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Chapter 310 He Really Can't Win
Chapter 310 He Really Can't Win
Yin Banqian awoke to find himself lying in a place that resembled a laboratory.
Various machines were arranged in front of him, screens full of flickering data almost covered the entire expanse of the broad wall, with cables and mechanical devices piled up everywhere.
Opposite these devices stood a row of cylindrical tanks containing a strange, grass-green liquid. A person, like a corpse, was quietly floating inside, their chest without the slightest movement.
There were many such cultivation tanks.
And he himself was lying on an experimental table.
Yin Banqian: "..."
Yin Banqian was never a rash person, so while no one had yet noticed he was awake, he silently turned invisible and disappeared from the experimental table.
But in fact, he hadn't left the place.
When a researcher's gaze carelessly swept over there, they suddenly discovered the person who had been lying there was gone.
Huh??
...
In the Micro-end chat room, a person who had been missing for a long time suddenly popped up with a message.
Maine Coon: [I think I've been captured, now staying in a place like a secret laboratory, I'm not sure if it's the Paradise Bird Organization, maybe I can stay here for a while to collect information?]
With an attached picture.
After a while.
Angora Cat: [...]
Tortoiseshell Cat: [...]
Siamese Cat: [Hehe.]
Xu Shuo, who was playing a game, glanced at the chat room message and then his lips curved slightly, but quickly suppressed it to look serious again.
Yin Banqian was even more composed than he had thought, not even a ripple disturbed the surface.
Orange Cat: [Oh, don't worry, it's not an enemy. Actually, that's a laboratory of the New An Bureau base. Because Senior Yin, you got injured, we brought you back to the New An Bureau headquarters for treatment.]
After he finished speaking, the chat room was quiet for a long time.
Cheng Can might be too tired from being chased, or too tired from being ignored by his pals, now lacking the energy to ridicule anyone.
Yin Banqian in the laboratory: "..."
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After all, he had been fighting with the psychics of the Paradise Bird Organization, and suddenly passed out, waking up in such a weird place, Yin Banqian's first thought was that he had been affected by psychic abilities and then captured.
Then, his second thought was, taking advantage of the fact that Pianning had previously wanted him to infiltrate Paradise Bird Organization again, he could just complete that task while he was at it.
But now, it turned out to be a huge misunderstanding!
He was now too embarrassed to reply to his pals' messages and he turned to take another look at the lab.
Then he noticed, the researchers showed no sign of alertness or panic over his sudden disappearance.
"Strange, when did Delta leave? I didn't even notice."
"He must have turned invisible and left right after waking up," someone casually suggested.
"But why turn invisible?"
"Hmm... Introverted?"
Yin Banqian: "..."
Too embarrassed to become visible again, he maintained his invisibility, carefully stepped down from the experimental table, and quietly slipped out of the laboratory.
Outside the laboratory, a sudden silver-white corridor appeared on the previously sealed wall, leading straight to the main control room.
Yin Banqian stepped inside and immediately saw Pianning struggling to suppress a laugh, as well as a docile-looking junior next to her.
He ground his teeth and changed the subject, "Where's Can?"
It seemed that when there had been a problem at Silverglow Tower, Cheng Can's location also encountered issues; the two-bedroom apartment they had been staying in had already been blown up.
Pianning smiled and said, "Can shook off his pursuers and is now in another one of his safe houses."
Yin Banqian frowned slightly, "His base shouldn't have been exposed, and it was also strange that we were ambushed yesterday. I suspect that his current safe house might also be discovered."
"You all had previously worked together with Wei Ya and little Shuo, but so far, there haven't been problems on Academy Island," Pianning pondered before adding, "So, I think later we'll have little Shuo use teleportation to take you away then teleport to another safe house."
"You suspect it's a tracking ability, but it's ineffective against teleportation?" Yin Banqian asked.
Pianning nodded, "If little Shuo's identity as a senior professor from Huai'an Industrial University gets exposed, I think Paradise Bird would prefer to use this to strike a blow against the New An Bureau than to pursue you."
However, they hadn't, and not even the Derek Family where Wei Ya resided had shown any movement, indicating that the enemy probably hadn't discovered their existence yet.
The one thing that was different about the two of them was that Professor Li and Wei Ya had teleported directly to Academy Island when they left.
Moreover, Wei Ya had disguised even her height when she went out, making significant alterations to her appearance, and Xu Shuo always wore a black mask when he left. Therefore, even if a surveillance system captured their figures, it would be tough to lock down their identities using the data network.
What's more, one of them had the ability to navigate freely through the data network.
Hearing this, Yin Banqian nodded.
At that moment, Pianning spoke again, "There's also the matter of you suddenly losing consciousness…"
Mentioning this, the atmosphere at the scene turned awkward again.
Yin Banqian's expression became uncomfortable, and he deliberately shifted his gaze to Xu Shuo, "So, it was you who brought me back, right? Thanks!"
Xu Shuo smiled, "You're welcome, but I really got scared when Senior suddenly fell into a deep sleep. Thankfully, it was just a false alarm."
"Let's get to the important part," Pianning said with amusement while watching Yin Banqian's evasive gaze, "The director of the New An Bureau sensed that the imprint in your mind had been triggered. To protect your brain, he simply blocked your consciousness and then expelled the intrusive mind transmission."
Yin Banqian paused for a moment, then turned to Xu Shuo, "So, did you see that person at the time?"
Xu Shuo shook his head, "No, the building collapsed suddenly, and it took some time for me to find your location, Senior, but there was no one at the scene."
"Psychics are truly frightening," Yin Banqian muttered.
By the sound of it, the other party might not have been anywhere near Silverglow Tower at the time, and simply used the imprint left within him to conduct a long-range attack.
And even managed to repel Bai Mufei of Paradise Bird.
If such a person was not an enemy, that'd be a relief, and they wouldn't be staying in Script World for too long anyway, otherwise, the consequences could have been dire.
Pianning had also considered this and she reassured, "I think the presence of the New An Bureau director might just be to balance our strength against the opposing faction, so we don't need to fret too much for now."
Yin Banqian nodded in agreement.
Then he remembered Silverglow Tower.
He hastily added, "Right, about the negotiation I had with the Deng Corporation before…"
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Pianning's expression grew serious, "The issue is no longer just about Jiangpu Port now, so all previous discussions are void. From now on, I will negotiate the matter with the officials. Leave those financiers out of it."
But still, the world was controlled by those groups holding vast resources!
Even if the authorities didn't want to strain relations with New Humans, the capital financiers who only think about their own interests wouldn't care for your opinions.
Yin Banqian was about to say something, but Pianning waved her hand to cut him off.
She said with a smile, "Don't worry, if the sky were to fall, the director of the New An Bureau would be there to hold it up. I refuse to believe he can't handle it."
Xu Shuo, the silent bystander, thought, "…"
Thanks for the trust, but he really couldn't handle it.
He couldn't even win against a man in his twenties!
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