Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 541 - 538: Deployment Plan

Chapter 541: Chapter 538: Deployment Plan

The appearance of the tablet was no different from a regular one, and the boot screen seemed quite ordinary too.

When Ning Luoxi launched a program, it turned out to be a satellite map which looked rather unfamiliar to Lin Tian upon closer inspection.

"Is this the satellite map of Japan Kyoto City?" Lin Tian curiously asked after examining it closely and barely making out what place the map represented.

"Exactly, this is the map of Japan Kyoto City. If you’re not familiar with Kyoto City, you’ll need to memorize the entire map later. Do you think you can handle that?" Ning Luoxi challenged Lin Tian with a mocking look.

"I might not be good at other things, but memorizing stuff..." Lin Tian casually smiled, paused, and then continued, "I’d rank myself second, and no one would dare claim to be first."

Li Yue immediately expressed her dissent by snorting, "Lin Tian, don’t get too ahead of yourself. Could your memory really rival a robot’s?"

"Why not put it to the test? You wouldn’t believe me no matter how much I say," Lin Tian raised an eyebrow and stated indifferently.

Ning Luoxi stared at him for a few seconds before saying, "You have half an hour to get familiar with the main routes on this map."

Lin Tian smiled nonchalantly but shook his head.

"Lin Tian, didn’t you just claim your memory was exceptional? And now you can’t handle memorizing a few streets in half an hour?" Li Yue rolled her eyes flirtatiously, questioning him.

Lin Tian glanced at her, grinning, "Little girl, don’t ask a man if he can do it or not. If you want to know, I can satisfy your curiosity, but I fear you might not handle it. My shake of the head was because I don’t need half an hour to memorize the map."

Li Yue was embarrassed by Lin Tian’s words; her own double entendre left her unable to retort, merely skeptical of his boast to memorize the map in less than half an hour—thinking he must believe he’s a god!

Skepticism was also evident in Ning Luoxi’s eyes, clearly not believing what Lin Tian had said.

Lin Tian offered no further explanation and directly took the tablet from Ning Luoxi’s hands, activating his piercing gaze. He usually read books by quickly flipping through the pages, and maps, though slightly more complex than text, didn’t trouble him either.

In less than a minute, Lin Tian had fully memorized the entire map. However, considering that memorizing it so quickly might shock the two ladies before him, he pretended to look at it a few more minutes before nodding and returning the tablet to Ning Luoxi.

"That’s it? Less than ten minutes, I don’t believe it, you must be bluffing!" Li Yue exclaimed in surprise, still unable to accept it even though Lin Tian pretended to look longer.

Lin Tian ignored her and turned to Ning Luoxi, "Miss Luoxi, do you have any paper and a pen?"

Ning Luoxi took out some paper and a pen, handing them to Lin Tian; she was curious to see if he was just boasting.

After taking the paper and pen, Lin Tian quickly began to draw on the paper. As his pen moved, a map gradually appeared before the two women.

Still aiming not to be too astonishing, Lin Tian deliberately made a few mistakes. Finally, a reduced version of the map appeared completely on the paper.

Li Yue, looking at the freshly produced map and comparing it to the one on the tablet, widened her eyes more and more until she was utterly astounded. Ning Luoxi, although slightly better, couldn’t hide the amazement in her eyes and on her face.

If they knew that Lin Tian had actually spent less than a minute, who knows what they would have thought.

"You... are you even human!" Li Yue exclaimed in disbelief, looking over it several times and noticing the errors Lin Tian had deliberately made, "But there are a few places that are incorrect."

"Ah, really? I made mistakes? Seems like my memory still needs improvement," Lin Tian feigned great surprise.

"But that shouldn’t be right, did you draw them wrong on purpose? Other parts are correct; it’s not possible that only a few specific places are wrong?" Li Yue questioned, puzzled.

Ning Luoxi also looked at Lin Tian questioningly, wanting an explanation.

"A mistake is a mistake. I’m human, and humans make mistakes. What’s so strange about that?" Lin Tian stated nonchalantly.

"Forget it, you’re always so secretive. Even if you won’t tell the complete truth, I admit that your memory is extraordinary," Li Yue said with a pout.

Lin Tian also responded earnestly, "Well then, back to the matter at hand, I have memorized the map now. You can discuss the plans."

Ning Luoxi nodded, then clicked on the satellite map, pulling up an interface. After typing in a long password, three routes briefly flashed red on the map before several lines of text appeared next to them.

It seemed this was her secret plan, even encrypted to ensure that even if someone else got hold of the tablet, they wouldn’t be able to see the contents of the mission.

"Eh, this is a route map to the Heavenly Mansion Restaurant," Li Yue said. She had spent quite some time in Kyoto City and was naturally very familiar with the city’s map.

Lin Tian also noticed, but he was more detailed than Li Yue, noticing that all three routes started from the same point at the airport and then ended at the Heavenly Mansion Restaurant. The distribution of the routes was also somewhat peculiar.

He then looked at the text explanation next to it and understood the purpose of marking these three routes.

Because the afternoon was Tianxue Jewelry’s auction, the venue was set at the Heavenly Mansion Restaurant, and the emerald jewelry to be auctioned had not yet arrived in Kyoto City due to clearance applications.

Before the auction started, it was imperative to transport the emerald jewelry from the airport to the auction venue at the Heavenly Mansion Restaurant. If it were ordinary jewelry, transporting it would not be difficult, but this time the emerald jewelry was incredibly valuable.

The quality was that of top-grade emeralds, crafted by the hands of the jade carving master Song Yanan, making its combined value possibly double the original estimate.

Emerald jewelry worth hundreds of millions, or even over a billion, was bound to attract many with malicious intentions, and the most dangerous phase was the transportation. The Xiao Family’s enemies were likely to sabotage, and safely transporting the emeralds to the auction venue was no easy task.

Dividing the forces into three routes and setting up a deception indeed could confuse the enemy. Of course, Ning Luoxi’s planned routes were not just about confusing the enemy.

"Lin Tian, we choose multiple transportation routes, the most important, of course, is to ensure the safety of the emeralds, and second is to draw out the enemies," Ning Luoxi explained.

"What exactly are we going to do?" Li Yue asked.

Ning Luoxi said seriously, "We prepare three identical vehicles, three identical safes, but only one route will have the vehicle that contains the real emeralds; the others will be empty boxes."

She paused for a moment and then continued, "These safes are specially made; they can only be opened with the unique key and code, and the safe itself can withstand damage from bombs and firearms, and cannot be cut open by oxyacetylene torches or grinding wheels."

"From what you are saying, if it really falls into the enemy’s hands and they find out they can’t open it, and in frustration, they shake the safe violently to destroy the inside jewelry, won’t it still be a huge loss?" Lin Tian asked doubtfully.

"Don’t worry about that. These safes are generally used for transporting dangerous viruses or chemicals; even if the safe is severely damaged, the jewelry inside won’t be affected," Ning Luoxi replied.

Lin Tian nodded and said, "So, if they snatch the safe, not being able to open it right away, they definitely won’t know whether it’s empty or not; they can only take the safe back to try to open it. And that’s when we can take the opportunity to track them and locate their hideout in Kyoto City."

"Exactly, that’s roughly the idea," Ning Luoxi affirmed.

However, Li Yue frowned, seemingly still puzzled. She thought for a moment and then asked, "All this we are doing is to lure the snake out of the hole, but what if the enemy doesn’t show up?"

This was indeed a problem; if the enemy didn’t show up, the jewelry would certainly be safe, but the meticulously prepared plan would be wasted.

Lin Tian didn’t see it that way, smiling at Li Yue, he said, "Miss Li Yue, you might not be aware of something. The enemies have gone through so much trouble just to deal with the Xiao Family, and even I am on their assassination list. The opening of Tianxue Jewelry and the auction is key for the rise of the Xiao Family; they definitely can’t sit still and will come to sabotage."

"Moreover..." A chill flashed in Lin Tian’s eyes, he coldly said, "This time, led by the Bai Family, several jewelers will attend the auction and even initiate a jewelry ranking, with the aim to downgrade Tianxue Jewelry and suppress the Xiao Family."

"But they clearly know we possess many top-grade emeralds and have invited the famous jade carving master to sculpt, no matter what emerald jewelry they bring, they almost have no chance of winning. Yet, they still committed to this jewelry auction ranking, Miss Li Yue, what do you think that indicates?" Lin Tian countered.

"What does it suggest?" Li Yue asked unconsciously.

Lin Tian looked at her as if she were an idiot and quickly said as she was about to explode, "Because they never planned to let Tianxue Jewelry’s jade carvings appear at the auction. They are definitely going to sabotage our emeralds. This kind of thing has happened before; the last time in Zhonghai City we experienced a robbery. I even suspect that the last time the Xiao Family’s private plane had a flight malfunction, someone was secretly behind it."

"So much has happened before..." Li Yue murmured to herself.

Ning Luoxi solemnly said, "No matter what, the Gu Cultivator is definitely still in Kyoto City, and even the so-called Sun Shadow Association is in Kyoto City, our goal is to find them and make them pay! The safes used this time are equipped with a satellite tracking system that can provide us with location information."

Lin Tian deeply understood her current mood, his companion was hanging by a thread due to the Gu Cultivator. Although last night they obtained the Golden Silkworm Poisonous Insect Poison antidote, which could save a life, the humiliation suffered could not be overlooked!

Whether as a warrior or an Ancient Martial Artist, to possess skills but tolerate bullying without fighting back, it would be better to commit suicide with a sword!

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, those who bully my brothers, though far away, shall be pursued!

Lin Tian had even more reason now, being on the enemy’s hit list himself, it was time to show them who the real hunter was!

More importantly, Lin Tian wanted to find out where the blood used by the Gu Cultivator to raise the Zombie Gu came from. Perhaps in places unknown to others, there existed others like him, zombies!

Yet, Lin Tian still had one doubt, a question that had lingered in his mind for a long time.