Chapter 321: 317 Locking On

"Enjoy your meal."

Huang Zhengdao brought the takeout he had just received into the room; this was his lunch and dinner for the day, a family bucket he had ordered for himself worth 149 yuan.

The fried chicken and burgers were delicious, and the cola was refreshingly crisp, but eating just that was a bit dry; surely this had to be paired with binge-watching a show or a ball game on TV?

Knowing his days were numbered and his life hung by a thread, Huang Zhengdao was very indulgent with himself now. His scumbag boss had also offered a well-intentioned comfort, "Eat something good, don't mistreat yourself," which only made him understand his situation better, so he couldn't help but be a bit reckless.

The family bucket was only the first wave of takeout he had ordered; the afternoon tea he had never dared to order would be called for in a while.

Huang Zhengdao clicked on a movie he had wanted to see for a long time but had been unable to due to his busy work and his own laziness; he hadn't had time to go to the cinema, and now that it was finally online and he finally had the time, he immediately clicked to watch it.

When the internet TV prompted him to sign up for a membership and pay to watch, Huang Zhengdao didn't hesitate for even a second, directly scanning the code to pay and place the order; the account deduction was done in one go, without any concerns at all.

The 60,000 in savings he had accumulated over two years of work was now shrinking crazily at a speed Huang Zhengdao had never dared to imagine.

The somewhat self-abandoning Huang Zhengdao was very glad at this moment that he was a person with no one to rely on; he came from a single-parent family, and his only family member, his mother, had passed away in a sudden accident during his college years, so he had no attachments in this world.

The motivation that had once supported Huang Zhengdao to keep living had always been just the simple reason that he "wanted to live," but now that living was a despair that was nearly impossible, Huang Zhengdao simply gave up struggling.

"Can this butterfly really have any effect?" Huang Zhengdao glanced at the butterfly on the back of his hand; he actually had some expectations in his heart, but not many.

In order not to dirty his gloves while eating, he had already taken off the gloves that covered the tattoo.

The Forest Cabin that existed in his dreams might possess unknown, great power, but it was hard to distinguish between good and evil; he did not know whether he would move toward survival or death because of this butterfly he had bought with his own hands.

"He really is decadent now." A group of mysterious people in black watched from afar as Huang Zhengdao gorged himself in the room; the observer saw that the other party's situation was temporarily safe, put down the long-range observation equipment, and turned to speak to other colleagues in the temporary rental room.

While speaking, he took a bite of a red bean bun, took the iced black tea handed over by a colleague on shift, and washed the dry bread he was chewing in his mouth down into his stomach with the tea.

"Decadent? I actually think this person has a good mindset." Zhu Jingzhi's voice entered the Mysterious Investigator's earpiece, his tone carrying a hint of praise.

"Team Leader Zhu?" The Mysterious Investigator eating the red bean bun was slightly stunned, recognizing the owner of the voice.

"It's me, long time no see, Brother Bu Gaojun." Zhu Jingzhi said with a light laugh; after a brief catch-up, Zhu Jingzhi sternly explained the mission regarding the surveillance target to him.

"Another unfamiliar Abnormal deity?" After listening to Zhu Jingzhi's account, Bu Gaojun pounded his sore thighs; he had only just sat down in the chair before standing up again, then leaned against the wall to continue the conversation with Zhu Jingzhi.

Zhu Jingzhi heard Bu Gaojun's unnatural breathing and the sound of him pounding his legs, and asked with a hint of concern: "Is your body holding up?"

"No problem, it's an old ailment." Bu Gaojun rubbed his thigh; through the fabric of his trousers, he could feel a hard lump.

Bu Gaojun couldn't quite remember how this lump had originated; he only remembered that it was a sequela that had solidified after he woke up from being injured and unconscious during an operation.

At first, Bu Gaojun also thought he had been contaminated by some uncontrollable Abnormal factor, but after a meticulous examination, and even after using the highest-tech medical equipment available to date, they couldn't find any trace of an Abnormal ailment, saying it was just a blood clot that was difficult to clear or cure.

Bu Gaojun didn't delve into the problem with his thigh any further, and as time went by, he slowly got used to this pain.

It was just that he couldn't sit for long; compared to those unfortunate people who suffered greatly because of Abnormals, he was indeed lucky.

"As a former member of the Tiger Team, having inherited all the glory of the Tiger Team, you can actually use your influence sometimes; don't live your life so exhaustingly." Zhu Jingzhi advised.

"That doesn't belong to me; I don't have the qualifications." Bu Gaojun's expression dimmed immediately upon hearing the name "Tiger Team."

The Tiger Team, a legend of the Xuanmi Group; the achievements of this squad were an incredible legend even when viewed across the entire world; "excellent" was not even enough to describe the great feats of this squad.

However, no flower can bloom all year round; as time passed, the members of the Tiger Team ceased to exist one after another, and in the end, only he remained.

After the sunset of glory, the person who remains must always bear all the darkness alone.

Bu Gaojun knew that the reason he was able to live until now was because of his own greenness and weakness back then; he was well protected by the other members of the squad, and all the real dangers the squad faced back then never fell upon his head; he didn't survive because of his own luck, but because of the lives of his teammates.

Bu Gaojun had always blamed and reproached himself for this, so he often forced himself to participate in missions, partly to train himself, and partly to escape the condemnation in his heart.

Today, Bu Gaojun was already a mature Mysterious Investigator, and his rich and unique experiences were enough to make everyone in the Xuanmi Group respect and pay attention to him.

"So, you still don't intend to rebuild the glory of the Tiger Team?" Zhu Jingzhi probed.

Bu Gaojun's expression was slightly dazed; he was silent for a moment, then said: "I'm not ready for that yet."

He felt he was not yet qualified.

After speaking, Bu Gaojun did not want to discuss this matter further and temporarily cut off communication with Zhu Jingzhi.

Far away, a hundred miles away, Zhu Jingzhi looked at the cut-off communication signal and shook his head; he actually admired Bu Gaojun's character and ability, and in fact, not just him, most people in the organization believed that Bu Gaojun already had the qualifications and ability to rebuild another Tiger Team.

Zhu Jingzhi did not continue to focus on Bu Gaojun's affairs, and together with other team members, he focused all his attention on investigating the source of that Abnormal Sleep Aid Video blogger; their entire squad was typing away at their computers.

After two hours of work, Zhu Jingzhi and his team finally fished out the real address of the blogger, who had multiple fake IP addresses.

Perhaps seeing his fan count skyrocket, or perhaps the power of the Abnormal Sleep Aid Video gave him a powerful illusion, this video blogger, who had once been so cautious that he wouldn't even look at private messages or open the comment section, actually opened the comment section in his new update video and replied to a Xuanmi Group member from the Pig Group who was pretending to be a fan.

After multiple tests and filtering out the interference IPs, the most likely real IP address was finally confirmed.

Following this IP address, Zhu Jingzhi immediately sent the location information to the Horse Group, another Zodiac Squad that was ready to go.