The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 314 Discovery
They arrived more than a week early.

But time was short, and after a little arrangement of walking up and down, the time was almost up. Most of the audience found their seats and took their places, either enjoying the delivered breakfast or fiddling with the fun gadgets provided by the venue.

Jiang Hui and the others took their places and went to the front row of private rooms.

The private room was relatively spacious, but it wasn't just them; there were about two rows of empty seats, but for some reason, they were all empty, and no one had come. Jiang Hui asked Clarence, but Clarence only said that perhaps the tickets hadn't been sold.

It didn't sell? Then the sales figures for this Mech Open Tournament must be seriously inflated... And looking at the packed venue outside, it seems like tickets are incredibly hard to come by. Are they all shills?

That makes sense. Although the B, C, and D grade tickets don't have box seats, they're much cheaper, less than a tenth of the price of an A grade ticket, so naturally, many people buy them. Even more people would buy virtual online tickets, which don't require in-person attendance.

These Class A tickets require purchase eligibility and are expensive... the markup is just too high. After all, all you get is a private room, they have to fetch their own belongings, there's no service, and the atmosphere isn't even as good as outside. What's the point?

However, the tickets were provided by Clarence, who refused to accept any payment, so the group had no choice but to take advantage of the situation.

Let's not think too much about it. Since we're here, let's just enjoy watching the game.

...But why does everyone seem a bit strange today? Zhou Xiuwen is like this, and so is Huan Xian—

"Where is Huan?" Hillman asked, somewhat puzzled, as he unpacked a bag of snacks and started munching on them, seemingly oblivious to everyone around him.

Huan Xian had already finished his part of the work. The other party had met with them here earlier, but then a text message came in and the other party left again, looking very busy.

The others were not busybodies, and judging from the other party's expression, it was clearly not a matter for outsiders to interfere in, so none of them asked any further questions.

Does it really take this long to make a communication with a quantum computer? The other party has been gone for a long time since they left, and they still haven't returned even now, with the open tournament starting in about twenty stars. Naturally, everyone noticed this.

Jiang Hui was hesitating whether to send a text message to ask the other party when she heard Zhou Xiuwen stand up and say that he was going out to look for him because he needed to find something...

Watching the other person's figure quickly disappear into the private room, Jiang Hui swallowed back the words, "There's a convenient conveyor belt here."

This question asks, "Where are we looking for this person? And is it even necessary to go outside to look?"
A strange realization dawned on Jiang Hui's mind: there must be something wrong here; these two people were acting strangely.

Zhou Xiuwen seemed preoccupied, often appearing hesitant to speak, making him impossible to ignore.

Huan Xian was quite normal, maintaining a composed and impeccable demeanor throughout. However, the other party's sudden disappearance without explanation was not something he would do.

Moreover, both of them were half-covering themselves, clearly not afraid of being seen through, practically with "I have something to say" written on their faces.

Zhou Xiuwen and Huan Xian had a decent relationship, sharing a strange understanding. But given their personalities, it seemed unlikely one would actively seek out the other… If it were Jiang Hui, Zhou Xiuwen going to talk to her wouldn't be surprising at all, but it felt a little off about Huan Xian. Could there be something between them? Jiang Hui couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Clearly, Jiang Hui wasn't the only one who thought of this; Clarence did too. The two watched Zhou Xiuwen's retreating figure, their expressions unreadable. Their eyes met briefly in the air before returning to their own, but ultimately neither said a word.

In the VIP box, Hillman was probably the most carefree and oblivious to everything. He was focused on the large snack gift bag in his hand. Apparently, his parents were very strict and didn't allow him to eat these kinds of snacks on a regular basis. Now that he had the chance, why not indulge himself? Besides, how could watching a game be complete without eating and drinking? In his words, "half the fun would be wasted."

Jiang Hui ultimately didn't send a text message to ask what the two were "fussing over," and continued to stay in the private room as if nothing had happened, silently facing Clarence, who was probably also feeling unwell.

After a while, the two entered the private room one after the other, breaking the seemingly calm but actually very strange atmosphere in the room.

Hillman, seemingly oblivious to the atmosphere around him, looked up at Zhou Xiuwen, who had entered first, and Huan Xian, who followed shortly after, and said, "You're finally back. Huan, did you get lost? The competition is about to start. Come on, come sit over here."

Huan Xian nodded silently, strode over, and sat down between Jiang Hui and Hillman. He then naturally accepted the snack Hillman offered, picked up a piece, took a bite, and appeared very calm.

Jiang Hui noticed that there were signs of friction on the back of the other person's shoulder, with a little dust on it, but it wasn't dirty, just a bit noticeable on dark clothing.

Huan Xian noticed her gaze, and following her line of sight, he also saw the dust stuck to the back of his shoulder. He then casually patted it off before meeting Jiang Hui's gaze and saying, "Something came up earlier."

Great, it seems the other party didn't even try to hide anything and just said they had something to do.

Although they hadn't known each other for very long, they had fought side by side before, so Jiang Hui had a general understanding of the other person's underlying intentions.

For Huan Xian, the fact that he said there was "something going on" meant it was no ordinary matter. If it were truly a minor issue, the other party would have resolved it on their own, and it wouldn't have been considered a problem afterward, nor would it have been brought up at all.

The other party had just gone missing, and Zhou Xiuwen's manner of meeting with them, combined with their disappearances one after the other yesterday, easily led Jiang Hui to make some connections. Jiang Hui was quite certain that the person who contacted Zhou Xiuwen yesterday was a soldier.

Jiang Hui paused for a moment, then finally asked, pointing to the floor of the private room: "...Is it related to this competition?"

"Yes, the competition might be a bit chaotic today. You all need to be careful. If anything goes wrong, don't panic. There will be appropriate arrangements." Zhou Xiuwen added.

He just said it outright… Jiang Hui felt that her guess was correct; the person who contacted Zhou Xiuwen yesterday was indeed connected to the military. The reason the other party seemed preoccupied and hesitant to speak today was also because of this matter.

Zhou Xiuwen also said that "the competition venue is a bit chaotic." Just how chaotic is it? Could it be another terrorist attack like the one involving Dongbo Group last time? Jiang Hui felt a sense of unease.

(End of this chapter)