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Chapter 682 - Chapter 682 Chapter 682 The Unexpected She Shouldn't Have Taken This On

Chapter 682: Chapter 682: The Unexpected: She Shouldn’t Have Taken This On Chapter 682: Chapter 682: The Unexpected: She Shouldn’t Have Taken This On Daine and his team expressed confusion.

“Miss Hua, do you have any particular reason?”

Hua Ying shyly lowered her head, “She seems about my age, and I wanted to talk to her.

If it’s inconvenient, never mind…”

The request she made wasn’t too excessive.

Little girls tend to naturally seek out other girls their age to play with.

“Miss Lu, why don’t you come to our vehicle?” Daine didn’t refuse in order to put Hua Ying at ease.

The gaze Lu Mian cast on Hua Ying was faint, and after some thought, she readily spoke up.

“Captain Daine, there is no need, she can come to my side,” Lu Mian said.

“This…” Daine hesitated.

Wang Xintong glared at Lu Mian and spoke in a low voice, “Lu Mian, don’t bring trouble to our vehicle, it’s very dangerous.”

But at this point, Hua Ying, already happily, went straight to hold onto Lu Mian’s arm.

“Thank you, pretty sister!”

Lu Mian subtly avoided her, “Team Wang, let’s go.”

aEUR”aEUR”

The plan had slightly changed, originally, Lu Mian’s vehicle was a smoke bomb, meant to attract the enemy’s attention.

Now it had become the real target vehicle, and the atmosphere inside changed instantly.

If Hua Ying were to be taken from them, their deaths would hardly be sufficient to apologize.

However, from beginning to end, Lu Mian wasn’t under any pressure.

To her, whether Hua Ying was in this vehicle didn’t make a difference, and personally escorting her would be even more worry-free.

Wa Zhiqi briefly introduced the people in the vehicle to Hua Ying.

Hua Ying wasn’t too interested in others, only liking to sit with Lu Mian and talk to her.

“Sister Mianmian, how old are you this year?

I’m going to be twenty in half a month,” Hua Ying said.

Lu Mian lazily pulled out her cellphone, her expression indifferent, “Older than you.”

This cellphone was issued by the office, it didn’t have the games she liked to play, but it did have a version of Tetris.

Lu Mian wasn’t fussy, and could enjoy playing it just as well.

Hua Ying kept chattering, “Sister Mianmian, you’re so amazing, joining such a team at such a young age.

The moment I first saw you, I thought you were super cool and impressive.”

Wa Zhiqi, who was in the front passenger seat, turned back to look at Hua Ying and Lu Mian sitting in the middle row.

He thought despite Hua Ying’s young age, she had sharp eyes, able to discern Lu Mian’s capabilities at a glance, something he hadn’t noticed at first himself.

However, if Hua Ying was looking for someone to chat with, it seemed she had picked the wrong person.

In their entire office, Lu Mian was known to be the least talkative.

“Sister Mianmian, how did you come here?” Hua Ying asked.

Lu Mian, who had just cleared two-thirds of the screen’s blocks, looked up at the eternally chatty Hua Ying.

A faint smile played on one corner of her lips, though it did not reach her eyes.

“Quiet,” she said coldly.

Wa Zhiqi quickly tried to smooth things over, “Miss Hua, experts often have their quirks.

Don’t worry, we will definitely get you to the office safely.”

“Okay, thank you,” Hua Ying replied with an even sweeter smile.

Wa Zhiqi didn’t say anything more, instead focusing on observing their surroundings.

He wasn’t very confident in himself, but he had complete faith in Wucheng’s Guardian God.

The only one in the vehicle who seemed a bit unsettled was Wang Xintong.

She sat in the last row, looking at Lu Mian’s indifferent figure, and quietly sent Wa Zhiqi a text message.

[Team Wang, don’t you find Lu Mian a bit strange?]

Wa Zhiqi paused, his expression unreadable as he glanced towards the last row, and replied, [Strange how?

Strangely good-looking?]

Wang Xintong: […I’m being serious.

Why would she bring Miss Hua along?

Does she have her own agenda?]

Wa Zhiqi: [She probably wants to protect the witness herself.]

Wang Xintong felt Wa Zhiqi was too naive and never grasped what she was trying to say, so she decided to be straightforward.

[Team Wang, ever since Lu Mian joined, the office’s network was attacked that very night.

Because of her, you had to take the experimental drug, and your health status is unclear.

As a girl, my sixth sense might be a bit sharper, I think there’s something off about Lu Mian.]

Wa Zhiqi furrowed his brows as he stared at the lengthy message, finally replying with “You’re overthinking it,” before ignoring Wang Xintong.

Just then, the team member driving suddenly hit the brakes, bringing the car to a stop.

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“It looks like the road ahead is blocked,” he said.

“Blocked?” Wa Zhiqi looked at the route map.

“That’s odd, the traffic police department didn’t mention this.”

Since they had an important protection target in the car, Wa Zhiqi couldn’t afford to waste time.

He quickly unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car, “I’ll go and talk to someone.”

Wa Zhiqi soon found the person in charge at the roadblock, who spoke the truth after they showed each other their credentials.

“Captain Wa, it’s not that we won’t let you through, it’s just that higher-ups suddenly sent someone, and they are responsible for this impromptu closure.

You’ll probably have to wait an hour,” the person in charge said.

“But we have a mission and can’t wait.”

“Then take another route.”

Wa Zhiqi gave a wry smile.

There were only two roads back to the office: Captain Daine had chosen a smaller road, and they had chosen a main road.

And now, this main road that was blocked was essential for their route.

If this had happened in the past, taking another route or waiting an hour would have been possible.

But not today, for an hour was enough time for their enemies to travel back and forth from Captain Daine’s position to theirs, gathering all the intel they needed about them.

“Please, report this for us, we really are in a hurry,” Wa Zhiqi urged.

“I’ll try my best.”

Ultimately, Wa Zhiqi returned to the minivan, crestfallen.

“Captain Wa, did they let you pass?”

Wa Zhiqi shook his head, “They said it’s someone from the top coming for an inspection.

The person has significant clout, which is why they abruptly sealed off the road.”

Wang Xintong sighed and muttered under her breath, “I said from the start that Lu Mian shouldn’t have taken on this task…”

Hua Ying frowned, “Sister, it was my decision to stay with Sister Mianmian, why are you bringing her into this?”

“What I mean is, we should be following the plan and executing our mission, not acting impulsively.

Miss Hua, I’m also considering your safety.”

Wang Xintong really didn’t understand why this girl was immediately taking Lu Mian’s side.

And Captain Wa, he was too trusting of Lu Mian.

She held back her frustration and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Lu Mian had been staring down at her phone until she completely cleared the last row of blocks, after which she put her phone away.

“I’ll go take a look.”

If the person was from the top, convincing old man Yun to smooth things over shouldn’t be a problem.

Wang Xintong scoffed to herself, wondering what good Lu Mian going there could do…

Lu Mian approached the crossroads and found the same person Wa Zhiqi had spoken with earlier, “Excuse me, who are the arrivals today?”

The person in charge gestured dismissively, “Miss, I can’t tell you that.

The convoy will be passing through shortly, so it’s better if you leave quickly and don’t make things difficult for us.”

Lu Mian hesitated for a moment, then took out her phone, ready to call Yun Zhijuan.

However, the person in charge’s walkie-talkie crackled to life before she could dial.

“Unit 6, what’s the name of the girl you’re speaking with?”

The person in charge paused, then asked Lu Mian somewhat belatedly, “Miss, may I know your name…?”

Lu Mian’s brow furrowed slightly, “Lu Mian.”

The person in charge relayed this information exactly as received.

It was only then that Lu Mian suddenly realized what was happening…

—

Soon after, Lu Mian returned to the car.

Wang Xintong sneered, not expecting any good news from her.

Wa Zhiqi turned around eagerly, “Ancestor, how did it go?”

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