Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 563 - 560: Stolen

Chapter 563: Chapter 560: Stolen

"Brother Tian, the jade is in hand. I’m on the road." That was Rossi’s brief communication. He had secured the jade, which also meant that the three trucks Thunder Wolf was handling had encountered enemy interception.

"Miss Luoxi, how are things going? My man has secured the jade. Tianxue Jewelry is the finale of the auction, and he will arrive on time at the auction venue," Lin Tian said to Ning Luoxi.

"Thunder Wolf’s three vehicles were intercepted in a remote area. He reported it to me immediately. The info must have been communicated by Ghost, right?" Ning Luoxi said.

"Exactly, before the operation started, Ghost had sent me a smart wristband. They must be using the same communication devices, maintaining contact throughout," Lin Tian confirmed.

"Is that person the foreigner who appeared at Tianxuan Special Guard Training Base last time?" Ning Luoxi asked tentatively.

Lin Tian nodded in acknowledgment. "Miss Luoxi has a good memory. Do you not trust him?"

"This operation is under my full control. If it had been earlier, I would never allow such uncontrollable factors in my tactical array. It’s not that I trust the foreigner; I trust you," Ning Luoxi said uncompromisingly.

"I understand Miss Luoxi’s predicament very well. Ghost and Stone are known quantities, trustworthy, but Rossi appeared out of the blue. It’s proper for you to have reservations, and I am very grateful for Miss Luoxi’s trust in me," Lin Tian said earnestly.

"The foreigner is called Rossi? What did he do before?" Ning Luoxi asked casually.

Lin Tian displayed a helpless expression. Ning Luoxi claimed to trust him yet she still inquired.

"Are you trying to trick me into revealing more, Miss Luoxi? However, I can honestly tell you that I also only know a bit about his background, and even he might be confused about his own past. If I get a chance, I will investigate further. But he is trustworthy. If trust between people was to be scored out of ten, my trust in him would be one hundred, even one thousand," he said solemnly.

"Oh, it seems you have an unusual relationship with Rossi, even more trust in him than in Ghost?" Ning Luoxi said, taken aback a bit.

"I know Ghost’s character best, and I completely trust him too. But some things can’t be opened up entirely by trust, even among best friends, where each keeps their deepest secrets," Lin Tian admitted frankly.

"Is that so? One day, I might dig out all your secrets. It’s a woman’s intuition," Ning Luoxi said with a half-smile.

"Same as before, I’m afraid you might fall in love with me," Lin Tian said, holding her gaze steadfastly.

"Hope you have that charm. You better go check on Miss. The jade was covertly taken by you. She might soon get the information, and who knows how anxious she’ll become," Ning Luoxi said indifferently, then turned and walked away.

But she had only taken a few steps when she turned back and said, "I’m about to block all communication signals here. Quickly switch to a special channel; otherwise, you won’t receive any external information."

"Okay, I know what to do." Lin Tian raised his smart wristband and said, waiting until Ning Luoxi disappeared around the corner before heading back to Tianfu Restaurant.

Standing outside the ancient building of the auction venue, Lin Tian took out his phone to check; the signal was still full strength. He dialed the network operator’s number, only to receive a busy signal, unable to make calls.

It seemed Ning Luoxi’s counter-surveillance methods were quite sophisticated, not merely blocking the signals but covering the local communication channels with other signals, preventing outgoing calls.

Though Lin Tian was a zombie, seemingly omnipotent, he couldn’t handle this matter. This also indirectly showed the power of humanity; humans might be weak on their own, but the tools they wield are powerful.

The myths of ancient Long-distance Transmission, today’s mobile phones have achieved this, even with video capabilities, a thousand times more potent than Thousand-mile Eye and Sharp-Hearing Ear. Technology enables everyone to possess the functions of Thousand-mile Eye and Sharp-Hearing Ear.

Humans have become the rulers of this world, not vampires or zombies, and for good reason.

Lin Tian thought all this in an instant before signaling the guards at the door to let him in.

Just as he was about to step inside, someone hurried out, nearly bumping into him.

Lin Tian took a closer look and saw it was Miss, rushing out anxiously. He curiously asked, "Miss, where are you headed? It should almost be our turn for Tianxue Jewelry’s jade item."

"I was just looking for you. Follow me!" Miss grabbed Lin Tian and headed outside again, stopping only when they were away from others.

"What is so urgent, Miss? What’s the matter?" Lin Tian asked again.

"What’s not urgent? A big issue has come up. I just received a message from the jade transport manager; our jade has been stolen by a mysterious person! Didn’t you confidently say there was no issue before?" Xiao Manxue frowned as she spoke.

She had received this "bad news" and had been trying hard to suppress her emotional turmoil, but on seeing Lin Tian, those emotions surfaced as if he was a safe harbor.

Still receiving messages? Weren’t they blocked? Lin Tian was startled, then quickly realized it must have happened a few minutes before the signal was blocked. Had it been a bit later, Miss wouldn’t have received this "bad news."

"Lin Tian, why...why don’t you seem surprised at all by this news? Could it be...?" Xiao Manxue looked at Lin Tian’s calm expression, asking with suspicion.

"You’re right. I had people intercept the jade covertly," Lin Tian nodded and admitted.

"But before, you only mentioned using the three trucks to confuse the enemy. You didn’t mention any other plans," Xiao Manxue asked, puzzled.

"My intention was to make the play more believable to further confound the enemy. Your anxious expression when you came out was noticed by Bai Zhengchu and Futian Yizhi, wasn’t it?" Lin Tian explained.

On hearing this, Miss glared at him angrily, discontentedly saying, "You should have told me beforehand. I thought it had really been intercepted. If that had been the case, this auction would have become a joke. Without our jade piece to make an impact, the Bai Family’s jade would definitely fetch the highest price, and all our efforts would have been merely promoting the Bai Family, making a bridal dress for them."

"Oh, has the Bai Family’s jade jewelry started the auction? Are you so sure it will fetch a high price?" Lin Tian asked curiously.

Xiao Manxue shook her head, then nodded again, saying, "It hasn’t started yet, but I’ve seen the Bai Family’s jade piece, and it’s definitely better than the earlier ones, sure to fetch a high price."

"You speak of the Bai Family’s jade piece as quite powerful. What about our jade then, making you so confident to defeat this century-old jade family’s carefully prepared piece?" Lin Tian asked even more curiously.