Hidden moth

Chapter 118: Hiding for Thousands of Miles, Hard to Escape

He Kao turned around and saw Wei Luo again. She was the girl who asked for directions at the high-speed rail station last time. She was also the disciple of Elder Jiang Daozhen and the fifth-level inquirer of Lingxi Sect.

Although Elder Jiang had never shown him Wei Luo's photo, He Kao knew it was her when the old man mentioned her.

Asking passersby why they get lost so often is a very interesting question, one that even many disciples of the sect don't know the answer to. For a fifth-level sorcerer, such a thing is almost impossible.

Fortunately, He Kao received the complete inheritance of Lingxi Shu, otherwise he would be confused.

Jiang Daozhen once said that the Yin Mo technique was the most difficult to practice. However, He Kao believed that this was because there had not been a Yin Mo sorcerer in 1,200 years, and the number of Yin Mo disciples in the early days was also very small, so the old man said so.

According to He Kao's rough judgment, he believes that the most difficult technique to practice is actually the Lingxi technique. If there is no corresponding ritual reference, the difficulty of getting started and advancing is higher than the Yin Moth technique.

Only when one’s Lingxi technique reaches the fifth level can one practice the unique applied technique “Tianji Technique”, and the state of practicing Tianji Technique is very special.

He Kao's state when practicing stealth skills is also very special. In the eyes of others, he is just a normal, ordinary passerby, but he has almost no sense of existence and does not leave any impression.

It is said that when practicing the art of Tianji, the inner scene and the outer scene are combined, and looking at various things between heaven and earth is like observing the changes of one's own movement, but it gives others a hazy feeling.

If the Yin'e Sect's telepathy is a comprehensive perception, then the Lingxi Sect's divination is a comprehensive judgment, covering the mysteries of all judgment-type techniques.

When the person asking for directions is in a state of cultivation, people's inherent judgments about things, even including a lot of common sense, seem to be blocked or sealed.

Everything she sees is just a phenomenon without judgment. She needs to re-judge the various phenomena and find the connections between them without prejudice.

Therefore, once she enters the state of cultivation, she will forget where she is at any time and need to re-evaluate her location at any time... and after finishing the cultivation, she will not deliberately remember everything that happened during the cultivation.

But for a fifth-level questioner, the most important daily practice is the art of divination, just like the most important daily practice for a second-level assassin is the art of stealth and telepathy.

The title of "passenger asking for directions" is somewhat a misunderstanding or misleading. Perhaps it would be more accurate to call them "lost people" because they rarely ask for directions.

Asking for directions is also known as "pointing the way." Sometimes asking for directions is also a way of giving them a hint. Lingxi sect sorcerers are just that mysterious. Some things can't be said directly. They're clearly giving directions, but they're asking for directions...

As for the specific situation, He Kao was not really clear. He only interpreted a passage in the inheritance and had no real experience. Many things were just speculations.

When he saw the passerby Wei Luo again, He Kao felt embarrassed.

Because he had just "traveled" back from Sawa, he did not want to reveal his identity and could not reveal his identity, so he deliberately disguised himself, changed his hairstyle, wore wide-brimmed photochromic glasses and a mask covering his face, and even changed his gait and posture.

Wei Luo's appearance had also changed. Although he was still wearing that cloak-like windbreaker, his hair was silky and smooth, tied into a simple ponytail, not as messy as last time.

Looking inside the windbreaker, he was wearing a very smart business suit. As for those small items... they should have been stuffed into the various pockets of the cloak. This cloak was like a treasure bag, but it was hard to tell from the outside.

Wei Luo seemed not to recognize him, perhaps because He Kao was in disguise, or because she had forgotten their last experience, or because she judged that He Kao did not want to be recognized by her.

Seeing He Kao standing there in a daze, she seemed a little embarrassed and said, "Oh, you don't know it either?" In connection with the above context, what she should have said is - you don't know where the airport is either?

He Kao had been keeping an eye on Wei Luo's whereabouts for quite some time, and he never expected to meet him under such circumstances. Since he couldn't reveal his identity, he quickly made a decision to continue pretending not to know him.

Because he saw Wei Luo wearing a badge, which is also called a dog tag in He Kao's company. It has the name, department, position and company name written on it.

It was a company I had never heard of, but it should be nearby, as there were quite a few office buildings in this area. It seemed she had already found a job during her time in Qiyuan.

It would be easy with the badge information. I could just go back and look for her. He Kao pointed to the front left and said, "I know her! From there, go into the underground passage, take Line 3 to Qiyuan South Station, then transfer to the Airport Line and go to the terminus."

Wei Luo: "Thank you!" Then he turned and left.

He Kao shouted from behind: "You're going in the wrong direction, the subway entrance is over there."

Wei Luo turned around and asked, "Can I get on the plane without my ID?"

He Kao shook his head and said, "No!"

If he didn't know the other person's identity and it was just a chance encounter on the street, He Kao might have felt a little confused. But since it was a passerby who showed up to ask for directions, He Kao instantly understood where he was going.

To find someone who suddenly left, the first thing you should do is go to the airport or high-speed rail station. Ordinary people might not be able to do this, and they're also afraid of looking in the wrong place and ending up empty-handed. But He Kao isn't afraid. He's a stealthy moth, and he can even jump back and forth between locations!

He turned around and used stealth skills, seemingly walking slowly into the green belt. The next moment, he walked out of a men's restroom in the corner of the waiting hall.

Yesterday, the department went to Sawa for a team-building trip. He had just been to the airport, and today, he didn't even go through security, going straight to the terminal. He arrived early, and Yang Lingxi was on the highway around the city, and Ren Lexing had just lost her.

He walked around the terminal hall but didn't see any sign of Yang Lingxi. As he walked, he was still thinking about what Wei Luo had asked him. There were two elements in Wei Luo's words: the airport and the ID card.

He suddenly slapped his head and took out his phone, calling up a stored document. Thanks to Lao Qian's backing, he also got the electronic version of Yang Lingxi's employment information, which included a copy of her ID card.

The ID card is real.

When Yang Lingxi first came to the company to apply for a job, she didn't know any other inside information. She just thought she was here to carry out a simple task. The only thing she needed to pay attention to was not to reveal her purpose.

So she didn't deliberately lie about other things, otherwise it would easily reveal her flaws and backfire, so she entered the company in the most normal way.

The ID card contains address information, which may not be absolutely accurate because many people do not change the registered address on their ID card after moving, but it is also a clue.

The registered address on Yang Lingxi's ID card wasn't the school where she was studying for her master's degree, but a residential area in Nanhua City. What a coincidence! He Kao had just been to Nanhua City yesterday!

Because the flight from Qiyuan to Sawa stops at Nanhua City.

Although he only stayed in Nanhua City for forty-five minutes yesterday, he still went to the outside of the airport on purpose, because for Yin Ge, this was equivalent to opening a new map.

He Kao then went back into the men's restroom and the next moment, he was at the Nanhua City airport. He left through the exit and headed for the address on Yang Lingxi's ID card. He Kao didn't need to wait around at Qiyuan Airport; he could always go back whenever he wanted. He took this opportunity to light up the new map first.

He went back several times during his journey. He not only went to the airport, but also visited the two high-speed rail stations in Qiyuan. Later, he found that Yang Lingxi had indeed arrived at the airport.

Yang Lingxi first went to the boarding gate to take a look, then found a secluded corner in the distance and sat down. He Kao observed from a distance the boarding gate she had deliberately visited, and it turned out to be a flight to Nanhua City, with an hour left before departure.

Adding the two hours of flight time, it would take Yang Lingxi at least three hours to reach Nanhua City, so He Kao would continue to touch her home there.

Zhupan Garden is a low-density, small-rise residential area in Nanhua City. Similar to Guanliu Community in Qiyuan City, it is located on the riverside and has a river view. The environment within the park is also quite good.

You need to scan the access control panel to enter and exit the community, but it is useless. Just follow the person in front of you and walk in... This is also the experience He Kao gained in Guanliu Community.

The landscaping between the residential buildings is quite good, with many tall banana trees planted. This kind of banana tree bears fruit, like bunches of small bananas, but I heard the taste is very ordinary and not very good.

It's not time to get off work yet, and the sun is a bit hot at this time, so there are not many people walking outside.

He Kao deliberately stayed at a distance for a while, observing the fruits on the banana tree, as if he was thinking about how to pick a bunch.

After a while, someone walked towards Building 14. He Kao also stood up leisurely, clapped his hands, and walked slowly from the other direction. He arrived at the entrance of the corridor just at the same time as that person.

The person in front swiped open the corridor door and held it open for him when he went in.

He Kao said thank you. This was a common situation when entering and leaving a residential building. He acted very naturally and the other party did not suspect anything, just thinking that he was also a resident here.

This type of low-rise residential building has only one unit in each building, with a total of twelve floors, four households on each floor, and a total of forty-eight households. I guess it is unlikely that the residents here know all the residents in the building.

There were two elevators in the building, and neither required a card. That person went upstairs, while He Kao went down. He took the other elevator to the basement, which was the parking lot.

The address on Yang Lingxi's ID card is 206, No. 703, Jiangyang Road, which corresponds to 703, Building , Zhupan Garden Community, but he just entered Building .

According to experience, in communities designed to separate pedestrians and vehicles, the underground floor is a parking lot. From the ground, Building 15 and Building 14 should be connected through the underground parking lot.

He Kao walked through the underground parking lot and entered Building 15 from the basement level. During this process, he realized that he was being observed, which was obviously a bit unusual.

There were no other pedestrians nearby, so who would deliberately stare at him? He moved around, avoiding the camera's position, but still had this feeling, obviously someone was watching him secretly.

He Kao remained calm and did not turn around to leave. He then realized that the sense of surveillance had disappeared again.

It seems that everyone who enters and leaves this building will be under attention, but He Kao is obviously not the person the observer is waiting for, so the other party just took a look and stopped staring... So who is the person the other party is waiting for?

He Kao got into the elevator and went to the tenth floor first. He found that the surveillance in the elevator was broken.

This is also normal. There are a total of 26 buildings in this community, each with 12 floors. Not counting other things, there are two surveillance cameras on the left and right of the entrance corridors on each floor, which means there are more than 600 surveillance cameras in total.

It's impossible for anyone to constantly monitor so many surveillance cameras. Usually, surveillance footage is only reviewed when something unexpected happens. Occasionally, a few cameras malfunction, but repairs aren't always timely, and the malfunction may not even be apparent.

He Kao came out from the tenth floor and seemed to realize that he had gone to the wrong floor, so he went back to the elevator and went to the seventh floor...

He discovered that the two surveillance cameras in the seventh-floor corridor were also broken, and during this process, he did not feel that he was being observed because the ability of the stealth moth was not restricted.

There was someone watching downstairs, but why wasn't there anyone watching here? He Kao figured it out in a flash, because the people in the house hadn't come back yet. Even if they were watching, they didn't need to stare at the empty house upstairs.

Since no one was watching and there was no surveillance, it would be easy. He took out a small metal rod and gently knocked on the lock of Room 703's door, judging its internal structure based on the sound.

Then he turned and disappeared, and reappeared at the same place a moment later, wearing overshoes and gloves, and holding a set of special tools.

This is an electronic combination lock, but it can also be opened with a spare key... As long as there is a mechanical unlocking mechanism, it's easy! This kind of lock is not easy to pick. If it were in the past, even with He Kao's "skills", it would still be difficult to open it. But now it is different.

Telepathy includes audio-morphology, which, as the name suggests, allows you to determine the spatial structure of an object based on sound, just as if you were seeing it with your eyes. This is a perfect aid for picking locks!
He Kao still took some effort and a minute and a half to open the door, mainly to try not to leave any traces.

The area of this house is not small, and most of the houses in this community are large. Judging from the decoration and furnishings inside the house, the residents' financial conditions are quite good.

He Kao quickly searched the house and confirmed that this was Yang Lingxi's home, or more precisely, the residence of Yang Lingxi's mother, Chen Yuhua...

During his trip, he also returned to Sawa and showed up at the hotel to receive greetings and care from his colleagues.

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At 6:30 in the afternoon, Chen Yuhua returned home. Her mood was very unstable. She felt very worried and excited at the same time. She always wanted to do something, but didn't know how to do it.

She is a Zhiyuanke, but just a Zhiyuanke. No notice from the Shumen Zongfa Hall will be sent to her, and no one will specifically tell her the latest developments of the Shumen.

After her ex-husband passed away, the only sorcerer she could come into contact with on a daily basis was Yan Congfei.

Her daughter called her in the afternoon and told her something. She then realized that Yan Congfei had actually assigned her daughter to do such a dangerous thing! But her daughter told her not to tell anyone.

After calming down a little, Chen Yuhua could more or less guess what her daughter meant. She was afraid that something might happen to her while her mother was still in the dark.

Yang Lingxi was rushing back by plane. She wanted to handle the matter on her own and report to Yan Congfei.

But an hour ago, Yan Congfei contacted her again, saying that he had something to talk to her about and was waiting for her at home. It must be about Yang Lingxi. Let's see how he explains it!

"Old Yan, are you here already? Why did you fall asleep on the sofa? Ah——"

Chen Yuhua walked into the living room and saw Yan Congfei lying on his back on the sofa, as if he was asleep. He walked up to him and patted him twice. Then he felt something was wrong and let out a short scream.

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(End of this chapter)