Chapter 312: Sweetheart Bug (1/15, Autumn Subscription)

Even Bai Xiaoya was startled by this massive creature.

Her background hadn't reached that level yet! Not even close!

For a moment, both of them fell silent.

Investigating this matter and tracing it back to the 【United Hand Society】 — no one had anticipated that.

Bai Xiaoya weighed the pros and cons, then said slowly, "It's not necessarily related to the 【United Hand Society】. It might just be Qiu Dugu acting on his own, or Chen Yang acting on his own."

If that were the case, the investigation could still proceed; otherwise, going up against the United Hand Society, neither of them had confidence they'd survive.

Fang Yue, however, grew more cautious and stole a couple more glances at Bai Xiaoya.

An existence like the 【United Hand Society】 was indeed beyond the level he could reach, but to be able to use one person's information and, through exclusive channels, trace it back to the 【United Hand Society】 — the company behind Bai Xiaoya was no simple matter either.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yue said, "Send me the files on Qiu Dugu and Chen Yang. I'll find a way to get to the truth of the matter."

"No, if this involves the 【United Hand Society】, I'm quite interested as well. Let's work together to get to the bottom of this."

Fang Yue was actually quite pleased that Bai Xiaoya was willing to help.

After all, with Bai Xiaoya's powerful background, whatever one did, having her help would make things much easier.

"Miss, and Mr. Fang, how do you two plan to deal with these two? How about we…"

A Ming, on the other end of the video, made a slitting-his-throat gesture.

He felt deeply guilty and furious that Bai Xiaoya's home had been infiltrated.

But in front of Bai Xiaoya, he didn't dare let too much of his personal emotions show.

As for the Safe House apartment, he had indeed only dispatched people to monitor the surroundings, not going deep into the apartment itself. He had no idea what method that woman had used to infiltrate. He could only say that woman was even more professional at infiltration than professionals like them — an excellent Bounty Hunter.

"Silencing them isn't appropriate. I don't want to cause too much trouble and attention. For now, our enemies don't know I'm hiding here. If things blow up and draw their attention, that would be bad."

After a pause, Bai Xiaoya said, "Give them both the 【Sweetheart Bug】."

Sweetheart Bug?

Both Fang Yue and Chen Xiaomiao were somewhat bewildered, but Liu Zong on the other end of the video suddenly turned pale.

"Sw-Sweetheart Bug — so you are, you are…"

Liu Zong's expression fluctuated violently, and he soon showed a look of utter dejection. The whole man looked like a defeated cock after losing a fight, and he let out a long sigh.

"I give up. I absolutely won't mention this to anyone else. Please, Miss, give me a chance — let me not have to take the 【Sweetheart Bug】."

Seeing her boss's reaction, Chen Xiaomiao was also frightened, her face going white.

"Hey, hey, hey! Liu Zong, don't scare me like that. What is this 【Sweetheart Bug】? And who is she? Are we done for?"

Hearing Chen Xiaomiao speak, Liu Zong instantly glared at her in fury.

If it weren't for this clumsy oaf who got caught red-handed stealing a sheepskin scroll, would he be suffering like this now?

He cautiously glanced at Bai Xiaoya's expression on the other end of the video, sensing that the man Bai Xiaoya was living with seemed unaware of her identity.

Whether intentional or simply not disclosed.

Since Bai Xiaoya wanted to keep her identity hidden, naturally he couldn't puncture the facade.

Mulling over Bai Xiaoya's intentions in his heart, he said slowly, "To put it simply, the 【Sweetheart Bug】 is a remotely controlled bomb, equipped with highly intelligent AI that can compile specific trigger conditions. Once the control chip hears the keyword and the condition is met, the 【Sweetheart Bug】 will explode. The blast isn't powerful — it just blows a hole in your stomach, kills you precisely, that's all. Also, this thing is meant to be swallowed. It goes down the esophagus, reaches the stomach, and takes up residence in your belly."

Fang Yue:???

Damn! That sounds like some terrifying ghost-tech!

Fang Yue imagined it — having one of those things in his stomach, wouldn't every meal be nerve-wracking?

Still, he had never heard of such a thing in the news or any reports.

Huaguo's military tech hadn't reached that level, had it?

It could only be some black tech still in development and not yet announced.

What on earth was the force behind Bai Xiaoya? Could it be some ideal-driven arms dealer?

While Fang Yue was puzzling, Chen Xiaomiao beside him was nearly scared out of her wits.

Holy crap! Just hearing about this thing, it's something that kills!

"I won't eat it! I won't eat it! I won't eat it!"

She protested repeatedly, but Bai Xiaoya slapped her.

*Slap! *

The sound was crisp.

"Not even my dad has ever hit me!!"

Chen Xiaomiao's eyes instantly reddened. Her whole life had been smooth sailing — aside from taking losses in games, she had never been taught a lesson like this in real life.

But Bai Xiaoya calmly rubbed her own small hand, slightly reddened from the slap.

"That slap is to pay you back for that knee strike earlier."

What a grudge-holder!!

Fang Yue wiped a little sweat. On the other end of the video call, A Ming had already taken a 【Sweetheart Bug】 from what seemed to be a refrigerated iron box handed to him by a subordinate.

It was shaped like a caterpillar, but its entire structure was mechanical and metallic, elastic and springy. Held in A Ming's hand, it was like a piece of soft candy.

A Ming seemed to open his phone and operate an app for a while, then stuffed the 【Sweetheart Bug】 into Liu Zong's mouth.

"What happened today, you're not to mention. If you leak any keywords, you know the consequences. The 【Sweetheart Bug】 you know about is just some footage leaked from our R&D stage. The current 【Sweetheart Bug】's post-explosion experience is far more stimulating than simply being blown to death."

A Ming's faintly threatening words made Liu Zong tremble.

Fortunately, Liu Zong had been divorced for two or three years and had been living alone; otherwise, today might have meant his whole family ascending to heaven.

After ending the video call, amid Chen Xiaomiao's wailing and tearful pleas for forgiveness, Fang Yue heard A Ming's knock at the door. A Ming greeted Bai Xiaoya, handed over the iron box of 【Sweetheart Bug】s, and left — tomorrow, Fang Yue and Bai Xiaoya were to go "talk" with Chen Yang, and also visit 【Jiangyun Temple】. All of this required A Ming to run around making arrangements in advance.

Opening the box, Bai Xiaoya fed the 【Sweetheart Bug】 to Chen Xiaomiao.

"You can go now. Remember — nothing happened today."

Hearing Bai Xiaoya's words, Chen Xiaomiao said miserably, "Big Sis, then when can I poop this bug out?"

Bai Xiaoya glanced at her and said calmly, "When I'm safe, that's when you're safe."

Chen Xiaomiao:???

Aren't you super safe right now! There's a little wolfdog with off-the-charts combat power right beside you, and you've got some kind of black-tech 【Sweetheart Bug】 in your hands too — if you're not safe, then no one in the whole world is safe!

Chen Xiaomiao grumbled inwardly nonstop, but didn't dare speak carelessly anymore.

She didn't know what the story was behind this 【Sweetheart Bug】; if she accidentally said the wrong thing and the person just handed themselves over for free, where would she go to cry about it.

(End of chapter)