章 227: Chapter 227: I Really Became the Leader Because I'm Smart
Lin Fan and Old Zhang woke up and sat on their beds in a daze.
The evil rooster dared not cause trouble.
Cluck cluck.
It obediently laid five round eggs. This was its most important task every day.
"Lin Fan, what are you thinking about?" Old Zhang asked curiously.
"I want to cultivate," Lin Fan replied.
"Do you need me to give you acupuncture?" Old Zhang enjoyed helping Lin Fan cultivate. Recently, however, they had been so busy, with constant dinner invitations, that he hadn't had time to give Lin Fan acupuncture.
Lin Fan smiled. "If I could receive your acupuncture, I think I would gain a lot."
That was true. He would definitely gain a lot.
Mainly, he would gain unconsciousness.
They were currently in the special department dormitory. If he passed out from the acupuncture, he couldn't go to the hospital; he could only lie there.
Old Zhang carefully took out his needle case.
"Here I come."
He had progressed further and further on the path of acupuncture, becoming experienced and insightful. He had learned many techniques through communicating with renowned masters and studying ancient texts, eventually integrating this knowledge to reach a realm unimaginable to ordinary people.
The first needle went in.
Lin Fan suggested, "Old Zhang, you can go a little deeper. It's a bit shallow now, and I don't feel much."
"Okay." Old Zhang nodded and inserted the needle deeper into Lin Fan's arm. "How does it feel?"
"Not bad, but I don't feel much yet."
"Mm, that's normal."
For Lin Fan, he truly felt that Old Zhang's needles were powerful. Even though he was constantly getting stronger, Old Zhang's acupuncture had never disappointed him.
"Old Zhang, don't sleep tonight. I might be going to a strange place again. If you want to go, I'll take you with me," Lin Fan said.
Old Zhang, pinching a silver needle and skillfully inserting it, replied happily, "Great! I definitely won't sleep tonight."
Back at the mental hospital, Lin Fan had promised to take Old Zhang traveling, but he had broken his promise every time. This time, however, he had a premonition that he would definitely take Old Zhang along.
The evil rooster felt that these two humans were crazy.
Getting acupuncture early in the morning.
What were they doing?
As more needles were inserted, Lin Fan exclaimed in surprise, "Old Zhang, I feel so warm."
"Normal," Old Zhang said.
He was very familiar with Old Zhang's acupuncture. When there was a sensation, it meant the effects were kicking in.
The thirteenth needle!
Lin Fan's head felt heavy, and he collapsed onto the bed, unresponsive.
"Normal. He's asleep again. I might as well get some sleep too." Old Zhang lay down on the bed and started snoring, leaving the bewildered evil rooster staring at the scene.
Good heavens.
Was this how they started their day?
Sleeping?
At the special department office…
One-Eyed Man was reviewing the information Jin He Li had brought him. The documents contained detailed information on the senior members of the Yanhai City branch, and the other document contained similar information on the senior members of the Xia Du headquarters.
He believed one thing for sure: there was definitely a traitor at headquarters. If there wasn't, he would jump off a building.
However, trying to pinpoint the traitor from these documents was impossible.
It was like dreaming.
But regardless, a thorough investigation was better than wishful thinking.
He placed the documents on the table, took out his phone, and sent a message to Hao Ren.
One-Eyed Man: "Who do you think the traitor at headquarters is?"
Hao Ren: "Beats me."
One-Eyed Man: "That's why I'm asking you."
Hao Ren: "..."
He was just asking casually. Hao Ren was just the director of a mental hospital; asking him who the traitor was was pointless.
Ring ring!
The caller ID showed it was Jin Shangwu from Xia Du headquarters.
One-Eyed Man answered, "Why are you calling? Is there any progress at headquarters? Have you figured out who the traitor is?"
He had mentioned this matter to people he trusted and was close to.
There was a traitor at headquarters, and he hoped they would investigate thoroughly.
If it were anywhere else, it wouldn't matter as much, but headquarters was humanity's last hope, the highest level of the department.
Now there was a traitor at headquarters.
He was more anxious than anyone.
Jin Shangwu said, "No. I'm calling to discuss something. Headquarters wants you to send the captured Shadow Society members here. You haven't been able to get any useful information from them, so it's better to send them to headquarters."
One-Eyed Man felt something was off about this request.
"I'm very suspicious of headquarters' motives. If we send the Shadow Society captives to headquarters, I'm afraid they might be intercepted along the way. That's a very real possibility." One-Eyed Man wasn't a fool; he sensed a problem.
This was what worried him the most.
Jin Shangwu said, "If you're worried, you can personally escort them."
"Are you kidding? How can I leave Yanhai City? It would be chaos without me." One-Eyed Man said.
This was One-Eyed Man's confidence.
He already saw himself as the guardian deity. That's right, a position that lofty.
Jin Shangwu said, "Isn't there Lin Fan? He's the strongest expert in Yanhai City now, not you. With him there, there definitely won't be any problems."
Bullshit!
One-Eyed Man wanted to curse at Jin Shangwu. What was he thinking, letting a mental patient guard Yanhai City?
If Lin Fan encountered a problem, it would be fine.
But what if he didn't?
Even if he knew about it, he might not take the initiative to help. Although the specific situation was hard to say, he couldn't gamble the safety of the entire Yanhai City.
Hearing One-Eyed Man's silence, Jin Shangwu continued, "Don't worry, it's just two Shadow Society captives. The Shadow Society won't care about them. And we'll be careful during transport, keeping it discreet. No one will find out."
One-Eyed Man asked, "Whose decision was this?"
Jin Shangwu replied, "Leader Xu's."
One-Eyed Man, holding the phone, fell into deep thought. He felt that things weren't so simple. There was definitely a problem. If the two Shadow Society captives were sent to headquarters, they could have been sent with Lin Fan.
"I know what you're thinking, but I think you're really overthinking it. If we had captured important members of the Shadow Society, we would definitely send experts to escort them personally. But these two are just ordinary members, not that valuable. Sending them to headquarters is just to use the most advanced technology to extract information they haven't revealed."
Jin Shangwu knew that One-Eyed Man was a very cautious person.
He always made sure everything was foolproof.
"Fine, I'll make arrangements now."
One-Eyed Man hung up the phone and went directly to the detention room.
Wu Jiu and Gao Xiong weren't having a good time. The special department members weren't friendly to them, feeding them only thin porridge every day. It was pure mistreatment.
But there was nothing they could do.
Mistreatment was mistreatment. They were captives, after all.
"Inject them with a sedative. Enough to make them sleep for two days," One-Eyed Man ordered.
"Yes, sir."
Soon, Wu Jiu's shouts came from the detention room.
"Damn it! What are you doing with those needles? If you have the guts, go after Gao Xiong! He's not afraid of anyone!"
Even at this point, Wu Jiu was still being cheeky.
One-Eyed Man entered the detention room and secretly placed trackers on both of them. If they were abducted, he could track their location.
"Just as I said, someone will definitely come to rescue them."
One-Eyed Man didn't believe the Shadow Society wouldn't act.
Once they were on the plane, the Shadow Society would definitely know their whereabouts. Of course, he didn't tell anyone about the trackers.
He was worried that Shadow Society members might be lurking within the Yanhai City special department.
If there was anyone in the entire special department he could trust the most, it was really only that mental patient.
"Use an unmanned helicopter to transport them to Xia Du headquarters," One-Eyed Man said.
Technology was quite advanced these days.
He used a helicopter for transport because he thought that if the Shadow Society tried to hijack it, innocent people might be harmed. To prevent this, he had to be prepared.
He then went to the monitoring room to wait.
At a time like this, he absolutely wouldn't relax.
He had to find the Shadow Society's location, no matter what.
He had originally thought that the Shadow Society had nothing to do with the evil creatures, but based on recent events, it seemed there was a connection between them, possibly even cooperation.
In One-Eyed Man's view, they were the scum of humanity.
He desperately wanted to know the Shadow Society's location. Watching the monitors, he saw the helicopter leave Yanhai City. Everything seemed normal, no accidents.
But the actual situation was still unknown.
Jin He Li walked in, her high heels clicking, and said gravely, "I don't think your plan will work. They're not important to the Shadow Society. I think they'll be silenced."
"I know, but I'm willing to gamble," One-Eyed Man said.
Jin He Li asked, "If something happens to them soon, do you think we have a traitor in our department?"
One-Eyed Man replied, "It's hard to say, but we can't be careless. Because the helicopter leaving Yanhai City isn't a secret just to us. Anyone observing us could have noticed."
Just then, a monitoring officer reported, "Chief, the unmanned helicopter has been hit by an avian evil creature and destroyed."
One-Eyed Man's expression remained unchanged.
He had clearly anticipated this.
He just hadn't expected to lose his gamble. The Shadow Society had chosen to silence them directly.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
The trackers were moving.
"This is our chance!"
One-Eyed Man was overjoyed. It seemed the avian evil creature had swallowed the two captives, and the trackers were inside its body. If that was the case, he might be able to discover a previously unknown location.
However…
He didn't say anything more.
Given the current situation, even if he knew the location, he couldn't go there. The Yanhai City special department didn't have the strength. If he notified headquarters, he would be telling the traitor that they knew the secret location.
They would probably relocate in advance.
One-Eyed Man had said it himself: he truly became the leader of the Yanhai City special department because of his brilliant mind.
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