away from the mountain. These four words were deeply engraved in Ling Yao's heart.
If Lin Tianyu really caused a big fuss tonight, and even the entire headquarters was involved, as a non-staff officer of the Secret Service, he would have to rush to the scene as [Ling Yao]. And Xin Ran obviously doesn't want his "variable" to interfere with the affairs around the "protagonist".
And his own game is also very "interesting".
There are three locations. The one who really chooses one of the three locations is not him, but the people from the Secret Service. Because Ling Yao can actually visit at least two locations, or even all three locations. However, his statement about Zhang Yongxin was still conservative. But if the Secret Service wants to arrive at the scene with enough manpower to deal with Xin Ran, it must choose only one location.
And in fact, as long as he was given enough thinking time and he didn't need to remind him, Zhang Yongxin would eventually make "Agarwood Tea House" his first choice.
And if he still wants to find Xin Ran as much as possible, he will inevitably have to go to other locations alone and get derailed by the large forces of the Secret Service.
In this way, whether it is to further delay him or find an opportunity to frame him, the probability of success will be greatly increased.
This game is very subtle. The key lies in the fact that one enemy is in the dark and we are caught off guard.
And Ling Yao won't make much money if he makes the right choice - he doesn't believe that Xin Ran will really wait somewhere obediently; but once he makes the wrong choice, he is likely to make a wrong step and every step, just like he was caught off guard in the great world of Mang Sheng. Falling into the trap set by Ling Xingran for him.
In addition, he was also thinking about what kind of characters and clues Xin Ran would set up in these locations to delay them.
When Lin Tianyu came to the capital, he did not bring any "little brothers" who were born in Fengcheng. As for the new "little brother" he developed in the capital, Ling Yao has never really met him. Even if he met face to face, he would not be able to recognize him, so naturally he would not be able to "hold him back".
What's more, Lin Tianyu is currently fighting with the forces of the aristocratic family, and his own manpower may have been blocked long ago, unable to enter Xin Ran's situation.
Then there are only two possibilities left: either Lin Tianyu's enemy, or Lin Tianyu's "harem".
The enemy is easy to guess. Nine times out of ten, he is Li Jiaheng. Although based on the information Li Jiaheng has obtained now, the possibility of direct cooperation between him and Xin Ran is almost zero.
But with this person's mind, he didn't even realize that he was not another system holder at all. It was normal for him to be deceived by Xin Ran and be fooled.
As for the "harem"... Tsk, he didn't pay attention to it. In the latest update, except for a nondescript international (zhu) (jue) medical (da) academic (lian) exchange (xian) exchange (chang), the author's main energy is focused on gang struggles and family conspiracies. The text messages from the soldiers naturally follow these contents. Who knows if Lin Tianyu has developed another ambiguous relationship, or is it his former confidante who came to the capital to increase his presence?
The vehicle entered the alley and slowed down significantly. Ling Yao opened his eyes and looked at the vaguely cold street.
Agarwood Tea House and Night Market are across the street, but the atmosphere is completely different. The opposite side is crowded with people and the smell of fireworks is strong. Although it is still open here, it seems quiet and quiet.
As soon as the car stopped, Ling Yao jumped out of the car first and headed straight to the teahouse.
Ling Yao was in a hurry, but he used all the skills he needed to use. Extreme speed, lightness, detection, physical shield, magic shield, buff. Get yourself five or six sets first, and then stack up the buffs.
In his eyes, colorful and different shades of light swayed faintly from the surrounding Secret Service agents on duty, like a surging cloud. This is the aura emanating from the cultivators unconsciously.
All the flow of true energy has nowhere to hide at this moment.
However, after stepping through the door, this teahouse with a faint smoke and soft music is no different from any ordinary teahouse except for being more stylish.
There are no cultivators ambushing here. In fact, it is almost certain that the "main battlefield" set by Xin Ran is not here.
But Ling Yao didn't turn around and leave. Although time is tight, he cannot easily let go of any clues.
The gray fog in his pupils gradually faded, and instead a ray of dark purple light flashed.
This is another investigative technique. Combined with the heartbeat sound blessed by the technique, he can easily determine the location of all living creatures in the building in real time.
There are 5 lobby staff on the first floor, 12 logistics staff and 1 guest. There are 2 people in the office on the second floor and 6 people in the private seats. Private room on the third floor for 1 person.
Without much hesitation, Ling Yao quickly walked through the winding corridors and ran to the third floor without waiting for the front desk to lead the way.
Others were on the move, chatting together in small groups, or drinking alone. There was only the woman on the third floor. She had no companions to talk to, and she ignored the tea on the table. She fidgeted with her hands restlessly, and touched something from time to time - obviously, she was waiting for something.
Maybe she was waiting for Xin Ran, or maybe it was him she was waiting for.
Ling Yao directly pushed open the ajar door.
The woman on the seat had obviously heard the approaching footsteps, but when she saw Ling Yao suddenly intruding, she was still stunned for a moment and stood up helplessly.
Ling Yao saw the other person's face clearly and was silent for a while.
It turned out to be Zhou Yunyi.
One thing is that Ling Yao faced this face, thought about it for a long time, and combined his previous reasoning to recall who this person was.
In fact, apart from the Zhou family's birthday party in the early years where Lin Tianyu made a big splash, Ling Yao had never seen this charming lady who was used as a bargaining chip by the Zhou family.
And even at that birthday banquet, the elders and heirs of each family were in the spotlight, as well as the arrogant Lin Tianyu. Although Zhou Yunyi was one of the protagonists of the blind date, she was really just a protagonist with a stereotyped background.
Beautiful, docile, without any skills or power, she is a lady of the family and a little woman who relies on her family and Lin Tianyu. This is Zhou Yunyi's entire external image. No wonder she is called the so-called "flower vase palace" by those who complain about her.
Ling Yao couldn't say whether he liked such a woman or not. In fact, her life circle was completely different and she had no interaction with her at all.
But it was precisely because of this that he wondered, why did Xin Ran bother to bring Zhou Yunyi to him? How could such a person hold him back?
However, perhaps she was a young lady from an aristocratic family who had seen the scene before. Seeing Ling Yao's silence, Zhou Yunyi gradually calmed down. She even put on a slight smile and stretched out her hand to lead Ling Yao:
"I lost my temper. I didn't expect Mr. Nan to come. How can I let you stand? Please sit down."
Seeing Zhou Yunyi's attitude, Ling Yao guessed that maybe she didn't know anything about Xin Ran's existence. Maybe Xin Ran concealed the possible bomb and used sweet words to trick her into coming to the appointment - maybe he promised benefits, or maybe he made her think that this could achieve something.
But Ling Yao's eyes moved away from Zhou Yunyi and looked at the surrounding environment. Although the environment of the teahouse has its own charm, there is nothing special about it.
It's so peaceful, both the people and the environment. In such an occasion, it seems that there is an undercurrent.
Finally, Ling Yao's eyes fell on the leather bag in Zhou Yunyi's hand. I'm afraid this is what she's been stroking just now.
"Maybe you know that I don't have time to chat with you."
Ling Yao flicked his wrist, and a bunch of runes in his sleeves showed their yellow edges, ready to go, but hidden from Zhou Yunyi's sight. Zhou Yunyi may know that the thing in the bag is special, but she may not know that it is the "bomb" Xin Ran told them. And even if it's a bomb, it's timed? Or is it triggered? Or is it remote controlled?
He couldn't irritate Zhou Yunyi.
"He asked me to pass the contents of the bag to you. I can also guess that you have something important to do, but I need to talk to you."
Zhou Yunyi's smile did not change at all, but Ling Yao heard the slight tremor in her voice.
"He said that after you see something, you'd like to talk to me for a while."
Contrary to Ling Yao's expectations, Zhou Yunyi handed the bag to him generously. Ling Yao did not hesitate, took the leather bag with his left hand, slightly tested the fluctuations in it with his true energy, and asked casually:
"Besides this, does he have anything else to give you?"
For example, if this weak-looking woman happened to have one in her hand, and she happened to have a mental breakdown and pressed the bomb trigger, the whole building would be blown up.
"No more. You can open it and take a look. He said that this thing can only be handled when you are present, otherwise it will cause an uncontrollable disaster. So, I can only wait for you here."
Ling Yao's zhenqi didn't detect any danger, so he didn't care much at this time and opened his bag. There is a USB flash drive inside and a small black square.
No matter what is in this USB flash drive, it must be handed over to the Secret Service. After all, he doesn't know much about computer technology. As for this little square…
Ling Yao didn't show it on his face, but he had scolded Xin Ran eight hundred times in his heart.
Isn't the small square in front of me the "new mystery tube" mechanism toy that has recently resurfaced on the market and was transformed from the ancient mystery tube?
Of course, the puzzle cylinders on the market are more oriented toward children's intellectual games. As long as the inner cylinder is rotated and the outer rice noodles match the answers to the internal riddles, the mechanism will be opened.
The complex version of the puzzle tube Lingyao had only seen once in Zhang Yongxin's office. It required turning the inner tube multiple times to solve different puzzles. After opening the mechanism, you could also get the small toys in the mezzanine.
If you open it in the wrong way, the mechanism will be stuck, and things will be stuck inside and cannot come out. You will have to use the key to reset it.
Zhang Yongxin had nothing to do at the time and even taught Ling Yao how to play several times.
It's a pity that Ling Yao really has no talent in mechanics, so he got stuck five times after playing five times. In the end, Zhang Yongxin couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him out of the office.
Ling Yao, of course, this thing is just for fun. If you really use it, you will find that the one being guarded is definitely not the thief, but himself.
Ling Yao really didn't expect to see such a thing here. Could it be that Xin Ran's hand has been stretched so far that he even understands the daily life of Zhang Yongxin, the person in charge who is investigating him, so clearly?
What's even more terrible is that although the puzzles and answers above are modern knowledge that Ling Yao is not familiar with, they all use the runes of the Mang Sheng World.
These guys from the Secret Service can't even use it clearly, let alone understand the literal meaning! No wonder Xin Ran dared to tell Zhou Yunyi that only he could handle this matter if he was present!
In just a short period of time, other members of the Secret Service had already surrounded the teahouse and drove away all irrelevant personnel.
The duty team took the lead and also rushed into the private room on the third floor.
Most people were stunned when they saw the mystery tube in Ling Yao's hand. Only a few people recognized the similarities between this and Zhang Yongxin’s ornaments.
"Contact Zhang Yongxin immediately. This is a mystery tube. I know the characters. Let him designate an operator. Quick."
Although newcomer Zhang Yong is not here, with his character, he must have taught others how to play. There are always one or two people present who have experience in operating it, which is better than letting Ling Yao, a useless machine, get started.
Sure enough, someone in the team asked:
"Where's the key? Do you have a reset key?"
Although it is still unclear what is in the mystery tube, this key item must be taken out as much as possible.
And if there is a key, even if it cannot open the mystery tube directly, it can at least be reset, and they will have multiple attempts.
Ling Yao handed the USB flash drive and cubes to the captain of Team B who was closest to him. He turned his bag upside down and found nothing.
He looked at Zhou Yunyi, who seemed to be looking at him silently.
At this time, no matter how stupid he was, he could guess that the reason why Zhou Yunyi invited him to "chat for a while" was because she had this "key" in her hand.
Ling Yao did indeed say:
"He gave you the key. You used it as leverage."
Zhou Yunyi's lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to agree, but someone next to her finally couldn't help interrupting and yelled:
"Do you know how many people this thing may kill? And you still use the key as a bargaining chip to negotiate with us??? Do you know that this kind of behavior can be accused of being an accomplice!!"
“I only met that person once, and I don’t understand all his plans, so how could he be an accomplice?
"It can only be regarded as a crime of obstructing official duties, and the most serious one is negligence causing death. After all, I have no subjective intention. I just don't believe the serious consequences you said."
It seems that the most frightening period has passed. Zhou Yunyi's words are getting smoother and smoother, and she has a strange "certainty".
"And I even gave you the wallet very cooperatively, but I didn't give you the so-called key directly. After all, you are not sure, and even I am not sure, whether the key exists and whether it is in my hand. .
"Even if he is willing to 'chat' with me, I just gave him what is most likely the key. After all, how can you say that I am not cooperating with you? I am obviously very cooperative."
For a while, no one jumped out to speak.
But Ling Yao could still hear the low curses in the team.
Ling Yao was actually surprised. Her performance today actually showed that even if Xin Ran didn't tell him the keywords of explosion, she had already guessed that the props she had on hand could be life-threatening.
But Zhou Yunyi still chose to use this as a bargaining chip in exchange for her own interests, and even studied how to deal with it if the defendant was really accused...
It seems that this gentle, kind and intelligent "Vase Palace" has unknowingly changed his "persona" and turned into a sharp and unscrupulous "black-hearted porcelain piece".
Or maybe, she was. It's just that neither Lin Tianyu nor Tucao Yi found it?
"I can 'chat' with you, if I have enough time. You know, time is tight right now."
In the end, it was Ling Yao who took the lead to break through the deadlock.
"I don't have to hold you accountable for your actions today. But you must tell me, do you have the ability to take out this key and hand it over to us now? This is related to whether the transaction is established."
Zhou Yunyi hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly:
"It won't be long. It'll be more than enough while you work on the crack."
This amounts to an affirmative answer. After hearing this, Ling Yao immediately turned to Zhang Yongxin, who had been contacted remotely:
"Then, you can start first. I will translate when I encounter words that are unfamiliar to you, and I will trouble you for the rest."
Since the key definitely exists, Zhang Yongxin and the others can try boldly a few times first, and he can also work in two threads and take care of both ends.
Zhang Yongxin nodded and continued to look at the mystery tube through the video phone, seeming to analyze how to use its mechanism. Ling Yao also sat down and said that he could start "chatting".
Although time was urgent, he didn't like to follow Xin Ran's pace. But he also knew that if he was already passive and he tried to break through Xin Ran's plan, it would probably cause more serious consequences.
Furthermore, if he sacrificed a little more of his physical strength originally reserved for fighting, he wouldn't be able to visit all three places.
So, what does Zhou Yunyi want to ask?
In fact, Ling Yao couldn't guess it either. When he and Lin Tianyu interacted, Zhou Yunyi was almost absent, and he had no relationship at all with the Zhou family. He couldn't imagine what answer he had in his hand. It was worth Zhou Yunyi risking her own life and going against the Secret Service, but why should she sit down and "have a chat"?
After thinking for a while, Zhou Yunyi seemed to have made up her mind, no longer shying away from others, and said:
"I want to know the reason why Lin Tianyu became so famous is also the source of his strength and his only weakness."
Regardless of lamenting that this little girl Zhou Yunyi actually wanted to do something to Lin Tianyu secretly, Ling Yao's mouth couldn't help but speak:
"Ah? What kind of weakness is the source of his power? Isn't his biggest weakness that he has a bad mind?"
Not to mention Zhou Yunyi, even Zhang Yongxin, who was studying the mystery tube remotely, couldn't help but roll his eyes. It was hard to tell whether he agreed with Ling Yao's evaluation of Lin Tianyu or simply looked down upon Ling Yao's irrational answer.
Zhou Yunyi was even more choked, and it took a while before she recovered and continued:
"What I want to know is something more specific. That person told me that apart from Lin Tianyu himself, there are only three people in the world who know the root cause of Lin Tianyu's gradual growth.
"One is himself, but he is not going to tell me the answer directly. The other is the second son of the Li family, but he has been elusive in the past two years. With my connections, it is difficult to find him."
"Am I the third one? Although you can't find me on your own, Xin Ran has pointed the way for you."
Ling Yao waved his hand, speaking casually but quickly,
"I can indeed tell you the answer. It's very simple. It's the ring he wears on his chest all day long.
"It contains the inheritance of Qingyou Valley, various secret books and elixirs, and even a dragon shadow in it. That's why Lin Tianyu can grow up quickly from an ordinary ordinary person to where he is today.
"But that doesn't mean much to you."
Ling Yao's words just now attracted too much attention. Zhang Yongxin had already ordered people to move their research place outside the tea room, so he did not hear Ling Yao's current remarks.
But everyone else in the tea room secretly pricked up their ears, obviously very surprised by this gossip.
Perhaps this surprise also includes the question "Why does Namboto know this?"
"I guess there is a problem in your relationship. In other words, you now unilaterally feel that there is a problem in your relationship. But for whatever reason, you want to take advantage of him and take the dominant position in the relationship. But just through such a secret is It can't be done.
"Whether you steal the ring or destroy it, the power Lin Tianyu has gained will not disappear when he loses the ring.
"In the best case scenario, if you succeed, Lin Tianyu will just stop making breakthroughs, but for you he is still an insurmountable mountain.
"More importantly, it's impossible for you to get it. Not to mention how much Lin Tianyu values that ring, the dragon in the ring will not let go of any human who covets it. It is the guardian of the Qingyou Valley, no It will give you any chance to harm the descendants of the Qingyou Valley inheritance.
"It seems that this problem is indeed very simple. No wonder there is more than enough time."
With that said, Ling Yao took the camera handed over by the person next to him, looked at it for a few times, and began to translate the meaning of the runes to them.
Zhou Yunyi just remained silent with an ugly expression on her face, not knowing what she was thinking.
"So? Do you have anything else to ask? It's best if you don't have any. I'm in a hurry."
And Ling Yao's gesture of leaving at any moment finally deeply irritated Zhou Yunyi. She stood up suddenly, as if this could restrain Ling Yao from getting up:
"No, no, you haven't answered me yet. What should I do? He said you would tell me! I know that you have been paying attention to Fengcheng's movements secretly. If you know a little bit about it, you can understand my situation! I have already I have reached my limit. I only have this last chance! If I still reach this point, even if..."
Although Ling Yao didn't really understand Zhou Yunyi's real situation, he could make a rough guess when he saw the other party's collapsed state.
It's just that the Zhou family originally placed their bets on Lin Tianyu, not only hoping to save the Zhou family, but also hoping to make a comeback with Lin Tianyu's energy. As a result, it was only after her daughter was sent away that she discovered that Lin Tianyu not only had new and old loves, but also did not even return to Fengcheng for several years.
No matter how well Lin Tianyu develops in the capital, can the Zhou family get a share of the pie? Obviously it can't be done.
Moreover, the Zhou family pretends to be a famous family and has never given Li Haibo a good look before. As a result, Lin Tianyu's assets in Fengcheng are now managed by such a young boy, and the Zhou family cannot take any advantage at all.
In this situation, who can the Zhou family blame? We can neither blame Lin Tianyu who made the bet, nor Li Haibo, who was in charge of the money, nor even dare to blame Lin Tianyu's "confidantes" who "look at each other as if they were against their skin."
What else can we do, but put the responsibility on this daughter who "can't hold a man down"?
Either forcing Zhou Yunyi to use more radical means to "seduce" Lin Tianyu, such as giving birth to a child out of wedlock, or forcing Zhou Yunyi to contact other partners who can be married, or even simply selling herself in exchange for benefits.
And Zhou Yunyi, a person with no money, no power, or even any ability, can only find a way out from Lin Tianyu, whether she obeys or resists.
As a result, she probably collapsed even more when she arrived in the capital and found out that Lin Tianyu had opened a harem again and was perfunctory with her.
Xin Ran seized this opportunity, brainwashed her to become a black man, and then made her into a controllable chess piece, sending her into this game.
If things only progressed to this point, Ling Yao would still sympathize with this woman. But if it follows...
"No matter what your situation is, if you really want me to help you, it's best not to push yourself too hard at a critical moment like this.
"You have to remember that I am negotiating with you now as a member of the Secret Service, and I have my own principles."
Ling Yao knocked on the table, also knocking on the other party.
“Generally speaking, I don’t hold grudges very well, but if it comes to bottom line issues, it might not just be a matter of grudges.
"You should think carefully about whether you should say certain things."
This can be regarded as Ling Yao's true words.
After all, whether it was the academic struggle in the school, Nan Bohong's neglect, Nan Guozhong's use, Wu Zifan's contempt, Lin Tianyu's inexplicable hostility...
Ling Yao may label and score these people in his mind based on their behavior, thereby determining his attitude towards them in the future. But in the final analysis, he didn't really care about it.
But if it is people like Tian Xi, or people like Ling Xingran and Li Jiaheng, they have been using living people as pawns from beginning to end, trying to control the fate of others to lead to tragedy to achieve their goals, using deception, choosing betrayal, and even planning a conspiracy. Massacres everywhere. Ling Yao's hatred for this was unforgettable and everlasting.
When Tian Xi was killed by Ling Linhan, although he only planned and supported it behind the scenes, he was still heavily involved;
And now, he is still chasing Ling Xingran, preparing to personally uncover the truth and complete this "revenge";
As for Li Jiaheng, although he has not obtained any key evidence, Li Haibo's channels also have a lot of unsavory information about the other party - such a person, who acts as a villain in another world, will naturally act "unscrupulously" Indulging the evil of human nature. Therefore, this person was on Ling Yao's blacklist early on, always scrutinizing, always on guard, and always ready to seize evidence of guilt.
And if Zhou Yunyi really knew what was going on and even though they had already made concessions, she would still persevere in trying to achieve her goal, wasting many lives in vain...
Then she "jumped" onto this "blacklist" on her own initiative, and she couldn't blame others.
Ling Yao also reminded the other party at the end not to go astray.
Fortunately, Zhou Yunyi was smart enough to understand what he said; she also kept her moral bottom line in her heart and didn't really want to kill other innocent people. She finally swallowed back the unfinished words.
Finally she handed over the key - it turned out to be the earring in her left ear. If she hadn't handed it to Ling Yao on her own initiative, perhaps no one present would have thought that the shape of this earring could fit right into the keyhole.
"I still want that answer. But you are right, I will exchange it for something else. That person seems to know you very well, so if he says you will promise me, it is definitely not a promise that can be exchanged for keys. "
Ling Yao didn't answer, just handed over the key and continued to translate the characters on hand.
Zhou Yunyi also fell into silence. But Ling Yao knew that Zhou Yunyi was thinking about what else she could use as a bargaining chip in negotiations.
However, Ling Yao obviously did not intend to continue this conversation tonight.
After translating the paragraph at hand, he finally stood up and said to the person next to him:
"Send me the rest of the translations via internal line. There are less than twenty minutes left, so I'll go to the green letter first. As for you, just ask them for their contact information, and we'll talk about it next time."
As Ling Yao spoke, he walked to the window and opened the wooden window.
The evening wind blew, and the surroundings became increasingly quiet. It seems that the evacuation work has come to an end.
Zhou Yunyi suddenly said:
"The person waiting for you in Lu Xin is Li Jiaheng; the person waiting for you in Jin Mao is not a human being. In addition, choosing one of the three is not a test question for you. Professor Xin will avoid others and contact you alone. These are all things I heard I hope it will be useful to you, just take it as my deposit in advance."
But in just a blink of an eye, the person by the window had disappeared without a trace. There was a faint wisp of purple mist remaining in the air, and there was a response that sounded like words spoken in a dream:
"Can."
