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Chapter 275 As Expected... Calling for People

Wang Baihu had expected to be rejected, and he had already planned how to persuade the other party. Unexpectedly, the subtitles replied directly, "You can bring as many as you want, as long as you can bear the cost."

Then the computer screen went black, and after a few seconds it lit up again, returning to the normal desktop.

He looked to the bottom right corner; the firewall remained as quiet as ever, as if the intrusion had never happened.

That last sentence... it means he agrees, right?

Wang Baihu immediately picked up the phone and found that the signal had been restored. He turned to the page with the red lotus, but just as he was about to press the call button, he stopped.

The culprit is Captain-General... Shawcanon.

He didn't make the call in the end. Instead, he grabbed his coat and walked out of the room, calling out as he went downstairs, "Mom and Dad, I'm going out for a bit!"

"Is it overtime?"

"Uh... no, a friend of mine wants to get together."

"Be careful, don't come back too late!" His mother, sitting on the sofa in the living room, nodded to him.

"I know!" Wang Baihu jogged out of the front yard and found a minivan parked by the roadside. He opened the passenger door and got in. The driver, a middle-aged man, glanced at him with some surprise. "Aren't you going to sit in the back? It's more comfortable there."

"No need, I need to give you directions." He could tell at a glance that this person knew nothing and was just someone who was responsible for picking people up. "I've already talked to your leader. I'll pick up one person first, and then go to your place."

"Okay." Without further ado, the driver immediately turned left and got on the road.

"Will we have to be blindfolded later?" Wang Baihu asked with some concern. He was fine with it himself, but he was worried that Honglian wouldn't be able to accept this treatment.

"Blindfolded?" The driver paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh. "What do you think we are, kidnappers?"

Well, it seems they are quite particular about how they do things.

This composure made him feel even more favorably toward these people. Although the way they initially made contact was a bit frightening, it was for the sake of secrecy, and there was no need to take it too seriously.

Wang Baihu directed the vehicle into a residential area in Jiangdong District.

When he got out of the car, he realized that the driver didn't even intend to follow him.

In other words, even if he runs away now, the other party won't notice.

Where did they get this confidence from? Wang Baihu didn't quite understand, and always felt as if he had been seen through by the so-called "World Center of Competence".

Walking into a narrow building and up the stairs to the third floor—the buildings in this complex were all built in the 70s, with no elevators, narrow stairwells, and a pervasive sense of dilapidation. With Honglian's salary, she could easily rent a much better place in the city center; the only advantage of this place was its proximity to her workplace.

He knocked on the door of apartment 302.

"Coming," a familiar voice quickly rang out, "Wait a moment."

The old house's front door wasn't even soundproof; you could hear someone shouting outside.

The door opened a crack, and Honglian was clearly taken aback when she saw who had knocked. "Wang Baihu? What are you doing here?"

"I have something I want to discuss with you," Wang Baihu said in a low voice. "Could you let me in first?"

"..." Honglian looked him over suspiciously for a moment before stepping aside to let him into the house. "Couldn't you have made a phone call first? Honestly... if you don't have a good reason, I'll give you a couple of punches!"

Wang Baihu didn't bother to explain, and went straight to the point after closing the door, "Do you still remember Elori?"

Honglian stood there for a moment, then revealed the wonderful expression he had expected.

"Elori...where did she go? No, how could I forget about that!?"

“I knew you were the same way.” Wang Baihu felt a strange sense of relief. He briefly recounted his strange encounter twenty minutes ago, “The car was parked downstairs, saying it could take us to see Elori.”

He thought the team leader would need some time to process what he had just heard, but to his surprise, the other person immediately replied, "Let's go."

"Uh...aren't you going to have any doubts?"

“It’s not too late to have doubts once we’re on the bus,” Honglian said seriously. “I’ve never heard of an organization that can so easily take away a person’s abilities before, but since you’ve already verified it, I don’t think their warnings are unfounded. In any case, we need to investigate this ourselves.”

She never hesitates. Whether faced with choices or difficulties, she always takes action immediately.

The same thing happened during the erosion incident at the botanical garden; when everyone was at a loss, she was the first to run to the scene.

This has nothing to do with combat talent or ability; it's purely due to her temperament.

"Come on, what are you waiting for?" Honglian urged.

Wang Baihu couldn't help but feel a pang of envy.

Perhaps this is why she was able to win everyone's trust.

After the two got into the car, Honglian finally asked, "Which side do you belong to?" She wasn't asking the group members, but the driver.

"You'll know when you arrive, Miss," the driver replied politely.

"Is your boss really called the World Competency Center?"

"What's that?" the driver laughed. "Customer service?"

Honglian and Wang Baihu looked at each other in bewilderment.

"You don't know? Then who ordered you to send someone to pick them up?"

“Of course it’s our dean. He said that although the two of you have gone astray and have not used your skills in the right way, there is still a chance to save you.”

"Saving them?" Wang Baihu couldn't help but exclaim, "Your dean is being too arrogant... Besides, what the Weixian agency has done isn't righteous? In just the last two months of this year, our colleagues have already thwarted four potential crimes. If it weren't for the agency—"

Honglian reached out to stop him, signaling him to shut up.

"Could it be that the dean you're talking about... is that senior from the Northern Heaven Academy?"

Beitianyuan?
Wang Baihu immediately realized that this was an organization whose reputation and foundation were no less than that of the Agency—of course, this only applied to the Jiangcheng branch. In fact, he had heard of the name of Beitian Academy before he even joined the Agency. Although it never advertised itself, the pills it produced were highly sought after by the wealthy, and the Wang family had also benefited from them.

The Weixian Agency and the Beitian Academy had known of each other's existence for a long time, but they had never had any contact. The reason for this was that the Beitian Academy seemed to have a great prejudice against the agency. Not only did it refuse the agency's cooperation requests, but it also refused to provide them with medical services. It didn't even want to do basic business with them, which showed how much resistance it had.

They actually agreed to host government officials now?
This is so unexpected!
The driver smiled and nodded, confirming Honglian's guess.

"My goodness, isn't this...?" Wang Baihu turned to look at Honglian, his heart suddenly tightening. Could it be that he was about to witness the ice-breaking journey between the two organizations?!

But this is too strange.

It wasn't the captain, the branch secretary, or the group leaders... but rather, they were the two execution team members chosen to achieve this historic feat. If he hadn't insisted on bringing Honglian along, the situation would have been even more absurd, like two companies about to undergo a crucial merger, with one side sending a representative who was just an ordinary low-level employee.

Half an hour later, the scenery outside the car window changed.

They drove into the Lushan area.

"It really is the place where the Northern Heaven Academy is located," Wang Baihu thought to himself. Moreover, the other party did not make any attempt to conceal it, and all their behavior appeared generous and natural.

At 9:15 p.m., the two got off the car at the entrance of the Qingcao Hall of Beitianyuan.

"Welcome." A handsome young man greeted them. "My name is You Chi. You two must be Miss Honglian and Mr. Wang Baihu."

“I recognize you, Yuheng Xingyouchi…” Wang Baihu couldn’t help but exclaim, “That genius teenager who solved a major poisoning case abroad!”

"What genius... that's just empty praise from others." You Chi shook his head. "The real genius... is far above me."

"Oh, don't be modest. Even professional forensic doctors at top hospitals couldn't handle this, but you solved it with ease. Everyone has witnessed your abilities," Wang Baihu said cheerfully. Meeting a celebrity from television, someone close to his own age, immediately eased his nervousness considerably. "When did you return to China? I thought you'd been abroad all this time."

“It has been some time since I returned.” You Chi’s reply was neither distant nor intimate, but rather a polite one that maintained a distance. “I already know the purpose of your visit. Please follow me.”

The two followed each other's steps.

"Is this person very famous?" Honglian asked in a low voice.

“Super famous, not only is she talented, but she's also good-looking, with a huge following online,” Wang Baihu replied, adding in his mind that she was practically born to cross-dress.

(End of this chapter)