"Don't tell me you're still planning to go find the anti - venom for the banded krait. Are you even human?"
Xia Liang raised her fist. Just thinking about his endless nonsense gave her a headache.
Fa Cai turned his head and saw the pink fist about to fall. He immediately took two steps back. "Don't be impulsive. I may not know how, but I know who does!"
"Who?" Xia Liang still held the same pose. As long as she was dissatisfied, that fist would surely fall. "Don't tell me it's the professor?"
"Of course there's someone else." Fa Cai sighed. "Jian Yi also knows the technique of the Twelve Silver Needles, but we don't know where she is now."
Hearing this, Xia Liang was stunned. As expected of her master. She had even mastered something that someone like Fa Cai, who specialized in medical research, didn't know.
"Then shall we go find the anti - venom first?"
Hearing this, Fa Cai immediately distanced himself. He waved his hands. "You go by yourself. I don't have the time. Banded kraits usually live by the riverbanks. There are none around here."
Seeing his hesitant attitude, Shen Jian Yi was truly a bit helpless.
"Fine. Then I'll tell master first."
Fa Cai ignored her.
...
At this moment, outside the Ruida Steel Factory.
Several people had already set up an ambush. Shen Jian Yi was lightly leaning against a man's body. She turned her head and took a look.
Everyone was being extremely cautious, except for Hong Xiu. She seemed completely unaware of the gravity of the situation. "No one will come at this late hour. Why are you all being so sneaky?"
She stood up in front of everyone.
At that very moment.
"Beep──beep──beep──"
A series of red lights flashed, and the alarm went off. Hong Xiu stood there, stunned.
Thankfully, Shen Jian Yi reacted quickly and pulled her down. The alarm stopped, but many people walked out of the steel factory.
They were fully armed, holding laser pointers and electric batons in their hands. With such tight security here, it was obvious that Xu Wenji hadn't succeeded in the replication yet.
Hong Xiu, who was crouching beside the woman, finally came to her senses. She took a deep breath, and her wide - open eyes felt dry.
"Damn it. Why is there an alarm?"
Shen Jian Yi remained calm, as if nothing had happened just now.
She lowered her voice. Her tone was surprisingly cold but without any impatience. "It's normal. Xu Wenji is a treacherous and cunning person. Since he's trying to replicate something so important, he must strengthen the security."
"Xu Wenji..." Hong Xiu had never understood who this person she was talking about was.
She was a bit confused. "Hey, who exactly is Xu Wenji? Didn't you steal the chip back then?"
As soon as she said this, both those who knew about this and those who didn't fell silent.
Shen Jian Yi was too lazy to explain, but Hong Xiu kept pressing her, leaving her with no choice.
"I didn't steal the chip. I was framed. The one who stole the chip is Xu Wenji."
"How did he get into the research lab?"
Shen Jian Yi glanced at her. It seemed this person didn't even know Xu Wenji's real identity.
"His original name was Ke Yi'an."
Only then did Hong Xiu suddenly understand. No wonder she had been kept in the dark during this long - term operation.
"I didn't know at first..." Just as Hong Xiu was about to say something else, Shen Jian Yi ignored her.
She was thinking about what the alarm lights relied on to distinguish friend from foe. Those fully - armed people wouldn't trigger the alarm.
On the contrary, when Hong Xiu, who was standing quite far away, stood up, the red lights started flashing.
"Could it be the skin?" Shen Jian Yi blurted out.
The two people beside her were stunned for a moment. Xie Sui carefully inched over. "Everyone in their steel factory dresses like that. Every single one of them, without exception."
If that was really the case, then she might be right.
She glanced at Lu Jinsheng, and the two immediately understood each other's meaning.
Just then, the security guards happened to return to the inside of the steel factory, and there were only two guards left outside.
So, right in front of everyone, Shen Jian Yi and Lu Jinsheng quickly shuttled through the darkness.
"Why didn't the alarm go off?" Lu Weiran looked extremely confused.
He turned his head and glanced at the very calm Hong Xiu, as if the other person already knew something.
Only to hear Hong Xiu, who rarely stayed quiet, seriously explain, "As long as your speed is faster than the scanning red light, you won't be detected."
"Are you sure you're not joking?"
How could anyone be that fast? Of course, except for these two big shots.
Hong Xiu turned her head and looked relaxed. "I can do it too."
As long as one has received professional training, they will usually focus on training their speed. Not only is it fast when chasing, but it's also excellent when escaping.
Lu Weiran swallowed hard.
He thought that they were all human beings. Why were some people so outstanding, while he... was obviously a total failure.
The several people continued to stare ahead.
Before they knew it, Shen Jian Yi and Lu Jinsheng had already appeared in front of the two guards.
As soon as the guards reacted, each of them was knocked out with a chop to the neck and carried back.
Their speed was so fast that they only took a minute for the round - trip. After they came back, Shen Jian Yi saw Xie Sui with his mouth wide open.
"You guys are so amazing. How can you be this fast?"
Hearing this, Shen Jian Yi quickly took off the guard's protective suit and handed it to Xie Sui.
"You put this on. Your speed isn't fast enough. Later, we'll wait for the two of you to change shifts and then enter together."
Xie Sui was completely confused. "The two of us?"
"Yeah! Brother, just put it on quickly!"
It turned out that the other person was Lu Weiran. He really didn't want to go with the other person, but he had no choice.
He quickly put on the clothes and wrapped himself up tightly, almost air - tight.
Actually, at first, Shen Jian Yi had considered not bringing these two slow - pokes along, but Xie Sui was very important. He was the only one who had been inside and knew what the situation was like.
As for Lu Weiran, he couldn't be fully trusted yet. There was no telling if he would run away.
"What about the three of you?" Xie Sui was very concerned. "Aren't you afraid of revealing your real faces?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them put on their masks.
He was stunned. Xie Sui had long heard that there was a strange group of people in this world called bounty hunters.
These bounty hunters never showed their real faces. They would wear all kinds of masks to hide their identities.
It was rumored that bounty hunters were highly skilled in martial arts. As long as the deposit was high enough, there was nothing they couldn't accomplish.
Xie Sui looked at the masks of the three of them. At this moment, he was very sure that these three were the top three bounty hunters.
Before, he had seen pictures and descriptions of these three on a website.
The first - ranked Gun, the second - ranked Red Fox, and the third - ranked Hong Xiu.
"I've really met the big shots!"