The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 719 - Chapter 719 Chapter 718 Why Must It Be Lu Mian

Chapter 719: Chapter 718: Why Must It Be Lu Mian?

Chapter 719: Chapter 718: Why Must It Be Lu Mian?

Hua Ying found it difficult to decide her next step and was too preoccupied to even consider the mission; she hastily sent a message to her immediate superior.

[Sir, they have decided to go to Xuefeng Mountain and Yinye Island.]

At this moment.

In the meeting hall of the New World Laboratory.

The reason it’s called a ‘hall’ is because it resembles a sacred and grand temple, with an extremely high ceiling and a spacious and magnificent interior.

Atop a full hundred steps stood a chair, exuding a chilling white glow, cold to the extreme, made of silver.

The surrounding light was dim, except for the chair above which a cold light shone, giving it an untouchable, sacred look.

In reality, such a chair was cold and hard, not comfortable at all.

But invisibly, it exuded a powerful sense of oppression, discouraging onlookers from staring directly or presuming too much.

Atop the high platform sat a cold and calm man.

A long suit jacket was thrown casually over his shoulders, and the man held a phone in one hand and a cigar between the fingers of the other.

The cigar burned, the smoke wafting gently.

The vast hall was dimly lit.

The man kept his features hidden in the darkness, preventing others from seeing his face.

“Sir, what should we do next?”

The subordinate at the foot of the platform asked in a very low and humble manner, inquiring about the next plan.

The man let out a light laugh, his voice raspy from smoking too much, with a sandy texture.

“It seems I’ve underestimated her.”

The tall and burly subordinate bowed his head even lower, “It’s our incompetence.”

He was called Tian Shu, the closest guard to the sir, and naturally understood that the “she” the sir mentioned was referring to someone specific.

No one but Lu Mian could provoke the sir’s emotions.

After a moment, the man sitting in the high place’s phone screen lit up again.

After looking at it, he let out another somber laugh with ambiguous meaning.

“Does she really believe that H is deadaEUR|” Huo Zhu muttered to himself.

Tian Shu glanced up at him but very consciously did not disturb Huo Zhu.

After a while, the man put away his phone and looked down at his subordinate from his narrow eyes, “How are Dr.

Hua and the others doing?”

“The same as always,” Tian Shu replied.

“They refuse to speak and do not cooperate with the laboratory’s training.”

If it weren’t for Dr.

Hua holding some secrets of the Life Science Institute, the laboratory wouldn’t have kept him until now.

Huo Zhu fell silent for a moment, “Send them to Xuefeng Mountain.”

“Sir?

Didn’t you say the special operations team has already tracked them to Xuefeng Mountain?”

Huo Zhu smiled with calculation, “You have to give something up to gain something else.”

He lightly tapped his fingers a few times and replied to Hua Ying.

[Number 13 has other arrangements, you just focus on bringing Lu Mian back.]

After receiving the message, Hua Ying was happy for only a few seconds before she couldn’t help asking: [Sir, why must it be Lu Mian?]

Huo Zhu’s reply was cruel.

[If you were a successful experiment, I would also ‘must’ you.]

Hua Ying’s eyes stung.

Why…

Why was she a failed experiment?

Why couldn’t she do more for the sir?

aEUR”aEUR”

The office had been quite busy these past few days, and many people hadn’t had the time to pay attention to the witness Hua Ying, except Wang Xintong who was relatively idle and would occasionally chat with Hua Ying and provide some psychological counseling.

Wang had visited IEG last time to research information but came back empty-handed.

Although others comforted her by saying it was okay, she felt she had lost face compared to Wa Zhiqi.

As the office was gearing up for its final operation and was close to cracking the case, she hadn’t reaped any benefits, which inevitably left her feeling a bit resentful.

She would occasionally discuss the progress of the case with Hua Ying, actually hoping to jog her memory for more clues.

That way, she could also claim some credit for the contribution.

At this moment, Hua Ying, under the pretext of getting some tranquilizers, came to find Wang Xintong again.

Wang Xintong took Hua Ying’s hand and had her sit down.

It was the first time Wang Xintong had touched Hua Ying’s hand and she was startled, “Yingying, you really should take better care of your hands.

These don’t quite seem like a girl’s hands.”

They were somewhat rough, not quite fitting for a twenty-year-old girl’s gentleness.

Hua Ying quickly withdrew her hand, smiling, “Okay, sister, recommend some hand cream for me.”

“Sure, once we’re out of the office, I’ll send you the link.

Right now, I can’t because the network is restricted and I can’t send anything.”

Hua Ying expressed understanding.

“Oh, by the way, the medicine I’ve been prescribing you these days, have you been taking it on time?

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I know you’re worried about your father, but you’ve got to take care of your health too.”

“My sleep has been okay these last two days.”

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.

We’ll be able to rescue your father very soon.

If we’re lucky and choose the right location, maybe in three days your dad could be back by your side.”

Hua Ying’s eyes reddened again, “aEUR|What if we choose wrong?”

“I don’t know about that…”

“If we choose wrong, will we startle the snake?

Will those people get angry and hurt my dad?”

Seeing her on the verge of tears again, Wang Xintong quickly soothed her in a gentle voice, “It would be best if we could find him in one go.

Yingying, think carefully again, is there any detail we might have missed that could help solve the case?”

Hua Ying thought very hard for a while, “I don’t know, I really didn’t notice too much.

However, I did see some purple soil crumbs on the ground in my dad’s office once.

I thought it was something else at first and was quite amazed when I realized it was soil.”

When Hua Ying recalled the memory, she was very serious.

With a pair of innocent and bright eyes, she shimmered with genuine simplicity.

Wang Xintong never doubted Hua Ying; as a family member of the victim, she should be the person in the office who most hoped for Dr.

Hua’s return.

Therefore, Wang Xintong had full confidence in what Hua Ying said.

“Purple soil…” Wang Xintong felt this was a clue and pressed down on the back of Hua Ying’s hand, “Come with me.”

Wang Xintong directly found Daine in the outdoor training field.

Daine was having his team members do their final training and paused it when Wang Xintong brought Hua Ying over.

“Doctor Wang, what’s the matter?”

“Yingying remembered seeing purple soil in Dr.

Hua’s office on a certain day.

I thought purple soil is too rare, so I immediately brought her over to tell you,” she said, her eyes occasionally drifting in Sikong Jian’s direction.

She kept trying to draw his attention.

Hua Ying chimed in, “It was Sister Xintong who helped me remember.”

She knew how to seize the opportunity, giving Wang Xintong a favor.

Wang Xintong was immensely relieved.

Daine frowned, his expression quite serious, “Miss Hua, are you sure?”

“Yeah, I just thought it was fresh at the time but didn’t think much of it.”

But this clue was very important to Daine.

Because on Xuefeng Mountain, there was a patch of very special soil that was purple.