Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

As the sandstorm subsided, the stench of blood in the air grew even stronger.

Lin Bai didn't rush to search the pockets of those henchmen.

As a sophisticated con artist, one must prioritize tasks like looting.

He hummed a tune from his past life and walked straight to Cade's mountain-like corpse.

He crouched down, completely ignoring Cade's wide, unseeing eyes that seemed to be accusing him of "lacking martial ethics."

Lin Bai reached into the gap of his expensive mechanical arm and rummaged around inside.

"Bingo".

A key stained with oil fell into his palm.

Next, he went to the heavily modified "Vulture" pickup truck.

With a crisp click as the key turned, the heavy safe door sprang open.

"That's more like it. How can a regimental commander not have some secret stash of money?" Lin Bai whistled, his eyes instantly lighting up.

The box wasn't big, but any one of these items could easily cause a scavenger from the outer city to break his head.

The first item was a pale blue reagent sealed in a metal tube. As the liquid flowed, it seemed to shimmer with starlight, exuding an aura of "I'm very expensive."

The second item is a pair of transparent wings, as thin as cicada wings but with edges as sharp as scalpels—the [Sky-Splitting Cicada Wings].

The third item was the single horn that Lin Bai had personally sawed off the wolf king's forehead. It was half a meter long and shiny black.

Finally, at the bottom of the box was a neatly folded, yellowed drawing.

"Taking lives and spending money for others is perfectly reasonable."

Lin Bai waved his hand, activating the [Trick Space].

The reagents, cicada wings, and blueprints vanished into thin air and were stuffed into the personal subspace.

As for that wolf king's horn...

Lin Bai gestured, his brows furrowing slightly: "Tsk, not enough space, this is quite awkward."

There's no other way; we still have to move it manually.

He casually tore off a piece of greasy, tattered canvas, quickly wrapped the unicorn into a long strip, and slung it diagonally across his back.

His movements were so smooth and fluid that anyone who didn't know him would think he was a helpful neighbor who had just returned from the market.

Just as Lin Bai finished sorting out his spoils...

"Sizzle—sizzle—"

A piercing crackling sound from an electric microphone abruptly shattered the deathly silence inside the carriage.

Lin Bai paused, his gaze instantly locking onto the walkie-talkie on the center console with its red light flashing wildly.

Has anyone contacted Cadet?

For an ordinary scavenger, the standard procedure in this situation would be to smash the walkie-talkie and then run away like a startled rabbit.

But Lin Bai did not.

He raised an eyebrow, a look of anticipation on his face, and reached out to pick up the heavy communicator.

But he didn't speak immediately.

The person on the other end seemed quite composed, simply continuing to call out coldly:

"Cade, this is the Gravedigger team. Hearing your reply..."

"Location indicates we are less than half a day's journey from you. Report the situation immediately."

His voice was cold and hard, revealing an arrogance stemming from years of holding a high position and being accustomed to giving orders.

Gravedigger Squad?

Lin Bai's heart stirred slightly.

He cleared his throat.

[Poker Face] can control everything in the body, including fine-tuning the vibration frequency of the vocal cords; this is a basic skill.

He quickly recalled in his mind Cade's voice, tone, and even his hoarse voice, which had been ruined by years of smoking cheap tobacco.

"Cough..." Lin Bai tentatively uttered a sound.

No, it's too crisp.

Relax your vocal cords, lower your larynx, and add a touch of irritability and impatience.

"Cough cough..."

This is getting interesting.

"Oh shit......"

As soon as he uttered that vulgar curse, Lin Bai couldn't help but give himself a mental thumbs up.

perfect.

The voice was so rough that even Cade's own mother would probably be stunned for three seconds.

This is professionalism; the Oscars owe me a golden statuette.

Lin Bai pressed the call button, his voice instantly becoming rough and filled with malice: "Are you trying to kill me? I'm not dead yet!"

The person on the other end of the walkie-talkie was clearly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Cade to be so angry at this critical juncture.

"It's good that you're not dead." The voice on the other end softened slightly.

"The higher-ups are taking this mission very seriously. How's it going on your end? Any trouble?"

Above? Task?

Lin Bai sneered inwardly; he had successfully extracted information from the conversation.

People like Cade, the "higher-ups" they come into contact with, are definitely not good people.

Moreover, the fact that the other party not only sent someone to receive them but was also so careful indicates that the "goods" in Kade's hands are extremely hot to handle.

"I've run into a little trouble," Lin Bai muttered, mimicking the tone of a desperate outlaw like Cade.

"A pack of reckless wolves tried to intercept us, wasting a lot of my bullets. I just finished cleaning them up."

"Hmph, just trash from the wilderness," the person opposite sneered.

"Just make sure it's clean. And you better remember this: if anything goes wrong this time, that lord in the Spiral Tower will pull out every single bone in your body and make specimens."

Spiral Tower!

These four words instantly pierced Lin Bai's thoughts.

It seems that the spiral flag on the front of the CapitaLand vehicle is not just something to look good on its own.

Having gathered enough intelligence, Lin Bai took a deep breath and decided to strike while the iron was hot to see if he could extract any more useful information.

"Don't worry, everything is with me, perfectly intact. Since it's that lord's order, I will definitely bring the goods back safely."

"By the way, how many of you came this time? This wilderness has been rather turbulent lately, so we don't want to get caught off guard and delay the adults' business."

however.

This time, there was complete silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

no respond.

Lin Bai paused slightly as he fiddled with the walkie-talkie.

What happened?

Did I use the wrong punctuation in one of my sentences? Or did I act too convincingly and give myself away?

That shouldn't be the case...

"Zzz—du—"

Communication was unilaterally cut off.

......

at the same time.

On the desolate road leading to the ruins of Cloud City, several black heavy armored vehicles were speeding along.

Inside the lead vehicle, a bald captain expressionlessly turned off his encrypted communicator, his eyes cold.

"Boss, what happened? Is that old bastard Cade alright?"

In the passenger seat, the younger brother with a mohawk, a cigarette dangling from his lips, asked indistinctly.

"Cade is dead."

The bald man stared straight ahead, slammed the accelerator to the floor, and the engine roared like a wild beast.

"Huh? Dead?" The mohawk was so startled that the cigarette in his hand fell onto his thigh, burning him.

"That voice just now... wasn't that him? It sounded exactly like him."

"The voice is similar, but the mind is not."

The bald man sneered and reached out to touch the pale white bone badge on his collar.

"Although that fool Cade is greedy, he knows very well what the masters of the Tower want."

"The Spiral Tower wants that wanted criminal alive!"

"And what did that person just say? He said the 'things' are all with him."

A sharp killing intent flashed in the bald man's eyes.

"Furthermore... if it were that greedy Cade, his first reaction at this moment would definitely be to ask about the bounty and reward, rather than rushing to pledge his loyalty."

"Full speed ahead! Entering Level 1 combat readiness!"

The bald man picked up another red communicator and spoke very quickly:

"Calling tower, this is the Gravedigger team. Mission has taken a turn for the worse; the target appears to have fallen into the hands of unidentified individuals. Requesting backup!"

......