Could It Be Because I'm a Genius?

At Manager Shi's suggestion, a group of strong, sturdy diners was quickly selected as representatives to maintain order at the scene and supervise the repair work.

Lin Hai also volunteered to become one of them.

He had originally been a veteran inspector with the Public Security Bureau. After joining Crimson Flame, he had received several commendations from the Crimson Flame Longjiang Branch for his outstanding performance.

By now, he was practically a Gene Warrior himself!

Though he was only a Level One Gene Warrior, roughly on par with the cannon-fodder Beastmorph who had fused Purple Toad genes that he had encountered before, that did not change the fact that he could now be called a Mutant as well!

However, when Lin Hai returned to explain the situation to the family, Lin Long suddenly spoke up.

"Dad, take me with you."

"This isn't the time to be willful." Lin Hai frowned.

"I'm not being willful. I suspect this situation may have something to do with circles I'm familiar with. Dad, have you forgotten what happened with the Purple Toad Venom last time? If something similar really happens, I can at least save people." Lin Long hurriedly said.

"You brought Xiao Jin?" Ye Hongyu asked in surprise.

"Yeah. Xiao Jin didn't want to leave me." Lin Long held out her hand, and a small snake with golden scales poked its head out from her sleeve.

Upon seeing Ye Hongyu, who was closest to it, the little creature immediately stretched out its head and rubbed against her cheek, displaying its affection.

Ye Hongyu smiled and stroked the little creature's head as well.

More than two years had already passed since Xiao Jin had first appeared before the rest of the Lin family, so naturally, none of them were unfamiliar with it.

"Even snakes know how to suck up these days."

Seeing the scene unfold so close to him from where he sat on Ye Hongyu's lap, Lin Xuan was momentarily speechless.

"How did you bring it onto the plane? Xiao Jin couldn't have passed security, right?" Ye Hongyu asked curiously.

"She asked me for a signal jammer. It was easy to fool those airport security scanners with it," Lin Wu said from the side.

"Don't make it sound like I was taking advantage of you, okay? I traded something with you too!" Lin Long said indignantly.

"I never said that. You're just too sensitive." Lin Wu replied blandly.

After the siblings bickered for a few more lines, Lin Hai ultimately decided to take Lin Long with him.

This incident did seem rather unusual, and Lin Long had been the first to notice that something was wrong. She had even reacted faster than Lin Rou.

That proved she had indeed sensed something.

Before leaving, however, Lin Hai looked at Lin Wu. "Protect your mother and brother. If there's really an emergency... don't worry about the consequences!"

There was a trace of decisiveness in Lin Hai's voice as he finished speaking!

Before joining Crimson Flame two years ago, he would never have said something like that so casually.

After all, everyone in the family knew that Lin Wu probably had quite a few "dangerous items" on hand, though he rarely took them out to show off.

If Lin Rou was the family's stabilizing pillar, then Lin Wu's role was like Doraemon's—he could always produce whatever the family needed most.

Even though Lin Long constantly bickered with her older brother Lin Wu, she would still turn to him for help whenever she truly needed it.

Lin Hai had always known what his eldest son Lin Wu was capable of, but because he had worried that Lin Wu might go down the wrong path, he had always placed restrictions on him.

He had done his best to keep Lin Wu from facing danger directly.

But this time, for the family's safety, he took the initiative to lift those restrictions.

"I understand." Lin Wu nodded calmly.

Only then did Lin Hai leave with Lin Long, intending to first figure out what exactly was going on.

"Honestly, what is all this..." After Lin Hai and Lin Long left, Ye Hongyu could not help sighing.

"It's fine, Mom. It'll only delay us for half a day." Lin Wu comforted her from the side.

"Mommy, don't be upset. Hug." Lin Xuan also played his part, using the Baby Hug Technique on Ye Hongyu.

"Alright, alright. Mommy isn't upset."

Only then did Ye Hongyu relax somewhat and reveal a faint smile.

A moment later.

While Ye Hongyu began chatting with two female diners at the neighboring table, Lin Xuan found an opportunity to run over and sit beside his second brother, Lin Wu.

As the only "informed person" in the family at present, Lin Wu naturally did not treat his little brother entirely like a child.

He immediately saw that Lin Xuan probably had something to say. After tapping a few times on his phone, he handed it to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan took the phone and saw only one sentence on the screen: What is it?

Seeing that his second brother had indeed realized he wanted to talk, Lin Xuan did not waste time explaining. He began typing on the phone as well.

And so, the two brothers communicated by passing the phone back and forth.

Lin Xuan: Someone is watching us in secret.

Lin Wu: You mean the hotel staff?

Lin Xuan: Probably not. I think it may be the people who caused the hotel blackout and cut off the signal.

Lin Wu: Uh, how did you discover that?

Lin Xuan: I've been practicing martial arts with Big Sis, and I awakened some kind of perception that lets me sense other people's malicious thoughts.

Lin Wu: ?!!

Lin Xuan: Really!

Lin Wu: I know it's real. I just don't understand why you're clearly the same kind as me, yet you have such incredible martial talent.

Lin Xuan: Could it be because I'm a genius?

Lin Wu: ?

This scene made Lin Wu recall what he had been like in front of his little sister Lin Long throughout his childhood, and he finally understood how Lin Long had felt.

So this was what it felt like to face a genius...

Naturally, Lin Wu would not fly into a rage like Lin Long. After a brief moment of reflection, he reached a conclusion that brought him considerable comfort—

His foolish little sister would no longer have to face just one genius in the future, but two!

The thought of Lin Long suffering a double blow improved his mood considerably.

He picked up the phone again, typed out a few words, and handed it to Lin Xuan.

This time, the message was extremely concise, consisting of only eight words: Don't worry. I'll handle it.

Lin Xuan noticed that after Lin Wu handed him the phone for the last time, he somehow pulled out a silver metal case.

The metal case was only as large as Lin Wu's palm, fitting perfectly in his hand.

The next moment, an opening appeared on the side of the metal case, and four silver-glinting bees flew out.

At the same time, Lin Wu put on a glove and a pair of pale gray sunglasses.

When the gloved hand gave a slight flick, the four silver-glinting bees shot away with a whoosh.

"Electronic Bees..."

Lin Xuan understood what his second brother was planning.

Still, he had never expected to witness such black technology, which he had only seen in movies in his previous life, under circumstances like these.

However, shortly after Lin Wu's Electronic Bees flew out, Lin Xuan's Evil Thought Detection suddenly sensed even more intense malicious thoughts!

This time, the malicious thoughts no longer seemed to be directed at everyone!

"Over there!"

Because the malicious thoughts had become so clear, Lin Xuan finally pinpointed their source—

A restaurant waiter walking toward them!