Tell Me the Name

"Planetary Reincarnation?"

"That name is pretty cringe..."

Jiang Xingye replied, and Lin Xu froze for a moment.

That reaction...

It didn't seem faked.

What the hell did she mean by heaven one moment and hell the next?!

He had thought the truth was right in front of him, but it was just a coincidence?

Still, that made sense.

Even if such an organization existed, it couldn't possibly recruit just anyone.

Jiang Xingye was still a nobody in the industry right now...

So she actually wasn't in the organization yet and didn't even know it existed?

Lin Xu frowned. After considering it for a moment, he placed his fingers back on the phone screen.

Lin Xu:

"Pretty cringe... Nobody would believe in a theory like that, right?"

Jiang Xingye:

"Not necessarily."

"Plenty of people might believe in that theory, but nobody would give it a name like that."

"That'd be way too cringe..."

I'm not the cringe one. You people are!

Lin Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

There was no way he could get any more information from her.

She wasn't yet the major villain wanted by the authorities. She was just a sweet, clueless girl who even voluntarily shared clickbait posts with guys.

After casually brushing Jiang Xingye off with a few replies, he put down his phone.

If he wanted to investigate further, he had to enter Bracelet World again.

Besides, he still hadn't fully supplemented the documents on the two materials. He needed to go in and find them anyway.

Lin Xu found a comfortable position and lay back down on the bed. He lightly touched the bracelet, and his consciousness was drained away...

"So—"

"Shut up."

Lin Xu raised a hand.

"The plan has changed. We need to reach the Donghua Chemical Fiber Plant, thirty-two kilometers away."

"You must get there within twenty minutes. Take the beltway from here, then exit at the G25-G42 interchange."

"Gather intelligence along the way. Once we're close, deploy drones in advance to scout the terrain."

"The situation at Donghua Chemical Fiber Plant is complicated. The plant has its own security force, though their equipment is mediocre."

"The enemy's advantage lies in favorable defensive terrain and abundant cover. We need to get through fast."

"Demolition specialists can start preparing the charges."

"The metal gate at the entrance is around ten centimeters thick. We can't blast through it, so destroy the gate hinges and take the whole thing off."

"All other combat personnel, prioritize the snipers in the towers and the sentries at the gate."

"Once inside, spread out immediately. Our target is the office building on the southeast side of the plant."

"Remember, we need to be fast!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the vehicle exchanged looks.

Skullhead paused midway through checking his gun and stared at Lin Xu in astonishment.

"Wait, am I commanding, or are you?"

"You're in charge of frontline battlefield command!"

Lin Xu answered decisively.

"Oh, and set up electromagnetic shielding as soon as we arrive."

"But based on experience, our shielding can only last three minutes at most. After that, the authorities' electromagnetic countermeasures will kick in."

"So we have to enter the main office building within three minutes."

"Drive. Now!"

"...Understood."

Skullhead nodded and raised a hand to issue orders to the other mercenaries.

The convoy quickly headed toward Donghua Chemical Fiber Plant. Following Lin Xu's instructions, Skullhead rapidly searched public map data and roughly confirmed the plant's layout. He then pulled up a more detailed satellite map to make further combat arrangements.

The longer he looked, the more serious his expression became.

"You've been to Donghua Chemical Fiber Plant?"

"I have."

Lin Xu answered casually, then seemed to think of something.

"Oh, don't put too much faith in your electrochromic camouflage."

"The lighting inside the chemical fiber plant is very bright. In that environment, the camouflage effect of electrochromic camouflage is barely worth mentioning."

"You even know that?"

Skullhead was stunned.

"I know a lot more."

"Give me a gun."

Lin Xu held out his hand. Half-convinced and half-skeptical, Skullhead handed him a spare weapon.

"You know how to use—"

Clack!

As usual, Lin Xu pulled back the bolt to inspect the weapon. Then he grabbed the magazine resting on Skullhead's knee and stuffed it into the chest rig over his body armor.

His movements were practiced, as though he had done the same thing countless times.

—And in fact, he had.

Skullhead was even more astonished.

He eyed Lin Xu suspiciously from head to toe. By then, the convoy had already reached the outskirts of Donghua Chemical Fiber Plant.

"Forty-two minutes left. This time, very good."

"Launch the drones!"

At Lin Xu's command, everyone looked at Skullhead.

Skullhead gritted his teeth.

"Launch the drones!"

"Prepare to attack!"

He asked no more questions. His usual professional ethics made him temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart.

They were working for the client, after all.

Just get the job done.

The operatives piled out of the vehicles. Lin Xu raised a hand and pointed upward.

"Two towers, at ten o'clock and two o'clock. Two snipers!"

Pop! Pop!

Soft gunshots rang out as two mercenaries took out the two snipers in the towers.

At the same time, the guards at the main gate were eliminated as well.

"Set directional charges and breach the gate!"

Lin Xu pointed toward the entrance.

A few seconds later, a massive explosion rang out, and the gates flew open.

"Move in!"

"Watch the narrow passage. Stay alert for doors and windows along the factory buildings!"

As he spoke, Lin Xu raised his gun.

Bang, bang, bang—

With a short burst, the enemy who had shot off one of his ears during his last entry dropped instantly.

The man hadn't even had time to aim.

His head had only just emerged from behind cover when Lin Xu pulled the trigger. The bullets perfectly covered the area from his neck to his upper chest.

Another preemptive shot.

As they continued advancing, Lin Xu gave another order.

"Throw smoke grenades! Enter the main office building!"

This time, no one questioned his commands.

Everyone could feel that under his command, the assault was flowing almost unnaturally smoothly.

There were no surprises, no pauses, no wasted resources, and not a single second of unnecessary waiting.

They fought as they advanced. By the time the enemies had been wiped out, they had reached the entrance to the target building.

"One at the close left corner, one at the far right corner. Keep them suppressed."

After hearing that, Skullhead was completely dumbfounded.

What was the most dangerous part of clearing a building in CQB?

Not knowing where the enemies were!

To observe their positions, you had to step into the fatal funnel at the doorway. And once you entered that zone, the danger multiplied.

But with Lin Xu's intelligence, that danger no longer existed.

Skullhead gave a hand signal, and two team members entered with their guns raised.

Bang, bang, bang—

Gunfire erupted, and the enemies inside the office building fell in response.

"Upstairs!"

Lin Xu gave another order.

"Take the stairs. Use two flashbangs at the stairwell turn."

"Watch out for the shotgun!"

"Understood."

The assault team threw flashbangs toward the stairs. Accompanied by a deafening buzz, Lin Xu was briefly left unable to hear.

But he didn't stop moving. He followed closely behind Skullhead and headed up the stairs.

Several more shots rang out, and the shotgunner who had once seriously wounded him fell to the ground as well.

"Clear the rooms on the second floor and grab the hostages!"

"There should be two people here. Get them, quickly!"

"Alright, get them!"

Skullhead issued the order, then looked at Lin Xu with utter disbelief.

"Bro?"

"Did you come home or something?"

"How do you know everything?"

"High-tech. Don't worry about it."

Lin Xu answered casually.

By then, two hostages had already been dragged from a corner by the mercenary team.

Lin Xu recognized one of them.

Without hesitation, he raised his gun and shot the other man in the knee.

Bang!

"AAAAARGH—"

A scream rang out.

"You can withdraw from the building now."

Lin Xu turned to Skullhead.

"The rapid response unit will be here soon. They won't hold back."

"Rapid response unit?!"

Skullhead's eyes went wide.

"Fuck! How did we get mixed up with them?!"

"Move, move!"

"Wait, you're not coming?"

"I'm not leaving. I figure I'll die here."

Lin Xu answered calmly.

There was a trace of admiration in Skullhead's eyes.

But he still gave the retreat order without hesitation.

Lin Xu ignored him. He dragged the hostage straight into an office, retrieved a computer, then dragged him again into the most secluded storage room in the corner of the office building.

"Open the documents on the industrial production processes for M46X and PEEK-RTM materials."

"Also, I have some questions for you."

"Answer properly, and I guarantee you'll be fine!"

The hostage nodded repeatedly in terror. Lin Xu asked:

"You've seen the earliest patent information released by Planetary Reincarnation."

"The inventor listed on that patent was later wanted by the authorities as a criminal from the Planetary Reincarnation organization."

"Now tell me, what was that person's name?!"