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Chapter 168

The Secret of the Lone Soldier (Part One)

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The helicopter landed on the roof of a thirty-storey building in Qinggang Main City area.

Surrounded by densely packed indicator lights at the edge of the building, Chen Jing walked out of the cabin carrying a silver safe before the propellers stopped turning. She hunched over and walked to a platform connected to the roof of the building. There were armed personnel wearing thick protective clothing waiting for her.

The group of people went downstairs and arrived at an office on the 33rd floor that was full of cold technology. Chen Jing passed a complex scanning instrument and then walked into the end of the corridor into a spacious conference room where people were already waiting for her.

Except for a few technicians wearing white protective clothing, there were only three people in casual clothes in the conference room.

Professor Bai, Minister Shen, and Mr. Su.

Although the three of them were wearing casual clothes, they also wore special protective masks on their heads.

Judging from their expressions and the way they sit quietly in this office, it seems that they have been waiting for Chen Jing to come for a long time.

"This is what a single soldier took back from the Knights."

Chen Jing placed the silver suitcase on the conference table. The passerby untied the handcuffs for her, looked at the three people in front of her, and said, "On the way here, I have checked carefully. This is a special password box. If there is no password, you can only rely on violent means to destroy the password lock. Now the box has no trace of damage. It can be judged that the single soldier has not opened the box."

"After he took the box back, he didn't think about hiding anything. He naturally handed the box over to us."

"..."

Chen Jing emphasized this sentence, and then said, "Through Professor Bai's previous judgment, it can be reasonably inferred that in this box, there should be the Crimson Moon painting with a mysterious origin, the Mental Pollution bomb information, and the..."

Minister Shen took her words expressionlessly. "Related information about the escaped laboratory?"

Chen Jing nodded and pushed the box between the four people.

Her voice was slightly low and even trembling. "The secret of the individual soldier may be in this box!"

The conference room was a little depressing.

Minister Shen knocked on the table and said, "Open it!"

The staff who had been waiting aside immediately gathered around. First, they installed a layer of high-strength explosion-proof glass devices, and then began to use various sophisticated instruments to inspect the box, detecting whether there were some hidden blasting mechanisms inside, looking for unlocking devices, etc.

At this time, Chen Jing sat down from the other side of the conference table, his face calm and serious.

"I want to know..."

She couldn't help but looked up at Professor Bai and said, "If he is really related to the laboratory, what will we do?"

Professor Bai smiled and said, "Don't worry, we don't know what clues there are yet."

Chen Jing frowned and said, "What if there is?"

Minister Shen said with an indifferent look, "Whether there is any or not, we must follow the rules and regulations!"

Chen Jing frowned deeply and looked at the silver suitcase that was surrounded by various precision instruments.

"I made a lot of money this time..."

At this time, Satellite City No. 2 and Lu Xin had just finished listening to Han Bing's narration, and there was a joy like a fountain in their hearts. Although they did not laugh out loud, the smile on their faces could not be stopped. It was not unknown. After calculation, they found that the reward was considerable...

"Thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known I could earn so much..."

Lu Xin couldn't help but express his heartfelt thanks to Han Bing.

"Mr. Single Soldier, you really don't have to be so polite. I've said it before, I'm on your side..."

Han Bing's mood sounded very good.

"Thank you anyway..."

Lu Xin said hurriedly, "In addition, apart from these, there are still things to trouble you."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

Han Bing said hurriedly, "You can tell me anything about you, no matter how big or small."

"Yeah, thank you, thank you..."

Lu Xin was in a better mood, so he became rude and said, "You have done a good job in calculating the accounts. You have applied for every remuneration that should be applied for. However, in addition to these remunerations before leaving the city, I may also trouble you after leaving the city. This time, I solved the three abilities of the knights, snatched back the paintings they took away, and also explored the secret of Happy Town..."

"Oh, it's really amazing..."

Han Bing sighed in surprise, "Mr. Shan Bing, you are so amazing..."

Lu Xin blushed slightly at her praise and said, "It's nothing, it's just easy. These few tasks..."

"Mr. Shanbing, just don't worry!"

Han Bing assured with a smile and said, "Such tasks require certain review and inspection before remuneration is paid, so the procedure should be for you to submit a work report first, verify and approve it by your superiors, and then distribute the task remuneration... I am very familiar with the process of these things. Whether it is the early work report or the subsequent remuneration application, I will help you keep an eye on every link."

"Okay, okay..."

Lu Xin was in an even better mood and said, "But it's not just these, I also brought back five motorcycles..."

Han Bing smiled and said, "This is considered a seizure of the mission, and there will be corresponding subsidies."

"Yes, yes, this is the most important."

Lu Xin said with a smile, "Also, it's best to leave a motorcycle for me so that you don't have to take the subway when going out in the future."

"No problem, I will report it."

"..."

"In addition, there are also the losses of this mission and the corresponding subsidies..."

"The loss is quite serious..."

Lu Xin thought about it carefully and said seriously, "I was fined three thousand yuan for firing a gun at Blackwater Town..."

"When I entered Happy Town, I gave someone one hundred yuan to ask for directions..."

"And in Happy Town, in order to deal with the knights, I fired, and almost ten bullets were lost..."

"..."

Han Bing wrote them down one by one and said with a smile, "Okay, I will write them down and help you apply for reimbursement."

"Great..."

Lu Xin expressed great gratitude. "Thank you very much..."

"No thank you, thank you for your hard work..."

"No, no, I should thank you..."

"It's only right that I help you handle these little things..."

"Then I should also thank you..."

"..."

After an extended version of daily greetings, Lu Xin hung up the phone in a good mood.

Then he walked easily towards the old apartment building, thinking that even if he faced his father with a bad attitude, it would be no problem.

Is there anything that can't be resolved between family members?

He should have a good talk with his family. For example, when his sister interrogated the Puppet-type ability user, she was hiding something, and when Qin Ran almost said it, it made Mom nervous. It must be discussed...

"Click..."

At the same time, in the conference room on the 33rd floor of Main City, with a crisp sound, the silver suitcase was opened.

After a short observation, I found that there was nothing unusual in the box. A group of staff wearing white protective clothing slowly unfolded the box. After a brief inspection, they placed the box on the conference table, then carried the instrument back to the conference room.

In an instant, there were only four people left in the huge conference room: Chen Jing, Minister Shen, Professor Bai and Mr. Su.

There was not much space in the box, only a long tube wrapped in black cloth and three sealed document bags.

"This must be the painting. They have put it away."

In the eyes of the three people, Chen Jing picked up the long tube wrapped in black cloth. Judging from the length, it was easy to identify. This was the painting that was brought into Satellite City by the Xu family father and daughter before and was later snatched away by the knights at Jiujiang Road.

The importance of this painting is self-evident, as everything is triggered by it.

But in the conference room, the temporary attention was not focused on this painting.

Chen Jing only gave them a glance and then placed the painting in a special glass cabinet that had been prepared long ago.

Later, she will take the painting to Research Institute to determine its nature.

Then, Chen Jing picked up the three documents and saw the words "001", "002" and "003" printed on them respectively.

Chen Jing first opened the document bag No. 001 and found a document inside, which roughly described a painting named "The Crimson Moon's Gaze". There are some clues about the painting on it, such as where the painting was first found, who later fell into its hands, etc. At first glance, there is information about the painting.

Chen Jing showed it to Professor Bai and others, and then put it together with the painting.

The second file bag was opened, containing some photos and a copy of "Weeping Boy" spiritual bomb coefficient information.

Chen Jing frowned slightly, showed it to everyone, and then put it in another place.

At this time, there was only the third document left in the box. Chen Jing exhaled slightly, feeling a little nervous.

Minister Shen's expression also clearly became more solemn.

Professor Bai was thoughtful and could not tell what he was thinking at this time.

Mr. Su smiled, tapped the table, and said, "Don't be so nervous, just open it!"

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