novelraw Chapter 125 : Tracking Lin Xun
Chapter 125 : Tracking Lin Xun
Chapter 125: Tracking Lin Xun
Director Qin fell silent; he tacitly accepted Lin Xun’s argument.
A moment later, Director Qin sighed.
“Everything you said, I already knew. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have cooperated with you.”
“If everything turns out as you said, then naturally it will be good for everyone.”
“But if we fail and the higher-ups find out that we violated regulations.
“None of us will be able to bear the consequences.”
“It’s not that I don’t trust you; it’s just that the Transcendents of other forces aren’t under our control. I’m afraid there could be variables!”
Lin Xun put down the water cup, walked over to Director Qin, and patted him on the shoulder.
“Director Qin, rest assured.”
“I don’t believe in promises; what I believe in is利益.”
“Red of the Ascension Alliance belongs to the 【Radiance】 faction.”
“Shen Wei of Star Palace and I belong to the 【Shadow】 faction.”
“For this game, I’ve already talked it through with them.”
“Shen Wei and I will help Red kill the other Radiance players, allowing him to win personal victory.”
“You should know that the rewards for personal victory are far more generous than those for faction victory. He has no reason to refuse.”
“When Red wins personal victory, we will also win faction victory.”
“At the same time, I can recruit two unaffiliated players from the 【Shadow】 faction.”
“Being able to recruit two Transcendents into Bureau 869—what a huge merit that would be for both you and me.”
“What if those two unaffiliated 【Shadow】 players don’t agree to join?” Director Qin continued to ask.
“Red won’t mind killing a few extra players. If they don’t defect to us, they’ll be the first to die!”
“In the face of death, I don’t think they’ll have many choices,” Lin Xun said with a light chuckle.
“Two Shadow players.” Director Qin pondered. “Can you guarantee they’ll stay in Zhu City?”
“At least one.”
Lin Xun said decisively. “I guarantee to you that after this game, Zhu City will have at least one Transcendent.”
“And how important even a single Transcendent is to Zhu City—you should be very clear about that.”
Hearing this, Director Qin let out a sigh of relief, but then frowned again.
“What about Shen Wei’s side?”
“She doesn’t seem to gain anything. She agreed?”
“Star Palace has never recruited outsiders.”
“Me recruiting two 【Shadow】 players into Bureau 869 doesn’t conflict with her.”
“She can lie back and win with us, so naturally she has no objections.”
Hearing this, Director Qin nodded in satisfaction.
“Lin Xun.
“You truly are the savior of our Zhu City!”
Lin Xun smiled.
“Director, don’t be happy too early.”
“Right now, our biggest task—
“Is to find those two unaffiliated players of the 【Shadow】 faction.”
“The Ascension Alliance doesn’t really follow rules, and that Red won’t care whether the players he finds are 【Radiance】 or 【Shadow】.”
“If he encounters a 【Shadow】 player before we do and kills him—
“Then all our efforts will have been for nothing.”
Director Qin’s expression changed drastically. He immediately turned around and picked up the phone.
“All action teams, pay attention!”
“Increase the search intensity!”
“Be sure to find all Transcendent players in the shortest possible time!”
“Especially players of the 【Shadow】 faction!”
“Yes, Director!” came the response from the other end of the line.
A satisfied smile appeared on Lin Xun’s face as he looked at the Director and nodded.
“Director, you’ve worked hard. The future of Zhu City will still depend on you.”
In the underground base of the Zhu City Branch of Bureau 869.
Jiang Li’s soul state floated above Lin Xun and Director Qin.
He listened to the conversation between the two—Lin Xun’s calculations; Director Qin’s concerns; and the interests of the three major forces intertwined like a spider’s web.
“If Red could be made to… accidentally kill a player from the Shadow faction…”
A bold idea quickly sprouted in Jiang Li’s mind.
Wouldn’t that drive a wedge between them?
Wouldn’t that create conflict?
Wouldn’t that cause this seemingly solid alliance to collapse from within?
He wanted to use this loophole to gamble for a slim chance of survival for himself.
Jiang Li listened to the conversation between Lin Xun and Director Qin, his mind racing at full speed.
Just as Jiang Li was formulating his next plan, a burst of urgent communication sounds interrupted his thoughts.
“Report! Director Qin!”
“A player’s trail has been discovered!”
“The target is in the abandoned warehouse district in the suburbs!”
“They injured several of our outer reconnaissance personnel!”
“The target is currently fleeing, very fast!” A slightly hurried voice came from the communicator.
Director Qin’s expression changed. He immediately issued orders.
“Pursue! Track immediately!”
“Seal off all intersections!”
“Drones up! Thermal imaging tracking!”
“All action teams, pay attention! Track only! No contact!”
“I repeat—track only! No contact!”
“Yes!”
“Lin Xun, look—”
Director Qin turned his head and looked at Lin Xun.
“Let’s go.”
Lin Xun did not hesitate in the slightest. “I’ll confirm the target’s identity. If the target is a Shadow player, bring him back.”
“If the target is a Radiance player, let Red deal with him.”
He knew he had to go, because only within a ten-meter range could he confirm whether a player belonged to the Shadow faction.
He quickly dialed Red’s number.
“Red, there’s a situation. We’ve discovered a player in the abandoned warehouse district in the suburbs.”
Lin Xun’s voice was brief and direct. “Bring your team over.”
A low “Understood” came from Red’s side.
Lin Xun hung up the phone and turned to leave the command room.
Jiang Li did not hesitate either, following closely behind in his soul state.
He wanted to follow Lin Xun and see with his own eyes exactly who this player was.
He wanted to see with his own eyes how the plans of the three major forces would unfold.
This was the best opportunity to understand the enemy’s capabilities and search for information; he needed to personally observe the combat styles of these players.
The convoy soon drove out of the underground base.
Zhu City, due to the citizens’ panicked exodus, appeared exceptionally empty at this moment.
There were no pedestrians on the streets, only patrol vehicles occasionally roaring past.
The convoy sped along the highway and quickly arrived at the abandoned warehouse district in the suburbs.
The area was in complete disarray—dilapidated warehouses, abandoned containers, weeds growing wildly.
The air was filled with the smell of rust and dust.
Police lights flashed all around. Dozens of fully armed Bureau 869 agents had already set up a perimeter on the outskirts, surrounding the abandoned buildings tightly.
They held energy guns in their hands, their expressions tense.
Lin Xun jumped out of the vehicle, his sharp gaze sweeping across the surroundings.
Very quickly, Lin Xun noticed several injured Bureau 869 reconnaissance personnel lying on the ground.
They all bore injuries of varying severity.
One of them had his chest pierced through, fresh blood staining the ground red.
He asked in a low voice, “What’s the situation?”
“Where’s the target?”
A squad leader ran over to report. “Reporting, sir! The target has been sealed inside.”
He pointed at an abandoned building not far away.
“He’s extremely agile and can transform energy into arrows to attack.”
“Our attacks basically can’t lock onto him.”
The squad leader continued, “So we only recorded his ability characteristics.”
“We didn’t attempt to capture him, to avoid causing greater casualties.”