The Most Low-Key Reinforcements

From the moment Qing Chen began sniping from the bungee jumping platform, he knew that someone was secretly observing the battlefield.

That was the sniper's most glorious moment, and also the moment when Qing Chen's vision was most expansive.

That's why the scene that followed happened.

After the great battle ended, Qing Chen carried the puppet a long way, taking many detours, before finally confirming that the other party was no longer following.

He hid in the shadows, took out his phone, and sent out his location.

Twenty minutes later, a car pulled up beside the road, and Jiang Xue hurriedly opened the door and got out. "Xiao Chen, are you alright?"

Jiang Xue was only wearing a tight-fitting turtleneck sweater in the car. She didn't even bother to put on a down jacket before getting out of the car to help Qing Chen.

At this moment, snowflakes danced and landed on her long, flowing hair, making her exceptionally dazzling.

"Aunt Jiang Xue, I'm fine. Thank you for making this trip," Qing Chen said with a smile.

"It's no trouble at all, but it's a good thing I left early, otherwise the roads would have been closed due to the heavy snow," Jiang Xue said. "You should have told me sooner, I might have been able to come and help."

Qing Chen smiled. Although the Daylight Organization had been established, the people he trusted most to this day were still Xiao Tongyun, Jiang Xue, and Nan Gengchen...

When he notified Liu Dezhu in the afternoon, he also notified Jiang Xue at the same time.

Jiang Xue did not take the high-speed rail, but drove over on the highway, which took a total of five hours.

She had just arrived half an hour ago.

The car was bought with the first money she earned last month. Qing Chen told her to buy it, since they could leave Luocheng by car in case of any emergency.

This avoids security checks and swiping ID cards.

Jiang Xue never drove the car; it was just parked in the community's parking space, and no one even knew it was a new car Jiang Xue had bought.

"Aunt Jiang Xue, is the hotel ready?" Qing Chen asked.

"It's booked, the best hotel in Xiancheng," Jiang Xue said.

"Did you bring me a change of clothes?" Qing Chen asked again.

"I brought it, I brought it," Jiang Xue realized at this moment that Qing Chen was soaked from head to toe, and the boy was trembling slightly.

It's too cold.

In this sub-zero temperature, Qing Chen leaped from a height of 70 meters into the water.

He killed ten assassins in the icy river and then fought a fierce battle with C-Class expert outside.

All of this happened so fast that he had no time to pay attention to his own body.

Now, he desperately needs a warm place and a change of dry clothes.

This is also why he needed Jiang Xue to come and meet him.

Moreover, to outsiders, Qing Chen should have been injured in the abdomen at this time, and he would definitely need someone to take care of him and remove the bullet from his abdomen.

Although Qing Chen, the "gene warrior," is certainly much stronger than an ordinary person in terms of physical ability, there are many things he cannot do independently.

Therefore, Qing Chen needs Jiang Xue to come to Xiancheng.

He played along, giving everyone a plausible explanation: why he survived, why he disappeared, where he went, and who helped him.

At this point, no one would pay attention to Jiang Xue, who has always kept a low profile, so booking a room under her identity would most likely not attract attention.

Jiang Xue said, "But why don't we just go back to Luo City?"

Qing Chen shook his head. "I saw a familiar face on the road. It seems like he was being controlled. This person is very important, so the business in Xiancheng is not yet finished. I'd like to trouble Aunt Jiang Xue to stay in Xiancheng for a couple more days."

"Okay, whatever you say," Jiang Xue helped Qing Chen into the car.

Upon arriving at the hotel, she led Qing Chen directly to the executive suite she had booked, and then filled the bathtub with warm water.

Qing Chen looked around and suddenly realized that Jiang Xue had never held back anything he had asked her to do.

Jiang Xue was usually thrifty and frugal, saving money wherever possible, even after becoming Time Walker and having money.

As a result, when Qing Chen asked her to buy a car, she bought a car; when Qing Chen asked her to book a hotel room, she booked the best room.

Qing Chen struggled to take off his coat and shirt, and then sat directly into the bathtub.

Jiang Xue looked at his swollen arm and shoulder, with a clear fist mark on his arm that had turned purplish-black.

She asked in surprise, "Xiao Chen, what happened to you last night?"

"It's nothing," Qing Chen smiled. "The Daylight Organization has always been watched by people with ulterior motives. Someone wanted to find me and kill me, so I just gave them a little greeting."

Jiang Xue knew, of course, that this so-called greeting was not simple.

In a sense, she was the one who had accompanied Qing Chen from the very beginning of his transmigration. She knew what had happened on Laojun Mountain and how much suffering Qing Chen had endured.

Now that Qing Chen has returned alive, those who were greeted by him must be feeling even worse, right?

Jiang Xue hesitated for a moment, then walked out of the bathroom. She said through the door, "I also brought some liniment from the Inner World. I'll apply it to you after you shower."

"It's alright, I can apply it myself," Qing Chen said after thinking for a moment. "Thank you, Aunt Jiang Xue."

Jiang Xue then asked, "I'll have the hotel send some food up. What would you like to eat?"

"A bowl of beef noodles, please," Qing Chen said softly.

"Okay," Jiang Xue said, "I've closed the bathroom door. Take off all your clothes and warm yourself up."

"Mm," Qing Chen replied.

The room suddenly fell silent.

Qing Chen sat in the bathtub, feeling the warm water gradually transferring its heat into his body. Only at this moment did he feel that what happened tonight was truly over.

The boy pondered his gains from the evening in the bathtub, first and foremost the surprise of completing the second Life and Death Trial:

Firstly, he has already advanced to the peak of D-Class. At this point, even if he directly challenges all Land Cruiser Class boxers, he can win without losing.

Secondly, the Knight True Qi has grown stronger again, and he can now use about ten Autumn Leaf Blades in one go, instead of the meager three or four he used before.

Its sharpness is also incomparable to what it used to be.

The third point is the underwater breathing supported by the Knight True Qi, which cannot yet be completely confirmed as a change brought about by the Gene Lock.

Secondly, the Puppet Master was sacrificed again, and the second branch has reached 9 meters. This was caused by Qing Chen's sacrifice of the assassin and Zhang San.

When Qing Chen was about to sacrifice Zhang San, he hesitated, but then he realized that it was already clear that his sniper rifle was Forbidden Item, so these sacrificial corpses should be considered as a condition for acceptance under the principle of "Conquer by Virtue".

Anyway, the outside world doesn't know that "Conquer by Virtue" doesn't actually have any conditions for acceptance.

Therefore, when Qing Chen left the bungee jumping tower, he not only sacrificed Zhang San, but also all the corpses in the bungee jumping tower, which was quite a "go all in" attitude.

The final result was that the Daylight Organization severely damaged Huan Yu, Qing Chen believed that this person who was hiding in the shadows and making underhanded moves would not be able to recover his strength for a while.

Next, he figured out how to find the other party.

The room was filled with a silent atmosphere.

Jiang Xue, sitting outside, suddenly asked, "By the way, aren't you actually the boss of the Daylight Organization?"

Qing Chen asked curiously, "How did you guess that?"

Jiang Xue said through the bathroom door, "Why would an organization set up by someone else inexplicably pull me in? Apart from you and Xiao Tongyun, no one would be so comfortable leaving their money with me. Besides... you're not the kind of person who'd willingly become someone else's subordinate."

It must be said that Jiang Xue was very intelligent and saw the essence of the matter directly.

Jiang Xue had all 7 million yuan of the organization's operating funds in her possession, so how could she not know who was making the decisions?

Qing Chen asked, "Then why didn't Aunt Jiang Xue ask me sooner? You could have privately messaged me to expose me."

"It's quite amusing to see you play the boss one minute and the Ice Eye the next..."

Qing Chen suddenly realized that Jiang Xue was hiding behind the screen, chuckling as she watched him role-play. His face burned with embarrassment, and he didn't know how to respond.

Is this what they call social death...?

So that's how Nan Gengchen felt back then...

Qing Chen pondered to himself.

"You don't need to worry, I won't tell anyone," Jiang Xue said with a smile. "And I'll manage your money well. You can tell me where you need to spend it, and I'll spend it there."

Seeing that Jiang Xue didn't dwell on the matter, Qing Chen slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

At one point, he thought that it would be a very heartwarming thing to have someone willing to come from afar to help you unconditionally when you are in real danger.

"By the way," Jiang Xue asked, "Who is that Little Rich Girl in the group? I feel like I know her well, and she seems to have seen me before, but she has never admitted it."

To be honest, Qing Chen really wanted to drag Xiao Tongyun down with him at this moment, but in the end he said, "Um... she's a classmate of ours, you probably haven't met her before."

"Is that so?" Jiang Xue asked, somewhat puzzled.

The doorbell rang, and a waiter's voice came from outside. "Hello, room service."

"Don't open the door yet," Qing Chen said calmly in a low voice.

Jiang Xue heard the sound of running water coming from the bathroom. Not long after, Qing Chen came out after changing his clothes.

He stood cautiously at the crack in the door, then gently opened it a crack.

The waiter smiled and said, "Sir, is this your late-night snack?"

"Okay, bring it in," Qing Chen said, opening the door. His muscles were taut, ready to face any potential danger.

However, it turned out to be a false alarm; the waiter left after delivering the food.

It seems that Jiang Xue's past low profile has been effective; at least no one has noticed that she has arrived in Xiancheng.

Just then, Qing Chen's phone rang. He looked down and saw that it was a message from Xiao Tongyun: "Brother Qing Chen, has my mom picked you up yet? Are you alright?"

"I received it," Qing Chen replied. "I'm fine."

"It's good that you're alright," Xiao Tongyun said, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you all staying together tonight?"

Qing Chen was momentarily confused as to why Xiao Tongyun would ask such a question, and he was also unsure how to answer it.

Xiao Tongyun added, "Don't worry, Brother Qing Chen. If you get hurt, my mother will protect you. Her mechanical arm is very powerful now."

"Thank you, get some rest," Qing Chen replied.

While eating, Jiang Xue asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

Qing Chen thought for a moment, "Let's get a good night's sleep, and stay here for another day. First, we'll participate in the math competition, and then we'll take care of something."

"You have to participate in a math competition?" Jiang Xue was taken aback.

"I need a chance to tell everyone that I'm injured, but I'm still alive," Qing Chen explained earnestly. "So, I'll need Aunt Jiang Xue's help tomorrow to find a wheelchair to push me there."

"Why do you still want to participate in the math competition? What if someone sees that you are seriously injured and tries to ambush you?" Jiang Xue asked.

Qing Chen smiled and glanced at her, "This is what I've been waiting for."

Jiang Xue felt a pang of heartache thinking about how the other person had just emerged from the icy lake and suffered a serious injury to their left arm, yet still managed to maintain meticulous thinking.

"I won't try to persuade you," Jiang Xue said softly. "Auntie will help you."

"Thank you," Qing Chen said with a smile.

"By the way, you can sleep on the bed later, and I'll sleep on the sofa outside. Just call me if you need anything," Jiang Xue said.

"Yes," Qing Chen did not refuse. The executive suite only had one large bed. Inside was the bedroom, and outside was a living room, so one person had to sleep on the sofa.

It's not feasible for both of them to sleep in the same bed.

Moreover, Qing Chen knew he couldn't persuade Jiang Xue right now, so he didn't waste any more time.

He applied some ointment to his left arm, then lay on the bed and picked up his phone with his right hand.

At this moment, He Xiaoxiao's group chat had become quite lively.

An ID named "zard1991" described in the group. "Today's events started with the feud between the Daylight Organization and Huan Yu. At noon, Qing Chen, a core member of the Daylight Organization, came to Xiancheng to participate in a math competition. After receiving this information from elsewhere, Huan Yu Feather was filled with rage and decided to strike him down, using a strategy of besieging the enemy's stronghold and attacking their reinforcements to wipe out the entire Daylight Organization!"

When Qing Chen saw this scene, he suddenly realized that this guy was definitely on Huan Yu's side, or at least maintained some kind of contact, otherwise how could he know so much?

However, this person doesn't seem to be entirely on Huan Yu's side, because the description of "anger rising from the heart, evil arising from the gall" makes Huan Yu feel like she'd be furious after reading it.

Qing Chen recalled that the last time He Xiaoxiao shared a piece of information with everyone, the message shared by 'zard1991' was rather useless: The City Public Security Management Committee of the City No. 16 has 1302 members.

You might say this intelligence is substandard, but it is indeed intelligence.

Even if you say it's qualified, you still don't know what use this information is.

If we use this to determine that Zard is a member of the Public Security Management Committee, it could be a tactic used by the other party to mislead people.

At this point, some people in the group who were still unaware of the situation asked, "Who is Qing Chen?"

Zard: "That's the assassin from Laojun Mountain who killed all the thugs! So cool! Let me tell you, this Qing Chen is incredibly skilled. On the bungee jumping tower, he single-handedly blocked all the thugs rushing towards his boss. That's what Time Walker is all about! One man against ten thousand, a model for us Time Walker!"

Zard: "And, do you know what the most crucial thing is, this Qing Chen actually survived facing dozens of people all by himself. Not only that, he also lay in wait on the bungee jumping tower, preparing to severely injure Zhang San, the expert from Huan Yu's side! That's right, the one who was kicked out of this group before!"

When Qing Chen saw this, he was already very puzzled. Which side was Zard on?

The Chuang Wang: "How the hell do you know all this so clearly?"

Zard: "I have my own methods, is that any of your business?"

The Chuang Wang: "..."

But then Qing Bao asked, "What is the Daytime Organization?"

"The headquarters of the Daylight Organization should be in Los Angeles, right?" Zard said. "The core members... well, I don't know exactly how many there are, but they're pretty powerful. Now, let's talk about the boss of Qing Chen."

Zard: "You all don't know, but if Qing Chen is a tiger general of Bai Zhou, then this mysterious boss of Bai Zhou is a god descended to earth. He was seen carrying a black anti-material sniper rifle in the night, and he fired twelve shots in six seconds, taking down twelve border drones in the sky."

Chuang Wang: "Wait a minute, who the hell could bring back something as big as a border drone?"

Zard: "Oops, I blurted that out. Let's continue talking about the Daylight Organization, you know? After the Daylight boss killed all the assassins, he said to Huan Yu in the communication channel: 'Daylight greets everyone.' Holy crap, that was so cool! I really want to join Daylight now. Are there any Daylight veterans in the group who can let me join your organization?"

Chuang Wang: "Wait, how many people from both sides are participating tonight?"

Zard: "There are two people on Bai Huan Yu's side. Huan Yu's side was wiped out."

Huan Yu: "Are you ever going to stop?"

Zard: "The real culprit has appeared, retreat!"

Qing Chen was initially very nervous, but this scene actually made him laugh.

At this point, he was certain that Zard was probably the one who had been secretly observing him in Weiyang Lake Park that night.

But here's the problem: isn't the other person one of Huan Yu's? Why is he acting so erratically, as if even Huan Yu himself can't control him?

That's a bit strange.

However, everyone in the group was shocked by the information Zard had revealed.

Two people versus 90 people, and the side with more people was wiped out?

What the hell does that mean?

Are they really making a movie? Do these two have some kind of protagonist aura or something, that makes them just impossible to die?

To be honest, no one could even imagine what tonight's battle was going to be like; it was beyond everyone's imagination!

Huan Yu said, "I'll let you all in with some information: the anti-material sniper rifle that Boss Bai Zhou has is Forbidden Item. If you want Forbidden Item, you can go find him."

The group fell silent again; no one responded.

Zard just mentioned how powerful the Daylight Organization is, and now you're encouraging everyone to steal the Forbidden Item. Anyone with a brain knows what you're up to.

At this moment, only Qing Bao was still asking, "I want to know what's the situation with Qing Chen and Boss Baizhou? Are they injured? How badly are they injured? Where are they?"

Zard: "One last thing: I don't know either. I just lost them. This Boss Bai Zhou is extremely wary; he feels like he might die if he gets even slightly close. So I don't know where they went. Qing Chen shouldn't die, right? He was shot in the abdomen, but it wasn't a fatal wound. Given the physical abilities of superhumans, if he doesn't die on the spot, he'll most likely survive. Enough said, let's retreat again!"

There's a 5,000-word chapter, and another chapter will be released at 11 PM tonight.