Chapter 118: Familiar Ground

Chapter 118: Familiar Ground

"Why do you say that?" He Ying asked in confusion.

"I've had some doubts from the beginning. We hid very well, so why were we easily discovered? Not only did they find us, but they also knew our location and numbers with clarity. It's obvious that it wasn't just a coincidence; it must be some kind of ability," Chen Mu said.

"Like Sun Yuan?" He Ying asked.

"That's a possibility. Also, I remembered one detail," Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"What is it?"

"Before I launched a surprise attack on Yang Buan, Zhao Tong had already stepped aside, as if he had seen through my intentions."

"Mind-reading ability?" He Ying exclaimed.

"Probably not. If it were true mind-reading, I wouldn't have been able to defeat him so easily. Besides, at the beginning, he didn't even see us, so how could he read our minds?"

Chen Mu paused for a moment, then continued, "But it should be something close to it. Perhaps... it's some kind of insight ability. Once there's hostility within a certain range of him, he can perceive it."

"That sounds plausible." He Ying's eyes brightened.

Chen Mu nodded. "If that's the case, it all makes sense. At first, we were hiding there, and he didn't notice us. Only after some time passed and we started to think about knocking them out, Zhao Tong sensed it. And him noticing my attack on Yang Buan earlier fits perfectly too."

"It must be it!" He Ying clenched his fist, feeling the satisfaction of solving the mystery.

"Because he has no combat ability himself, he completely relied on Yang Buan to handle the situation. After Yang Buan lost, he pretended to be generous and let us go. Otherwise, according to what he said before, if the storeroom was so crucial to the Green Tablet, he wouldn't have let us leave so easily."

"What a cunning guy!" He Ying felt a bit deceived.

"But it doesn't matter. We didn't intend to be enemies with the Green Tablet anyway. Even if we knew it on the spot, we couldn't do anything to them."

"Thinking about it this way, we still came out at a loss," He Ying sighed and then added with some relief, "At least you didn't expose yourself."

Chen Mu smiled. "What's the difference? When he goes back and describes me to Song Yu, they can probably guess almost everything."

He Ying was taken aback and then deflated, saying, "It seems like our helmets were in vain."

"That's not necessarily the case. There's a big difference between guessing and exposing the truth on the spot. If we encounter a similar situation next time, we can still pretend that nothing happened," Chen Mu said.

"With your thick skin, you probably can, but I'm not so sure about myself," He Ying teased.

"You're praising me too much," Chen Mu chuckled shyly.

As the five of them walked, they chatted casually.

"So, what's the plan now?"

"First, let's find a safe place for Lu Shanshan and Xue Xu to hide..."

While talking, the five of them had already reached the cargo delivery ramp next to the cafeteria.

Last time they walked here, it was also Wei Dalei pushing a handcart, but now there were more people.

However, after taking a few steps on the ramp, they heard strange squeaking sounds not far away.

The source of the sound seemed to be below the side of the ramp.

By this time, they had climbed some height, and due to the angle, they couldn't see the ground below. They took two more steps towards the edge and leaned down to look.

Because there were no guardrails, the height made them feel a bit uneasy.

Wei Dalei didn't dare to get close to the edge of the ramp at all, even though it wasn't very high here.

As soon as Chen Mu stuck his head out, he immediately pulled it back.

The scene below was far beyond his expectations.

It was a long convoy of vehicles, with about a dozen toy cars.

Various sizes and colors.

Sedans, minivans, pickups, and even a police car.

Chen Mu almost thought he had returned to his previous world.

But upon closer inspection, he realized.

They were all toy cars.

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