In other words, it seems that no one knows what he looks like, nor have they heard his voice.
This point can be utilized.
While he was manipulating Yan Haomingās watch, Lou FeiāEr stood nervously in place.
Xu Xin remained silent, making her too scared to move.
As a result, Xu Xin alternated between looking at the supplies in the backpack and checking the watch.
Not saying a word.
Finally, she couldnāt help but speak: "Um, boss... no, chief, I... Iām sorry, I shouldnāt have acted on my own. Say something!"
Not saying a word and letting her stand there was too torturous!
Xu Xin glanced at her and only then realized she had been standing beside him all along.
This time, she truly was reckless.
However, she did hit the mark in a way.
Initially, Xu Xin was wondering if, aside from Yan Haomingās experiences, he could also probe his abilities.
Even if he didnāt have any special abilities, he wanted to find out his strengths and make plans accordingly.
After all, he was someone ranked even higher than Lou FeiāEr before her mutation.
He had even made the top three in Area 187 several times.
This guy acted unafraid, as if he wasnāt scared of the two at all, and it almost fooled him.
He thought this guy might have some special ability or trump card, utterly unafraid of any special situation happening.
In the end, he was easily knocked out by Lou FeiāEr.
Easily had his backpack and watch taken away.
He was even locked into the wristband.
The process was so easy that even Xu Xin didnāt expect it.
Too easy, to the point that he found it somewhat amusing.
Now, he had pretty much given up on the idea of recruiting this person.
Moreover, Yan Haomingās personality was so vile that it made Xu Xin feel disgusted.
He didnāt want to keep this guy around at all; that would just be a hassle.
If it werenāt for wanting to know what capabilities made him rank so high, and his identity was still useful...
Xu Xin would have wanted to just kill this guy outright.
Seeing Xu Xin not responding, Lou FeiāErās face turned pale, her eyes reddened, and her hands were tightly clasped in front of her.
She looked pitiful and very scared.
Xu Xin rolled his eyes at her: "Alright, stop pretending. This time you got it right by accident. Donāt do it again."
Lou FeiāEr immediately returned to normal, grinning: "Oh, you should have said so earlier! You see, even though I was a bit reckless, I saved you a lot of trouble, didnāt I? If I hadnāt acted, you might still be observing for a long time."
She laughed cheekily, as if she thought she was completely in the right.
Xu Xin sighed.
Truly no reflection at all.
He suddenly reached out and patted her shoulder.
Lou FeiāEr vanished instantly.
Ten seconds later, Xu Xin brought her back out.
At this moment, she was already sitting on the floor.
This time, her face really was ashen, and her eyes were completely red.
Just as her tears didnāt have time to fall, she was released.
After being released, she gave Xu Xin a blank stare, pouted her lips, and burst into tears with a "wah."
"Youāre doing this again! Youāre doing this again! I... I clearly helped you! At least say something!"
Lou FeiāEr sat on the ground, kicking her legs forward repeatedly, almost ready to roll around.
But there were only cries, no tears falling.
Truly good at pretending.
Because of the increase in affinity, her attitude and behavior toward Xu Xin became much more casual and close.
Even a bit mischievous.
"What if he had the ability to fight back?"
Xu Xin looked at Lou FeiāEr who was causing a ruckus on the floor, crossed his arms, and said.
"What if he had escaped? Then todayās plan would have been completely ruined by your actions."
"What if his combat skills were even stronger than ours?"
"You even told him about the contract between you and me?!"
"You really have a big mouth, huh!"
The positive outcome doesnāt mean she should have done it.
This kind of impulsiveness can be fatal at times.
Most importantly, she even spouted off information!
Thatās simply unforgivable!
If he really escaped, the plan would have been completely derailed.
"How could..."
Lou FeiāEr was about to retort, but fearing being locked into the bracelet again, she shut her mouth, though she still looked a bit defiant.
She muttered softly: "How could he be stronger than you... Besides, if I hadnāt said it, he might not have shown such a big flaw..."
"Enough, get up quickly."
Xu Xin stopped fussing over her and sat on the sofa, beginning to browse through the new watch heād obtained.
There was indeed nothing noteworthy in the watch.
He thought as much; this person, although relatively close to their location, was still more than a hundred kilometers away.
Those with special abilities, including Ma Hongwei, were all basically in close proximity.
The chance of a survivor so far away having special abilities is indeed slim.
But for him to rank so high, there must be something commendable about him.
Yet...
His character and conduct were truly sickening.
Xu Xin had no intention of keeping him, so he didnāt feed him medicine and bind him like he did with Ma Hongwei after he was knocked out.
As for killing him directly, that was also not an option.
After all, they still needed to use his identity...
Killing him would gray out his name in the district channel.
A top five name in the area going gray would definitely attract the attention of everyone in Area 187.
And now, nearly everyone knows he came to find Lou FeiāEr.
So that wouldnāt work.
However, once he became useless, Xu Xin wouldnāt hesitate to do away with him.
Definitely too repulsive.
Seeing Xu Xin ignore her, Lou FeiāEr quickly got up from the ground and patted the dust off her butt: "So, what do we do next, continue waiting for them to come? By the way, how do we explain about Yan Haoming, say he ran off on his own?"
Xu Xin didnāt answer immediately but looked out the window.
By now, it was already fully daylight outside.
The time had already passed ten in the morning.
Heād just seen the responses from the two in the group.
They were roughly coming in the afternoon.
The location of these two was even farther away, so the likelihood of possessing special abilities was even smaller.
But not impossible.
And even if they didnāt...
They were still powerful figures in the area.
One of them was even ranked second strongest.
Surely they had commendable qualities.
And, if they werenāt as off-putting as Yan Haoming, they could be retained.
Anyway, the supply of mutant beast contracts in his hands had been replenished, so he didnāt need to be so frugal.
As for Yan Haoming...
He had thought of a win-win solution.
"From now on, Iām not Miao Dak anymore, Iām Yan Haoming."