Chapter 1213: Chapter 1210: Calm Before the Storm
"North Road Suburb of Yan City," Ji Qiutang hung up the phone and said to Bi Xia, "It should be Yu Tian."
Bi Xia slightly frowned, remaining silent, and instead said to 007, "007, help me check the situation over at North Road Suburb of Yan City."
[Got it!] 007 responded immediately. He looked at the empty space beside him, with a slight frown, but given the urgency of the situation, he had to help Bi Xia find the information first. As for the other matter...
"We’ve heard Yu Tian’s voice before, haven’t we?" Bi Xia turned the car toward North Road, "But why does Yu Tian still use a voice changer when talking to us?"
Ji Qiutang was also puzzled about this matter, "That’s right, from what I remember, although Yu Tian is timid, he wouldn’t bother with this kind of disguise, and..."
"...This tone doesn’t sound like Yu Tian."
The brake was suddenly stomped on, Bi Xia looked at Ji Qiutang, "I have a bold idea."
"What?"
"This Yu Tian isn’t the Yu Tian we know, but is the real Yu Tian. So, who is the Yu Tian you know..." Bi Xia murmured, "Back when Yu Tian was in your unit, did you ever feel that Yu Tian sometimes seemed off."
Ji Qiutang fell into thought, quickly reminiscing, and the images in his mind flew by rapidly as if fast-forwarding a video. Suddenly, he hit the pause button, staring at the image, Ji Qiutang’s eyes widened, the usually gentle face turned grim, "It did happen once on the day the mission failed!"
With that, he took out his phone and dialed a number directly, "Uncle Li, I need you to check something, on the day the mission failed when Yu Tian escaped, someone said they saw Yu Tian heading to the data archive. I want to know the specific time. Please, this is really important."
At this time, 007’s voice chimed in, [Your Majesty, North Road Suburb of Yan City is all independent properties, but there’s a welfare institution there under the name Li Tian, though I’ve checked, this Li Tian passed away three years ago, yet there’s still signs of activity in Yan City.]
’That settles it...’ Bi Xia’s expression was calm, ’Send me the address of this welfare institution.’
[Alright, importing it to your phone now,] 007 tapped on the keyboard, connecting with Bi Xia’s phone, and with some concern said, [Your Majesty, I feel uneasy about this, do you want to... ]
Bi Xia lightly chuckled, ’Even Xiaowu, who is connected with my spiritual power, hasn’t said anything. What are you worried about? Speaking of which, why do I feel that Xiaowu has been really quiet these days.’
[... ] 007, with some guesses but unsure, pursed his lips, [Not sure, he’s been very sleepy these days; perhaps he’s affected because he’s due for an upgrade.]
Bi Xia nodded, ’I see, I’ll go check on him after this is over, let him sleep for now.’
Looking at the tightly shut Void Space, 007 severed the connection with Bi Xia, sighing slightly, Xiaowu... are you really in such a hurry...
The red sports car was conspicuous in the seldom-busy North Road Suburb, finally stopping at a simply decorated welfare institution. Leaning one hand on the steering wheel, the black peaked cap sat backward on her head, her starry eyes complex and deep as she gazed at the institution ahead.
Ji Qiutang noticed Bi Xia’s demeanor, assuming she was contemplating the plan to rescue people, so he spoke up, "Don’t worry, I just contacted Chen Buqun and his people, they should be here soon."
"..."
Bi Xia turned expressionless towards Ji Qiutang, "Ji Qiutang, are you trying to sink our friendship boat here?"
Ji Qiutang: "...And start the love ship? Wait, what are you doing?"
Bi Xia smiled, "Reporting to Fourth Brother."
"..."
"Someone wants to steal his thunder, let’s see how he plans to handle it, and maybe suggest a trial plan."
"..." Ji Qiutang chuckled wryly, "Oh, my ancestor, I was just joking, I wouldn’t be dumb enough to call Chen Buqun here to obstruct you—just wanted to tell you that there’s plenty of backup for you to worry about rescuing people."
Bi Xia listened to Ji Qiutang’s words inexplicably, "I know, for rescuing people, we just charge straight in. Playing strategy with them insults my intelligence."
"...So what were you just thinking about then."
Bi Xia beamed, "Just casually enjoying the calm before the storm."
Ji Qiutang: ...
