The Greatest Village Doctor In The World

Chapter 648: Data Stolen

"What method?"

Wang Laogen and Chu Nan asked simultaneously.

Ling Feng smiled, "We’re here analyzing these applicants, don’t you think the other party is doing the same?"

"Hmm?"

Wang Laogen was taken aback by the comment but soon understood Ling Feng’s point, and then chuckled, "Kid, you’ve got a good idea, but you’re thinking too much. My list is the only copy, do you think those people can see the names whenever they wish?"

He knew what Ling Feng was referring to—the issue had crossed his mind from the start!

If the opponents were coveting the Spirit Stone and wanted to eliminate high-level Cultivators on Earth, then the news of the Giant Spirit Stone being out would surely stir the top-tier Cultivators!

So, they had reason to want to find out who was buying the Spirit Stones and their whereabouts.

But Wang Laogen was no fool, the applicants’ information had to be kept strictly confidential, which is the most basic quality of an intelligence operative!

Upon hearing his response, Ling Feng quickly nodded, "Good, then I can rest easy!"

But just as he finished speaking, Mo Lan hurried into the room and said, "Dad!"

"Hmm?"

Seeing her complexion, Wang Laogen already knew something had gone wrong and immediately asked, "What happened?"

Mo Lan: "When we went to the Nine Heavens just now, someone broke into the room!"

"..."

Wang Laogen was immediately stunned, said nothing, and turned his head towards the computer. After a few simple operations, his previously ruddy face from the conditioning of the Spirit Seed turned ashen!

"What’s wrong?"

Ling Feng sensed the severity of the situation and immediately asked.

"Someone copied the data from my computer!"

Wang Laogen said gravely, with a serious expression.

In that moment, he shed his usual sleazy demeanor, his eyes glittering with sharpness as he looked at Mo Lan and said, "The person couldn’t have gotten far, right?"

"They’re still in this building. I’ve already ordered the lobby to go on lockdown—no one is allowed to enter or leave!" Mo Lan nodded.

"Catch them!"

Wang Laogen uttered just two words before he stood up.

Ling Feng looked at Mo Lan, "How did you know someone broke in?"

"There’s electronic surveillance in the room. It signaled an alarm to me just now. I played back footage and saw that person. Take a look."

As she spoke, Mo Lan passed over the tablet she was carrying.

Ling Feng glanced at it to see a small clip in which a sneaky, rat-like man had somehow opened the door and was tiptoeing into the room.

"This guy looks like a common thief, probably not from another world. He might have been hired!" Ling Feng said.

"Right, I’ve already arranged for a floor-by-floor search. He won’t escape!" Mo Lan stated.

"I’m coming too!"

Ling Feng nodded, knowing the gravity of the situation. If the information leaked, it would be a major loss!

Even if most of the data recorded was about the agents, it falling into the wrong hands meant the buyers behind the scenes could be traced, which would be extremely dangerous.

Just a while ago, Wang Laogen was still boasting, but now that he knew the data was stolen, it felt like there was no place to hide his face. So, he said through gritted teeth, "No matter what, we must catch that thief today!"

"Not just him, it’d be even better if we could follow the clues to the mastermind behind him!"

Ling Feng let out a cold laugh and stepped out of the room.

Mo Lan followed closely, "If you’re going to search, I suggest starting from the top floor and working your way down, so you can meet the others in the middle!"

"Alright, but a room-by-room search won’t bother the guests staying here, will it?" Ling Feng asked.

Mo Lan shook her head, "No, the person in the footage didn’t check into any rooms, so it’s very likely that he’s hiding in an empty room somewhere. I’m having someone check the surveillance now!"

Ling Feng nodded and immediately walked toward the elevator; he reached the top floor within minutes.

The floor was empty except for a receptionist at the front desk, who stood up and asked as they approached, "Can I help you with something?"

"Help me check, have you seen this person around here?"

Mo Lan handed over her tablet.

The receptionist looked down at it, then shook his head, "Sorry, I haven’t seen them!"

"Then, has anyone been on this floor from an hour ago until now?" Mo Lan continued to inquire.

The receptionist, a bit confused by the cold demeanor of the girl, thought for a moment and replied, "Well, there have been two groups of guests, they’re both in their rooms now."

"How many people in each group?" asked Mo Lan.

"Both groups were a man and a woman."

Mo Lan was taken aback, then turned to look at Ling Feng, "Then they shouldn’t be on this floor!"

"Good, let’s go down a floor!"

Ling Feng nodded and walked towards the staircase, ready to go down that way.

Having taken just a few steps, he suddenly stopped, "Right, has anyone been up on the rooftop?"

"There are two people, why?" Mo Lan asked.

"Get in touch with them, see if they’ve discovered anything," Ling Feng said.

Without hesitation, Mo Lan immediately used her walkie-talkie to ask.

A moment later, static-crackled replies came from the device: "No one has appeared."

"Let’s go down."

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng swiftly headed for the stairwell.

In this manner, they asked the floor service staff at each level, conducting a quick search, and soon on the fifteenth floor, Ling Feng and Mo Lan caught up with several people who had been searching from the lower floors upward.

Since no one had seen the thief who’d broken into the room on any floor, Ling Feng couldn’t help but ask, "Could the guy have changed his disguise?"

"That’s possible."

Mo Lan nodded, then picked up the walkie-talkie, "Are you done with the surveillance footage yet?"

"Not yet, no abnormalities have been found so far."

Mo Lan frowned deeply, "Speed it up, if he gets away, it’ll be troublesome!"

Ling Feng felt the same urgency, but knew that hastiness would be futile at this moment. After thinking for a bit, he said, "Tell them to keep an eye out for anyone wandering around outside the rooms."

Mo Lan was puzzled, "Huh? Why look for that?"

"Following the normal thinking, we would definitely focus on tracking the person who entered the room and overlook those outside. I suspect that the kid is now pretending to be a guest and is wandering around the floors!" Ling Feng explained.

Mo Lan thought for a moment, "That can’t be, we looked downstairs, they went up, we checked every floor, and didn’t see anyone wandering about."

"There are!"

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes, "Although there are no guests, there are service staff and housekeeping!"

"..."

Mo Lan was startled again, then realized, "That’s right, these people are the most likely!"

She immediately instructed the surveillance room to pay attention to the hotel staff while sending her own subordinates to start searching again from the fifteenth floor downward, while she and Ling Feng headed upstairs!

"I didn’t expect you to be even more meticulous than me, to think of such a detail!" As they ascended, Mo Lan said.

Ling Feng smiled, "It was just a stroke of inspiration, when a person is pushed to the limit, the mind suddenly clears!"

"Really? It’s not because of the changes in your body?" Mo Lan glanced at him.