Chapter 957: Mission Failed
Chapter 957: Mission Failed
"Trouble sprang up without warning, Lin Xue had never expected this kind of situation!"
So she was stunned for a moment, suddenly somewhat at a loss.
"Don’t be scared, I’m here!"
Ling Feng said quietly, then turned to glance at the armed policeman.
The other party also noticed something off, the air had flowed when Ling Feng moved, causing him to freeze for a moment.
Seizing this opportunity, Ling Feng’s Divine Sense instantly invaded his brain!
"Ah!"
The armed policeman felt a sharp pain in his head, and then realized the gun in his hand had suddenly disappeared!
Then, he watched wide-eyed as Lin Xue’s body didn’t move, but she floated up and then with a swoosh left from the gate!
By the time the guards in the courtyard rushed out, Ling Feng had already carried Lin Xue away several hundred meters, disappearing into the woods beside the road.
Dozens of armed police gathered at the gate, the leading officer asked sternly, "What on earth happened?"
"A female visitor came, her credentials were okay, but the alarm was triggered as soon as she entered the gate..." The guard at the gate briefed the situation.
The officer turned back: "Why would the alarm go off?"
"We detected an unidentified heat source; it appeared to be one person, but there was another human heat source next to the woman, yet no one could be seen!" someone reported!
"What’s the situation?"
The officer was also a bit perplexed and narrowed his eyes towards the direction where Ling Feng and Lin Xue disappeared.
By now, Ling Feng had already carried Lin Xue into the woods, then stopped beneath a mountain.
Feeling her heart thumping wildly, Ling Feng let go of Lin Xue and cancelled his invisibility.
Then he asked with a smile, "What’s the matter? Are you that nervous?"
"I was a police officer, after all. But being chased like a thief just now, I’ve never been through that before!" Lin Xue said with a look of grievance.
"Heh, life always needs various experiences, right? Now you know what it feels like to be chased," Ling Feng smirked.
Lin Xue rolled her eyes at him: "Go away. It’s all because of your bad idea. What now?"
"Don’t do anything, leave the headache to Director Chen. Let’s go shopping!"
Ling Feng laughed and reached for her hand to leave.
But Lin Xue immediately pulled away, blushing she said: "Wait a minute, my legs are still a bit weak!"
"Uh..."
Ling Feng was helplessly amused.
This girl used to be such a goody two shoes; her first time doing something wrong, it’s understandable to be nervous and have wobbly legs.
So he chuckled and picked her up: "Then I’ll just carry you. By the time we get back to town, you should have recovered!"
Of course, Lin Xue wouldn’t object, it felt quite comfortable to be carried like this.
Thus, the two left the foot of the mountain, crossed the woods, and after walking along the road for a while, they quickly returned to the town.
Talking about shopping was actually shopping; Ling Feng held Lin Xue’s hand as they walked on the street, popping into stores selling local products to browse, buying food, supplies, and some trinkets along the way.
The morning passed like this, and they returned to the hotel at noon, where Lin Xue started a video call.
Chen Ping’s face appeared on the screen, looking stern as water.
Seeing this, Ling Feng smiled and said: "What’s the matter, Director Chen?"
"You still have the nerve to ask me?"
Chen Ping glared at him and then asked: "What happened, did it fall apart?"
"It fell apart!"
Ling Feng nodded and then bitter-smiled: "I don’t know what happened, as soon as we entered the door, the alarm sounded!"
"And you still have no idea what happened?" Chen Ping asked.
"Right, it’s strange, the credentials check was flawless, they even let Lin Xue in, but who knew just after entering the alarm would sound; who knows what’s going on?" Ling Feng shrugged, looking innocent.
Chen Ping rolled his eyes at him: "Didn’t you think about why that would be?"
Ling Feng shook his head: "How would I know that? Tell me if you know, Director Chen. What’s with the suspense?"
"Humph, you expect me to do everything?"
Chen Ping shook his head displeased: "Figure it out yourself, wait for my message this afternoon!"
After speaking, he immediately ended the call, and the screen went black.
Ling Feng: "..."
Turning to look at Lin Xue: "Old Chen is really upset, huh!"
"Of course, this matter is more complex than you think."
Lin Xue nodded and continued: "Think about it, our identities were provided by the Security Bureau, and we were discovered to be anomalies even before entering the gate, then we both ran off in a hurry. Wouldn’t they ask the Bureau what’s going on?"
"Then the Bureau wouldn’t know what happened and would have to ask Director Chen, naturally he becomes the target and has to carry the can for us both!"
"That makes sense, but I still don’t understand what caused it!"
Ling Feng furrowed his brow, thinking hard but still baffled by the reason.
At this moment, Lin Xue bit her fingertip: "I think you might have been exposed, that’s why the alarm went off!"
"But I was invisible!" Ling Feng said.
"Being invisible doesn’t mean anything, your breathing, your body temperature..."
At this point, Lin Xue suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Right, it must be the body temperature, that’s definitely it!"
"What? You mean my body temperature revealed my presence??" Ling Feng asked.
"Exactly!"
Lin Xue nodded, looking at Ling Feng: "You went to Belarus before and caused quite a commotion, shocking the world; to this day no investigation has yielded results!"
"I bet those three places’ surveillance footage has been reviewed by countless people, and in the end, they would definitely conclude that someone has acquired invisibility and a storage space!"
"You’re right, they had no choice but to think that way!" Ling Feng nodded.
Lin Xue continued: "So from that incident, not only in Huaxia, but countries around the world have started to install infrared detection equipment in their secure facilities, like Life Detectors and such, just to prevent similar situations from happening again!"
Ling Feng: "..."
Now understanding, he couldn’t help but bitter-smile and said: "So, this whole thing today, was it a trap I dug for myself?"
"Seems like it!"
Lin Xue nodded: "So, if we had just walked in boldly, nothing would have happened."
"Alright, I was careless!"
Ling Feng bitter-smiled again, then said: "Since it’s like this, we can only wait for arrangements from the Bureau, either to get you a new identity or I’ll go myself!"
"In that case, let’s just wait for the boss’s news."
Lin Xue sighed and stood up, asking: "What do you want for lunch?"
Ling Feng checked the time and seeing it was already one in the afternoon, with nothing to do, he smiled and said: "Order whatever you’d like, we can eat while we wait this afternoon!"
"Okay, I’ll go down and check. There’s a hotpot restaurant across the street; not sure if they do takeout." Lin Xue said.
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