The woman nodded.
Seeing this, Tao Qiyue released her hand covering the woman's mouth. Chen Jinzhao asked directly, "Who sent you to kill me?"
"I don't know." The woman's eyes were vacant.
Tao Qiyue frowned, "How could you not know? Are you really doing whatever they say? Who would believe that?"
The woman shook her head again, "I really don't know."
Tao Qiyue and Chen Jinzhao exchanged a glance, clearly sensing the woman's strained voice, like a child who had just learned to speak and stammered.
"She must be hiding something, otherwise she wouldn't obediently follow the mastermind and try to kill us," Tao Qiyue refused to believe the woman's words. Chen Jinzhao's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice, "Perhaps she genuinely doesn't know who it is."
Tao Qiyue was even more surprised.
However, considering that Chen Jinzhao might know something, she didn't press further.
Chen Jinzhao looked at the woman again, "Tell me, what did that person look like? What are their physical characteristics?"
"Also, are you from the Divine Kingdom Research Institute?"
The woman's eyes remained vacant, "I don't know."
Tao Qiyue frowned, already impatient. What made her even more impatient was that the woman answered "I don't know" to every question Chen Jinzhao asked.
"Don't play dumb with us. If you don't tell the truth, the consequences will be severe. I hope you consider this carefully." Tao Qiyue's voice grew colder. The woman trembled a few times, still saying, "I don't know anything, I really don't know..."
*Click!*
Tao Qiyue pointed the gun at the woman's temple, "If you don't talk, I'll shoot you now."
Of course.
Her identity did not allow her to kill in this manner; she was merely trying to scare this woman of unknown origin.
Chen Jinzhao pushed Tao Qiyue's gun down. Tao Qiyue looked at him with confusion, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Chen Jinzhao sighed first, then said with a grave tone, "Even if you kill her, you won't get any answers. Perhaps she's been brainwashed."
"Brainwashed?"
"Is such technology real?" Tao Qiyue was shocked.
Chen Jinzhao nodded, "When I was on a mission abroad, I encountered these kinds of suicide agents. They knew nothing when questioned, had no self-awareness, and only thought about completing their mission. Once the mission failed, these individuals would die."
Tao Qiyue was even more shocked. She had thought such things were too far-fetched, but now she had actually encountered them.
"Wait, you mean this woman will die too?" Tao Qiyue asked.
Chen Jinzhao nodded.
The two turned their heads to look at the bound woman. Tao Qiyue's pupils constricted when she saw her clearly. She instinctively took half a step back and gasped, "Why are her veins so prominent? And they're not the normal pale green, but purplish-black."
"She has a poison pill in her body. These three individuals have all been implanted with some kind of device. Once a certain death threshold is exceeded, the devices in the survivors will be triggered, and they will also die."
"This method is too cruel, leaving no room for negotiation."
Chen Jinzhao explained calmly.
Tao Qiyue turned to look at the woman and indeed saw that her face was covered in purplish-black veins, looking like tattoos. Foul-smelling black blood was also oozing from the woman's mouth. Tao Qiyue retreated a few more steps, watching as the woman convulsed a few times and died on the spot.
"My goodness..."
She couldn't recover for a long time.
Chen Jinzhao sighed, "I miscalculated. I intended to keep one alive, but I didn't expect them to be suicide agents."
"Are you alright?" he asked Tao Qiyue.
Tao Qiyue took several deep breaths, her rapid breathing gradually calming down, "I'm fine, I just couldn't quite get my head straight for a moment. But what do we do next? Those people just opened fire, which might attract someone to call the police."
Chen Jinzhao had already anticipated this. After the incident, he had called Man Xiong to help handle things for the night.
With Man Xiong's influence in the north, resolving this matter was within his capabilities.
Tao Qiyue said with lingering fear, "My vigilance was still too low. I could have been killed without even knowing it. You saved me again."
Chen Jinzhao chuckled, "If you hadn't saved my life back then, I would have reincarnated long ago. You are my savior."
Tao Qiyue pursed her lips and said no more.
About twenty minutes later, Man Xiong arrived at the hotel with several plainclothes soldiers. Upon seeing the three bodies on the ground, he immediately said, "These are not our Chinese people, but from the Eastern Isles, likely trained as suicide agents by some organization."
"To have something like this happen under my nose, does he think Man Xiong has no temper?"
"Candle Dragon, you don't need to worry about this. Leave the rest to me."
Chen Jinzhao wanted to investigate further because he suspected a connection between these three suicide agents and the Divine Kingdom Research Institute, and he didn't want to involve Man Xiong.
Man Xiong patted his shoulder and said, "I might not be able to help with other things, but you can't possibly refuse to let me help with anything, can you?"
"It's settled then."
Chen Jinzhao couldn't refuse Man Xiong and agreed to let him investigate the suicide agents.
Man Xiong added, "I've already spoken to the hotel. Consider what happened tonight as if it never occurred. You two can stay in the room next door for now."
"Alright, thank you for your trouble." Chen Jinzhao said.
Tao Qiyue found herself back in the original room after all the detours, which made her want to laugh and cry.
Man Xiong's influence in the Northeast was considerable. The next morning, no one disturbed Chen Jinzhao and Tao Qiyue, allowing them to rest well.
At nine in the morning.
Another hurried knock echoed at the door.
Chen Jinzhao woke up, thinking that Man Xiong wouldn't disturb him at this hour. Who could it be?
He got up and went to the door, peering through the peephole to see a young man with slicked-back hair standing outside. Chen Jinzhao was certain he had never met the person before.
With a hint of suspicion, Chen Jinzhao opened the door and stared at the young man, asking, "Who are you?"
The young man also froze when he saw Chen Jinzhao, looking him up and down. Then he glanced around, checking the room number, "Excuse me, perhaps I've come to the wrong room. I'm truly sorry."
Chen Jinzhao grunted, intending to close the door without further interaction.
The young man was still puzzled. He looked at the room number again, confirming he was in the right place, but how could a man come out of the room?
"This is really strange," the young man muttered, unable to understand.
The next moment.
Tao Qiyue, wearing pajamas, walked out of the room and stood beside Chen Jinzhao, asking, "What's wrong?"
The young man heard her and looked at Tao Qiyue, completely dumbfounded.
Why was she living with a man?