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Chapter 269

Confidentiality agreement, the strange fat man

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World: Revive, R35 Quantum Universe Invasion!

Traversal Mode: Random Replacement, Complete Replacement Mode.

Seal: Completely sealed...

Halo:

Passive Download Aura lv1 (0/10w, enabled): Within a 10-meter radius, any special target will be automatically marked. The memories, lineage, abilities, etc. of the marked target will be downloaded to the database and automatically optimized. The host can choose to view and enable it at any time.

Upon seeing the dozen or so police cars at the entrance of the residential compound, Ling Yi and his group realized that something was wrong; this was definitely not an ordinary fight.

"Don't say anything out of line later. Just do what the police tell you to do, understand?" Old Zheng reminded Ling Yi and the nurse.

The ambulance was stopped by the police after it arrived at the entrance of the residential area.

A young policeman walked up to Ling Yi and his companion's car, saluted, and said, "Please show me your identification."

Ling Yi and the others quickly showed their work IDs. After checking them, the policeman returned the IDs to them and then handed them four documents.

"This is a Level II State Secrets Agreement. Please sign it. Without your consent, you are not allowed to disclose anything you saw or heard tonight to unauthorized personnel. You are not allowed to take photos, videos, or make any written records. Otherwise, you will be punished for leaking state secrets, with a minimum term of ten years and a maximum term of death."

Confidentiality agreements are still quite mysterious to ordinary people; most people only see them on television.

Sensing something was amiss, the group didn't dare say anything. At the policeman's prompting, they quickly signed their names and were then allowed to enter the residential area.

"It's gotten this serious, can't we leave? What if I accidentally tell someone in my sleep? My life would be ruined!"

The nurse said somewhat nervously.

"Stop talking nonsense. Can we leave now? It seems things are much more serious than we thought. Something terrible must have happened," Old Zheng said with a serious expression.

Old Zheng is right, things are much more serious and exaggerated than imagined.

The entire neighborhood looked like it had been through a war; most of the buildings were in ruins, and the walls were covered with cracks caused by some unknown force.

The ground seemed to have been overturned; the hard cement surface resembled the surface of water, exhibiting a regular pattern of ups and downs.

The ambulance couldn't get in halfway there.

Inside the residential compound, only a few mysterious people dressed in black suits were busy checking something, while the police were only responsible for perimeter security and did not enter the compound.

Besides Ling Yi's ambulance, four other ambulances had arrived before them, and several men in black were carrying the injured to these ambulances.

All the injured were unconscious, and apart from the busy figures of the men in black, the scene was eerily quiet.

In this atmosphere, Old Zheng and his companions didn't dare to breathe loudly, curiously looking around while nervously awaiting instructions from the men in black.

Soon, the first few ambulances took the injured out of the community. When it was Ling Yi and his group's turn, the same procedure was followed: the men in black carried the injured out and placed them on a stretcher inside the ambulance.

One of the men in black said, "Take them to the entrance of the Sanjiang Road secondhand market. Someone will meet you there. Remember, don't do anything during the trip, including seeking medical attention!"

The vehicle was small and could only hold three injured people.

After the man in black got out of the car, the nurse asked, "Why aren't we going to the hospital? What are we doing at the flea market?"

But her words earned her glares from Old Zheng and the Siji, and Ling Yi involuntarily moved a little further away from the nurse.

"A confidentiality agreement, at least ten years. What else do you want to ask?" Old Zheng said irritably.

The nurse turned pale and dared not say another word.

At this moment, Ling Yi's brows suddenly furrowed. His passive aura had actually activated, and three new data entries had inexplicably appeared in the system's database.

One set of memories, one set of Level 6 sonic abilities, and one set of Level 4 physical abilities.

Ling Yi carefully looked around. The men in black had already gone far away. Within a ten-meter radius, only Old Zheng and his few companions remained, along with... the three injured people in the car.

It is quite clear that one of the three injured is not an ordinary person.

He was probably Transcendent who disguised himself as an injured person to avoid the men in black.

Ling Yi carefully examined the three injured people. One of them was a woman wearing pajamas. Her arm was severely twisted, indicating that it had been fractured due to an external impact. There was blood near her ear.

One student, still wearing his school uniform, didn't appear to have any injuries, but there was blood around his ear.

The third person was a slightly overweight, bald, middle-aged Uncle with a twisted left arm. However, his condition was much less serious than the previous two. It was just a sprained joint, and the injured area looked very swollen. But in reality, it would be fine after some correction and rest.

Ling Yi's gaze was immediately fixed on the bald, fat man, because only the fat man's ears were free of blood.

Based on the information in the halo database, Ling Yi knew that this person must be the target locked by the halo.

After thinking for a moment, Ling Yi directly chose to use his level 6 sonic ability and level 4 physical ability. This guy would most likely cause trouble halfway through, so he needed to have the ability to protect himself first.

As for this person's memories, Ling Yi can look them up when he has some free time.

The ambulance drove out of the residential area again, but this time it was escorted by police cars in front and behind. The sirens of the police cars and the siren of the ambulance echoed each other as it sped onto the road and headed towards the so-called secondhand market.

The secondhand market is about four blocks away from Jingyang Residential Complex, and it only takes about twenty minutes to get there if there is no traffic.

With police cars leading the way, the journey was much faster. After about ten minutes, the fat man lying on the stretcher suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

This scene startled Old Zheng and the others.

"Crunch!" The fat man gripped the iron handle of the stretcher with his right hand and twisted it into a pretzel.

He grinned at Ling Yi and the others, saying, "You guys are just unlucky."

As he spoke, he punched the passenger seat, smashing it straight through.

He said coldly, "Park your car on the side of the road!"

But just then, Ling Yi suddenly spoke up, "Keep driving, we can't stop here."

The bald, fat man looked at Ling Yi, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

"Kid, you want to die?"

"You probably don't want to confront the police right now, do you? There are four police cars and at least eight officers in total. If you make a scene, it won't be easy for you to escape," Ling Yi said calmly.

"What do you want to say?" the fat man asked, frowning. Ling Yi's words had clearly hit the nail on the head.

"If you can't escape, then the only thing you can do is take us hostage, right?"

The fat man suddenly laughed and said with great interest, "Continue!"

"We're just ordinary people. We don't want to get involved in this kind of trouble, and we certainly don't want to die. I'll pretend to be the injured person for you. Once we get there, you can drive away, and we can all live peacefully, okay?"

After pondering for a moment, the fat man shook his head and said, "Your size is too different; this Siji is fine."

The Siji was shocked and was about to say something when Ling Yi said, " Brother Wang, it's more dangerous in the car. It'll be safer for you to get out when we arrive."

Upon hearing this, the Siji realized it made sense and immediately fell silent.

The fat man laughed and said, "Kid, you're quite interesting."

Ling Yi stopped talking, sat up straight again, and stared blankly out the window.

It was as if he wasn't the one who had just spoken.

The fat man said "Interesting" again, and then fell silent.

An eerie silence fell over the car once again.

After a while, the fat man spoke again, "Does anyone have a cigarette? Give me one!"

Old Zheng quickly replied, "I have it, I have it."

But then Ling Yi spoke up again, "If I were you, I wouldn't smoke. This is an emergency ambulance. Have you ever seen anyone smoke in an emergency ambulance? If someone notices something is wrong, all our efforts will be wasted."

The fat man withdrew his outstretched hand and said unhappily, "Why do you look so much like that guy, Old Yan?"

Old Zheng also withdrew his hand. Ling Yi's performance today had greatly changed his previous understanding of Ling Yi.

"Hey kid, what's your name?" the fat man asked again.

" Ling Yi!"

"You're just telling me your name like that? Aren't you afraid I'll come after you later?"

"Looking up my name shouldn't be difficult, right?"

The fat man chuckled and said, "That's true. But if you let me go, you might get yourself into trouble too."

There's something strange about the way this fat guy talks.

Ling Yi said helplessly, "Living is more important than anything else."

"That's right. If it weren't for the need to survive, I wouldn't have come into this world. It's just a pity that this world doesn't accept us."

Ling Yi frowned and said, "You've said too much."

"Don't worry, you're great, I like you a lot, I won't kill you."

I hope so.

By this time, the car had arrived at the secondhand market, and the emergency ambulance ahead was being checked; it would be their turn soon.

The fat man and the Siji began changing their clothes; their body types were indeed similar.

After changing his clothes, the fat man slapped the Siji on the neck, knocking him unconscious.

He then sat in the driver's seat and, following the instructions of the man in black, drove the car to the main entrance of the flea market.

The car door opened, and several men in black came over, carried the "injured person" out of the car, gave them a warning, and then let them leave.

Although Ling Yi remained silent, he discerned many issues during the process.

The number of men in black is severely insufficient, and management is lax; this department is probably newly established.

Since they were able to mobilize the power of the state to prove the existence of Fatty and his group, the higher-ups were well aware of their origins and purpose.

It seems this is another interesting world. A smile involuntarily crept onto Ling Yi's lips.

That smile was caught by the fat man driving the car through the rearview mirror, who couldn't help but ask, "Hey kid, what are you laughing at?"

Ling Yi replied indifferently, "The surveillance cameras here are broken. You can leave now."

The fat man slammed on the brakes, opened the car door, and got out. But before getting out, he smiled at Ling Yi and said, " Ling Yi, I'll remember you."

After the fat man left, Old Zheng said, "The security cameras here aren't broken!"

Ling Yi laughed and said, "It's not broken, I was just lying to her."

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