Qiu Ming's skills were pretty good. Although he was still far from the level of the emergency response team, his job itself wasn't too dangerous. Coupled with his harmless appearance, his current skills were actually good enough for him to handle.
This was also why Qiu Ming's vigilance was a little lacking. He had been a hunter for too long, so long that he thought he could always control the situation. Even when Zhang Heng and E-Goat came knocking on his door, Qiu Ming's first reaction was that it was a little troublesome. It wasn't the trouble of taking down the two of them, but the trouble of dealing with the aftermath. He didn't expect that he would fail this time, so he couldn't help but say a few more words. He didn't expect to cause trouble for himself.
Now that the knife was very close to his trachea, Qiu Ming could smell the scent of death. However, even at this time, he was still able to control his emotions. He didn't collapse or show too much fear, which made E-Goat admire him.
"I can completely understand your concerns, but please believe that I'm doing this for your own good. You're already in a very dangerous position. It won't do you any good to continue investigating," Qiu Ming said sincerely.
"Why? Are you worried that we'll expose the existence of the second type of clones, causing everyone to be in danger and eventually forcing you to publish the list of all clones?" E-Goat asked.
"Well … this result is quite bad and regrettable, but believe me, there are worse things than this," Qiu Ming said. "So, why don't we stop here? It's good for both of us. I can assure you that Xu Qian won't be in any danger."
"Why don't I believe a single word that comes out of your mouth?" E-Goat sneered. "You've been using flowery words to deceive Xu Qian from the beginning, making her think that you're her Mr. Right. In the end, you sold her out. Now, you want us to believe you, a professional liar?"
Qiu Ming tried to defend himself. "This is my job, and I can't do anything about it. In fact, if you knew how we spent the last few hours together, you'd know that I treated her pretty well."
"Could it be that you guys …?!" E-Goat's expression changed when he heard this.
"No, no, no, it's not as good as you think. We had an unpleasant but relatively frank conversation. I didn't lay a finger on her from the beginning to the end, and I even patiently answered a lot of her questions. She also volunteered to take the video of me leaving." Qiu Ming raised his hands and clarified, "In other words, you can also think of it as her own decision to leave."
"Do you think we're fools?" E-Goat was amused by Qiu Ming's absurd remarks and grabbed the latter's collar.
"Take us there." Zhang Heng said, "Find Xu Qian, and you can live. Otherwise, we will kill you and continue to look for Xu Qian."
After saying that, he pressed the knife down a few millimeters again.
"I don't think I have a choice." Qiu Ming smiled bitterly. "Well, if you insist on doing this, I can take you to her. But we have an agreement first. You must cooperate with me unconditionally. Do whatever I say, or else we'll all be in big trouble. Also, you'd better be mentally prepared for what you're about to see."
"You don't have to worry about that. What era is this? There are so many strange things on the Internet," E-Goat said. "I've never been scared before."
Qiu Ming didn't argue further. He nodded and said, "That's good."
Zhang Heng took away Qiu Ming's gun and searched his body to confirm that he had no other weapons on him. After that, the three of them got into Qiu Ming's car. However, Qiu Ming didn't immediately take Zhang Heng and E-Goat to find Xu Qian. Instead, they first went to a video game city.
Qiu Ming explained to E-Goat, "The place I'm going to take you to has an extremely strict entry and exit system. In addition to checking your electronic ID, you also need to have a physical work ID and fingerprint verification. None of these three can be forged, so we need a real guy."
Qiu Ming then pointed at the two people playing a racing game. "Do you see them? Their wristbands and work IDs should be with them. "
"Wait, what about the fingerprints?" E-Goat asked. "I know a device that can print fingerprints …"
"No, we need living fingerprints. Just cut them off," Qiu Ming said lightly. "Don't worry, I have a way to preserve them. Whether it's the body temperature or the degree of sweat glands opening, they can all be maintained. I guarantee that when you use them, they'll be as fresh as new."
E-Goat was stunned. After a long time, he said, "Aren't they your colleagues?"
"Yes, but I'm not very familiar with them. I just happen to know that they have the habit of staying in the game city. Please, I'm helping you find a pass now. You should thank me for sacrificing my colleagues, right?" Qiu Ming said.
On the other side, Zhang Heng didn't waste any time. He was already ready to make a move. He handed E-Goat a gun and asked him to watch Qiu Ming. Then, he bought a milkshake at the service counter. When he passed by the two of them, he poured the milkshake on one of the fat men. The latter immediately flew into a rage and stood up from the racing game.
Zhang Heng apologized, but it was to no avail. The fat man pushed Zhang Heng, but soon, the game city's security guards came over. The fat man and his companion looked at each other and asked Zhang Heng to follow them to the bathroom to deal with the milkshake on his clothes.
The two of them forcefully dragged Zhang Heng into the bathroom, but three minutes later, only Zhang Heng walked out of the bathroom alone. He threw a plastic bag with two fingers to Qiu Ming, who praised, "How efficient."
When E-Goat saw the two bloody fingers, he felt nauseous. However, he didn't forget what he had said before. He forced himself to say, "It's just a broken finger. It's not like I haven't seen it before. What's there to be mentally prepared for?"
"Oh, you misunderstood. That's not what I was talking about," Qiu Ming said in surprise. "Don't tell me you have trouble accepting such a small scene?"
E-Goat was speechless.
Fortunately, Zhang Heng quickly helped him out by handing him a bracelet and a work permit. At the same time, he said to Qiu Ming, "Don't waste time. I've already gotten what you want. Hurry up and go find Xu Qian."
"Okay." Qiu Ming didn't continue talking nonsense. He left the game city with the two of them and returned to the car.
This time, the three of them drove directly to the central station and bought tickets to the fifth floor.
"Are we going to Shengtang Morgan's headquarters in New Shanghai 0297?" E-Goat became nervous when he thought of this.
However, Qiu Ming said, "No, that headquarters is just a decoration … Uh, I can't say that, but the secret of the fifth floor is indeed not there."
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