Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

This is Li Cu's memory, while Shen Mingchao, who is in a coma, has to see even more.

Body and soul separated, she watched the girl's short life as an observer.

Thirteen-year-old Li Han left her home, where she had lived for nearly four years, on an ordinary night.

After a long and tiring journey, we arrived in Hangzhou, heading south.

Instead of going to the city, Li Han went to a desolate mountain. At the top of the mountain stood an abandoned substation. The surrounding area was deserted and overgrown with weeds. It was unclear how she found this remote and secluded place.

This indirectly confirms one thing.

Li Han wasn't wandering aimlessly; she had a destination in mind.

As for what the goal was, the answer was quickly found.

The substation's iron gate was firmly locked by a large iron chain about two fingers wide. The surrounding wall was covered with weeds, with scattered shards of glass embedded along its edges, and rusty wire mesh wrapped around it.

It's all hurtful stuff.

Shen Mingchao was still wondering how Li Han was going to get in when he saw her walk straight to the door, grab the iron chain with both hands, and tear it off.

Shen Mingchao was dumbfounded.

Very good, simple and straightforward, our Sister Han has plenty of strength and methods.

The commotion outside alerted the people inside the substation. He rushed to check the situation, and when he opened the door, he and Li Han stared at each other in disbelief.

Shen Mingchao took a look and recognized him as an old acquaintance—Wu Xie. To be more precise, it was a limited-edition homeless Wu Xie.

He had a stubble beard, tired eyes, a sallow complexion, a nosebleed, and hair that looked like a menacing sea urchin.

The impression given is that a handsome scholar went to the countryside, did farm work for several days in a row, and could only sleep in haystacks at night.

"This is not a place for a young girl like you. Get down the mountain now," Wu Xie said, urging her to leave.

Despite saying that, he remained vigilant. With the scattered pieces of iron chain on the ground, he didn't think the little girl in front of him was harmless and had simply wandered into this place by mistake.

Could it be a member of the Wang family?

Why would they send a minor girl?

What are they trying to do?

Wu Xie had just inhaled pheromones, and his mind was still in a state of high-speed operation, so he couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

Perhaps noticing Wu Xie's tension, Li Han didn't move. Instead, she took out a USB drive from her pocket, shook it gently, and said, "Want to make a bet with me?"

"What are we betting on?"

"Betting on an impossible future."

After saying this, a gust of wind suddenly rose in front of Shen Mingchao, and the figures of the two gradually blurred. When the wind stopped and the fog dissipated, the scene in front of him turned into a closed space.

One wall was covered with faded photos and handwritten notes, with hemp ropes like a spider web pulling out key information, and plastic nails at the nodes, creating an extremely chaotic and frantic scene.

Shen Mingchao knew at a glance that this was the prototype of Wu Xie's plan.

Two figures sat quietly at the table by the wall.

Li Han inserted the USB drive into the computer and then showed Wu Xie the files on the computer.

Shen Mingchao leaned closer, only to find everything blurry, and she couldn't hear the conversation between the two. She could only watch as Wu Xie's expression changed from astonishment to seriousness.

She didn't know how much time had passed before she heard Wu Xie mutter, "Madman!"

"Thank you for the compliment." Li Han smiled, her eyes narrowing.

"So, want to bet with me?"

"If you win the bet, everyone's happy. If you lose, it just means your plan continues as usual. You don't lose anything."

Wu Xie remained silent for a long, long time.

Watching a 13-year-old girl fall into a pit of fire is a terrible feeling, a feeling of conscience being eaten away.

He also saw the determination in the girl's eyes, sighed and said, "Actually, whether I gamble or not, you'd still go, right? You didn't come here to ask for my opinion."

Li Han suddenly smiled.

Silence is a tacit agreement.

She deliberately approached Wu Xie, and their conversation wasn't important; she just wanted to expose herself.

She had to find Wu Xie, because that was the best way for her to get noticed by the Wang family and thus enter their ranks. The Wang family wouldn't let anyone who got close to Wu Xie go unpunished.

"I have another question I'm curious about." Wu Xie tapped his knuckles on the table and continued, "What's your purpose in doing this? Do you have a grudge against the Wang family? Did the Wang family harm you?"

"No, that doesn't count." Li Han shook her head.

"Then why—"

Before Wu Xie could finish speaking, Li Han interrupted him.

"Because I want them to avoid an unfortunate fate."

The literal meaning of the sentence was easy to understand, but Wu Xie frowned, completely baffled by its implied meaning.

He didn't pry into people's privacy.

After spending only a short time together, he discovered that the young girl possessed a maturity and intelligence far beyond her years, making him, an adult, feel somewhat ashamed of himself.

Wu Xie suddenly had a mischievous idea pop into his head and said, "There's a question that might be a little offensive."

"you say."

Wu Xie stammered, "You're not an adult with dwarfism, are you?"

Li Han: "..."

I really want to give him a stun gun to clear his head.

Li Han looked at Wu Xie with dead fish eyes: "Can't I be a genius? Haven't you ever seen a genius before?"

Wu Xie choked up, thinking to himself that life is truly unfair from birth.

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. I should leave now." Li Han stood up.

Looking at that thin figure, Wu Xie suddenly felt a strong sense of panic. Before he could react, the words slipped out.

"etc--"

"Since we've met, at least tell me your name."

The person leaving didn't stop walking; they just waved goodbye.

Just then, Wu Xie's phone rang, and Xiao Hua's voice came through when he answered.

"Wu Xie, how's your chat going?"

"It's alright," he replied.

Xie Yuchen paused noticeably before continuing, "Can you really believe what a 13-year-old girl says? Could she be a smokescreen deliberately planted by the Wang family?"

Wu Xie lit a cigarette before explaining, "Xiao Hua, what's incredible is that what this girl showed me on the USB drive was my entire plan, even more detailed than what I've described."

"If she were a member of the Wang family, she could have used my plan to pledge allegiance to them instead of coming to me. She could have joined forces with the Wang family to quietly and effectively dismantle my plan."

"Furthermore, her USB drive contains not only my plans, but also the Wang family's secrets. I've seen them; even if the Wang family wanted to plant an undercover agent, they wouldn't use family secrets as a bargaining chip."

According to her, she briefly hacked into the Wang family's system, but she didn't get into the core part.

Wu Xie felt that this was the most terrifying thing about the little girl; she had become a top hacker at such a young age, and she truly deserved the title of genius.

Xie Yuchen was shocked: "Your plan has been leaked? Then..."

Before Xie Yuchen could speak, Wu Xie understood perfectly. Knowing someone's entire plan, his first reaction was that this person couldn't be allowed to live.

"Xiaohua, I asked her, 'You know my whole plan, aren't you afraid I'll silence you?' She said that seeking her own death is the greatest sincerity she can offer."

At this point, Wu Xie let out a long sigh of relief.

"Xiaohua, she's really too young."

Even something as small as if he actually laid a hand on someone would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Xie Yuchen also fell silent.

After a long pause, he finally asked, "I don't understand, what was her purpose in doing this?"

Wu Xie gazed at the horizon as dawn broke. After a moment, he said, "She said her goal is the same as ours. The Wang family's computing system is too robust. She wants to infiltrate the Wang family, find that key host, and dismantle and destroy it."

Xie Yuchen asked with some concern, "Is she alone?"

Yes, just one person.

Shen Mingchao's perspective follows Li Han's.

Amidst swirling yellow sand, Li Han ventured alone into the desolate desert, embarking on a journey of no return.

She was only 13 years old at the time.