No wonder Xiaofan had the preconceived notion that the antidote was in the pharmacy. After all, the distribution of poison is always managed with strict separation.
Xiaofan grew up by his grandfather's side and knew his grandfather's habit: certain poisonous herbs could save lives at critical tis, but they had to be placed in a high, hard-to-reach location. The antidote herbs would be placed nearby to quickly find them in case of accidental ingestion or misuse.
This preconceived notion made Xiaofan forget that the White Scorpion's antidote was actually a tonic.
The fact that Fujita could mobilize so many skilled individuals within the base clearly indicated he was the highest authority here. Moreover, Lingze addressed him as "General," indicating a very high status.
Putting aside his previous mistake, Xiaofan's mind quickly spun to plan his next move. He searched the aerial footage for Fujita's residence.
But among so many houses, which one was Fujita's bedroom?
Wait a minute… A woman?
Yes, Xiaofan recalled, while searching rooms earlier, he found a woman bathing in a wooden tub.
In this base filled with assassins, how could there be such a feminine room?
The woman looked delicate and alluring, clearly not an assassin. If she wasn't an assassin and was in the base, apart from Zuimo before, what kind of woman could co here?
Right, such a woman entering the base could only be to please a man. If there was only one, she must serve a special person, which should be the highest commander, Fujita.
In other words, following that woman could lead to Fujita's bedroom.
But on such a tense night, no one knew if Fujita had the mind to spend ti with that woman.
Still, following her should lead to Fujita.
anwhile, more and more people in the base searched outside repeatedly for Xiaofan's whereabouts. The explosions had completely stopped, and searches near the blast found no sign of Xiaofan.
As ti passed, Fujita grew increasingly anxious. So much ti had passed, yet there was no trace of Ye Xiaofan.
"Report…"
"Speak…"
Upon hearing soone report, Fujita imdiately allowed them to speak.
"Upon investigation, the explosion was caused by a simple chemical explosive, not very destructive. Fragnts of a mobile phone at the scene suggest it was remotely detonated."
"Hmm. Anything else? Any clues about people…"
"Not yet…"
"Useless, keep searching."
"Yes."
Fujita angrily dismissed his subordinate, swallowed a glass of red wine…
anwhile, Lingze's brows furrowed upon hearing the news; it was quite a discovery for him.
"General…"
"Hmm? What do you want to say now?"
"We might have been wrong."
"What? What's wrong this ti…" Seeing Lingze's strange expression, Fujita also started to get nervous.
"Ye Xiaofan might have already entered the base." Lingze confidently deduced.
"What?" Fujita stood up in shock upon hearing this.
Uncle Zhong looked at Lingze with doubt: "Our surveillance system is so perfect. Even if he had Inner Strength, it should be hard for him to quietly pass through so many blockades, right?"
"He didn't sneak in silently. Those explosions were signals of his break-in. Think about it, if…"
While Lingze spoke, a woman dressed in red gently walked into the house, her feet stepping like a lotus under everyone's gaze. She slowly knelt beside Fujita.
The woman was delicate and alluring, with graceful movents. She gently squeezed the high-footed glass beside Fujita, placed it aside, and fetched a teacup from under the table to brew tea for Fujita.
"General, please take care of your health. Drinking too much harms your body…"
"Ah, hmm. You, go wait in the room first."
"Yes…"
"Lingze, continue…" Fujita was exceptionally kind to the woman.
The woman appeared no more than twenty, with smooth and fair skin. Everyone knew this was her first ti at the base, Fujita's new love. Whenever Fujita wanted a new companion, it had to be a pure maiden, usually staying around for about two years.
With authority cos the privilege of enjoying life's pleasures.
"Stop staring. Once this mission is accomplished, I can find whatever woman you want. Continue…" Fujita, displeased, noticed Lingze's sidelong glance.
"Yes, General." Once the woman gracefully returned to her room, Lingze continued, "From the start, he intended to confuse us with the explosions, creating an illusion. If the explosion was remotely controlled, he must have already passed that area. And the drone that was shot down was likely used to monitor the base. Before it was shot down, he had already entered."
"But how did he enter the base without Inner Strength? Breaking through the traps and defenses silently is difficult for even experts," Uncle Zhong, aware of the traps outside, comnted.
"Ah, it is difficult, but not impossible… Taking down the Red Butterfly was hard, but he did it." Lingze reaffird.
"Baka, bring everyone back; search the base for Ye Xiaofan now…"
"Chotto matte…" Lingze suddenly stopped Fujita from giving orders.
"Lingze, just say everything at once. I don't want to be led around by the nose anymore."
"Apologies, General, I just thought of it. If Ye Xiaofan is already here, there are only two places he can go. One is the pharmacy, the other is here. If there's no movent here, then it's definitely… the pharmacy."
Lingze's thinking was very clear, and this line of thought wasn't hard to guess. Since Ye Xiaofan aid to find the antidote to save Shen Zuimo, capturing along this line could easily lead to him.
Of course, Lingze didn't dare to confirm, that Ye Xiaofan had indeed broken into the base until now… However, since he's here, he shouldn't leave.
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