Life Dungeon Game

Almost the instant He Ao finished speaking, the bracelet on Hai Xi's wrist vibrated.

The sound of her bracelet was peculiar, somewhat like the sound of an old-fashioned bracelet, with a crisp, noisy quality.

The noisy bell rang in the silent carriage, like the tolling of a traitor's bell.

Hai Xi glanced at her bracelet, and after a brief pause, she raised her hand and answered the call.

Instead of putting the bracelet to her ear for a private call, she turned it on speakerphone.

"Boss, are you out yet?"

A slightly hissing voice came through the phone. He recognized the voice; it was the doorman who had stood at the bar entrance earlier that day.

"I'm out, but I ran into a little trouble,"

Hai Xi glanced at the rearview mirror; the white SUVs had stopped chasing. "We're taking another route to shake off our pursuers; we'll probably have to go around them."

"Okay, boss."

The person on the other end of the phone answered, "We'll wait for you here."

"I'll contact you when I arrive."

Haise reached out and hung up the phone.

Then she took a deep breath, stared at the road ahead, and asked softly, "How did you find out I'd been betrayed?"

“The red-haired man just now seemed to know a lot about our relationship,” Heo said calmly.

He seemed to know we had only met recently.

"But that only proves that he may have investigated me thoroughly. What makes you suspicious?"

Hai Xi asked softly.

"Your navigation,"

He Ao smiled and replied, "We were guided to the Huiermei Medical Building by your navigation. This building has several underground parking lots. Theoretically, the navigation should take us to the one with the most people or the one closest to us."

He flipped open his bracelet, and a city map of Whitland was projected onto it. Eve had planned the optimal route from the Forest Bar to the Whelan Medical Building.

"But the truth is, on the route from the Jungle Bar, we just entered that parking lot, which wasn't the closest one, nor was it the one with the most people. Judging from the ambush in the parking lot, it wasn't very big either."

He leaned back against the back seat cushions, most of which had been torn apart during his fight with the red-haired man, revealing large chunks of plastic-filled inner core.

"Your navigation has been tampered with, leading us into a trap set by someone else,"

He smiled and said, "In fact, this is the most important step in this trap. We must be made to step into the trap without realizing it. If we had arrived near another parking lot, and the smart parking assistant had guided us to a more distant parking lot where the trap was set, it would have easily aroused our suspicion and ultimately led to the entire trap being exposed."

"So they must have spent a lot of money to bribe your people to implant a virus into your car's main control computer."

"Given your cautious nature, the person who could implant a virus in your car's computer must be one of your trusted confidants, and therefore most likely involved in your backup plans,"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "This means that the enemy has a complete idea of ​​your backup plan. They can set up another trap based on your plan and wait for you to walk into it. That's why the vehicles chasing us didn't go all out. They only fired a few symbolic shots and then gave up, because they knew that the real trap was yet to come."

"There is another advantage to taking action in the chaotic West District: the problems caused by taking action in the West District are much smaller than those caused in North Vientiane. If those SUVs had fired a few more shots, they would have been arrested by the Vientiane Police Department."

"So they are now very eager for you to get into the West End."

"You're not only very strong, but you also have a sharp mind,"

Hai Xi sighed, pulled a cigarette from a gap in her skirt, and lit it. "Ruo En has been with me for seven years."

Actually, when the doorman called, she knew that He Ao's worries were justified.

The doorman's tone was off, with an overly eager tone, and he shouldn't have called so soon after turning the corner, since theoretically, the doorman shouldn't be able to see what was happening to Hai Xi and He Ao at that moment.

Although he didn't show in the conversation that he knew about Hayes's current condition, he was too eager.

As a partner she had worked with for several years, Hai Xi knew her subordinate's personality very well.

From these details, she already knew that she had been betrayed.

Betrayal in the West End

It's not unusual; it's commonplace. For people in the West End who can't even get enough to eat, paying higher prices to make them follow someone else's orders is perfectly normal.

Of course, there are some loyal and virtuous people in the West End, but it is clear that Hayes was not lucky enough to meet them.

She sighed, wisps of smoke curling around her pale fingertips. "I've been living comfortably for so many years, I've become complacent."

He Ao calmly watched her somewhat lonely figure from behind.

In fact, Hai Xi should have been completely in the sights of the person who set up the trap behind the scenes a long time ago, and the person she was dealing with had most likely been exposed long ago. Hai Xi's transaction had been under the other party's surveillance all along.

The reason the other party hasn't made a move yet is probably just playing the long game, trying to capture Haixi.

Judging from their arrangements, they never intended to kill Hai Xi, probably because they wanted to capture her and extract information from her.

Of course, C-class individuals like Hai Xi can also provide an important raw material for gene-based drugs—the blood of superhumans.

So if Haixi is really captured, her fate might not necessarily be better off being killed.

However, based on tonight's events, He Ao has basically confirmed that there is some strong connection between the mysterious person and the Huierme Medical Foundation.

Furthermore, the mysterious figure likely established a new laboratory outside of Jess's lab, simultaneously conducting experiments on higher-level gene-based drugs using Jess's research data.

The fact that the red-haired man didn't recognize 'Jace' proves that the group chasing Jess is not the same group that set a trap in the underground parking lot of the Huierme Medical Building today to try to capture Hayes.

However, judging from the fact that these people who set up the traps could use gene-enhancing drugs, they should also have some connection with the mysterious person.

The question here is, can the forces associated with the mysterious man mobilize two large groups of people within the city at the same time?

Which group of people set a trap for Hai Xi in the West District?

He's current leads on the mysterious man stop at the 'introducer' Thorne, so his next goal is to find Thorne and learn more about the mysterious man.

All this information came together in He Ao's mind and was slowly sorted out.

"I'm sorry to have dragged you into such a dangerous situation,"

After a brief moment of melancholy, Hai Xi quickly regained her composure. She stubbed out her cigarette, glanced back at He Ao, and said apologetically, "I didn't expect things to be so complicated."

“It’s nothing,” He Ao shook his head and smiled. “So what are you planning to do next?”

“I don’t only have that one team,” Hai Xi smiled. “Over the years, I’ve accumulated some wealth. Even if the Huiermei Medical Consortium wants to touch me, they’ll have to pay a price.”

After escaping the encirclement, this top female middleman in Witland gradually began to return to her familiar territory.

At this moment, she also looked at He Ao and asked, "What about you? Is there anything I can do to help you?"

In the battle just now, the initial awkwardness between the two had been quietly worn away, and a basic level of trust had been established.

As for Hai Xi, she had previously said that if this mission...

A C-level option appeared, which required an additional commission, so she asked He Ao about his needs.

Do you know Thorne?

He asked slowly.

“I know him, the ‘introducer’ Thorne, a cunning jackal,” Hayes said, his hands on the steering wheel. “You have a conflict with him?”

“One of his past commissions involves me,” Heo asked calmly. “Do you know where Thorne is most likely to be?”

"He could appear anywhere,"

Hashi gazed at the road ahead. “He’s different from me. He’s a cunning and cowardly middleman. As far as I know, he has three public residences and four clandestine ones in Witland. He chooses one of them to stay in every night. It’s said that even his favorite mistress doesn’t know where he will sleep the next night.”

As a local strongman, Hayes had more comprehensive intelligence than Heo. Previously, Heo had Eve collect information online, but they only found two possible residences for Thorne.

"Then how can I see him?"

He asked in a low voice.

"money,"

Hai Xi replied quickly, "High-value commissions will attract his attention. Although he is cowardly and afraid of death, he is even more greedy. As long as you can afford the price, he will do anything for you."

Even if it means putting him in danger himself?

He asked.

"He would be willing to take the risk for a sufficient amount of commission."

Hashi replied.

In other words, as long as the commission is high enough, he may not even care about his own life.

"If you want to see him, I can help you set up a high-priced commission."

Hai Xi also sensed He Ao's thoughts and quickly said, "As long as the price is right, he will see you even if you are his enemy."

"He probably won't be taking on any other cases right now."

He Ao shook his head.

If we're talking about wealth, Mystic is definitely the richest and most indifferent person Jayce has ever met in Wetterland. Mystic is not only rich, but he's also willing to spend money for his goals.

If Thorne were truly willing to do anything for money, then he would probably already be hired by the Mysterious Man as bait to lure Heo.

From this perspective, if He Ao had started his investigation from the two publicly known residences of Thorne that he had previously investigated, he should have been able to easily obtain clues about Thorne. Of course, these clues would most likely have been left by the mysterious man's people.

His mind raced, and He Ao looked at Hai Xi and continued to ask.

"If we consider the force that ambushed us today as one unit, in Whitland, is there any conglomerate that can simultaneously muster three such forces? For example, this conglomerate could divide its manpower into three groups: one group could ambush us at the Wheem Medical Building, another group could set up a trap in the West District to try to ambush us a second time, and the last group could do other things."

"It's possible, but the probability is very low,"

After thinking for a moment, Hai Xi replied, "After witnessing our strength, the people who tried to ambush us in the West District must be very strong, at least several C-level, and they would need a lot of manpower. For the large conglomerate of Wetland, such a force within the city is already very strong."

Even the Huierme Medical Foundation couldn't possibly find another vacancy in the city.

A group of people came out; the conglomerates were used to outsourcing tasks to gangs within the city and generally didn't keep too many people working for them there.

In other words, the mysterious person may not necessarily have that many people.

Indeed, this is the case; the forces that the mysterious man is currently using to hunt down Heo and capture Hai Xi seem to include many mercenaries.

However, the mysterious man is even more capable and has hired additional mercenaries, so he may have more manpower than Hai Xi thought.

But before this incident, He Ao had already wiped out an elite mercenary squad hired by a mysterious person.

These foreign mercenaries undergo strict screening before entering the city, so it's unlikely that a larger number can enter. Therefore, all things considered, the number of people the mysterious man can currently mobilize is probably limited.

Moreover, the strength He Ao displayed tonight clearly exceeded the strength that these people originally planned to deal with in their capture of Hai Xi.

If those who captured Hai Xi belong to the same faction as the mysterious man, or are even his own men, then after witnessing He Ao's strength, they would mobilize more people to set up the trap in the West District to ensure they could capture Hai Xi.