I discovered a world bug.

Chapter 63 Ghost Knocking on the Door

Luoguoping.

With 36 hours to go before the first probing attack, Qin Lang and his team had already arrived at Luoguoping Village, located at the foot of Fengchuiluodai Mountain.

Luo Hou's home is here. After Luo Hou's accident, his family moved to the county hospital to take care of him, and the house was left empty.

Qin Lang led his men to the entrance of Luo Hou's house—after obtaining permission from Luo Hou's family, he planned to set up this place as the starting point for their operation.

The reason is simple: this small building is located on the very edge of Luoguoping Village, about 300 to 400 meters away from the nearest villagers' houses. Compared to staying at the village committee or camping in the wild, it is more secluded and safer.

On the other hand, only the first floor of Luo Hou's three-story house was renovated; the second and third floors were still unfinished. This would reduce the disciplinary risks for Luo Hou and his family.

Holding the key he had obtained from Luo Hou's wife, Qin Lang opened the gate to the small courtyard.

The sharp sound of the iron gate scraping against the ground rang out. Qin Lang peeked out and took a look, then remarked with a sigh:

"Life's good—they're all driving Toyotas now."

"People in the mountains aren't that short of money."

"If you're not that short of money, why would you go up the mountain to pick mushrooms? Even without the Yinshan method, it's not safe up in the mountains, is it?"

Qin Lang asked curiously:

"Is mushroom picking really that profitable?"

"Nobody complains about not having enough money... The fields aren't that busy this season, so who wouldn't want to earn some extra cash?"

"A farmer's time is the least valuable asset; even if he only earns a dollar, it's still a gain..."

Huo Qing chimed in, instructing the team members who followed him to move all their personal belongings to the second floor and set up the living and command areas.

Everyone was busy with their own plans. Qin Lang had already gone up to the roof to find a suitable observation point facing the wind-blown Luodai Mountain, while Lin Shu was strolling around on the first floor, curiously looking at the layout of the courtyard.

It's clear that Luo Hou isn't the kind of farmer you'd stereotype him to be.

Even his family isn't one of them.

There were flowerpots of all sizes in the yard, some of which had already bloomed, and some colorful lights hung on the yard wall—probably left over from the Chinese New Year.

Following the power cord of the colored lights, Lin Shu found the switch.

Press the switch and the colored lights will turn on.

The flickering light wasn't exactly beautiful, but it possessed a unique, flamboyant, and boisterous vitality.

Pity......

Lin Shu was lost in thought for a moment, and just then, a voice came from behind him.

"What a pity..."

Lin Shu turned around, and the one who spoke was Chen Zhu, who had come with the team.

"You also think it's a pity?"

He continued:

"It used to be a really good family—thriving and prosperous—but then this happened. If Rahu can't recover, this whole family will probably be destroyed..."

"yes."

Chen Zhu nodded, but then said:

"But I'm not talking about him—I'm talking about you."

"I?"

Lin Shu was stunned for a moment.

"What do I have to regret?"

"It's not that you feel sorry, I mean, you were just thinking 'what a pity'."

"...What, you can read minds?"

Lin Shu couldn't help but find it a little funny—he remembered what Qin Lang had said earlier.

This Chen Zhu is a genius.

Looking at it this way, she really is quite remarkable; there's a significant difference between her behavior when she first approached me for questioning...

"Mind reading..."

Chen Zhu seemed to subconsciously tilt her head.

"Maybe it counts, but the accurate term is psychological profiling."

Did you know that a person's actions, expressions, and past behavior can reveal their thoughts?

"Your actions and expression just now revealed your thought of 'what a pity'."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Shu also stopped smiling.

Psychological profiling?

and many more.

It seems that I was initially brought down by her.

Without any substantial evidence, he was already on the police's list of people to be closely watched.

So, who is driving this "attention," He Cheng or her?

Lin Shu looked at Chen Zhu with a puzzled expression. Chen Zhu smiled and said:

"You're probably thinking right now that you might have been tricked by me, right?"

".......I give up."

Lin Shu nodded and pressed for an answer:

How did you know?

"Psychological profiling".

Chen Zhu waved his hand dismissively and replied:

"It's just a fairly basic analytical method, but most of the time... it's very useful."

"Perhaps it's because of this method, or rather, this ability, that I was transferred to this organization."

"After all, no one really knows what to do right now. If we can learn more about our opponents... that would be an opportunity for us."

indeed.

Lin Shu looked at Chen Zhu thoughtfully—if she could really analyze the opponent's motives from the slightest clues, and even predict their next move...

Its effect on one's own side is even greater than that of the limited "divination".

and many more.

What if Chen Zhu could combine his abilities with divination rituals?

Thinking of this, he asked:

"Would you like to do a divination yourself?"

"don't want."

Chen Zhu shook his head decisively—this was completely beyond Lin Shu's expectations.

He had assumed the other party would agree immediately.

Why?

Lin Shu frowned and pressed for an answer:

"You don't believe in rituals?"

"If I didn't believe it, I wouldn't be here."

Chen Zhu blinked.

"But not now—at least not in this operation."

"I need to make my own judgments based on absolutely objective circumstances, and whatever I see in the divination will affect my judgment."

"So... even if we're going to try, let's wait until after this is over."

"This matter isn't actually that urgent."

"Or rather, compared to my current judgment, it's not that important."

Lin Shu's heart skipped a beat when Chen Zhu finished speaking.

He looked directly into Chen Zhu's eyes and asked:

"You mean you've already made a judgment?"

"Yes."

Chen Zhu raised his head and looked at the mountains beyond the courtyard wall.

"Before coming here, I didn't actually have any judgment."

"But after seeing this place, after seeing the terrain here... I think this is a very important vantage point."

Have you ever played Go? A single eye is crucial for both sides; sometimes it can save you, and sometimes it can kill your opponent.

"In short, my current assessment is..."

"If the other side has already tracked our movements and wants to test us..."

"Then this kind of test will definitely happen here."

"Perhaps, it will be tonight."

.......

1 points in the early hours.

In the makeshift operations room on the second floor, Lin Shu lay on the table, drawing a peace charm stroke by stroke.

This mission is crucial and extremely risky, and he does not intend to delegate the available operations to "assembly line work".

If he could use his "asymmetry" to provide more security for the team members participating in the operation, he felt that it would be completely worthwhile to work a few extra hours.

This is the twenty-sixth effective peace charm he has drawn since this afternoon. Just four more will be enough to completely cover the 30 members who participated in this probing attack.

He stretched slightly, twisted his neck, and was about to reach for the brush to dip in cinnabar.

And it was at this moment...

"Bang."

"Bang bang".

Suddenly, rhythmic knocking sounded outside the room.

Lin Shu suddenly stood up, but the next second, a strong hand pressed down on his shoulder.

It's Qin Lang.

"Don't move."

Qin Lang spoke in a low voice:

"There's no one there."

He pointed to the PDA in his hand.

On the screen, the image from the infrared surveillance camera was as clear as daytime.