Wealthy Beauty in the 60s

Chapter 708 - 711: Underground Base

Xia Xiao and Shitou had finally tracked down Charles, Rachel’s elder brother, through a careful investigation that started from her end, but their usual thorough scouting was met with Charles’s extreme vigilance. Shitou had just infiltrated the system and obtained some data when Charles discovered their presence, prompting them to quickly retreat.

"Charles truly is a genius," Shitou thought, still somewhat shaken. He had believed himself to possess the strongest brain, only to find that Charles was no less impressive.

Due to his ability to turn invisible, Xia Xiao had also seen Charles, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties with graying hair.

Charles was not listed on the celebrity genius charts.

And in her past life, Xia Xiao had never heard of such a celebrity by this name.

However, from the partial data obtained by Shitou, it appeared that Charles’s organization, though not as large as Desire Alliance, had an extensive spread and was deeply hidden.

Charles always acted under the guise of the Desire Alliance’s name, and this place was one of its branches, under Charles’s jurisdiction.

This was also the headquarters of Charles’s organization, "World."

Yes, Charles’s organization was named "World."

The Desire Alliance’s branch was above ground, while "World" was underground.

When Xia Xiao and Shitou reached the underground base, they were immensely shocked. It was an underground base.

"Granny, once we’ve found Xiao Shan Yue, we should leave quickly. This place feels dangerous," Shitou said with a frown, his sharp senses picking up on the peril here. Despite their caution, the chill that crept up their spine upon their arrival, raising the hairs on their neck, prompted them to quickly zip back into the void.

Danger was palpable, not just to Shitou, but also to Xia Xiao.

This was no ordinary underground base—filled with high-tech gadgets and even robots, the waters here ran deep.

"You stay in the space; I’ll turn invisible and go find two sets of their clothes," Xia Xiao said, aware that Shitou couldn’t turn invisible and would easily be exposed if he went out.

Xia Xiao even worried that the high technology here could expose her space invisibility ability.

So now, Xia Xiao and Shitou were fully geared up, covered from head to toe, which was uncomfortably hot, but necessary—if they were to be exposed, they could easily be identified.

However, for safety, they needed two sets of the underground base’s security uniforms.

Xia Xiao, while invisible, maneuvered through the underground base and picked up two sets of clothes in the wardrobe room before returning to the space and handing one set to Shitou.

The security uniforms were not taken from a warehouse but from someone else’s changing room. As soon as Xia Xiao and Shitou took them, the absence of the uniforms was quickly noted and the base was on high alert.

At that moment, Xia Xiao and Shitou stepped out of their space and saw the staff removing their security helmets, checking each other over, so Xia Xiao had to let Shitou retreat into their space again.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t connect to the internet in the space, or Shitou could have used his laptop there.

Eventually, Xia Xiao found the secret room where Xiao Shan Yue and Xi Beilei were held, having followed an exchange and delivery of food while she was invisible.

Knowing that Xiao Shan Yue and Xi Beilei were not in immediate danger, Xia Xiao and Shitou breathed a sigh of relief. They didn’t attempt a rescue right away as the entire base was under strict self-search.

"I need to destroy their surveillance system, but right now we can’t easily access it due to the tight security," Shitou said once he had finished speaking, Xia Xiao nodded, "Let’s wait a bit longer."

Xia Xiao hoped to witness some chaos outside, but unfortunately, it didn’t happen as the base maintained order during its strict self-search.

"Granny, we should leave first. We need to plan this carefully," Shitou suggested after some thought, deciding to depart for the time being.

"Aren’t we rescuing Xiao Shan Yue?" Xia Xiao quickly asked.

"We will, but right now we need to find the right moment. Xiao Shan Yue and her sister are safe for now. We should leave and devise a strategy. With everyone on high alert here, our presence won’t help," Shitou said.

As he spoke, Shitou added, "We could use the space to rescue Xiao Shan Yue and her sister, but that might expose us and also put them back in the spotlight."

Xia Xiao nodded, understanding that they could only take advantage of chaos to rescue Xiao Shan Yue and her sister. If the two of them disappeared into thin air, it would raise suspicions.

The granddaughter and grandmother left the space and the underground base. Xia Xiao asked, "What do you plan to do?"

"Charles, with such capability, is surely a concern for my elder brothers. We’ll leak the data we have to them," Shitou said and immediately took action. As soon as he connected to the wireless network, he leaked the data to the other sons of the Desire Alliance leader, and a copy went to Rachel’s hands as well.

The enemy of one’s enemy is a friend. Rachel was highly concerned about Charles, whose birth mother had been killed by Rachel’s birth mother.

As the most favored son of the Desire Alliance leader, Rachel might not match her brother’s abilities and hadn’t passed the assessment on Training Island. Her fighting prowess was subpar, but her intellect was not far off.

Shitou even suspected that Rachel might be pretending to be weaker than she actually was, as she was considered the weakest among the siblings, yet still garnered favor from the Desire Alliance leader. To the other brothers, she appeared insignificant and was not seen as a threat.

Unlike her brothers, Rachel had no children or grandchildren and was still single, thereby not considered significant or a threat by her brothers.

In addition to them, Shitou also leaked the information to other rivals of the Desire Alliance, which was enough to entice some rivals to probe into the matter.

Threatened by Shitou, Rachel also sought ways to help with the rescue. Seeing the data that suddenly appeared on her computer, Rachel’s gaze flickered before returning to calm.