Under One Person, Engage in Black Technology

Chapter 49 Archives
When Liu Keben heard the name 'Zhou Taifu', he still had a glimmer of hope. But when he saw the body, his face inevitably darkened.

Master Zhou's body was naked from the waist up, and the tattoo on his chest seemed to have faded and was extremely dim.

There was only one fist mark on his left chest, but it was dented. It was obvious that it was a fatal wound.

After sighing, Xu Xiang slowly said, "Most of the strange people in Hongjiang follow the path of the Hongmen. In his early years, Xiao Zhou worked in a small gang as a 'straw sandal'."

"The Hongmen's 'straw sandals' don't have any special abilities, they just can convey messages."

"Two hours before calling you, Xiao Zhou found a way to inform me using the 'Tea Array'."

"But when I led my men to him... he had just been punched in the chest by Shaqi Zong, and he was dead at that moment."

"After I led my men to subdue Sha Qizong, we were preparing to bring him back to the company for questioning. However, on the way, Sha Qizong suddenly died. Judging from the manner of his death, he must have been cursed."

"After checking the surveillance footage, we could only find that Sha Qizong had been to the archives room. After some investigation, we found out what he had stolen."

After Xu Xiang finished speaking, he bent down and tiredly helped Zhou Taifu cover the white sheet again.

Then he said, "Let's go to the meeting room."

After they arrived at the conference room, Xu San didn't make coffee this time. Instead, he served everyone a glass of something that looked like juice.

Seeing Feng Baobao and Xu Xiang drinking, Liu Ke simply drank the contents of the cup as well.

This 'drink' was red in color and tasted sweet and mellow. After it went into his stomach, he felt his energy returning and his fatigue subsided.

As if noticing Liu Ke's surprise, Xu Si explained, "Watermelon juice is made from watermelons grown in 'Xiao Xitian'. They don't produce much in a year."

Xu Xiang drank a mouthful of watermelon juice, and his face immediately became much rosier. His gaze calmed down, and he continued, "The file is lost...it's not a big deal."

"Although I don't know why Quan Xing stole the files of the deceased Zhang Xilin, we must be prepared to deal with it."

"First, I suspect they're after something from Zhang Xilin. But he's dead, and given Quan Xing's style, they'll probably dig up every spot he was in when he was alive, so we need to be careful."

"Secondly, Zhang Xilin has a grandson. If Quan Xing can't find what they want, they might attack this person. We need to keep an eye on him."

Liu Ke listened carefully, so he felt a little strange.

Although Mr. Xu Xiang said that he didn't know why Quan Xing stole the files, but... the task arrangement was unexpectedly specific.

Moreover, in Liu Ke's macroscopic prosthetic eye, Mr. Xu's expression when he talked about this was somewhat "Agni-like", happy and sad, very contradictory.

After a short pause, Mr. Xu Xiang drank the watermelon juice in one gulp, then slowly said to Liu Ke, "Zhang Xilin's grandson is studying at Nanjing University. What a coincidence! I remember that you, Xiao Liu, are also a student at Nanjing University."

"If we're in the same school, it's definitely more convenient... Xiao Liu, I'll have to trouble you with keeping an eye on Zhang Xilin's grandson. The main thing is to see if there are any extraordinary people around him."

"San'er, go down and talk to the finance department later. Settle Xiao Liu's 'funding' and 'travel expenses' for these two missions in advance... Take into account all of Xiao Liu's losses, and increase the budget and subsidies."

Seeing Liu Ke nod, Xu Xiang continued to make arrangements: "As for... Zhang Xilin's hometown."

Xu Xiang glanced at his two sons, but didn't make a decision immediately...

"I go!"

Feng Baobao stood up and spoke directly.

Xu Xiang looked at Feng Baobao, his eyes becoming more melancholy, but he still nodded and said, "It's not safe for you to go alone, so San'er should come with you."

"But you two don't have to stay in Zhang Xilin's hometown. Just do what you normally do. Let the secret guards keep an eye on it, and leave when there's news."

"As for Xiao Si, prepare the materials in the next few days and go to the headquarters in four days..."

"Answer whatever headquarters asks, just make sure everything is clear." ——————

After this simple meeting, Xu Xiang was surrounded by the Xu brothers and returned to his room.

Judging from what the brothers Xu San and Xu Si said, they seemed to be trying to persuade Old Man Xu to be hospitalized.

At once, Xu San, Xu Si, Feng Baobao, and Xu Xiang all left the meeting room, leaving only Liu Ke still waiting for the information provided by the company.

"It doesn't matter if I have to distract myself a little. After all, I'll still have to rely on the company in the future."

"Zhang Xilin's grandson? His surname is Zhang, so it can't be... Zhang Chulan."

Liu Ke was a little tired and his mind was wandering. He waited in the conference room for nearly fifteen minutes before Xu San came back in with a document.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Xu San first apologized briefly, then handed over the document in his hand and said slowly, "This is the relevant information about Zhang Xilin's grandson."

"We keep copies in our files, which helps us avoid the worst-case scenario."

After Liu Ke reached out to take the document, he first looked at the cover and found the words "Top Secret" on it.

After Xu San poured Liu Ke another glass of watermelon juice, he said, "Don't worry. This is the confidentiality level set by our district company. Now that it's been leaked, it's no longer a secret. The confidentiality level will be lifted tomorrow."

"It's okay if you just open it and take a look."

Liu Ke took a sip of watermelon juice and opened the file. The contents inside...

As Liu Ke expected, Zhang Xilin's grandson was Zhang Chulan, the 'protagonist' who had provided 50 causal points with just a brief encounter.

If you think about it carefully, Zhang Chulan did save Liu Ke in a sense.

After all, without those 50 cause and effect points, Liu Ke would not be able to draw the lottery in the cold storage. If he could not draw compound No. , he would probably be hacked to death by Zhao Yuan in a few encounters.

"The protagonist of this world..."

With a sigh in his heart, Liu Ke looked at Zhang Chulan's name on the file and couldn't help but glance at Xu San again.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Liu Ke always feels that Xu San, Xu Si and Xu Xiang are different, and they don’t pay extra attention to the loss of files.

Even the names of the grandfather and grandson, Zhang Xilin and Zhang Chulan, did not attract any special reactions.

But Liu Ke knew that Xu Xiang and Feng Baobao had gone to the school specifically to see Zhang Chulan.

"Mr. Xu must have known something, but he didn't even tell his own son."

Raising his eyebrows, Liu Ke stopped thinking about it and focused his attention on Zhang Chulan's file.

This file was very detailed, perhaps even overly so. The company's concern and care for Zhang Chulan was evident on the page.

It was like a "Zhuo Wei"-level paparazzi following him every day. Zhang Chulan's grades, height and weight, hobbies, number of fights, food, clothes...

Everything is recorded.

Zhang Chulan seemed to be living under the spotlight, having been observed by the company from a very young age. It wasn't until he went to college that the company's "spying" began to ease.

"The Truman Show" is just a movie, but Truman's world is really miserable.

(End of this chapter)