novelsite Chapter 592 Running in both directions
Chapter 592 Running in both directions
Chapter 592 Running in both directions
"Still no news about the target?"
Chao Family Villa.
Chao Shu stared at Chao Ge, who was kneeling on the ground in front of her with empty, pale eyes.
"Your subordinates are incompetent! So far, we have only found out that the children from the welfare home at the time were transferred by the special armed police force on duty to a hospital in the suburbs for examination."
Because of a major and serious incident that occurred at the Jinghai Welfare Home, it was completely sealed off by the police.
Therefore, afterwards, the children who were originally in the welfare home were dispersed and placed in other welfare institutions across the country.
The subordinates originally wanted to contact these children under the guise of charitable adoption, but were told that all the children's files had been sent to welfare institutions in various places.
When the subordinates wanted to continue the investigation, no relevant department had complete allocation records.
After extensive investigation, only 13 children have been located so far, but the other five, including Xiaoyu, are still missing.
"How could this happen?" Chao Shu frowned in dissatisfaction.
If Old Hu were here, he would definitely be shocked to hear this.
You should know that Meng Lang had already warned him that the enemy would definitely send people... well! and dogs, to search the whole world for her whereabouts in order to take back Xiao Yu.
So apart from Jade, who was imprisoned in Silent Hill, the other children in the orphanage were used as a smokescreen and dispersed to welfare institutions across the country.
Under Meng Lang's repeated reminders, he has done his best to enhance the enemy's intelligence gathering capabilities.
Therefore, in order to make it more difficult for those with ulterior motives to track down the children, Mr. Hu tried to minimize the number of people who knew about the situation and deleted all the children's allocation records from the system.
Of the 18 children in total, 13 were allocated through normal channels. He even completely destroyed the files of the remaining 4 children (excluding Xiaoyu) and reassigned them to remote mountainous areas with almost no transportation access, giving them different identities.
Even if the other side finds those 13 children, that's only breaking through the first layer of smoke and mirrors.
If the only person the other party can't find is Xiaoyu, they will definitely become suspicious.
However, if you can't find 5 at the same time, you can hide your true target and confuse the other party for a longer period of time...
Even with such caution, the other side still managed to find all 13 children in the first layer of smoke bombs in such a short time...
This almost superhuman intelligence-gathering ability was completely beyond his comprehension...
Fortunately, these children were all arranged individually, and each person knew nothing about the others' situations.
This ensures that even if the Night Demons find some of the children, they won't be able to get any information about Xiaoyu from them...
"As far as I know, the officials of China's welfare institutions have always been inefficient."
Why was the operation so swift this time? We intervened in the investigation immediately after the incident.
How could the other party have dispersed all the children to other welfare institutions so quickly?
And why not choose welfare institutions within the province, instead of going to such lengths to disperse them across the country?
"Chao Shu" raised a series of doubts.
"Well...it's said that the incident had such a terrible impact at the time that after being sensationalized by a large number of self-media outlets using exaggerated terms like 'child abuse,' 'imprisonment,' and 'body disposal,' it triggered a huge amount of negative public opinion."
Even departments in Beijing have begun to get involved personally...
As you know, once higher-level departments get involved, the efficiency of these departments changes dramatically.
Local officials set up a special task force to expedite the process in order to quell the situation as quickly as possible.
As for why we chose the more distant option instead of the closer one...
The official explanation is that the children's identities were kept strictly confidential to avoid further harm from outside media and public opinion.
"Damn it! Why did they have to intervene now of all times?!"
"boom!"
Chao Shu clenched her fist angrily and slammed it heavily on the solid wood table next to her.
Chaoge's eyelids twitched.
She secretly glanced at the little hand that was a bit red from being hit, and a hint of heartache flashed in her eyes.
Even so, even if we can't find the target here, the target will definitely contact us on their own initiative!
But why is there still no news?
"Hmm...that's also what I find strange. Besides sending a wide-area signal to the target in plain text, requesting to make contact as soon as possible."
We also mobilized listeners from several surrounding provinces, leaving no stone unturned, even those in remote mountainous areas.
However, as of now, we have not received any proactive contact signals from our side.
My subordinates suspect that the target is either beyond our effective detection range or...
Either... the target has lost the ability to act and cannot send a distress signal.
“Hmm?” Chao Shu raised an eyebrow.
"You mean... the target's identity has been exposed, they might be imprisoned, or they might... have already been eliminated?"
Chaoge carefully considered for a moment before speaking.
"The possibility of exposure is probably not high. As far as I know, most medical testing methods in China are simply not able to distinguish between the dependents and ordinary humans."
On the contrary, it is more likely that the target has already left the surrounding provinces in a short period of time.
Our listeners, though they have a very wide range of hearing capabilities, also have their limits.
If it's by taking high-altitude transportation and flying to inland areas far from the coast in a short time, then we are powerless to help.
In this situation, we probably would have to search every region of China thoroughly to find our target.
It's not that it's impossible, it just takes some time.
"In addition, there is another possibility that cannot be ruled out..." Chaoge said hesitantly.
"Say!"
"Well... as you know, with the development of human medicine, the demand for organs is exploding."
Therefore, the world sees a large number of 'missing persons' every year, a significant portion of whom are displaced people from war-torn regions, undocumented individuals, or welfare workers with little to no social connections...
Even if such people disappear, no one will care where they go...
According to the information you provided, the target we are looking for, although it is a perfect vessel, does not have any strong self-defense capabilities and is still in the early stages of human development.
If captured by such an organization and immediately rendered unconscious, is it possible that the remaining five children, including the target, have already been…?
Chao Shu paused for a moment.
Unexpectedly, Chaoge would give the guess that he had "disappeared".
In terms of understanding the human world, it is far inferior to Chaoge, a low-ranking clan native to the region.
Since he said he doesn't rule out that possibility...
"I will give you access to all your listeners to investigate in this direction."
Hmm... If necessary, we can use the police to help us conduct a thorough investigation!
Even if it means destroying all similar underground organizations in the surrounding area, you must find the target for me!
"I want to see him alive or dead!"
"Yes! Your lord!"
Chaoge's eyes flickered, and he respectfully bowed his head in agreement.
Misleading? Not really, but if there truly is an entity in the dark capable of killing the Dean and fighting against them...
He didn't know if what he was doing was even meaningful.
Perhaps he was just outsmarting thin air.
The possibility you imagine is nothing more than a delusion created by your own desires.
But... for some reason, he still subconsciously chose to do it.
Even if the probability is only one in a billion...
"Hmm?" As if sensing the inexplicable fluctuation in Chaoge's emotions, "Chaoshu" narrowed her eyes slightly, then smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, as long as you do your job well and help me find that perfect vessel, then this body will be of no use to me."
If this mission satisfies me, I will not only grant her her freedom, but I might even help cure her eyes…”
In terms of "nerve content," this "god" occupying Chao Shu's body is actually not much different from Xiao Yu.
However, due to the insufficient fit of the container, it could not move freely like Xiaoyu, and even the parasite became a "defective product" with blindness.
Not only that, even its daily "awakening" time is restricted, and it must fall into a deep sleep from time to time.
It is even necessary to retain Chao Shu's complete consciousness as a temporary controller to keep her body active during her slumber and to help "maintain" this body.
This is also why it so desperately wants to get Xiaoyu.
As the perfect vessel that the former dean meticulously prepared for the next generation.
Only by devouring it and taking over her body can he truly advance to the "Dean Level"...
Upon hearing this, Chaoge felt a chill in his heart, but his face immediately lit up with an expression of extreme excitement!
"Yes, Dean! I will do my utmost, even if it costs me my life, I will bring the target back!"
"Hmm!" Seeing Chaoge's excited expression, "Chaoshu" nodded in satisfaction.
"By the way, how's the matter 'Nest' asked you to handle?"
While finding a container is important, this is the first time the 'Nest' has given us a formal task directly.
I don't want the 'Nest' to think we're too incompetent.
Because of the closure of the welfare home, it is now considered the "acting director".
Just recently, "Nest" issued instructions for their next step...
"Yes! The mission to approach Baiyeji to gather intelligence on next-generation AI technology and assess its threat is already underway."
I have become a special guest actor for its affiliated company, 'Lingjing Media'.
My next step will be to use this as a springboard to gradually make contact with the higher-ups of the White Night Chronicle and seize opportunities to obtain intelligence.
If possible, plant our people among them…
"Huh? So fast?" Chao Shu was clearly a little surprised.
The task was just assigned the day before yesterday, and today I'm being told I've infiltrated their ranks?
Is it really that efficient?
"Yes! I didn't expect them to invite me." Chaoge answered truthfully.
Little did they know, they were thinking of them, and they were thinking of them too.
They went their separate ways...
"Hmm! Very good! This Baiyeji has been rising very fast recently. According to the intelligence of 'Nest', strategic experts on the other side of the ocean have begun to regard it as a great threat to technological hegemony."
It is a threat that even the most powerful countries on Earth feel, so we need to put it on our watchlist!
Um... Also, now that the orphanage is gone, we need to develop our own assassination forces and special weapons...
The individuals previously identified should also undergo intensive psychological transformation and rehabilitation...
Hmm…”
Just as "Chao Shu" was assigning tasks, her voice suddenly paused, and a warm red stream slowly flowed from her nose...
"Tch! This body is getting more and more useless."
Wiping away the blood from her nose, "Chao Shu" gave a disgusted look, but the coldness on her face slowly faded, and her body gradually went limp...
She quickly got up and caught the slowly fainting Chao Shu. Chao Ge looked down at the unconscious Chao Shu with a pained expression. Chao Shu's delicate brows were tightly furrowed, as if she was enduring some kind of pain in her sleep.
I carefully carried her to the bed and placed her down.
Then he took a damp towel and carefully wiped the remaining blood from her face...
Chaoge's face showed no joy or sorrow, and he dared not reveal any anger or dissatisfaction.
He knew that all the discontent and resistance would turn into severe punishment and befall Chao Shu.
Countless experiences had driven him to the brink of despair, leaving him at the mercy of the gods.
only……
He looked tenderly at the girl on the bed and gently smoothed out her furrowed brows.
His eyes flickered slightly, revealing something different from before...
(End of this chapter)