Squid Who Loves Diving
Chapter 368: Trump Card
Therefore, Jiang Bai Mian and Long Yue Hong quickly found all the bombs and eliminated the threat.
Seeing these dangerous items, Su Na and the others were terrified and panicked, unable to believe that they had lived in such an environment for several days.
Seeing this, Jiang Bai Mian comforted them:
"You were just being used; you weren't the targets themselves."
At this moment, Bai Chen looked at these former ash-wasteland prostitutes and said quite calmly:
"These are our enemies. As long as you have nothing to do with us from now on, you shouldn't encounter similar things again."
Su Na, Li Qiong, Qin Xiao Zhen, and the others exchanged glances, a little flustered, a little confused.
After a few seconds, Su Na put on a smile and said:
"You saved me; you gave me my life. How can we say there's no relationship and just break it off?"
"Yeah." "Right." The other women echoed this statement, some quickly, some slowly.
Su Na then looked at Jiang Bai Mian and Shang Jian Yao, saying with some expectation:
"I believe you can resolve this matter."
The petty cleverness of底层人类… Jiang Bai Mian sighed inwardly:
"We will do our best, but we have no absolute certainty.
"In this process, you may still encounter danger, and many people may die."
Su Na and the others fell silent.
After a long while, Su Na forced a smile and said:
"Anyway, without you, I would die in another year or two."
Her statement prompted the other women in the room, whether or not they hesitated, to say similar things one after another.
It’s not like we asked you to pledge allegiance! What you say can be retracted later… Jiang Bai Mian couldn’t help but mutter to herself.
At this moment, Shang Jian Yao said with a smile:
"I can give you the power to resist when you encounter similar things, the opportunity to nip the danger in the bud, as long as you believe me."
He looked at Su Na with clear eyes, waiting for her answer.
Su Na thought about the current state of her former boss, Aug, hesitated for a few seconds, and then said:
"I believe you."
"Then come to the next room with me." Shang Jian Yao pointed to the door.
Jiang Bai Mian watched quietly, not stopping him.
Arriving in the next room, Shang Jian Yao looked into Su Na's eyes again and said:
"I'll only say two facts:
"One, we rescued you;
"Two, we have been doing our best to help you gain a foothold in First City and truly live.
"So, if someone wants you to deal with us, you will…"
Su Na listened with a slight nod at first, then showed an expression of perseverance and indignation:
"I'll shoot him on the spot!"
Clap clap clap, Shang Jian Yao clapped his hands and said with a smile:
"Better than the answer I expected."
Su Na said a little embarrassed:
"I, I'm not very good at using that kind of pistol yet."
"Just practice more." Shang Jian Yao said as he walked towards the door.
Su Na was a little confused:
"That's it?"
She didn't feel like anything had changed.
"It's okay; you performed very well." Shang Jian Yao praised, leading Su Na, who still didn't quite understand what had happened, back to the room they used to learn Red River language.
Next, he spoke to each of the ash-wasteland women individually, making them wary of anyone who tried to harm "Old Task Force."
And of these, some were willing to pull the trigger like Su Na, some said they wouldn't listen to the other party, and some said they would cooperate on the surface but secretly notify "Old Task Force."
Shang Jian Yao didn't bother to remember who made what choice.
While he was busy with this, Jiang Bai Mian, Long Yue Hong, Bai Chen, and Gena Wa examined the former "Black Shirts" members who were now fast-food restaurant servants, and carefully searched the "Wolf Den" again, finding no arrangements left behind by "Father."
When Shang Jian Yao returned to the hall, Long Yue Hong asked curiously:
"Can this allow them to effectively resist 'Father's' hypnosis?"
Shang Jian Yao immediately smiled and said:
"Not only can it effectively resist, but it can also fight back. If the real 'Father' accidentally dies at the hands of Su Na and the others, then I will bury him properly somewhere in the Northern Wastelands, and go to his grave from time to time to play music and dance, and laugh at him loudly."
Cruel… Long Yue Hong suddenly had such a word pop into his "mind."
He said cautiously:
"Then, can you also do a similar 'reasoning' for us to prevent 'Father's' 'hypnosis,' like you did with Qiao Chu back then?"
Shang Jian Yao shook his head:
"The main reason is that I can't predict 'Father's' purpose in hypnotizing you, but I can roughly guess what Su Na and the others will be asked to do, and I can give targeted conditions to achieve the desired effect."
Speaking of this, Shang Jian Yao smiled:
"If you don't mind, we can list all the possibilities, and I'll add 'immunity' to each one for you.
"But so many 'reasoning' effects stacked together should significantly affect your normal life."
As he spoke, he had a eager expression on his face, as if he wanted Long Yue Hong to agree and experiment.
"Then never mind." Long Yue Hong retreated when he knew it was difficult.
Jiang Bai Mian nodded next to him:
"We'll try not to split up recently. With Old Ge here, we don't have to worry too much about being quietly influenced by the real 'Father.'"
After discussing this matter, Jiang Bai Mian looked at Aug, the former boss of the "Wolf Den."
"There should be surveillance cameras installed here, right?" she asked.
Aug nodded:
"Yes, this place is still quite important. There's a surveillance camera installed at the door."
"Then bring out the surveillance footage from the last few days." Jiang Bai Mian's eyes lit up slightly.
Su Na answered before Aug:
"That camera is already broken."
"When did it break?" Jiang Bai Mian pressed.
"It seems to be, it is, the night before yesterday." Li Qiong remembered that a servant had reported this matter at the time.
The night before yesterday? That was the night before the capture of the "Anti-Intelligence Cult" members of Zhao Family Manor… Did the real "Father" come to the "Wolf Den" at that time? While Long Yue Hong's thoughts were racing, he heard the team leader asking Su Na and the others:
"Is the surveillance footage still there?"
"That hard drive was stolen." Aug answered honestly.
"Truly cautious. The real 'Father' is still wary of technological products." Jiang Bai Mian sighed.
At this moment, Bai Chen asked:
"Are there any other cameras? Are they all broken?"
Aug pointed to a hidden spot on the ceiling of the hall:
"There's another one there."
Jiang Bai Mian was not at all surprised by this; she had long discovered that there was a camera there that could film the depths of the "Wolf Den."
"It's broken too?" She glanced at the surveillance camera and pressed.
"Yes." Aug nodded heavily.
Just as Jiang Bai Mian was about to ask something else, an inspiration suddenly flashed through her mind as she constantly thought about and compared various details.
She asked seemingly casually:
"This camera and the camera at the door don't seem to be the same model.
"They weren't installed at the same time?"
Aug said with a flattering smile:
"The door camera was installed a few years ago. I can't find that model anymore. This one is, this one is…"
As he spoke, he suddenly paused:
"I don't remember when it was installed…"
"I don't remember either…" The other "Black Shirts" members and Su Na and the others shook their heads one after another.
At this moment, Long Yue Hong suddenly felt a little suffocated.
How many arrangements did the real "Father" still have that they hadn't discovered?
Jiang Bai Mian drew her gun with a swish, aiming at the camera, but ultimately didn't pull the trigger.
"It seems the real 'Father' can also use technological products." Jiang Bai Mian laughed, putting the "Icetide" pistol back in her weapon belt. "And he's making two preparations; it would be best if he could blow us up, and if he couldn't, he'd use this surveillance camera to figure out how we solved the crisis and what hidden methods we have."
"If there was already a camera here, it would be difficult to detect anything wrong with having one more camera." Bai Chen followed.
Especially since the few people who knew the specific situation of the camera had been hypnotized.
Jiang Bai Mian sighed:
"Fortunately, I have some research on electronic products and pay more attention to details."
While Long Yue Hong was listening with lingering fear, Shang Jian Yao had already smiled and said:
"The fox's tail is finally showing!"
Uh… Long Yue Hong was a little confused for a moment.
Jiang Bai Mian followed with a smile:
"After a period of no explosions, he should send someone back to retrieve the surveillance recording card."
Speaking of this, she clasped her hands together:
"Okay, we can wait and see who will come to retrieve the surveillance footage."
This street, and even most of the Green Olive District, is not connected to wired networks, let alone covered by wireless signals—even if some merchants have mobile phones and have entered First City's network, they are limited to making calls and sending text messages here.