Xiao Zhe.
To Wang Zhong at that moment, the owner of this name carried two different meanings.
One belonged to the past; the other was unknown.
In the past, Xiao Zhe had been Wang Zhong's good friend at work, and they had also been close colleagues for half a year.
The unknown part was that Wang Zhong had learned Xiao Zhe had betrayed him and used him as a pawn.
After all.
When elemental flames had exploded against the museum's metal wall earlier, if Wang Zhong's reaction had been even a little slower, he would have died without a doubt.
Second, if Wang Zhong had not obtained this cheat, Qi Xun would have already framed him as a scapegoat and killed him at the hospital; otherwise, Mien would have silenced him when he left the hospital in revenge.
A grudge over a life.
Now, not only were Wang Zhong and Xiao Zhe no longer friends, there was also such hatred between them.
"Fine. Let's see what that scumbag wants from me."
A moment later, Wang Zhong picked up the [Mechanical Phone A10] with an indifferent expression. He opened the text message and quickly saw the message Xiao Zhe had sent.
[Xiao Zhe: Wang Zhong, I need to take another three days off. Could you please cover my shifts for me these next few days?]
"Fuck! He's trying to screw me over again!"
At his desk, Wang Zhong looked at Xiao Zhe's message. His lips twitched as he spoke indignantly.
Three days ago, he had covered Xiao Zhe's shift for just one day, only to encounter a life-and-death crisis and be targeted by two groups of bastards with ulterior motives.
Now.
Xiao Zhe actually wanted Wang Zhong to cover his shifts for another three days!
Three days of substitute shifts—was he going to face three more life-and-death crises?
At that thought, Wang Zhong's eyes could not help revealing a trace of chill. Although his guess had no basis whatsoever, Xiao Zhe had a record of doing this before.
"I'm not fortunate enough to enjoy this shift."
Wang Zhong muttered, then sent a message to Xiao Zhe.
[Wang Zhong: Xiao Zhe, sorry, but I have some things to deal with lately. I can't cover your shifts.]
After sending the message, Wang Zhong immediately ordered [Intelligence] to track Xiao Zhe's phone signal, monitor all of his movements around the clock, and listen in on all of his conversations.
His intuition told Wang Zhong that Xiao Zhe's three days of leave definitely involved something he could not let others know about...
There was no helping it.
After everything Wang Zhong had gone through, he could not help viewing this former stranger with the greatest possible malice.
However, Wang Zhong did not know that this instinctive move would lead him to uncover secrets that had been hidden for a long time.
On the outskirts.
Inside a hotel, on the ninth floor.
Room 903.
Having just finished twenty one-handed push-ups, the muscular Xiao Zhe picked up a towel from the sofa and wiped the sweat from his head. Then, he picked up the [Mechanical Mobile Phone Mate-X3] from the coffee table.
"Huh?"
"Wang Zhong actually refused to cover my shifts because he has something to do?"
Looking at Wang Zhong's reply, Xiao Zhe scratched his wet short hair. A trace of curiosity surfaced on his ordinary-looking face.
"Looks like Wang Zhong is scared."
"It was just an accident during a substitute shift. Why is that kid so scared?"
Muttering to himself, Xiao Zhe shook his head helplessly and said speechlessly, "Fine. Since Wang Zhong won't cover my shifts, I can only take leave. But that means I'll have to think of a more efficient way to find the mysterious person..."
Wang Zhong.
To Xiao Zhe, he was merely a foolish kid who could be used.
After exercising for half an hour, the drenched Xiao Zhe headed to the room's bathroom to wash up.
Inside the bathroom.
"Drip, drip."
When Xiao Zhe opened the bathroom door, a man hanging upside down from the bathroom ceiling, bound in ropes, let out a weak cry.
"Why? Why were you able to find me?"
"If... if you tell me the answer, then... then I'll tell you who my other accomplice is."
A weak yet despairing male voice drifted into Xiao Zhe's ears.
Hearing this, a delighted smile appeared on Xiao Zhe's ordinary face. He quickly walked over to the tortured man, crouched down, and said with a smile:
"Interesting, interesting. In that case, I agree to make a deal with you..."
"But if you dare lie to me, then the one who dies won't be you. It'll be you and your family."
After threatening him, Xiao Zhe answered his question. "It's simple. The black-market shop where you went to sell the stolen goods happens to be run by one of us Sain Mechanical Killers. I don't know whether that means you were unlucky or we were lucky..."
Unbelievable!
After hearing Xiao Zhe's answer, the scar-covered man's eyes widened in utter disbelief.
However, Xiao Zhe did not give him any time to think. He grabbed the man's blood- and sweat-stained head with his right hand and said coldly, "Tell me, who exactly was your other accomplice in the museum theft? What is his strength? A Level 2 Psionic Warrior? Or does he have some other identity?"
At the bureau.
"Ah!"
When Wang Zhong heard the intercepted audio transmitted by [Intelligence], his eyes suddenly went blank. At some point, a heavy sigh escaped his lips.
No matter what, Wang Zhong had not expected that he had merely wiretapped Xiao Zhe out of caution, only to overhear such explosive information.
Sain Mechanical Killers.
Sain Mechanical Company.
An accomplice in the museum theft...
Those terms alone were enough to make Wang Zhong connect many things in his mind.
A moment later, Wang Zhong lowered his head and looked at the [Basic Psionic Battle Suit] he was wearing. He said helplessly, "Fuck! So it's not just me who has a hidden identity. Even Xiao Zhe has one!"
"And Xiao Zhe is actually an assassin affiliated with Sain Mechanical Company! He hid that identity deeply!"
After a pause, Wang Zhong seemed to think of something. With a strange expression, he said, "But if that guy finds out I was the one who dealt with Mien, I wonder if he'll get a shock?"
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