Six years later, Arizona, United States, Coconino National Forest.
Four men and one woman, a group of five fully armed people walked on the cold, hard forest ground covered with dead leaves.
"Miss Lin, according to the display on the instrument, we'll reach the target location in another two kilometers." A tall black young man walking at the front took off his mask and turned around to speak to the only female member of the team. As his lips opened and closed, the hot breath he exhaled turned into white smoke when it came into contact with the outside air.
A slightly shorter white man with curly hair at the back immediately wailed when he heard that, "Another two kilometers?! Boss, you must be kidding, right? "
"If you have the time to make a fool of yourself, why don't you conserve your strength for the journey? I don't want to carry an extra large piece of luggage in the freezing wind, "the other red-haired man said mercilessly.
"You!"
"Enough! Joe, Mike, stop messing around. " The leader, Regan, gave them a warning look. His eyes that were colder than the cold wind successfully shut the two who wanted to bicker.
"Thank you for your hard work, but please hold on a little longer. After this mission, I'll try my best to ask Director Frey for a few more days of leave." The girl, who had been walking silently in the middle of the team, appeared particularly petite among the group of men. Her clear and soft voice and her words succeeded in easing the atmosphere. "Of course, the reward will also be the same."
The lively Joe cheered almost immediately. However, considering that he had just been warned by the boss, this cheer was only heard by himself and Jason who was walking next to him. However, Jason had always been silent. He pretended not to hear it even if he heard it. He was not worried at all.
Jason, who had always been regarded as an invisible man, was not as indifferent to his surroundings as he appeared to be. Instead, he was more observant than the others. Although this Miss Lin looked just like a beautiful ordinary woman, judging from her steady pace and breathing rate along the way, this Chinese woman was definitely not as weak as her appearance suggested. After such a long and arduous journey, even the boss, who had the best stamina among them, had a slight disorder in his breathing.
After the interlude, everyone continued to move forward. Finally, two hours later, they stood at the red dot displayed on the electronic screen. At this point, the equipment they brought with them was useless. The four men retreated to the side, their eight eyes looking at the actual commander of this operation.
Lin Ching-wan took off the mask that was useless to her and immediately felt that her breathing was much easier. She closed her eyes and slowly spread out her Nascent Soul cultivator's Divine Sense. Inch by inch, she searched the land for that familiar aura.
Even though they had seen it a few times, Charle and the others had no idea what Lin Ching-wan was doing. In their eyes, the mysterious China girl would close her eyes for a while, as if she was meditating. When she opened her eyes, their mission would be over.
Regan guessed that this Miss Lin probably had some special sensing ability.
"Open a round hole three feet in front of me with a diameter of four inches. Dig down two feet and then dig with your hands. Be careful and pay attention to your safety."
Ten minutes later, amidst Charle's cheers, Lin Ching-wan saw the purpose of her trip — a bronze fragment the size of a thumb.
Taking the fragment from the cautious Regan, Lin Ching-wan casually took out a small wooden box from her jacket pocket, threw the fragment into it, and then stuffed it back into her pocket. Regan and the others would never know that the box would never contain anything from the beginning to the end.
"Thank you for your hard work. After this, you can have a good rest and prepare to enjoy Christmas." Lin Ching-wan said to the other four with a smile. Thinking about the upcoming day of celebration, even the silent Jason couldn't help but curl his lips.
Before Charle could shout "Yeah!", a unique ringtone came from the pants pocket of the opposite girl. The explosive and arrogant music was the same as the owner of the phone. Since working with Miss Lin, Regan and the others had heard this unique ringtone countless times.
Since working with Miss Lin, Regan and the others had heard this unique ringtone countless times. At first, Charle would eavesdrop on it, but now …
The four single men took a few steps back and refused to breathe in the sour smell of love.
Hearing the familiar ringtone, Lin Ching-wan didn't need to look to know who it was. She took out her phone and pressed the answer button. A casual male voice came from the receiver, "Qing, when are you coming back?"
Without waiting for her to answer, the other side added, "Mom misses you. You know, she's always worried that you're in danger outside. Also, Christmas is coming …"
Lin Ching-wan looked at the empty space around her strangely. She didn't understand why Regan and Charle would stay two meters away from her every time she received a call from Tony. Perhaps it was out of respect for her privacy, but she always felt that she was being envied and despised …
"We've found the thing. We can go back now. Don't worry, we'll definitely make it in time for Christmas. Say hello to Maria and the others for me. "Lin Ching-wan was in a good mood as she said to Tony on the other end of the phone. Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she said, "Tony, I brought you a Christmas present."
Tony's curiosity was immediately piqued. But how could the proud Tony Stark give in to curiosity so easily?
So, Tony, Tsundere, Unstoppable Stark said to Lin Ching-wan, "Oh." Then, he said, "I'll see it when I get back." Then, he hung up the phone.
Listening to the "beep — beep —" sound from the phone, Lin Ching-wan chuckled and put away her phone. She didn't seem angry at the other party's behavior of hanging up the phone without saying goodbye.
She called over the four people who were still two meters away. "Let's go, everyone. The party is waiting for you."
The group of people walked to the open space one after another, waiting for the helicopter to pick them up. While waiting, Charle couldn't bear the loneliness and asked, "Ahem, Miss Lin, aren't you angry?"
She should still be angry, right? After all, no girl could remain calm about such rude behavior, especially when this person was her boyfriend.
"Angry?"
"Mr. Stark Jr. hung up on you without saying goodbye. You know, you guys are … Ugh, I don't mean to blame him, I'm just curious —"
Lin Ching-wan thought he was wondering why Tony didn't throw a tantrum at her as a friend. She thought about it and replied indifferently, "Maybe I'm used to it? Actually, Tony didn't do it on purpose. He's just more casual with people he's familiar with. Ugh … Speaking of which, I should be able to enter the 'friend' category, right? "
After thinking about it, she wasn't too sure. After all, the proud genius was very cautious and stingy with the "friend" category. She was an ordinary person with ordinary intelligence who took four years to finish the economic management course. Ugh, maybe … she wasn't qualified to be a genius' friend?
After thinking about it for a while, the helicopter came over. Lin Qingwan immediately cleared her mind of those useless thoughts and grabbed onto the rope ladder that the pilot had put down.
Charle and the other three people who heard her reply looked at each other and thought in unison, 'Poor girl, so it's a one-sided love, and it's with the playboy Tony Stark. Oh, I can already imagine her sad future.'
Not sensing the four men's strange thoughts, Lin Ching-wan, who was sitting on the helicopter, thought about collecting all the fragments and the gifts for the Stark family. She couldn't help but smile.
In the eyes of Regan and the others, this expression proved that Miss Lin was indeed infatuated with the playboy Tony Stark. They couldn't help but sigh for her. 'Poor girl, I hope you won't be too sad in the future.'
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