Qin Yikun and Gao De were undoubtedly devoted to their duties as Luo Nan's two bodyguards. They had a clear division of labor. Gaud stood outside the office, acting as a door god. Qin Yikun, on the other hand, was in an inconspicuous corner of the office, guarding close to prevent any strong enemies from sneaking in and assassinating him.
To be honest, Qin Yikun felt a little out of sorts tonight. He felt a little uneasy standing in the house. It was as if there was something else nearby. He had already confirmed with Gaud many times, but the two of them did not find anything.
This made them even more nervous.
At that moment, he noticed Bamboo Pole's words in the mission channel. For a moment, he felt a pang in his heart. Perhaps the previous scene was an illusion caused by Luo Dasheng's Silent Thundercloud?
They clearly knew that the thundercloud in the surrounding void was brought forth by Luo Nan, and that it bore no malice towards them. However, if one were to remain in it for a long period of time, the most important senses of a martial artist would be suppressed and affected to varying degrees. In particular, they were all responsible for their duties and needed to be fully focused. Thus, they were even more sensitive to this influence. It was to the point that when the room was extremely quiet, hearing their own breathing was like hearing the aftermath of distant thunder, gradually entering their souls and causing them to tremble.
Bamboo Pole asked Luo Nan to withdraw his powers. Qin Yikun was undoubtedly relieved. But Luo Nan's response was actually this several seconds later:
"Wait a little longer."
In the mission channel, Bamboo Pole sent a question mark emoji. And on the plane of reality, Qin Yikun looked over in astonishment. Luo Nan's reaction was a bit out of line with his usual personality.
Behind the office desk, Luo Nan's elbows were still propped on the surface of the desk. His posture had practically never changed, and he looked to be in a daze from beginning to end. And Qin Yikun held a certain amount of reverence towards this state … … Perhaps Luo Nan was lacking in the way he conducted himself, but Luo Nan possessed a completely different logic of thought from ordinary people. The longer Qin Yikun interacted with Luo Nan, the more Qin Yikun was able to understand the depth and breadth of Luo Nan's thoughts.
Especially right now. Luo Nan was surrounded by the boundless thundercloud. The power of thought transformed into a concrete and perceptible pressure. There was even a heavy dignity to it, causing Qin Yikun to subconsciously hold his breath to avoid affecting Luo Nan's train of thought.
An unknown amount of time passed before Luo Nan, who was sitting at the desk, slightly raised his head. His gaze seemed to be cast towards the ceiling, but it was unknown what he was looking at. This continued for a few seconds before Luo Nan suddenly pushed the table away.
"Boss?" Qin Yikun asked.
"The house is too small. I want to go out for a walk."
"Uh, where?"
"Let's go to the rooftop. We can see the rooftop of the North Shore's Gear. There are more people at this time, but we can always find a quieter place. "
When he came out of the police office, it was already the wee hours of 2097. Since it was New Year's Eve, it was the busiest time. None of the elevators were in place, so they could only wait.
"I still need around a minute and ten seconds." Luo Nan raised his eyes and made a judgment.
He knew the exact location and operating speed of each of the elevators. He also knew if there were people waiting or going to wait on each floor. Through this design and a simple model, he could roughly calculate when the nearest elevator would arrive.
Then Luo Nan had no choice but to revise his answer half a minute later. The reason was that after the target elevator stopped on a certain floor, a passenger had purposely blocked the elevator door in order to speak to his friend in the car. Naturally, the previous outcome would be nullified.
"I still need to wait another fifty seconds … … Sure enough, the greatest variable is still the human. But is he really a variable?" Luo Nan unwittingly entered the stage of talking to himself.
Qin Yikun and Gaud looked at each other speechlessly.
Luo Nan had a bit of a train of thought, but it wasn't too clear. His gaze seemed to stare fixedly at the elevator door, but in reality, what he was looking at was the fluttering grass stalks and feathers that filled the sky. It was the hearts of the people in and around the large living area that were panicking and restless because of the Soundless Thundercloud.
It was because he wanted to see these that he refused Bamboo Pole's suggestion. The interference waves were already in place, but he still maintained the tyrannical and crude mental interference of the surrounding area. He sat and watched as the turbid flow of the people's negative emotions continued to overflow.
The round headlamp above lit up, and the elevator door opened with a jingle. Seven or eight people walked out. Gaud's large body blocked in front of Luo Nan, passing by these people. There were no threatening targets inside. Everything was calm and tranquil.
Luo Nan walked into the car, but then he heard someone call out softly from behind, "Mr. Luo?"
Luo Nan turned his head and saw a rather tall and beautiful young woman within the stream of people that had just walked out of the elevator. She was currently bowing to him in greeting. Her body movements were very restrained, and her smile was polite and carried an appropriate amount of respect. It was very much in line with the ladylike style dress she wore.
"Oh … … Yue Qin?" Luo Nan didn't forget this name.
Yue Qin was the daughter of a certain pharmaceutical company. Her older brother, Yue Zheng, had once clashed with Luo Nan, but Yue Qin's calm and intelligent personality made it hard for people to dislike her. She had always been trying to mend her relationship with Luo Nan. Especially since she was the best friend of Luo Nan's older cousin, Mo Han, and the "doll" of the BHD trio, Bai Yu. She was also Luo Nan's schoolmate when he was at Sixth High.
Luo Nan hadn't seen Yue Qin ever since the incident at the municipal plaza. She would occasionally send messages online to greet him, but they never went too far. They had always maintained contact.
Seeing Luo Nan give a response, Qin Yikun reached out his hand to block the elevator door, allowing them to speak. Yue Qin's dimples suddenly blossomed on the other side. Her polite attitude was quite a bit more intimate.
"Happy New Year, Mr. Luo."
"Ah, happy New Year."
Strangely enough, on this New Year's Eve, Yue Qin was actually the first person to say these words to him.
Luo Nan's friends and family had their own chat group. It was bustling, but Luo Nan didn't open it. His aunt, uncle, and the others who were closer to him, most likely didn't contact him in consideration of his mysterious' operation 'tonight. As for his inner world circle, everyone was as busy as a dog. They didn't remember this sort of boring matter.
All right, though it was boring, it was pretty good to hear this sound.
Yue Qin walked a few steps over, stopping only when she reached Qin Yikun's side. Her gaze shifted slightly towards Gao De, and she nodded in greeting. "I felt that Captain Gao looked familiar just now. Then I saw you, Mr. Luo. Otherwise, I would have missed you … … Do you guys still want to go up?"
Indeed, Yue Qin and Gao De had met face to face during the incident at the municipal plaza. Gao De had indeed appeared with the identity of the building's security captain. Luo Nan had clearly only met once, but he was able to completely remember a person's surname and job title. Luo Nan probably wouldn't be able to successfully cultivate this skill in this lifetime.
However, as Yue Qin spoke, Luo Nan noticed that there was a middle-aged man and woman behind her casting their gazes in this direction. Judging from their age and appearance, they seemed to be her parents. They should be on a family trip, but her older brother wasn't here … …
This sort of hidden social situation was one of Luo Nan's biggest headaches. He simply acted as if he didn't see it. He just responded dryly, "I have a bit of business."
Yue Qin's gaze shot a glance at his wrist. She saw Luo Nan's exposed wristband dial, and she was a bit stunned. Then she bit her lower lip, raised her hand in front of her chest, and made a pleading gesture. Her voice dropped an octave. "Mr. Luo, my older brother is also up there. He's with a friend … … If you run into him and act foolishly again, please don't bicker with him. Please!"
As a reserved and introverted beauty, Yue Qin was always able to put on a noble and proper posture. And it was because of this that her pleading appearance was all the more moving.
Luo Nan had to admit that seeing this scene really made his heart happy. But in the end, he just said, "Oh." He didn't give a clear answer. On one hand, he didn't know how to respond properly. On the other hand, he could feel a clear change in the mood of someone in this area.
His gaze went over Yue Qin's shoulder and swept over the body of the middle-aged man behind her.
Perhaps the middle-aged man had drunk a bit of alcohol; his breathing was a bit hurried. Right now his body was half turned, seeming to be controlling his breath. In fact, his gaze had been constantly glancing over. Luo Nan's gaze cut over at this time, and the two sides inevitably "collided".
The middle-aged man's body clearly trembled at this moment. The body language he displayed did not match his status.
Luo Nan withdrew his gaze and immediately asked, "Your father?"
Yue Qin was a bit startled. She subconsciously turned her head to look, and her heart thumped.
Luo Nan indicated to Qin Yikun that he could enter the elevator during this gap. He also decided to stop the current conversation. "Let's not chat anymore. It's getting late. Pay attention to your safety when you go home."
He pressed the button for the floor as he spoke. He nodded towards the stupefied Yue Qin before the elevator door closed. His gaze swept over the middle-aged man behind her once more.
The closed elevator door divided their visions. Luo Nan's eyelids drooped, and he stood there silently. Qin Yikun couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything wrong with that family?"
Luo Nan didn't answer immediately. He just continued to retract and focus his incomparably enormous sensory network. Soon, he locked onto his target in a certain location within Aurora Cloud City.
Luo Nan barely remembered Yue Zheng's appearance. After a bit of comparison, Luo Nan was able to confirm that it was Yue Zheng …. He was one of the 22 Phase Two Aberration Infection targets that had been put on record. Yue Zheng's internal number was 14.
He had been too focused on the big picture to notice this small detail.
Luo Nan shook his head and directly spoke in the mission channel, "Brother Bamboo Pole, infected person number 14 is the Yue Zheng I had a dispute with last time at the Frost River Waterway flagship store. His father …."
Bamboo Pole immediately sent a message: "Yue Qi, chairman and major shareholder of Wuyue Pharmaceuticals."
"Yue Zheng is infected, so Yue Qi must know the inside story. Now that his emotions are unstable, it's likely that he won't be able to hold on much longer. If the branch doesn't want the situation to get out of hand, it's best to control it in advance. "
"Uh …" Bamboo Pole couldn't react for a moment.
Luo Nan's wristband vibrated at this time. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was actually Yue Qin who had sent a communication request. Luo Nan thought for a moment before accepting the call.
"Hey, hello."
There were clear sounds of breathing on the other side, and there were some noises. The one who spoke in the end wasn't Yue Qin, but a low and hoarse male voice. Luo Nan knew that this was Yue Qin's father, the Yue Qi he had just been discussing.
Every word that Yue Qi uttered was dry, hoarse, and difficult. "Mr. Luo, I want to …. report something to you."
Luo Nan didn't plan on chatting with this person. He simply responded, "Someone will contact you soon. Do your best for the sake of your children."
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