Otherworld Girl Development Guide

After facial recognition, street cameras and surveillance devices compare the results with big data, and then add these suspicious individuals to a list of people to be closely monitored.

If someone is simply strolling around Shangqiu, the national security department will turn a blind eye. After all, China isn't like the US, which is quick to attack with just a "laundry detergent" (a metaphor for violence), nor is it as peaceful as India, where neighbors might throw grenades at each other during a fight.

But... once these intelligence agents try to do anything out of line, they will experience firsthand what the iron fist of dictatorship is like!

Chapter 12 Something's Wrong!

Business Twin Room at Shangqiu Hotel.

Olivier held his lute, played the tune, and sang the love lines he had learned from "Corny Love Quotes," perfectly integrating them into his singing and playing.

"Ah~ I've seen it in your eyes, you're my dream girl..."

"Though separated by mountains and rivers, our love remains; please love me a little more..."

......

Mura's eyes were bloodshot. She pressed a pillow against her head, trying to ease the pain and suppress the urge to throw Olivier out the window.

He deeply regretted letting Olivier buy the book; at worst, his singing and playing were a little silly, but now it was downright awful!

"That's enough! When are we going to have a private meeting with the Shangqiu officials?"

Olivier stopped playing and singing: "Wait a little longer, this place is so interesting! There are still sequels to this book, 'Corny Pickup Lines,' that I haven't been able to buy yet. People from Shangqiu are really something!"

After saying that, he turned to the next page and continued playing and singing.

"what!!!"

Mura screamed in despair, already foreseeing his miserable future...accompanied by cheesy pickup lines every day.

Meanwhile, standard rooms in Shangqiu hotels.

Stans repeatedly flipped through the paper map of Shangqiu, recalling what he had seen and heard in Shangqiu over the past few days... It wasn't that he didn't want to get an electronic map, it's just that those things were a bit complicated to operate...

Besides using Mira and other restricted services unavailable outside, the cult also used drugs to control its officials... These drugs would induce hallucinations in the officials, filled with the things they desperately desired... Through these methods, the cult corrupted a large number of officials.

So, if he wanted to take revenge on such a powerful force as Shangqiu, he really wouldn't know where to start without an inside contact... With that in mind, Stans decided to first develop his network in Shangqiu.

If you're asking where the most diverse mix of people is, then it has to be bars—that's based on Stan's years of experience.

Directly under the State Security Bureau's Shangqiu branch.

This is an unremarkable three-story building with an unremarkable signboard hanging at the entrance, and there are hardly any pedestrians on the street in front of it.

After all... no one has nothing better to do than loiter behind the "police station" door.

In the conference room on the third floor.

"Comrades, these are recently discovered suspicious individuals; their identities are quite complex..."

On the projector, one "foreign tourist" after another appeared on the "PPT". Judging from the photos, all of them were taken without the tourists' knowledge.

"Based on big data screening and movement tracking, they don't seem like simple intelligence personnel..." Next to the photos are their recent movement records.

The concept of intelligence personnel is broad; even ordinary investment investigation teams can be seen as a kind of "intelligence personnel." Without a comprehensive assessment of the local investment environment, local risks, the distribution of local businesses, ethnic and religious issues, legal and regulatory issues, security risks, etc., rashly investing inevitably leads to falling into a trap from which one cannot extricate oneself.

Through big data filtering, these people went to places they shouldn't have gone, such as waterworks, municipal buildings, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, department stores, and other densely populated areas or important institutions, which aroused the vigilance of intelligence agencies.

On Mingrui Star, the chances of a large-scale war breaking out are very small. The real battlefield is in the darkness, so the security department is under great pressure. In order to alleviate the pressure, the most advanced technology has been used.

"So, your superiors have assigned you a task: to provide you with a suitable identity to contact these sensitive individuals, investigate their identities, and gather information about what they, or rather, the forces behind them, are up to..."

That's how intelligence work is. You can only be a thief for a thousand days, not a thief for a thousand days... The best way to prevent thieves is to take swift and decisive action to destroy their den.

"Now I give the order!"

Whoosh! All the professionally trained personnel stood up.

"The code name for this operation is 'Fishhook'."

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Time: PM 23:00

Location: A casual bar in Shangqiu.

Stans pushed open the frosted glass door of the bar and stepped into the light bar, his expression immediately blank... This bar was not what he had imagined.

In his memory, bars were full of unemployed people who drank and told dirty jokes... plus patting the buttocks of passing waiters (gender doesn't matter), and then bursting into rude laughter.

Why is this bar so quiet and clean? Soft music is playing in my ears, and some people from Shangqiu are quietly scrolling through what they call "cell phones," occasionally taking a sip of some colorful liquid.

"Hello sir... what would you like to do for me?" the waiter asked warmly.

Stans didn't speak, but looked at the wide array of drinks behind the waiter, many of which were labeled: Not for minors.

"Give me a beer, please..."

"Iced is fine?"

Stans nodded, and the waiter gestured for him to swipe his card.

Beep~

Cloud Flash Payment, XX yuan received...

"Sir, please wait here a moment..."

Stans mechanically walked to the waiting area.

Ice cubes were placed in the beer mug, and the waiter poured a large glass full of beer before gesturing for Stans to take it.

"Sir, you can find your own place."

After surveying the area with his beer in hand, Stans walked to a relatively secluded corner.

After sitting down and taking a sip of beer, he immediately felt "icy cold and refreshing," and then began to scan the entire bar, trying to find suitable downstream candidates.

"The relationship between Shangqiu and the Kingdom of Bel will become increasingly close in the future..."

Ok?

Stans was suddenly drawn to the conversation between a man and a woman not far away. He subconsciously turned his head to look and saw a well-dressed man from Shangqiu chatting enthusiastically with a woman sitting opposite him with long, bright blue hair and an air of elegance.

"If you're considering investing here, the project I recommend is..."

Stans instinctively perked up his ears. In the ensuing conversation, the man displayed an impressive knowledge of everything from astronomy to geography, even analyzing the continental situation with remarkable clarity and predicting developments for the next few years. This filled the woman sitting opposite him with admiration, and some of his analyses even seemed plausible to Stans...

Twenty minutes later, Stans watched the man and woman from Shangqiu leave. However, the distance between them seemed to have narrowed. Just as they stepped out the door, the man grabbed the woman's hand. She struggled briefly, then stopped resisting...

Something's wrong...something's really wrong!

Stans frowned. The most difficult recruits for the cult were those with extensive knowledge, because there was no way to bind these wise men with lofty aspirations with "worldly desires."

Chapter 13 Discovering Rare Treasures 2.0

Zhou Mingrui sat in the passenger seat in a good mood, humming a little tune.

The two kittens sitting in the back seat frowned slightly. Every now and then, Zhou Mingrui would receive a "mysterious" package or letter, and his mood would immediately become unusually good... Who sent this package to Zhou Mingrui?

They sensed something was wrong. If they had only felt a little disgusted by the purple-haired "big sister" they had met last time, the two little ones now felt an indescribable threat!

Theo and Bell exchanged a glance, but the two kittens wisely refrained from using their mind-reading abilities.

(=￣ω￣=)~！ ?(=￣ω￣=)~！

"Tio, something's wrong!"

"That's right, a bell!"

The kittens have once again reached a consensus on this issue!

Soon, the Jeep stopped in front of the Star Ring 660 Engineering Research Institute, and Zhou Mingrui got out to open the car door for his two kittens.

Stare! The two kittens squinted at Zhou Mingrui, glancing at the box in his hand. Their exceptional eyesight allowed Bell and Tio to see a line of delicate handwriting: Zhou Mingrui.

It was written by a woman!

"Huh? What's wrong?"

The two kittens didn't say a word, but as if they had suddenly thrown a tantrum, they turned and walked towards the research institute with 100% synchronization, their puffed-up cheeks puffed up. Zhou Mingrui watched the two little ones walk away, completely bewildered.

Shi Qiang pretended not to see what was happening in front of him and asked in a monotone voice, "Where to?"

"Go to the Institute of Materials Science."

As the car drove toward the Materials Research Institute, Zhou Mingrui looked out the window and suddenly realized something: his two cats hadn't said goodbye to him today!

After feeling down for a while, Zhou Mingrui turned his attention back to the box in his hand. It was something Ellie had mailed, containing a peculiar stone that her friend in the Torebonia Empire had obtained, as she had mentioned before.

After slowly opening the packaging, a yellow, crystal-clear "stone," or rather a crystal, appeared before his eyes, next to which was the card left by Ellie.

Upon picking up the card, I saw the familiar, elegant handwriting: Zhou Mingrui. This was a special stone sent by a friend, originally from the Rebonian Empire, where the locals used it as a substitute for wood.

Replace wood?

Zhou Mingrui picked up the yellow crystal and began to study it. Judging from its appearance alone, the crystal was semi-transparent and felt somewhat like a resin material.

Its specific uses would require research by professionals...

Three days later, in the old man's office.

"Mingrui, please have a seat!"

"Is there some good news?" Zhou Mingrui looked at the old man's vivid expression and immediately knew that he was in a good mood.

"Of course, it's that yellow crystal you sent over before. Do you know what it is? It's a natural organic crystal! Where did you get it?"

Well... another rare find!

"It was obtained by a friend from the Elito Empire. It originated in the Empire, where the locals use it as firewood!"

Immediately, the old man's face flushed red. He expertly retrieved a nitroglycerin pill from the drawer, placed it under his tongue, and, once his condition stabilized, said:

"Next, we need to establish trade relations with the Rebonian Empire as soon as possible. We desperately need this non-artificially synthesized natural organic crystal titanium crystal. We can't let these locals waste this resource any longer. If they can't develop it, we'll help them!"

"Titanium crystal?" Zhou Mingrui had one good quality: he would ask if he didn't understand.

"Adding a precise proportion of organic crystals to titanium can further strengthen its crystal structure, forming a special titanium atomic crystal that gives it even greater strength..."

"...It has great value for both military and civilian applications. For example, it serves as the framework for the 630 and 650 engineering projects. The Versailles administration has temporarily halted the development of sixth-generation fighters..."

Zhou Mingrui understood this; it was like the original steam catapult 003 being redesigned because of Magneto's electromagnetic catapult.