The hovercraft that the Ling brothers had used to tail Barty had indeed left, but the people in it were not the Ling brothers. At this moment, on a mountain road a dozen or so kilometers away from Blackwater Lake, another surveillance vehicle was parked halfway up the mountain, watching everything that was happening by Blackwater Lake from afar.
Zhou Yuqing piloted the hovercraft onto the surface of the lake, while Ling Xiao opened up a space in the water and followed closely behind.
The sound of Zhou Yuqing's fingers vibrating in the water had caught Ling Xiao's attention. He transmitted the rhythmic sound back to the command center, and Xia Fei and Ling Yun could not help but be shocked when they heard it.
It's a signal! Ling Yun exclaimed in shock. The sound is so rhythmic, and it varies in length. It's definitely a signal! But who is she sending a signal to?
Aside from Barty, the tracking team had also sent someone to tail Zhou Yuqing, but they had not found anything suspicious over the past few days. If not for Xia Fei's sudden change of strategy and diverting all his men to tail Zhou Yuqing, he would probably never have found out about this.
Let's record the signal first and decipher it later, Xia Fei said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Ling Yun nodded. He was very excited that he had finally found some clues after several days of painstaking observation, but who would have thought that the breakthrough point was not Barty but this foxy woman!
What an impressive method. So it turns out that she came to the docks to buy fish every day just to get in touch with the people outside. Her method of using water ripples to send a signal is truly ingenious. No wonder our men failed to discover her all this time. Phantom shook his head as he spoke.
Xia Fei nodded. Zhou Yuqing's plan was truly meticulous. None of the people tailing her would go into the water to monitor her, so the deep waters of the lake became the best tool for her to send a signal. A woman who could think of such a method was definitely not simple!
All of a sudden, a completely different signal sounded, as if it was a response to Zhou Yuqing's signal.
Theres someone in the lake! Xia Fei hurriedly went over to the communicator and told Ling Xiao, who was in charge of tailing her. We can confirm that Zhou Yuqing's method of communication with the outside world is to have her accomplice hide in the water beforehand, then use the slight ripples in the water as a signal to communicate with each other. Right now, her accomplice is definitely in the water beside you. Search carefully and see if you can find him.
Dont expose yourselves unless youre completely confident. Now isnt the time to close the net. After all, we have too little evidence on hand, Xia Fei sternly ordered.
"I understand. Casting a long line to catch a big fish."
Ling Xiao's voice came from the other end of the communicator. Because the hidden space was completely under his control, there was no need to worry that his words would expose his location.
"Yes! Try to keep up with the person in the water and see where he gets to shore, "Xia Fei said.
"Understood."
Lighting a cigarette, Xia Fei fell into deep thought for a moment. Those tiny sounds from the monitoring system were like riddles, deeply attracting Xia Fei to unravel them.
How about this: Ill go wait by Blackwater Lake and see if I can find any traces of these people. You stay here and continue monitoring them. Once they are done communicating, immediately send the signal to the code-cracking center to crack it, Xia Fei said.
"Ling Feng and Philip are by the lakeshore. Both of them are speed ability users, so leave the tailing to them. Its best if you stay here and take charge of the situation," Ling Yun said.
Unfortunately, his words came a little too late. In the blink of an eye, Xia Fei had already opened the car door and disappeared. Tailing someone did not just require speed but also stealth. The last time Ling Feng was tailing those Plumagers, he was easily discovered precisely because he did not have a concealment technique like Breath Control.
Though Xia Fei was slightly slower than Ling Feng, he had Breath Control to protect himself. When it came to tailing someone, Xia Fei was far more efficient than Ling Feng, so he was still the most suitable candidate.
Zhou Yuqing lazily reclined in her seat, one hand dipping into the lake. To an outsider, she looked like a bored housewife enjoying a moment of sunlight and lake water. No one would have even the slightest idea that the lake was actually hiding a secret that no one knew about.
Her fingers were moving quickly, sending a signal, followed closely by another. Zhou Yuqing closed her eyes, trying to decipher the other party's meaning based on the slight sensation of the water flowing through her palm.
The two of them went back and forth, skillfully and covertly communicating. A few moments later, Zhou Yuqing pulled her hand out of the lake, using a silk handkerchief to gently wipe off the water droplets on her hand before speeding off to the fish market at the pier.
In the black lake water, a slippery and agile silhouette, like a loach, was rapidly approaching the shore.
There was a small river by the lakeshore. The water of Blackwater Lake came from underground, and if there were no drainage outlets, the lake water would become too full and silt. This small river flowed far into the distance, converging into another large river seventy miles away, just in time to take away the excess water and keep the water level in the lake constant.
The black silhouette quickly swam into the small river, traveling for another dozen or so miles before arriving at a shoal filled with gravel. The current here was too strong, and there was no way for him to proceed any further.
Poking his head out to check his surroundings, the black silhouette quickly crawled out of the water and hid in the forest to his right. He took off his diving suit and scuba gear, storing them in his spatial ring before changing into a black leather jacket and making his way out of the forest as if nothing had happened.
There was a hoverbike hidden in a ditch by the side of the forest path, and there was even a layer of withered leaves covering it. The man in the leather jacket brushed away the leaves and lifted the hoverbike from the ditch. It must be mentioned that this sort of heavy-duty hoverbike weighed at least five hundred kilograms, so being able to lift it with one hand was definitely a feat of godly strength.
The hoverbike circled the winding path for quite some time, and after making sure that there was no one tailing him, the man drove the hoverbike toward an old residence on the outskirts of the metropolis.
Xia Fei stopped a few hundred meters away, standing in a corner and looking at the man in the leather jacket.
The house he was about to enter was very shabby on the outside. The walls were mottled, and the huge alloy front door was covered in dark yellow rust. All the windows were sealed shut without exception, and people from the outside could not see what was going on inside the house.
In the bustling capital ring, such dilapidated residences were rare. After all, anyone who could afford such a large residence would not mind spending tens of millions of star coins to maintain it every year.
After stopping the hoverbike and waiting at the entrance for a while, the tattered door automatically opened. The man drove in, and the door swung shut once more.
Xia Fei lit a cigarette and used his microcomputer to contact Ling Yun, who was in the command center.
Pandick Street, number 161. Help me look up all the information on this residence. I want to know who the owner is, and it would be best if I could find the blueprints as well, Xia Fei said to Ling Yun.
Ling Yun nodded, his finger quickly moving across the screen. The Adjudicator Union was so powerful that they could even access the official database without needing the approval of the Allied Government, so it was naturally not a problem for them to look up a residence.
Very soon, the information on the residence was transferred to Xia Fei's microcomputer. The information showed that the owner of the residence was a businessman, and because he went bankrupt, all his assets had been auctioned off to pay off his debts.
The residence currently belonged to an auction company, and because the businessman's family of seven had committed suicide in this place after he went bankrupt, it was considered a taboo. That was why no one had been able to find a buyer for the past decade or so, so it had been left unoccupied all year round.
Xia Fei, it's best if you don't act alone. Shall I get San to go over and support you? Ling Yun asked.
Xia Fei shook his head. Third bro has fought with the Plumagers before, so I'm afraid that they will recognize me. How about this: Get Felic to support me nearby. I'll call him if I need anything. Before that, we'll maintain radio silence and wait for my orders.
Okay. Ling Yun nodded.
After memorizing the blueprints of the building, Xia Fei's figure suddenly disappeared from the corner of the wall, appearing outside the backyard wall in the blink of an eye.
The height of the wall was no more than four meters, and it was covered in unknown green plants. This height posed no obstacle to Xia Fei at all. He hid in the corner of the wall and listened for any movement in the backyard. After confirming that there was no one around, Xia Fei quickly climbed over the wall and entered.
The backyard was overgrown with weeds, and it was a dilapidated scene everywhere. Xia Fei hid in the weeds and approached the back window of the living room.
All the windows were, without exception, covered in thick wooden planks. Xia Fei found a gap between the planks and peered into the living room.
He could not even see his fingers in front of him in the dark living room, nor could he hear any sound. Just as Xia Fei was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly heard the creaking sound of a door being pushed open.
His gaze turned to the living room once more, and he could vaguely make out a person standing in the middle of it. Though Xia Fei had cultivated the Beast Spirit Codex and had extraordinary eyesight, he was still unable to make out everything in the living room.
Youre back. A deep and hoarse voice suddenly sounded. Judging from the direction of the voice, he should be hiding in the darkness in the northwest corner.
"Yes." The man in the leather jacket took off his jacket and casually tossed it on the ground before finding a chair to sit on.
"Is Butterfly alright?"
Shes fine. Those people are all watching Barty, so no one has noticed her. Shes just a little worried that there might be variables if this drags on any longer.
Oh, why would she think that?
According to Butterfly, Barty actually doesnt know much about the situation. Though shes already tried her best, the information she managed to gather is getting less and less. Butterfly guesses that the Jian family has already begun to guard against Barty, so there are many things they are not letting him know. If this goes on, though we have successfully diverted their attention with Barty, Barty will be a lot less useful than before.
"Yeah, it doesn't matter. We still have two other nails. Barty can just be a scapegoat. Let Butterfly continue to keep him busy. Let's get as much information as we can. Just don't alert him."
Xia Fei felt his heart skip a beat. These people were undoubtedly Plumagers, and Zhou Yuqing was actually one of them!
What was even more frightening was that aside from Zhou Yuqing, they still had two other spies in the Jian family!
The conversation proceeded very simply, and a few moments later, the living room became silent once more. Xia Fei gave it some thought and did not enter the house, instead retreating a few hundred meters away. Now that he had finally found some clues, he could not afford to alert the enemy.
Xia Fei worriedly connected to Thurams video call with furrowed eyebrows. Uncle Thurams, looks like youre not giving me enough manpower.
Thuram chuckled. "You sure have a big appetite. I've already sent seven of my most capable men to you. How many more do you want this time?"
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