133: Chapter 133 The Truth of the World

After seeing Captain Yang Gang off, Zheng Yi returned to the factory building and stayed for another half hour, then got up and walked out.

No one knew what exactly she had discussed with Wang Shuo during those thirty minutes.

As the last special operations vehicle departed, the temporarily announced drill activity officially came to an end.

It was just that a secret arrest operation had turned into a drill, leaving the special operations team members participating in the drill and the spectators in the shadows completely bewildered.

Meanwhile, inside the warehouse.

Looking at the messy doorway and the suddenly appearing Cheng Brothers, who wore expressions of guilt, Wang Shuo was slightly speechless. These two guys had at least eaten a few of his meat buns, so why did they disappear the moment trouble started?

"Sorry, Mr. Wang. We..." Cheng Ye rubbed his head, speaking somewhat hesitantly.

They had indeed acted somewhat inappropriately in this matter.

It was just that...

"We cannot stop the actions of the state's enforcement agencies." Cheng He chimed in, saying, "We are only here to protect you and prevent malicious individuals from threatening your personal safety, but the state does not fall into that category."

Hearing this, Wang Shuo understood.

Don't let the fact that Cheng He and Cheng Ye were Chen Zhongxuan's full-time bodyguards fool you; their loyalty had always been to the country. As long as Chen Zhongxuan didn't do anything out of line, they were his bodyguards. But if Chen Zhongxuan ever wanted to do something extreme, the first people he would have to deal with would be them.

This was the character of Huaxia's soldiers.

If the motherland is in danger, they will sacrifice their lives to follow, casting aside their pride to save the collapsing building.

Wang Shuo didn't feel there was anything wrong with that.

"It's fine, I understand your predicament." Wang Shuo said helplessly, "If it were me, I would have done the same."

The Cheng Brothers showed a hint of gratitude.

"But!" Wang Shuo widened his eyes and feigned fierceness, "I'm taking you on a business trip to Donghai City tomorrow, and the culprit who kidnapped me is very likely there too, so do you understand?"

"Understood."

The Cheng Brothers looked at each other and smiled, nodding in agreement.

"You'd better understand." Wang Shuo curled his lip, "If I get kidnapped again this time, I'll have Chen Xin deduct your wages!"

...

In the car.

Zheng Yi frowned as she looked at the note in her hand, which had a string of IP addresses written on it, while Wang Shuo's words surfaced in her mind.

"Sister Zheng, when I was searching for Ning Hao earlier, I found a set of transaction data pointing to a mysterious black market website. This is the final IP address after multiple redirects, pointing outside the territory. I think you should investigate it thoroughly."

A piece of IP address data pointing outside the territory, and obtained from the target himself. Interesting.

After pondering for a moment, Zheng Yi took out her communicator.

"Wang Ke."

"I'm here, Team Leader."

Zheng Yi said calmly, "I have some IP data here that might be related to this mission. Find the specific location as soon as possible and conduct a covert investigation."

"Understood, Team Leader."

"Report to me immediately if there's any situation." Zheng Yi looked up, watching the streetlights fly past outside the window, her voice calm, "I have a premonition that this time, we will finally catch the tail of the fish."

She had another premonition: the fish this time would be big, very big.

...

Kyoto.

A dilapidated hotel near the outskirts.

In the pitch-black room, The Figure sat quietly in front of the dim glow of a computer, tapping gently on the keyboard.

After a while, he let out a sigh.

"Failed again."

The Figure frowned, looking at the interface displayed on the screen, where the running code showed numerous error markers.

If Wang Shuo were here, he would immediately recognize that this figure was none other than the suspect currently wanted by the Public Security and National Security agencies—Ning Hao.

"Where exactly did the problem arise? According to what Wang Shuo said, this logical function should be correct."

Ning Hao rubbed his face in frustration, forcing himself to stay alert.

He had been building this unlocking program for a full two days, and this was already his fourth experiment. Every time, it got stuck at the last step and couldn't succeed, which made him suspect whether he had been tricked by Wang Shuo.

However... judging by the situation at the time, it shouldn't be.

Unless Wang Shuo was so cunning and calculating that he couldn't tell, otherwise, with the experience of an eighteen-year-old college student, he wouldn't have had the heart to carry out a deception in that situation.

But in everything, one shouldn't fear the ten thousand, but the "what if." What if Wang Shuo really was a cunning and calculating guy? What if Wang Shuo was exceptionally intelligent at eighteen, comparable to a monster?

Exhaling a breath of stagnant air again, Ning Hao gently removed the USB drive plugged into the computer port, carefully tucked it into his inner pocket, and then pulled the network cable and plugged it into his laptop.

Opening QQ, Ning Hao gritted his teeth as he looked at the gray icon above.

It was this thing that had changed the trajectory of his life. Now, he could no longer turn back; he could only walk down this dark path to the end, hoping for that faint, fading light.

He clicked, a pop-up window opened, and he typed.

"Number 004238201, requesting connection."

There was an immediate response on the screen, and a line of text appeared before Ning Hao's eyes.

"Switching to connection, you have entered the encrypted communication channel."

Ning Hao curled his lip. This was much faster than before. In the past, if he asked a question, it wouldn't be answered for at least half an hour, and the indifferent attitude towards business made it seem like it was just a side job. Now, it was the main job.

"Number 004238201, please note, the encrypted frequency band can only ensure five minutes of secure communication time. If it lasts too long, the probability of being discovered will increase geometrically."

After the mechanical text, a passage that made Ning Hao feel he could speak appeared before his eyes.

"You are in Huaxia's Kyoto? Why did you go to Kyoto?"

"I'm looking for someone." Ning Hao replied, "How is the audio data I asked you to crack for me? Can you find the original voice data?"

"Naturally, please do not doubt the organization's technology and capability."

The Organization?

Ning Hao curled his lip. If he didn't have a choice, he would rather not have this organization.

"Send it to me."

"Certainly, pick it up at the usual place. I will give you a separate page link."

"In addition, I also want a bottle of 'secret sand'."

"The mission you accepted has not been completed, and you caused the loss of the 'secret sand'. If you ask for 'secret sand' again, you must pay a certain price."

Ning Hao gritted his teeth, "I'll pay."

A bottle of secret sand cost two million. Ning Hao couldn't afford this money, at least not right now.

"I request to get the item first, and pay later."

"Very well. Here is the location. It's not far from where you are. You can go pick it up in two days."

This was the privilege of joining the organization.

"Also..." Ning Hao typed, "Can I know the organization's true purpose now? And the reason for issuing the kill order on Wang Shuo?"

After finishing typing, Ning Hao waited quietly for a reply.

"It's not the time yet."

Ning Hao looked at the words appearing on the screen.

"Once you pass the assessment, you will know everything about the great organization."

"Believe me, you will be surprised by the truth of this world, you will be shocked by everything you learn, and you will sincerely repent for it."