"Something wrong?"
Lu Xin was slightly startled, then quickly came to his senses. He reached out and lifted Kid's face, which had been resting on his thigh, and slowly sat upright.
But as soon as he sat up, he saw that Kid had already straightened as well, a satisfied smile on her face.
It turned out she had already woken up, but since her head was resting on his thigh, she simply hadn't opened her eyes.
Lu Xin shook his head and walked out of the room. Guided by a staff member, he arrived at a room on the left side of the first floor of the small villa. Inside was an old-fashioned bronze-colored telephone, with the receiver already lifted and set aside. The trees around Kid's residence were too dense, and the area was too remote, so the signal was poor. Communication was usually handled through this landline.
Lu Xin picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Lone Soldier, how are things going with Kid?"
Chen Jing's voice came through the receiver, as calm and forceful as ever.
Lu Xin answered honestly. Accompanying Kid was part of his mission, after all. "Pretty well. We took a nap together."
"Hm?"
Chen Jing was clearly surprised.
"On the sofa, on the sofa..."
Lu Xin hurriedly explained, "We were just tired from reading the files and dozed off."
Chen Jing let out a sigh of relief and continued, "The investigation team collecting basic data on Happy Town has run into a problem."
"Mm."
Lu Xin nodded in acknowledgment without interrupting, listening as Chen Jing continued.
"The message came in half an hour ago."
Chen Jing quickened her speech. "After you submitted the preliminary information on Happy Town last time, Qinggang stationed a seven-person team ten miles beyond the radiation perimeter of Happy Town and