Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 565 - 369 Big Wind_1

Chapter 565: Chapter 369 Big Wind_1

The sandstorm gradually subsided.

The murky sky outside also began to clear.

Inside the construction site, two people were near the shed, cleaning up scattered objects and tidying up the area disrupted by the sandstorm.

While they collected items, they also paid attention to any disturbances around them, ready to swiftly investigate if they noticed anything unusual.

These two had been left behind when the small truck came to deliver goods earlier; their task was simply to stay and protect Feng Yi, but as for the details, they weren’t too clear, nor did they need to be.

Jia had come out to chat with them for a while and told them Feng Yi was resting inside the shed, having been quite tired from running around these past few days, and would not leave the shed.

The person they were tasked with protecting was staying put in one location, which indeed greatly reduced the workload for the bodyguards.

Moreover, Feng Yi was scheduled to leave by plane the next day, so even if they had to stay awake, it would only be for this one night.

After exchanging information with the two men, Jia returned to the shed.

The pair had been specifically sent by Geng, but their actual purpose was merely to provide cover, to give the appearance of protection for others to see.

Feng Yi had only made an appearance when these two arrived and had stayed in the room ever since.

The men didn’t know what Feng Yi was up to in the room; they naturally believed Jia’s claim that Feng Yi was resting, and even if they didn’t, they considered it unimportant as long as they knew Feng Yi was within the shed.

Whether Feng Yi was simply sleeping or doing something unspeakable inside didn’t matter to them; completing the task was all that counted.

Jia, who had just finished interacting with the others, entered the room and saw Wu handling Feng Yi’s phone, replying to messages.

This was Feng Yi’s intention.

Feng Yi planned to go out tonight, but certainly, people would try to contact him, so he had asked Wu to act as a stand-in and test the waters.

Jia leaned in to take a look.

The message being replied to at that moment was from Old Yuan of the Special Investigation Team at the Bureau of United Protection.

Seeing the content of Wu’s replies, one had to admit that Wu’s imitation of Feng Yi’s tone was very convincing, as the choice of words was exactly similar to Feng Yi’s usual style when chatting with Team Leader Yuan.

Neither overly cautious nor too casual, Feng Yi’s relationship with Old Yuan was not too close but definitely not distant either, and Wu grasped this nuance perfectly.

Jia couldn’t help but exclaim from the side:

"You actually have this skill!"

At the same time, he thought to himself that the next time he communicated with the boss, he couldn’t just rely on textual messages to recognize someone.

You never know if the person replying on the other end is someone else.

Elsewhere, Team Leader Yuan, having just finished an important meeting, learned of Feng Yi’s whereabouts from another Bureau of United Protection colleague—

Feng Yi’s vehicle had safely entered Tuo Jia Town, but it soon encountered a sandstorm. Due to the sudden sandstorm, communication got disrupted to some degree, making it impossible to know the situation at the construction site.

After the sandstorm passed, everything at the construction site appeared normal, and they saw a small truck arrive to deliver supplies, visibly familiar with Feng Yi’s side and even leaving people to protect the site.

Those might be people sent by the Ancestral Factory or individuals Feng Yi had hired.

Having learned this, Team Leader Yuan wasn’t completely reassured and decided to send a message to Feng Yi to confirm the situation.

A reply came quickly from the other side,

And on the surface, it seemed like nothing was amiss.

But something felt off to Team Leader Yuan. Having achieved his current position and dealt with many cases, Yuan would not ignore that gut feeling.

So, uncharacteristically, Yuan made a video call.

The call was quickly answered on the other end, and it was indeed Feng Yi, who was clearly in that very shed.

As long as he was safe.

"Having dinner?" Yuan asked.

"Yeah, just had someone bring me some food," Feng Yi angled his phone camera to show Yuan the roast chicken leg he had just taken a bite of, "It’s still warm."

"I heard there was a sandstorm over there, you can’t leave today, planning to stay there overnight?"

"Um, I came over to check out the site and will leave by plane tomorrow afternoon."

The video call didn’t last long; Yuan’s goal was only to confirm Feng Yi’s safety and ensure that the people there were not under any threat. The conversation and background looked natural, except perhaps for an abundance of food, but there were no other signs of trouble.

The purpose of the call was fulfilled.

After the call, Feng Yi looked at Jia and Wu: "Old Yuan’s call was just to verify the identity of the person on this end of the phone. He deserves to be the leader of the special investigation team, his intuition is sharp."

Wu’s choice of words in his replies looked fine to Feng Yi himself, but it was unexpected that Yuan would make a point of making a video call.

If it weren’t for confirming his suspicions, Yuan wouldn’t have bothered with the hassle of a video call.

Jia was a bit concerned: "What if they call again tonight?"

Feng Yi replied, "Tonight? By then I will have ’fallen asleep.’ How can I answer the phone if I’m asleep? Of course, you two will take care of it."

Wu nodded, "If a call comes, I know how to respond."

Feng Yi handed the phone to him and quickly looked outside at the gradually darkening sky, saying, "There are still some things left unsolved in the room, so after finishing eating, I’ll go ’to sleep.’"

He had only come out just now to deal with Yuan’s video call, and now that it was resolved, it was time to continue "recharging."

The room was left with only Jia and Wu.

Jia didn’t continue the conversation about the messaging incident, nor did he worry about how to respond to phone calls at night. He took out his phone to look at it, his face lined with worry but also tinged with curiosity.

On his phone screen, there was information about the mountain north of Tuo Jia Town.

Jia voiced his concern, "It’s very cold on the mountain, should we prepare some thicker clothes?"

Wu, head bowed, studying the text messages, didn’t even look up as he replied: "No need."

Jia: "How do you know again?"

He reminisced about some of Feng Yi’s usual habits.

Feng Yi preferred places with suitable temperature and humidity; too cold, too hot, or too dry were not to his liking.

Of course, this was also true for most people.

However, Jia worried, "Will his actions be affected in a low-temperature environment?"

Wu: "You could freeze stiff, and he’d still be fine."

As a private doctor, Wu knew Feng Yi’s physique best.

Wu: "He has a metabolic physiology that is different from humans... and reptiles."

In low-temperature environments, Feng Yi’s cells metabolized and underwent chemical reactions in a different manner, allowing proteins to maintain their activity.

If he maintained homeothermy in the cold, then it was not much different from humans, no need to elaborate.

But if he switched to ectothermy, what people commonly refer to as "cold-blooded" mode, he was unlike any other ectothermic animals in nature.

Ectothermic animals in nature have two typical adaptations to extreme cold for survival – freeze tolerance and the supercooling phenomenon.

However, when facing extreme cold, Feng Yi had another set of adaptation methods unique to his species.

His survival limit was different from that of humans and ectothermic animals, defying conventional expectations.

Although low-temperature conditions certainly affected Feng Yi, limiting him from reaching his peak strength, it was more than enough to take care of the current situation.

It was just extremely energy-consuming.

Having heard what Wu said, Jia felt somewhat relieved.

Not completely at ease, because he didn’t know what Feng Yi might pull off.

As the last rays of sunlight disappeared below the horizon, Feng Yi quietly slipped away from Tuo Jia Town, eluding the two men at the construction site with the cover provided by Jia and Wu.

The construction site was not central to the town, and it wasn’t very bustling at night, so avoiding other people’s gaze and a few surveillance devices was not too difficult for Feng Yi.

North of Tuo Jia Town, nearly a two-hour drive away.

Here, there was an inconspicuous corner within the vast mountain range that spanned multiple countries.

The environment here had stark contrasts. In the direction of Tuo Jia Town at the base of the mountain, there were vast areas of aridity and desert.

But looking upwards at the mountain, you could see peaks covered in white snow.

During the heat, you could wear short sleeves near the base, but still see the white peaks above.

The area was scarcely populated to begin with, and there were even fewer people at this time, with generally no one coming here on duty.

Feng Yi analyzed the scents left in the air.

Not long ago, people were active in this area, at least three individuals, carrying dangerous equipment.

Afterward, probably without waiting for their "goods," these three headed up the mountain.

There should be others on the mountain, affiliated with them.

The mountain forest at night was too quiet, and currently, there was no wind.

This was not conducive to Feng Yi searching for people up the mountain.

If he wanted to ascend quickly, it was impossible to make no noise at all. He had to make some noise to cover the sounds of his ascent.

Feng Yi looked up at the sky.

His pupils suddenly constricted, and a faint glimmer seemed to flow within his irises.

He sensed the changes in the air currents of this region and the location of the clouds high above...

Let the snowstorm be even fiercer!

At this moment, at the Ancestor Factory Headquarters Building.

President Yue was still in his office, waiting for news.

When the mobile phone on the desk finally rang, President Yue quickly picked it up to answer.

"Hello?"

"President Yue, we’re not having good luck, a strong wind has suddenly come up, and there might be a blizzard soon. With this weather, we may not get satisfactory results going up the mountain."

The person on the other end of the line also felt it was quite unfortunate that day.

They had taken a job, and their boss sent them to the mountain to observe any activity, with no need for action, just to find a place to hide and watch.

They thought their boss had them looking out for poaching gangs active in this area recently.

But as soon as they reached the base of the mountain, they were greeted by a fierce wind carrying icy particles, surging like a huge wave, signaling an incoming blizzard!

Under such weather conditions at this time, it wasn’t just them who would take refuge; even the mountain’s poaching gangs would have to lay low!

So they called to ask whether to continue.

President Yue’s tone was subtle, "A sudden gust of wind, snowfall?"

The other side explained, "The weather here is unpredictable, it’s quite hard to have an accurate forecast, nothing can be done in such a situation."

President Yue said, "No need to go up the mountain, you guys head back first."

After ending the call, he threw the mobile phone onto the desk.

Staring into space without focus, President Yue suddenly laughed and said, "Luck?"

This sudden wind, it may not just be a matter of luck!