Byron's Blade

"Dear ladies, your arrival today really makes our Chuzhong flourish." He Chusheng came to Mu Li and the others' table and toasted.

Although the girls here really didn't want to talk to him, they immediately put on social smiles, and Mo Kexin came forward and raised a glass to express his gratitude.He Yingning didn't make a sound, just looked at He Chusheng with a smile on his face.Lan Ni and Mu Li tried their best to reduce their sense of presence so as not to expose their identities.

After everyone drank the first glass of wine, He Chusheng found He Yingning as expected.

"Miss He, it's a great honor to organize this charity event with you. We at Chuzhong have always paid attention to charity and hope to cooperate more in the future."

He Yingning nodded, and politely accepted the cooperation intention.

He Chusheng didn't stay here any longer, but moved to the next table.He obviously didn't care who Lan Ni and Mu Li were, although they didn't put on much disguise.It seems that, as Joan said, Lan Ni and Mu Li are not well-known in the city of adventurers.Or maybe, He Chusheng's attention was not on them at all, he just paid too much attention to He Yingning, because now He Yingning has probably been exposed, and it is He Chusheng's thorn in the flesh.

"What does he mean? Is he here to show his goodwill?" Mu Li asked.

"No, I think the possibility of showing goodwill is almost zero, and the possibility of warnings and threats is even greater. Although what he said did not involve the slightest threat or warning, you can taste the meaning." Mo Kexin said.

"I think so too. He is probably implying that this charity event is a death trap for me." He Yingning also agreed with Mo Kexin's words.

Lanny said nothing, but this time she agreed with her cousin.Although Mo Kexin is inferior to Lan Ni in terms of IQ, her emotional intelligence is admirable. When it comes to observing words and demeanor, she will never be wrong in this regard.

"Desperado, you can do anything. You are General He Yun's daughter, and they dare to touch you. It seems that they don't take General He Yun seriously." Mu Li said to He Yingning.

"This means that their background is very strong. Even if they completely offend General He Yun, they are not afraid." Mo Kexin continued.

"No matter what, let's finish our task first. As soon as the auction is over, we will send Miss He away. This is not a place to stay forever." Lan Ni concluded, and then she pressed the intercom earphone in her left ear and said:

"Chou Zheng, Joan, you all heard it just now."

Qiu Zheng's voice came from the earphone: "I heard it."

"Understood, Miss Lanny." Joan replied.

"Please make preparations, and help inform Miss He's bodyguards outside so that they can also prepare."

"Understood." The two replied in unison.

The luncheon ended at about one o'clock, and there was still an hour before the auction that started at two o'clock.During this period, guests can take a lunch break in the entertainment venues on the first and second floors of the hotel. The hotel provides guests with a chess and card room, a board game room, a massage room, and lounge chairs for lunch breaks.

During this hour, Mu Li and his party were not idle, and Mu Li stayed behind to guard He Yingning to protect her safety.Mo Kexin and Lan Ni followed Joan's instructions to check the hotel's safe for auctions.It's a pity that they couldn't go in, because the security measures there were impeccable, and there were a large number of hotel staff coming in and out, busy transporting the auction items.

Lan Ni and Mo Kexin returned to the private room specially for Mo Kexin to rest, and the group of four reunited.As soon as he entered the door, Mo Kexin said:

"I find it very strange. Since He Chusheng has been collecting computer accessories and giving them to that unknown person y, why there are still computer accessories among the lots in this auction. Isn't it a loss for him to sell the computer accessories? ?”

He Yingning opened the list of items for this auction, browsed through and said:

"You mean this Apple laptop? Among all the lots, only this laptop belongs to the computer category."

Lan Ni continued: "There are only two possibilities. One is that this notebook itself is a fake, or even if it is genuine, it is of no use to them, so it is auctioned to earn some benefits. The other is that this notebook is indeed There are certain secrets hidden, which are important not only to the person behind He Chusheng, but also to us. They took out this notebook to fish and lure us into the bait. If it is the second type, we have to be careful , They may not take out the genuine ones, the notebooks we took back need to be verified for authenticity. And be careful what traps they set in the notebooks."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"It's just, why did the leader want us to take a picture of this notebook? Joan, do you know?" Mu Li asked while pressing the earphone.

"I don't know, I only know that the leader taught me a set of methods to verify the authenticity, which is a bit troublesome to explain, and involves the problem of the chip program. In short, there is a hidden program in that computer, which is very The key is to get it," Joan explained.

Everyone fell into deep thought when they heard the words, a set of hidden procedures, what do you want this for?Really puzzling.Even though Mu Li and Lan Ni know that the ultimate goal of Plan B is to find loopholes and destroy the Jiushen system.But they still don't quite understand the matter of obtaining hidden programs.Obviously, the hidden program in this computer is definitely not what they are looking for in the end.Otherwise, this task would not appear so casual and not prudent at all.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the auction started on time.Most of the lots in this auction are some antique calligraphy, paintings and porcelains that were kept in strong warehouses in the old days and were not damaged by the disaster. Only lot 24 is a computer, which was typed out of the personal notebook of former Apple CEO Jobs. The name, perhaps mostly for the purpose of creating a gimmick.

Not many people bid for this computer, and the initial reserve price was not high, only 4 federal currency.Mo Kexin raised his placards to bid as usual, and the price increase was not high, with an average of around 1000 to 2000.After seven rounds of price increases, the computer was successfully auctioned off by Mo Kexin at a price of 5 universal coins.

In order to cover up the purpose of this trip, Mo Kexin actually bought several calligraphy paintings and antique vases, spending a total of nearly 200 million yuan, becoming the biggest buyer at the auction.In order to obtain this computer, Mohs has suffered a lot.

At the end of the auction, a group of people went to inspect the lot and pay the money.Joan has already disguised herself as the inspector invited by Mo Kexin, and is waiting outside the warehouse with a leather suitcase.When Mo Kexin brought Lan Ni over, she began to carefully check the authenticity of these lots.

"Sorry, we want to inspect the goods alone, can you please go out for a while?" Joan said to the hotel staff.

This did not violate the rules, and the hotel staff did not object. They followed Joan's words and walked out of the warehouse, closing the door behind them.

Joan made a beeline for the Apple laptop.The notebook looks a bit old, the silver casing is worn out, but it is still usable, and it is not completely scrapped. The computers of more than 130 years ago are more troublesome to use than the current holographic screen PCs or desktop integrated PCs.For such a long time, something as delicate as the core cpu has not been damaged, and the graphics card, memory, hard disk and other hardware can still operate. It is a miracle. I don't know where this computer is stored.

But Antique is Antique, and Joan had gone to great lengths to power up the computer.When she finally woke up the old antique, she asked while operating the computer:

"Where's Mu Li? And Miss He, what are they doing?"

"He Yingning is one of the organizers of this charity event. He is currently busy accepting the auction money with the people in Chuzhong, and has no time to come here. Mu Li stayed to protect her." Lan Ni said quickly.

"Isn't she going to attend the reception at night? The boss said that she was waiting for He Yingning in the staff passage at the back of the hotel, and sent her away in person. Some of He Yingning's bodyguards were knocked down, so it's useless now."

"Been brought down by someone? Why didn't you tell us when it happened?" Mo Kexin said in surprise.

"I also just got the news. The boss said that she saw He Yingning's bodyguard's car on the street outside the main gate of the hotel. A smoke bomb was stuffed in it. The six bodyguards and that little girl slept like pigs. Are these idiot bodyguards out of their minds? Parking the car in that position, the target is too obvious." Joan scolded.

Mo Kexin couldn't stand Joan's foul language, so she frowned.Lanny didn't care, and said instead:

"It seems that we have to rely on ourselves now. We saved He Yingning's life, even if we have paid off the debt owed to her. It will also be beneficial to win over General He Yun in the future." She watched as Joan inserted a U disk-shaped thing into it. On that Apple notebook, the interface jumped out of the search program, and he couldn't help asking:

"How about it, did you find it, that hidden program."

"Wait a minute, I'm still investigating, but I guess it's over." Joan replied.

"Eh? You mean it's a fake?" Mo Kexin asked.

"No, this is indeed an Apple laptop from more than 100 years ago, but it probably doesn't have what we're looking for." Joan replied.

"Hmph, it seems that He Chusheng is not stupid." Lan Ni said with a cold snort.

"Do they have this notebook or not? Do they know the mystery in the notebook?" Mo Kexin asked with a frown.

"It's up to them to ask themselves." After finishing speaking, Lan Ni pressed the headset and asked, "A Li? How is it? Can He Yingning get away now?"

"Not yet, He Chusheng dragged us around looking for someone to talk to, obviously delaying time." Not long after, Mu Li's whispered answer came from the earphone.

"Find an excuse and take He Yingning away immediately. Things are not going well." After Lan Ni finished speaking, she immediately said to Joan:

"Within 2 minutes, quickly pack up your things and leave, it is not suitable to stay here for long."

Lan Ni's words were almost fulfilled in the next moment, and suddenly there was a "buzz", and all the lights in the entire hotel were turned off.The guests in the venue fell into darkness amidst the screams.Uneasy chatter broke out after a few seconds of silence, and the venue was shrouded in fear and confusion.Mu Li immediately grabbed He Yingning's arm, and immediately led her to the escape route.

He Chusheng was yelling: "Everyone, don't panic, it's our circuit problem, we have a backup generator, and the power supply will be restored immediately!"

A beam of death red light shone on He Chusheng's shoulder, and with the sound of "咻", a bullet pierced He Chusheng's shoulder and directly penetrated into the chest of a waiter behind him.He Chusheng groaned in pain, and the waiter fell down without making a sound. The tray in his hand and the wine glasses on it were all smashed to the ground, making a loud noise.

There was a sudden chaos in the mixed scene, and the guests screamed in horror and fled in all directions.The sniper in the dark was chasing his real target, and the red light of death aimed at He Yingning who was evacuating quickly under the protection of Mu Li.

"Get down!" Mu Li felt something, and immediately protected He Yingning's head, and pushed her to the ground.

"Shh! Shh! Shh!", the sniper/gun fired three bullets in a row, all of which hit the empty space.Mu Li knelt down on one knee, quickly drew his gun, aimed at the place where the red light came from and shot.While shooting as a cover, he pulled He Yingning up and shouted:

"Run! Safe passage!"

He Yingning got up and ran. One of the high heels ran away in the dark, but she didn't care about it. She took off the other and ran barefoot towards the safe passage.

Fortunately, Mu Li took He Yingning to run quickly as soon as the power went out. They are currently the closest people to the safe passage.Therefore, although he was targeted by snipers, he quickly ran out of the safe passage to evacuate.

The road was too dark, He Yingning was running desperately ahead, accidentally tripped over her foot, and fell heavily to the ground.There was a muffled sound when her knee hit the ground, and she was so painful that she couldn't stand up.

"Hey! Are you okay?" Mu Li chased after her, quickly helped her up, and continued to run forward with her, "Don't be afraid, we're almost there, Qiu Zheng is in front to meet you, you follow her."

"What about you?" He Yingning asked hurriedly.

"Lanny and the others are still inside, I can't leave."

"What's going on? I just saw He Chusheng was shot. Aren't they going to kill me?" He Yingning asked.

Mu Li just replied: "It's just a bitter trick."

Then they reached the exit of the staff corridor.The door was open, at 06:30 in the evening, it was already dark outside, and Qiu Zhan was standing at the door with a gun in his hand.

Mu Li handed He Yingning to Qiu Zheng.He Yingning couldn't stand stably, and his knee was hurt. Qiu Zheng hurriedly helped him, but He Yingning fell directly into her arms, and she had to hug her, using her body as a support.

"Let's go, beware of pursuers." Mu Li said simply.

"What about you?" Qiu Zheng asked.

"Go to Lan Ni and the others." After Mu Li answered, he turned around and ran back.

"Hey!" Qiu Zheng's voice suddenly came from behind, "Be careful."

Mu Li laughed, and his voice gradually disappeared into the darkness: "I will return these words to you intact."