Chapter 1277: It Was a Decoy
A few minutes later.
With a sharp âclang,â the Sniper immediately shifted his aim with keen alertness. But soon, he released the trigger, pressed a hand to his headset, then nodded and said, âI got it.â As he spoke, a look of disbelief appeared on his face, and he peered through the scope at the street below once more.
The street was still emptyâŠ
At the other end of the Corridor, another Sniper reacted in exactly the same way at the same moment as his companion⊠Their gazes were both fixed outside, but they saw nothingâŠ
Before long, a Falcon Member crept along the wall. His whole body appeared almost entirely black, with not a patch of skin exposed except for his eyes. Even from a distance, if he stayed still, it was hard to distinguish him from the surroundings.
As this person moved to the door of that room, the door slowly opened a crack. Almost the instant he slipped sideways through the door, a blurry shadow followed him, darting in over his head.
âHuff⊠huffâŠâ
As soon as it entered, Ling Moâs Zombie Puppet clung tightly to the Ceiling. It breathed calmly, slowly and lightly, while all its muscles gradually relaxed, its whole body becoming more and more like a dead thing.
One, two, three⊠seven, plus the one who just entered-there were exactly seven people in this not-so-spacious room. And he was hanging right above their heads. Any slight movement could expose his whereabouts. Most importantly, the moment he came in, he was actually very likely to be discovered⊠There was also psychic sensing here, but when that noise sounded, the Sensing clearly fluctuated. And when the Black Man entered, it reached its peak.
Ling Mo seized that very instant to slip in. He was betting that the other partyâs Sensing range was around the room, not inside it.
In fact, the moment he followed in, he was prepared to retreat and protect himself within 0.1 seconds. But now it seemed he had won the bet⊠The other party really hadnât wasted psychic energy inside the room. Even so, the atmosphere inside was still quite oppressive and tense.
But in this state, Ling Mo was actually quite excited inside. And not just the Zombie Puppet-even his main body had become calm, his breathing much steadier than before.
At this time, Xia Na and the others were patrolling the area near the hospital, with only Ye Lian quietly sitting beside him. This Zombie, who was dazed most of the time, was now imitating Ling Moâs posture, propping her chin with both hands, curiously staring into Ling Moâs eyes.
Ling Moâs eyes seemed to be gazing aimlessly outside, but his gaze was as if he was watching something else⊠And what Ye Lian was looking at was her own reflection in Ling Moâs eyesâŠ
âTheyâre inâŠâ Ling Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He glanced at the Black Man who had entered with him⊠At this moment, the man was straightening up. Even at such close range, Ling Mo still couldnât spot any other color on him. And the texture didnât look like clothing, but more like a non-reflective black membrane grown from his own skin.
âSeems like, besides those Snipers, the only one moving in the Corridor is him. But just now, even I didnât notice him⊠Wang doesnât want this place to attract attention, but also wants to set it up as a trap, so he made all these arrangements⊠Truly impossible to guard against,â Ling Mo thought with some apprehension.
At this moment, the man was already heading toward the Inner Room, and Ling Mo silently followed along the Ceiling. He moved very slowly, but as he moved, he also observed the room.
This appeared to be a faculty office. Most of the items had been cleared out, the desks and chairs piled to one side, and the door to the Inner Room bore a sign reading âarchive roomâ⊠The scent of the other six people all came from inside.
âWang⊠could he be inside?â Ling Mo wondered.
But when the door was pulled open, Ling Moâs pupils instantly contracted.
Several dark gun barrels appeared before him, and all the gunslingers were poised to shoot at any moment⊠In less than a fraction of a second, Ling Mo followed the Black Man and darted above the gunslingersâ heads.
One gunslinger looked up in confusion, then returned to his previous state.
That was close⊠If he hadnât stayed highly alert, in that instant of facing the gunslingers, even the slightest hesitation would have gotten him discovered. đÎÎĆÎČÆáčŠ
âThis is a trap.â Ling Mo understood at once. Chief of Staff Wang had gone to great lengths to conceal this place, but had also prepared for the possibility of being discovered. If Ling Moâs group really treated this as their lair and invaded, the result would be ugly.
âWhat a hassleâŠâ Ling Mo secretly despised Chief of Staff Wang, then entered the Inner Room.
Five of the scents all came from the gunslingers, so the last scent is very likelyâŠ
âSomeone just threw this over hereâŠâ The Black Man walked past the gunslingers and entered the Inner Room. He opened his hand, revealing a small package he was holding.
At that moment, Ling Mo happened to crawl past the doorframeâŠ
Behind the desk, someone was sitting.
âIs it Chief of Staff Wang?â
Judging by the scent, it was very likelyâŠ
Judging by the position, it was also very likelyâŠ
The most heavily guarded central location-no matter how you looked at it, this had to be the enemyâs headquarters.
For a moment, Ling Moâs fingers slowly curled inward.
Should he make a move?
If he could kill this person right nowâŠ
âCreakâŠâ
Just then, the chair the person was sitting on suddenly made a soft noise, then slowly turned aroundâŠ
âDid you see anyone?â The speaker was, surprisingly, a woman!
Ling Mo instantly withdrew his outstretched hand⊠This was definitely not Chief of Staff Wang!
But what was going on? Could it be that even this woman was part of the trap?
Ling Mo turned his head to look, and suddenly his scalp tingled.
No, this wasnât a trap⊠it was a decoy!
This woman was the final link in the decoyâŠ
What shocked Ling Mo most was that the woman looked expressionless, extremely calm, and her tone and attitude sounded like someone long accustomed to being in charge. Someone like this was actually being used as a decoyâŠ
âIs it for authenticity? This is a decoy, but at the same time, it really is the command center for this groupâŠâ Ling Mo suddenly felt a chill⊠Chief of Staff Wang was not only deeply scheming, but also cold-blooded. Judging by the traps encountered so far, in Chief of Staff Wangâs plan, anyone could be used as a PawnâŠ
âI didnât see anyone, only heard a sound,â the Black Man replied.
The woman nodded, but showed no intention of taking the package.
At that moment, the man consciously stepped back, silently opening the package.
Judging by its size and the commotion just now, it definitely wasnât a bomb. But just to be sure, the Black Man still used himself as a human test subject.
âItâs a ring, and a note.â The Black Man glanced at the contents and added, âNo tampering.â
âA ring?â The woman took the ring first and examined it, then frowned and said, âItâs Chen Wenâs.â She then unfolded the note and read aloud, âThe person is in my handsâŠâ
A few seconds later, she looked up and said, âThe ring only proves Chen Wenâs identity, but the information mentioned in the note⊠canât be faked. Only Chen Wen himself could have disclosed it. Also, the person who delivered the token and note managed to get them to us without being detected, so they must be a tricky individual, since Chen Wen couldnât possibly have told them our detailed arrangements. And it says here, they want a reply within five minutes.â
âWhat should we do?â the Black Man asked.
âChen Wen holds the identity information of that group⊠and after this incident, Ling Mo is definitely prepared, so we canât risk a second test. Besides, some of the conditions and deals proposed by this person are quite interesting to me. But what intrigues me mostâŠâ For the first time, a strange expression appeared on the womanâs otherwise unchanged face, âHe wrote here that as long as we reply within five minutes, heâll know. And this will serve as proof that heâs capable of cooperating with us. But⊠how will he do it?â
The Black Man was also stunned⊠No restriction on how they reply? How would he see it?
Only Ling Mo, stuck to the Ceiling, smiled slightly⊠Thatâs right, he didnât need to wait, he just needed to watchâŠ
The woman thought for a moment, then took out a Communicator.
Ling Mo instantly held his breath⊠On the other end of the Communicator, it should be Chief of Staff WangâŠ
âThereâs a situation at the schoolâŠâ The woman briefly recounted the events.
As soon as she spoke, Ling Mo was taken abackâŠ
To use that phrasing meant⊠Chief of Staff Wang definitely wasnât here!
Otherwise, even if he was hiding and didnât want people to report directly to him, he would still be able to hear, and the woman wouldnât use that wording.
At the same time, this phrasing could also indicate another situation: Chief of Staff Wang wasnât here, but he was somewhere in this town⊠Otherwise, the woman could have just said: here, without specifically mentioning âschool.â For someone too far away, such a specific place name would be meaningless.
So hereâs the key⊠Where is that guy?
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