Embers Ad Infinitum

Jiang Baimian turned sideways and glanced at Shang Jianyao. He did not scold, "Can you take care of it?"

"We'll discuss it when we get back."

Shang Jianyao nodded without refuting.

At this time, Long Yuehong realized what he was doing, and his first thought was:

This guy is sick again.

However, he always likes to say "we" when he is sick, so why did he only say "I" this time... After a moment, Long Yuehong was confused, but vaguely, he understood why Shang Jianyao only emphasized " I".

He thinks this is his own private behavior, and he doesn't intend to implicate us, so he can handle it by himself? Long Yuehong breathed out silently, remaining silent like Bai Chen.

Gennava glanced left and right, then chose silence.

Returning to the Red Giant Wolf District and the rented place, Jiang Baimian slowly took out the water bag and took a sip, then looked at Shang Jianyao and said:

“At times like this, we must not forget that we have a background and are backed by big forces.

“The most important thing we need to do right now is to report today’s findings to the company, put forward the idea of ​​taking action against the man in sunglasses, and see how the company responds and whether it will allocate resources to help.

"I think the directors on the board of directors and the big figures in the 'new world' above should know better than us how dangerous this kind of 'nightmare' is, and how much the probability of success is if we force it.

"If they agree with our idea, it means there is some hope."

"Okay." Long Yuehong answered before Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao had no objection.

When the agreed time came, Jiang Baimian turned on the radio transceiver, but did not receive any telegrams.

She quickly sent out the telegram she had prepared before, turned around and said:

"The directors probably won't work overtime. I'll see if there is a reply tomorrow.

"Uh... I know you're impatient. Anyway, there are still forty-five minutes until the end of the agreed time, so just wait."

Jiang Baimian's last sentence was to Shang Jianyao, who was sometimes "everywhere is a dream, why take it seriously", and sometimes was pacing back and forth recklessly and impatiently.

She kept the radio on, took out the information provided by the "True Self Cult", and carefully studied the garrison information around the ruins of Wasteland No. 13.

Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and others found their own things to do. Shang Jianyao tried to use the small speaker, but Jiang Baimian glared back.

As time passed by, a telegram suddenly came in.

"The company actually responded? Is it so efficient?" Jiang Baimian was a little surprised.

Her first reaction was that this might be a reply to her previous telegram, the time she encountered the "nightmare".

But when I thought about it carefully, I felt that this was impossible.

If this was the case, a telegram should have come in from the beginning!

——The board of directors will definitely give its approval during the day, not at night.

Hearing this, Shang Jianyao looked pleased:

“The directors will still work overtime!”

"It doesn't necessarily mean working overtime. They have a rotation system." Jiang Baimian is quite familiar with this area.

The rotation system does not mean that directors have to stay up all night like employees, but that if there is an emergency at night, there must be a director who can be contacted as soon as possible.

While speaking, Jiang Baimian finished transcribing the telegrams and began to translate them into text:

"You can try it..."

After reading this, Jiang Baimian was very surprised and said:

"The directors actually agreed that we should take action against the man in sunglasses!"

This shows that after research and judgment, the directors who are on duty today and the directors he has communicated with believe that the "old investigation team" has a certain hope of completing this task and obtaining valuable intelligence despite the threat of "nightmare".

At least Jiang Baimian didn't think that with Shang Jianyao's level and the strength of the "Old Tune Group", he and others would be so easily regarded as abandoned by the board of directors.

At the same time, what Jiang Baimian never said is:

After experiencing "Yugu"'s second gaze and the fantasy change in Tieshan City's No. 2 Food Company, she felt that she and others might be carrying the "expectations" of one or more people, and were being squeezed dry. Before the value, it will not be given up so easily.

Seeing Shang and Jian Yao beaming with joy, Long Yuehong couldn't help but say:

"Could it be that one of the directors made a hasty decision?"

"Who knows?" Jiang Baimian replied casually.

In fact, based on her understanding of the board of directors and the high-level system, this possibility is quite low.

Because the night telegraph operator used "urgent matters" as an excuse, he would complete a series of tasks such as backing up documents and sending emails to all directors before reporting to the boss.

Unless the rotating director insists on going his own way and is willing to bear the subsequent blame, he will not make a decision easily and must go through collective discussion.

Of course, it would be another matter if the matter was so urgent that there was no need to delay, but this was obviously not the case this time.

Jiang Baimian continued to translate the contents of the subsequent telegram:

“The hidden risks in this matter are very high, and we need to constantly evaluate the status and be prepared to interrupt the operation at any time.

"If you are in danger, the 'Angel of Life' necklace."

The last sentence was a bit confusing. Long Yuehong frowned and blurted out:

"ah?"

Jiang Baimian laughed and said:

"The company doesn't provide any additional resources, but just mentions the 'Angel of Life' necklace?"

Is this too stingy?

Bai Chen listened quietly and recalled:

"I remember feeding that 'Angel of Life' necklace, which the company remodeled."

"Yes." The reckless Shang Jianyao said with a smile, "It is said that the foreign aura in my 'Sea of ​​Origin' has deteriorated and caused an accident. I can also bring the aura in the necklace into the 'Sea of ​​Origin' and let him deal with it." Those outsiders.”

"Bah, this is obviously your own guess!" It was the honest Shang Jianyao who retorted.

The company didn't say so.

Jiang Baimian then laughed and said:

"This seems to be at least the breath from the depths of the 'Soul Corridor', and may even be a strong person from the 'New World', otherwise the company would not have said that we can rely on the 'Angel of Life' necklace if we are in danger."

That's it... Long Yuehong breathed a sigh of relief.

"When will action be taken?" Shang Jianyao couldn't wait.

Honest Gnawa replied:

"At least until daybreak."

"Why can't we take advantage of the night?" Honest Shang Jianyao asked.

Jiang Baimian hurriedly said "Hmm":

"Rent a car tomorrow, divide into two teams, make disguises, go to the alley where the target enters to track his whereabouts, find out where he lives, and collect various intelligence along the way to try to understand what is special about the target in advance. .”

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian smiled:

"Actually, it's not that the 'True Self' and 'Dawn Morning Star' families don't want to conduct further investigation on the 'Nightmare' matter, it's just that they hope to have enough confidence, and we strive to create such a situation so that They join in too.

“Don’t exclude, the more friends you have, the weaker your enemies will be!

"And if something cannot be done, never show any force, because it is not only you who will die, but also us and thousands of innocent people in the Green Olive District."

Jiang Baimian's last words were staring at Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao was silent for a while:

"good."

Then, I don’t know which businessman added:

"If it doesn't work this time, I will try again when I grow up!"

…………

The next morning, Green Olive District.

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao, who had changed their disguises, drove a common old car into the alley where the man in black sunglasses disappeared.

There are many houses on both sides, and the road can only accommodate one car.

Bai Chen, Long Yuehong and Gennava drove their own jeep from the "Old Tune Team" and circled the area, secretly observing whether Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao's tracking would bring about any abnormalities, and the abnormalities came from where.

After driving for a while, Jiang Baimian stopped the car and asked Shang Jianyao to ask the owner of a grocery store next to the road.

Shang Jianyao wore sunglasses, walked over, and said seriously:

"Here comes a packet of salt."

In the green olive area where supplies are scarce, this is said to be a grocery store, but in fact it does not sell many things, and salt is the most eye-catching one.

After handing over the money and delivering the goods, Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"look:

“I patronized your business;

“There’s no haggling;

"so……"

The boss, who is from Hong'an, immediately said in a furtive voice and in a lowered voice:

"what you up to?"

"Have you ever seen such a person?" Shang Jianyao described it in a crackling voice before taking out the portrait of the target painted by Gnawa.

The boss just looked at it and replied:

“I’ve seen him before, I’ve only seen him wearing sunglasses at night!

"Every time he walked to the bottom of the alley and turned right."

Shang Jianyao, who had gained something, returned to the car and repeated the boss's words exactly.

Jiang Baimian's focus was not on the target's whereabouts, but on another matter.

She said to herself in confusion:

"You still wear sunglasses at night?

"Then what's the point of him wearing sunglasses to cover his big and small eyes?"

Big and small eyes and wearing sunglasses at night are both characteristics, but the latter is more obvious!

After Shang Jianyao finished listening, he rubbed his chin:

"If it were me, I would choose to wear a pair of brown plain glasses so that others would not pay too much attention to whether I have large or small eyes."

When wearing glasses at night, no one will think there is a problem.

After he finished speaking, the honest Shang Jianyao sneered:

"Aren't you allowed to allow others to have lower IQs?"

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