Kill Two Birds with One Stone

Despite the exaggerated claims, Xiao He didn't take the two men's abilities too seriously. As long as their attacks primarily relied on physical methods, there was nothing to fear. He could simply bring Qin Weize along as Trigger. While Yue Feng was indeed quite strong, his abilities had significant weaknesses, making him easily exploitable.

Therefore, Xiao He was not too worried about this mission, but he would not underestimate his opponent either.

After deciding to carry out the mission, the next step was to discuss the details. This was Cui Man's job. This mission required too many people, so careful arrangements were needed, and a report had to be prepared and submitted for approval before the operation could officially begin. In addition, setting traps, allocating personnel, and preparing tools would take about three days to prepare.

After that, they sent out Yinglong to lure the "Double Raven" into a trap.

Regarding this, the Special Response Department is also preparing to arrange a fishing plan as before, but this time they will deliberately expose the "Yinglong's" movements to the public so that the two Raven will come looking for them.

As for this "activity"... Xiao He never expected it to be a fan meeting.

Of course, the fan meeting was just a facade. The staff and "fan representatives" on site were all members of the Special Response Department. It was just a show for the outside world to trick "Double Raven" into showing up.

The other side will most likely realize it's a trap, but they'll probably still show themselves since they provoked us. In that case, they either have some kind of scheme going on, or they're confident in their own strength.

After returning home, while the Special Response Department prepares for this operation, Xiao He can adjust his state of mind.

Besides IELTS and memorizing traffic regulations, Xiao He also began researching his new subject in his spare time.

Since the research topics that Xiao He had previously studied have begun to show results one by one, Xiao He has developed a greater interest and motivation in tackling difficult research problems. These past few days, he has had some free time, so he plans to start a new research project.

After all, they were still students, and the two of them still had to go to class. Ye Wanqing would listen attentively in class and didn't like him disturbing her, Xiao He had to find something to do to pass the time.

Considering the possibility that the previous Antimatter Generator could be used as a weapon, Xiao He decided that his next research topic would be "Carbon Emissions Balance." He felt that this topic would not bring any negative impact, so the next morning he asked Ye Wanqing to help him change the name of the topic.

But to his surprise...

"Huh?" Xiao He frowned. "This problem... can be solved along with the Food Crisis."

"How did you know?" Ye Wanqing asked curiously from the side. Xiao He shrugged. "It's just that I have this feeling... that solving this problem requires solving the Food Crisis. The excessive carbon emissions are caused by the large-scale deforestation for farmland conversion, so solving the carbon emissions problem requires solving the Food Crisis at the same time."

"Ah, I see." Ye Wanqing said with a sudden realization, "Then I'll change the issue of the Food Crisis as well."

Only after the problem of the Food Crisis was resolved did Xiao He begin to feel the effects.

"Alright, that solves the problem." Xiao He nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, let's go to class first," Ye Wanqing said, extending her small hand to him. "Is it nine o'clock?"

The two went downstairs, Xiao He brought out his old bicycle again. Although he was learning to drive, he wasn't very interested in it; instead, he preferred the bicycle, which allowed him to be closer to Ye Wanqing, and...

"Xiaoqing, how about you sit in the front today?" Xiao He patted the crossbar of the bicycle and laughed.

"No... my butt hurts from sitting in the front," Ye Wanqing said with a hint of disgust. "Why do you want me to sit in the front?"

"I can see you from ahead, and I can hold you in my arms," Xiao He explained.

Ye Wanqing tilted her head and thought for a moment before replying, "Then... just this once?"

"Alright then," Xiao He sighed with some regret. Ye Wanqing then snuggled into his arms and sat on the crossbar of the bicycle. In this position, Ye Wanqing was completely nestled in his arms, just like being held by him.

Xiao He was very satisfied with this position; he could easily lower his head and kiss Ye Wanqing on the forehead, letting everyone know that Ye Wanqing was his girlfriend. "Alright, let's go!"

Riding his bicycle along the road, Xiao He had hoped to hear envious whispers from those around him, but now everyone was talking about the same thing: "Have you heard? There's a fan meeting for 'Yinglong'!" "What!? I really want to go!" "I heard they're selecting a group of fan representatives, and registration starts tonight and ends tomorrow." "What! I'm going to register!"

"He's really popular." Ye Wanqing poked Xiao He's face on the bicycle crossbar.

"I am the man they admire but can never have," Xiao He said smugly. Ye Wanqing nodded in satisfaction and kissed him on the cheek. "That's more like it... You can only belong to me."

Of course, these poor students had no idea that they wouldn't be selected.

This so-called "registration" was just a ruse, a show put on for "Double Raven." The fan representatives who went on stage to meet Yinglong were all members of the Special Response Department. This included the "Trigger" from the prison.

"We're here, Xiaoqing." Xiao He patted Ye Wanqing's head and smiled.

Ye Wanqing jumped down from the horizontal bar, rubbing her bottom and muttering, "Sitting here hurts so much..."

"Shall I rub it for you?" Xiao He teased, and was about to reach out his hand when Ye Wanqing slapped his hand away and frowned, saying, "We're still outside! Don't be so clumsy."

"So you mean it's okay at home?" Xiao He wrapped his arms around her waist and grinned mischievously. Ye Wanqing twirled a strand of hair behind her ear and whispered, "At home... we can't go too far."

"Received!" Xiao He replied with a smile, then led Ye Wanqing into the classroom.

These two classes were Xiao He's classes, so Ye Wanqing was actually there to accompany him, but Xiao He himself didn't listen...

"Senior, what's your mission right now?" While Xiao He was solving a problem, Ye Wanqing and Huang Ling chatted on their phones. Huang Ling typed on her phone. "To monitor you two."

"Why?! We're already really dating!" Ye Wanqing frowned and pouted, furiously tapping her phone.

Huang Ling smiled slightly and said, "It's to see if any of the people who approach you have any ill intentions. The possibility is not high, but we can't rule it out. The department still attaches great importance to intelligence on the two of you, and now our algorithms are much more advanced."

"So the enemy can't crack it?" Ye Wanqing muttered to herself: Then isn't my senior's work unnecessary?

"But I'm learning some things now, and I'll be working as a liaison officer in the Special Response Department in the future," Huang Ling explained.

"Your family must be well-off, senior? What do you want to do?" Ye Wanqing asked curiously.

"Traveling around the world and eating delicious food," Huang Ling replied readily. "If possible, I'd make short videos recommending the best restaurants to everyone. I guess I'd be a food vlogger? But at its core, it's just about my own love of food."

Ye Wanqing gave a dry laugh and replied, "Good luck, senior..."

"It's finished..." Xiao He said to himself, holding up the manuscript in front of him.

"So fast?" Ye Wanqing looked at Xiao He in surprise and asked, "These are two world-class problems! You solved them in just one and a half class periods? Did you really solve them, or was your ability interrupted?"

"It's true..." Xiao He picked up the manuscript and frowned. "It's much simpler than I thought. I'm not sure, but I'll let Sister Man take it to those researchers and we'll know."

Therefore, Xiao He then sent the materials to Cui Man and accompanied Ye Wanqing to her class.

When they returned home for dinner that evening, Cui Man stormed over to their door in a huff.

"You silly child! Honestly!" Cui Man snatched a piece of pork rib made of cartilage and meat from Xiao He's eye as soon as she sat down. "Don't you know we're busy preparing the trap right now? Sending such important information at this time, I'm already dizzy with work! You'll have to carry me downstairs later, okay?"

"Oh dear, you're not a child anymore," Xiao He frowned. "What's the information on there?"

"Actually..." Cui Man said, crunching on a cartilage, "It's a hybrid fruit tree, a new fruit tree created by crossbreeding and grafting more than a dozen plants. The fruit of this tree is a high-starch, highly nutritious fruit similar to a potato, and can completely replace current carbohydrates, that is, staple foods."

"So, how does it plan to solve the carbon emissions and Food Crisis?" Xiao He asked, puzzled.

"Then we need to explain the impact of planting trees on carbon emissions first," Cui Man said confidently. "Simply put, carbon emissions are greenhouse gas emissions, most of which are carbon-containing gases. Currently, the solutions to carbon emissions are basically planting trees because trees can store carbon as they grow. You should know that the main structure of plants is carbon, right? Agricultural crops need to be harvested frequently, so they cannot store carbon like trees do."

"Oh, I see." Xiao He suddenly realized, "It means that if we replace all agricultural crops with these trees, the carbon emission problem can be solved? Because the carbon that would otherwise be emitted is stored in the trees, right?"

"That's exactly what I mean." Cui Man nodded, then took a bowl of rice from Ye Wanqing and started eating. "Moreover, your solution is actually quite simple. Hybrid crops are readily available, and the hybridization process is clearly outlined in this solution, so... it can be said that this solution can be implemented very quickly. But the difficulty lies not in creating these hybrid crops, but in how to promote this new carbohydrate."

"Yes..." Xiao He said with a wry smile, "I'm the kind of person who can't live without rice. I can't stand having mashed potatoes as a substitute for my staple food..."

"Me too..." Ye Wanqing chimed in from the side.

"Right? That's the part of this plan that's hard to implement," Cui Man sighed. "But we'll have to wait until this hybrid plant is developed to know for sure. Maybe it will actually taste better than potatoes, or maybe it can replace our existing flour, which would make it easier to promote. I still have a lot of faith in your abilities; it'll definitely be the perfect solution."

"Hmm." Xiao He said, picking up a piece of green vegetable from Cui Man. "Don't just eat meat, eat some vegetables too."

"No... I like to eat meat," Cui Man muttered unhappily, moving her bowl to the side.

"Are you a child?" Xiao He frowned and asked.

After finishing her meal, Cui Man didn't leave immediately, but instead sat down on their sofa to rest.

"Aren't you going back to work?" Xiao He asked, arms crossed. Cui Man pouted and said, "Oh, let me rest a bit. I've been so busy these past two days, I'm exhausted. I'm thinking of having Huang Ling as my secretary from now on; that should make things much easier."

Immediately afterward, Cui Man's expression turned serious. She turned to Xiao He and smiled, "Are you ready? To meet your fans? They're elite even among mercenaries. If you're handling it with ease, you can learn from them and hone your skills. It will help in future combat. Even if your Superpower at a disadvantage, your skills can still win."

"Hmm." Xiao He nodded, and Cui Man's expression brightened as well. "Then let's cheer up, it's time to let those two little crows see the majesty of the dragon!"

After saying that, Cui Man sighed and stood up, "Alright, I need to go back to assigning combat tasks. You two get some rest, and don't be affectionate tonight."

"We haven't reached that point yet..." Ye Wanqing explained softly from the side, and together with Xiao He, they helped Cui Man into the elevator.

Xiao He wasn't too surprised that he had solved both the "Carbon Emissions Balance" and "Food Crisis" problems so quickly, since the keys to both problems were things he already had.

In fact, this is not the first time that humans have relied on "hybridization" technology to obtain food.

For example, wild bananas are completely different from the bananas that humans eat today. They have less flesh and contain a lot of black seeds, while the bananas that humans eat today are the result of artificial selection and improvement.

Humanity has already mastered this technology, so once Xiao He found this specific combination, he could quickly create this new variety of fruit. However, whether this plan can be successfully implemented to improve carbon emissions remains to be seen.

Two days later, at 7 p. m., the "Yinglong" fan meeting was held at the 501 Art Center in Beichang City. To avoid too many people, the Special Response Department selected a group of "fan representatives" and then broadcast the entire fan meeting live.

Of course, all of this was arranged by the Special Response Department. From the "fan representatives" to the staff on site, everyone was from the Special Response Department, including Mutant like Qin Weize and Li Xue.

The live broadcast was nothing but an illusion. What everyone saw was just a pre-recorded video. So no matter what happened in the middle, it appeared to the audience as a complete fan meeting, and no one knew what actually happened.

In addition, the area around the site was under martial law, and the roads were blocked. Except for photographers arranged by the Special Response Department, no journalists or civilians were allowed to enter.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is preparation for a battle, not some kind of fan meeting.

Everything is ready.

In a secluded, deserted alley outside the martial law line, two men got out of an SUV.

"Are you ready, Ivan?" a man asked.

"Anytime, Oliver," the other man replied.

The two men then approached the SUV, let out a muffled groan, and lifted the SUV above their heads.

"Screech!" The two men roared and threw the SUV away. The several-ton SUV flew towards the 501 Art Center under the cover of night.

"Brother!" The man Ivan waved to Oliver, then crossed his arms and squatted down.

The man named Oliver then rushed towards him and stepped on his hands.

"Go!" Ivan abruptly threw his brother out. Oliver quickly caught up with the SUV in mid-air, then landed on the roof to stabilize the vehicle. "Hey, Yinglong, we're here!"

At this moment, Xiao He stood in the center of the venue, numbly waiting for the meeting to continue, something he had already experienced yesterday.

"Hello, I hope you will continue to do well in the future." The girl in front of him handed the bouquet of flowers to Xiao He.

The girl was actually An Xiuru, Han Tianyu was also present. Of course, the Mutant in the crowd had all been renamed to serve as Trigger for Xiao He, and his kinetic Kinetic Energy Absorption alone was sufficient to handle most situations.

"Thank you, I will try my best," Xiao He said with a smile, taking the bouquet of flowers from An Xiuru's hands.

Just then, with a loud "BOOM!", a hole was suddenly smashed open in the ceiling above Xiao He's head, and a huge black shadow fell down along with rubble and steel bars. Upon closer inspection, the huge black shadow turned out to be a black SUV, but there was no one inside. Instead, a figure was standing in the car.

Judging from this situation, it seems that someone threw the car and its passengers directly from outside the cordon at a distance!

To be able to do something like that requires an exceptionally high level of physical fitness.

Xiao He immediately shielded An Xiuru behind him: An Xiuru and Han Tianyu had only recently Special Response Department, and their experience and training were clearly insufficient to deal with enemies of this level. Therefore, they were only here to act as Trigger for him, and their abilities could not be exposed for the time being.

Xiao He raised his hand, and the air around him flowed rapidly, forming a gentle spiral of air that enveloped him and An Xiuru, blowing away the falling debris. This was the Superpower Li Xue had given him: controlling the flow of air.

But at that moment, the person on the roof stomped hard on the roof, and the SUV accelerated and crashed down on Xiao He below.

An impact of this magnitude would be difficult to stop with airflow alone, so Xiao He raised his hand and caught the SUV. He absorbed the car's kinetic energy, and the car came to an abrupt stop, landing in his hand as if it had no weight.

Xiao He easily parked the car to the side, and An Xiuru and the other "actors" on site immediately withdrew as arranged in advance, leaving the space open for Xiao He to fight alone. Given Xiao He's abilities, fighting alone was actually more convenient; the others would only get in his way.

The person on the roof of the carriage then used this leap to land lightly in front of Xiao He.

Xiao He sized up the man in front of him. He was wearing a black suit and a top hat, but his face was covered by a crow mask. The mask was somewhat similar in style to the mask of a bird-beaked doctor, only the beak was a little shorter. His attire made him look like a theatrical actor.

He is a Caucasian with brown curly hair, about 1.85 meters tall, with a sturdy build, and a striking red Raven tattoo on the back of his left hand.

"You actually dared to come alone?" Xiao He stretched his neck and laughed at the man in front of him.

The other party said something in English, and Xiao He heard the translator's voice through his earpiece. "He said, 'It's rare for me to give you time to set up a trap, and you've only prepared so few people. I'm really disappointed.'"

"Ha, arrogant, I'll beat you until your own mother won't recognize you..." Xiao He's first reaction was to sneer and prepare to step forward and start the fight, but then he became alert: something was wrong.

The strength of "Yinglong" is something no one in the world dares to underestimate, especially since they had already sent two groups of people to try and obtain Yinglong's blood, but both attempts failed. Why are they still so arrogant?

The first possibility is that the other party is genuinely confident in their abilities, unafraid even of Yinglong. But this is unlikely; if their strength surpasses the currently advertised "Yinglong," they wouldn't be just mercenaries.

Therefore, only the second possibility remains: they did it intentionally, hoping the Special Response Department would set a trap to welcome them. Based on this, their Superpower might actually be more powerful in a large group.

"Sister Man, I suspect their strength might come from numbers," Xiao He said, pressing his earpiece. "Surround the area, then everyone retreat and let me fight him alone."

"Understood," Cui Man replied. "Did you hear that? Except for a few Mutant, everyone else retreat! No one is to participate in the battle!"

The people at the scene continued to evacuate, while Xiao He replied in English, "Where is the other person?"

He knows this kind of simple English.

"Dad's here!" A furious shout came from above, and another figure jumped down from the gap in the ceiling, clenching his fists and smashing them towards Xiao He's head. Xiao He raised his hand, and the air current twisted in the air like a venomous snake, forming a strange arc before striking the person in mid-air in the chest, knocking him off the stage and smashing chairs and spotlights along the way.

The two only stopped when they collided with the man wearing the raven mask.

Xiao He glanced at the second person and immediately realized that the two seemed to be twins!

Although the second person also wore a raven mask like the first, their height, build, hairstyle, and skin color were almost identical, while his red Raven tattoo was on the back of his right hand.

"Yinglong is indeed not easy to deal with, Oliver." The second man got up from the ground and laughed, seemingly unharmed.

"Yes, Ivan." The first man helped him to his feet and laughed, "But the two of us brothers together are invincible."

"As expected of brothers." Xiao He clenched his fist and smiled. "Perfect, let's kill two birds with one stone."