Little Boy did not expect Zhang Heng's prophecy to come true so soon.
Two weeks later, just when everyone was wondering if Edward would never contact them again, they suddenly received an anonymous email.
The email came from a temporary mailbox. There was nothing written in it, only an address.
The 01 members gathered in front of the computer. Waldo scratched his head, "Who could it be from? Edward?"
"It could also be a trap from Black Nest," Little Boy said rationally.
"Black Nest doesn't know who we are. Except for Lu, none of us have been exposed." Ponytail paused, then explained to Zhang Heng, "On the night you were discovered, Waldo hacked into the airline's system and changed our previous passenger information to prevent Black Nest from tracking us down."
"And the mailbox that received the email now is not the one we used to send Edward. It's my personal mailbox. We used this mailbox to communicate with each other for a while."
"So, only the two of you know this mailbox?"
"Uh, not really. A few other friends know it too, but they are not pranksters. There's no reason for them to send me an address out of the blue," Philip said.
Little Boy wanted to say something, but Zhang Heng said, "There's no problem with the address."
"Well, how do you know there's no problem with the address?"
"Because I asked my other friend, and he also received this address. However, the other party also used a temporary mailbox," Zhang Heng explained.
"But we can't rule out the possibility that Black Nest set us up at the same time. If it was really sent by Edward, why didn't he contact us with his original mailbox?" Little Boy asked rhetorically.
"Because … his original mailbox was exposed?" Waldo guessed.
"Yes. If Edward's previous mailbox has fallen into Black Nest's hands, then Black Nest will know that we have contacted Edward. It's very likely that they will use this opportunity to set a trap for us," Little Boy analyzed.
Logically speaking, her inference was indeed very reasonable. However, for Zhang Heng, who had already seen the ending, the address on this email was indeed the city where Edward was now hiding.
"You are right, but this is the only clue we have in the past two months. We can either go to that address, or we can only sit here and continue to wait."
His words also silenced the 01 team. Helping Edward fight against Black Nest was supposed to be a dangerous and exciting thing, but now they had spent almost two months in this nameless town. Since they had been eating and sleeping all day, Philip even found out that he had gained another two pounds.
On the other hand, Waldo, who had been curled up on the sofa without moving much, gulping down Coke and eating potato chips, had not changed much in terms of body shape. Philip could only lament that humans were born unequal.
However, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, after staying here for so long, everyone began to get tired of it. If they continued to wait, no one knew when they would receive new clues. Even then, they still couldn't rule out the possibility that Black Nest had set a trap for them.
"Lu is right. We can't wait so passively anymore," Ponytail said. "Anyway, we have to go to that place. Of course, Little Boy's worries are reasonable, so we need to be vigilant at all times. We can take the train to Grenade next door, and then drive to Toulouse. If Toulouse is a trap set by Black Nest, their people at the airport and the station won't be able to find us."
"Great! I've been wanting to go to Toulouse for a long time," Leah said.
…
Toulouse, the capital of the Haute-Garonne province in the Pyrenees region of southern France, was the fourth largest city in France. It was known as the City of Roses, not because Toulouse was rich in roses, but because of the large number of ancient brick buildings in the city. The red bricks were the color of blooming roses, and that was how Toulouse got its name.
However, it had to be said that walking under these red brick walls did give one the feeling of walking through history. Every brick and tile here recorded the traces left behind by time.
After two months, the 01 guerrillas finally embarked on their journey again. This time, in addition to Zhang Heng, Leah was traveling with them. To avoid being discovered by Black Nest, she had put on heavy makeup, a wide-brimmed hat, and oversized sunglasses that covered half of her face.
"Will I be mistaken for a celebrity in casual clothes?" Leah asked.
Zhang Heng glanced at Leah in the rearview mirror, "Can't you buy a smaller pair of sunglasses?"
"I can't help it. I'm afraid a smaller pair of sunglasses won't hide my beauty." Leah spread her hands, looking helpless.
Now, Zhang Heng could understand why Leah could become 01's leader in the parallel quest twelve years later. The girl had an amiable aura about her. It was a stark contrast to her almost perfect appearance, but when the two were mixed together, it gave people a very comfortable feeling.
Little Boy, on the other hand, was different. Although Little Boy was not as beautiful as Leah, she had a good foundation. However, she did not seem to care about dressing up at all. She wore headphones all day and kept her head down, looking unapproachable. Besides, she always dressed like a boy. In Waldo's words, "Little Boy will always be Little Boy. I have never felt anything for Little Boy."
Perhaps it was because Zhang Heng had seen her sitting alone by the window on a rainy day and eating cookies, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with her.
These thoughts flashed through Zhang Heng's mind, and Little Boy's voice came from the headphones again. "I've done a preliminary investigation of the target location, and I didn't find anyone suspicious."
"Okay, we'll arrive at the target location in about five minutes," Zhang Heng said.
Considering the terrible combat power of the 01, Zhang Heng still hoped that they would focus on providing logistical support instead of going to the frontline and risking their lives. That was why he and Leah were the only ones going to the location mentioned in the mail this time.
Little Boy paused and said, "It's a little strange. The nearby cameras didn't show any signs of being hacked."
"Doesn't that mean there's nothing wrong there?" Leah was puzzled.
"No, she means that if it's Edward, with his skills, he should have set up something at the junction," Zhang Heng explained.
In the parallel quest twelve years later, 01's plan to rescue Leah failed. Hence, the subsequent development was different from the current one. Hence, Zhang Heng couldn't be sure what Edward's plan was.
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