Embers Ad Infinitum

After Bai Chen drove away, ruin hunters and security guards kept arriving.

From time to time, they stopped their vehicles or walked to ask passers-by on the street, and then followed the answers and headed towards the parking lot.

The most experienced among these people chose to make a small circle to block the other exit.

After they arrived at the corresponding area, they carefully observed the vehicles and compared them with the black cars in the intelligence.

The dark-colored SUV with sunscreen film on the windows of the "Old Tune Team" passed by them and drove into the distance.

…………

Not long after, Theodore, Wall and Constance arrived at the parking lot northwest of Antana Street from different places.

"Have you found the target vehicle?" Theodore was forcibly snatched away from the prisoner by Xue Shiyue's team. He was in the most anxious mood. He directly picked up the phone and asked one of his subordinates who arrived early.

This manhunt was actually presided over by someone more powerful than them, but a powerful man of this status would definitely not do the investigation himself. Instead, he would choose to stay somewhere and cover the target area as much as possible, as well as all kinds of detailed matters. It still has to be left to the people below to do it.

What Theodore regretted the most was that after discovering that Han Wanghuo had only one female companion, he thought he could handle it easily, so he did not ask for help from the superiors. He just asked his colleagues to help chase and intercept him. He waited until he was attacked and then reported to the superiors. That person was already There is no time to rush over - there is no such ability as "teleport" on the dust, and without markings, even the awakened ones at the "soul corridor" level have difficulty in distinguishing which human consciousness belongs to which person, and there is no way to track it.

Theodore's subordinate replied quickly:

"We're looking. There are a lot of vehicles here."

Theodore looked around and gave a new order:

"First allocate manpower to block other exits!"

The interior of the parking lot can be searched slowly.

At the same time, Wall and Constance also issued similar orders to their subordinates.

Unlike Theodore, Wall also specifically emphasized:

"Retrieve surveillance video from the parking lot."

After a few minutes, the security guards gave reports one after another:

"Boss, we found the target vehicle. It's parked in a corner. No one is there!"

"Sir, the surveillance camera here is broken."

…

Messages were fed back to the trio, allowing them to quickly sort out the current situation.

Almost at the same moment, a word flashed through their experienced minds:

"transfer!"

Wall immediately issued a new order:

"Check the original surveillance video to see which cars entered the parking lot in the last hour!"

Konstanz added:

“Ask people in the parking lot to see if any vehicles are missing.”

They considered two possibilities. One was that someone from Xue Shiyue's team came to meet him in the parking lot, and the other was that they directly stole other vehicles.

Because the surveillance camera at the entrance and exit was broken and did not record which vehicles had left in the last ten minutes, Wall and others could only use this stupid method.

Obviously, this wastes a lot of time troubleshooting.

After listening to what Wall and Constance said, Theodore was moved in his heart and ordered urgently:

"Check the surveillance cameras on the street outside the exit!"

This allows you to see what vehicles are passing by over a short period of time, including exiting the parking lot.

Theodore didn't believe that Xue Shiyue's team would shoot every camera along the way, which would be tantamount to leaving clues for themselves.

Not long after, his subordinates reported to him:

“Boss, there are no surveillance cameras on the streets outside the three exits.

"This is the Green Olive District, very close to Antana Street."

Green Olive District, as a place where lower-class citizens and outsiders gather, has always had poor public security and insufficient funding. How is it possible that there are enough cameras to monitor the streets like some places in Red Giant Wolf District and Golden Apple District?

Here, there are many people who are hungry and willing to take risks for food. The "Hand of Order" really dares to spend huge sums of money to install a large number of cameras in the Green Olive District. They dare to take down these electronic products and exchange them for a few loaves of bread. , and major gangs will also hire some low-level citizens to "deal with" surveillance cameras. It depends on whether you can arrest people faster or we can destroy them faster.

This is true for all the streets in Green Olive District. How can Antana Street, which is famous for its black market, be an exception? How could people here allow surveillance cameras to exist nearby?

Only in private places like parking lots, the boss would install a few because vehicles are lost all year round.

Han Wanghuo had this consideration in mind when he originally chose this area to live.

The report from his men made Theodore's face turn livid, and he wanted to get angry, but he didn't know who to send it to.

His subordinates must have no problem with this matter, after all, this is not an area they manage on a daily basis.

Theodore himself is not very clear about this. He is active in the Golden Apple District and the Red Giant Wolf District all year round, and only occasionally comes to the Green Olive District due to cases.

…………

Bai Chen drove the vehicle all the way to the port in Qingxiu District.

Along the way, the team members remained silent and were on high alert for accidents.

Passing through alleys and streets, the dark-colored off-road vehicle stopped in an deserted corner.

The Green Olive Area is much deserted during the day than at night.

Shang Jianyao and others pushed open the door and got out of the car one after another, and walked to the other side of the corner.

Parked there was the team's own modified Jeep.

They walked very fast, worried that someone would suddenly pass by and see them.

If this happens, the "old investigation team" really can't pull out a gun and kill the witness or use other methods to make the other party disappear. They will only choose to expose the business and make the target ignore it through "reasoning clown" As you can see, this cannot prevent the "anti-intellectual" "pastor" Bouillon.

Gnawa sandwiched Han Wanghuo, and Jiang Baimian and the short and thin woman got into the jeep first and sat in the back seat.

——The "Old Adjustment Team" had considered this situation in advance, so not all military exoskeleton devices were placed on the vehicle, and the space was relatively ample.

"You sit in the back row." Shang Jianyao looked at Long Yuehong and said quickly.

His hand had already opened the passenger door.

Long Yuehong didn't ask why. This was not a good time to argue.

After all the members of the group got in the car and Bai Chen stepped on the accelerator, Long Yuehong asked Shang Jianyao:

"Why do you suddenly want to sit in the front?"

"You are only 1.75 meters tall, with a thin body and take up the least space." Shang Jianyao replied seriously, with a full academic tone.

For a moment, Long Yuehong didn't know whether this guy was seeking truth from facts, or whether he was looking for opportunities to humiliate herself.

He blurted out:

"Lao Ge takes up more space than you. Even if it needs to be replaced, it should be between him and me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a slight clicking sound coming from Gnawa.

This intelligent robot "retracted" its arms and legs and folded part of its body.

If he hadn't been holding Han Wanghuo, he could have stuffed himself into a box containing a military exoskeleton device.

"I can only take up a small amount of space." Gnawa used facts to prove that what Long Yuehong just said was wrong.

Long Yuehong was speechless.

After changing to a jeep, the "old tune team" headed all the way to Jinmaisui District. When no one was around, they quickly took Han Wanghuo and his female companion back to a safe house.

…………

Han Wanghuo woke up in a daze and saw several familiar faces.

Those were Xue Shiyue, Zhang Qubing, Qian Bai and Gu Zhiyong.

"Are you awake?" Shang Jianyao asked happily.

Jiang Baimian and others also smiled.

Han Wanghuo was stunned for a moment, then regained his thoughts.

His heart moved and he blurted out:

"Are you actually the ones wanted by the 'Hand of Order'?"

Jiang Baimian's smile suddenly froze on his face.

After a few seconds, she laughed dryly and said:

"So be it.

"It was an accident, an accident."

Han Wang's suspicion was confirmed and he turned his head to look for Zeng Duo.

Before he could ask, he saw the other person lying next to him.

At this time, Zeng Duo gradually woke up and looked at Shang Jianyao and others with confusion and vigilance.

"My friends." Han Wanghuo sat up straight and explained simply, "They are wanted by the 'Hand of Order'."

Zeng Duo's eyes widened slightly and he couldn't help coughing.

How did this team get so much attention from the "Hand of Order" and go to war?

What on earth did they do?

"Ahem." Jiang Baimian cleared his throat, "This is another matter, let's talk about it later. Old Han, no matter what mission you take, it doesn't seem so easy to complete now. We have to hibernate for a while. Well, we all know about you, have you ever considered a mechanical heart?"

"That's too expensive." Han Wanghuo replied calmly, "Besides, even if you have channels and discounts, you can't find anyone to install it for me now."

Yes... Jiang Baimian replied in his heart as if he had a toothache.

When being hunted by the "Hand of Order" all over the city, they are not suitable to "appear in public", let alone contact a "workshop" that can perform mechanical heart transplants.

Long Yuehong, who was standing next to her, lamented something hidden in Han Wanghuo's words:

On earth, a human heart is not as valuable as a mechanical heart.

"What about the artificial heart?" Shang Jianyao suggested another way.

"How long will it take?" Han Wanghuo directly asked the most critical question without questioning whether the other party had this technology.

First, I need to take you back to the company, then check your body, extract DNA, do various analyses, and finally determine the plan and officially implement it... Jiang Baimian said after considering it:

"At least five months."

This is not the old world. If you have an emergency, you can fly and send a sample back first to save time.

Han Wanghuo breathed out slowly:

"I should only have three months or less."

"Didn't that doctor say that I can still survive for two years just by relying on medicine?" Jiang Baimian asked doubtfully.

Han Wanghuo was not surprised at all that they knew this situation. He glanced at Zeng Duo next to him and said:

"That was originally the case, but just now, my heart was affected, and I feel that its condition is much worse."